Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
"Coma Girl" wrote:The black JLouMurph shirt was $25, the rest were $20.
Enjoy the show in August
you betcha
"TwinkMan" wrote:Regarding J, I am growing tired of him. Nothing but a prick. No excitement with that guy, always acts so boring and uninterested. I remember seeing him at the State Theatre in Detroit many many years back, and I managed to ask him after the concert for an autograph. Obviously, unappreciative of his fans, he only put a lousy J, didn’t say a word, and acted like his normal cocky self.it never ceases to amaze me that people think "quiet" equals "cocky." my boyfriend occasionally struggles with this stigma and it’s really such a shame.
every time that I’ve seen J live (and there have been many) he’s been appreciative and obliging of his fans– taking pictures with them, signing autographs, accepting compliments on the show.
that said, some (SOME) of J’s fans are the most self-centered, rude, and socially stunted people I’ve ever encountered. people who are nice to J will have a great experience with him, but people who just want to engage him in contests of cynicism will not. to complain that his autograph consisted "only" of the letter J has got to be up there in the personality department.
if you thought he was acting like a prick, A) you were wrong, and you don’t understand the concept of "shy", or B) you were right, and you did something to deserve it.
Jon,
don’t laugh, but there is an elixer that David Blaine drinks to cleanse his system before he does his endurance stunts; periodically I will do a short fast and use this drink in combination with my daily vitamins.
warm water
spoonful of maple syrup
two spoonsful of lemon juice
sprinkle of cayenne pepperthe syrup gives you your sugar, the acid in the lemon juice works through your digestive system, the cayenne keeps your blood warm as solid food would. and of course the water keeps you hydrated.
if you want an official recipe, you can look it up online; I believe it’s called the "Stanley-Burroughs Master Cleanser."
luck,
R"Coma Girl" wrote:"Dinosaur Jr. was a really important band to musicians and like-minded people," Barlow says.what the hell? haha
hey, I know it’s been a while, so maybe it’s my own fault, but…J and Luisa finally tied the knot? where’ve I been?
wow, my old posts are now attributed to "no". haha. I feel so loved!
can I just say that I’ve watched the video for "Slither" on on-demand about five hundred times because I’m still smitten with Slash in my old age? I think I can.
I think you all have made good guesses, but I think Robert hit it on the head when he suggested that the "journalists" are just not comfortable interesting someone who is sort of quiet or shy. when you’re around someone who is quiet, I think the tendency is to just talk more to fill up the uncomfortably empty space. which results in the "interview" turning out more like an op/ed music journalism piece.
the most prepared, tenacious interviewer can still be thrown off by a shy subject. I think music journalism has sort of hit an unprecedented lack of suckage lately because it’s all just a bunch of grandstanding by the "can’t do; teach" crowd– a crowd that almost certainly does not have the patience, attention span, or compassion required for interviewing any talented person of interest.
my solution: knock off the cynical post-ironic questions, knock off the yes-or-no questions, and ask the man something that demands an answer. gear (purple Marshalls
) and spirituality are two great starting points. even the shyest of guitar nerds will happily talk about those two things.and oh yeah, shut up and listen for the answers.
I thought for sure this was going to be a topic by an excrement fetishist. what do they call those people? I know there’s a word for it…
in any case, I have J to credit for making me less self-conscious about the streak of white in my hair. if he started coloring I would lose my faith in the universe.
best,
R
