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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Fooer on June 28, 2007, 10:29:00 pm
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Rumor: Smashing Pumpkins at 9:30 Club July 10th. Inside person said this and its been making its round today on the internet. Nothing officially posted on smashing pumpkins website or myspace website as well.
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This is the second time I've heard something like this, and I still think it's BS. Just sayin'...
If it happened, that'd be great though...
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I'd love for this to be true, especially since I missed out on the Orange Peel shows Damn, I'd kill for a ticket.
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i'm definitely in if it happens. i just got back from asheville tonight.
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just popping in to let bombay chutney and vansmack know that i've got dibs on the hammock this time, but the cooler will be fully stocked and sunscreen and bug spray is also available.
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Originally posted by kosmo:
just popping in to let bombay chutney and vansmack know that i've got dibs on the hammock this time, but the cooler will be fully stocked and sunscreen and bug spray is also available.
Is that confirmation? I'm a confirmed bachelor, and childless...but if this comes off and we're able to get tix (I think it should anti-touting Asheville style 2 tix max, will call only) I'll gladly create a first born to give away.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I'd love for this to be true, especially since I missed out on the Orange Peel shows Damn, I'd kill for a ticket.
Hopefully homocide won't be a prerequisite to get a ticket, but financial ruin might be. I'll gladly pay face value four times what they charged for the residency shows, anything over a bill will be excessive though, though I guess I'm already doing that for a Sunday V Festival ticket.
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need 2 tix please! :)
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it's in no way a confirmation, i have zip zero nada inside info for the club. it's just an inside joke for those of us who find the forum highly entertaining the day tickets go on sale for bands of a certain well knowness.
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i'll volunteer to help.
i would gladly give away my first born to go to this.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by kosmo:
just popping in to let bombay chutney and vansmack know that i've got dibs on the hammock this time, but the cooler will be fully stocked and sunscreen and bug spray is also available.
Is that confirmation? I'm a confirmed bachelor, and childless...but if this comes off and we're able to get tix (I think it should anti-touting Asheville style 2 tix max, will call only) I'll gladly create a first born to give away. [/b]
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need-confirmation-soon
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I thought this was a load of bullshit when I first saw this thread, but the fact that no one's stomped out this rumor yet, combined with the fact that they're in New York for some late (Letterman???) show around album release tells me it may be true. If that's the case, I may just may *ahem* be coming down with something & not able to make it to work the day of onsale. Yeah. That's it. The 24-hour onsale flu . . .
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FYI, i got dibs on the hot-tub after the show. y'all are going to have to wait until i'm finished soaking for your turns (assuming you can make your way up there after the show in the first place).
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Originally posted by lacroix:
need-confirmation-soon
U don't have a terminal illness do you?
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This probably isn't true. I'm pretty sure they're only playing Target and Best Buy parking lots.
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quote:Originally posted by lacroix:
need-confirmation-soon
U don't have a terminal illness do you?
Not really, why?
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Originally posted by lacroix:
quote:Originally posted by lacroix:
need-confirmation-soon
U don't have a terminal illness do you?
Not really, why? [/b]
just phuckin around, seemed like some unusual urgency in your post as though you weren't going to be with us much longer.
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Originally posted by kcjones119:
This probably isn't true. I'm pretty sure they're only playing Target and Best Buy parking lots.
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i'm pretty sure that it's walmart parking lots seeing as most of their fans are now driving RVs
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just phuckin around, seemed like some unusual urgency in your post as though you weren't going to be with us much longer.
Haha, I didnt get that, sorry, Im just thinking of getting out of work :D
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Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by kcjones119:
This probably isn't true. I'm pretty sure they're only playing Target and Best Buy parking lots.
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i'm pretty sure that it's walmart parking lots seeing as most of their fans are now driving RVs [/b]
Smashing Pumpkins concert: Buses and Tour Groups Welcome!
Please don't empty your chemical toilets into our storm drains.
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http://www.tourhistory.org/tafh.mp3 (http://www.tourhistory.org/tafh.mp3)
*cough*
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Originally posted by distance:
http://www.tourhistory.org/tafh.mp3 (http://www.tourhistory.org/tafh.mp3)
*cough*
That was awesome.
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Oh, snap. If true, I just accepted a ticket to Ryan Adams in C'ville on the same day....Hmmph...dangnub.
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Originally posted by distance:
http://www.tourhistory.org/tafh.mp3 (http://www.tourhistory.org/tafh.mp3)
*cough*
I was there. I want this bootleg.
re: 930 club show - if true I will pay any amount of money. ANY!
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Originally posted by kosmo:
just popping in to let bombay chutney and vansmack know that i've got dibs on the hammock this time, but the cooler will be fully stocked and sunscreen and bug spray is also available.
Bastard. It's only because you wake up before me that I have to stand up against a wall and watch this unfold while you get the hammock! Pass me a High Life, will ya? It's noon somewhere...
Oh and this rumor is totally true. I heard from a friend who, heard it from a friend, whooooo, heard from another that Billy's not messing around.
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i'd pay $20-25 to see SP @ 930.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by kosmo:
just popping in to let bombay chutney and vansmack know that i've got dibs on the hammock this time, but the cooler will be fully stocked and sunscreen and bug spray is also available.
Bastard. It's only because you wake up before me that I have to stand up against a wall and watch this unfold while you get the hammock! Pass me a High Life, will ya? It's noon somewhere...
Oh and this rumor is totally true. I heard from a friend who, heard it from a friend, whooooo, heard from another that Billy's not messing around. [/b]
no worries the folding canvas chairs with the built-in cup holders are still available... and the pond is currently full of baby fish and tadpoles to watch zip around in the lulls.
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Originally posted by distance:
i'd pay $20-25 to see SP @ 930.
Wouldn't it be more? Poly Spree is $25 this weekend.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by distance:
i'd pay $20-25 to see SP @ 930.
Wouldn't it be more? Poly Spree is $25 this weekend. [/b]
why woudl it be more?
asheville was $20 and san francisco was $25 on either side of this possible 7/10 show.
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Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by distance:
i'd pay $20-25 to see SP @ 930.
Wouldn't it be more? Poly Spree is $25 this weekend. [/b]
why woudl it be more?
asheville was $20 and san francisco was $25 on either side of this possible 7/10 show. [/b]
For $20-25, I can guarantee you'll see them enter and exit the club, with prime alley seats.
If Seth can swing getting them in, I expect it'll be more than altruism on their part and tix will be smite more than the residency shows. The off set of not having to travel for 2 weeks, increased merch sales, and likely a share of the concessions means the tickets could be more reasonably priced.
A one-off in DC would likely cost them more, cost Seth A WHOLE LOT MORE, and cost us marginally more. They also likely took into account that half the residency crowds were coming from elsewhere and were spending quite a bit on travel so perhaps didn't want to fleece them too much.
There might be a marginal effect of people from Philly, NYC, etc. trying get in but for the most part (and hopefully) it'll be locals, and I think there wouldn't be too much griping if the tix were in the $60 range, more at $75, and positive melt down at $90...but it would still sell out in minutes.
And as long as policies were put in place to eliminate (well discourage) scalpers it would be people that just didn't mind paying to see that intimate show. If the residency shows were on the free market, they'd be going for several hundred a piece. EASY. And I dare say it'd still be worth it.
Put a different way, if the $20 residency tix were readily available I think many of us would have snapped them up. Ok then we'd have the task of getting to NC, best case scenario you drive, sleep in your car, and come right back. Still going to cost you at least $75 in gas, food, etc. More likely scenario you drive/fly, stay in hotel, and eat and drink like caligula. About $200-$300 minimum. Now if they show up at 9th and V and it cost $100, consider it a bargin and you get to sleep in your own bed afterwards.
I also like how we've seemed to turn the page on whether anyone wants to see or cares about the "new" pumpkins...to how much people want to see or care about the "new" pumpkins...nice.
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i doubt i'd pay $75.
but i also just went to 2 of the asheville shows.
i've never paid more than $60 for a regular show and i don't really plan to.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
There might be a marginal effect of people from Philly, NYC, etc. trying get in but for the most part (and hopefully) it'll be locals, and I think there wouldn't be too much griping if the tix were in the $60 range, more at $75, and positive melt down at $90...but it would still sell out in minutes.
im nearly insulted. plenty of us who post on here arent even locals but did live in the area. hell youre not a local to NC and going down there. Why should you hope for the most part its just locals. So its more 'fair' that they get tickets. How about those locals of NC who couldnt get tix because of all the out of towners. Hate to say - its the pumpkins - and if those of us from nearby cities could get tix - im sure we'd go. Just my $.02. and if they play in NYC - I 'hope' its mostly locals who go!
ill hope you really didnt mean to have your post come across that way. after all, plenty of us do what we can to see bands at certain places :) at my luck this will be the same night Maximo is playing in NYC and there will be no way in hell im missing that.
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I'm not following bnyced0's logic either. I'm sure NYC and Philly are quite pleased when all the fans from DC hike to those cities because bands are choosing to skip the DC area with more and more frequency.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I'm not following bnyced0's logic either. I'm sure NYC and Philly are quite pleased when all the fans from DC hike to those cities because bands are choosing to skip the DC area with more and more frequency.
well i dont know if NYC and Philly are more pleased, but one band recently was not happy that they had to leave nyc to go to b'more. might have been shiny toy guns or someone in one of the openers. ive heard this lately from a few bands. that cannot be a good thing for DC. (or surrounding areas).
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
There might be a marginal effect of people from Philly, NYC, etc. trying get in but for the most part (and hopefully) it'll be locals, and I think there wouldn't be too much griping if the tix were in the $60 range, more at $75, and positive melt down at $90...but it would still sell out in minutes.
im nearly insulted. plenty of us who post on here arent even locals but did live in the area. hell youre not a local to NC and going down there. Why should you hope for the most part its just locals. So its more 'fair' that they get tickets. How about those locals of NC who couldnt get tix because of all the out of towners. Hate to say - its the pumpkins - and if those of us from nearby cities could get tix - im sure we'd go. Just my $.02. and if they play in NYC - I 'hope' its mostly locals who go!
ill hope you really didnt mean to have your post come across that way. after all, plenty of us do what we can to see bands at certain places :) at my luck this will be the same night Maximo is playing in NYC and there will be no way in hell im missing that. [/b]
relax, chica. he just wants better odds at getting tix... i don't think he was saying all people that live in NY smell bad.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
but one band recently was not happy that they had to leave nyc to go to b'more. ive heard this lately from a few bands. that cannot be a good thing for DC. (or surrounding areas).
Bands don't want to visit here?
Earlier, I asked the question about ticket cost because I have noted that ticket prices in the area (for some shows) have gone up by a few dollars. I provided the example of PS being $25..also, Elvis Costello at $75, Damian Rice at $50 (w/fees, right?). This is Smashing Pumpkins. Sure they are at VFest, but c'mon the price will be higher than $20.
I didn't research other Pumpkins' prices...Is that even a method to calculate anymore? For one, Asheville isn't a great comparison. Shows at the NorVA tend to be cheaper than DC shows.
Perhaps vansmack can answer about CA prices..I have found CA prices to be reasonable.
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the european shows prior to these north american residency runs were all like $60 or less.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I heard from a friend who, heard it from a friend, whooooo, heard from another that Billy's not messing around.
Stop it. Stop it right now.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
hell youre not a local to NC and going down there. Why should you hope for the most part its just locals. So its more 'fair' that they get tickets. How about those locals of NC who couldnt get tix because of all the out of towners.
according to an interview with peel management, a certain number of tickets (20%?) were in fact reserved for locals - TM orders that connected from outside of NC never saw this inventory.
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Last time they played here I won tickets from Johnny Riggs the day of the show... Hopefully it won't be like that if this happens again. I was second in line at Tower and they sold out before I got mine... This was before the internet I believe... WAY BACK in... 1999. :)
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
but one band recently was not happy that they had to leave nyc to go to b'more. ive heard this lately from a few bands. that cannot be a good thing for DC. (or surrounding areas).
Bands don't want to visit here?
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i dont know if bands want to visit dc or not. hell i dont know if they wanna visit nyc or not. i only heard one band commenting about going there. then again it was in direct reference to b'more. so maybe they just wanted to party an extra night in nyc is why they didnt wanna go.
and some other band commented on it awhile back in something i read. but i think it was moreso that they didnt enjoy their show because it seemed people werent into it. alas, i cant recall the band.
im sure plenty of bands want to go to nyc, dc and other places in between.
and sweetcell - im not saying no tix were set aside for NC folk. I just remember reading somewhere that obviously some locals who got shut out were pissed. naturally it happens everywhere and to all of us at some point or another. im sure it was just another person whining.
and sal - maybe us new yorkers should come down. at least we'd dance :D
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Perhaps vansmack can answer about CA prices..I have found CA prices to be reasonable.
It varies: Polyphonic Spree are $22 here ($25 @ 9:30), but Band of Horses is $20 here ($15 at 9:30). I will say this though, the surcharges are less. For those two shows I can pay a $2 or $3 surcharge through virtuoso, 9:30/tickets.com service charge is usually around $5. It's $1 to walk up to those shows and they offer fax ticket services for $2.
Other than the $90 I dropped on tix for the Police, I have been pleasantly surprised by ticket prices in SF. There are a ton of venues that rarely sell out instantly and I can usually skip paying surcharges by buying at the venues which tend to be on my way (at least the Filmore, BG Civic, GAMH and the Warfield). The smaller venues (Bottom of the Hill, Cafe du Nord, Slims, Independent) inevitably have tickets available for sale day of and lots of people out front getting rid of extras.
It's not the ticket prices that I enjoy about SF though - it's all the choices I have. Tons of venues brings tons of bands...
Oh, and the people here don't suck. The just smell a little.
Gosh all that and I didn't even have to mention 11 nights (!!) with Smashing Pumpkins! Who are totally playing the 9:30 on July 10, BTW.
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True. GAMH, Fillmore, Warfield, Slim's, Bimbo's, Independent, Cafe DuNord, Bottom of the Hill, Rickshaw Stop, Popscene, Hemlock Tavern, Mezzanine, 12 Galaxies, Hotel Utah, Thee Parkside...and the shitty ones: Bill Graham Civic and Concourse.
I think I hate you :)
Originally posted by vansmack:
It's not the ticket prices that I enjoy about SF though - it's all the choices I have. Tons of venues brings tons of bands...
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I think I hate you :)
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I will say this though, the surcharges are less.
I noted this as well at a few venues in LA. (Not via TM)
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
There might be a marginal effect of people from Philly, NYC, etc. trying get in but for the most part (and hopefully) it'll be locals, and I think there wouldn't be too much griping if the tix were in the $60 range, more at $75, and positive melt down at $90...but it would still sell out in minutes.
im nearly insulted. plenty of us who post on here arent even locals but did live in the area. hell youre not a local to NC and going down there. Why should you hope for the most part its just locals. So its more 'fair' that they get tickets. How about those locals of NC who couldnt get tix because of all the out of towners. Hate to say - its the pumpkins - and if those of us from nearby cities could get tix - im sure we'd go. Just my $.02. and if they play in NYC - I 'hope' its mostly locals who go!
ill hope you really didnt mean to have your post come across that way. after all, plenty of us do what we can to see bands at certain places :) at my luck this will be the same night Maximo is playing in NYC and there will be no way in hell im missing that. [/b]
Wow, there I go starting a shit storm again, I just made it asheville no thanks to the thunderstorms, a wreck on I85 (where ever the phuck that is), and so serious lostness.
I meant no harm by my locals comment. What I meant in all honesty were boardies and the like. I spend 75% of my time going to places other than DC so what kind of phuckiin hypocrit would I'd be if I started some shit like that? But also no scalpers sitting in their bedroom in Fargo, ND buying up tix on the interet with no interest in going to the show just to exploit those that do.
In any case I have a gig to go to , but when I get back I'll read through all the comments of people who apparently want to kick my ass now :eek:
Haven't seen this much hostility since the first time I TRIED to surf Zuma and nearly got my ass kick for snakin a locals' wave.
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tickets for a one-off date in santa cruz around the SF residency:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C003EDCFEE4D870?artistid=736143&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60 (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C003EDCFEE4D870?artistid=736143&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60)
$35.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Haven't seen this much hostility since the first time I TRIED to surf Zuma and nearly got my ass kick for snakin a locals' wave.
Serves you right for being in So Cal and deciding Zuma was the place to surf.
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Zeitgeist just popped up on oink. I like thus far.
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after hearing the new album..i really hope this rumor is true.
It's pretty solid, especially "United States."
I might actually part with some cash on this one......but which version to buy?
I hate that they have a few different versions with different bonus songs
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I'm really surprised that this reunion has caused quite the hysteria it has. Were they even that big first time round? Is it even a reunion or Corgan with all new session players calling themselves the Smashing Pumpkins?
One of my sales guys has taken his weeks vacation to go up to NC to see them.
Not knocking them, just surprised. IMHO the only great song they made was a Fleetwood Mac cover, but that's just me.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Haven't seen this much hostility since the first time I TRIED to surf Zuma and nearly got my ass kick for snakin a locals' wave.
Serves you right for being in So Cal and deciding Zuma was the place to surf. [/b]
You bitter old fart :p There weren't ANY waves where I lived in Palo Alto so leave me alone, we were all young and silly once...at least some of us were :roll:
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So. No?
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
I'm really surprised that this reunion has caused quite the hysteria it has. Were they even that big first time round? Is it even a reunion or Corgan with all new session players calling themselves the Smashing Pumpkins?
One of my sales guys has taken his weeks vacation to go up to NC to see them.
Not knocking them, just surprised. IMHO the only great song they made was a Fleetwood Mac cover, but that's just me.
They were the biggest rock band in the world at one point. It's Corgan and the drummer, the two members that wrote the music for the most part. The guitarist and bass player are new.
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Yeah, right. Get carried away much?
Originally posted by redbreegull:
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They were the biggest rock band in the world at one point.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Yeah, right. Get carried away much?
Originally posted by redbreegull:
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They were the biggest rock band in the world at one point. [/b]
I think this is absolutely true. After Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was released, I think they were the biggest rock band in the world.
Look at some of the accolades (via Wiki):
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Time Magazine's Album of the Year, 1995
Best selling double album of the 1990s; certified 9 times platinum.
Nominated for 7 Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Record of the Year ("1979"), Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("1979"), Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness") and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Tonight, Tonight") at the 1997 Grammy Awards. They also won Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".
Along with the success of the album, the band's music videos were widely acclaimed. The '"1979" and "Tonight, Tonight" videos combined to win 7 MTV Video Music Awards at the 1996 ceremony, including the top award, Video of the Year, for "Tonight, Tonight."
MCIS peaked at #1 on Billboard, #4 on the UK Album Charts.
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Not knocking them, just surprised. IMHO the only great song they made was a Fleetwood Mac cover, but that's just me.
I think you are on crack if you think that is their best song. And why should it be a surprise if they come bcak and regain their popularity?
I really think if you have a no knowledge or respect for a band, why then voice you humble opinion on a message board dedicated to that particualar band. I am not going on to a bard about Amy Winehouse b/c I am not fond of her.
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Originally posted by martinrob:
I think you are on crack if you think that is their best song. And why should it be a surprise if they come bcak and regain their popularity?
I really think if you have a no knowledge or respect for a band, why then voice you humble opinion on a message board dedicated to that particualar band. I am not going on to a bard about Amy Winehouse b/c I am not fond of her.
Back off. Mankie became a senior citizen today. You can pick on him again tomorrow.
Oh, and he's been on this board long enough to pipe in on any thread. We just ignore him when it comes to the music portions, save for Morrissey and David Bowie. He knows his shit there.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Haven't seen this much hostility since the first time I TRIED to surf Zuma and nearly got my ass kick for snakin a locals' wave.
Serves you right for being in So Cal and deciding Zuma was the place to surf. [/b]
You bitter old fart :D seriously, you didnt have to go down to LA for the waves! oh wait and wasnt it in half moon bay (or somewhere near there) where the surfer died? perhaps, it was about the warmer water :p
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Haven't seen this much hostility since the first time I TRIED to surf Zuma and nearly got my ass kick for snakin a locals' wave.
Serves you right for being in So Cal and deciding Zuma was the place to surf. [/b]
You bitter old fart :D seriously, you didnt have to go down to LA for the waves! oh wait and wasnt it in half moon bay (or somewhere near there) where the surfer died? perhaps, it was about the warmer water :p [/b]
What now you want a piece of me too? Are you and Vansmack a tag teaming couple now? Though it's besides the point, Marin blows. Zuma wasn't a spot of choice other than it had kiddie waves for a then newbie like me, my girlfriend went to school a few miles away, and it just so happened to be where I nearly had my first board shoved up my @$$ by an unfriendly local. The waves never broke 3 feet which was I why I went to the shitty beach as I was just learning having grown up in Washington state where wind surfing was the sport of choice with all the subtle differences similar to what they used to say on Square Pegs "Punk, New Wave...totally different head."
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
What now you want a piece of me too? Are you and Vansmack a tag teaming couple now? Though it's besides the point, Marin blows. Zuma wasn't a spot of choice other than it had kiddie waves for a then newbie like me, my girlfriend went to school a few miles away, and it just so happened to be where I nearly had my first board shoved up my @$$ by an unfriendly local. The waves never broke 3 feet which was I why I went to the shitty beach as I was just learning having grown up in Washington state where wind surfing was the sport of choice with all the subtle differences similar to what they used to say on Square Pegs "Punk, New Wave...totally different head." [/qb]
oh shite! now youre going to go off on marin. now we really cant be friends. :p
and dont worry - if i were smarter id have done what you did - i attempted to learn how to surf at stinson and nearly drowned. it took 4 guys to pull me from the undertow.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by martinrob:
I think you are on crack if you think that is their best song. And why should it be a surprise if they come bcak and regain their popularity?
I really think if you have a no knowledge or respect for a band, why then voice you humble opinion on a message board dedicated to that particualar band. I am not going on to a bard about Amy Winehouse b/c I am not fond of her.
Back off. Mankie became a senior citizen today. You can pick on him again tomorrow.
Oh, and he's been on this board long enough to pipe in on any thread. We just ignore him when it comes to the music portions, save for Morrissey and David Bowie. He knows his shit there. [/b]
...and Beautiful South, Squeeze, Pogues. ;)
I never quite get why someone has to be on crack if they happen to have different musical tastes to someone else.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
I never quite get why someone has to be on crack if they happen to have different musical tastes to someone else.
they're not, but when you pratter on like a retard about entire genres of music and cultures that you know absolutely nothing about yet feel entitled / qualified to speak on, it doesn't come across too well
by the way, could you please tell us again how you feel about hip-hop / modern R&B music?
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
You bitter old fart :p There weren't ANY waves where I lived in Palo Alto so leave me alone, we were all young and silly once...at least some of us were :roll:
The best place in CA to learn to surf is Santa Cruz, right down the road from Palo Alto. Cowell Beach is always packed with beginners on soft boards. It's the perfect spot to figure it all out.
Zuma blows - that waves and the people. Your locals should have told you that. Head down to the OC and surf Old Mans and Dog Patch - you won't catch much shit there (save for the nuclear waste from San Onofre). Trestles on the other hand, well you can catch some flak there...
Oh, and those signs on Stinson about drowning because of the undertow - they're for real!
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
You bitter old fart :p There weren't ANY waves where I lived in Palo Alto so leave me alone, we were all young and silly once...at least some of us were :roll:
The best place in CA to learn to surf is Santa Cruz, right down the road from Palo Alto. Cowell Beach is always packed with beginners on soft boards. It's the perfect spot to figure it all out.
Zuma blows - that waves and the people. Your locals should have told you that. Head down to the OC and surf Old Mans and Dog Patch - you won't catch much shit there (save for the nuclear waste from San Onofre). Trestles on the other hand, well you can catch some flak there...
Oh, and those signs on Stinson about drowning because of the undertow - they're for real! [/b]
All very good info, just not timely...my dust up at Zuma took place in 1986....most of what you note I found out eventually, at least the things relevant to the late 80s.
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
I never quite get why someone has to be on crack if they happen to have different musical tastes to someone else.
by the way, could you please tell us again how you feel about hip-hop / modern R&B music? [/b]
That's like me berating you children for ranting on about Morrissey etc. but I enjoy your views on such subject....it's music, not our families we are slagging off, get over yourself for gods sake!
I'll let others speak for me regarding the race baiting, promoting of gang violence and humiliation of women that is known as rap/hip hop.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255606,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255606,00.html)
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Why would they play the club twice in such a short time? Last week's show was brilliant.
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Why would they play the club twice in such a short time? Last week's show was brilliant.
<insert some smilie i'm to lazy to google here or some like ROTFLMAO>
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from Billboard.com...
As the July 10 release of their comeback album approaches, the reconstituted Smashing Pumpkins have revealed their fall tour itinerary. The outing begins Sept. 8 at Montreal's Osheaga Festival and will run through Nov. 5 in Nashville. The group is presently in the midst of a nine-show residency in Asheville, N.C., and will also play Live Earth outside New York on Saturday (July 7).
Fans who pre-order "Zeitgeist" through the iTunes Music Store will get first crack at tickets via a Ticketmaster promotion. General public tickets go on sale July 14.
"Zeitgeist" is led by the single "Tarantula," which is No. 2 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart and No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock tally. That song and others from the new album will be played during two separate upcoming performances on CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman," set for July 9 and July 13.
Here are the Smashing Pumpkins' fall tour dates:
Sept. 8: Montreal (Osheaga Festival)
Sept. 9: Toronto (V Fest)
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Sept. 13: Las Vegas (the Pearl)
Sept. 18: Phoenix (Dodge Theatre)
Sept. 24: Vancouver (NE Forum)
Sept. 28: Salt Lake City (McKay Center)
Sept. 30: Morrison, Colo. (Red Rocks)
Oct. 2: St. Paul, Minn. (Wilkins Auditorium)
Oct. 4: Normal, Ill. (Braden Auditorium)
Oct. 7: Detroit (Fox Theatre)
Oct. 9: Pittsburgh (Palumbo Center)
Oct. 11: Columbus, Ohio (LC Pavilion)
Oct. 15-16: Boston (Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 21-22: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)
Oct. 25: Memphis (Mud Island Amphitheatre)
Oct. 30: Atlanta (Fox Theatre)
Nov. 3: Dallas (Nokia Theatre)
Nov. 5: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)
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If it's happening, it'll be in today's email blast.
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
If it's happening, it'll be in today's email blast.
Was Dylan's quasi-secret 2004 show in the e-mail blast? I don't think it was.
Keeping my fingers crossed! (Thoug, it dies mak tipinhg hader.)
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Pumpkins 7/10 9:30 club
7:30pm
Onsale Friday @ 10am
opening band celebraton
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Pumpkins 7/10 9:30 club
7:30pm
Onsale Friday @ 10am
opening band celebraton
uhhhh?
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Pumpkins 7/10 9:30 club
7:30pm
Onsale Friday @ 10am
opening band celebraton
Until I hear some more, I'm inclined to file this under "bullshit".
But I want it to be true . . . .
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Pumpkins 7/10 9:30 club
7:30pm
Onsale Friday @ 10am
opening band celebraton
Until I hear some more, I'm inclined to file this under "bullshit".
But I want it to be true . . . . [/b]
you and me both director.
you and me both.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
If it's happening, it'll be in today's email blast.
Was Dylan's quasi-secret 2004 show in the e-mail blast? I don't think it was.
Keeping my fingers crossed! (Thoug, it dies mak tipinhg hader.) [/b]
I think that one had its own e-mail either sent out that morning or the day before.
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
opening band celebraton
Que?
Darth - I think the Dylan pre-sale was a separate email blast from the main.
My 9:30 flyer arrived but I am not there to read it. (People at home just don't understand. Anyone get theirs and want to share this month's info w/ me via PM? Thanks.)
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I got my Volume yesterday, nothing about any presale in it.
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i also joined pumpkins e-mail lists in hopes of finding out something about this... so far, nada
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Pumpkins 7/10 9:30 club
7:30pm
Onsale Friday @ 10am
opening band celebraton
This isn't the kind of shit you should be joking about...you could be responsible for some coronary concerns
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Originally posted by kcjones119:
I got my Volume yesterday, nothing about any presale in it.
With the show in less than a week does a presale make sense, perhaps just put em onsale and the bodies fall where they may? That is if this isn't utter bullshit. Seems like No Doubt played the club in 2000, 2001 and it was announced a week earlier with tix at box office only 10am on a saturday, max 2, does that ring a bell, or is it a false memory?
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I think the last Pumpkins 9:30 show (just prior to Mellon Collie) was the same deal. Limited tix per order, will call only, announced only days prior.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the last Pumpkins 9:30 show (just prior to Mellon Collie) was the same deal. Limited tix per order, will call only, announced only days prior.
They did an entire US tour that way. Tickets were sold at various small record stores about a week before the show. I'm sure the 9:30 was on the list. I caught that tour at the Palladium in LA.
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Now all say your sorry BULLSHIT KIDS!
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Originally posted by kcjones119:
I got my Volume yesterday, nothing about any presale in it.
seth is one secretive dude when he REALLY wants to be.
not that he needs to build hype from rumours of a pumpkins 930 show.
i stood in line for 7 hours in 1999 to get tickets, but where i was (at a Hechts) there were WWF fans waiting for tickets too and the redneck family in front of me couldnt figure out where in the arena they wanted to sit and by the time they decided, no more Pumpkins tickets.
i wont be trying so hard this time, though i may make an online attempt.
if its a real show happening here.
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fool dont even try if you dont want to make a real attempt!! stay at home!
Shit i bought a tix for 75 out side the venue day of show!! lame fool
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Oh man, why couldn't this go on sale Thursday. I'm going to have to cancel a meeting just to be in front of my computer to get tickets to this. Oh well.
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Oh, and I'm just throwing it out there, but if I don't get tickets, if anyone needs someone to use their extra, you can pretty much charge me anything.
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Now all say your sorry BULLSHIT KIDS!
My sincerest apologies . . . . This takes some of the sting away from the whole Moz debacle of the past hour or so.
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Now all say your sorry BULLSHIT KIDS!
My sincerest apologies . . . . This takes some of the sting away from the whole Moz debacle of the past hour or so. [/b]
Very, sorry. Never doubt your powers again.
But it does little to contain my wrath over Morrissey over the last 96 hours.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Oh, and I'm just throwing it out there, but if I don't get tickets, if anyone needs someone to use their extra, you can pretty much charge me anything.
I got your back, and I only do face value or free. So no worries, hope I could expect the same from the rest of youz guyz.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
I got your back, and I only do face value or free. So no worries, hope I could expect the same from the rest of youz guyz.
I am in for the boardie team ups to make sure we get tickets. This is the Pumpkins for Christ's sake.
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seriously. if i can't get an SP ticket... i will do anything or pay anything to be your +1. i'm already canceling work meetings as we speak.
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
fool dont even try if you dont want to make a real attempt!! stay at home!
Shit i bought a tix for 75 out side the venue day of show!! lame fool
lame fool? dude, you know what, i am going to get every person i know on every computer in my studio (which is probably about 200) and we're ALL gonna try for tickets!!!! HAAAA!!!!
and then if we get them, we'll just forget to pick them up at will call that night and then NO ONE will get them!!! BWAAHHAHAHAAH!!!!
dont call me a lame fool, mug.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the last Pumpkins 9:30 show (just prior to Mellon Collie) was the same deal. Limited tix per order, will call only, announced only days prior.
Didn't those shows christen the then new 9 & V location? [/b]
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Before it's lost by Zwans arrogance, props to Fooer for breaking this a few days ago.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Before it's lost by Zwans arrogance, props to Fooer for breaking this a few days ago.
There had been rumours on other messageboards prior to that, but indeed, props to him.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the last Pumpkins 9:30 show (just prior to Mellon Collie) was the same deal. Limited tix per order, will call only, announced only days prior.
Didn't that show christen the then new 9 & V location? [/b]
yes.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
opening band celebraton
Que?
[/b]
they're kinda drum n bass
myspace.com/celebrationcelebration
they opened for the Pumpkins for a few of the Asheville shows. I saw them on 6/23.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Before it's lost by Zwans arrogance, props to Fooer for breaking this a few days ago.
i dunno - i had heard of this rumor several days ebforehand and was holding off on announcing it. so i'm not sure if he/she gets props for going public, or derided for not being able to keep it quiet and wait for confirmation ;)
okie, both the GF and i will be stationed on a highspeed connection on friday morning. with any luck, we'll both have a +1 to share with the board. my track record with tickets.com during high-demand shows (foos, justin, etc) isn't a good one, tho :mad:
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I'll be on high speed as well on Friday. Hopefully all the board fans can get in to this one. If Asheville was any indicator, this will be phenomenal.
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count in me plus at least 3 others attemptng to get tix. with fingers crossed i'm hoping to have one or two plus ones.
seriously though... i can make some mean cupcakes, brownies and cakes for those interested in sharing :)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
seriously though... i can make some mean cupcakes, brownies and cakes for those interested in sharing :)
And I'm fun to sit in line with waiting for Pumpkins. Can provide testimonials of ones who enjoyed five hours of playing Hearts, Capitalism, and other card games in Asheville.
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Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the last Pumpkins 9:30 show (just prior to Mellon Collie) was the same deal. Limited tix per order, will call only, announced only days prior.
Didn't that show christen the then new 9 & V location? [/b]
yes. [/b]
That wasn't the last Pumpkins 9:30 show though. They also played in '99.
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Any of you that went to Asheville have any guesses on what my odds would be on getting a ticket for tonight's show if I were to drive down there....now?
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Originally posted by callat703:
Any of you that went to Asheville have any guesses on what my odds would be on getting a ticket for tonight's show if I were to drive down there....now?
Both nights I was there I know of at least one person who was able to buy a ticket, for face, from someone in line. The second night, though, I know for a fact that there were like 4 fairly attractive women who - tried as they might - were shut out.
So, it's your call, but I wouldn't do the drive again unless I had tix locked up.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by callat703:
Any of you that went to Asheville have any guesses on what my odds would be on getting a ticket for tonight's show if I were to drive down there....now?
Both nights I was there I know of at least one person who was able to buy a ticket, for face, from someone in line. The second night, though, I know for a fact that there were like 4 fairly attractive women who - tried as they might - were shut out.
So, it's your call, but I wouldn't do the drive again unless I had tix locked up. [/b]
Good to know. I knew some people that were able to get tickets night of as well, but I hadn't heard of folks not having luck. I'm torn - driving down now would put me there around 9:00 or so, which would be a small window of time to find a ticket.
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offer closed!
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I think it's safe to say most of the regulars here know how to "work" tickets.com.
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Call me far-fetched as hell, but someone give me odds on zwanagogo being Billy Corgan????
As an aside, I am willing to put up my possible +1 if someone can do the same for me. A few people can vouch for me here, I'm a pretty cool cat . . . . :cool:
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
If anyone wants tickets i can 100 percent get them with my "skills" if you want 1 or 2 tickets let me know PM ME! im serious all you have to do is Video tape the show for me!
You're talking Asheville right?
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So is this show happening or not?!
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Anyone know how Will call at 9:30 club is??
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I was going to jokingly post this.
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Call me far-fetched as hell, but someone give me odds on zwanagogo being Billy Corgan????
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
If anyone wants tickets i can 100 percent get them with my "skills" if you want 1 or 2 tickets let me know PM ME! im serious all you have to do is Video tape the show for me!
You're talking Asheville right? [/b]
Im talking about DC 9:30 club! SP is all open taping now!
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
I think it's safe to say most of the regulars here know how to "work" tickets.com.
don't speak so quickly... like i said, i've never had much luck with tickets.com during surges. TM, on the other hand, i could write a book about.
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damn i cant even get to DC that night with prior plans that cant be broken.
so anyone know if theres going to be a show at maxwells in Jersey :D or ill even take bowery/webster hall/irving plaza whatever.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
damn i cant even get to DC that night with prior plans that cant be broken.
so anyone know if theres going to be a show at maxwells in Jersey :D or ill even take bowery/webster hall/irving plaza whatever.
Dont' hold your breath on any of those locations, but that doesn't mean all you non-locals should flood the area ;)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I am in for the boardie team ups to make sure we get tickets. This is the Pumpkins for Christ's sake.
Smashing Pumpkins - Suit Up!?!
Yeah, I'd be up with that. I'd only need one. (I might have to go out of town 7/10 anyway, but it wouldn't be hard to pass a spare ticket along.)
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Originally posted by zwanagogo666:
Anyone know how Will call at 9:30 club is??
Nice?
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
count in me plus at least 3 others attemptng to get tix. with fingers crossed i'm hoping to have one or two plus ones.
seriously though... i can make some mean cupcakes, brownies and cakes for those interested in sharing :)
Hey my first born is still available for one of those extras, if necessary.
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I'm so there. Seriously, I will take off Friday if I have to. I'm there. I'm just...there.
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Sorry...I read through the entire thread, and I missed the source/citation/prophecy that moved this from rumor to truth. I'm more than happy to be corrected here...anyone?
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Originally posted by dhinojwala:
Sorry...I read through the entire thread, and I missed the source/citation/prophecy that moved this from rumor to truth. I'm more than happy to be corrected here...anyone?
It's listed on tickets.com.
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217 (http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217)
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w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by dhinojwala:
Sorry...I read through the entire thread, and I missed the source/citation/prophecy that moved this from rumor to truth. I'm more than happy to be corrected here...anyone?
It's listed on tickets.com.
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217 (http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217) [/b]
Huh, I stand corrected. Thank you. I'm still a little baffled...I tried searching on both tickets.com, and pollstar with no luck. Even knowing it's there, a search on tickets.com doesn't yield anything.
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OMG THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING?!?!?!?!
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OKAY.
How much are tickets????
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Curious as to where zwan got that link.
It doesn't show up on the main tickets.com 930 list.
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DC101 just announced the show so i guess it's confirmed
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As if I couldn't hate dc101 any more...
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Originally posted by bugmenot:
DC101 just announced the show so i guess it's confirmed
Fuck! You can forget tickets now. Everyone and their mother's gonna be trying to get 'em now.
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People listen to DC101?
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People are in town this week?
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It was also posted on washingtonpost.com earlier today.
I went all the way to Asheville to see their first show and now they will be playing minutes from where I live. Awesome!
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196)
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
How much are tickets????
i'll set the over/under at $70
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
How much are tickets????
i'll set the over/under at $70 [/b]
I will guarantee the under if we're not counting service charges..
I'm thinking more like $40.
I paid $25 for my tix to the SF show.
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my bet is $35 + fees.
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The tickets at the Orange Peel were $20.
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I'm also betting $35.
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Santa Cruz was $35.
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Originally posted by le sonick:
i'll set the over/under at $70
I'll take under. $25 is my guess. They've made no attempt to gouge their fans on ticket prices yet.
Now merchandice on the other hand...
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I'm also betting $35. $20? This city ain't North Carolina.
$35 is the same price that chick from the Cranberries is charging!
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i suspect that price will be more than NC/SF, since their getting an economy of scale there - they have several shows to recoup transpo costs, set-up costs, etc.
i fully realize that this is idle chatter, but in the end does it really matter? dunno about y'all, but it's not like i'm going to turn down a ticket because the final price is $40... or $50... or...
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by le sonick:
$35 is the same price that chick from the Cranberries is charging!
Yeah, but she won't sell out so the profit margins are the same for the artists. [/b]
huh? as in, sell-out at $25 = less-than-sold-out @ $35?
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Originally posted by le sonick:
$35 is the same price that chick from the Cranberries is charging!
Yeah, but she won't sell out so the profit margins are the same for the artists.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by le sonick:
i'll set the over/under at $70
I'll take under. $25 is my guess. They've made no attempt to gouge their fans on ticket prices yet.
Now merchandice on the other hand... [/b]
when i saw tool last month in Baltimore, shirt were $45!!!!
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Originally posted by le sonick:
when i saw tool last month in Baltimore, shirt were $45!!!!
I stole a shirt from the Police show and used it to wipe my ass and still felt like I got ripped off.
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Originally posted by le sonick:
when i saw tool last month in Baltimore, shirt were $45!!!!
The album cover shirts were $35 in Asheville. They had a more arsty shirt for $50 and a hoodie for $90. It was pretty :eek: .
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Tickets.com has it up now :)
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217 (http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217)
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Tickets.com has it up now :)
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217 (http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217)
It's been up for a while. WTF mate.
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Ooops sorry! :)
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Tickets.com has it up now :)
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217 (http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6041217)
It's been up for a while. WTF mate. [/b]
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by le sonick:
$35 is the same price that chick from the Cranberries is charging!
Yeah, but she won't sell out so the profit margins are the same for the artists. [/b]
I'd pay $35 for Delores O'Riordan before I would Billy Corgan.
But that probably makes me a retard to some, and I know I shouldn't be expressing my opinions on this board... wankers like Hoya Paranoia might be outraged that someone has the audacity to have differing opinions than themself.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
huh? as in, sell-out at $25 = less-than-sold-out @ $35?
Purely for illustrating my point (no facts involved):
As in house takes $15 per ticket, artist gets the rest.
1000 tickets at $25=$10,000 to artist.
500 tickets at $35=$10,000 to artist.
But I was half-joking.
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DC101 is saying $35 online.
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Originally posted by jdfrank99:
DC101 is saying $35 online.
Not that I listen to the radio, but everyone at DC101 is dead to me if I don't get a ticket, phuckers.
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OMG. I want fucking tickets!!!
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Originally posted by bugmenot:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196)
OK and I have a bounty on Fritz Hanz's scalp, not only does he announce the phreekin show, but he makes it editors choice, provides onsale date AND time, and encourages people to blow off V Fest?!
:mad:
Another on the long list of those dead to me, since when did the washington post report NEWS :confused:
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I just gave up trying to get tickets.
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Would I have better luck ordering at 10 AM sharp on Friday morning online or being at a tickets.com retailer at 10 AM shapr Friday morning?
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annnnnnd dcist is also reporting the WaPo/SP news.
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I doubt they will sell tickets at an outlet...all tickets are will-call.
Originally posted by redbreegull:
Would I have better luck ordering at 10 AM sharp on Friday morning online or being at a tickets.com retailer at 10 AM shapr Friday morning?
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by bugmenot:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196)
OK and I have a bounty on Fritz Hanz's scalp, not only does he announce the phreekin show, but he makes it editors choice, provides onsale date AND time, and encourages people to blow off V Fest?!
:mad:
Another on the long list of those dead to me, since when did the washington post report NEWS :confused: [/b]
I tried to leave a review (at the bottom) to let him know what I thought about the announcement but alas approval is required.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
annnnnnd dcist is also reporting the WaPo/SP news.
On the list.....
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Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
I just gave up trying to get tickets.
There's a sliver of hope the scalpers stay away, especially considering the short time til the show to come up with something to thwart the safeguards, but they (scalpers) are all messengers of satan so.....
2 ticket limit for this event per household, customer, credit card number and email address. Patrons who exceed the ticket limit will have their order cancelled automatically. All tickets non-transferable. No name changes for will-call once order is complete. All sales will-call only. Tickets will be available for pick up night of show only. Photo ID required.
.....but that policy is nice!
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I say it sells out in 2 minutes flat.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I say it sells out in 2 minutes flat.
i was going to say shorter... but with the automatic cancellation policy in effect it might string out..
ok so Vansmack called dibs on the Hammock, i've got of the lounge chairs, that leaves several other places to sit and watch the post sale fallout from... which should go something like this
SOLD OUT WTF
Had 1000 browser sessions open on a Cray there is NO way I shouldn't have gotten tickets.
Is It really SOLD OUT?
Tickets.com sucks This Virtual Waiting room sucks, They need to get new servers
The lawyers can wait, we've got ticket flippers to take care of first.
Ticket Brokers are such DOUCHEBAGS
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I have T1 connection at work. Is that the best?!
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
I just gave up trying to get tickets.
There's a sliver of hope the scalpers stay away, especially considering the short time til the show to come up with something to thwart the safeguards, but they (scalpers) are all messengers of satan so.....
2 ticket limit for this event per household, customer, credit card number and email address. Patrons who exceed the ticket limit will have their order cancelled automatically. All tickets non-transferable. No name changes for will-call once order is complete. All sales will-call only. Tickets will be available for pick up night of show only. Photo ID required.
.....but that policy is nice! [/b]
I tried to get Incubus tickets for my friend's b-day and Justin Timberlake tickets fr my stepsister. I hated both of those situations, I can't deal with trying to get MYSELF tickets and failing. I'd rather sleep-in. But.... i'll still try.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I say it sells out in 2 minutes flat.
nah, tickets.com's servers don't have the capacity to deal with the surge - so orders will go through slowly. since it'll take some 500 orders to sell out, and i'm utterly unconvinced that the system can handle more than, say, 4 orders at a time... might take hours.
i realize that even if tickets.com upgraded their system and added capacity, it wouldn't change the fact that most people (first among them me) will still be shut out - it's just that it would be nice to get that info faster, not be dicked around in endless viritual waiting rooms, and not be teased with almost-complete orders that time out.
(see, kosmo, i'm complaining about tickets.com before the sale has even started! :) )
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since i'm certain I'm going to end up in there on Friday, can anybody testify to the "virtual waiting room" actually resulting in getting tickets? Every time i've gotten stuck in there I've gotten locked out.
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Originally posted by callat703:
since i'm certain I'm going to end up in there on Friday, can anybody testify to the "virtual waiting room" actually resulting in getting tickets? Every time i've gotten stuck in there I've gotten locked out.
Stick it out, I ended up getting Justin Timberlake tickets that way.
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Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd a major "fuck you" to whoever that is selling tickets for 500 a pair on Craigslist already.
This really is funny!
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Just for the record, if we're in the virtual waiting room, what do we do? Just sit there? Hit refresh every 30 seconds?
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by bugmenot:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196)
OK and I have a bounty on Fritz Hanz's scalp, not only does he announce the phreekin show, but he makes it editors choice, provides onsale date AND time, and encourages people to blow off V Fest?!
:mad:
Another on the long list of those dead to me, since when did the washington post report NEWS :confused: [/b]
And you don't think there won't be a HUGE mention of it in the full page 9:30 Club ad in the City Paper on Thursday thereby informing people?
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
And you don't think there won't be a HUGE mention of it in the full page 9:30 Club ad in the City Paper on Thursday thereby informing people?
Because City Paper has the same size audience as the Washington Post...
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
And you don't think there won't be a HUGE mention of it in the full page 9:30 Club ad in the City Paper on Thursday thereby informing people?
Because City Paper has the same size audience as the Washington Post... [/b]
If anything the City Paper targets more of the demographic that would be going to the Smashing Pumpkins show as opposed to the Post. Bottom line, the show ain't gonna be anyones secret haha
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just moved the first new SP thread to the FAQ section...
Note this is a unofficial response but this same info can be found on the 930 website under ticket info. So unless the boxoffice opens early on Friday tickets will at minimum be only available online. Can't answer the question about phone sales at 10am...
The 9:30 Club Box Office Hours (815 V St. N.W.)
12-7pm M-F
12-11pm M-F during show nights only
6-11pm SAT. during show nights only
6-10:30pm SUN. during show nights only
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I say it sells out in 2 minutes flat.
nah, tickets.com's servers don't have the capacity to deal with the surge - so orders will go through slowly. since it'll take some 500 orders to sell out, and i'm utterly unconvinced that the system can handle more than, say, 4 orders at a time... might take hours.
i realize that even if tickets.com upgraded their system and added capacity, it wouldn't change the fact that most people (first among them me) will still be shut out - it's just that it would be nice to get that info faster, not be dicked around in endless viritual waiting rooms, and not be teased with almost-complete orders that time out.
(see, kosmo, i'm complaining about tickets.com before the sale has even started! :) ) [/b]
it was pointed out by tickets.com after beastie boys tickets went on sale is that the virtual rooms go in order to protect the servers from crashing while it's processing the orders, while people continue to refresh their browsers. i would sure hope that tickets.com can fulfill the first 500 or orders efficiently.
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Ticket price is $30.
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I can only fucking hope. I'm trying to convince my BF to go for tickets too; if we would both get, we'd both have an extra as it were.
My 17 year old inner fangirl is frothing at the mouth atm. =/
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Uh, so in the waiting room do you just sit or do you refresh your browser? I'm confused.
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So whats the best method? I know we are all trying but really? Better to refresh your browser manually as much as you can or wait the 30 secs? And is it a random selection like i've read? Or is there more of a set line?
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I hope the 9:30 club isn't going to bitch about the bands new open taping policy..
A qoute from Billy Corgan:
"Also, a clear declaration of our new open-source taping policy...everyone is welcome to tape at our shows in whatever capacity they see fit...anyone is welcome and invited to document using audio, video, or picture cameras (cell phones are welcome)...although we do reserve the right to refuse anyone at anytime (especially if we feel the reason for recording is not for entirely altruistic)...God bless"
Source. (http://smashingpumpkins.com/news_1003)
Any mods or 9:30 employees care to comment on this?
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Taper-friendly bands play the 930 club all the time. Some that even let you patch out of the soundboard.
I'm sure the staff is well aware of every band who plays there's taping policy or lack there of.
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the band sets the photo/audio/video policy. we enforce what they ask for.
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by bugmenot:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide/profile&id=1140410&venueid=796196)
OK and I have a bounty on Fritz Hanz's scalp, not only does he announce the phreekin show, but he makes it editors choice, provides onsale date AND time, and encourages people to blow off V Fest?!
:mad:
Another on the long list of those dead to me, since when did the washington post report NEWS :confused: [/b]
And you don't think there won't be a HUGE mention of it in the full page 9:30 Club ad in the City Paper on Thursday thereby informing people? [/b]
Alright already my list is getting full, I only have so much hatred to go around. I'm hoping most people have taken thursday and friday off to have a long 5 day weekend/vacation and won't bother reading a damn thing.
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Got the e-mail blast last night. My socks were knocked off when I read the Subject: header. It's a dream come true. First the iPhone was released last Friday and now the Smashing Pumpkins are playing the 9:30 Club. If anyone needs proof of God's existence, you need look no further than these two miraculous events. ;)
I've been hoping for a PM from evilsanta, but nothing yet. I'm guessing we'll all have to try for tickets like the rest of the plebs.
I only need a single ticket. If any boardie (or multiple boardies?) in a similar situation want(s) to team-up to get tickets, please let me know via PM or whatever. I expect to be online well before 9:59am on Friday, hitting the refresh key until I get in or it sells out.
If my Dylan quasi-secret show experience at getting tickets is any portent, then I'd expect we all roughly have a 1 in 3 chance of getting a ticket. Then again, I don't think the Dylan show had a non-transferable will-call policy, so maybe that will help with the odds this time.
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can anyone give me some advice on what to do if I get stuck in the virtual waiting room, I've never had to deal with that before
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I am all about teaming up! This would be a dream come true!!! I'll have atleast four people up and running on 7/6, just hope that we get through! Hit me up PM style if anyone is interested!!!
Pomp and circumstance
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If this is indeed the policy for this one, then I have to think that everyone's chances of getting tix go way up. Will-call only, photo ID, 2 ticket limit. That's pretty fan friendly. Scalpers would at least need to get off the couch and come to the club themselves...
Originally posted by bnyced0:
2 ticket limit for this event per household, customer, credit card number and email address. Patrons who exceed the ticket limit will have their order cancelled automatically. All tickets non-transferable. No name changes for will-call once order is complete. All sales will-call only. Tickets will be available for pick up night of show only. Photo ID required.
.....but that policy is nice!
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What's more, if it's like the asheville/SF shows, it's not only will-call only, but you have to enter IMMEDIATELY and never even get "tickets" just the stubs, so you can't get your tickets from the window and go around the corner and sell them to someone else. The ticketholder must, at least, enter the concert and use one of the two tickets.
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i've seen this question asked, but not answered: So when you're in the virtual waiting room, you just sit tight, or keep refreshing the page??
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Also do you guys think it will be significantly more difficult to pull up 2 tickets, as opposed to just one?
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Ok, here goes. Since this has been asked 11 times and not answered once:
WHEN YOU ARE IN THE VIRTUAL WAITING ROOM DO YOU SIT TIGHT OR KEEP REFRESHING?
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why doesn't someone contact tickets.com?
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Should I tip pitchfork about the show ? :)
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Alright already my list is getting full, I only have so much hatred to go around. I'm hoping most people have taken thursday and friday off to have a long 5 day weekend/vacation and won't bother reading a damn thing.
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Originally posted by redbreegull:
Ok, here goes. Since this has been asked 11 times and not answered once:
WHEN YOU ARE IN THE VIRTUAL WAITING ROOM DO YOU SIT TIGHT OR KEEP REFRESHING?
From Tickets.com: You should sit tight. It shows you how many seconds the page will refresh in.
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Originally posted by redbreegull:
Ok, here goes. Since this has been asked 11 times and not answered once:
WHEN YOU ARE IN THE VIRTUAL WAITING ROOM DO YOU SIT TIGHT OR KEEP REFRESHING?
From Tickets.com: You should sit tight. It shows you how many seconds the page will refresh in. [/b]
Well, I wouldn't really expect tickets.com to say "Keep hitting "refesh" as fast as possible."
I can refresh the page about 100 times in the 30 seconds it takes the waiting room to refresh it. But does that help my chances or hurt them?
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What I wonder is, "If everyone who needs just one ticket buys just one ticket, won't all we listees have a better chance to see the show?"
This concerns me particularly because of the potential "stubs only, no reselling around the corner scenario." If you wanted to pass on the ticket at, face and fees, to another listee, how do you do it without a shortlist of contact numbers, code words, etc.
We have multiple people offering generously to pass on their extras but no real way for an assignment/hierarchy system. What is Kosmo's extra is promised to Bags who's also on Eddie's list along with a reciprocal trade agreement with Charlie, etc.
Lastly, any official word on direct 9:30 Club telephone sales at 10:00am?
Cheers,
Kelly
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Originally posted by Mistress Kelly:
What I wonder is, "If everyone who needs just one ticket buys just one ticket, won't all we listees have a better chance to see the show?"
This concerns me particularly because of the potential "stubs only, no reselling around the corner scenario." If you wanted to pass on the ticket at, face and fees, to another listee, how do you do it without a shortlist of contact numbers, code words, etc.
We have multiple people offering generously to pass on their extras but no real way for an assignment/hierarchy system. What is Kosmo's extra is promised to Bags who's also on Eddie's list along with a reciprocal trade agreement with Charlie, etc.
I'm by no means an expert in game theory, but I have seen the movie A Beautiful Mind and I think it's likely a Nash equilibrium with improved group efficiency is possible through cooperative ticket purchasing. :)
P.S. I have a board buddy that I'm teaming up with.
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Originally posted by Mistress Kelly:
What I wonder is, "If everyone who needs just one ticket buys just one ticket, won't all we listees have a better chance to see the show?"
This concerns me particularly because of the potential "stubs only, no reselling around the corner scenario." If you wanted to pass on the ticket at, face and fees, to another listee, how do you do it without a shortlist of contact numbers, code words, etc.
We have multiple people offering generously to pass on their extras but no real way for an assignment/hierarchy system. What is Kosmo's extra is promised to Bags who's also on Eddie's list along with a reciprocal trade agreement with Charlie, etc.
Lastly, any official word on direct 9:30 Club telephone sales at 10:00am?
Cheers,
Kelly
You are likely correct, I would love if they just made the policy one ticket per person but I don't want to enrage those who feel as though they must go to a show with someone though if they only had a single ticket they would certainly be going with lots of people. I nearly always only buy one ticket for just about ever gig I attend, but that's just me I have zero problem heading to gigs alone, because once you walk through the door that ceases to be the case.
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i went to asheville alone, i wouldn't have a problem with going to 930 alone (which it's not like i haven't done this many times), if i can get a ticket.
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I'd go myself but...people traveling there from say Pittsburgh, like myself, have a 3 and a half hour drive back...and doing it yourself at when its 1AM kinda blows.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
If my Dylan quasi-secret show experience at getting tickets is any portent, then I'd expect we all roughly have a 1 in 3 chance of getting a ticket.
Dylan fans move a little slower and aren't frothing at the mouth like this crowd. ;)
I just need a single as well.
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Originally posted by Mistress Kelly:
Lastly, any official word on direct 9:30 Club telephone sales at 10:00am?
Cheers,
Kelly
We do not do direct telephone sales, never have, never will. That's what Tickets.com is for.
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Well I go to almost all shows (9:30 and otherwise) alone. Invariably when I buy more than one ticket, someone bails on me. I end up being the petulant one standing out front.
So, who wants to be my partner in Pumpkins crime? WonderTicketTwin Powers! Activate!
Kelly
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Originally posted by Mistress Kelly:
Lastly, any official word on direct 9:30 Club telephone sales at 10:00am?
Cheers,
Kelly
We do not do direct telephone sales, never have, never will. That's what Tickets.com is for. [/b]
Perhaps the more accurate question would be if Tickets.com phone orders will be available for this show, but I guess if they were they would come from the same pool and thus evaporate by 10:00 and 30 seconds?
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Well, I called the Tickets.com 800 number and they said they didn't have the show listed in their system for phone sales. The woman seemed very nice, but a little shaky on the logistics of the show. "You could try the venue box office... (closed 'til noon) Maybe it's just an internet sale." (More likely)
Le sigh,
Kelly
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Originally posted by superfuzz33:
I'd go myself but...people traveling there from say Pittsburgh, like myself, have a 3 and a half hour drive back...and doing it yourself at when its 1AM kinda blows.
i've done that plenty of times, driving home from chapel hill.
i've driven anywhere from 4-6 hours after a show, but i just can't do that stuff anymore.
3 hours after-show is where i have to draw the line anymore..
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tickets are being sold online and via phone - no outlets or box office.
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see you all in the virtual waiting room tomorrow!!
:roll:
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Good luck everyone! I'll be there with y'all taking a shot at this. If anyone ends up with a spare and I get shut out... UH I would love to be the Richmond representative at the show, and I would be your friend for life! :)
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
UH I would love to be the Richmond representative at the show,
So do I!
Also, the NEW hot rumour is that there's 2 SP shows in town on Tuesday. Supposedly the other is at noon. Sounds made up, but thought I'd throw it out there.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Also, the NEW hot rumour is that there's 2 SP shows in town on Tuesday. Supposedly the other is at noon. Sounds made up, but thought I'd throw it out there.
Hmmm... Maybe an XM Radio kind of thing? Is Zack O. around? Anyone? News?
Kelly
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See ya all at the Virtual Room tomorrow!
Remember not to refresh. The browser will take you to the purchase page once it's your turn!
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
See ya all at the Virtual Room tomorrow!
Remember not to refresh. The browser will take you to the purchase page once it's your turn!
Oh man, I hate this kind of thing. Hopefully with the guidelines, everyone will get a good chance. I have been a pumpkins fan since I was 12...
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before 2morrows events unfould ( as they are written in the stars )
I have what maybe a stupid question. What and how does the virtual waiting room work? is the virtual waiting room the Page that shows up now? Where it say tickets are not currently on sale for this event. Anyone know of some ticket.com tricks??
And finnaly arfe they doing phone sales or box office sales??
I assume not but had to ask....
Pomp and circumstance
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ok, this is keeping me up. yes, i'm sad and pathetic and i have a problem... i'm addicted to live shows, and this is a dose i just can't pass up.
serious offer: if anyone lets me be their +1, i'll pay for both tickets, yours and mine. i'll also happily pay for drinks and snacks. pick me! pick me!!!
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no box office sales, only online and phone
no speculation on how the virtual waiting room works... i was under the impression that if you got it there were no tickets to bought at that moment, however with orders being canceled or screwed up tickets get put back in the system. does actual staying in the waiting room help vs refreshing that i don't know.
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Does anyone know if you'll need the credit card used to pick up the tickets on 7/10 or only a photo id?
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Only time I ever ended up in the waiting room was the Beastie Boys fiasco. Probably because half those tickets were sold at the box office.
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Originally posted by MemphisSteve:
Does anyone know if you'll need the credit card used to pick up the tickets on 7/10 or only a photo id?
i think you will need both.
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No worries folks. ChokeyChicken will have plenty of tickets for all of ya.
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Haha he hasn't been back around here since the dismemberment plan confrontation.
Originally posted by Stanger:
No worries folks. ChokeyChicken will have plenty of tickets for all of ya.
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i'm so anxious about this whole trying to get tickets thing that my stomach hurts. argh.
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I'm pretty anxious too. The Pumpkins are my absolute favorite band and I would pay just about any price to see them. I'm only 18 so I never got to see them first around. Now here I am, with a chance to see them in an intimate club atmosphere, and I could get shut out :(
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Really? I thought he was Brandon Whatever, the Theif.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Haha he hasn't been back around here since the dismemberment plan confrontation.
Originally posted by Stanger:
No worries folks. ChokeyChicken will have plenty of tickets for all of ya.
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why are you trying to shortchange us? :D
Originally posted by sweetcell:
serious offer: if anyone lets me be their +1, i'll pay for both tickets, yours and mine. i'll also happily pay for drinks and snacks. pick me! pick me!!!
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I feel lucky, and I'm spreadin the good vibes to all of you.....
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Didn't know that.
I always just thought that was a reference to that show small wonder. Speaking of which, anyone remember that urban legend about the boy in that show being Billy Corgan?
Originally posted by nkotb:
Really? I thought he was Brandon Whatever, the Theif.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Haha he hasn't been back around here since the dismemberment plan confrontation.
Originally posted by Stanger:
No worries folks. ChokeyChicken will have plenty of tickets for all of ya.
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Yeah, and Paul from "The Wonder Years" is really Marilyn Manson . . . :D
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Didn't know that.
I always just thought that was a reference to that show small wonder. Speaking of which, anyone remember that urban legend about the boy in that show being Billy Corgan?
Originally posted by nkotb:
Really? I thought he was Brandon Whatever, the Theif.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Haha he hasn't been back around here since the dismemberment plan confrontation.
Originally posted by Stanger:
No worries folks. ChokeyChicken will have plenty of tickets for all of ya.
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That name is a reference to Small Wonder? Maybe I don't remember that show as well as I thought...
And I'm just speculating about the name change.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Didn't know that.
I always just thought that was a reference to that show small wonder. Speaking of which, anyone remember that urban legend about the boy in that show being Billy Corgan?
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Yeah it was the name of the neighbor/the dad's boss. The "the thief" part doesn't have anything to do with small wonder as far as I know though.
Originally posted by nkotb:
That name is a reference to Small Wonder? Maybe I don't remember that show as well as I thought...
And I'm just speculating about the name change.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Didn't know that.
I always just thought that was a reference to that show small wonder. Speaking of which, anyone remember that urban legend about the boy in that show being Billy Corgan?
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Originally posted by MemphisSteve:
Does anyone know if you'll need the credit card used to pick up the tickets on 7/10 or only a photo id?
You should be able to pick up tickets using only your photo ID, but if there is a problem you will need the credit card so I suggest bringing it.
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Does the waiting room open exactly at 10a?
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Hello to everyone eagerly awaiting 10:00!
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Can someone put a link to the best place to 'start' -- I'm in the 9:30 Club listing and it doesn't have a hotlink for 'buy tickets' yet.
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Waiting room is already up. Funny.
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'virutal waiting room' started at 9:53 for me. still waiting...
"Welcome to the Virtual Waiting Room!"
totally awesome!
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Ha! Virtual waiting room already.
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Here we go!
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Welcome to the Virtual Waiting Room!
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my inner fangirl can't wait damnit. lol
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...Virtual Waiting Room!
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Which circle of hell is the virtual waiting room in?
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Does anyone ever actually get out of the virtual waiting room and get tickets?
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got 2! yahoo
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I got tickets!!
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heh - I'm stuck in the waiting room AND on hold.. I doubt there are any left
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Virtual Waiting room. Which circle of hell? Hmm, lemme dust off my Dante.
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no one EVER gets out of the Virtual Waiting Room!!!!!!!!
this show should be for forumites only.
anyone get tickets yet?
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I finally got out of the waiting room!
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I finally got out of the waiting room!
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got em
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I know it's a lost cause but does anyone have the tickets.com phone number?
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You can get out of the waiting room. I was helping Joe look for tix, and managed to pull up 2 about a minute ago.
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Just talked to a dude over the phone - sold out
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no luck yet here.
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you can already buy em on Ebay
for $1000!!!!!!! (http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Tickets-Smashing-Pumpkins-930-Club-Washington-DC-7-10_W0QQitemZ170128700894QQihZ007QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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Talked to a guy on the phone maybe 10 mins ago - sold out!
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Got mine! the ctrl+N trick still works
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foiled again by tickets.com
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Nada. I'm so sad.
Willing to give my first born, etc. Someone, please sell me your extra ticket.
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sold out. oh well...
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*sigh* no dice.
so...anyone need a cute date to the show? ;)
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*sigh* no dice.
so...anyone need a cute date to the show? ;)
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Nothing :(
Anyone have an extra?
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Nothing :(
Anyone have an extra?
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anyone with an extra ticket NOT willing to scalp...email me troypfister@mac.com
this was total horseshit - too many scalpers are selling these tix
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We got shut out as well... Anyone who ended up with 2 spares please let me know when its my turn in the pecking order...
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Fucking scalpers
http://www.buyselltix.com/searchTickets.php?eventID1=3188 (http://www.buyselltix.com/searchTickets.php?eventID1=3188)
If you'll pay anything...there you go $400.
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What's the "ctrl+N trick"?
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That was utter bullshit, I'm STILL in the VWR and they sold out what 30 minutes ago? :o
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please please please anyone with an extra I am dying to see this show. ive been trying to see the pumpkins for years and i never have bene able to. i am one of their biggest fans I will give you whatever you want just please hook me up with a ticket.
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Of course I'm also looking for a ticket...
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So frickin excited for this show! Tuesday can not come fast enough. Now if I can get Billy to meet Corgan!
<img src="http://www.deep6.com/corgan/032707.jpg" alt=" - " />
Yes I'm that much of a Pumpkins fan that my dog who is 14 is named after Billy.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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UGH THEY ARE ON THE SCALPING WEBSITES. What the fuck is wrong with the world?
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Originally posted by moonrocket9:
email me troypfister@mac.com
that's a truly unfortunate last name you have there
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Tried to post earlier but it looks like it never happened.
I got hosed. The waiting room let me thru at 10:04 and I ordered a pair but the webpage went black and the pay button wouldn't respond. I could do nothing but sit there and watch my order time out. LAME. :mad:
Not the end of the world, but disappointing nonetheless.
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I got a pair. My wife and her best friend really want to go so I might just pick up the tix and pass them on to them. Anyone think there might be a problem doing that?
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What a sh*tty system. Bogus virtual waiting room. What a load of cr*p.
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me too - need one ticket. PM me if you have one to spare. Thx :)
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Well if anyone here who got extras is from PA, WV, ill be more than happy to supply the ride and tix payment for the extra.
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Canuck if they dont want to go with you I will! :)
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Originally posted by xcanuck:
I got a pair. My wife and her best friend really want to go so I might just pick up the tix and pass them on to them. Anyone think there might be a problem doing that?
uh, yes... big phuckin problem with that. And the fact that you got two without even knowing the ground rules means the terrorist have won!
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I didn't attend the NC shows, but I was told that once the credit card holder picks up the stub at the window, he or she is directed directly inside and is not permitted to give away their ticket. Their guest must be WITH them as they enter the club.
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No luck for me either. Tried calling and getting out of the waiting room. If anyone's got an extra that would otherwise go to waste, I'd be grateful.
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well that went poorly. I suppose everyone who got one got two, so is it worth it to go the night of and hope?
Patrick
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Boy, makes me glad that I paid $40 to see them at the Metro in Chicago in August of '93, the week that Siamese Dream was released. Tix were $10 and I thought I might be getting ripped off, but that is still one of the best shows I've ever seen. I didn't get tickets either...this was a tough one to shoot for.
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so how much were the tickets anyway?
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heh - what about that rumored SECOND show??
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im mostly pissed that people got in the waiting room at 953, i figured that it wouldnt let you in until 10 so i was smoking a cigarette from 950-955 and when i came back it let me in, if i had known that i probably would have got a ticket :'(
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$30!
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by xcanuck:
I got a pair. My wife and her best friend really want to go so I might just pick up the tix and pass them on to them. Anyone think there might be a problem doing that?
uh, yes... big phuckin problem with that. And the fact that you got two without even knowing the ground rules means the terrorist have won! [/b]
Ground rules are ambiguous at best. Tix are non-transferable most likely means that you cannot change the name of the person who picks them up at will call. But it's still quite possible that you can transfer both tickets to someone else after you pick them up. Different shows have different rules.
I'd like to see them but I'm going to see them at V-Fest and Osheaga already. So this show isn't a big deal for me, but it is for my wife and her friend. So I'd rather they went - that's all. No evil intent.
Please feel free to unknot your knickers, now. :)
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After an interesting conversation with a Tickets.com rep who would not sell me tickets over the phone (because I somehow came in on a Wolf Trap line?) I scored a pair via the VWR. I had a ticket to see them 11 years ago, and never got to, so I consider this karmic retribution. But I still think the VWR sucks big time, especially when it doesn't open when people think it does.
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Originally posted by dota168:
got 2! yahoo
So we are in?!?!? Yeah!!!
I <3 You!
Kelly
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no tickets for me either - and i was trying on two computers, while the gf at work was on a third. tried calling too, but lines were locked up solid at least until 10:45 (the last time i tried). BTW, i'm not bitching... this is the expected outcome. with 50,000 people trying to get 1000 tickets, the vast majority is going to be shut out. i'm in the majority - w00t!
however, THE WORLD'S BESTEST BBOARDIE IS MAKING ME HIS +1!!! i'm not going release his name, since i fear it would trigger an avalanche of PMs that he doesn't need. and it would be a pointless expenditure of energy since the ticket is all locked up. world's bestest boardie, feel free to let me know if you wanna go public. man, having a friend to make up for the vagueries of the tickets.com is almost as good as getting tickets yourself!
Originally posted by negative sleep:
im mostly pissed that people got in the waiting room at 953, i figured that it wouldnt let you in until 10 so i was smoking a cigarette from 950-955 and when i came back it let me in, if i had known that i probably would have got a ticket :'(
guess this means you'll be quitting cigarettes soon? they've already cost you so much (FYI, your chances would not have been better and you would not "probably would have got a ticket :'(" so console yourself.
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Originally posted by negative sleep:
im mostly pissed that people got in the waiting room at 953, i figured that it wouldnt let you in until 10 so i was smoking a cigarette from 950-955 and when i came back it let me in, if i had known that i probably would have got a ticket :'(
It wouldn't let me in the waiting room until 10:00. Where I stayed until about 15 minutes ago (11:20), when it finally went from refreshing to "there are no tickets."
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I would like one ticket, PM please. Thanks so much! :)
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I was in the waiting room for like 45 minutes. Didn't get tickets.
Anyone have an extra? Offering face + gas + dinner + drinks + tshirt + the cd + uh, any other viable expense.
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okay...for those who got tickets(i got 4 ;) )...when should we show up?
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Originally posted by xcanuck:
Tix are non-transferable most likely means that you cannot change the name of the person who picks them up at will call. But it's still quite possible that you can transfer both tickets to someone else after you pick them up. Different shows have different rules.
unfortunately this part isn't ambiguous:
Ticket Limit- 2 ticket limit for this event per household, customer, credit card number and email address. Patrons who exceed the ticket limit will have their order cancelled automatically. All tickets non-transferable. No name changes for will-call once order is complete. All sales will-call only. Tickets will be available for pick up night of show only. Photo ID required.
my experience has been that 930/IMP are inflexible on this. i had a second-row un-transferable will-call only ticket for arcade fire, when unavoidable travel plans came up i had to eat the ticket. i offered to give it away to someone or sell it back to TM so it could be put on sale again... no dice.
so unfortunately, unless you trek down to the club on the night of the show you've just wasted two tickets. thems the ground rules, which were known beforehand...
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
so unfortunately, unless you trek down to the club on the night of the show you've just wasted two tickets. thems the ground rules, which were known beforehand...
That sounds like what he wants to do. He wants to go to the willcall window, get the tickets, and hand them to his wife.
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i don't think the smoke break hurt you, negative sleep. i was in the waiting room as soon as it opened and came out empty handed 45 minutes later when the sold out message appeared.
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i need tickets.
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I got no tickets.. if anyone has an extra I'll buy their booze and give em a Cedars EP ;)
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I could see them announcing an extended residency after that gay V Festival..
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I'm looking for one, I'm in Northern Virginia. Ugh. Never got thru with 5 windows open...
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
okay...for those who got tickets(i got 4 ;) )...when should we show up?
Not cool, the limit is 2. Did you bother to read the rules or are you scalping?
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If you got tix when did you log on?
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Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
Ladies - Maybe you should dig out those knee-pads and get ready to service the other boardies..
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See, this is what makes these heavy traffic sales all worth it... :D
Originally posted by Alexandra:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
okay...for those who got tickets(i got 4 ;) )...when should we show up?
Not cool, the limit is 2. Did you bother to read the rules or are you scalping? [/b]
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Hey - I'll trade someone Dismemberment Plan tickets for Smashing Pumpkins...
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Originally posted by nkotb:
See, this is what makes these heavy traffic sales all worth it... :D
Originally posted by Alexandra:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
okay...for those who got tickets(i got 4 ;) )...when should we show up?
Not cool, the limit is 2. Did you bother to read the rules or are you scalping? [/b]
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hahaha. i was actually thinking "nice first post.."
*sets up his own hammock*
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Originally posted by negative sleep:
im mostly pissed that people got in the waiting room at 953, i figured that it wouldnt let you in until 10 so i was smoking a cigarette from 950-955 and when i came back it let me in, if i had known that i probably would have got a ticket :'(
I got in around then. I stayed there until 11am.
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I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
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any chance of this show getting moved to DAR or bull run?
*ducks*
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as far as i'm concerned it's still a rumor....
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I happened to start checking the site around 9:30. I hit the waiting room as well at 9:53. Had a few systems with browsers and tabs open. Finally got a bite around 10:05. Not sure if the way the waiting room works is by IP Address or just browser requests. Glad I had that computer in Va Beach working remotely, since that was the winning one. <img src="http://www.deep6.com/icon/hacker.gif" alt=" - " />
Tuesday can't come fast enough!
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by kosmo:
as far as i'm concerned it's still a rumor....
No way it's on their myspace page. It's gotta be true now!
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
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Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is)
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just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is)
You probably are. I still don't like you either way. If you got 2 tix fairly, I wouldn't mind. But seeing as you purposely used different information to cheat the system, you were probably doing it for monetary reasons.
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I paid $50 to a scalper to see SP at the Warfield in S.F. back in 93. NOW... 14 years later and with a better job I would happily pay $100 to anyone who could provide me a ticket.
djsequoia@gmail.com
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The parking is not bad. 8th Street is metered parking but the meters turn off at like 6 and I've never had a problem parking there. The club has a $10 pay lot you might want to try. (You can but that in advance.)
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Ok, now it's just sour grapes... :roll:
Originally posted by Alexandra:
You probably are. I still don't like you either way. If you got 2 tix fairly, I wouldn't mind. But seeing as you purposely used different information to cheat the system, you were probably doing it for monetary reasons.
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Dreaded double post :mad:
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Originally posted by sequoia:
NOW... 14 years later and with a better job I would happily pay $100 to anyone who could provide me a ticket.
The going rate seems closer to $400 per ticket. :(
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
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Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is) [/b]
No you are a scalper if you sell any for anything other than face value. The ONLY way any of the scalpers can be selling pairs is by having two pair and selling off the 2nd tickets of each.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
The ONLY way any of the scalpers can be selling pairs is by having two pair and selling off the 2nd tickets of each.
Where are people getting this from? I haven't seen ANYWHERE it says the ticket purchaser must enter the venue. If the ticket purchaser can go to the window and get their two tickets, what's to stop them from walking down the block and handing both tickets to some other people?
I'm sorry if I missed where this was said, but people keeping stating it and I can't find it.
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If this is done like the beastie boys show that tickets were the same way, you dont even get a ticket until you go through the door. They come down the line with a cart, tickets, arm bands, and a will call list. You present your ID and CC. They arm band you that second and give you a STUB ONLY. They arm band your guest and do the same. Then you go in.
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Originally posted by sequoia:
NOW... 14 years later and with a better job I would happily pay $100 to anyone who could provide me a ticket.
The going rate seems closer to $400 per ticket. [Frown]
Yup... I'm getting that impression. I love the Pumpkins but that is excessive.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is)
10:00pm on Tuesdays
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
If this is done like the beastie boys show that tickets were the same way, you dont even get a ticket until you go through the door. They come down the line with a cart, tickets, arm bands, and a will call list. You present your ID and CC. They arm band you that second and give you a STUB ONLY. They arm band your guest and do the same. Then you go in.
No offense, but why would we assume the same ticketing rules are in effect for this as they were for Beastie Boys? They were very explicit in spelling all that out for Beasties, whereas for this all they've said is "Will call only, can only be picked up night of show."
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
okay...for those who got tickets(i got 4 ;) )...when should we show up?
Find another board to piss people off on, really not in the mood for your kind of bullshit. Oh and you can show up when hell freezes over, because hopefully they've already cancelled your 4 tickets.
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They had the same disclaimer damn near word for word. Just my hunch thast the way it will be for this show. My question is why are you so worried about it?
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
The parking is not bad. 8th Street is metered parking but the meters turn off at like 6 and I've never had a problem parking there. The club has a $10 pay lot you might want to try. (You can but that in advance.)
What time does the parking lot open?
If people want to know how we got the multiple tickets, send me a pm and ill let you know...but seriously, why are you hating on us? Just because I want to go w/ my friends makes me evil? Its cool if you like going to concerts by yourself, but I don't....
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
My question is why are you so worried about it?
Considering going in on a pair of tickets on ebay with a friend.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
What time does the parking lot open?
An hour before doors. Go to tickets.com and search for 9:30 club and you can find parking passes for all the shows.
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This girl (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Ticket-Smashing-Pumpkins-930-Club-Washington-DC-7-10_W0QQitemZ170128700894QQihZ007QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) seems to be changing her price.
First it was $1,000, then down to $800 for two. Now she's selling off only one for $500. Guess she thinks she's got to go to the show now.
Also, I'm wondering why people think you won't have a chance to hand off the tickets to someone else? Hell, I'm hoping I can walk up earlier in the day to get my tickets just to avoid the massive line and just get there before the Pumpkins go on.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Good luck but I serioulsy think that Seth and them have this type of think dialed in pretty well. Its yoru call of course. I am only going by past experience at the club and what I highly suspect will be the case this time.
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Originally posted by MindCage:
This girl (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Ticket-Smashing-Pumpkins-930-Club-Washington-DC-7-10_W0QQitemZ170128700894QQihZ007QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) seems to be changing her price.
First it was $1,000, then down to $800 for two. Now she's selling off only one for $500. Guess she thinks she's got to go to the show now.
If she goes as low as $300 I'll jump on it, haha.
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Originally posted by Alexandra:
You probably are. I still don't like you either way. If you got 2 tix fairly, I wouldn't mind. But seeing as you purposely used different information to cheat the system, you were probably doing it for monetary reasons.
I slept through all the fun this morning...
He said "we," which means that he was working with others to get tickets, so back off. Many people on this board were working together to up their chances of getting tickets. I'm guessing all four were working to get tickets and two of the four were lucky enough to get them. I'm sorry you didn't get tix, but jesus....
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by MindCage:
This girl (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Ticket-Smashing-Pumpkins-930-Club-Washington-DC-7-10_W0QQitemZ170128700894QQihZ007QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) seems to be changing her price.
First it was $1,000, then down to $800 for two. Now she's selling off only one for $500. Guess she thinks she's got to go to the show now.
If she goes as low as $300 I'll jump on it, haha. [/b]
Her or the ticket? :p
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Find another board to piss people off on, really not in the mood for your kind of bullshit. Oh and you can show up when hell freezes over, because hopefully they've already cancelled your 4 tickets.
If you had gotten four you would have done the same.
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Yeah, apparently already seeing them a handful of times on this tour isn't quite enough. Man, big sales are always so much fun around here!
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Find another board to piss people off on, really not in the mood for your kind of bullshit. Oh and you can show up when hell freezes over, because hopefully they've already cancelled your 4 tickets.
If you had gotten four you would have done the same. [/b]
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
My question is why are you so worried about it?
Considering going in on a pair of tickets on ebay with a friend. [/b]
I'd be leary of anyone selling a pair, though if they did get four and are selling two then it'll probably work. But aren't we only encouraging these phucks to keep doing this if we pay their exorbitant prices? (He says as he sizes up whether to pay the exorbitant prices...., someone talk me back down off the ledge)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
If she goes as low as $300 I'll jump on it, haha. [/b]
Email her and ask...then also offer to jump on her ;)
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Hey Josh, y'all need any extra staph for Tuesday night? Remember I asked first! :)
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Originally posted by MindCage:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
If she goes as low as $300 I'll jump on it, haha. [/b]
Email her and ask...then also offer to jump on her ;)
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com) [/b]
If I jump on her, I'm expecting the ticket for free.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
But aren't we only encouraging these phucks to keep doing this if we pay they're exorbitant prices? (He says as he sizes up whether to pay the exorbitant prices...., someone talk me back down off the ledge) [/b]
Get down! Just show up earlier before the show starts to get an extra ticket. The club staph will be out in full force around the venue to keep the scalpers away and making sure people are selling for face value only. That is if you're allowed to get your tickets without getting cattled right into the door.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Oh come on you're not THAT good...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Find another board to piss people off on, really not in the mood for your kind of bullshit. Oh and you can show up when hell freezes over, because hopefully they've already cancelled your 4 tickets.
If you had gotten four you would have done the same. [/b]
I would never have tried to get four, I was only going for one and don't mind others getting them for themselves that's the luck of the draw, but cheating the system for extras or for profit is wrong, that's all I'm saying.
I've never, EVER taken advantage of having tix for sold out shows and I admit to having more than my fair share. They are either given away, or cost the recepient a beer.
For everyone lucky enough to get themselves in, no hatred. For everyone that abused the system, well they'll rot in hell...if only there was one.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
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Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is) [/b]
please tell me youre from nyc! thatd so make my day! amazing the non-locals got some! sorry bncyed0. :D (and seriously, since you saw them in NC and i tried my ass off to get tix, i cant feel that bad for you).
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my god, with all those extra tickets and monies changing hands on a tues. night in the ghetto, expect the lunatic lesbians to show.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Find another board to piss people off on, really not in the mood for your kind of bullshit. Oh and you can show up when hell freezes over, because hopefully they've already cancelled your 4 tickets.
If you had gotten four you would have done the same. [/b]
I would never have tried to get four, I was only going for one and don't mind others getting them for themselves that's the luck of the draw, but cheating the system for extras or for profit is wrong, that's all I'm saying.
I've never, EVER taken advantage of having tix for sold out shows and I admit to having more than my fair share. They are either given away, or cost the recepient a beer.
For everyone lucky enough to get themselves in, no hatred. For everyone that abused the system, well they'll rot in hell...if only there was one. [/b]
Just because someone has four among their group does not mean they are scalping or making gain. Granted you had to have 4 in order to scalp a pair but that does not mean that just because you have 4 you are a scalper. All fords are vehicles, but not all vehicles are fords...
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Originally posted by MindCage:
Just show up earlier before the show starts to get an extra ticket. The club staph will be out in full force around the venue to keep the scalpers away and making sure people are selling for face value only.
If we were from DC, I'm sure bnyced0 and myself would, but being from NYC and Richmond, that's a long drive without an assured ticket at the end.
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Man there are some real whiny bitch SP fans, wah wah he bought 4 tickets, personally I don't see where it's such a hard concept to grasp, perhaps if some of y'all weren't such goddamn whiners you might actually have 3 friends who would go with you to a show as well.
Having said that if anyone has a +1 that they want to offer up to a filmer who'll give you a copy of the show (in addition to other bands in my "vault" haha) feel free to PM me (though I'm not holding my breath on that one haha).
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
please tell me youre from nyc! thatd so make my day! amazing the non-locals got some! sorry bncyed0. :D [/QB][/QUOTE]
Very funny, who woke you up? I think it would be amazing IF the locals got some.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
I would never have tried to get four, I was only going for one and don't mind others getting them for themselves that's the luck of the draw, but cheating the system for extras or for profit is wrong, that's all I'm saying.
When did he say he was selling them for profit? He's goign with a bunch of his friends? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
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On Craigslist people are asking for 45$ and 75$.
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Originally posted by MindCage:
This girl (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Ticket-Smashing-Pumpkins-930-Club-Washington-DC-7-10_W0QQitemZ170128700894QQihZ007QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) seems to be changing her price.
First it was $1,000, then down to $800 for two. Now she's selling off only one for $500.
heh, i actually messaged this girl to tell her that she won't be able to sell both. not that i care about her, it was about protecting innocent buyers from paying big bucks only to have one of them shut out of the show... but come to think of it, maybe i shouldn't have, maybe i should have let people get bitten... then again that "someone" might have been julian, which would have sucked. so maybe my decision to contact this low-life scalper was right. dunno. thoughts?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
When did he say he was selling them for profit? He's goign with a bunch of his friends? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Yeah, I really don't know why people are jumping down this kid's throat. He got two tickets. Someone else in his group got two tickets. Would you all feel better if they took 2 cars so it's 2 groups of 2? Geez.
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for those who didnt get tickets...
how many windows did you have open?
my friend and I who were in charge of getting the tickets literally had 100 windows on each of our computers... i got in at like 1004 and he got in at 1006...
I used firefox which was nice w/ the tabbing feature and he used IE(which took longer to sort out the windows)
Unfortunately, the days of camping out for tickets are gone...you either have to be quick with your fingers(at ticketmaster.com) or lucky (at tickets.com)
Can't wait to see you all that got tickets on Tuesday, and those who didnt at Pimlico or later this fall when they go touring(def will be at Pittsburgh show)
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Also, I found tickets for dirt cheap and was wondering, can the buyer pick up the tickets days before the show?
Because or else I'm screwed. :|
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how are they going to scalp tix when they don't have them in hand? in the past 930 has done the mobile box office. they go down the waiting line with wristbands and a will call list. when they get to you you give them a photo id, they check the list and put a wristband on you. then you go into the club.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
I used firefox which was nice w/ the tabbing feature and he used IE(which took longer to sort out the windows)
For IE 7, -> tools,-> Internet Options, Tabs. Check the box that says enable tabs.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
how are they going to scalp tix when they don't have them in hand? in the past 930 has done the mobile box office. they go down the waiting line with wristbands and a will call list. when they get to you you give them a photo id, they check the list and put a wristband on you. then you go into the club.
They're going to have to meet them in advance and then go in with them. For the people who bought tickets in their name and think they're going to pass them off to their buddy...THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN, you may as well make plans to go.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is)
if you are indeed not scalping, then more power to you.
parking: plenty of free street parking, or use the $10 lot. my suggestion: take a metro to the show and take a taxi back afterwards, shouldn't be more than $10-12 if you're anywhere near downtown/NW. taxi = no DUI, no worrying about missing last metro, no skipping out on any of the show, etc - it'll be worth it.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
how are they going to scalp tix when they don't have them in hand? in the past 930 has done the mobile box office. they go down the waiting line with wristbands and a will call list. when they get to you you give them a photo id, they check the list and put a wristband on you. then you go into the club.
Thats the plan for this show I think. Josh and the rest of them make it pretty damn hard to scalp tickets.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
I would never have tried to get four, I was only going for one and don't mind others getting them for themselves that's the luck of the draw, but cheating the system for extras or for profit is wrong, that's all I'm saying.
When did he say he was selling them for profit? He's goign with a bunch of his friends? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. [/b]
I said OR for profit, and wasn't specifically talking about him but anyone in general who spoofs to get more than that allowed. If he only got two that's fine, that means his friend got two as well, which is different than I GOT FOUR. Or are we suspending math today?
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But to "spoof" this system, he would've either had to buy 4 with his own card, which would then be canceled and there's no harm, or he would've had to have friends with him who were willing to provide that info for the tickets. Either way, it's no harm, no foul...unless he's stealing identities, in which case he's got more problems than some annoyed hipsters on an internet message board ;)
Originally posted by bnyced0:
anyone in general who spoofs to get more than that allowed
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
I said OR for profit, and wasn't specifically talking about him but anyone in general who spoofs to get more than that allowed. If he only got two that's fine, that means his friend got two as well, which is different than I GOT FOUR. Or are we suspending math today?
Seriously, stop whining. You're looking more and more pathetic with each post.
Now, if you'll excuse me, venerable and I have a tee time...
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BTW Congrats to all who got tickets. Seriously hope y'all have a kick ass time. This is the first time I got shut out of a show I wanted to attend since I discovered the club about 6 years ago. So that ain't too bad of a track record. See y'all at the next big ticket party!
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Originally posted by nkotb:
But to "spoof" this system, he would've either had to buy 4 with his own card, which would then be canceled and there's no harm, or he would've had to have friends with him who were willing to provide that info for the tickets. Either way, it's no harm, no foul...unless he's stealing identities, in which case he's got more problems than some annoyed hipsters on an internet message board ;)
Originally posted by bnyced0:
anyone in general who spoofs to get more than that allowed
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Again I'm not talking about this kid, he's fine, it's general comment on the state of tickets being bought by assholes to help create false demand by reducing availability with no other motive than to resale them. It's not a new problem and frankly probably not a big problem with this sale today, but I'm just pissed and lashing out so don't expect rationale thought for the next hour or so until I get over it and figure out how to get into this damn show.
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makes note to self to add "complaining about people who have more than one friend" to list of things that happen when big bands play the club.
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Congrats to everyone that got tickets!
It's going to be a great show.
If anyone is going to have an extra, send me an e-mail brandonlovesmusic@gmail.com.
I will pay for it, buy you dinner, some drinks....you know the whole deal...anyhow....
either way Congrats guys!
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Kosmo - for those of us considering the ebay/craigslist angle, can you clarify if the person bought 2 if they'll actually be able to sell both? I know you don't want to help scalpers out but it kinda also helps out the hardcore fans who are willing to throw $$$ into this but don't want to get fucked when there's only 1 ticket.
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I know this hurts, but i did get two tickets, however not through that damn VWR!!! That is an awful excuse for ticket sales. Although i did have it running in like 10 different pages. I got them thru the phone. The fucked up thing was i called at 950 expecting to be on hold for more than ten minutes and it only took 4, leaving me with 6 mins to kill. So i tried to fill the time with bullshit questions, and she quickly caught on, and then promptly hung up on me!! After busy after busy i finnaly goton the phone with a person at like 1010, and scored 2! Just wondering though, did most everyone try Online, or phone???
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Originally posted by pompandcircumstance:
Just wondering though, did most everyone try Online, or phone???
I was doing both. According to my cell phone's wireless page, I literally called 98 times and never got through.
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i got two tickets :-)
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maybe the pumpkins will show way late, because of bad weather, play twenty minutes and hand out free pizza to people who shelled out 500 dollars for tickets.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
maybe the pumpkins will show way late, because of bad weather, play twenty minutes and hand out free pizza to people who shelled out 500 dollars for tickets.
But that was some good pizza!
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Originally posted by Foopunk18:
Congrats to everyone that got tickets!
It's going to be a great show.
If anyone is going to have an extra, send me an e-mail brandonlovesmusic@gmail.com.
I will pay for it, buy you dinner, some drinks....you know the whole deal...anyhow....
either way Congrats guys!
I'm gonna say it before someone else does...
Are you even old enough to buy drinks? :)
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Oh man, I just clicked on the ticketing link and it asked how many tickets and I said 2 and it said "not this many available" so I clicked 1 and it did thw hole word verification thing and then said "no tickets available." Worst fake out ever.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Kosmo - for those of us considering the ebay/craigslist angle, can you clarify if the person bought 2 if they'll actually be able to sell both? I know you don't want to help scalpers out but it kinda also helps out the hardcore fans who are willing to throw $$$ into this but don't want to get fucked when there's only 1 ticket.
ask this in the FAQ forum...
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Originally posted by kosmo:
ask this in the FAQ forum...
Yeah, I did, but I figured since us SPidiots had your attention...
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
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Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is) [/b]
please tell me youre from nyc! thatd so make my day! amazing the non-locals got some! sorry bncyed0. :D (and seriously, since you saw them in NC and i tried my ass off to get tix, i cant feel that bad for you). [/b]
speaking of... i got 4. but i just found out i might not be able to go, and since i'm the one that has to show up (i can't drive all the way down from NYC), they're probably going to waste. extra room for those inside i guess.
hi, bnyced0
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by MindCage:
Just show up earlier before the show starts to get an extra ticket. The club staph will be out in full force around the venue to keep the scalpers away and making sure people are selling for face value only.
If we were from DC, I'm sure bnyced0 and myself would, but being from NYC and Richmond, that's a long drive without an assured ticket at the end. [/b]
not sure whose from NYC - but thats actually me who was making the NYC jokes (and lives there). bncyed0 is a 'local' which is how all the local jokes came about. so yeah he could easily drive down there.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
not sure whose from NYC - but thats actually me who was making the NYC jokes (and lives there). bncyed0 is a 'local' which is how all the local jokes came about. so yeah he could easily drive down there.
Oh, I misunderstood and his username contributed to the confusion.
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
[/b]
Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is) [/b]
please tell me youre from nyc! thatd so make my day! amazing the non-locals got some! sorry bncyed0. :D (and seriously, since you saw them in NC and i tried my ass off to get tix, i cant feel that bad for you). [/b]
speaking of... i got 4. but i just found out i might not be able to go, and since i'm the one that has to show up (i can't drive all the way down from NYC), they're probably going to waste. extra room for those inside i guess.
hi, bnyced0 [/b]
hahahaha damn us ny'ers are mean F*#@$. luckily im seeing F&M tonight for free. that will make me happy if just for a bit. not that they remotely sound like SP. BTW - if it rains/thunderstorms tonight, does the show go on?
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Originally posted by kosmo:
makes note to self to add "complaining about people who have more than one friend" to list of things that happen when big bands play the club.
Damn, you better throw me off the board entirely! I got lots o' friends. ;)
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by SalParadise:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I think the point is that Tickets.com published the fact that any customer (same user name, address, or email address, I believe) that ordered more than 2 tickets would have both orders canceled. It's not the honor system; it's the rules! Hope this guy was smart enough to not buy them with the same credit card...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Hey - If someone was able to get 4 tickets then god bless em. Whatever. Fucking sour grapes people. Get over it.
[/b]
Yea, we used two different user names, addresses, or email addresses,to get our tickets...
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...what as the deal w/ the parking situation down there(not from the area and we are traveling far...our hotel is near a metro station and were going to use that, but don't know when the last ride is) [/b]
please tell me youre from nyc! thatd so make my day! amazing the non-locals got some! sorry bncyed0. :D (and seriously, since you saw them in NC and i tried my ass off to get tix, i cant feel that bad for you). [/b]
speaking of... i got 4. but i just found out i might not be able to go, and since i'm the one that has to show up (i can't drive all the way down from NYC), they're probably going to waste. extra room for those inside i guess.
hi, bnyced0 [/b]
hahahaha damn us ny'ers are mean F*#@$. luckily im seeing F&M tonight for free. that will make me happy if just for a bit. not that they remotely sound like SP. BTW - if it rains/thunderstorms tonight, does the show go on? [/b]
seaport shows are rain or shine.
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Im going back to bed.
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Originally posted by Bags:
I got lots o' friends.
You bitch!!
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*sigh* with three other people helping me at work... and me on both my office and cell phone. i got nowhere.
i even canceled a coffee meeting with one of my sources and got nothing. argh. i almost threw up i was so upset...
which leaves me to ask - anyone need a fun cute date for the show? i won't even roofie your drink and take advantage of you(unless you ask nicely) ;)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
not sure whose from NYC - but thats actually me who was making the NYC jokes (and lives there). bncyed0 is a 'local' which is how all the local jokes came about. so yeah he could easily drive down there.
Oh, I misunderstood and his username contributed to the confusion. [/b]
The origin of the user name comes from when I was a undergrad living on the west coast I used to get 12" from shops in nyc for dj'n, people coming to see me started to call me B (my first name) nyc (new york city) e (xport) = bnyce
the rest evolved from alterations due to needing to change different user names over the years(as if anyone really gives a rat's ass), but that's the truth ruth.
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I called the Holocaust Museum's Tickets number and got right through at 9. Lucky me.
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heh - you meant got through at 10AM buddy...
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the smashing pumpkins are whack and they suck.
and i am glad i didnt get tickets, cause i thought it was a complete waste of money.
:)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
which leaves me to ask - anyone need a fun cute date for the show? i won't even roofie your drink and take advantage of you(unless you ask nicely) ;)
I think for all the people asking for extras, they need to start posting pics of themselves.
Today is a really really slow day at work, I'm bored. Entertain please.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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unfortunately my myspace is private... or else you could see there.
hmm...
Originally posted by MindCage:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
which leaves me to ask - anyone need a fun cute date for the show? i won't even roofie your drink and take advantage of you(unless you ask nicely) ;)
I think for all the people asking for extras, they need to start posting pics of themselves.
Today is a really really slow day at work, I'm bored. Entertain please.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com) [/b]
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Did anyone else accidentally click on the Smashing Pumpkins parking ticket link? I got to the verification screen before I noticed. :roll:
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
unfortunately my myspace is private... or else you could see there.
hmm...
The pics will still link without giving out your url :p
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
The origin of the user name comes from when I was a undergrad living on the west coast I used to get 12" from shops in nyc for dj'n, people coming to see me started to call me B (my first name) nyc (new york city) e (xport) = bnyce
the rest evolved from alterations due to needing to change different user names over the years(as if anyone really gives a rat's ass), but that's the truth ruth.
Whenever I see your name I think "Beyonce." I picture you as looking like Beyonce Knowles.
Was the demand this high eleven years when the Smashing Pumpkins played the WUST Music Hall? You know, they were actually popular and relevant back then...
Brian
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You are right, 10AM, and I'm a retard.
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try this photo gallery of moi. the annoying, bastard little cousin of myspace. (http://www.realpics.net/view.gallery.php?uid=37584)
Originally posted by MindCage:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
unfortunately my myspace is private... or else you could see there.
hmm...
The pics will still link without giving out your url :p
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com) [/b]
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That Pirate Hooker chick is hot. What're you willing to do for a ticket sweetheart?
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Actually, the Pumpkins played on November 20th and 21st, 1993 at WUST. Swervedriver opened and they were phenomenal. I went to the first show and it was pretty wild. There was the most massive crowd surge when they opened with "Geek USA" and at one point towards the end Billy had a massive tantrum and walked out. We didn't think he would come back for the encore, but thankfully he did and he lightened up by that point. I recall that tickets sold out relatively fast, but it took a few days for both shows to go. Nirvana played the week before at Bender Arena and it was grossly overscalped, whereas NOBODY was selling tickets for the Pumpkins outside the show and thus people were paying over $100 for scalped tickets. I remember seeing Jimmy Chamberlain just walking around before the show and nobody even went up to him or anything. Lots and lots of crowd-surfing at that show, but it was a fun time and the band sounded great. They were playing all their songs at like twice the normal speed.
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
That Pirate Hooker chick is hot. What're you willing to do for a ticket sweetheart?
And has a name of "PinkTaco" too! <img src="http://www.deep6.com/icon/devil.gif" alt=" - " />
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
[QB] try this photo gallery of moi.
"Cute" is kinda selling yourself short.
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everyone without tickets should just put their phone dialing skills to the test again and listen to dc101. if they announced the show they've probably got tickets to give away. they're usually all over that kind of thing.
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
That Pirate Hooker chick is hot. What're you willing to do for a ticket sweetheart?
she's got a boyfriend, people!
(oh, sorry, was i not supposed to say!)
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...a boyfriend? I don't remember anyone asking (or giving a shit)
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
That Pirate Hooker chick is hot. What're you willing to do for a ticket sweetheart?
she's got a boyfriend, people!
(oh, sorry, was i not supposed to say!) [/b]
That was a given, DC has attractive women, and single women...but almost no attractive single women with musical taste.
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Originally posted by slowgraffiti:
everyone without tickets should just put their phone dialing skills to the test again and listen to dc101. if they announced the show they've probably got tickets to give away. they're usually all over that kind of thing.
i'm willing to bet there aren't tickets to give away to this show. or if there are, there are very, very few.
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Weird...I'm surprised a bunch of music nerds that post obsessively on an internet bulletin board would act this pathetically desperate when an attractive woman was in their presence :roll:
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
...a boyfriend? I don't remember anyone asking (or giving a shit)
hah!!!
wait, since when does liking the Smashing Pumpkins imply "musical taste"?????
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
That Pirate Hooker chick is hot. What're you willing to do for a ticket sweetheart?
she's got a boyfriend, people!
(oh, sorry, was i not supposed to say!) [/b]
actually...we broke up last week.
ha.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Weird...I'm surprised a bunch of music nerds that post obsessively on an internet bulletin board would act this pathetically desperate when an attractive woman was in their presence :roll:
You're way more attractive than she is. :eek:
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Hellllllllo rebound! haha
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Thanks...I've been dropping weight and hitting the gym lately. New Year's Resolution and all.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by nkotb:
Weird...I'm surprised a bunch of music nerds that post obsessively on an internet bulletin board would act this pathetically desperate when an attractive woman was in their presence :roll:
You're way more attractive than she is. [/b]
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*sigh* i didn't expect all this.
but um... thanks? :p
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*sigh* i didn't expect all this.
but um... thanks? [Razz]
NOTE: The Internet is a real boy with real feelings. Never post something anywhere and not expect the unexpected!
and on that note...off to the races?? :/
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Originally posted by hoitel:
*sigh* i didn't expect all this.
but um... thanks? [Razz]
NOTE: The Internet is a real boy with real feelings. Never post something anywhere and not expect the unexpected!
and on that note...off to the races?? :/ [/b]
OK, it's about time to end this, it's getting a little creepy, and it's definitely NOT that kind of board.
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I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
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So for a ticket would you be willing to the agreement from 'Cruel Intentions?'
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So for a ticket would you be willing to the agreement from 'Cruel Intentions?'
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
So for a ticket would you be willing to the agreement from 'Cruel Intentions?'
as you... you can put it anywhere?
*ahem*
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
So for a ticket would you be willing to the agreement from 'Cruel Intentions?'
as you... you can put it anywhere?
*ahem* [/b]
Pre-ten-tious girlllll/
wherever you areeeee/
I'm all alone/
And it's you that I wannnnnt . . . .
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*shakes head* despite the moniker. i'm not a hooker. i just wanted a ticket and someone fun to hang out with at the show. :roll:
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
So for a ticket would you be willing to the agreement from 'Cruel Intentions?'
as you... you can put it anywhere?
*ahem* [/b]
You don't look like that kinda girl...
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by hoitel:
*sigh* i didn't expect all this.
but um... thanks? [Razz]
NOTE: The Internet is a real boy with real feelings. Never post something anywhere and not expect the unexpected!
and on that note...off to the races?? :/ [/b]
OK, it's about time to end this, it's getting a little creepy, and it's definitely NOT that kind of board. [/b]
i actually meant the same thing too (hence the emoticon). oh web forum, why must you be so!
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i'm actually not. i just like to have fun. that's all :)
Originally posted by MindCage:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
So for a ticket would you be willing to the agreement from 'Cruel Intentions?'
as you... you can put it anywhere?
*ahem* [/b]
You don't look like that kinda girl...
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com) [/b]
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She most certainly DOES look like that kind of girl... :)
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw, veronica! i didn't get a ticket either.
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw, veronica! i didn't get a ticket either. [/b]
nice 'heathers' reference.
i use fuck me gently with a chainsaw all the time.
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Can I take you up on that chainsaw thing?
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i'm actually not. i just like to have fun. that's all :)
We can tell! You're a Pirate Hooker, PinkTaco, newly single on the rebound. Yeah...
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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There's a feature called Private Message...
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
That Pirate Hooker chick is hot. What're you willing to do for a ticket sweetheart?
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Last week or this morning ? :)
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
actually...we broke up last week.
ha.
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Well, I hope you all have fun. I hope they do that song? The one where he sings like a mean growl but then he sings all sweet right after it?
I hope they do that one.
Brian
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I seriously wonder how m(any?) females interact with some of you cats.
And chances are if you think I'm talking about you, then I probably am. I hope you get laid and quickly . . . . Peace & blessings, bitches.
:D
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I seriously wonder how m(any?) females interact with some of you cats.
And chances are if you think I'm talking about you, then I probably am. I hope you get laid and quickly . . . . Peace & blessings, bitches.
:D
with a name like "Rusty Organ" you would expect more?
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lol. actually a week ago today.
which i was extremely happy about because he was trying to drag me to go see the fray. *cringe*
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Last week or this morning ? :)
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
actually...we broke up last week.
ha.
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thanks all for thean unexpected bonus for tickets went on sale for a big show day
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Originally posted by kosmo:
thanks all for thean unexpected bonus for tickets went on sale for a big show day
Engrish preez
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw, veronica! i didn't get a ticket either. [/b]
CORN NUTS!
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw, veronica! i didn't get a ticket either. [/b]
CORN NUTS! [/b]
you need to do the gurgle before the projectile vomit....
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw, veronica! i didn't get a ticket either. [/b]
Ha. I almost texted you!
Looks like we're curbside.
("Hey, if you leave, you can't come back."
<img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:EWCEYH78ojRKyM:http://www.cinepad.com/images/dazed2.jpg" alt=" - " />
"Aw, man...pfft.")
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
when i scanned this quickly, i read "Man, this is so like porn!" see what all this dirty pirate hooker talk has done to my fragile, innocent mind?!?
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I seriously wonder how m(any?) females interact with some of you cats.
And chances are if you think I'm talking about you, then I probably am. I hope you get laid and quickly . . . . Peace & blessings, bitches.
:D
with a name like "Rusty Organ" you would expect more? [/b]
BEST. ZINGER. EVAH.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I'm just getting online and thus no ticket for me. Everyone teamed up already? Man, this is so like prom!
when i scanned this quickly, i read "Man, this is so like porn!" see what all this dirty pirate hooker talk has done to my fragile, innocent mind?!?
[/b]
Oh, whoops, damn. I meant to type "porn". ;)
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It's our fault.....I got a message about a posting I put on craiglist for a ticket, and a person said they had one for $499. It's the same person asking $499 on ebay, so I asked how did she come up with the price. She said her room mate is huge pumpkins fan (lie) and that he suggested they try to get tickets since there is such a buzz on the 930 club bboard.
He didn't get any, but she did and offered to take him but he said no she should sell them (both) and that he suggested $500 each. Anyway once I pointed out that she couldn't sell both, she'd have to use one...she called the club and they confirmed that, so she said she had to go but couldn't sell the other for less than $450 or she'd just give it to her room mate because "it wouldn't be worth it."
I said she should give it to her room mate, and should never take his advice for ANYTHING, and that her kharma would be so much better if they just went and enjoyed the show instead of trying to pay this month's rent off the back of some sap that'll break down and pay 3 or 4 bills on monday.
Anyway I guess it's basically our fault (or mine for ranting about them)....
hopefully they'll read THIS and feel the shame.
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I GUESS THE CREDIT CARD REJECTS ARE AVAILABLE, BECAUSE I CAN PULL UP TICKETS!! WOOOHOOO!!
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I JUST GOT 2 TICKETS
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I just got 2 tickets for sweetcell! haha
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got one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm holding 2 tickets right now. PM me your phone#.
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well that was exciting at least... got to the enter confirmation code, then hit next and...
"Tickets are not available together in the quantity you requested in this section at this time. Please try a different section, or fewer tickets."
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I just got 2 tickets for sweetcell! haha
LADIES AND GENTS (if there are any on this board), THE WORLD'S BESTEST BOARDIE!!! now i can take the GF and she won't make me sleep on the couch for the next week out of sheer jealousy :p
i had such a shitty afternoon (if ever you have a choice, deal with the brazilian embassy by mail, not in person)... every now and then, karmic payback ISN'T a bitch!
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Now thats actually all kind of cool. The folks who didnt give up several hours later got tickets... I'll be upstairs at my usual spot! Y'all come by and say hello...
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Holy crap, good stuff does happen to people who are dilligent!
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You know, I really should have shut my mouth instead of going HOLY CRAP I CAN PULL UP TICKETS and call all the boardies I actually know so they'd have the jump on this. Still, amazingly exciting that a bunch more of us are going now.
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It has been a good day. Got my Steve Vai CD in the mail today and got a free M&G after show pass with it (odds were 1:4). Next week hitting recher on monday (69 eyes, W13), 930 on tuesday (SP)and n-club in greensboro on friday (sevendust). Life is good.
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WTF?! ARGHHHHH NOOO!
OMG IM STILL HOLDING OUT
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Julian, I was buying tickets when you posted that. Great minds think alike I guess. I just by chance tried again about teh same time you did I guess. BTW recall that the ayth code page did come up earlier for us as well. That time we didnt get all the way to tickets. It would not 100% surprise me if at least a few pair more dropped over the weekend... I guess we ought to go over and tell Seth he can put pomeone else on the guest list now! Woo Hoo my 'no shut out' streak is alive!
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Julian, I was buying tickets when you posted that. Great minds think alike I guess. I just by chance tried again about teh same time you did I guess. BTW recall that the ayth code page did come up earlier for us as well. That time we didnt get all the way to tickets. It would not 100% surprise me if at least a few pair more dropped over the weekend... I guess we ought to go over and tell Seth he can put pomeone else on the guest list now! Woo Hoo my 'no shut out' streak is alive!
Yeah I got the cock tease earlier too. When it actually clicked up with the prices and the "you have 5 minutes" bit I fell out of my chair (literally) and ran across the house to find my wallet.
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i keep getting the page byt no tix available. SON OF A BITCH
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I had to call my friend KIm and wake her ass up! My debit card got tapped out getting damn meds for the cats about 15 minutes before. First time I got her voice mail. I kne she was hope catching up on sleep and was freaking. Called back and this time she woke up. I was spazzing thinking the 5 minutes would time out... Then to top it off once the order went through I saw that I had typed Ricmond, VT instead of VA! Yikes... I called tickets.com and al was well. The woman changed it for me but she said they only go by address and zip code. All is now calm and I'm off to Hondo's for dinner!
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so i get a chick from tickets.com on the horn and she's all oh, yes, we just released about 30 tickets... note there is a 2 ticket limit. is that ok?
so of course, i'm all ok...
and then...she says 'ohhhh, they're already gone. sorry!'
too bad she couldn't punch me in the stomach over the phone while she was at it.
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miss p check your pm...
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We must do a boardie meetup for this event. We just must.
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Im up for that. As long as y'all are willing to be seen in public with a old fuck like me...
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well...*ahem* if i can manage tickets. i'm there.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
well...*ahem* if i can manage tickets. i'm there.
as we speak. im refreshing with the laptop on my bathroom counter while i put on makeup for this going away party i'm already an hour late to because of all this!
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have fun p...
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Looking at the front page, "Smashing Pumpkins sold out", it sure does feel like the late 90s 'round here.
I hope you all have fun. Dang, I sign off for two minutes...
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practically speaking, could they be releasing more tix sometime again...???...once they cross reference the cheaters?
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Originally posted by RatBastard after he scored tickets:
miss p check your pm...
oh, this this the beginning of a boardie romance - or something more sinister?!? let us know how is goes, RatBastard :eek:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
We must do a boardie meetup for this event. We just must.
well, being slightly exprienced in the matter, my opinion is that this might be tough unless we do it somewhere on the club floor ("meet by the food food window") or upstairs ("meet by the right rail"). my reasoning: people are going to want to get to the club ASAP and stake out the best spot possible. dunno if people are willing to skip the opener in order to hang at the backbar or some other bar in the hood. maybe i'm wrong? i'm certainly happy to meet up.
another options would be to meet up for a quick drink after the show. i'd be up for a nightcap, but i might be alone. if the show is as good as reports from asheville imply, i'll need a come-down session anyways!
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No just an offer to check tickets frequently while I am here working tonight... Trying to help out someone who seems to have a real desire to go to the show. Have to pass along the karma as much as I can. Good shit happens in my life and I swear it is because I try to do what I can not be a total flaming dickhead all the time! :p
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I managed to get 1! The last 1! I called after the net showing me they had them but not going past the verification # screen. And the lady is like I have only 1 left!
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Originally posted by moonrocket9:
practically speaking, could they be releasing more tix sometime again...???...once they cross reference the cheaters?
Moon NEVER give up. I cannot say anythign for sure but it woudl not surprise me at all if a few didnt get put back up. Just the nature of teh beast.
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Can anyone log in and see their order history at tickets.com ? When I try to log in it looks like it times out or something...charges are showing up on CC statements, so I guess Im cool
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I just got 2 tickets!!!! OMG they are still out there! They are still coming available slowly-call don't sit online!! :D
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You can call tickets.com and their voice system will confirm your order.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
You can call tickets.com and their voice system will confirm your order.
okay...Ill try that...is anyones order coming up online though?
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just got off the phone. tix still unavailable. i guess its not my day today, haha.
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im refreshing every two seconds and constantly calling tickets.com, i NEED to go to this show. does anyone that just got a ticket feel like hooking up the biggest pumpkinhead out there i just need one ticket i will pay for yours too i just really really need to see this band.
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well, if anyone gets any extra, my girl would love to go and i would gladly pay for a pair.
since you all seem to be pulling tickets out of your asses now!!!!!
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keep trying I called back over and over for over an hour before I got em
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No luck. I waited until close to 11 when it finally said sold out and then I was late for work. Grrrrrreat....
I haven't read the last 7 or so pages of this thread, but is there anyone with an extra or two? ;)
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I *just* got my two tickets. Use the phone. Seriously.
Side note: A MAJOR thank you to Seth for getting this show.
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ive been using the phone and website, but they keep saying no available tickets. god hates me.
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i even got to the screen where it asks how many. i tried "1" since i figured 2 would be pushing it, but then it says "My bad, we were just fucking with you. Thanks and come again"
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thanks for giving DC101 so many tickets :roll:
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Originally posted by danknugz:
i even got to the screen where it asks how many. i tried "1" since i figured 2 would be pushing it, but then it says "My bad, we were just fucking with you. Thanks and come again"
Yeah we all got the cock tease at least once before we got a real order.
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Originally posted by danknugz:
thanks for giving DC101 so many tickets :roll:
Dude it's not DC101's fault and it's definately not god's fault. If there was a god do you think he'd care whether or not someone got to go to a concert?
Just not enough tickets to go around my man.
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what really pisses me off is the people selling their one ticket on ebay. if they hadnt bought two and been greedy, thatd be more individual tickets for us true fans who are getting fucked.
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Originally posted by negative sleep:
what really pisses me off is the people selling their one ticket on ebay. if they hadnt bought two and been greedy, thatd be more individual tickets for us true fans who are getting fucked.
I was just about to cue up the "true fans" bit...thanks for saving me the trouble :roll:
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Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by danknugz:
thanks for giving DC101 so many tickets :roll:
Dude it's not DC101's fault and it's definately not god's fault. If there was a god do you think he'd care whether or not someone got to go to a concert?
Just not enough tickets to go around my man. [/b]
well i wasnt really being serious. except for dc101, fuck them. not for this, but just for being such a shitty station.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
try this photo gallery of moi. the annoying, bastard little cousin of myspace. (http://www.realpics.net/view.gallery.php?uid=37584)
I looked through that entire gallery and didn't see one pink taco.
I did enjoy the PBR though.
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This "fan" (http://cgi.ebay.com/Smashing-Pumpkins-Washington-DC-9-30-Club-1-tickets_W0QQitemZ230149830632QQihZ013QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) is offering a 25% discount if you stand in line all day for him. How considerate. He's cutting his profit down to about $200 and guaranteed a spot in the front. I hope the person who wins the auction bails.
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Originally posted by 6949:
This "fan" (http://cgi.ebay.com/Smashing-Pumpkins-Washington-DC-9-30-Club-1-tickets_W0QQitemZ230149830632QQihZ013QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) is offering a 25% discount if you stand in line all day for him. How considerate. He's cutting his profit down to about $200 and guaranteed a spot in the front. I hope the person who wins the auction bails.
Haha I saw that earlier. You have to admit, if you're nuts enough to pay the ebay prices, you're probably the kind of person who was going to camp all day. So, really, it kinda works out for both.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
if you're nuts enough to pay the ebay prices, you're probably the kind of person who was going to camp all day.
wait - until two hours ago, wasn't that person YOU, julian?!? how quickly we forget... :)
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Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by danknugz:
thanks for giving DC101 so many tickets :roll:
Dude it's not DC101's fault and it's definately not god's fault. If there was a god do you think he'd care whether or not someone got to go to a concert?
Just not enough tickets to go around my man. [/b]
I guess I'm not a big Smashing Pumpkins fan really, but if my five favorite bands were playing a sold out 9:30 Club and I didn't have tickets AND DC101 was giving them away all day, I don't think I'd have the stomach to listen to their mongoloid DJS and horrific playlist, even if it meant a snowball's chance in hell I could be a lucky winner.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
wait - until two hours ago, wasn't that person YOU, julian?!? how quickly we forget... :)
And I was fully considering his 25% discount. I admit all this. I'm saying from the prospective of someone like myself, hey, it's a 25% discount for something we were going to do anyway.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
wait - until two hours ago, wasn't that person YOU, julian?!? how quickly we forget... :)
And I was fully considering his 25% discount. I admit all this. I'm saying from the prospective of someone like myself, hey, it's a 25% discount for something we were going to do anyway. [/b]
I'm on amtrak to Philly, WTF did more tix get released?
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
I'm on amtrak to Philly, WTF did more tix get released?
Yeah, I guess it was the credit card rejections or people who broke the ticket limit. I could only get 1 but a bunch of people got 2.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
I'm on amtrak to Philly, WTF did more tix get released?
Yeah, I guess it was the credit card rejections or people who broke the ticket limit. I could only get 1 but a bunch of people got 2. [/b]
Well I'm glad you were able to score, congrats to you and to those others that didn't shut out after all. Sucks for me, but I feel a lot better about the entire situation, seems like there is some justice.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Well I'm glad you were able to score, congrats to you and to those others that didn't shut out after all. Sucks for me, but I feel a lot better about the entire situation, seems like there is some justice.
As I said in my PM, either someone on here or netphoria said when they got theirs on the phone that the guy said tickets would trickle out all the way to Tuesday so keep on it.
If you want the email of that guy who has a ticket for $200, let me know. :(
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Aw, crap. I can't believe I missed out on tickets twice.... I wish I were a "cute" girl so someone would help me get a ticket. :p
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i still need a ticket if anyone has an extra.
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with the modified will-call setup, how early will they start letting people into the club?
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Standard 1 hour before show is what I would be wagring on. What time you want to get there to stake claim to your favoritist spot is another story.
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My girlfriend pointed this out to me this morning. No I am not ChokeyChicken. I do personally know the guy, but I am not a ticket broker or a scalper, nor am I involved in what he does. I even personally gave him shit for the D-Plan thing, but he explained himself, and I believe he did the right thing and sent all proceeds to the fund for the sick child.
I registered as Alex (my actual name) a long time ago, posted under that name for almost two years, but changed my name to this a few months ago, as a joke. Kudos to whoever got the Small Wonder reference!
Also, I was shut out of these tickets (had ten VWR windows open), and I think ChokeyChicken was too.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Really? I thought he was Brandon Whatever, the Theif.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Haha he hasn't been back around here since the dismemberment plan confrontation.
Originally posted by Stanger:
No worries folks. ChokeyChicken will have plenty of tickets for all of ya.
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There were 299 posts to this thread yesterday. I think that might be a forum record.
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also, and maybe this is an incorrect impression on my part, but it seems that despite all those posts there was less whining about not getting tickets, about tickets.com sucking donkey balls, and only one mention that i remember of of "true fans" deserving tickets more than others.
could this bboard be maturing?!?
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Does that mean you will have a sharpie with you while handing out stickers to everyone that say..
Hello I'm
_________
so we will know who all the boardies are?
DB
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so is it basically imposible to go to this show if you dident get tickets already with your creditcard and or your names not on the list for will call ???? or did any tickets get mailed out so i have a chance to buy it from some one ?????
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shuaa, where have you been?!? you signed up in april 2006 and haven't posted anything until now - we missed you!!! </sarcasm>
Originally posted by Shuaa:
so is it basically imposible to go to this show if you dident get tickets already with your creditcard and or your names not on the list for will call ???? or did any tickets get mailed out so i have a chance to buy it from some one ?????
yes, the show is sold out. very sold out. sure, you can buy a ticket - for $400 from scalpers, not that we encourage them. 50,000 people tried getting their hands on 1,000 tickets... the math doesn't work in anyone's favor.
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Originally posted by Shuaa:
so is it basically imposible to go to this show if you dident get tickets already with your creditcard and or your names not on the list for will call ???? or did any tickets get mailed out so i have a chance to buy it from some one ?????
A very limited amount of tickets are being released by tickets.com...best bet is to call a couple hundred times a day(best bet is to wait until Monday - that is when the CC rejects will be rereleased)
DC101 is giving away a bunch tickets if you wanna deal w/ that BS
You can still buy tickets from people, but at a large mark up. If someone purchases 2 tickets, they(the buyer) must use one ticket but is free to escort in any guest they may wish. Just make sure whoever you buy from is going to the show and is escorting you in.
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i thought it said your name has to be on the list no matter what and you must have id to show your that person so how can any one sell tickets ??? cause i thought when you buy the tickets you must give your name and the name of the other person
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Originally posted by Shuaa:
i thought it said your name has to be on the list no matter what and you must have id to show your that person so how can any one sell tickets ??? cause i thought when you buy the tickets you must give your name and the name of the other person
Nope, they will only check for the name of the buyer. Thus, the buyer can escort in any guest they wish.
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are you totally sure about that i keep hearing different things . but if its like you say and i find some one with an extra ticket the only way it would work is to meet them at the show and be with them when they pick the tickets up ? so alllll the tickets must be picked up at the show??? none where mailed out at all ??
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The person who's name is on the will call MUST use one of the tickets. That person can bring anyone in as a guest but said person and guest MUST pick up tickets together and go directly into the venue. There will be ZERO opportunity to swap tickets, hand off armbands, etc.
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cool thanks for clearing that up for me and if anyone has an extra ticket please let me know ill b happy to pay for both tickets and some extra money and a ride if someone needs a ride!
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Originally posted by le sonick:
well, if anyone gets any extra, my girl would love to go and i would gladly pay for a pair.
since you all seem to be pulling tickets out of your asses now!!!!!
Count me in on the triangle!
How is everyone getting tickets? Man.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by le sonick:
well, if anyone gets any extra, my girl would love to go and i would gladly pay for a pair.
since you all seem to be pulling tickets out of your asses now!!!!!
Count me in on the triangle!
How is everyone getting tickets? Man. [/b]
i think it's magic. i'm continually being shut out.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
How is everyone getting tickets? Man.
1) call tickets.com and check the website as often as you can. call, be told that nothing is available, then call again (and hope that you get another operator :) )
2) be in the good books of the WORLD'S BEST BOARDIE who, looking out for you, called you as soon as tickets became available and took your address and payment details over the phone :)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
2) be in the good books of the WORLD'S BEST BOARDIE who, looking out for you :)
Sweetie, I know, I know. Stop the rub. ;) :p
And, I want to see the Pumpkins just like any other folk, but, c'mon, I don't have that time. And, not at work.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
could this bboard be maturing?!?
Perhaps, but maybe it's b/c more regulars were shut out than normal (hell, most posts seem to have claimed a loss). Basically, we're all stewing in the pity pot together.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
could this bboard be maturing?!?
Perhaps, but maybe it's b/c more regulars were shut out than normal (hell, most posts seem to have claimed a loss). Basically, we're all stewing in the pity pot together. [/b]
I think that there are just enough years between the audiences for SP and Inkybus to create a maturity gap. SP was already on the scene when "alternative" started to mainstream while Inkybus was a product of alternative's commercialization (see Thomas Frank's and Dave Macahey's "Consolidated Deviance, Inc." from the book Commodify Your Dissent for a hilarious satire of 90s alternative market-think).
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
I think that there are just enough years between the audiences for SP and Inkybus to create a maturity gap.
What's the Wilco fans' excuse then? Seriously, as much as we rag on the Incubus kiddies, the Wilco old-fogeys were much more bitter and asinine.
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The funny thing is, I watched SP on Live Earth, and wasn't impressed... So I'm not entirely sad I didn't get tickets now. :)
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Can ANYONE confirm getting tickets that were released after the initial sellout?
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Can ANYONE confirm getting tickets that were released after the initial sellout?
Yes, myself and several others.
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Originally posted by -kat-:
The funny thing is, I watched SP on Live Earth, and wasn't impressed... So I'm not entirely sad I didn't get tickets now. :)
That's some SERIOUS rationalizing.
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So is there anyone else who is going to be bothering tickets.com all day and only needs one ticket?
I only need one ticket as well, so if anyone else out there is in the same position, and would like to team up (I get tickets and get you in or if you get tickets you get me in)
that would be great.
Brandon
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They managed to convince my previously disagreeing wife that I was right to include them on my "five worst bands" list.
Originally posted by -kat-:
The funny thing is, I watched SP on Live Earth, and wasn't impressed... So I'm not entirely sad I didn't get tickets now. :)
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Originally posted by -kat-:
The funny thing is, I watched SP on Live Earth, and wasn't impressed... So I'm not entirely sad I didn't get tickets now. :)
Hmmm, I was there live in NJ. It was unbelievable! I checked out the broadcast online this morning and it just doesnt compare. You have to see them live.
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Anyone know the status of digital SLR cam's? I posted a thread in the FAQ section, but that forum seems like a ghost town. Any info is much appreciated, as it would suck to get turned away at the doors due to an inproper cam.
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Anyone know the status of digital SLR cam's? I posted a thread in the FAQ section, but that forum seems like a ghost town. Any info is much appreciated, as it would suck to get turned away at the doors due to an inproper cam.
Your query should be answered in the FAQ section when the 9:30 staph find out from Billy and friends what they want the recording policy to be for the evening. No point in answering questions now when they don't know the answer. Dig?
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Originally posted by saco:
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Anyone know the status of digital SLR cam's? I posted a thread in the FAQ section, but that forum seems like a ghost town. Any info is much appreciated, as it would suck to get turned away at the doors due to an inproper cam.
Your query should be answered in the FAQ section when the 9:30 staph find out from Billy and friends what they want the recording policy to be for the evening. No point in answering questions now when they don't know the answer. Dig? [/b]
Ahh well thank you for the update. Wasnt aware that they still dont know. It's getting awful close to game-time to stil not know the rules...
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Anyone know the status of digital SLR cam's? I posted a thread in the FAQ section, but that forum seems like a ghost town. Any info is much appreciated, as it would suck to get turned away at the doors due to an inproper cam.
I think the general rule is that anything with a removable lens is considered "professional" and not allowed. Ultimately, it comes down to whatever the band allows.
I also believe you can check your camera with the staff, rather than just getting turned away.
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I just got 2 tickets.... :)
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Bitches I just got two tickets online at 11:36 AM on Monday morning, DON"T GIVE UP, keep calling, keep refreshing!!
I AM FREAKING OUTTTTT
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Me too!
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YES!!! I just got a ticket as well!
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See...never give up when people are living off of their credit cards!
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THANK YOU so much for the heads up. I've been trying for days and even earlier this morning. I just got tickets at 11:39.
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omfg . . . . . . . . . I GOT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now i will look at all those ebay auctions, and smile.
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I love this board. Thanks. :)
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dude. i just got two.
smiling down on pumpkins fans... everywhere.
super sweet.
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I really hope someone got a spare for miss p or she is going to be major pissed off.
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I ended up placing two orders for one ticket...one Friday, one today, so I have a spare...
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I have ONE ticket in my basket now. Miss P are you here?
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Well if you have no one for the 2nd i KNOW she needs one..
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
I have ONE ticket in my basket now. Miss P are you here?
Rat - I just got two myself!
Thanks though
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My CC has zero balance so I am dropping this one ticket out of my basket. Thought I had enough to get one for her but alas I am broke. Whoever is on line and needs one go now...
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Ok, well I have an extra then...
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YEAH! I am really happy for you! I'll see you there. Look me up. I'll be the old fucker with long hair and glasses sitting my ass in a folding camp chair! Woo Hoo... Good things happen to those who persist.
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ID, if you dont have a buyer in mind, I will take the spare from you for my kid. He wanted to go but I was not able to land a ticket for him. LMK...
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If anyone has an extra and bnyced0 hasn't gotten one you really should consider him. He's hardcore - went to the Paris show and some Asheville shows and is very nice.
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My elite friend just scored us tickets online!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Originally posted by Foopunk18:
My elite friend just scored us tickets online!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
you're welcome ;)
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
ID, if you dont have a buyer in mind, I will take the spare from you for my kid. He wanted to go but I was not able to land a ticket for him. LMK...
I asked one guy from a PJ message board, but if not, it's yours. I've got to call tickets.com and make sure I can give away the ticket since I ordered 2 singles. A post in the FAQ section said this should be ok...
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
If anyone has an extra and bnyced0 hasn't gotten one you really should consider him. He's hardcore - went to the Paris show and some Asheville shows and is very nice.
If he flew all the way to Paris to see them AND saw them in Asheville, don't you think he's seen them enough?
Wait a minute, are we talking about the same Smashing Pumpkins that had that song "1979?" THAT Smashing Pumpkins?!?! Really? REALLY, people? They've somehow miraculously transformed into a band that DOESN'T suck now?
Jesus, this is like people working themselves into a lather over a "reunited" Sponge or Collective Soul. Get over it people. The 90's ended over seven years ago. Maybe you didn't get the memo.
Brian
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This is actually pretty cool. Most of the regulars are ending up with tickets. I am not sure how much (if any) of this was planned out, but the bottom line is that a LOT of us are going to this show after all.
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Originally posted by i got id:
I've got to call tickets.com and make sure I can give away the ticket since I ordered 2 singles. A post in the FAQ section said this should be ok...
I too talked to the Box Office manager about this, and it's fine.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
This is actually pretty cool. Most of the regulars are ending up with tickets. I am not sure how much (if any) of this was planned out, but the bottom line is that a LOT of us are going to this show after all.
spectacular.
my friend and i are skipping out on work as early as we can to hit the line. sucks that it's supposed to be like 100 degrees tomorrow though.
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How early are people wanting to get there? Me and my friend were going to try for between 2 and 3.
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Hey Id and Julian... If it comes down to bynced or my kid going, I'll gvie way to bynced. Daniel (my son) gets to go to a lot of shit and missing this won't mean as much as it would to bynced. So if its all cool with you guys, bump him up in line before Daniel.
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i will be there now.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
How early are people wanting to get there? Me and my friend were going to try for between 2 and 3.
it'll probably be between 3-4 when i get there. just because it's about a 30ish minute drive and i'll need to change out of my work clothes.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Hey Id and Julian... If it comes down to bynced or my kid going, I'll gvie way to bynced. Daniel (my son) gets to go to a lot of shit and missing this won't mean as much as it would to bynced. So if its all cool with you guys, bump him up in line before Daniel.
That's awesome of you. I can call/text him and see if he's procured a way in.
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i don't see the sponge / collective soul / sp comparison.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by i got id:
I've got to call tickets.com and make sure I can give away the ticket since I ordered 2 singles. A post in the FAQ section said this should be ok...
I too talked to the Box Office manager about this, and it's fine. [/b]
Awesome...
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Originally posted by distance:
i will be there now.
Glad to hear it. More Richmond'ers representing.
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I'm not sure why to get in line so early. You plan on standing in like for 5 hours then stand at your "spot" for another 2 1/2 hours? They go on around 9:30 right? lol good luck with that. Probably would be better to just wait out the chaos and grab some drinks before hand then wander over to catch the Pumpkins set. :)
Congrats to everyone that picked up tickets today! A coworker of mine picked up a set as well (thanks to this board) and is now happy he can attend.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by walkonby:
i don't see the sponge / collective soul / sp comparison.
Collective Soul had two hits. Sponge had one. The Smashing Pumpkins are consistantly ranked in the top 5 or 10 of Biggest Bands of the Decade. Totally valid comparison.
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Originally posted by MindCage:
I'm not sure why to get in line so early. You plan on standing in like for 5 hours then stand at your "spot" for another 2 1/2 hours? They go on around 9:30 right? lol good luck with that. Probably would be better to just wait out the chaos and grab some drinks before hand then wander over to catch the Pumpkins set. :)
Most of us bring cards and sit around with the other hardcore fans and stuff. I did this in Asheville and time flew by and it was alot of fun hearing other people's stories and stuff like that. It's a little like tailgating before a DMB concert, only without the weed or alcohol and the band afterwards isn't hippie-shit.
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You're joking, right? Didn't you read the part about how he's ALREADY seen them in Paris and Asheville?
Originally posted by RatBastard:
Hey Id and Julian... If it comes down to bynced or my kid going, I'll gvie way to bynced. Daniel (my son) gets to go to a lot of shit and missing this won't mean as much as it would to bynced. So if its all cool with you guys, bump him up in line before Daniel.
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heh. Can't believe I missed out AGAIN! Anyone have an extra ticket??
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Well I am on my way to the recher to see 69 Eyes and W13 in just a few. Great job by everyone who got tix today. We will see you tomorrow at the show. Be ready to have a kick ass time.
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I can't keep up,
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world!!!!
:D
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
only without the weed or alcohol
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by walkonby:
i don't see the sponge / collective soul / sp comparison.
Collective Soul had two hits. Sponge had one. The Smashing Pumpkins are consistantly ranked in the top 5 or 10 of Biggest Bands of the Decade. Totally valid comparison. [/b]
yeah, but if sponge or collective soul did a secret show at nine thirty on wednesday, would we see such a ruckus?
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yeah, i don't get the whole line-up-for-hours thing either. i'm really excited about this show, but i'm not skipping work to sit in the heat for the priviledge of being crushed against the front rail. i'm going to try getting there for 7'ish and hope for a decent mid-floor spot.
Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
Wait a minute, are we talking about the same Smashing Pumpkins that had that song "1979?" THAT Smashing Pumpkins?!?! Really? REALLY, people? They've somehow miraculously transformed into a band that DOESN'T suck now?
Jesus, this is like people working themselves into a lather over a "reunited" Sponge or Collective Soul. Get over it people. The 90's ended over seven years ago. Maybe you didn't get the memo.
right, let's line up for AFI, fall out boy and Hinder since they're like, today's MUCH better alternative.
brian, where does your anger come from? BTW, the lyrics to that "1979" song, had you ever bothered listening, would probably be something you could relate to.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
yeah, but if sponge or collective soul did a secret show at nine thirty on wednesday, would we see such a ruckus?
I think you missed my sarcasm in "totally valid comparison."
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by distance:
i will be there now.
Glad to hear it. More Richmond'ers representing. [/b]
hopefully i won't be a richmonder for much longer, though.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
brian, where does your anger come from?
If your last name was Walalce, you'd have some repressed issues too.
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Originally posted by distance:
hopefully i won't be a richmonder for much longer, though.
Oh yeah? Where are you headed?
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glad to see a lot of the hardcore fans got last minute tickets. for those that are getting there early, be safe tomorrow with the crazy heat.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by walkonby:
yeah, but if sponge or collective soul did a secret show at nine thirty on wednesday, would we see such a ruckus?
I think you missed my sarcasm in "totally valid comparison." [/b]
you're right. i did. i think i'm still reeling from the fact that someone is paying $400+ for two tickets on ebay, and i just payed 35.
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If anyone is planning on showing up a little closer to 9 or so and has an extra, I would definitely be interested in buying it.
Hey, it's worth a shot.
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You guys think that they'll release any more tickets or were today's just declined credit cards from last week?? STILL NEED A TICKET! fhdjfhjfh
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Everyone, two people have contacted me so looks like I'm set, I'm going to send one of them Rusty Organ's way unless he/she is already taken care of and someone else isn't.
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Wow. That would be FANFUCKINGTASTIC if i get in to this show!! *fingers crossed*
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if the line is stupid when i arrive, i'll head around for cheap drinks before heading in. where do i go that is close, close.
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Im cool with whatever y'all are doing as far as tickets go. Daniel just told me that he has some big event for scouts tomorrow so he can't make it anyway. I'm out of here for now. TTYL!
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I'd walkonby over to the Velvet Lounge for cheap drinks..
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and how pages can this thread get? must be that note that people didn't get about the 90's.
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duffys or kellys or whatever its called is right around the corner...
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I like that everyone is getting tickets from here. Bnyced0 needs to give me his cell number again so I can say hey at the show.
Since many of us are camping to be up front and so forth, I propose if the show doesn't end too awfully late we all invade backbar afterwards for a drink and a "hey, buddy!" No point in getting there all early if we're going to go in and meet up by food food.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
duffys or kellys or whatever its called is right around the corner...
I, too, would recommend Duffy's. Decent snacking food too, and drinks have never been watered down in my experience.
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The 15 minute walk I took my dog for--kept me from getting tickets yet again. I've been calling since 9:50am. Curses!
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I, too, would recommend Duffy's. Decent snacking food too, and drinks have never been watered down in my experience.
Go to Duffy's. Tell Andy, the bartender/owner that vansmack says hi. I miss that guy.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
]Most of us bring cards and sit around with the other hardcore fans and stuff. I did this in Asheville and time flew by and it was alot of fun hearing other people's stories and stuff like that. It's a little like tailgating before a DMB concert, only without the weed or alcohol and the band afterwards isn't hippie-shit. [/b]
Like people don't smoke weed and drink alcohol while listening to the Pumpkins? ;) You're going to tell me that it'll be "fun" sitting out there in the heat and humidity tomorrow? I just walked outside and even my dog was forcing me to come back inside. He didn't want to be out there and he had to pee!
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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I'll add myself to the list of someone that really wants to go :(
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Since many of us are camping to be up front and so forth, I propose if the show doesn't end too awfully late we all invade backbar afterwards for a drink and a "hey, buddy!" No point in getting there all early if we're going to go in and meet up by food food.
agreed, an after-show drink is the way to go. i'll be at the backbar after the show (will it be open, if the show runs late?), like i said before i'll be needing a night-cap anyways and am always up for meeting folks - especially anyone knowledgeable of faux-celeb pr0n.
see y'all at the backbar?
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if anyone's got an extra they cant use (i know, i know) let me know. i tried again this morning for tickets and got shut out again.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by distance:
hopefully i won't be a richmonder for much longer, though.
Oh yeah? Where are you headed? [/b]
at this point, the plans are to move to austin or portland within 6-12 months. i'll miss being able ot go to the shows here 'easily', but it never was super convient or anything, living 100 miles away. i have seen more shows here than at any other single venue by a mile.
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Originally posted by danknugz:
if anyone's got an extra they cant use (i know, i know) let me know. i tried again this morning for tickets and got shut out again.
I'm sure with a name like "danknugz" you might catch the eye of a hippie pumpkins fan... ;)
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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I missed out on the second ticket release too :(
If anyone is feeling generous and has an extra ticket I'll be your best friend forever.
jasfox at gmail dot com
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got one this morning. looking forward to it for sure.
its easy to say when the system works for you, but i thought it was cool that tickets.com left open the possibility of getting tix after the initial sell-out and was open about the fact that more tix would go on sale at some point.
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Originally posted by Mobius:
got one this morning. looking forward to it for sure.
its easy to say when the system works for you, but i thought it was cool that tickets.com left open the possibility of getting tix after the initial sell-out and was open about the fact that more tix would go on sale at some point.
i agree.
it was nice to hear the tickets.com agents repeatedly telling me to keep trying and even telling me to try up through tuesday afternoon. kudos to them.
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You guys think that they'll release any more tickets or were today's just declined credit cards from last week??
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
You guys think that they'll release any more tickets or were today's just declined credit cards from last week??
i would keep checking. the folks at tickets.com told me to try up through tomorrow afternoon. you never know...
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Ok folks, I've got an extra that I'd like to sell (at cost) to a board member, but with a caveat: I prolly won't get there until 9 or so.
PM me if interested.
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I'll keep trying today, and if I can get through, I'll offer the second up here. If anyone else is able to get one, would you mind selling me the extra? Thanks a lot.
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hey.......there are a lot worse bands than collective soul and sponge....
and collective soul never broke up....not that anyone else really cares about them......
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Is anyone elses tickets.com order history not working online?
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Well ladies and gents, since a boardie came through for me and kept me from spending a small fortune sending an asshole scalper??s kids through college, my good fortune is now your good fortune, as everyone gets a drink on me.
I??m going to forgo the whole spending the afternoon in line gig, as I have to work then I have let the animals I??m pet sitting for my neighbors out for some fresh air before going to the show.
But I??ll be at Duffy??s probably around 6:30-7ish and anyone that wants to collect on a free drink come say hi.
The way I look at it anyone of you could have offered me a ticket so all of you deserve a thank you. Anyway I won??t be difficult to find, I??m trying to keep the Shaft sideburns in style and I have a permanent tan.
If you don??t catch me at Duffy??s get your drink at the show, I??m usually back near the soundboard.
To keep this manageable that??s one drink per boardie, so pick your poison wisely, except of course the one who came through with the ticket?that person has an open tap.
B.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Is anyone elses tickets.com order history not working online?
i can't see mine too, both for concert and parking ticket.
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Based on your description, I think you have outted yourself as the guy who bit my ass and fled at the Drive By Truckers show last year.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Anyway I won??t be difficult to find, I??m trying to keep the Shaft sideburns in style and I have a permanent tan.
B.
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Originally posted by dota168:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Is anyone elses tickets.com order history not working online?
i can't see mine too, both for concert and parking ticket. [/b]
I tried a few months ago, then last month, then last week. A blank screen is all I see each time.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by dota168:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Is anyone elses tickets.com order history not working online?
i can't see mine too, both for concert and parking ticket. [/b]
I tried a few months ago, then last month, then last week. A blank screen is all I see each time. [/b]
Did you get a confirmation email?
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Well ladies and gents, since a boardie came through for me and kept me from spending a small fortune sending an asshole scalper??s kids through college, my good fortune is now your good fortune, as everyone gets a drink on me.
If I can get my people to hold my place in line, I'll head over for sure. Grey Goose and Pineapple Juice!
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I tried a few months ago, then last month, then last week. A blank screen is all I see each time.
Yeah, I've never gotten the order history screen to pull up either.
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wait... what?
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Based on your description, I think you have outted yourself as the guy who bit my ass and fled at the Drive By Truckers show last year.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Anyway I won??t be difficult to find, I??m trying to keep the Shaft sideburns in style and I have a permanent tan.
B.
[/b]
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Who the hell is Celebration anyways, anyone ever heard of them? Or are they just some really really luck local band who will be able to tell their grandkids that they opened for the smashing pumpkins, on their album release date no less!
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Did you receive a confirmation email?
Yes, I have received my confirmation email. The rerelease of tickets has me worried(I am easily worried). My friends debit card shows that his order is processing and my chase cc doesn't have anything showing up(this is typical for them to lag until the order is "processed" to show up)...I am starting to worry that I may have made a typo on my cc b/c I typed so friggin fast, which is very unlikey but possible!
id call tickets.com but can't go on a break until I go home from work :( . Is it an automated system in case they are closed by the time I'm done w/ work?
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I tried a few months ago, then last month, then last week. A blank screen is all I see each time.
Yeah, I've never gotten the order history screen to pull up either. [/b]
Same here. Blank screen. It has never worked, as far as I know. I've complained about it and never got anywhere beyond "We're working on it." I gave up on it months ago.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Based on your description, I think you have outted yourself as the guy who bit my ass and fled at the Drive By Truckers show last year.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Anyway I won??t be difficult to find, I??m trying to keep the Shaft sideburns in style and I have a permanent tan.
B.
[/b]
Nope, wrong burns, wrong tan, haven't seen DBT in DC in years....
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Did you receive a confirmation email?
Yes, I have received my confirmation email. The rerelease of tickets has me worried(I am easily worried). My friends debit card shows that his order is processing and my chase cc doesn't have anything showing up(this is typical for them to lag until the order is "processed" to show up)...I am starting to worry that I may have made a typo on my cc b/c I typed so friggin fast, which is very unlikey but possible!
id call tickets.com but can't go on a break until I go home from work :( . Is it an automated system in case they are closed by the time I'm done w/ work?
Whenever I buy something from tickets.com, it doesn't hit my debit card for several days. My SP tickets haven't hit yet. I'd call tickets.com. I believe their phone line stays open until 9pm EST; I know for a fact they are open way past 5pm - people were calling in and buying tickets past 7 the other night, for example.
I'm sure you have nothing to worry about.
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Originally posted by 6949:
Did you get a confirmation email?
I got a ticket during this morning's release and got an email confirmation almost instantly. Did you check your Junk email folder?
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Who the hell is Celebration anyways, anyone ever heard of them?
They opened for SP at the first two nights of their Asheville residency. I wasn't at those two, but the reviews were generally poor. I think they're drum and bass, and obviously they're from Baltimore.
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Yes, that actually did happen. However, it wasn't bnyced0. I was just goofing on him.
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
wait... what?
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Based on your description, I think you have outted yourself as the guy who bit my ass and fled at the Drive By Truckers show last year.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Anyway I won??t be difficult to find, I??m trying to keep the Shaft sideburns in style and I have a permanent tan.
B.
[/b]
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Who the hell is Celebration anyways, anyone ever heard of them? Or are they just some really really luck local band who will be able to tell their grandkids that they opened for the smashing pumpkins, on their album release date no less!
From baltimore, played at least two of the Asheville shows, and I've seen them at the ottobar before.
http://www.myspace.com/celebrationcelebration (http://www.myspace.com/celebrationcelebration)
but yeh, I guess they're still pretty lucky, but would be a hell of a lot more fortunate if they got the fall tour.
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So for those who were shut out for any ticket whatsoever...what is the next step? I sat outside and prayed before and had luck...but is Tickets.com doing anything more? Or will I be forced to pay some extreme scalper price?
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Originally posted by Aphex:
So for those who were shut out for any ticket whatsoever...what is the next step? I sat outside and prayed before and had luck...but is Tickets.com doing anything more? Or will I be forced to pay some extreme scalper price?
I would sacrifice an animal.
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Take a deep breath. Nobody is forcing you to do anything.
Originally posted by Aphex:
So for those who were shut out for any ticket whatsoever...what is the next step? I sat outside and prayed before and had luck...but is Tickets.com doing anything more? Or will I be forced to pay some extreme scalper price?
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Made a call to tickets.com. They said best chances for more canceled tickets will be tomorrow morning. I never really post on this board and I guess I should more often. But you all were my best source for information relating to the virtual waiting room so, for that, I say thank you. There is always the chance of a seedy recording popping up on Dime a Dozen
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by 6949:
Did you get a confirmation email?
I got a ticket during this morning's release and got an email confirmation almost instantly. Did you check your Junk email folder? [/b]
Yea, I got one instantly...im just being stupid and worrying about nothing...I am pretty sure they would've emailed me if anything was wrong w/ cc...heck, I doubt the order woould have gone through if I put the cc #'s in incorrectly...
this has prolly been asked a hundered times, but im on my treo and cant search through all the posts, but what time does the parking lot open tommorow?
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
this has prolly been asked a hundered times, but im on my treo and cant search through all the posts, but what time does the parking lot open tommorow?
Parking lot is always one hour before doors. In this case, it opens at 6:30.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
this has prolly been asked a hundered times, but im on my treo and cant search through all the posts, but what time does the parking lot open tommorow?
Parking lot is always one hour before doors. In this case, it opens at 6:30. [/b]
i asked this in the FAQ but no answers yet, so im asking it here again:
where is the parking lot for 9:30, I used to pay $20 to park in the empty lot in the 8th street that is guarded by 2 guys (definitly not 9:30 people). This is the first time i bought parking tickets so can anyone point out where the correct parking lot is? thanks
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an hour prior to doors opening... so 6:30 p.m.
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by 6949:
Did you get a confirmation email?
I got a ticket during this morning's release and got an email confirmation almost instantly. Did you check your Junk email folder? [/b]
Yea, I got one instantly...im just being stupid and worrying about nothing...I am pretty sure they would've emailed me if anything was wrong w/ cc...heck, I doubt the order woould have gone through if I put the cc #'s in incorrectly...
this has prolly been asked a hundered times, but im on my treo and cant search through all the posts, but what time does the parking lot open tommorow? [/b]
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Originally posted by dota168:
where is the parking lot for 9:30, I used to pay $20 to park in the empty lot in the 8th street that is guarded by 2 guys (definitly not 9:30 people). This is the first time i bought parking tickets so can anyone point out where the correct parking lot is? thanks
It is immediately behind the club. The enterance is on 9th Street about 30yards past the side enterance to the backbar. It's got a metal fence around it.
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Originally posted by Aphex:
There is always the chance of a seedy recording popping up on Dime a Dozen
the pumpkins have an open taping policy, so i'd definitely expect a recording to pop up on your usual live "bootleg" sites (archive.org, bittorrent, etc)
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Originally posted by dota168:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
this has prolly been asked a hundered times, but im on my treo and cant search through all the posts, but what time does the parking lot open tommorow?
Parking lot is always one hour before doors. In this case, it opens at 6:30. [/b]
i asked this in the FAQ but no answers yet, so im asking it here again:
where is the parking lot for 9:30, I used to pay $20 to park in the empty lot in the 8th street that is guarded by 2 guys (definitly not 9:30 people). This is the first time i bought parking tickets so can anyone point out where the correct parking lot is? thanks [/b]
parking lot is directly behind the club. as you more than likely have will call for parking, your name will be a list when you enter the parking lot that the attendant will have.
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Based on some fo the Q&A in this thread, I'm convinced that this guy (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdjqsSSa_A) is somebody's friend here.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by Aphex:
There is always the chance of a seedy recording popping up on Dime a Dozen
the pumpkins have an open taping policy, so i'd definitely expect a recording to pop up on your usual live "bootleg" sites (archive.org, bittorrent, etc) [/b]
That is what I figured.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Based on some fo the Q&A in this thread, I'm convinced that this guy (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdjqsSSa_A) is somebody's friend here.
a good friend of mine (in San Francisco naturally) uses phour20 for everything. maybe ya know him smackie, he used to (or probably still does) work for bill graham presents. i wouldnt be surprised if he had went on the price is right and bid 420 for everything :)
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Amendment to the free drink offer, I just had a meeting scheduled so I probably won??t make it to Duffy??s until after the club doors open.
So if you want a free drink, PM me, I??ll PM you back with a name you??ll use to find my tab either at the backbar or upstairs.
I??ll print out a list of usernames authorized for a drink on my tab for the bartender, and he??ll cross them off as you get your drinks. You can still come by and say hi, but you don??t have to track me down for the drink.
B.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Well ladies and gents, since a boardie came through for me and kept me from spending a small fortune sending an asshole scalper??s kids through college, my good fortune is now your good fortune, as everyone gets a drink on me.
I??m going to forgo the whole spending the afternoon in line gig, as I have to work then I have let the animals I??m pet sitting for my neighbors out for some fresh air before going to the show.
But I??ll be at Duffy??s probably around 6:30-7ish and anyone that wants to collect on a free drink come say hi.
The way I look at it anyone of you could have offered me a ticket so all of you deserve a thank you. Anyway I won??t be difficult to find, I??m trying to keep the Shaft sideburns in style and I have a permanent tan.
If you don??t catch me at Duffy??s get your drink at the show, I??m usually back near the soundboard.
To keep this manageable that??s one drink per boardie, so pick your poison wisely, except of course the one who came through with the ticket?that person has an open tap.
B.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
So if you want a free drink, PM me, I??ll PM you back with a name you??ll use to find my tab either at the backbar or upstairs.
I??ll print out a list of usernames authorized for a drink on my tab for the bartender, and he??ll cross them off as you get your drinks. You can still come by and say hi, but you don??t have to track me down for the drink.
you might want to check with the bartenders before you make such an offer.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
So if you want a free drink, PM me, I??ll PM you back with a name you??ll use to find my tab either at the backbar or upstairs.
I??ll print out a list of usernames authorized for a drink on my tab for the bartender, and he??ll cross them off as you get your drinks. You can still come by and say hi, but you don??t have to track me down for the drink.
personally, i'm more interested in meeting you than getting a free drink (although i'll take credit for potentially helping you out since i recommeded that a certain boardee with an extra offer it to you). besides, i dunno if the bar staph want to deal with checking people's names off of a list... i'm sure it'll be a busy night for them as is.
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same.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
So if you want a free drink, PM me, I??ll PM you back with a name you??ll use to find my tab either at the backbar or upstairs.
I??ll print out a list of usernames authorized for a drink on my tab for the bartender, and he??ll cross them off as you get your drinks. You can still come by and say hi, but you don??t have to track me down for the drink.
personally, i'm more interested in meeting you than getting a free drink (although i'll take credit for potentially helping you out since i recommeded that a certain boardee with an extra offer it to you). besides, i dunno if the bar staph want to deal with checking people's names off of a list... [/b]
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Yeah, I'd rather hang with the gang then get a free drink. I still say we all just invade the backbar post concert.
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i wonder if dupek will be there? i have always wanted to place a face to those wonderful rants he creates. and bearman. it goes without saying, with a name like that, that i've wanted to meet him.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Yeah, I'd rather hang with the gang then get a free drink. I still say we all just invade the backbar post concert.
I'm in.
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Originally posted by thatguy:[/qb]
you might want to check with the bartenders before you make such an offer. [/QB][/QUOTE]
I was planning to make it worth their while, but point well taken.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
i wonder if dupek will be there? i have always wanted to place a face to those wonderful rants he creates. and bearman. it goes without saying, with a name like that, that i've wanted to meet him.
Dupek at a Smashing Pumpkins concert... ahahahahahahahahahahaha...
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Yeah, I'd rather hang with the gang then get a free drink. I still say we all just invade the backbar post concert.
I'm in. [/b]
cool, see y'all after the show down in the basement. i've asked for confirmation in the FAQ that the backbar will be open late, i'm assuming it will be but wanted to be sure. i'll plan on wearing my high-visibility orange "atari" t-shirt.
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Does "Bearman" hold more sex appeal to
you than his old name, "Bunnyman"?
Originally posted by walkonby:
i wonder if dupek will be there? i have always wanted to place a face to those wonderful rants he creates. and bearman. it goes without saying, with a name like that, that i've wanted to meet him.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by walkonby:
i wonder if dupek will be there? i have always wanted to place a face to those wonderful rants he creates. and bearman. it goes without saying, with a name like that, that i've wanted to meet him.
Dupek at a Smashing Pumpkins concert... ahahahahahahahahahahaha... [/b]
somehow, i new the answer before you gave it.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Yeah, I'd rather hang with the gang then get a free drink. I still say we all just invade the backbar post concert.
I'm in. [/b]
cool, see y'all after the show down in the basement. i've asked for confirmation in the FAQ that the backbar will be open late, i'm assuming it will be but wanted to be sure. i'll plan on wearing my high-visibility orange "atari" t-shirt. [/b]
I'll be the 6'4" skinny dude with longish brown hair.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i'll plan on wearing my high-visibility orange "atari" t-shirt.
I'll be wearing a Pumpkins shirt, unless I feel ironic and wear a Zwan shirt. But there will probably be alot of those, so we should all look for the Atari kid.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Does "Bearman" hold more sex appeal to
you than his old name, "Bunnyman"?
Originally posted by walkonby:
i wonder if dupek will be there? i have always wanted to place a face to those wonderful rants he creates. and bearman. it goes without saying, with a name like that, that i've wanted to meet him.
[/b]
furry, and likes to hop
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So when is this Smashing Punkins show all of you are going to?
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now the real question is what will they play?
is this to be a normal set like the tour so far, or this a "special" show with "special" songs . . . say like, the entire siamese dream album and then they walk off stage.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
So when is this Smashing Punkins show all of you are going to?
Hey Pops, we're going to assume the baby is keeping you up all night and you're operating on very little sleep, so we'll just nudge you towards the thread title.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
now the real question is what will they play?
I think the setlist will more closely resemble the Paris show (all the singles plus Zeitgeist plus a few rarities) then the Asheville shows (half the singles plus some Zeitgeist, plus some songs written that week).
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I'll be the guy posting on the board making fun of all of you while you sit in line, defenseless.
Better find Nike4o1 and his treo to see what I'm saying about you.
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Are you guys super psyched for this show?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Are you guys super psyched for this show?
I don't want to speak for everyone else, but I'm just regular psyched, not super.
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well. my pictures managed to float around earlier in the thread... but i'll be the 5'9 brunette chick wearing black skinny jeans and um, i'm not sure what top...more than likely it'll be a bright yellow, sleeveless tunic. if you are curious to meet up - PM me and we can exchange numbers and meet up or something.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Are you guys super psyched for this show?
I'm psyched for the week after the show where we debate whether or not it would have been better to burn out than fade away...
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Are you guys super psyched for this show?
i'm actually like... super, sorority girl psyched ;)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I'll be wearing a Pumpkins shirt, unless I feel ironic and wear a Zwan shirt.
3) This is possibly the oldest rule in the book? yeah, you know what we're talking about? don't be THAT guy. We KNOW you like the band, that's why you're here, you don't need to wear their SHIRT to their show as well.
4) Also, no wearing shirts of ex-bands either. That means no Nirvana shirts at the Foo Fighters show, no Jawbreaker shirts at the Jets to Brazil show, no Minor Threat shirts at the Fugazi show etc.
(http://www.buddyhead.com/music/rulesofrock/audience.html)
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Originally posted by walkonby:
now the real question is what will they play?
is this to be a normal set like the tour so far, or this a "special" show with "special" songs . . . say like, the entire siamese dream album and then they walk off stage.
I'm guessing they'll stick to what they've been playing on tour because the majority of the band haven't played these "special songs" from the Smashing Punkins catalogue before and there won't be time to learn them.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Are you guys super psyched for this show?
i'm actually like... super, sorority girl psyched ;) [/b]
so am i, without the "like."
now, will this show be fucking awesome just because you were lucky to get a ticket and are there, even if the entire set sucks, and they sound and look and smell horrible?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I'll be the guy posting on the board making fun of all of you while you sit in line, defenseless.
Better find Nike4o1 and his treo to see what I'm saying about you.
most likely will rock a fresh lacoste polo with my mullet...let the flaming begin...
where should I park if we are arrive earlier than 630?
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
most likely will rock a fresh lacoste polo with my mullet...let the flaming begin...
With that outfit you'll be all the flaming you can handle.
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I'd like to exchange numbers and meet up OR SOMETHING!
(( if you are curious to meet up - PM me and we can exchange numbers and meet up or something.))
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i'm actually like... super, sorority girl psyched ;)
23, sorority girl psyched over SP, and drinks beer. This could be the start of a be-a-utiful friendship.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I'll be wearing a Pumpkins shirt, unless I feel ironic and wear a Zwan shirt.
3) This is possibly the oldest rule in the book? yeah, you know what we're talking about? don't be THAT guy. We KNOW you like the band, that's why you're here, you don't need to wear their SHIRT to their show as well.
4) Also, no wearing shirts of ex-bands either. That means no Nirvana shirts at the Foo Fighters show, no Jawbreaker shirts at the Jets to Brazil show, no Minor Threat shirts at the Fugazi show etc.
(http://www.buddyhead.com/music/rulesofrock/audience.html) [/b]
whoever said that tall people have to be in the back at concerts should blow me. that's like saying short girls have the right to sit on the shoulders of the boyfriends, while calling all their girlfriends sluts and spilling beer from plastic cups over everybody around.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
well. my pictures managed to float around earlier in the thread... but i'll be the 5'9 brunette chick wearing black skinny jeans and um, i'm not sure what top...more than likely it'll be a bright yellow, sleeveless tunic. if you are curious to meet up - PM me and we can exchange numbers and meet up or something.
addendum: we can exchange numbers and meet up if you aren't creepy.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
where should I park if we are arrive earlier than 630?
8th street just to the right of the club is all metered parking but the meters turn off at 6:30 so it's free past that. Just put in a buck or two to hold it over until the meters turn off and you'll be fine.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
addendum: we can exchange numbers and meet up if you aren't creepy.
ROFL
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
addendum: we can exchange numbers and meet up if you aren't creepy.
And here I thought your best post would be the photo gallery...brilliant!
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
addendum: we can exchange numbers and meet up if you aren't creepy.
ROFL [/b]
who on here isn't creepy?
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i could nearly guarantee im a bigger sp fan than anyone here.....ive got about 20 fucking vhs bootleg shows for christ's sake.
i was on the tickets.com site at 9am friday and kept clicking refresh until i was put into a damn waiting room and then finally updated with a sold out sign.....
so did all of you seriously just get your tickets by pure luck?
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Originally posted by tinygee:
i could nearly guarantee im a bigger sp fan than anyone here.....ive got about 20 fucking vhs bootleg shows for christ's sake.
I have 5 shoe boxes full of VHS Pumpkins tapes. For serious.
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Originally posted by tinygee:
so did all of you seriously just get your tickets by pure luck?
Well, everyone but Miss P. She flirted her way into hers. Everyone esle was luck or whining.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
who on here isn't creepy?
Well, *I* got the phone number and was invited to the meetup/singles mixer. So...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Well, everyone but Miss P. She flirted her way into hers. Everyone esle was luck or whining.
She bought them off tickets.com same as the rest of us. No one gave her a ticket.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by tinygee:
i could nearly guarantee im a bigger sp fan than anyone here.....ive got about 20 fucking vhs bootleg shows for christ's sake.
I have 5 shoe boxes full of VHS Pumpkins tapes. For serious. [/b]
Doesn't anybody convert to DVD these days? Ridiculous.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
She bought them off tickets.com same as the rest of us. No one gave her a ticket.
Who's telling the story here, me or you?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Doesn't anybody convert to DVD these days? Ridiculous.
Nothing I have is of a low enough generation to be worth the trouble. Much lower-gen copies have already been converted.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by tinygee:
so did all of you seriously just get your tickets by pure luck?
Well, everyone but Miss P. She flirted her way into hers. Everyone esle was luck or whining. [/b]
actually. after being contacted through flirting my way in and having a 'date'...i was able to pick up a pair the fair way a la tickets.com this morning and politely declined the offer. thank you.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Who's telling the story here, me or you?
Tell it all you want, but tell it accurately.
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this has easily been one of the more entertaining threads of the year.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Well, everyone but Miss P. She flirted her way into hers. Everyone esle was luck or whining.
She bought them off tickets.com same as the rest of us. No one gave her a ticket. [/b]
no no julian, don't destroy smackie's vision of me as the reigning miss pink taco, only able to obtain things through sex and other methods of ill repute.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Most concert tales are 99% fabrication anyway!
How quickly we forget....the best one's are 99.9% fabrication. I was going for "legendary" with this one!
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At the risk of losing my position as the resident celeb-porn connoisseur, I must say, I have no idea what a pink taco is.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
At the risk of losing my position as the resident celeb-porn connoisseur, I must say, I have no idea what a pink taco is.
It's a good thing Dupek's not here, because he'd post a photo for sure.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
At the risk of losing my position as the resident celeb-porn connoisseur, I must say, I have no idea what a pink taco is.
smackie - you wanna take this one... or shall i? granted i have one...
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
At the risk of losing my position as the resident celeb-porn connoisseur, I must say, I have no idea what a pink taco is.
sometimes it looks more like rare roast beef
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
no no julian, don't destroy smackie's vision of me as the reigning miss pink taco, only able to obtain things through sex and other methods of ill repute.
Hey, I never said they were "ill" - I'm quite certain I applauded your efforts!
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
smackie - you wanna take this one... or shall i? granted i have one...
I think you still owe me one...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
At the risk of losing my position as the resident celeb-porn connoisseur, I must say, I have no idea what a pink taco is.
It's a good thing Dupek's not here, because he'd post a photo for sure. [/b]
Yeah I urbandictionary'ed it - new term by me.
Actually I do wish dupek posted a picture; perhaps it'd be the final straw we've been imagining for years.
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i'll let urban dictionary take this one...guess which one i'm referring. it's slang doll ;)
1. pink taco
labia minora of the female genitalia, which resembles the folded tortilla of a taco.
i.e. I saw your sister's pink taco.
2. Bar at the Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas
i.e. Your sister and I met at the Pink Taco
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I got tickets this morning off tickets.com. It's a "sold out" show, yet for some reason it let me get two tickets. Or at least it just charged my credit card 64 bucks.
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3. Greatest convergence of mis-matched definitions ever; sentence smackie wishes he actually used before marriage
i.e. Your sister and I met at a pink taco.
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i'll let urban dictionary take this one...guess which one i'm referring. it's slang doll ;)
1. pink taco
labia minora of the female genitalia, which resembles the folded tortilla of a taco.
i.e. I saw your sister's pink taco.
2. Bar at the Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas
i.e. Your sister and I met at the Pink Taco
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this probably has been asked and answered but i get a headache looking at this board for too long...what is the camera policy?
i am sooo excited!
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Originally posted by nkotb:
3. Greatest convergence of mis-matched definitions ever; sentence smackie wishes he actually used before marriage
i.e. Your sister and I met at the pink taco.
Believe me, marriage hasn't stopped me from using a Pink Taco joke. Guys like me are probably half the reason the stadium deal fell through in Arizona.
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Originally posted by rhtwngchick:
...what is the camera policy?
Non-pro cameras are fine. Video cameras are fine.
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thank you!
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The band is on letterman tonight and on Friday. I know they are playing Starz one of the nights. I really wish they just called it Stars... But then that would be a Hum song wouldn't it? I wish Hum would get back together too... but they would require all 4 members.
So yeah I think SP will play their normal new set tomorrow, but they seem to add a song or so every few shows... I'd love to hear BODIES, BEHOLD THE NIGHTMARE, CASH CAR STAR or SOMA... If There Is A God would be great too...
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tomorrow. all day at work i will only be listening to sp. i'm sure i won't get anything done just thinking about the upcoming evening.
i can't believe the show is nearly here... or that i even ended up with tickets for that matter.
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It'll be interesting to see what they play...I'm excited to see Gossamer...
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The song "United States" ROCK. Do they play this song in its entirety??
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
The song "United States" ROCK. Do they play this song in its entirety??
Yes.
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I need tickets badly. They are one of my all time favorites. Please help!
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Originally posted by i got id:
It'll be interesting to see what they play...I'm excited to see Gossamer...
personally, i'm more excited to hear it.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by i got id:
It'll be interesting to see what they play...I'm excited to see Gossamer...
personally, i'm more excited to hear it. [/b]
have you found a good recording of it? the one i've heard wasn't very good...
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Is this an unreleased song? Is there a non-live mp3 of it floating somewhere?
Originally posted by i got id:
It'll be interesting to see what they play...I'm excited to see Gossamer...
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i hope the AC is going to be cranked up at the club tomorrow. orange peel has no AC, just a big ass fan.
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Originally posted by distance:
i hope the AC is going to be cranked up at the club tomorrow. orange peel has no AC, just a big ass fan.
I looked up at it in the middle of the 6/26 show and saw that it actually said "Big Ass Fan" and I nearly died laughing. I was not expecting that.
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Is this an unreleased song? Is there a non-live mp3 of it floating somewhere?
Originally posted by i got id:
It'll be interesting to see what they play...I'm excited to see Gossamer...
[/b]
From what I've read, it was never recorded, but it's a song from the Zeitgeist sessions...
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by distance:
i hope the AC is going to be cranked up at the club tomorrow. orange peel has no AC, just a big ass fan.
I looked up at it in the middle of the 6/26 show and saw that it actually said "Big Ass Fan" and I nearly died laughing. I was not expecting that. [/b]
yeah, i noticed that as well.
6/26 wasn't that bad but 6/27 was ridiculously hot. i had to go outside.
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Pizza rollcall: I'm most likely going to show up with a papa johns pizza around 5:30. If you're a boardie and want a slice PM me and I'll be sure to get a large enough pie to go around. My way of saying thanks for the notice this morning about tix.
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dear boardies,
there is a slight possibility that my extra ticket is available. i will not know for sure until tomorrow afternoon. but just wanted to put the bug in your ear in case there was one of you out there that needed the ticket.
love, miss p.
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check your pm pirate hooker. thanks
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I am still extremely interested in a ticket if one becomes available.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I'm psyched for the week after the show where we debate whether or not it would have been better to burn out than fade away...
Best indie rock video of all time? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_LkAAzCQrQ) (see 3:23)
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I've seen the setlists for this tour and I'm wondering why they're not doing "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans". I know it's not a "hit" but it's one of my faves from Mellon Collie...what are your wishes?
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
...what are your wishes?
Pre-Asheville it was The Aeroplane Flies High, then I was there when they played it for the first time. Now I'd like Porcelina, Quiet, Snail, Frail & Bedazzled, Pennies, or Thru The Eyes Of Ruby.
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Did they have posters for sale at Asheville? Do they usually do posters?
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Originally posted by i got id:
Did they have posters for sale at Asheville? Do they usually do posters?
They had a Zeitgeist/SP flag poster for sale for $20 but the venue was giving away free a much more awesome poster at the end of every show.
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What else did the have at Asheville merch wise? Oh, and how much?
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lots of shirts and they were all expensive (like $35 and up)
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Anyone going to watch the Pumpkins on Letterman tonight??
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Wow. They really fucking rocked. Cute bassist. Is that Linda Strawberry on keys?
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Is that Linda Strawberry on keys?
No. Thank god.
Still hoping to snag tickets tomorrow. If I don't, or the powers that be don't make it work, it will be my first missed pumpkins show of the east coast, midwest and a bit of Europe since 1996. Just saw my 47th show July 3rd. Yes, I am crazy. You people are all talking about your Pumpkins collections. I tell you, it was an obsession. You cannot begin to fathom...When Zwan surfaced, I recovered. After two Asheville shows, the bug is back!!!
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I've seen the setlists for this tour and I'm wondering why they're not doing "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans". I know it's not a "hit" but it's one of my faves from Mellon Collie...what are your wishes?
I would love to hear crying tree of mercury, eye, here is no why, mayonaise, lazy eye, and rusted wheel.
I kid....I kid....
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Originally posted by walkonby:
whoever said that tall people have to be in the back at concerts should blow me.
No. Be serious. That's a law. Do you really want to be the 6'+ a-hole in the front that everyone can't see over? A little respect, please. If you've been genetically blessed than it's your duty to stand in the back. I've never NOT been in the back for a club show.
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I have 5 shoe boxes full of VHS Pumpkins tapes. For serious.
Oh, dear. What an unfortunate use of videotape.
Brian
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Originally posted by tinygee:
i could nearly guarantee im a bigger sp fan than anyone here.....ive got about 20 fucking vhs bootleg shows for christ's sake.
i was on the tickets.com site at 9am friday and kept clicking refresh until i was put into a damn waiting room and then finally updated with a sold out sign.....
so did all of you seriously just get your tickets by pure luck?
Just because you have old VHS tapes makes you think you're their biggest fan?
I dunno I think my 14 year old dog named "Corgan" has you beat ;)
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by tinygee:
so did all of you seriously just get your tickets by pure luck?
Well, everyone but Miss P. She flirted her way into hers. Everyone esle was luck or whining. [/b]
actually. after being contacted through flirting my way in and having a 'date'...i was able to pick up a pair the fair way a la tickets.com this morning and politely declined the offer. thank you. [/b]
I wanted to post some catchy retort to this but alas my brain misfired so this is all I could come up with...
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
lazy eye, and rusted wheel.
Well done.
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...there should be more tickets released at 11:30 like yesterday, RIGHT?!
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
...there should be more tickets released at 11:30 like yesterday, RIGHT?!
I've been trying all day. Nothing's happening though.
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Same here. This sucks.
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I am hoping that DC101 did not give away all the tickets that they were given and then Tickets.com will put them up for sale but no word yet. I think that the "win a pair of tickets each hour" used up a lot of tickets. It was damn near impossible to call Roche yesterday.
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Why wouldn't DC101 use up all their tickets??
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Elliot was not there and he usually gives out bunches at a time, so one less popular DJ could mean extra tickets.
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The Globe is giving away tickets.
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What's The Globe?
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
What's The Globe?
94.7 (http://www.947theglobe.com/) -it's better than DC 101, more variety.
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...I thought 94.7 was Arrow?
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Did anyone else got this?
"Make sure to get there early, as the band has some special things planned before the show!"
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...Are they going to bring out that clown from Vieuphoria?
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free pizzas?
if that's the case - talk about derivative... ;)
i'm wondering if the heat will cause a transformer to blow... tonight could really be a "Best of the 930 Club" nostalgia night! kids being kicked out for underaged drinking and demanding explanations at the front door optional (but expected).
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Has anyone gotten tickets today via ticket.com or phone charge?
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
free pizzas?
if that's the case - talk about derivative... ;)
I'm still pissed about the Beastie Boys fiasco...
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I have been refreshing every 15-30 seconds since 10:45AM and there's been no change to the "sold out" page :(
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muy mal
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Does anyone think that they will add a show in this area to the fall tour? Even though they would hve been here twice (9:30 Club show and Virgin Festival). I notice that there are open dates, hopefully they will play the area again.
To all those fortunate enough to get tickets, enjoy the show. I am sure it is going to be quite an experience.
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Here's hoping that they'll play "I Am One", which is still probably my favorite Pumpkins song. They played it in 1999 when they played the Club, actually that was what they opened with. Queens of the Stone Age were the opening band for that tour too.
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Did anyone else got this?
"Make sure to get there early, as the band has some special things planned before the show!"
Free CD's perhaps?
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seriously tho - maybe free CDs? a possibility, given that it's album release day...
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Originally posted by bearman:
Here's hoping that they'll play "I Am One", which is still probably my favorite Pumpkins song. They played it in 1999 when they played the Club, actually that was what they opened with. Queens of the Stone Age were the opening band for that tour too.
i second that.
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Originally posted by martinrob:
Does anyone think that they will add a show in this area to the fall tour? Even though they would hve been here twice (9:30 Club show and Virgin Festival). I notice that there are open dates, hopefully they will play the area again.
To all those fortunate enough to get tickets, enjoy the show. I am sure it is going to be quite an experience.
Here are the full Fall dates, there is wiggle room for another, but they're back in europe in November, Philly is your best bet so far if you're driving. Everything in October-November is no more than a 3 hour flight way, most much less.
Sat 9/8 Montreal, CAN Osheaga Festival
Sun 9/9 Toronto, CAN Virgin Festival
Thu 9/13 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Theatre
Sun 9/16 Tuscon, AZ Tucson Electric Park
Tue 9/18 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
Wed 9/19 San Diego, CA Bayside Amphitheatre
Fri 9/21 Ridgefield, WA Clark County Amphitheatre
Sat 9/22 Seattle, WA Qwest Field
Mon 9/24 Vancouver, CAN PNE Forum
Fri 9/28 Salt Lake City, UT McKay Center (U of Utah)
Sun 9/30 Denver, CO Red Rocks
Tue 10/2 St. Paul, MN Wilkins Auditorium
Thu 10/4 Normal, IL Braden Auditorium
Sun 10/7 Detroit, MI Fox Theater
Tue 10/9 Pittsburgh, PA Palumbo Center
Thu 10/11 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
Mon 10/15 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater
Tue 10/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater
Sun 10/21 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
Mon 10/22 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
Thu 10/25 Memphis, TN Mud Island Amphitheatre
Sat 10/27 New Orleans, LA City Park
Tue 10/30 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
Sat 11/3 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
Mon 11/5 Nashville, TN Ryman Theatre
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Can't wait for the reviews. It should be interesting to read them over tomorrow morning.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by martinrob:
Does anyone think that they will add a show in this area to the fall tour? Even though they would hve been here twice (9:30 Club show and Virgin Festival). I notice that there are open dates, hopefully they will play the area again.
To all those fortunate enough to get tickets, enjoy the show. I am sure it is going to be quite an experience.
Here are the full Fall dates, there is wiggle room for another, but they're back in europe in November, Philly is your best bet so far if you're driving. Everything in October-November is no more than a 3 hour flight way, most much less.
Sat 9/8 Montreal, CAN Osheaga Festival
Sun 9/9 Toronto, CAN Virgin Festival
Thu 9/13 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Theatre
Sun 9/16 Tuscon, AZ Tucson Electric Park
Tue 9/18 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
Wed 9/19 San Diego, CA Bayside Amphitheatre
Fri 9/21 Ridgefield, WA Clark County Amphitheatre
Sat 9/22 Seattle, WA Qwest Field
Mon 9/24 Vancouver, CAN PNE Forum
Fri 9/28 Salt Lake City, UT McKay Center (U of Utah)
Sun 9/30 Denver, CO Red Rocks
Tue 10/2 St. Paul, MN Wilkins Auditorium
Thu 10/4 Normal, IL Braden Auditorium
Sun 10/7 Detroit, MI Fox Theater
Tue 10/9 Pittsburgh, PA Palumbo Center
Thu 10/11 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
Mon 10/15 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater
Tue 10/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater
Sun 10/21 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
Mon 10/22 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
Thu 10/25 Memphis, TN Mud Island Amphitheatre
Sat 10/27 New Orleans, LA City Park
Tue 10/30 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
Sat 11/3 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
Mon 11/5 Nashville, TN Ryman Theatre [/b]
There are also no Chicago :eek: nor New York :eek: dates, so keep that in mind . . . . .
(Normal, IL is 130 or so miles from the Chi.)
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Did anyone else got this?
"Make sure to get there early, as the band has some special things planned before the show!"
Where did you get that?
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It's an email blast to all the people who got tickets.
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Did anyone else got this?
"Make sure to get there early, as the band has some special things planned before the show!"
Where did you get that? [/b]
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I too got the e-mail blast. How early do you suppose early means?
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Originally posted by juny:
I too got the e-mail blast. How early do you suppose early means?
...If you aren't already in line YOU'RE FUCKED! (jk)
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Originally posted by juny:
I too got the e-mail blast. How early do you suppose early means?
...If you aren't already in line YOU'RE FUCKED! (jk) [/b]
Not Cool! Hopefully you in line are staying as dry as possible.
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Free CD may be possibility considering this show is about $10 more per ticket to previous shows ($10 = cost of new release).
Has anyone got the limited edition cd with the 70-something pictures? I am curious as to what those pictures are.
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Has anyone gotten tickets today?
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Doesn't look like it. I think it's done.
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Originally posted by bearman:
Doesn't look like it. I think it's done.
Didn't nkotb get one today?
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Originally posted by martinrob:
Has anyone gotten tickets today?
Not that I know of. I have been trying since pretty early this morning with no luck.
Someone on Netphoria recently posted:
"Unfortunately I called them and they insisted that there aren't any tickets left to sell."
I guess they are all gone for real now. :(
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I picked up the limited edition at lunch. $28 or so from Barnes and Noble (had a gift card). The package is pretty crappy. I HATE the design. Every other Pumpkins release looked beautiful. This looks like shit. Oh well...
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Originally posted by juny:
I too got the e-mail blast. How early do you suppose early means?
...If you aren't already in line YOU'RE FUCKED! (jk) [/b]
not cool!!!!111!111!!11!
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I guess it's completely sold out. I mean, they released tickets TWICE after initial sellout!
Originally posted by martinrob:
Has anyone gotten tickets today?
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They released tickets TWICE??
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Yep, Friday early evening around 6 pm, and yesterday around 11ish?
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
They released tickets TWICE??
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Smashing Pumpkins - Blissed And Gone Lyrics
the sun has blessed
the TICKETS (rays) are gone
and all the kids have left their tears and gone home
sweet 17, sour 29
and i can't explain myself
what i'd hoped to find (a ticket)
you were all so kind
when i was near
and if you're still feeling down
then maybe i need me around
to love and hold you
don't say i hadn't told you so
maybe i need me around
i had no luck (in securing two tickets)
i had no shame
i had no cause just 17 days of rain
and you in my eyes
just one more song to slay this earth
and i can't explain myself
just what it's worth
it was all i had but not all i need
and i can't escape the fact that i still bleed
and if you're still feeling down
then maybe i need me around
to let them scold you
and don't say i hadn't told you so
maybe i need me around
i had no voice
i had no drive
i had no choice
i've done my time
i had my self
i had my band
i had my love
and i had no hand
in watching it all fall apart
and if you're still feeling down
then maybe you need me around
to love and hold you
don't say i hadn't told you so
maybe i need me around
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No, I pulled mine yesterday at noon. I was lucky enough to notice it before the board did, came to tell everyone, and then it leaked.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bearman:
Doesn't look like it. I think it's done.
Didn't nkotb get one today? [/b]
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Smashing Pumpkins - Today (lyrics)
Today is the greatest
Day I ve ever kown
Cant live for tomorrow
Tomorrows much too long
I burn my eyes out
Before I get out
I wanted more
Than life could ever grant
Bored by the chore
Of saving face
Today is the greatest
Day I have ever known
Cant wait for tomorrow
I might not have that long
Ill tear my heart out
Before I get out
Pink ribbon scars
That never forget
Ive tried so hard
To cleanse these regrets
My angel wings
Were bruised and restrained
My belly stings
Today is
Today is
Today is
The greatest day
That I have ever known
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you round
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you
Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest day
Today is the greatest day
That I have ever known
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BITTER
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TICKETS WERE JUST RELEASED!!
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I'm glad I never turned off my auto-refresh! :D
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i snagged two! WOOHOO. see y'all at the show.
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Originally posted by i got id:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
free pizzas?
if that's the case - talk about derivative... ;)
I'm still pissed about the Beastie Boys fiasco... [/b]
Breakdancing!
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by i got id:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
free pizzas?
if that's the case - talk about derivative... ;)
I'm still pissed about the Beastie Boys fiasco... [/b]
Breakdancing! [/b]
From the Pumpkins MySpace:
Unbeknownst until now:
The first 200 people to show up tonight get to be a part of the pre show festivities and will also receive free Smashing Pumpkins t-shirts and buttons!!
GET OUT THERE!!! Enjoy the show!
Anyone out there with mobile internet? Post some photos of the line! Get your iPhones out! :-)
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Originally posted by callat703:
From the Pumpkins MySpace:
Unbeknownst until now:
The first 200 people to show up tonight get to be a part of the pre show festivities and will also receive free Smashing Pumpkins t-shirts and buttons!!
GET OUT THERE!!! Enjoy the show!
Only the first 200?!?! Out of the lucky 1000 who got tickets?!?! Who have had to deal with the will call situation, released tickets and surface of the sun heat!??! What? They couldn't spring for another 800 t-shirts and buttons for everybody?
Billy Corgan is cruel bastard. The first 200 are not the 200 who have suffered the most. Dickhead move, Billy. Dickhead move.
Brian
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Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
Originally posted by callat703:
From the Pumpkins MySpace:
Unbeknownst until now:
The first 200 people to show up tonight get to be a part of the pre show festivities and will also receive free Smashing Pumpkins t-shirts and buttons!!
GET OUT THERE!!! Enjoy the show!
Only the first 200?!?! Out of the lucky 1000 who got tickets?!?! Who have had to deal with the will call situation, released tickets and surface of the sun heat!??! What? They couldn't spring for another 800 t-shirts and buttons for everybody?
Billy Corgan is cruel bastard. The first 200 are not the 200 who have suffered the most. Dickhead move, Billy. Dickhead move.
Brian [/b]
Yeah, what a dick. Giving things away to people who thought they were only buying a concert ticket. At a ticket price about $30 lower than the band could have gotten away with charging. At a club about 4000 people smaller than the band could have played.
Total asshole.
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give me your tickets if you feel that way.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Yeah, what a dick. Giving things away to people who thought they were only buying a concert ticket. At a ticket price about $30 lower than the band could have gotten away with charging. At a club about 4000 people smaller than the band could have played.
Total asshole.
Give me a break. This show was already a highly anticipated, exclusive show as you can tell from all the frenzy on this board. So the 1000 tickets are pretty exclusive to begin with. But then to take the first 200 through the door and make them MORE exclusive is just stupid. It's not like making another 800 t-shirts was going to break the bank.
Please. Give it a rest with all this "pious" Billy Corgan crap. Billy Corgan is blessing the poor lost souls of Washington D.C. with an "almighty rock" performance! Afterwards you'll have to line up to great him like the pope. Make sure you kiss his ring. So we are supposed to be eternally grateful that Billy Corgan is only charging $35 for his version of "Billy and The Pumpkins" that is esentially a record release party for an album that no one is going to buy? All hail Saint Corgan!
Hey, listen. A year from now, when you see "Zeitgiest" in the used bin at the local CD shop, ask if the release show buttons come with it.
Some of you have your heads so far up your rectums it's not even funny.
"Total asshole." You're right. Billy Corgan is.
Brian
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The force is weak with this one.
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I think he's a dude fronting a rock band giving 200 people a free shirt.
Now, its just me, but I don't know of any other band that's done that. Just sayin.
Seems you want to find something wrong with every facet of this show, though, so enjoy sitting at home tonight listening to Fall Out Boy and the other music released this week that is more relevant than the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by bearman:
Here's hoping that they'll play "I Am One", which is still probably my favorite Pumpkins song. They played it in 1999 when they played the Club, actually that was what they opened with. Queens of the Stone Age were the opening band for that tour too.
i second that. [/b]
Third
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I smell Pancake Mountain
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Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by bearman:
Here's hoping that they'll play "I Am One", which is still probably my favorite Pumpkins song. They played it in 1999 when they played the Club, actually that was what they opened with. Queens of the Stone Age were the opening band for that tour too.
i second that. [/b]
Third [/b]
Weird I just started listening to Gish. I know its bad luck to listen to the band the day of a show, but i didnt know i had a ticket until recently, so i was not about to just stop.
But yes, I am One would be unreal.
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By the way - I have the Target and iTunes exclusive tracks. I'm happy to send them to anybody - send me a PM if you'd like one. I'd love to get the Best Buy track in trade, if you've got it.
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Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
The first 200 are not the 200 who have suffered the most.
You're right. The 200 who have suffered the most are those who have been reading your posts today.
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Originally posted by Aphex:
I know its bad luck to listen to the band the day of a show, but i didnt know i had a ticket until recently, so i was not about to just stop.
It is? Never heard that...Nah, that's superstitious!
And, Brian...I'll take your criticisms more seriously if you figure out how to spell check your profile name. :D
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Yeah...sucks that Billy is tossing out free merch instead of selling it. What a dickhead! Plus, helping the club get people in the door earlier, as well as get people in to see the opening act.
What an asshole he is! How dare he do something like this...
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Zeitgeist, the Target exclusive track, is one of the best from these sessions. Just an acoustic demo, but its very strong.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
And, Brian...I'll take your criticisms more seriously if you figure out how to spell check your profile name. :D [/b]
dude could be the indian kid from Spellbound, and i still wouldn't take that 200 shirts gripe seriously.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Zeitgeist, the Target exclusive track, is one of the best from these sessions. Just an acoustic demo, but its very strong.
I must agree.
Thanks again.
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man, a smashing pumpkins button would look sweet on my jean-jacket.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by callat703:
Zeitgeist, the Target exclusive track, is one of the best from these sessions. Just an acoustic demo, but its very strong.
I must agree.
Thanks again. [/b]
I would still like Corgan to put out a real acoustic record. Just him and an acoustic guitar.
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Originally posted by callat703:
I would still like Corgan to put out a real acoustic record. Just him and an acoustic guitar.
I agree. I saw them perform acoustically in LA for a KROQ event and was blown away.
I have a brillaint live set from '93 that I'd be happy to share with you. It's a live combo Cd from Chicago and Holland.
Linkage:
http://www.ognetty.com/spboots.htm#Drown (http://www.ognetty.com/spboots.htm#Drown)
Hummer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsQOqdESFhQ) from that set.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by callat703:
I would still like Corgan to put out a real acoustic record. Just him and an acoustic guitar.
I agree. I saw them perform acoustically in LA for a KROQ event and was blown away.
I have a brillaint live set from '93 that I'd be happy to share with you. It's a live combo Cd from Chicago and Holland.
Linkage:
http://www.ognetty.com/spboots.htm#Drown (http://www.ognetty.com/spboots.htm#Drown)
Hummer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsQOqdESFhQ) from that set. [/b]
That'd be great. I have an acoustic bootleg as well; I wonder if its the same thing. I bought it up in New York at some record store - titled "Intimate and Interactive."
EDIT: I think it is the same thing; I've definitely heard that version of Hummer before and I'm pretty sure its on that record that I've got. I'll have to go back and double check.
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:mad: :mad: Why is it that no one is bitching about the nonsense way in which these tickets are being sold? This is my FAQ discussion with Shadrach.
Me: The rules for tonights show are BS. My girlfriend bought me tickets as a gift and I'm taking my buddy. She doesn't even like the Pumpkins, but she's required to go? I understand her having to pick up the tickets, but why does she have to go? We have the same address, so it'll prove she's not a scalper. Please any thoughts?
Shadrach said: There was a VERY CLEAR disclaimer when tickets were purchased that all tickets were NON-TRANSFERABLE. That same message has been on our website since before tickets went on sale. The rules for will call tonight have been posted in the forum since Friday and an e-mail went out reminding folks of these rules.
Me: All tickets state non transferable when purchasing them, meaning not being transfered to another person or credit card after the purchase and when picked up at will call, must present that card and ID. The new "rule" states that the buyer has to go! That rule was posted 5 hours AFTER the show sold out. So, don't say this has been clearly explained. Prepare for some real pissed off people tonight. F!@# Billy! :mad:
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Here you go...this was at 5:45 tonight
<img src="http://www.deep6.com/pumpkinsline.jpg" alt=" - " />
There were a few cops on the opposite corner, and some crackhead laughing at everyone.
At least it cooled off a bit thanks to the rain!
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by siroiv:
Why is it that no one is bitching about the nonsense way in which these tickets are being sold? This is my FAQ discussion with Shadrach.
Mostly because everybody seemed to understand it but you (and your girlfriend). This is the 10th US residency show thus far that has been done this way. It shouldn't have been a surprise to anybody. The ticket purchaser plus one guest will be let in and they must enter together.
Plus we all think Shadrach is just dreamy...
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Glad I never give up.
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what do you mean?
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Always take a chance and go to the venue. You may get lucky and score a ticket. It is worth it. People back out on their friends all the time. I've had to take my parents to shows at the 930 because of unreliable friends.
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Originally posted by siroiv:
:mad: :mad: Why is it that no one is bitching about the nonsense way in which these tickets are being sold? This is my FAQ discussion with Shadrach.
Me: The rules for tonights show are BS. My girlfriend bought me tickets as a gift and I'm taking my buddy. She doesn't even like the Pumpkins, but she's required to go? I understand her having to pick up the tickets, but why does she have to go? We have the same address, so it'll prove she's not a scalper. Please any thoughts?
Shadrach said: There was a VERY CLEAR disclaimer when tickets were purchased that all tickets were NON-TRANSFERABLE. That same message has been on our website since before tickets went on sale. The rules for will call tonight have been posted in the forum since Friday and an e-mail went out reminding folks of these rules.
Me: All tickets state non transferable when purchasing them, meaning not being transfered to another person or credit card after the purchase and when picked up at will call, must present that card and ID. The new "rule" states that the buyer has to go! That rule was posted 5 hours AFTER the show sold out. So, don't say this has been clearly explained. Prepare for some real pissed off people tonight. F!@# Billy! :mad:
Kudos to the club staff-I thought this (wristband pick-up) went really smooth.
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Highlights:
- Sped up versions of "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" and "Zero" RAWKED
- Acoustic "Rocket"
- The wall of sound on "Tonight Tonight"
Not-so-highlights:
- The second to last encore (is that "Gossamer"?) was a little too self-indulgent.
A lot of "Zeitgeist" tonight, but also a good mix of hits and other stuff thrown in. What do you expect for over 3 hours? :D
Thanks 930 for a great night.
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Originally posted by 6949:
Kudos to the club staff-I thought this (wristband pick-up) went really smooth.
Agree. It was very well organized and managed.
Hey, you're posting at 11:57! The show is still going on! You've still got 45 minutes left!
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ummmmmmmmmm
yeah kinda a bad show
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Originally posted by Epstein:
ummmmmmmmmm
yeah kinda a bad show
you're crazy.
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Originally posted by Epstein:
ummmmmmmmmm
yeah kinda a bad show
Your kidding right?
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Set list anyone?
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We made it back home to Richmond all safe and sound. Only saw one scalper scum couple who got two pair of ticekts meet up with the people they sold the guest tickets to for $250 each on evil-Bey. Scum bastards had the look like they had ZERO desire to be there other than to take someone's $250. I think they got figured out by the appropriate people... :) The show was amazing although I personally didnt get into the acoustic portion all that much. I'm sure most really thought that part kicked ass. All in all a pretty damn good evening, but Im tired now and heading to bed!
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as someone who was at asheville shows as well as tonight's show, asheville was better.
seeing the floor practically half empty by the time gossamer was over was fucking hilarious, though.
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Definitely show of the year for me. I doubt anything else can come close.
I loved the whole political rally theme. When Billy and the other Pumpkins rode around the block in their vintage cars with the faux Secret Service security detail running alongside the cars, that was just a surreal moment for me. Definitely made the whole waiting-in-line experience worthwhile. And the barbershop quartet at the beginning of the Pumpkins set was a nice touch.
Highlights for me... pretty much every song. I thought the set list was fabulous. Starting with "United States" right off the bat was a pleasant surprise. And when the crowd went nuts with "Bullets with Butterfly Wings"? Wow, that was intense. Ditto for "Cherub Rock" in one of the encores. "Doomsday Clock" was probably my favoriite song from Zeitgeist. It rocked so hard, better than than the album version for sure.
I really enjoyed the acoustic mini-set around the halfway mark, especially the solo/acoustic "For God and Country." I thought that was really good. I had never seen or heard Corgan play acoustic guitar before, and he impressed me with his mad acoustic skillz. He should play acoustic guitar more, I think.
I thought "Gossamer" was amazing. A little self-indulgent, sure, but I didn't think it was too much. It's intended to be a concert showpiece, and it succeeds at that marvelously. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of songs they performed from Siamese Dream.
Kudos to the staff. Everything seemed to go smoothly from my perspective. My eternal thanks to Seth for booking them at the club.
It was a lot of fun meeting floyd, bnyced0, TheDirector217, and sweetcell. You guys are cool! It was nice putting faces to some of the screennames here, like miss pretentious and Julian, though we didn't actually get a chance to talk, unfortunately. Huge thanks to bnyced0 for the ride back to the College Park Metro station after the show. I hope I can return the favor one of these days! Cheers!
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i didn't meet any forum members, but i did run into a guy i was friends with in high school that i hadn't seen in probably 10+ years and i thought lived on the other side of the country still.
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Screw the Pumpkins and screw the setlist. Which one of you boardies hooked up with Miss P? That's all I care about!
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Smashing Pumpkins
930 Club
7.10.07
SETLIST
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United States
Orchid
Today
Bullet
Starla
Shame
Aeroplane Flies High
Hummer
That's The Way
Doomsday Clock
Blue Skies
For God And Country
Crying Tree of Mercury
33
Rocket
If All Goes Wrong
Tonight
Tarantula
Starz
Zero
Neverlost
C'Mon Let's Go
Heavy Metal Machine
Disarm
1979
Untitled
Cherub Rock
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Fuck You
Silverfuck
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To Shelia
With Every Light
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Gossamer
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Thanks so much for posting the set list!
There was a song after "Gossamer," wasn't there? Or was that part of "Gossamer"?
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that setlist is not completely accurate. they cut a couple of songs. they left the stage and came back for cherub rock, then left again, then played gossamer, and left yet again before finishing with fuck you.
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sweet mother of jayzus - the fucking thing is done with, now can we all get back to our normal lives, for the love of God!
It does seem that the ticket sales rules was a bit eff'd up though with the non-transfer rule. How was a parent supposed to buy tickets for their concert-going kids for example? I can understand two per household but not to be able to transfer to someone at the same address at least.
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I'm not being one to start rumors or anything, but her and I left the club at the same time, well ahead of the rest of you jokers. Just saying... :D
Originally posted by vansmack:
Screw the Pumpkins and screw the setlist. Which one of you boardies hooked up with Miss P? That's all I care about!
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Originally posted by Aphex:
Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by bearman:
Here's hoping that they'll play "I Am One", which is still probably my favorite Pumpkins song. They played it in 1999 when they played the Club, actually that was what they opened with. Queens of the Stone Age were the opening band for that tour too.
i second that. [/b]
Third [/b]
Weird I just started listening to Gish. I know its bad luck to listen to the band the day of a show, but i didnt know i had a ticket until recently, so i was not about to just stop.
But yes, I am One would be unreal. [/b]
The bad luck starts 24 hours before showtime, listening to a band your going to see. Other no-no's, wearing the band's merch on show nite, and the biggie looking at the set list of the last time they played. Superstitious, yes, but having gone to a hell of a lot of shows following those few rules have served me well. BTW Gish seems to be relatively off limits so far on this tour.
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Originally posted by Epstein:
ummmmmmmmmm
yeah kinda a bad show
Your kidding right? [/b]
nope i'm not
a wasted opportunity , with a set list where the only real "surprise" was starla. The new songs sounded horrid, BwBW and zero both sound dated. The Aeroplane Flies High Slayed, so heavy, really great to hear live. Before anyone pans me or flames me, I used to LOVE sp, I really did, but I just cant get into it anymore. Siamese Dream kills, it really does, but to be honest everything else MCIS and after just are bad.
Maybe it was me hoping they would go back to their "my bloody valentine meets sabbath days" but thats no more. You have someone in your band from the lassie foundation (the new guitar player), who put out some of the most underrated shoegaze/pop albums in years (go check out pacifico awesome awesome record) yet you don't utilize any of if on the songs? You couldn't try to get a more "dream-y" sound? Also I think I understand why smashing pumpkins wont play mayonnaise, but some on, that was one of the best songs they ever wrote period...but yeah james co wrote that so..
Now before you think well "of course you'd hate it now", I love some of the heavy stuff they do/did, Bodies, XYU, Dross, cash (crash) car star, slunk, Jackboot all totally awesome. But most of the heavy songs off the new album, and anything off of MACHINA I suck. Oh and billy we all know you can fucking solo no shit, not every song needs one.
as for grosshamer or whatever it is, lame lame lame. what a lame excuse for a semi improv song. It was like watching the mars volta with someone who cant do the lame wank-y stuff well or at all. Close with a song that has some fucking dynamics AKA silverfuck, or even porcilina...oh wait...cant play that one either I guess..
The biggest highlight was Jimmy. He's such a great drummer, really underrated. It was like watching Rashied Ali or Ed Blackwell mixed with John Bonham. Jimmy's solo album he put out a few years back reminds me (granted a little cheesey and over produced at times) a math rock record of sorts. Jimmy really stole the show, and I would kill to see him in some weird fucked up avant-free jazz group.
Will I ever see (the) smashing pumpkins again? No, and hey, more tickets for the real fans right? The smashing pumpkins are a band I will never quite understand. There are glimps where it seems at ANY moment, billy could rip out a fucking epic, but he just holds back. I remember seeing that veauphoria video a few years ago. I remember billy talking about how what makes (the) (mighty??) smashing pumpkins different, is the Loud/soft dynamic. If anything that is something that billy has not been able to do well for years, and at this point to me, maybe never again.
PS I thought it was cool the BE SHARPS opened up, but where was the hit "baby on board" or the avant leanings of "#8"?
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ahhahaha. :D
Originally posted by vansmack:
Screw the Pumpkins and screw the setlist. Which one of you boardies hooked up with Miss P? That's all I care about!
[/b][/quote]
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I'm not being one to start rumors or anything, but her and I left the club at the same time, well ahead of the rest of you jokers. Just saying... :D
Originally posted by vansmack:
Screw the Pumpkins and screw the setlist. Which one of you boardies hooked up with Miss P? That's all I care about!
[/b]
Since you're doing your best NOT to start any rumors, I'll try to do my part to ensure your efforts are successful and say that I think Miss P navigated the sketchy situation with aplomb even though NKOTB was... shall we say very "friendly."
I was pleasantly surprised that the nerdy boardie stereotype was unfounded in most cases, everyone I met seemed well adjusted, and with few exceptions I could see hanging out with almost all in the future, for those falling into the exception area and you know who you are, you scare me, nuf said
Show was 8/10 basically because of the crowd I'm not going to make too many anti-lookiloo statements, but there was a plurality that came to see the "hits", the people around me near the soundboard were about 60/40 knowledgeable versus a little clueless as far as the catalog goes. But anyone fortunate to get in, gets a pass so to speak, there??s no litmus test or prerequisite to go to a concert and I think the uninitiated have as much right as anyone else to see what all the fuss is/was about, but it was a little off putting to hear time after time ??I don??t really like them but my (insert significant other, or buddies name here) really does so I thought I??d come out anyway.?
The theatrics (pre-show shit, political motif, etc) were inconsequential, though it should make the extras of the DVD cool for the locals that will find themselves in the footage. I thought the set list was on par with any other on the tour thus far, nothing too surprising, really solid IMHO.
Oh and if you weren??t there and wondered if Miss P??s pix were photographer tweaked or Photoshop enhanced to make her look good? if so the manipulation didn??t do her justice because she??s far more attractive in person than on the web, but with that said she still can??t come close to sexiness that is NKOTB, he??s still the board pin-up. :eek:
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WTF was "Celebration"? By the time we got in we were only able to catch the last 2 or 3 songs. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise.
Hippie drum circle + screaming chick + Hammond organ someone found at a garage sale.
Ugh.
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celebration was actually quite good in some parts, and if I'm not mistaken they are from baltimore
the last song reminded me of a more dreamy take on some of the stuff liars did on DRUMS NOT DEAD, or even some of the boredoms 7/7/07 show...77 drumers, but not quite
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Hey all. Despite taking up 45 minutes of my precious vacation time in Montreal to try to get tix, I failed. I stood outside the show for about two hours hoping to score some last minute tix from a fellow fan or any last minute releases from the box office. I gave up at about 9:30 (coincidentally). Did anyone get any tix after that time?
I have seen SP three times now - once at the 700 Club in Columbus, Ohio on the Gish tour, once at Lolapalooza and once at some stupid arena in Cleveland. I'm sure the show last night rivaled two of the three although it's tough to beat seeing them in what is today a lobster restaurant. Too bad it's only 1/2 the original gang.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
The bad luck starts 24 hours before showtime, listening to a band your going to see. Other no-no's, wearing the band's merch on show nite, and the biggie looking at the set list of the last time they played. Superstitious, yes, but having gone to a hell of a lot of shows following those few rules have served me well. BTW Gish seems to be relatively off limits so far on this tour.
That's funny, I go to a lot of shows too and follow the opposite rules (except for wearing the shirt). I like listening to the music beforehand and looking at setlists - gets me pumped for the show.
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overall - the show was fanfuckingtastic. i would go as far as to give it an 8.5 or 9/10 again... the crowd left some left to be desired. i had a really annoying guy behind me that insisted on trying to talk to everyone about how much he loved the pumpkins but then asked where D'Arby was. *ahem* but i digress...
preshow i managed to meet up with julian and ratbastard, and got several dirty looks from folks who thought i was skipping line.
i had a fabulous time in the front, was lucky enough to be one of the first 200 folks in (and i didn't even get there till a bit after 5) and really enjoyed the preshow theatrics. highlights of the set for me were the acoustic version of 'rocket,' 'fuck you,' 'aeroplane' and of course 'starla.' i do admit that i did get a bit irritated during 'gossamer' but jimmy's drumming helped me through.
after the show it was great meeting everyone and putting names with faces - sweetcell, bnyced, nkotb, director. luckily i didn't have to invoke the creepy clause ;)
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Originally posted by bizou311®:
Cherub Rock
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Fuck You
Silverfuck
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To Shelia
With Every Light
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Gossamer
encore was actually 3 encores / 3 songs.
1: cherub rock
2: gossmer
3: fuck you
it was diffrent than what htey had on the setlist/computer.
edit: nm/thatguy corrected it a bit already.
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Originally posted by eros:
WTF was "Celebration"? By the time we got in we were only able to catch the last 2 or 3 songs. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise.
Hippie drum circle + screaming chick + Hammond organ someone found at a garage sale.
Ugh.
During the last song they brought their friends up on stage, it was like we were forced to watch a high school drama club reunion. I would've prefered to listen to the barber shop quartet for those 30 mins. Actually silence would've been better.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
after the show it was great meeting everyone and putting names with faces - sweetcell, bnyced, nkotb, director. luckily i didn't have to invoke the creepy clause ;)
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Originally posted by 6949:
Originally posted by eros:
WTF was "Celebration"? By the time we got in we were only able to catch the last 2 or 3 songs. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise.
Hippie drum circle + screaming chick + Hammond organ someone found at a garage sale.
Ugh.
During the last song they brought their friends up on stage, it was like we were forced to watch a high school drama club reunion. I would've prefered to listen to the barber shop quartet for those 30 mins. Actually dead silence would've been better. [/b]
what in the hell are you talking about?
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Originally posted by Epstein:
You have someone in your band from the lassie foundation (the new guitar player), who put out some of the most underrated shoegaze/pop albums in years (go check out pacifico awesome awesome record) yet you don't utilize any of if on the songs?
wow, i didn't realize that, i absolutely love The Lassie Foundation ... are they completely done now then?
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yeah they put out a 2 disc discography thing last year...killer
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I'd give the show a 7.5. It was really great for the most part, but 'blue skies bring tears' really slowed the energy down imo. That version of Heavy Metal Machine was pretty bad too... But they played AEROPLANE and HUMMER... Shit yeah, amazing stuff. Fuck You destroyed as well.
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BIG BIG BIG Thank you to the club for making this run smoothly and getting everyone in before the show actually started. Had to wait maybe 15 minutes to get to the will call spot and that was starting out all the way around the block. The bartenders were working their asses off but hardly had to wait in line for a beverage. There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
I was a bit surprised at the energy of the crowd from the beginning. Jimmy fucking Chamberlin comes out after the B#s and starts beating on the toms and the crowd let out a half-hearted cheer. :)
MindCage
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Originally posted by MindCage:
There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end? Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration...
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Originally posted by MindCage:
I've always thought Billy to be one hell of a guitar player and last night was no different. It was almost like seeing Hendrix up there with the experimentation and jamming. You can tell where Billy picked up his influence from :)
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Was this why the guy was selling the Hendrix shirts in line before the show?
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Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by MindCage:
There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end? Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration... [/b]
i think i did... the guy that was like kicking an flailing... wearing glasses i think? sorta skinny lanky guy?
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Originally posted by MindCage:
BIG BIG BIG Thank you to the club for making this run smoothly and getting everyone in before the show actually started. Had to wait maybe 15 minutes to get to the will call spot and that was starting out all the way around the block. The bartenders were working their asses off but hardly had to wait in line for a beverage. There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
I was a bit surprised at the energy of the crowd from the beginning. Jimmy fucking Chamberlin comes out after the B#s and starts beating on the toms and the crowd let out a half-hearted cheer. :)
MindCage
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I was standing next to this girl in the front who had been to SEVEN of the nine Asheville shows. She passed out near the beginning of the set. I felt bad that she passed out, but not horrible since she had been to SEVEN of freaking nine Asheville shows.
But yea, staff handled the pass-outers very well, and afterwards starting handing out free water.
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I'd probably give the show a C, and I'm too lazy to type anything in-depth today, so here goes:
Pros:
"Starla": For me, that song honestly made the ticket price worthwhile. Absolutely my favorite Pumpkins song ever.
Jimmy Chamberlain: Even on the songs I hated, he sounded fantastic. That guy is a ROCK drummer, and what's worse is that he makes it look easy.
"United States": Before I get criticized for only wanting the hits or the oldies, I'd have to say that this song was pretty massive. It went on a little too long for my taste, but that song was definitely an awesome set opener.
"Hummer": Maybe it's just because that's the era of the band that I love, but that song pretty much killed it as well. Another of my favorites.
"The Aeroplane Flies High": Like Epstein said, that song was just HEAVY.
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings": I actually hate this song on record, but the live version was pretty serious stuff.
The bass player: Hot.
Cons:
"Rocket": My only other hope was for a full-on rock version of this song, so I was pretty bummed that we got an acoustic, mellow version. Not bad, but considering that's one of my favorite riffs of all time, I was disappointed.
Dropping Balloons during the first song: Really? The first song? Seems to be shooting your load too quickly, in my mind.
The band: I know I gave the whole "reunion" thing a lot of shit, but I think it further drove home the point last night that they're just hired hands. The new members are not dynamic on stage at all, and considering one of them is a hottie, I can't believe how little I looked her way. I'm not even sure the spotlights ever hit them. Granted, the dude from the Lassie Foundation got a solo or two, but even Corgan himself couldn't help but mention "the old school Pumpkins."
The rest of the new stuff: Not to be blasphemous or anything, but I was sorely let down with the new songs. I decided to not listen to the new album before the show, hoping that the live versions would rock so hard that I'd be wowed. I wasn't. Everything had the Smashing Pumpkins sound, but nothing the spark that made the first few albums so great. In the end, it just sounded watered down. I think this SAT analogy sums up my thoughts: Pearl Jam is to Nickleback as Gish-era Pumpkins is to Zeitgeist-era Pumpkins. Sad but true.
"Gossamer": That was honest the most excruciating 20 minutes of my life. The song itself wasn't bad, but the self-indulgent noodling was endless and ultimately went nowhere. The only positive of that song for me was Chamberlain's solo...and I HATE drum solos. I noticed the crowd leaving in droves, and I was tempting to join them, but I stood my ground hoping for "Muzzle" or "Bodies" as an encore. Instead, we got...
"Fuck You": Nothing really bad about this song...I was just hoping for something else. And after waiting through "Gossamer" for something more, it was a let down for me.
Set Momentum: Seeing them again made me remember my biggest complaint about the band in the past: their live shows start out stellar and just wind up teetering out in the end. Even "Cherub Rock" wound up feeling rushed and half-assed to me. As much as I hate bands selling their fans short with hour-long sets, I think the 3-hour mark might be a bit too much for the band. I'm sure I'm in the minority, though.
I will give the band credit, though; they made this show a spectacle. First of all, I found the whole political banners, streamers, protests and fucking motorcade were just such absurdly egotistical and over the top productions, it honestly annoyed me a bit. Does this guy need a bigger ego? Still, when looking at the price of a ticket in light of everything they gave (free shirts, pins, posters, flags, elaborate set up, etc.), I'd have to give them props. They definitely made this an event, which is more than a lot of bands of their stature would do.
Despite my grievances above, it still was a fun night out, and well worth the money. I got to see one of my favorite songs played live, one that I never saw back in their heyday. I was able to relive some of the excitement of what made the band so important to me back in the day. And I got to meet a ton of the freshman class of boardies. Everyone was super generous and friendly, especially The Director (dude's like Jordie LaForge with the sunglasses!), bnyced and Miss P. I met Julian in passing, who seemed nice as well, and somehow even though we were 5 feet apart for about 30 minutes, I didn't wind up meeting Darth Ed, although the Star Wars shirt should've given it away. And of course, it's always a pleasure to see sweetcell and Joe, who didn't sexually harass me at all.
I'm not sure if he's reading the board today or tomorrow, but I couldn't have been happier in selling my spare ticket to tinygee. That guy is a fucking champ. Not only did he stay in line so we got in way early (I showed up a bit later due to work and pooch duties), but he pretty much poured beer in me as a thank you, and won't accept anything back. Really a super nice guy. Sorry I lost you toward the middle of the show, but thanks again for the drinks and conversation.
Ok, I guess I did have time for an in-depth post...
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
But yea, staff handled the pass-outers very well, and afterwards starting handing out free water.
Isn't there usually a pitcher of free ice water on the bar? I'ved noticed this the last few times I've been there.
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Originally posted by eros:
Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end? Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration... [/b]
Yup I saw him as the night was over getting carried out. He wasn't one of the dehydrated ones. One was by the mens bathroom/stairway to Backbar. Her knees just kinda gave out and she hit the ground hard. Her friend was trying to pick her up back off the ground and you could tell she wasn't drunk.
MindCage
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
But yea, staff handled the pass-outers very well, and afterwards starting handing out free water.
Isn't there usually a pitcher of free ice water on the bar? I'ved noticed this the last few times I've been there. [/b]
Yes there is, but I believe they were talking about at the end of the show as people were leaving.
MindCage
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by MindCage:
There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end? Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration... [/b]
i think i did... the guy that was like kicking an flailing... wearing glasses i think? sorta skinny lanky guy? [/b]
That was him. I'm waiting for the inevitable "930 club bouncers suck! I was mistreated!" post.
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I was trying to remember where I saw Celebration before. They opened for TV on the Radio at the club last year! At the time, I didn't care for them. They played a lot better last night, believe it or not.
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I think they also opened for Trail of Dead/Blood Brothers.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I was trying to remember where I saw Celebration before. They opened for TV on the Radio at the club last year! At the time, I didn't care for them. They played a lot better last night, believe it or not.
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Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by MindCage:
There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end? Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration... [/b]
Yeah, I was involved in that altercation. The guy next to me was the lanky guy. The guy in front of him was a heavily creatine-induced freak. Well, Testosterone told this guy that the skinny dude was grabbing his GFs ass. So, he went to go strangle him, also did it successfully, while bumping into me and knocking my beer. Bouncers came in, some words were spoken and the carried the lanky kid away, leaving the dude and his (not-so-attractive) girl alone. Quite frankly, I think both parties should have been removed, cause the lanky one was talking to me earlier before it happened. He was a straight up SP fan and well I couldn't seem him go grab some strangers ass. Later on, some guy was passing through and the Testosterone dude grabbed the guys wrist and near-violently pulled him passed, again, protecting the girl of his dreams. He didn't look like he was enjoying the show and it is a shame to think his nuts will probably turn to dust in about three years. All in all though, bouncers do their jobs, and 9:30 folk do it very well. There is little time for judgment and they need to do what they need to do. So, as long as it wasn't me getting my ass pulled out of the place, I squarely did not really care.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
We made it back home to Richmond all safe and sound. Only saw one scalper scum couple who got two pair of ticekts meet up with the people they sold the guest tickets to for $250 each on evil-Bey. Scum bastards had the look like they had ZERO desire to be there other than to take someone's $250. I think they got figured out by the appropriate people... :) The show was amazing although I personally didnt get into the acoustic portion all that much. I'm sure most really thought that part kicked ass. All in all a pretty damn good evening, but Im tired now and heading to bed!
What did the scalper scum couple look like? I think I might have been right behind them but can't say for sure.
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Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by MindCage:
There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end? Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration... [/b]
i think i did... the guy that was like kicking an flailing... wearing glasses i think? sorta skinny lanky guy? [/b]
That was him. I'm waiting for the inevitable "930 club bouncers suck! I was mistreated!" post. [/b]
Yeah, that was certainly him, I had to move to let them through as they were taking him out. He was trolling the line outside before the show desperately looking for a ticket around...8:00PM, I guess. Saw him several times creeping up and down the line, and wasn't surprised to see him escorted out.
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Oh, and I forgot to give a public thank you to Wanderlust (hope it's ok now the show's over) for coming through with the ticket, F'n champ this guy and he's from California so he gets bonus points! Really appreciated it.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Oh, and I forgot to give a public thank you to Wanderlust (hope it's ok now the show's over) for coming through with the ticket, F'n champ this guy and he's from California so he gets bonus points! Really appreciated it.
i'm super jealous of your maximo park show. i want a full review by the way...
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I controlled the drinking last night. After four drinks, humping your leg will not be a problem.
Originally posted by nkotb:
And of course, it's always a pleasure to see sweetcell and Joe, who didn't sexually harass me at all.
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
But yea, staff handled the pass-outers very well, and afterwards starting handing out free water.
Isn't there usually a pitcher of free ice water on the bar? I'ved noticed this the last few times I've been there. [/b]
Yes, but people in the front refused to leave to get water in fears of losing their place...thats why some of them were passing out.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Oh, and I forgot to give a public thank you to Wanderlust (hope it's ok now the show's over) for coming through with the ticket, F'n champ this guy and he's from California so he gets bonus points! Really appreciated it.
i'm super jealous of your maximo park show. i want a full review by the way... [/b]
Absolutely, I'll write it on my flight home in the morning because after the show I'm going to try and make up for not sleeping for last few days.
I just made it to Boston and I'm speaking in less than an hour, still have a bit of a hangover (from both the music and backbar action last nite) that should go over well with the kiddies, dude from DC with the bloodshot eyes and slurring his words...where are our tax dollars going? :D
Monsters are Waiting are playing as well so it should be a good night overall, I'm pretty psyched.
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did anyone get any good recordings (audio or video) from last nights show?
I only saw one youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvvNn33CYM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvvNn33CYM)
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Originally posted by bizou311®:
did anyone get any good recordings (audio or video) from last nights show?
I only saw one youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvvNn33CYM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvvNn33CYM)
I have some very good still shots from last night, can I post them here?
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Shervin Smashing Pumpkins Photos - 9:30 Club / Tues. July 10th, 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10376493@N00/sets/72157600755455589/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10376493@N00/sets/72157600755455589/)
My snapshots from last night
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenscolen/page3/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenscolen/page3/)
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its probably easiest to provide a link
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Originally posted by bizou311®:
did anyone get any good recordings (audio or video) from last nights show?
I only saw one youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvvNn33CYM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvvNn33CYM)
I have some very good still shots from last night, can I post them here? [/b]
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Wow, what a show. I must admit, the crowd was a little dead by the end, but Gossamer is a bit hard to stomach unless you're a hardcore fan who's heard the bootlegs. To be honest, after seeing the intended setlist, I'd rather they'd dropped Gossamer and given us the 3 songs they didn't play - Silverfuck, To Shelia, With Every Light (that would take the same amount of time). As people said, highlights of the night were TAFH, Starla, Hummer, etc. The new stuff sounds good.
Glad to meet everyone - miss p, sweetcell, bnyced0, nkotb, the director, joe marshmellow, etc, etc. Quite a long drive back but a blast all the same.
My apoligies to Kevin Craig who I think I was right in front of and then my friend jumped in with me. I know that's a dick move on his part, but like I said, anyone who had a problem with it and wanted in front of us was more then welcome. Hope there's no hard feelings.
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welcome! thanks for the drinks. The 2nd one had like 80% vodka! haha
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Oh, and I forgot to give a public thank you to Wanderlust (hope it's ok now the show's over) for coming through with the ticket, F'n champ this guy and he's from California so he gets bonus points! Really appreciated it.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Wow, what a show. I must admit, the crowd was a little dead by the end, but Gossamer is a bit hard to stomach unless you're a hardcore fan who's heard the bootlegs. To be honest, after seeing the intended setlist, I'd rather they'd dropped Gossamer and given us the 3 songs they didn't play - Silverfuck, To Shelia, With Every Light (that would take the same amount of time). As people said, highlights of the night were TAFH, Starla, Hummer, etc. The new stuff sounds good.
Glad to meet everyone - miss p, sweetcell, bnyced0, nkotb, the director, joe marshmellow, etc, etc. Quite a long drive back but a blast all the same.
My apoligies to Kevin Craig who I think I was right in front of and then my friend jumped in with me. I know that's a dick move, but like I said, anyone who had a problem with it and wanted in front of us was more then welcome. Hope there's no hard feelings.
No worries...I could care less about being in front. I was just worried about my midget girlfriend not being able to see.
You guys were cool about letting us go head. Besides, I got to take out my anger in the form of protest anyway :D
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Originally posted by Stanger:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
We made it back home to Richmond all safe and sound. Only saw one scalper scum couple who got two pair of ticekts meet up with the people they sold the guest tickets to for $250 each on evil-Bey. Scum bastards had the look like they had ZERO desire to be there other than to take someone's $250. I think they got figured out by the appropriate people... :) The show was amazing although I personally didnt get into the acoustic portion all that much. I'm sure most really thought that part kicked ass. All in all a pretty damn good evening, but Im tired now and heading to bed!
What did the scalper scum couple look like? I think I might have been right behind them but can't say for sure. [/b]
He was wearing a Dusquene Football shirt (spelling) she had on sunglasses and some shirt witha green shirt underneath. I REALLY hate making judgements about fols prima facia, however knowing for a fact they scalped their extar two for $250 each kind of puts in on another level. Both looked like they could give a shit less to be there and the only reason they were was because they had to be to get their money. I was SOOOOOOO tempted to say something like "So $500 that should get y'all enough beer for a few shows huh?", but I could easily see that brewing into big shit and I didnt want to deal with that. Maybe next time I'll wear a crappy tshirt and have a sharpie. Then I can just write on it, the people behind me in line are scalpers... :)
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Oh, and Rat Bastard, thanks for the Mountain Dew in line. Another class act!
Also for whoever mentioned the girl up front who went to 7 asheville shows (Angie), she's OK. She actually watched the rest of the show from the side of the stage where the keyboardist ran off to on songs she didn't play. So she made out OK, haha.
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for a show that was a rumor, ya'll seemed to have a really good time
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by Stanger:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
We made it back home to Richmond all safe and sound. Only saw one scalper scum couple who got two pair of ticekts meet up with the people they sold the guest tickets to for $250 each on evil-Bey. Scum bastards had the look like they had ZERO desire to be there other than to take someone's $250. I think they got figured out by the appropriate people... :) The show was amazing although I personally didnt get into the acoustic portion all that much. I'm sure most really thought that part kicked ass. All in all a pretty damn good evening, but Im tired now and heading to bed!
What did the scalper scum couple look like? I think I might have been right behind them but can't say for sure. [/b]
He was wearing a Dusquene Football shirt (spelling) she had on sunglasses and some shirt witha green shirt underneath. I REALLY hate making judgements about fols prima facia, however knowing for a fact they scalped their extar two for $250 each kind of puts in on another level. Both looked like they could give a shit less to be there and the only reason they were was because they had to be to get their money. I was SOOOOOOO tempted to say something like "So $500 that should get y'all enough beer for a few shows huh?", but I could easily see that brewing into big shit and I didnt want to deal with that. Maybe next time I'll wear a crappy tshirt and have a sharpie. Then I can just write on it, the people behind me in line are scalpers... :) [/b]
RatBastard, did those kids ever get tickets?
Even if they didnt, it was still fun trying out different accents...
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
You guys were cool about letting us go head. Besides, I got to take out my anger in the form of protest anyway :D
"No blood for Zeitgeist!" "Illegal downloading is murder!" "Hey you, in the car, buy the record!"
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Originally posted by kosmo:
for a show that was a rumor, ya'll seemed to have a really good time
Oh man, 930 club concert of the year.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by kosmo:
for a show that was a rumor, ya'll seemed to have a really good time
Oh man, 930 club concert of the year. [/b]
Seconded.
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
RatBastard, did those kids ever get tickets?
Even if they didnt, it was still fun trying out different accents...
I kind of don't feel bad if they didn't - they really weren't trying very hard. Between their plan to beg the band for tickets when they showed up and then not knowing who was in the band (to Jeff: "Hey, are you with Smashing Pumpkins") and never walking to the back of the line to ask if anyone had an extra, they really didn't seem to know how to pull off the "get a ticket at the door" thing.
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Awesome. Glad to seee some of you went big too. Not bad for a town that has a rep for being not so much fun.
And nkotb, I knew I could count on you.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
You guys were cool about letting us go head. Besides, I got to take out my anger in the form of protest anyway :D
"No blood for Zeitgeist!" "Illegal downloading is murder!" "Hey you, in the car, buy the record!" [/b]
"Hey Billy, I illegally downloaded your record!"
*Evil look from Billy
Er, Just kidding, I bought it at best buy...
*Doubtful look from Billy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10376493@N00/sets/72157600755455589/show/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10376493@N00/sets/72157600755455589/show/)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
RatBastard, did those kids ever get tickets?
Even if they didnt, it was still fun trying out different accents...
I kind of don't feel bad if they didn't - they really weren't trying very hard. Between their plan to beg the band for tickets when they showed up and then not knowing who was in the band (to Jeff: "Hey, are you with Smashing Pumpkins") and never walking to the back of the line to ask if anyone had an extra, they really didn't seem to know how to pull off the "get a ticket at the door" thing. [/b]
Yea, I wanted to help them out, plus it was fun messing with tickets.com and asking them about Pat Benetar and the likes...but that said, I got the feeling they just wanted in so they could say they were there. That incident with Jeff just killed it for me.
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My favorite moment is when he picks up one of the anti-SP protest signs and looks at the Pumpkins "rally" people and I throw my sign down in disgust and glare at him and he busts out laughing.
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had a blast. billy has some beautiful guitars, that custom schecter he started the show with was shweet. really enjoyed the acoustic set. still trying to decide if bnyce or miss p is my new fav boardie. need to run, more later (probably for the best, maybe the mental fog will have cleared by then).
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by kosmo:
for a show that was a rumor, ya'll seemed to have a really good time
Oh man, 930 club concert of the year. [/b]
not sure it was better than iggy, but close.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
still trying to decide if bnyce or miss p is my new fav boardie.
What am I: chopped liver?
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Oh and if you weren??t there and wondered if Miss P??s pix were photographer tweaked or Photoshop enhanced to make her look good? if so the manipulation didn??t do her justice because she??s far more attractive in person than on the web,
See, now that's the kind of reporting I like to see. Thanks for clearing that up as I was wondering about that.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
still trying to decide if bnyce or miss p is my new fav boardie.
What am I: chopped liver? [/b]
well, you're no me... that's for sure ;)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
still trying to decide if bnyce or miss p is my new fav boardie.
What am I[/b]
not my fav new boardie? :)
i was afraid this would happen... it was definitely a blast meeting you too julian. in fact, as bnyce pointed out, the dork factor was really low - i could also see myself hanging with y'all. but i'll wear older pants next time, joe left a funny stain on one leg...
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Originally posted by nkotb:
"Rocket": My only other hope was for a full-on rock version of this song, so I was pretty bummed that we got an acoustic, mellow version. Not bad, but considering that's one of my favorite riffs of all time, I was disappointed.
Has this been the norm in Asheville, or was it a DC thing? I love that song and would also be bummed if it were acoustic.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Oh and if you weren??t there and wondered if Miss P??s pix were photographer tweaked or Photoshop enhanced to make her look good? if so the manipulation didn??t do her justice because she??s far more attractive in person than on the web,
See, now that's the kind of reporting I like to see. Thanks for clearing that up as I was wondering about that. [/b]
miss p is a total cutie and a sweetie. she's sassy and likes good music. and she's single - someone should get on that. i'd def be asking her out if i was single (and she'd def be telling me to dream on, but luckily i can now avoid that embarrassment :) )
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
well, you're no me... that's for sure ;)
Well, as we said last night, the mere fact a female actually decided to come to a boardie meetup probably makes you the winner by default...
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i actually ended up throwing someone who needed a ticket my +1 and he turned out to be great. super nice guy who had seen them in ashville and simply didn't get through to get tickets this weekend.
he happened to be at the right place at the right time and when my moment came to grab wristbands and move into the 200 or less queue, i sure as hell wasn't moving to the back of the line. the chick that i didn't know that was a friend of a friend and i had never met was running an hour late... so she got the shaft and the aaron the fan ended up with my ticket. he was super grateful and repaid me in beer and the face value of the ticket. everytime they handed something out he made sure i had it too and was overall a class act and very grateful. i was glad i could help out a fan.
as for the girl who lost out on being my plus one... she sucked. she got in with my friend and stood around like pissy pants and then made me drive her to georgetown after the show. because of her shenanigans i didn't make it home till nearly 3. and then, when she got out of the car she said "well, thanks for whatever."
and this is why i hate girls.
[/end rant]
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Oh and if you weren??t there and wondered if Miss P??s pix were photographer tweaked or Photoshop enhanced to make her look good? if so the manipulation didn??t do her justice because she??s far more attractive in person than on the web,
See, now that's the kind of reporting I like to see. Thanks for clearing that up as I was wondering about that. [/b]
miss p is a total cutie and a sweetie. she's sassy and likes good music. and she's single - someone should get on that. i'd def be asking her out if i was single (and she'd def be telling me to dream on, but luckily i can avoid that embarrassment :) ) [/b]
how did i miss out on meeting joe? when did that happen?
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
and she's single - someone should get on that.
23, eh? Pumpkins, eh? Single, eh?
Eh, eh?
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by kosmo:
for a show that was a rumor, ya'll seemed to have a really good time
Oh man, 930 club concert of the year. [/b]
Seconded. [/b]
When is the last time 9:30 had a show bigger then this one? Not only in terms of the music, but the hype, the anticipation, the spectacle.
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Originally posted by Stanger:
When is the last time 9:30 had a show bigger then this one? Not only in terms of the music, but the hype, the anticipation, the spectacle.
I don't know if Foo Fighters was bigger, but it was similarly "omifukbestthingever."
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
miss p is a total cutie and a sweetie. she's sassy and likes good music. and she's single - someone should get on that. i'd def be asking her out if i was single
She's about 6 months short of my half-my-age-plus-seven rule too.
I'm just throwing that out there.
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Originally posted by Stanger:
When is the last time 9:30 had a show bigger then this one? Not only in terms of the music, but the hype, the anticipation, the spectacle.
Justin Timberlake
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
miss p is a total cutie and a sweetie. she's sassy and likes good music. and she's single - someone should get on that. i'd def be asking her out if i was single
She's about 6 months short of my half-my-age-plus-seven rule too.
I'm just throwing that out there. [/b]
well. i'll be 24 in two weeks. ha.
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I totally saw you smooching her :)
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i'd def be asking her out if i was single (and she'd def be telling me to dream on, but luckily i can avoid that embarrassment :) )
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Originally posted by Stanger:
When is the last time 9:30 had a show bigger then this one? Not only in terms of the music, but the hype, the anticipation, the spectacle.
incubus? spawned about as many threads, too...
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Wow - sounds like quite the afterparty. I'm almost sorry I didn't head downstairs afterwards, but I was already exhausted and work comes way too early. Another time...
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
and she's single - someone should get on that.
23, eh? Pumpkins, eh? Single, eh?
Eh, eh? [/b]
hey. who is the only one that has my number eh? eh? ;)
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Wow - sounds like quite the afterparty. I'm almost sorry I didn't head downstairs afterwards, but I was already exhausted and work comes way too early. Another time...
Me too. Was anxious to meet some folks but I knew I'd get less than 4 hours of sleep as it was.
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As far as hype RATM was pretty high on the list, there were even people trying to break into the show through the roof at that one...
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
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I was sitting down. I didn't get up and surrounded you like the rest of the boardies :) I think I asked you if you're from Baltimore and you said Annapolis? Remember?
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
how did i miss out on meeting joe? when did that happen? [/b][/QUOTE]
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yes! i remember now.
it was funny when the surrounding happened. i think the picture posted earlier in the thread was pretty accurate.
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I was sitting down. I didn't get up and surrounded you like the rest of the boardies :) I think I asked you if you're from Baltimore and you said Annapolis? Remember?
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
how did i miss out on meeting joe? when did that happen? [/b]
[/b][/QUOTE]
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Originally posted by kosmo:
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
You think if we start this as a rumor, it will come true?
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I was sitting down. I didn't get up and surrounded you like the rest of the boardies :) I think I asked you if you're from Baltimore and you said Annapolis? Remember?
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
how did i miss out on meeting joe? when did that happen? [/b]
[/b][/QUOTE]
I only met a few of you as well, I think. Bynced and TheDirector, I believe - though I don't know if theDirector knew who I was.
I was beat after the show and didn't get a chance to really make rounds and introduce myself.
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Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by kosmo:
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
You think if we start this as a rumor, it will come true? [/b]
hmmm interesting thought... maybe the band can do a V-Fest kick off show at the club on Thur/Fri so they can be ready for lollapalooza...
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i'm super jealous of your maximo park show. i want a full review by the way... [/b]
Absolutely, I'll write it on my flight home in the morning because after the show I'm going to try and make up for not sleeping for last few days.
I just made it to Boston and I'm speaking in less than an hour, still have a bit of a hangover (from both the music and backbar action last nite) that should go over well with the kiddies, dude from DC with the bloodshot eyes and slurring his words...where are our tax dollars going? :) but its all cool. if anyone else is seeing maximo in nyc tomorrow - let me know.
and im super jealous of everyone at the pumpkins last night. i should have scrapped my plans and found a way down to DC. ah well. i can only hope i get to one of their other shows or they decide to somehow play lolla or make a showing in nyc.
one can only hope - on that note - is interpol playing the 9:30 club :)
and for anyone in nyc tonight - spoon is playing a free show downtown.
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
I totally saw you smooching her :)
heh, i wish. no, you invariably saw me making out with my GF. depending on the night, we can be a fairly smoochy couple. you've been warned.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
heh, i wish. no, you invariably saw me making out with my GF. depending on the night, we can be a fairly smoochy couple. you've been warned.
When she wears her red pants?
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Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by kosmo:
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
You think if we start this as a rumor, it will come true? [/b]
hmmm interesting thought... maybe the band can do a V-Fest kick off show at the club on Thur/Fri so they can be ready for lollapalooza... [/b]
I would love this...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
heh, i wish. no, you invariably saw me making out with my GF. depending on the night, we can be a fairly smoochy couple. you've been warned.
When she wears her red pants? [/b]
don't get it...
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
don't get it...
Has it been that long since shared my theory on red pants?
There are a few tell tale signs about women's clothing that let men know what they're looking for that evening. One of those is red pants. Chicks that wear red pants out for an evening are looking to hook up that night.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
don't get it...
Has it been that long since shared my theory on red pants?
There are a few tell tale signs about women's clothing that let men know what they're looking for that evening. One of those is red pants. Chicks that wear red pants out for an evening are looking to hook up that night. [/b]
Fuck it. Just give this man his Boardie Of The Month award & let's be done with it . . .
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i've never heard that theory about red pants...ironically, i was wearing red pants at the show last night.
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I thought Brian was boardie of the month.
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
don't get it...
Has it been that long since shared my theory on red pants?
There are a few tell tale signs about women's clothing that let men know what they're looking for that evening. One of those is red pants. Chicks that wear red pants out for an evening are looking to hook up that night. [/b]
Fuck it. Just give this man his Boardie Of The Month award & let's be done with it . . . [/b]
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i've never heard that theory about red pants...ironically, i was wearing red pants at the show last night.
Were you looking for something?? ;)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
and she's single - someone should get on that.
23, eh? Pumpkins, eh? Single, eh?
Eh, eh? [/b]
hey. who is the only one that has my number eh? eh? ;) [/b]
AHEM!
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I think I nominated him in another thread. If not, I sure thought about it. Smackie's been on fire lately.
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Fuck it. Just give this man his Boardie Of The Month award & let's be done with it . . .
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Originally posted by joz:
i've never heard that theory about red pants...ironically, i was wearing red pants at the show last night.
It's a good thing I wasn't there after all, now isn't it?
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
and she's single - someone should get on that.
23, eh? Pumpkins, eh? Single, eh?
Eh, eh? [/b]
hey. who is the only one that has my number eh? eh? ;) [/b]
AHEM! [/b]
hahaha you lost it!
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It was good to meet everyone. Miss P IS a cutie. Alas for me its more like 1/3 my age! Oh well life goes on...
No idea if the 'kids' got in. I stopped trying eventually since they weren't even calling constantly.
Julian, more than welcome on the Mt Dew. I always have food and drink in the car for long wait shows. So if you see me and are in need just ask.
The Foo show was about the same degree of craziness as last night. I think I may have been one of the very few folks who got to attend the Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, and Smashing Pumpkins shows. In 6+ years of hitting the club I have yet to be shut out of a show that I wanted to see and always got tickets at the normal on line outlets. Hell even Tom asked me when he saw me walk up to the line what my secret is. All I can figure is good karma. I try like hell to make sure the amount of time I spend spreading good substantially outweighs the time I spend being a dickhead. Must be working!
See everyone at the next show. If you are heading to Manson at MP you will see me there.
DB
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
and she's single - someone should get on that.
23, eh? Pumpkins, eh? Single, eh?
Eh, eh? [/b]
hey. who is the only one that has my number eh? eh? :(
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Who was with Julian? Is he a board member?
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This thread is officially dead - that didn't take long.
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Damn. Where do I start? I'm still half-drunk at work from last night. "Aeroplane" was ;)
Julian - Was good to meet the porn connoisseur, LOL
And last but not least, as far as Miss P. goes . . .
<img src="http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20124/2004016976894375403_rs.jpg" alt=" - " /> (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004016976894375403)
Just playing, boo. I kid. I kid. Was good to get some face time with you, you're most def as cool as your posts. Hopefully we'll cross paths sometime soon.
Anyone I forgot, I'm sorry. I'm hurting right now. AND I gotta do it again tonight cause my man's moving down to Dallas plus it's his birthday. Downtown 2 nights in a row . . . . . . . my body's hurtin'. Oh well . . . . . Off to practice my 2-step in case I hit the floor with some ladies tonight.
I'll posts my pics/videos (And I got some good shit) tomorrow . . . . . .
*flashbacks from the show race through my head*
P.S. We really need to get a/another boardie party organized. Let's do some drunken karaoke or something. Got a feeling it would be PRICELESS . . . .
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
and she's single - someone should get on that.
23, eh? Pumpkins, eh? Single, eh?
Eh, eh? [/b]
hey. who is the only one that has my number eh? eh? ;) [/b]
I will keep this in mind.
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Do you also go by the name "J. Freedom"?
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Damn. Where do I start? I'm still half-drunk at work from last night. "Aeroplane" was ;)
Julian - Was good to meet the porn connoisseur, LOL
And last but not least, as far as Miss P. goes . . .
<img src="http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20124/2004016976894375403_rs.jpg" alt=" - " /> (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004016976894375403)
Just playing, boo. I kid. I kid. Was good to get some face time with you, you're most def as cool as your posts. Hopefully we'll cross paths sometime soon.
Anyone I forgot, I'm sorry. I'm hurting right now. AND I gotta do it again tonight cause my man's moving down to Dallas plus it's his birthday. Downtown 2 nights in a row . . . . . . . my body's hurtin'. Oh well . . . . . Off to practice my 2-step in case I hit the floor with some ladies tonight.
I'll posts my pics/videos (And I got some good shit) tomorrow . . . . . .
*flashbacks from the show race through my head*
P.S. We really need to get a/another boardie party organized. Let's do some drunken karaoke or something. Got a feeling it would be PRICELESS . . . .
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Director how in the hell did I miss you again? Next time have someone hold your spot long enough to come upstairs if you dont find be preshow. I pretty much hang at the upstairs bar all night and I am pretty damn easy to find.
Miss P... Hey its not 1/3 after all. I barely a tad over 2x! :p
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i actually ended up throwing someone who needed a ticket my +1 and he turned out to be great. super nice guy who had seen them in ashville and simply didn't get through to get tickets this weekend.
he happened to be at the right place at the right time and when my moment came to grab wristbands and move into the 200 or less queue, i sure as hell wasn't moving to the back of the line. the chick that i didn't know that was a friend of a friend and i had never met was running an hour late... so she got the shaft and the aaron the fan ended up with my ticket. he was super grateful and repaid me in beer and the face value of the ticket. everytime they handed something out he made sure i had it too and was overall a class act and very grateful. i was glad i could help out a fan.
as for the girl who lost out on being my plus one... she sucked. she got in with my friend and stood around like pissy pants and then made me drive her to georgetown after the show. because of her shenanigans i didn't make it home till nearly 3. and then, when she got out of the car she said "well, thanks for whatever."
and this is why i hate girls.
[/end rant]
I think I stood in front of you in line. Was the dude who got the ticket wearing a blue shirt and blonde hair?
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Nah. Unlike him, I'm actually cool . . . ;)
Julian - Was good to meet the porn connoisseur, LOL
And last but not least, as far as Miss P. goes . . .
<img src="http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20124/2004016976894375403_rs.jpg" alt=" - " /> (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004016976894375403)
Just playing, boo. I kid. I kid. Was good to get some face time with you, you're most def as cool as your posts. Hopefully we'll cross paths sometime soon.
Anyone I forgot, I'm sorry. I'm hurting right now. AND I gotta do it again tonight cause my man's moving down to Dallas plus it's his birthday. Downtown 2 nights in a row . . . . . . . my body's hurtin'. Oh well . . . . . Off to practice my 2-step in case I hit the floor with some ladies tonight.
I'll posts my pics/videos (And I got some good shit) tomorrow . . . . . .
*flashbacks from the show race through my head*
P.S. We really need to get a/another boardie party organized. Let's do some drunken karaoke or something. Got a feeling it would be PRICELESS . . . . [/b][/quote][/b][/quote]
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Originally posted by Aphex:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i actually ended up throwing someone who needed a ticket my +1 and he turned out to be great. super nice guy who had seen them in ashville and simply didn't get through to get tickets this weekend.
he happened to be at the right place at the right time and when my moment came to grab wristbands and move into the 200 or less queue, i sure as hell wasn't moving to the back of the line. the chick that i didn't know that was a friend of a friend and i had never met was running an hour late... so she got the shaft and the aaron the fan ended up with my ticket. he was super grateful and repaid me in beer and the face value of the ticket. everytime they handed something out he made sure i had it too and was overall a class act and very grateful. i was glad i could help out a fan.
as for the girl who lost out on being my plus one... she sucked. she got in with my friend and stood around like pissy pants and then made me drive her to georgetown after the show. because of her shenanigans i didn't make it home till nearly 3. and then, when she got out of the car she said "well, thanks for whatever."
and this is why i hate girls.
[/end rant]
I think I stood in front of you in line. Was the dude who got the ticket wearing a blue shirt and blonde hair? [/b]
yes. the bleach blonde kid?
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Hey, I'm on Pitchfork!
<img src="http://cms.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/33264.ans1.jpg" alt=" - " />
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
And last but not least, as far as Miss P. goes . . .
<img src="http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20124/2004016976894375403_rs.jpg" alt=" - " /> (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004016976894375403)
Be Careful. (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6195670.html?tag=nl.e550)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Aphex:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i actually ended up throwing someone who needed a ticket my +1 and he turned out to be great. super nice guy who had seen them in ashville and simply didn't get through to get tickets this weekend.
he happened to be at the right place at the right time and when my moment came to grab wristbands and move into the 200 or less queue, i sure as hell wasn't moving to the back of the line. the chick that i didn't know that was a friend of a friend and i had never met was running an hour late... so she got the shaft and the aaron the fan ended up with my ticket. he was super grateful and repaid me in beer and the face value of the ticket. everytime they handed something out he made sure i had it too and was overall a class act and very grateful. i was glad i could help out a fan.
as for the girl who lost out on being my plus one... she sucked. she got in with my friend and stood around like pissy pants and then made me drive her to georgetown after the show. because of her shenanigans i didn't make it home till nearly 3. and then, when she got out of the car she said "well, thanks for whatever."
and this is why i hate girls.
[/end rant]
I think I stood in front of you in line. Was the dude who got the ticket wearing a blue shirt and blonde hair? [/b]
yes. the bleach blonde kid? [/b]
Yes. I was wearing a green Pogues t shirt. Chain smoking at points and standing with a tall blonde kid in blue t shirt. I probably kept on trying to pawn off my youth large tshirt to you. Ha. Well, good times. Oh, and I might have made snide comments about 2x4s.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Hey, I'm on Pitchfork!
;)
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smackie i'm not a teen. so no worries.
also, i'm smart enough to be on the pill. HEY!
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
And last but not least, as far as Miss P. goes . . .
<img src="http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20124/2004016976894375403_rs.jpg" alt=" - " /> (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004016976894375403)
Be Careful. (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6195670.html?tag=nl.e550) [/b]
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
And last but not least, as far as Miss P. goes . . .
<img src="http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20124/2004016976894375403_rs.jpg" alt=" - " /> (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004016976894375403)
Be Careful. (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6195670.html?tag=nl.e550) [/b]
You're hitting the zone where you should start charging fees for access to your wit . . . .
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And not only that, but he covers up the older band t-shirt with a newer one.
Is that a double faux pas? Or is it like Time Cop, where the shirt from the past must not occupy the same space as the shirt from the present/future, thus canceling each other out? Or am I too geeky for my own good? So many questions...
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Hey, I'm on Pitchfork!
;)
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smackie i'm not a teen. so no worries.
also, i'm smart enough to be on the pill. HEY!
Is it getting hot in here?????
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I'm laughing my ass off too! What a collection of dorks. :D
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Hey, I'm on Pitchfork!
;)
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
also, i'm smart enough to be on the pill. HEY!
This is also good to know.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
smackie i'm not a teen. so no worries.
also, i'm smart enough to be on the pill. HEY!
If I had a dollar for everytime I've heard that in my life...
I'd probably also be a much better father.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
And not only that, but he covers up the older band t-shirt with a newer one.
Is that a double faux pas? Or is it like Time Cop, where the shirt from the past must not occupy the same space as the shirt from the present/future, thus canceling each other out? Or am I too geeky for my own good? So many questions...
It wouldn't fit in my pocket, so I figured I'd slip it on over me current shirt.
I usually don't wear band shirts to concerts (hell, I don't think other then SP/Zwan I even own one), but I make an exception for the Pumpkins.
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which? 'oh, i'm not a teen'
or 'i'm on the pill'
i'm guessing you've heard both in your life... just wondering which tricked you in the end.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
smackie i'm not a teen. so no worries.
also, i'm smart enough to be on the pill. HEY!
If I had a dollar for everytime I've heard that in my life...
I'd probably also be a much better father. [/b]
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
also, i'm smart enough to be on the pill. HEY!
This is also good to know. [/b]
:p
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
which? 'oh, i'm not a teen'
or 'i'm on the pill'
i'm guessing you've heard both in your life... just wondering which tricked you in the end.
Hmm, good question.
"I'm not a teen" has only gotten me close to real trouble, but not in trouble. (truthfully, it was "don't worry, I'm 18" right up until it was a cop asking and not smackie). But the cop let us go because she said I was her boyfriend and that we'd known each other a long time, neither of which were true (we had just met hours earlier). So I asked why was it ok to lie to the cop about that but not your age? She said because the cop may ask to see her (real) license which would show her age, but that he couldn't prove how long we've known each other. Smart cookie that one, that's why we went back to her dorm and made out. I like 'em smart and young.
As for the "Don't worry, I'm on the pill" - no one yet but we're all sure that someday a 10 year old kid is going to come knocking on my door some day and call me daddy as their mommy speeds off never to be seen again. That's why every Fathers Day my friends call me and wish me happy Fathers Day just to make me feel guilty for being a bad father to the kids I don't even know I have.
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you are such a class act.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
which? 'oh, i'm not a teen'
or 'i'm on the pill'
i'm guessing you've heard both in your life... just wondering which tricked you in the end.
Hmm, good question.
"I'm not a teen" has only gotten me close to real trouble, but not in trouble. (truthfully, it was "don't worry, I'm 18" right up until it was a cop asking and not smackie). But the cop let us go because she said I was her boyfriend and that we'd known each other a long time, neither of which were true (we had just met hours earlier). So I asked why was it ok to lie to the cop about that but not your age? She said because the cop may ask to see her (real) license which would show her age, but that he couldn't prove how long we've known each other. Smart cookie that one, that's why we went back to her dorm and made out. I like 'em smart and young.
As for the "Don't worry, I'm on the pill" - no one yet but we're all sure that someday a 10 year old kid is going to come knocking on my door some day and call me daddy as their mommy speeds off never to be seen again. That's why every Fathers Day my friends call me and wish me happy Fathers Day just to make me feel guilty for being a bad father to the kids I don't even know I have. [/b]
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what a show. i woke up at two in the afternoon today. i really should not have got those nachos with xtra jalapenoes at sheetz on the ride home. i drank too much as well. i think my head hurts from bopping til i dropped. i would of stayed for the after show, but as i said, i realized i drank too much. and i only met two boardies - the director, who said i look nothing like a walkonby, and joz, who kept me entertained all evening with her charm, cruelty to the non dancing dc scene, and her beauty. what a combo for such a cultured woman. it was a pleasure to meet and greet you both!
i took one look at the merch and the price of hoodies, then bought celebration's cd, just to not support the machina. i thought they were good; as if bjork sang for sonic youth with a drum circle on acid.
best after show moment. at sheetz, while i was waiting for my nachos, these two kids were wearing the new shirt, so i asked "what'd you think of the show?" they said it was great and that they were upset that they had to leave early. he asked how many songs they played after tarantula? i felt bad for the wee ones and lied and said only two.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
you are such a class act.
The Lloyd Dobler route just wasn't working for me. There's plenty of time to meet Diane Court. So I steered more towards some combination of Nick Hornby novels - like a cross between Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About a Boy. But don't blame me, blame pop music.
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oh my.
but it's understandable, women tend to steer toward those nick hornbyesque men anyway. also, does this mean you scout for chicks at single parent meetings?
once you actually take lloyd dobler for what he's worth - he's creepy as hell. yeah, stand outside my window, you'll get a brick to the face and call to the cops.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
you are such a class act.
The Lloyd Dobler route just wasn't working for me. There's plenty of time to meet Diane Court. So I steered more towards some combination of Nick Hornby novels - like a cross between Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About a Boy. But don't blame me, blame pop music. [/b]
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great to meet you also and thanks for the beer, too...it's been a rough day at work to say the least.
Originally posted by walkonby:
what a show. i woke up at two in the afternoon today. i really should not have got those nachos with xtra jalapenoes at sheetz on the ride home. i drank too much as well. i think my head hurts from bopping til i dropped. i would of stayed for the after show, but as i said, i realized i drank too much. and i only met two boardies - the director, who said i look nothing like a walkonby, and joz, who kept me entertained all evening with her charm, cruelty to the non dancing dc scene, and her beauty.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
oh my.
but it's understandable, women tend to steer toward those nick hornbyesque men anyway. also, does this mean you scout for chicks at single parent meetings?
once you actually take lloyd dobler for what he's worth - he's creepy as hell. yeah, stand outside my window, you'll get a brick to the face and call to the cops.
I agree with you on the first part, vehemently disagree on the second part. And no, the single mom thing is something that never tickled my fancy.
While every woman wants the Lloyd Dobler type, it's this same type that scares women away. There are many theories about this and I tend to subscribe to the Klosterman Theory on Lloyd that eventually you realize that it's fake and that's why you want it and can't have it. Others say that women reach a point where they're ready to settle down and that's when they finally look for their Lloyd Dobler. Until then, the Nick Hornby type guys that get the ladies.
On your second point, I hear this more and more from younger girls. I don't think you (or other young girls) would throw a brick if the guy chose the right song. I don't believe romance is dead and I think the serenade still has a place in love today, albeit even if it's through speakers with an iPod and not some chump singing a song. But I think its the song - young people aren't taken to Peter Gabriel's song the way say, somebody born between 1965-1978 would be. So if some guy did that, and he chose a song that touched you, it would work. But here's Cameron Crowe's brilliance - it didn't work, when in 1989 it should have worked. That's what I loved about that scene that is never talked about. Diane Court did not get out of bed when Lloyd Dobler was blaring a song that touched her. I'm still amazed at that. Anyhow, I don't think Lloyd's creepy. I think he was being sincere in the only way Lloyd knew how to be sincere, and really when the guy is that nice it would be hard to throw a brick at him.
This needs to be it's own message board, let alone its own thread.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I don't think you (or other young girls) would throw a brick if the guy chose the right song.
You and me /
Have seen everything to see /
From Bangkok to Calgary
**sniffle**
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Originally posted by joz:
it's been a rough day at work to say the least.
it's been a horrible day at work, at least this morning certainly was. WHAT I LEARNED TODAY: when hung over and dehydrated, downing a liter of sparkling mineral water is NOT a good idea. trust me on this one, stick with still water.
and i'm still at the office, the horror drags on. but it was totally worth it, would do it again in a heartbeat... just maybe not tonight :)
and hoya is giving smackie a run for his money with that last post.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
and hoya is giving smackie a run for his money with that last post.
He's spot on with that. I've been to 4 weddings in the last three months and 3 of them gave away CDs made by the couple. All of them had that song on the playlist. I guess the thought of dying with the one you love is something some people are attracted to. I, on the other hand, would be as likely to include that song as I would 9 Crimes by Damien Rice.
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Does your wife subscribe to your theories, or does she have her own?
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
oh my.
but it's understandable, women tend to steer toward those nick hornbyesque men anyway. also, does this mean you scout for chicks at single parent meetings?
once you actually take lloyd dobler for what he's worth - he's creepy as hell. yeah, stand outside my window, you'll get a brick to the face and call to the cops.
I agree with you on the first part, vehemently disagree on the second part. And no, the single mom thing is something that never tickled my fancy.
While every woman wants the Lloyd Dobler type, it's this same type that scares women away. There are many theories about this and I tend to subscribe to the Klosterman Theory on Lloyd that eventually you realize that it's fake and that's why you want it and can't have it. Others say that women reach a point where they're ready to settle down and that's when they finally look for their Lloyd Dobler. Until then, the Nick Hornby type guys that get the ladies.
On your second point, I hear this more and more from younger girls. I don't think you (or other young girls) would throw a brick if the guy chose the right song. I don't believe romance is dead and I think the serenade still has a place in love today, albeit even if it's through speakers with an iPod and not some chump singing a song. But I think its the song - young people aren't taken to Peter Gabriel's song the way say, somebody born between 1965-1978 would be. So if some guy did that, and he chose a song that touched you, it would work. But here's Cameron Crowe's brilliance - it didn't work, when in 1989 it should have worked. That's what I loved about that scene that is never talked about. Diane Court did not get out of bed when Lloyd Dobler was blaring a song that touched her. I'm still amazed at that. Anyhow, I don't think Lloyd's creepy. I think he was being sincere in the only way Lloyd knew how to be sincere, and really when the guy is that nice it would be hard to throw a brick at him.
This needs to be it's own message board, let alone its own thread. [/b]
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my photos from last night's show + a few at the end with the boardies and me.
view at your own risk ;) (http://flickr.com/photos/newspapers/sets/72157600769338283/)
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I guess the thought of dying with the one you love is something some people are attracted to.
And in the darkened underpass
I thought oh God, my chance has come at last
(but then a strange fear gripped me and I
just couldnt ask)
any other good ones?
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i guess there's always the old standby:
A glooming peace this morning with it brings
The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head:
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished:
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of .............
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i don't actually think that is able to be topped.
Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i guess there's always the old standby:
A glooming peace this morning with it brings
The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head:
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished:
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of .............
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
i don't actually think that is able to be topped.
eh, i'd take moz over the bard most days of the week
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You say : "'Ere thrice the sun done salutation to the dawn"
And you claim these words as your own
But I've read well, and I've heard them said
A hundred times (maybe less, maybe more)
If you must write prose/poems
The words you use should be your own
Don't plagiarise or take "on loan"
'Cause there's always someone, somewhere
With a big nose, who knows
And who trips you up and laughs
When you fall
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my only issue with the ole mozzer on this one is that not many people, big schnoz or not, can liberally quote from richard III
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I guess the thought of dying with the one you love is something some people are attracted to.
There's certainly a common motif in Asian cultures generally and the Japanese culture specifically, predating Romeo and Juliet. The Japanese have traditionally believed that dying at the same time as a loved one (usually accomplished by a double suicide) would entwine your souls insuring that you would meet again in your next lives.
*pushes glasses further up on nose*
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Hey, I uploaded some pics from last night. This was my first time creating a Flickr account so let me know if I fucked anything up.
PICS ARE HERE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/)
Let me know what your favorite is!
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
There's certainly a common motif in Asian cultures generally and the Japanese culture specifically, predating Romeo and Juliet. The Japanese have traditionally believed that dying at the same time as a loved one (usually accomplished by a double suicide) would entwine your souls insuring that you would meet again in your next lives.
*pushes glasses further up on nose*
Hmm. My parents died six days apart in 1997. Close enough?
If my dad had still been alive on 7/7 it would have been his 77th. Take that you numerologists!
Suddenly, this thread is getting rather melancholy.
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kevin, those are some great pix, thanks for sharing them. from a boardee perspective, this one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/781918567/) is probably the most interesting :)
funny how billy was wearing cheap-ass foam earplugs... maybe he can't afford etymotics?!?
this might send a barbs my way, but a highlight for me last night was "1979". yes, it's one of their more known/commercial songs, but i love when the pumpkins get into dream-pop mode.
the crowd was indeed a bit lame at times. during the second or third song of the show ("today"?), he got the crowd to sing the first verse - and gave us the collective thumbs-down. i didn't get the impression he was being sarcastic or humorous... and jimmy seemed pretty incredulous at the lack of cheering during his drum solo pauses. guess they've become accustomed to a move animated crowd?
is it just me, or does billy have really big hands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/781919107/)?
shouldn't i be in bed?
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
kevin, those are some great pix, thanks for sharing them. from a boardee perspective, this one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/781918567/) is probably the most interesting :)
funny how billy was wearing cheap-ass foam earplugs... maybe he can't afford etymotics?!?
this might send a barbs my way, but a highlight for me last night was "1979". yes, it's one of their more known/commercial songs, but i love when the pumpkins get into dream-pop mode.
the crowd was indeed a bit lame at times. during the second or third song of the show ("today"?), he got the crowd to sing the first verse - and gave us the collective thumbs-down. i didn't get the impression he was being sarcastic or humorous... and jimmy seemed pretty incredulous at the lack of cheering during his drum solo pauses. guess they've become accustomed to a move animated crowd?
is it just me, or does billy have really big hands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/781919107/)?
shouldn't i be in bed?
I think my favorite one as of now is
this one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/782801796/).
The one you mentioned as your favorite, I have many more of a similar type pose. Perhaps I should upload them all...
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B2B* REQUEST: anyone out there have an iTunes presale password and won't be using it to buy 4 tickets? if so, please PM me
one password is good for 4 tickets - so if you're only planning on buying 2 tickets, please share it with me and i'll use it to buy the other 2 tickets. i'd be very, very grateful - thanks.
* "boardee to boardee" :)
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
I think my favorite one as of now is
this one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/782801796/).
The one you mentioned as your favorite, I have many more of a similar type pose. Perhaps I should upload them all...
you have a lot of great shots, the one you like is indeed strong. this one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/781923137/) is pretty damn cool too. seriously good stuff.
the one i pointed out is of interest to this board because josh, aka thatguy, is front and center in it - more so than billy. i see that you've uploaded more - this one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9971324@N04/782125781/) is an even better shot of josh.
Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Suddenly, this thread is getting rather melancholy.
the sadness is almost... infinite.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving)
this article is pretty spot on, and pretty much how I felt about the show
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Classic!
Originally posted by Epstein:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving)
this article is pretty spot on, and pretty much how I felt about the show
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i don't suppose anybody has the itunes password for the 10.21 tower show...
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Originally posted by nothingman8448:
i don't suppose anybody has the itunes password for the 10.21 tower show...
if you didn't get in at 10:00:00 sharp, forget it... tickets dissappeared just as fast as they did for the 930 show. best bet is to hope you're fast enough for the public on-sale.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by nothingman8448:
i don't suppose anybody has the itunes password for the 10.21 tower show...
if you didn't get in at 10:00:00 sharp, forget it... tickets dissappeared just as fast as they did for the 930 show. best bet is to hope you're fast enough for the public on-sale. [/b]
yeah i know that feeling...unfortunately i'm out of town for the weekend. there's always gogol bordello...
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Originally posted by Epstein:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving)
this article is pretty spot on, and pretty much how I felt about the show
what a fantastic review, thanks for posting it ... it's always nice to hear about a show from someone who isn't a sycophant!
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102378.html?hpid=sec-artsliving)
Are you going to let him talk about your leader like that? Take those "Zeitgeist" signs down to the Post and beat him senseless. Just think of all the time and effort you took to try to get tickets! And for him to tear down such a cohesive unit as The Smashing Pumpkins is unfathomable! Billy Corgan is the Queen Bee. You're all the drones. You must protect the Queen!
Brian
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Texting From the Pumpkin Patch
Thursday, July 12, 2007; C05
How do rock critics occupy themselves while watching a concert? After noticing furious text - messaging between The Post's J. Freedom du Lac and washingtonpost.com's David Malitz during Tuesday night's marathon Smashing Pumpkins show, we demanded they turn over the goods.
D = Du Lac, M = Malitz
M 10:08: Only 2.5 more hours!
D 10:10: zzzzzzeitgeist
D 10:17:20 bucks that aeroplane is next?
M 10:19:40 bucks hummer after that
D 10:21:60 that ichiro will hit an inside the park homer?
M 10:47: No way theres 2 more hrs just no way
D 10:47:2 page set list
D 11:08:16 songs on pg 2. and he's still on pg 1!
M 11:10: I just saw that. I get paid overtime for this right?
D 11:11: we'll double your usual min wage!
D 11:15: i do like the idea of posting the set list on the screen like an electronic scoreboard
M 11:15: Starz get a helmet on yr in the hole!
D 11:17: the new songs are batting like .204
[Du Lac exits after the first encore, "Cherub Rock," ends around 12:05 a.m.]
M 12:28: Yr missing a 20-minute jam on an unreleased song. What a way to end!
M 12:32: drum solo!
M 12:40: omg just came back out
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102152.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102152.html)
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This is fucking genius.
Originally posted by ggw?:
M 12:28: Yr missing a 20-minute jam on an unreleased song. What a way to end!
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Originally posted by i got id:
Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by kosmo:
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
You think if we start this as a rumor, it will come true? [/b]
hmmm interesting thought... maybe the band can do a V-Fest kick off show at the club on Thur/Fri so they can be ready for lollapalooza... [/b]
I would love this... [/b]
i could definitely go for a ten club-only 930 show, but it would have to be wednesday 8.1 because i head to chicago the next day
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Originally posted by nothingman8448:
Originally posted by i got id:
Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by kosmo:
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
You think if we start this as a rumor, it will come true? [/b]
hmmm interesting thought... maybe the band can do a V-Fest kick off show at the club on Thur/Fri so they can be ready for lollapalooza... [/b]
I would love this... [/b]
i could definitely go for a ten club-only 930 show, but it would have to be wednesday 8.1 because i head to chicago the next day [/b]
Maybe they should just do it after Lollapalooza.
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Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by nothingman8448:
Originally posted by i got id:
Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by floyd:
Originally posted by kosmo:
and if Pearl Jam ever plays the club, it's going to be VERY interesting in these parts.
You think if we start this as a rumor, it will come true? [/b]
hmmm interesting thought... maybe the band can do a V-Fest kick off show at the club on Thur/Fri so they can be ready for lollapalooza... [/b]
I would love this... [/b]
i could definitely go for a ten club-only 930 show, but it would have to be wednesday 8.1 because i head to chicago the next day [/b]
Maybe they should just do it after Lollapalooza. [/b]
i like it, i'd even leave my GA muse ticket on the table if necessary
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http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145689 (http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145689)
Remember the two kids up front who had no tickets but camped out all day? They got chut out, but tell their story in harrowing detail. Most of us towards the front of the line are either mocked or insulted. Glad they're not bitter!
They have no mention of us all calling tickets.com like 800 times to see if any tickets had been released for them.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145689 (http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145689)
Remember the two kids up front who had no tickets but camped out all day? They got chut out, but tell their story in harrowing detail. Most of us towards the front of the line are either mocked or insulted. Glad they're not bitter!
They have no mention of us all calling tickets.com like 800 times to see if any tickets had been released for them.
Their time would have been better spent hitting refresh all day in a dry office or apartment like I did. I knew there would be no hope unless you went to the club at the last last minute. Scalpers and fans alike soon abandon their hope of making money and are usually easier to bargain with. Ah well.
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Originally posted by Aphex:
Their time would have been better spent hitting refresh all day in a dry office or apartment like I did. I knew there would be no hope unless you went to the club at the last last minute. Scalpers and fans alike soon abandon their hope of making money and are usually easier to bargain with. Ah well.
They also refused to ever walk up and down the line and go "anyone got extras?" All sorts of people got in because people's friends didn't show up, etc. They were kinda idiots.
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i don't think these were the same people, but there were two teens that had the lamest "need tickets" sign ever, you couldn't read it from more than 5 feet away. they walked up and down the line, but didn't talk to anyone.
those kids were good conversation fodder. at one point we wanted to take up a collection for them - no, not money to buy a ticket, but for a marker so they could make a legible sign. during a bathroom break i saw them outside the front doors, trying to catch whatever sounds were making it out to the sidewalk. definitely felt sorry for them, they were obviously "real fans".
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i don't think these were the same people, but there were two teens that had the lamest "need tickets" sign ever, you couldn't read it from more than 5 feet away. they walked up and down the line, but didn't talk to anyone.
those kids were good conversation fodder. at one point we wanted to take up a collection for them - no, not money to buy a ticket, but for a marker so they could make a legible sign. during a bathroom break i saw them outside the front doors, trying to catch whatever sounds were making it out to the sidewalk. definitely felt sorry for them, they were obviously "real fans".
I saw those two kids. One of them (the older one I think) reminded me of the teenage Howard Stern in the "Private Parts" movie.
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Originally posted by Aphex:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145689 (http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145689)
Remember the two kids up front who had no tickets but camped out all day? They got chut out, but tell their story in harrowing detail. Most of us towards the front of the line are either mocked or insulted. Glad they're not bitter!
They have no mention of us all calling tickets.com like 800 times to see if any tickets had been released for them.
Their time would have been better spent hitting refresh all day in a dry office or apartment like I did. I knew there would be no hope unless you went to the club at the last last minute. Scalpers and fans alike soon abandon their hope of making money and are usually easier to bargain with. Ah well. [/b]
Replied.
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Doesn't that describe about 80% of the males at a Smashing Pumpkins show, and about 50% of the females?
Originally posted by eros:
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I saw those two kids. One of them (the older one I think) reminded me of the teenage Howard Stern in the "Private Parts" movie. [/b][/QUOTE]
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Originally posted by eros:
I saw those two kids. One of them (the older one I think) reminded me of the teenage Howard Stern in the "Private Parts" movie.
AWESOME, so spot-on... the nose, the hair, the sullen attitude... also looked somewhat like paul pfeiffer (wonder years) with longer hair.
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I posted photos of those kids on my Flickr. I hope they got in. Too many old fucks at that show..
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by eros:
I saw those two kids. One of them (the older one I think) reminded me of the teenage Howard Stern in the "Private Parts" movie.
AWESOME, so spot-on... the nose, the hair, the sullen attitude... also looked somewhat like paul pfeiffer (wonder years) with longer hair. [/b]
Hoo hoo Robin! I invented not getting tickets to concerts!
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by eros:
I saw those two kids. One of them (the older one I think) reminded me of the teenage Howard Stern in the "Private Parts" movie.
AWESOME, so spot-on... the nose, the hair, the sullen attitude... also looked somewhat like paul pfeiffer (wonder years) with longer hair. [/b]
You mean Marilyn Manson right?
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by Stanger:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
We made it back home to Richmond all safe and sound. Only saw one scalper scum couple who got two pair of ticekts meet up with the people they sold the guest tickets to for $250 each on evil-Bey. Scum bastards had the look like they had ZERO desire to be there other than to take someone's $250. I think they got figured out by the appropriate people... :) The show was amazing although I personally didnt get into the acoustic portion all that much. I'm sure most really thought that part kicked ass. All in all a pretty damn good evening, but Im tired now and heading to bed!
What did the scalper scum couple look like? I think I might have been right behind them but can't say for sure. [/b]
He was wearing a Dusquene Football shirt (spelling) she had on sunglasses and some shirt witha green shirt underneath. I REALLY hate making judgements about fols prima facia, however knowing for a fact they scalped their extar two for $250 each kind of puts in on another level. Both looked like they could give a shit less to be there and the only reason they were was because they had to be to get their money. I was SOOOOOOO tempted to say something like "So $500 that should get y'all enough beer for a few shows huh?", but I could easily see that brewing into big shit and I didnt want to deal with that. Maybe next time I'll wear a crappy tshirt and have a sharpie. Then I can just write on it, the people behind me in line are scalpers... :) [/b]
I forgot to mention that this was the same guy who was in here catching crap earlier for being a scalper in the thread before tickets started dropping. He looked like he should have been wearing a shirt that said 'my pussy is bigger than hers' with one of those pointing hand directed towards his 'girlfriend'. The chick that was with him was such a bitch I wouldn't have talked to her if she was the last woman (I am assuming she was a woman) on earth. Quite the couple. They deserved each other.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by Stanger:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
We made it back home to Richmond all safe and sound. Only saw one scalper scum couple who got two pair of ticekts meet up with the people they sold the guest tickets to for $250 each on evil-Bey. Scum bastards had the look like they had ZERO desire to be there other than to take someone's $250. I think they got figured out by the appropriate people... :) The show was amazing although I personally didnt get into the acoustic portion all that much. I'm sure most really thought that part kicked ass. All in all a pretty damn good evening, but Im tired now and heading to bed!
What did the scalper scum couple look like? I think I might have been right behind them but can't say for sure. [/b]
He was wearing a Dusquene Football shirt (spelling) she had on sunglasses and some shirt witha green shirt underneath. I REALLY hate making judgements about fols prima facia, however knowing for a fact they scalped their extar two for $250 each kind of puts in on another level. Both looked like they could give a shit less to be there and the only reason they were was because they had to be to get their money. I was SOOOOOOO tempted to say something like "So $500 that should get y'all enough beer for a few shows huh?", but I could easily see that brewing into big shit and I didnt want to deal with that. Maybe next time I'll wear a crappy tshirt and have a sharpie. Then I can just write on it, the people behind me in line are scalpers... :) [/b]
I forgot to mention that this was the same guy who was in here catching crap earlier for being a scalper in the thread before tickets started dropping. He looked like he should have been wearing a shirt that said 'my pussy is bigger than hers' with one of those pointing hand directed towards his 'girlfriend'. The chick that was with him was such a bitch I wouldn't have talked to her if she was the last woman (I am assuming she was a woman) on earth. Quite the couple. They deserved each other. [/b]
lol @ you...classic...pretty funny how one can talk so much "smack" behind a computer screen as compared to face-to-face...
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
lol @ you...classic...pretty funny how one can talk so much "smack" behind a computer screen as compared to face-to-face...
As anyone whose met us can attest to, we talk a pretty fair helping of smack face-to-face.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
lol @ you...classic...pretty funny how one can talk so much "smack" behind a computer screen as compared to face-to-face...
As anyone whose met us can attest to, we talk a pretty fair helping of smack face-to-face. [/b]
us? .... That is cool though...not here to fight...will prolly be long gone in no time...until the next hypebeast event takes place at 930
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
us?
Boardies in general, not myself and RatBastard in particular.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
us?
Boardies in general, not myself and RatBastard in particular. [/b]
thats cool...if Ratbastard wants to offer an apology, thats cool...if not, like I said I'll just drift away and come back when duty calls under a new name...
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
thats cool...if Ratbastard wants to offer an apology, thats cool...if not, like I said I'll just drift away and come back when duty calls under a new name...
What should he apoligize for? Were you not selling tickets?
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Speaking the truth is never a cause for apology. You are a scum fuck for scalping tickets. More so for charging 4x what it would cost to cover both tickets. Karma goes around. Good bye!
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Wait wait wait... He is right! I am sorry he is such an asshole.
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by eros:
I saw those two kids. One of them (the older one I think) reminded me of the teenage Howard Stern in the "Private Parts" movie.
AWESOME, so spot-on... the nose, the hair, the sullen attitude... also looked somewhat like paul pfeiffer (wonder years) with longer hair. [/b]
You mean Marilyn Manson right? [/b]
Marilyn Manson is at Merriweather soon... Wonder if the kids will be there?
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Speaking the truth is never a cause for apology. You are a scum fuck for scalping tickets. More so for charging 4x what it would cost to cover both tickets. Karma goes around. Good bye!
Yet again, it's easy to talk behind a computer screen...I am not here to fight, just here to chat and talk concerts, if you have a problem with what I do, thats cool....reselling tickets has allowed me to take-in on average $15k a year while going to school full-time as a student...
I wrote a long "speal" about scalping and what not, but do not want to hijack this thread...I am well aware of my surroundings and know that this is not the place to talk about this...
I hope to see you all during the rest of the upcoming concert season, and if you see me again ratbastard, give me a shout out and we will have a beer or two(it'll be on me ;) )
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Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
Speaking the truth is never a cause for apology. You are a scum fuck for scalping tickets. More so for charging 4x what it would cost to cover both tickets. Karma goes around. Good bye!
Yet again, it's easy to talk behind a computer screen...I am not here to fight, just here to chat and talk concerts, if you have a problem with what I do, thats cool....reselling tickets has allowed me to take-in on average $15k a year while going to school full-time as a student...
I wrote a long "speal" about scalping and what not, but do not want to hijack this thread...I am well aware of my surroundings and know that this is not the place to talk about this...
I hope to see you all during the rest of the upcoming concert season, and if you see me again ratbastard, give me a shout out and we will have a beer or two(it'll be on me ;) ) [/b]
I don't drink, especially not with asholes. Putting our GF on the street corner would make you more money but I don't see you doing that. I better shut up I might give you ideas. Getting a real job would allow you to make money honestly.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
I got around the will call only clause, you don't think I could get around an IP ban?
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
As I said during D-Plan Scalpergate: I am anti-scalping but banning people for scalping OFF THIS MESSAGEBOARD is a ridiculous abuse of power and misguided moral superiority. What's next: banning a boardie who commits a DUI?
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
I got around the will call only clause, you don't think I could get around an IP ban? [/b]
Probably but every little hurdle is just one more thorn in your side.
One day it will all come crumbling down on you. I just hope that someone here finds out about it and shares it so we can all laugh.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by RatBastard:
Speaking the truth is never a cause for apology. You are a scum fuck for scalping tickets. More so for charging 4x what it would cost to cover both tickets. Karma goes around. Good bye!
Yet again, it's easy to talk behind a computer screen...I am not here to fight, just here to chat and talk concerts, if you have a problem with what I do, thats cool....reselling tickets has allowed me to take-in on average $15k a year while going to school full-time as a student...
I wrote a long "speal" about scalping and what not, but do not want to hijack this thread...I am well aware of my surroundings and know that this is not the place to talk about this...
I hope to see you all during the rest of the upcoming concert season, and if you see me again ratbastard, give me a shout out and we will have a beer or two(it'll be on me ;) ) [/b]
I don't drink, especially not with asholes. Putting our GF on the street corner would make you more money but I don't see you doing that. I better shut up I might give you ideas. Getting a real job would allow you to make money honestly. [/b]
Offer is still on the table for the beers...I am not here to argue about what I do, just here to talk the concert scene...
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
I got around the will call only clause, you don't think I could get around an IP ban? [/b]
Probably but every little hurdle is just one more thorn in your side.
One day it will all come crumbling down on you. I just hope that someone here finds out about it and shares it so we can all laugh. [/b]
If thats how you get off, so be it. I'll make sure to come back and keep you updated on my downfalls!
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
As I said during D-Plan Scalpergate: I am anti-scalping but banning people for scalping OFF THIS MESSAGEBOARD is a ridiculous abuse of power and misguided moral superiority. What's next: banning a boardie who commits a DUI? [/b]
Yeah, you may be right though I can't remember the conversation. Just wishing we could find a way to keep the evil lurking* side out of the loop. Sometimes we all need to be a bit more discreet at times though so that the more nefarious types don't have it so easy.
*No, I'm not anti-lurking.
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hi!
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While I'm looking at that picture, the white guy with the short hair and the white shirt just to the left of the girl you circled was near me during the show. When people started to pass out during the show, I started to look around and that kid looked REAL bad. Like I thought he was going to go any second. I offered him the half a bottle of water I had left but he still just stood there eyes closed covered in sweat and looking like he was having trouble breathing. He finally left the front and walked to the back of the club and I never saw him again - I hope he was OK. :(
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ahahahaha...you actually took the time to look through your pictures, go to paint and modify it, upload it to the internet then post it on the board...get a life dude...
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
ahahahaha...you actually took the time to look through your pictures, go to paint and modify it, upload it to the internet then post it on the board...get a life dude...
good lord. i leave to take the pup to fort reno and i come back to drama.
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by Epstein:
You have someone in your band from the lassie foundation (the new guitar player), who put out some of the most underrated shoegaze/pop albums in years (go check out pacifico awesome awesome record) yet you don't utilize any of if on the songs?
wow, i didn't realize that, i absolutely love The Lassie Foundation ... are they completely done now then? [/b]
I had totally forgotten that the guy from The Lassie Foundation was touring with them. It was discussed quite awhile ago on one of my other cyber haunts but then dropped and left my mind. Would love to have seen him though I'm not a Smashing Pumpkins fan. Don't feel so bad now since, apparently, he didn't stand out like he could have. Still would have been good to see him.
Yeah, they've broken up but who knows if they will ever rejoin forces again. The El Rey EP is my very favorite with the song "I Can Be Her Man" being one of those songs I can listen to over and over again. Don't like the other version of the song at all. Think that it might be on Dive Bomber.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
I am not here to argue about what I do, just here to talk the concert scene...
the concert scene? i dont think you'd know it if it smacked you in the face!
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
I am not here to argue about what I do, just here to talk the concert scene...
the concert scene? i dont think you'd know it if it smacked you in the face! [/b]
I know what makes me $ my friend...trust me on that one...
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Welcome to the Drama Club
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...
Originally posted by nike4o1:
but seriously, why are you hating on us? Just because I want to go w/ my friends makes me evil? Its cool if you like going to concerts by yourself, but I don't....
You fucking scumbag liar. And to think, I defended you against the attacks of others on this board because you claimed you weren't scalping them. bnyced0 I owe you an apology.
nike4o1 I hope your girlfriend gives you her herpees. Not only are scalpers scum of the earth, but you even lie about it. Cocksmoker.
Good lord - you make chokey chicken look like a nice guy, and I didn't think that was possible.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
I am not here to fight, just here to chat and talk concerts, if you have a problem with what I do, thats cool....reselling tickets has allowed me to take-in on average $15k a year while going to school full-time as a student...
I wrote a long "speal" about scalping and what not, but do not want to hijack this thread...I am well aware of my surroundings and know that this is not the place to talk about this...
I hope to see you all during the rest of the upcoming concert season, and if you see me again ratbastard, give me a shout out and we will have a beer or two(it'll be on me ;) )
- you boast about how much money you make as a parasite - sweet. that's all that scalping is, parasitism. you offer no value.
- it's "spiel"... you write good, mr. i-go-to-school. i'd love to read your defense, i'm sure it's a masterful treatise on self-rationalization :roll:
- you don't want to discuss scalping (unpleasant for you), but want "to chat and talk concerts" - i.e. have us support your business with information. we don't want your type here. no wonder you lied earlier in this thread.
- i hope i don't see you during the "upcoming concert season" (was the off-season rough for you? are you happy the harvest is in now?)
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Offer is still on the table for the beers...I am not here to argue about what I do, just here to talk the concert scene...
your type destroys the concert scene. i can't go to shows because assholes like you snap up half the tickets and triple their price. scum.
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so all the added drama caused last week was the result ofboasting not telling the whole truth idiot... fab...
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nothing ever changes.
he doesn't care what you think.
the way bands and ticketmaster sells tickets is the real reason scalpers thrive. blame them.
treat him like shit, threaten him if you see him, throw your best shit his way; doesn't that make YOU a better person.
money has, does, and always will make the world go around. pretending it doesn't only leaves you in the whining dust.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Now, those of you who know me know which extreme end I am on concerning banning isps but this is one that I would cut off without any second thoughts solely so he can't get any of the insider tips about tickets.
Fucker! :mad:
As I said during D-Plan Scalpergate: I am anti-scalping but banning people for scalping OFF THIS MESSAGEBOARD is a ridiculous abuse of power and misguided moral superiority. What's next: banning a boardie who commits a DUI? [/b]
FYI Anyone found using the forum to carry on the business of scalping tickets will be get banned. They can voice any opinion they want but the act of using the forum to buy and sell tickets via posting or PMs will get them banned.
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Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
I am not here to argue about what I do, just here to talk the concert scene...
the concert scene? i dont think you'd know it if it smacked you in the face! [/b]
I know what makes me $ my friend...trust me on that one... [/b]
crack dealers know what makes them money too.
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Ate you saying concert tickets are as dangerous a drug as crack? Come on. I know some people on this board are addicted to going to shows, but I would argue that it's less harmful to them than crack is to those who are hooked on it.
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
I am not here to argue about what I do, just here to talk the concert scene...
the concert scene? i dont think you'd know it if it smacked you in the face! [/b]
I know what makes me $ my friend...trust me on that one... [/b]
crack dealers know what makes them money too. [/b]
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crack dealers know what makes them money too. [/b]
m-m-m-make crack like this... ghetto dope!
it's the 10 crack commandments!
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This is why I generally assume everyone is an asshole until they prove otherwise. Sad, but at least I'm pleasantly surprised, and not the other way around. Thought I did buy this douche bag's story too.
Originally posted by vansmack:
You fucking scumbag liar. And to think, I defended you against the attacks of others on this board because you claimed you weren't scalping them. bnyced0 I owe you an apology.
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You know, if this had been a Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit show people were scalping to, I'd say all the more power to them. Rip those fucking douchebags off!! But i dig Pumpkins so that's a bit harsh...
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rusty, i disagree. i don't have much interest or respect for those bands, but it's not like parasitism can be isolated to one genre. scum travels. once these douchebags set up their "business", they make no distinction - they'll scalp lame bands as much as cool ones.
it's not about good vs lame bands - it's about music fans vs. scalpers.
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After my experience with the Cure presale yesterday, I have to say I am utterly disgusted with the concert industry. The Cure puts on a presale and offers a password through their web site, which you have to sign up for so you think "hey, this seems legit...maybe I'll get some good seats!". Ticketmaster holds the presale, and yet only single tickets way in the back pop up (both initially and after a long while). Boardies can't get anything better than what, maybe 35 rows back?
And somehow even though I can only access single tickets, on E-bay there are primo tickets already being sold...can you say WTF? I know that often better seats go on sale during general sale so I could try then, but it still angers me that clearly scalpers are being enabled somehow, and in all cases I think it's Ticketmaster. Maybe even bands are in on it and they are able to get a better cut somehow, at this point nothing would surprise me. But as a consumer, I have made a choice and if I feel like a situation is crappy, then I just make the choice to not go. Not that I want to punish bands, but really, if you care about your fans you will do what you can to take care of them and give them something better than scraps.
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Aren't you guys tossing around the word "scum" rather lightly?
Married guys who go to strip clubs and get lap dances are scum.
People who drink eight beers at a bar or club and jump in their car and drive home are scum.
People who sexually abuse children are scum.
Scalpers? Certainly they are not to be applauded. But "scum"? Nah, I don't think so.
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ahahahahahah
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Aren't you guys tossing around the word "scum" rather lightly?
Married guys who go to strip clubs and get lap dances are scum.
Wait a minute. What about "lonely single guys not in any sort of relationship?" Being called "scum" on a Friday would totally ruin my weekend.
This should be another thread, but since most of the people on this board are passionate about seeing shows and have purchased a LOT of tickets, I always wondered what everyone would come up with if you (collectively) tried to come up with the fairest possible distribution of tickets for a given show. Rules, suggestions, etc. Be specific. Lord knows, there have many hundreds of solutions that venues and bands have tried. If we can map the human genome we should be able to come up with a way to equitably distribute tickets to those who really want them and minimize scalpers.
I strongly think that the band is in on the "Front row tickets wind up on Stub Hub before the presale" situation. Revenue is down and if a band can make another $20,000 a show by giving some of the best tickets to brokers, then they'll do it. It's not fair but I think that's what happens.
Brian
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Originally posted by bearman:
After my experience with the Cure presale yesterday, I have to say I am utterly disgusted with the concert industry. The Cure puts on a presale and offers a password through their web site, which you have to sign up for so you think "hey, this seems legit...maybe I'll get some good seats!". Ticketmaster holds the presale, and yet only single tickets way in the back pop up (both initially and after a long while). Boardies can't get anything better than what, maybe 35 rows back?
The seats weren't all bad. There just weren't many of them. People were pulling up seats as close as row L, from what I read. I managed to get tickets in Section 1 myself. The presale was probably just a little bit of everything. Some good. Some not-so-good. I got the "nothing available" message a couple times, so there weren't many seats to go around in the first place. Or the demand was actually pretty high.
There's no excuse for starting 20 minutes late though.
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No, you wouldn't qualify. Your weekend is saved.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Aren't you guys tossing around the word "scum" rather lightly?
Married guys who go to strip clubs and get lap dances are scum.
Wait a minute. What about "lonely single guys not in any sort of relationship?" Being called "scum" on a Friday would totally ruin my weekend.
This should be another thread, but since most of the people on this board are passionate about seeing shows and have purchased a LOT of tickets, I always wondered what everyone would come up with if you (collectively) tried to come up with the fairest possible distribution of tickets for a given show. Rules, suggestions, etc. Be specific. Lord knows, there have many hundreds of solutions that venues and bands have tried. If we can map the human genome we should be able to come up with a way to equitably distribute tickets to those who really want them and minimize scalpers.
I strongly think that the band is in on the "Front row tickets wind up on Stub Hub before the presale" situation. Revenue is down and if a band can make another $20,000 a show by giving some of the best tickets to brokers, then they'll do it. It's not fair but I think that's what happens.
Brian [/b]
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by nike4o1:
just b/c i get 4 tickets means I'm scalping? lol, its not like I bought 4 iPhones...
Originally posted by nike4o1:
but seriously, why are you hating on us? Just because I want to go w/ my friends makes me evil? Its cool if you like going to concerts by yourself, but I don't....
You fucking scumbag liar. And to think, I defended you against the attacks of others on this board because you claimed you weren't scalping them. bnyced0 I owe you an apology.
nike4o1 I hope your girlfriend gives you her herpees. Not only are scalpers scum of the earth, but you even lie about it. Cocksmoker.
Good lord - you make chokey chicken look like a nice guy, and I didn't think that was possible. [/b]
Apology accepted, and as big a prick as this clown is, just think if the majority of us would have gotten stiffed for the show on top of it? I'm a pacifist in general, but my "kill the phuckin scalper scum" exception would have been in play.
My opinion on these clowns is well known so I'm not going to launch into another tirade, all I can say is sad, very phuckin, sad.....
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I preordered Zeitgeist through iTunes and have a pre-sale Ticketmaster password that is good until 10:00 PM tonight for the Fall tour for up to 4 tickets.
I've been to two of their shows the past few weeks and will not be going to any this Fall. If someone would like the password please contact me through my website at xhtmled.com (http://www.xhtmled.com) and I will send it to you.
***EDIT: The password has been sent to someone and is no longer available.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
crack dealers know what makes them money too. [/b]
m-m-m-make crack like this... ghetto dope!
it's the 10 crack commandments! [/b]
You just referenced Master P. & Biggie in the same post. I am now certain.
I do love you. Like cooked food or nocturnal oral sex in a rainstorm, I truly love you Miss P. ;)
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
crack dealers know what makes them money too. [/b]
m-m-m-make crack like this... ghetto dope!
it's the 10 crack commandments! [/b]
You just referenced Master P. & Biggie in the same post. I am now certain.
I do love you. Like cooked food or nocturnal oral sex in a rainstorm, I truly love you Miss P. ;) [/b]
haha. i couldn't help it. and now, master p is doomed to be stuck in my head for the rest of the day. i'm glad i can earn your love in return.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Ate you saying concert tickets are as dangerous a drug as crack? Come on. I know some people on this board are addicted to going to shows, but I would argue that it's less harmful to them than crack is to those who are hooked on it.
no. just stating that just cause it makes you money, doesnt mean its a good thing.
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Married guys who go to strip clubs and get lap dances are scum.
Wait a minute. What about "lonely single guys not in any sort of relationship?" [/b]
Perception becomes reality on a message board and just for the record I want to state the I have NEVER in my LIFE received a lap dance. I'm like Morrissey at a strip club. I hand each entertainer a single gladiola as she steps off the stage and then retire to the corner where I gently sob.
Brian
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
just for the record I want to state the I have NEVER in my LIFE received a lap dance.
Finally, we have the answer to the "why is Brian so angry?" question.
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Married guys who go to strip clubs and get lap dances are scum.
Wait a minute. What about "lonely single guys not in any sort of relationship?" [/b]
Perception becomes reality on a message board and just for the record I want to state the I have NEVER in my LIFE received a lap dance. I'm like Morrissey at a strip club. I hand each entertainer a single gladiola as she steps off the stage and then retire to the corner where I gently sob.
Brian [/b]
So you go & you stand on your ownnnnnn/
And you leave on your ownnnn/
And you go home, And you cry and you want to dieeeee . . .
TheDerictor217
:p
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omg the pumpkins just sent out a myspace bulletin with tons of footage before and during the show. its amazing but it won't let me link to it...someone smarter than me figure this out!!
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ok i was just being slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKR74W3X-ag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKR74W3X-ag)
:)
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Derilictor217
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
TheDerictor217
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re: scalpers - please move to NY which has now legalized scalping (or at least theyre trying to). im pretty sure venues, artists and everyone are now in on it. i mean why on earth make scalping legalized - aside for the fact our lovely mr spitzer thinks it puts everyone on a level playing field.
and if the guy sold his SP tix for 4x the value, whoever paid for it, boardie or not, are truly idiots. this is why we still have so many scalpers, because most of us have a value on how much we'd spend for an artist that is usually an exorbitant amount. at some point, people will just have to realize they are shut out, and accept they didnt get tix (i dont do this well either). but its reality, or we can all have this lovely ny way, and have scalping legalized and we can all try and make the same money.
on that note: maybe i should sell my pit interpol tix for MSG once this show sells out. ok dont get your panties in a bunch. there is no way in hell ill be selling those tix! :)
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He actually sold them for 8x face plus. The 4x reference was to a single ticket being sold to cover the cost of a pair. The guy and his 'woman' each got a pair. They sold the extras for $250 each. Then had the purchasers queue up hours ahead of time and hold a place in line for them.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
He actually sold them for 8x face plus. The 4x reference was to a single ticket being sold to cover the cost of a pair. The guy and his 'woman' each got a pair. They sold the extras for $250 each. Then had the purchasers queue up hours ahead of time and hold a place in line for them.
ah ok. well i didnt say i agreed with him - im anti scalpers, but who on earth would pay that much money is what boggles my mind more and do all that. i just cant imagine paying that kind of money to see the dandy warhols, if i couldnt get tix (DW = my fav band). well perhaps, but just not likely.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
...and if the guy sold his SP tix for 4x the value, whoever paid for it, boardie or not, are truly idiots. this is why we still have so many scalpers...
ding Ding DING!
yeah, it's called free market economy...last time I checked, it was a good thing...although this scalper as well as his customers are all clearly ass hats!
can this thread be over now? (my posts have been known to kill threads in the past)
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Originally posted by econo:
Derilictor217
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
TheDerictor217
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You have bruised my fragile e-psyche. Now I won't buy you a drank . . . .
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So....how 'bout them smashing pumpkins?
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Originally posted by Celeste:
yeah, it's called free market economy...last time I checked, it was a good thing...
free-market economy is indeed great, but scalper-induced artificial demand is distorting it. cutting out a non-value-adding middleman is a tenet of good capitalism. scalpers are no better than politicians that demand bribes for "letting business happen" - they only make the economy less efficient. they do nothing to add value.
please, someone challenge me on this. i want to put to rest the false "it's just free market forces" argument, because it's wrong.
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why don't cops arrest scalpers in dc? i thought it was illegal.
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Has a recording of the 9:30 Club concert appeared on any torrent sites yet?
Have any of you downloaded recordings of the Asheville shows? If so, please recommend a couple shows in particular that were exceptionally good (in both recording quality and artist performance)?
Thanks!
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Has a recording of the 9:30 Club concert appeared on any torrent sites yet?
Have any of you downloaded recordings of the Asheville shows? If so, please recommend a couple shows in particular that were exceptionally good (in both recording quality and artist performance)?
Thanks!
The 6.23 and 6.27 shows on archive.org are amazing. 6.27 has the better setlist, imo.
SP.com has a video of our protest and clips from all around the show.
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We have exceed the number of posts in the Hey Seth thread by over 100 (so far).
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Originally posted by Celeste:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
...and if the guy sold his SP tix for 4x the value, whoever paid for it, boardie or not, are truly idiots. this is why we still have so many scalpers...
ding Ding DING!
yeah, it's called free market economy...last time I checked, it was a good thing...although this scalper as well as his customers are all clearly ass hats!
can this thread be over now? (my posts have been known to kill threads in the past) [/b]
no, but i agree with you. people whine and bitch about everything, scalpers, ticketmaster, 930 drink prices, starbucks, etc. but do they stop giving money to them? nopers!
i know its stupid and people have been known to call me "boycott boy" but when i am in disagreement with something i give it no money.
i dont use ticketmaster and i miss shows because of it. thats life. people who buy these scalped tickets and bitching about it are stupid.
definitely.
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I have been checking the archives daily....but nothing yet.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Has a recording of the 9:30 Club concert appeared on any torrent sites yet?
Have any of you downloaded recordings of the Asheville shows? If so, please recommend a couple shows in particular that were exceptionally good (in both recording quality and artist performance)?
Thanks!
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Originally posted by walkonby:
why don't cops arrest scalpers in dc? i thought it was illegal.
I can't find a link right now, but if I recall correctly, scalping is not explicitly outlawed in DC, except for sales on public property.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
free-market economy is indeed great, but scalper-induced artificial demand is distorting it. cutting out a non-value-adding middleman is a tenet of good capitalism. scalpers are no better than politicians that demand bribes for "letting business happen" - they only make the economy less efficient. they do nothing to add value.
please, someone challenge me on this. i want to put to rest the false "it's just free market forces" argument, because it's wrong.
If I am unavailable at the time tickets go on sale, or if I don't know that I can attend a show until some time after the tickets sell out, then ticket brokers certainly provide a service.
The problem with tickets - and this has been written about many times - is that free-market forces are already circumvented by the practice of limiting supply and setting prices well below their free-market value.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Have any of you downloaded recordings of the Asheville shows? If so, please recommend a couple shows in particular that were exceptionally good (in both recording quality and artist performance)?
The 6.23 and 6.27 shows on archive.org are amazing. 6.27 has the better setlist, imo.[/b]
Thanks for the recommendations, Julian!
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
free-market economy is indeed great, but scalper-induced artificial demand is distorting it. cutting out a non-value-adding middleman is a tenet of good capitalism. scalpers are no better than politicians that demand bribes for "letting business happen" - they only make the economy less efficient. they do nothing to add value.
please, someone challenge me on this. i want to put to rest the false "it's just free market forces" argument, because it's wrong.
If I am unavailable at the time tickets go on sale, or if I don't know that I can attend a show until some time after the tickets sell out, then ticket brokers certainly provide a service.
The problem with tickets - and this has been written about many times - is that free-market forces are already circumvented by the practice of limiting supply and setting prices well below their free-market value. [/b]
So now all tickets should be put on sale with a bid system? Have a ste period of time to offer your best price and he who has the gold rules? yeah that will work. It will only drive tikcet prices higher... Actually TM has alredy started down that road. For many shows they have the 'auctions'. Look for all the primo seats to be that way before too long. All 1st tier seating will be TM 'auctions' in the not too distant future.
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There used to be an exclusive Pumpkins torrent site.
It might be www.the-zomb.com (http://www.the-zomb.com)
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Have any of you downloaded recordings of the Asheville shows? If so, please recommend a couple shows in particular that were exceptionally good (in both recording quality and artist performance)?
The 6.23 and 6.27 shows on archive.org are amazing. 6.27 has the better setlist, imo.[/b]
Thanks for the recommendations, Julian! [/b]
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I am not advocating anything, just noting that ticket sales (for popular events) pretty much violate free market forces from the get-go.
Originally posted by RatBastard:
So now all tickets should be put on sale with a bid system? Have a ste period of time to offer your best price and he who has the gold rules? yeah that will work. It will only drive tikcet prices higher... Actually TM has alredy started down that road. For many shows they have the 'auctions'. Look for all the primo seats to be that way before too long. All 1st tier seating will be TM 'auctions' in the not too distant future.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
I am not advocating anything, just noting that ticket sales (for popular events) pretty much violate free market forces from the get-go.
point taken, I see what you mean
Originally posted by RatBastard:
So now all tickets should be put on sale with a bid system...and he who has the gold rules?
or you could try to go to less popular shows..you know, discover new bands that fewer people have heard of that charge $15 or $20...these are better anyway!
I know the SP show was priced relatively cheaply to begin with, but all the hype and big extravaganza-ness of it would be a turn off to me..pah!
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Originally posted by ggw?:
There used to be an exclusive Pumpkins torrent site.
It might be www.the-zomb.com (http://www.the-zomb.com)
There seem to be plenty of Pumpkins shows on http://www.archive.org/ (http://www.archive.org/) and you don't need an account to download them there. That said, if anyone is aware of a better collection of shows on private torrent sites, I'd be interested in learning more.
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The problem I have isn't so much about this Econ 101 supply and demand business, but that Ticketmaster (and the venues/promoters to a lesser extent) turns a blind eye to it. Hell, Ticketmaster encourages it by running auctions of their own.
I wouldn't go so far to say there is active collusion between ticket sellers and brokers, but IMO Ticketmaster isn't doing everything they can to make sure that the first 10 rows of decent shows don't end up on Ebay and Stubhub 3 days before they go on sale.
I'm just preparing myself for when I get shut out of decent Cure tickets tomorrow.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
I am not advocating anything, just noting that ticket sales (for popular events) pretty much violate free market forces from the get-go.
Originally posted by RatBastard:
So now all tickets should be put on sale with a bid system? Have a ste period of time to offer your best price and he who has the gold rules? yeah that will work. It will only drive tikcet prices higher... Actually TM has alredy started down that road. For many shows they have the 'auctions'. Look for all the primo seats to be that way before too long. All 1st tier seating will be TM 'auctions' in the not too distant future.
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So if the auction system will increase ticket prices they must be priced below market value currently.......no?
Personally I have no problem with scalpers. They provide a great service as far as I'm concerned. If I can't be bothered to camp out or sit at a computer for hours on end I'll gladly pay a scalper for the ticket if I feel the show is worth it. Ticketmaster surcharges are the reason I only attend about 20% of the shows I used to, but it's no big deal really. I would've gone to see the Police but not at those prices. Morrissey I has happy to shell out the dough, it was worth it to me.
If you think tickets are too expensive then quit yer bitchin and don't go to the eff'n show for crying out loud.
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Originally posted by eros:
IMO Ticketmaster isn't doing everything they can to make sure that the first 10 rows of decent shows don't end up on Ebay and Stubhub 3 days before they go on sale.
Why should they?
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by ggw?:
I am not advocating anything, just noting that ticket sales (for popular events) pretty much violate free market forces from the get-go.
Originally posted by RatBastard:
So now all tickets should be put on sale with a bid system? Have a ste period of time to offer your best price and he who has the gold rules? yeah that will work. It will only drive tikcet prices higher... Actually TM has alredy started down that road. For many shows they have the 'auctions'. Look for all the primo seats to be that way before too long. All 1st tier seating will be TM 'auctions' in the not too distant future.
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So if the auction system will increase ticket prices they must be priced below market value currently.......no?
Personally I have no problem with scalpers. They provide a great service as far as I'm concerned. If I can't be bothered to camp out or sit at a computer for hours on end I'll gladly pay a scalper for the ticket if I feel the show is worth it. Ticketmaster surcharges are the reason I only attend about 20% of the shows I used to, but it's no big deal really. I would've gone to see the Police but not at those prices. Morrissey I has happy to shell out the dough, it was worth it to me.
If you think tickets are too expensive then quit yer bitchin and don't go to the eff'n show for crying out loud. [/b]
It is not TMs job to set ticket prices (not sure if it actually is or not, IMHO it shouldnt be). The price a ticket costs directly or indirectly should be set by the artist. If for example SP wanted the fans to have to pay $50 a ticket then thats what they should sell for. Albeit it that decision will most probably directly impact the amount they are paid for the performance. What the tickets CPOULD go for is irrlevant. TMs job is to act as an agent between the artist/promoter and the conert goers. It is not their job to inflate the face price of a ticket once that price has been set.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by eros:
IMO Ticketmaster isn't doing everything they can to make sure that the first 10 rows of decent shows don't end up on Ebay and Stubhub 3 days before they go on sale.
Why should they? [/b]
They shouldnt. Its not TMs job to make sure no one else sells tickets over face, but its not their job to engage in inflating tikcet prices themselves either.
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Originally posted by Celeste:
Originally posted by ggw?:
I am not advocating anything, just noting that ticket sales (for popular events) pretty much violate free market forces from the get-go.
point taken, I see what you mean
Originally posted by RatBastard:
So now all tickets should be put on sale with a bid system...and he who has the gold rules?
or you could try to go to less popular shows..you know, discover new bands that fewer people have heard of that charge $15 or $20...these are better anyway!
I know the SP show was priced relatively cheaply to begin with, but all the hype and big extravaganza-ness of it would be a turn off to me..pah! [/b]
Actually I do go to a LOT of low priced shows that don't come close to selling out. You get to see some really good music that way.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by eros:
IMO Ticketmaster isn't doing everything they can to make sure that the first 10 rows of decent shows don't end up on Ebay and Stubhub 3 days before they go on sale.
Why should they? [/b]
What I was trying to (not so clearly I guess) say is that there are some implications that TM is in cahoots with some of the brokers. They give them a better shot at good tickets and then share the profit from the inflated sale price. I am not saying this is really happening, only a theory I've heard.
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A very plausible theory.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Personally I have no problem with scalpers.
(...)
Ticketmaster surcharges are the reason I only attend about 20% of the shows I used to, but it's no big deal really. I would've gone to see the Police but not at those prices. Morrissey I has happy to shell out the dough, it was worth it to me.
your second point is completely understandable, but it's not related to the first - let's not confuse issues here. that the police or morrissey decide that their tickets are worth $100 - fine, they are the artists, and we'll make our decisions to go or not based on personal and financial values.
but scalpers get in the way of this decision and take it away from you and i. the pumpkins might have wanted to offer an affordable show to their fans, but the parasites move in and seize that value that the artists decided to give to the fans. some artists are income maximizers (hello sting!), while others are aware of ticket costs and try to make thier shows affordable.
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From a purely economic standpoint, scalpers simply arbitrage the difference between the level of natural demand (high) and the artificial price (low) of a commodity with limited supply. That is a free market activity. The whole concept of a "real fan" is a non-economic construct.
If the Pumpkins (or anyone else) want to offer a product below market price to a select group, they need to do it in another manner (e.g., Pearl Jam's Ten Club).
The argument that scalpers artificially increase demand is bunk. If the demand for tickets was not higher than the supply, they couldn't charge a premium.
It works both ways too. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Richard Thompson show. A $35 ticket that I got for $20 from a scalper out front because supply was greater than demand. Three people wanted to sell me a ticket and I bought from the first one that would take $20.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
your second point is completely understandable, but it's not related to the first - let's not confuse issues here. that the police or morrissey decide that their tickets are worth $100 - fine, they are the artists, and we'll make our decisions to go or not based on personal and financial values.
but scalpers get in the way of this decision and take it away from you and i. the pumpkins might have wanted to offer an affordable show to their fans, but the parasites move in and seize that value that the artists decided to give to the fans. some artists are income maximizers (hello sting!), while others are aware of ticket costs and try to make thier shows affordable.
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Too lazy to go through each page since this comment was made...BUT...how does one avoid the will call procedures on Tuesday night? Did I miss a giant loophole?
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No one did.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
From a purely economic standpoint, scalpers simply arbitrage the difference between the level of natural demand (high) and the artificial price (low) of a commodity with limited supply. That is a free market activity.
(...)
The argument that scalpers artificially increase demand is bunk. If the demand for tickets was not higher than the supply, they couldn't charge a premium.
by this logic, food and shelter given to katrina or 9/11 victims should also be intercepted by "enterpreneurs", and they should charge for something that was previously free. after all, aid isn't properly priced, i'm sure those people would be willing to pay for it. only the market has the right to set prices. always.
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re: a recording from tuesday night,
less than satisfactory results on most accounts because of less than satisfactory circumstances for tapers.
(and that's on the band's management, not the club -- if what i was told was correct).
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
by this logic, food and shelter given to katrina or 9/11 victims should also be intercepted by "enterpreneurs", and they should charge for something that was previously free. after all, aid isn't properly priced, i'm sure those people would be willing to pay for it. only the market has the right to set prices. always.
Right. Because Smashing Pumpkins tickets are a necessity just like food, clothing, and shelter.
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scalping doesnt stop at tickets either. in new york, there's a website called PrimeTimeTables that actually scalps restaurant reservations. if you want a reservation @ 8 on a saturday night, it'll cost ya. im not fond of the idea, but i must admit, it was a good one.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Because Smashing Pumpkins tickets are a necessity just like food, clothing, and shelter.
they are in one important aspect: the source decided to offer them to consumers at a specific (and incidentally below-market) rate for the latter's benefit, not for intermediaries' profit.
artists and clubs are almost universally against the practice of scalping. must be because they're all communists :p
Originally posted by danknugz:
scalping doesnt stop at tickets either. in new york, there's a website called PrimeTimeTables that actually scalps restaurant reservations. if you want a reservation @ 8 on a saturday night, it'll cost ya. im not fond of the idea, but i must admit, it was a good one.
i have less of a problem with this, because supply is not nearly as limited. there are plenty of good restaurants in NYC that will serve you 6 or 7 nights of the week. there are only ~1100 tickets for a show at the 930 that will happen only once.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i have less of a problem with this, because supply is not nearly as limited. there are plenty of good restaurants in NYC that will serve you 6 or 7 nights of the week. there are only ~1100 tickets for a show at the 930 that will happen only once.
scalping is just a free market economy at work. maybe its not right, but its reality. i was more pissed at the fact that DC101 was given so many tickets. i mean, i can understand giving tickets away as promos for shows that need to be advertised. but i mean, does a smashing pumpkins show @ the 930 REALLY need THAT much promotion? somehow, i think this show would have sold out in minutes anyway.
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Danknugz, you are missing one teeny, tiny little factor. It wasn't about pushing the show. It was all about promoting the new CD. With that said, I don't listen to DC101 so I have no idea how many tickets they gave away. I'm sure it was enough to build up a good frenzy to get plenty of people excited enough to go out and buy the new release.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Danknugz, you are missing one teeny, tiny little factor. It wasn't about pushing the show. It was all about promoting the new CD. With that said, I don't listen to DC101 so I have no idea how many tickets they gave away. I'm sure it was enough to build up a good frenzy to get plenty of people excited enough to go out and buy the new release.
true.. i knew that shit was gonna happen too, with the album being released on the same day as the show. the new album blows though, with the exception of "doomsday clock" and "tarantula"
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Originally posted by danknugz:
scalping doesnt stop at tickets either. in new york, there's a website called PrimeTimeTables that actually scalps restaurant reservations. if you want a reservation @ 8 on a saturday night, it'll cost ya. im not fond of the idea, but i must admit, it was a good one.
outstanding! thats pretty amazing
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by danknugz:
scalping doesnt stop at tickets either. in new york, there's a website called PrimeTimeTables that actually scalps restaurant reservations. if you want a reservation @ 8 on a saturday night, it'll cost ya. im not fond of the idea, but i must admit, it was a good one.
outstanding! thats pretty amazing [/b]
In your opinion
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Back when U2 were on the Zoo tv tour someone I knew was camping out for tickets for the RFK show and offered to get me one. "sure, why not" I said, even though I wasn't that excited about going to see U2. On the day of the show I was prepared to sell my ticket for a hefty profit and just skip the show - Does that make me a scalper or just an opportunist?
In the end I decided to go to the show because I got into the excitement of it all on ride down on the metro, even though I was offered $300 for my ticket.
I personally don't see why anyone has a problem with someone making a few bucks because they were on the ball and you weren't.
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if anyone cares, sp added a philly date today (october 19th) and tickets are available so go now!
i just bought 4! :)
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HAHAHA, that's awesome! they initially only announced sunday and monday night shows, which sold out within seconds (i managed to get a pair of orchestra seats for the sunday show, tried several times again on another computer and only got "no seats available"). i'm certain that scalpers bought up a lot of tickets for these two shows. then they announced the friday show... and i'm willing to bet that once it sells out, they'll announce a saturday show. they're doing the same thing in boston.
so, if you want to see the pumpkins in philly or boston: keep checking TM until the fourth show is announced, or wait until shows get closer - people will be dumping tickets. there is obviously enough demand for two nights in these cities, but i'm thinking that four nights is close to too much... there won't be anyone left who's willing to pay big prices.
nice one, although it might suck a little for folks who bought crappy balcony tickets instead of waiting for the other shows to go on sale.
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I kinda doubt a Saturday in Philly. The Pumpkins usually don't play more then 2 consecutive night.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by ggw?:
Because Smashing Pumpkins tickets are a necessity just like food, clothing, and shelter.
they are in one important aspect: the source decided to offer them to consumers at a specific (and incidentally below-market) rate for the latter's benefit, not for intermediaries' profit.
artists and clubs are almost universally against the practice of scalping. must be because they're all communists :p
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Disaster relief is not "offered to consumers." It is donated to specifically designated people. Concert tickets are offered for sale to the general public (or at least that portion of the general public with a credit card). Moreover, disaster aid never enters the market in the first place.
Really, you couldn't have chosen a worse analogy.
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Disaster relief is not "offered to consumers."
offer: ??verb (used with object) 1. to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer
consumer: ??noun 1. a person or thing that consumes
and it wasn't meants as a perfect analogy (equivalency), it was an example of market forces not always dictating price - or the need for them to do so. people seem to think that market forces are unstoppable, the be-all and end-all, and can't ever be questioned <insert bleating noise>.
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sweet. about the friday show, especially since i slept through the general onsale this morning for the sunday philly show.
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crap. balcony.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I kinda doubt a Saturday in Philly. The Pumpkins usually don't play more then 2 consecutive night.
didn't know that (although really, how many 3+ hours shows in a row can you expect a band to play?!?). their schedule would allow them to add a thursday show in philly.
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i am so obviously not meant to go see them in philly. ticketmaster hates safari. argh. i give up.
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so explosions in the sky are opening for smashing pumpkins now?
WTF?
http://smashingpumpkins.com/news_1378 (http://smashingpumpkins.com/news_1378)
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Moderators - this has gone on long enough. Can we lock this punkins nonesense and move on please?
There wouldn't be this much hysteria if Elvis rose from the dead.
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Originally posted by distance:
so explosions in the sky are opening for smashing pumpkins now?
WTF?
i say "woohoo!" EITS + SP sounds like a great bill. a little bit of a stretch, sure, but maybe billy is hoping to buy himself some cred by adding EITS to the bill :)
Originally posted by sweetcell:
there is obviously enough demand for two nights in these cities, but i'm thinking that four nights is close to too much...
well, might be wrong there since there is definitely demand for three nights - they're all sold out now.
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Moderators - this has gone on long enough. Can we lock this punkins nonesense and move on please?
i didn't realize threads had expiration dates.
"moving on" is a great piece of advice, mankie - but i it appears you don't take your own advice. is there someone with a gun to your head forcing you to read this or any other SP-related thread? just ignore them. sheesh :roll: reminds me of people who listen to howard stern just so they could get insensed and call in to complain.
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My comment was made tongue in cheek, but some chump always takes the bait.
Howard Stern is soooooo 20 minutes ago by the way.
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Is it just me or are the Pumpkins both overrated and dated? They occasionally rock, but mostly it's some whiny-ass shit they crank out.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
maybe billy is hoping to buy himself some cred by adding EITS to the bill :)
that's exactly what a friend of mine said.
i don't know. i wish i'd known about the eits opening fact BEFORE tickets went on sale.
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Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
They occasionally rock, but mostly it's some whiny-ass shit they crank out.
You pretty much just described 95% of all indie-rock.
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You just stole a line from the Rhett book of quotes.
Still, Doctor Doom was spot on with his comment.
Did I do a good job pulling "spot on" from the hipster handbook?
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
They occasionally rock, but mostly it's some whiny-ass shit they crank out.
You pretty much just described 95% of all indie-rock. [/b]
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
My comment was made tongue in cheek, but some chump always takes the bait.
guilty. sorry, i had few signs to go on... it was hard to tell if you were being old and curmudgeonly, or just being old. i should have known that you couldn't have been serious - after all, you started yet another unsufferable moz thread (and he's only half as talented as corgan).
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This show was just star studded. Amy Winehouse on bass, Imogen Heap on the keys, and John Cusack on guitars.
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
This show was just star studded. Amy Winehouse on bass, Imogen Heap on the keys, and John Cusack on guitars.
AHAHAHA...Ok I knew Jeff looked like somebody famous, I couldnt put my finger on it during the show. He's a dead ringer!
Not sure about the imogen heap comparison...
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http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=262627 (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=262627)
Billy can be one very unlikable fellow.
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Originally posted by chaz:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=262627 (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=262627)
Billy can be one very unlikable fellow.
Are you sure this is real? Another place passed this off as an "inventive album review."
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by chaz:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=262627 (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=262627)
Billy can be one very unlikable fellow.
Are you sure this is real? Another place passed this off as an "inventive album review." [/b]
Don't know....got the link from RollingStone.com.
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Originally posted by chaz:
Don't know....got the link from RollingStone.com.
From looking at that, I think RollingStone's selective "quoting" of Billy Corgan's name in their blurb is an indication that he is not the actual writer of that open-letter. I mean, Corgan's bat-shit insane, but only rarely has he ever dropped a line as pretentious as any of that letter, and never has he produced such consistant nut-job material throughout an interview/letter/blog.
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could someone post/copy the contents of the article? thestranger.com is blocked here at work.
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It's fake. And yes, it was an album review parody-style of his 2005 open letter to the Tribune, I think it was.
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AN OPEN LETTER FROM BILLY CORGAN
July 10, 2007
My Dear Friends,
Today is the greatest day you've ever known.
Seven years, seven months, and ten days ago, the clock struck midnight, 2000, and the world began turning faster. Back then, I disbanded the Smashing Pumpkins because the new millennium demanded it. A new age needed a new start??cleanliness and unity, not the confused, confusing wreck I let the band become.
We were once the most important band in the world, and everyone??me, you, Courtney Love??knew it. The Smashing Pumpkins drew the line between Black Sabbath, the Bee Gees, and the Cure, and that line caught a generation like a leash around a wayward puppy. We founded Alternative Nation, and the kids and advertisers flocked around. But because the band had become bloated, overbearing, headstrong, because it grew beyond my control, it had to die. I killed it before it killed me.
And now, after all those years of self-imposed obscurity, of forced poetry, of side projects mired in mediocrity and too many guitarists, I bring us, together, here, to the corner of Future Avenue and Now Street. This is our moment! This is our day! This is Zeitgeist! (That's "Spirit of the Age" in German. Trust me: I've read Hegel.)
This band has always been the headlight on the barreling locomotive of modern youth; with a title like Zeitgeist, nobody can argue. I brought back original Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain??recovered and reverent of yours truly, he's the epitome of a new leaf turned over??plus another chick bassist and some new guitar guy. Zeitgeist (Say it! It feels good!) arrives this week, in four different forms: The Best Buy version is different from the Target version is different from the iTunes version, which is different from everyone else's version. Most zeits would've settled for a single geist, but ours demands more marketing strategies, so I offer it four.
As for the music, the critics won't get it. They never have. My old fans??the ones whose lives were changed by Gish and Siamese Dream??won't get it. They will complain that the sound is too dense, too severe, too, yes, overbearing. But the New Generation is the one I'm speaking to, the one that needs to know that My Chemical Romance and Panic! At the
Disco couldn't exist without me. Whether they want to know doesn't matter. This Zeitgeist is not consensual??it's here, whether you understand it or not.
Several weeks ago, I released "Tarantula" to prime the public for the coming onslaught. The song is the sound of one ego exploding (mine), the sound of an entire album in just one song. You'll like it because it has the same skyrocketing guitar riff as "Cherub Rock," and you liked "Cherub Rock" back in 1993. You still like it, because it is one of the best songs ever recorded. But now, instead of one guitar playing one riff, there are more??way more??guitars. And more riffs. It's awesome, in the original sense of the word. It might scare you.
Fear is the effect I'm going for. Fear and exhaustion. But "Tarantula" is not the scariest or most exhausting song on the album. That honor goes to "United States"??a triumphant teenage anthem that sounds like the closing solo of "War Pigs," refracted and stretched into nine minutes. Remember, I was subtle once: "Drown," from the Singles soundtrack, was haunting in its minimal, dissonant beauty. But the Zeitgeist has no time for subtlety, friends, and neither do you. Hence song titles like "United States" and "For God and Country" and "Pomp and Circumstance." Even more than you need more guitars, you need more meaning. And I bring it to you:
Dulcet tones whisper fast
Refuse your yearns, renounce the past
Rouse me soon, the end draws nigh
Whose side are you on
Your blood you cannot buy.
Revolution!
Revolution!
Revolution!
Yes! Zeitgeisty!
Every revolution needs a counterpoint, and that would be "Bring the Light," the one song with a discernable, singable hook, the one song that's remotely accessible. It's got a melody that burns with the same adolescent struggle as those Siamese Dream days. Naturally, it stands out: Hooks and singability are not really the zeitgeist. At least not this Zeitgeist.
Here is what you must understand: Nothing has changed since 1999, except my budget. And Pro Tools. I am still the same alt-rock messiah I was. You are still my teenage flock.
Trust me.
Your zero,
Billy Corgan
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Originally posted by vansmack:
It's fake. And yes, it was an album review parody-style of his 2005 open letter to the Tribune, I think it was.
Great satire then.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
AN OPEN LETTER FROM BILLY CORGAN
Here is what you must understand: Nothing has changed since 1999, except my budget. And Pro Tools.
That's really funny. That entertained me more than anything the Smashing Pumpkins have ever done.
Brian
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Originally posted by vansmack:
AN OPEN LETTER FROM BILLY CORGAN
July 10, 2007
My Dear Friends,
Today is the greatest day you've ever known.
Seven years, seven months, and ten days ago, the clock struck midnight, 2000, and the world began turning faster. Back then, I disbanded the Smashing Pumpkins because the new millennium demanded it. A new age needed a new start??cleanliness and unity, not the confused, confusing wreck I let the band become.
We were once the most important band in the world, and everyone??me, you, Courtney Love??knew it. The Smashing Pumpkins drew the line between Black Sabbath, the Bee Gees, and the Cure, and that line caught a generation like a leash around a wayward puppy. We founded Alternative Nation, and the kids and advertisers flocked around. But because the band had become bloated, overbearing, headstrong, because it grew beyond my control, it had to die. I killed it before it killed me.
And now, after all those years of self-imposed obscurity, of forced poetry, of side projects mired in mediocrity and too many guitarists, I bring us, together, here, to the corner of Future Avenue and Now Street. This is our moment! This is our day! This is Zeitgeist! (That's "Spirit of the Age" in German. Trust me: I've read Hegel.)
This band has always been the headlight on the barreling locomotive of modern youth; with a title like Zeitgeist, nobody can argue. I brought back original Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain??recovered and reverent of yours truly, he's the epitome of a new leaf turned over??plus another chick bassist and some new guitar guy. Zeitgeist (Say it! It feels good!) arrives this week, in four different forms: The Best Buy version is different from the Target version is different from the iTunes version, which is different from everyone else's version. Most zeits would've settled for a single geist, but ours demands more marketing strategies, so I offer it four.
As for the music, the critics won't get it. They never have. My old fans??the ones whose lives were changed by Gish and Siamese Dream??won't get it. They will complain that the sound is too dense, too severe, too, yes, overbearing. But the New Generation is the one I'm speaking to, the one that needs to know that My Chemical Romance and Panic! At the
Disco couldn't exist without me. Whether they want to know doesn't matter. This Zeitgeist is not consensual??it's here, whether you understand it or not.
Several weeks ago, I released "Tarantula" to prime the public for the coming onslaught. The song is the sound of one ego exploding (mine), the sound of an entire album in just one song. You'll like it because it has the same skyrocketing guitar riff as "Cherub Rock," and you liked "Cherub Rock" back in 1993. You still like it, because it is one of the best songs ever recorded. But now, instead of one guitar playing one riff, there are more??way more??guitars. And more riffs. It's awesome, in the original sense of the word. It might scare you.
Fear is the effect I'm going for. Fear and exhaustion. But "Tarantula" is not the scariest or most exhausting song on the album. That honor goes to "United States"??a triumphant teenage anthem that sounds like the closing solo of "War Pigs," refracted and stretched into nine minutes. Remember, I was subtle once: "Drown," from the Singles soundtrack, was haunting in its minimal, dissonant beauty. But the Zeitgeist has no time for subtlety, friends, and neither do you. Hence song titles like "United States" and "For God and Country" and "Pomp and Circumstance." Even more than you need more guitars, you need more meaning. And I bring it to you:
Dulcet tones whisper fast
Refuse your yearns, renounce the past
Rouse me soon, the end draws nigh
Whose side are you on
Your blood you cannot buy.
Revolution!
Revolution!
Revolution!
Yes! Zeitgeisty!
Every revolution needs a counterpoint, and that would be "Bring the Light," the one song with a discernable, singable hook, the one song that's remotely accessible. It's got a melody that burns with the same adolescent struggle as those Siamese Dream days. Naturally, it stands out: Hooks and singability are not really the zeitgeist. At least not this Zeitgeist.
Here is what you must understand: Nothing has changed since 1999, except my budget. And Pro Tools. I am still the same alt-rock messiah I was. You are still my teenage flock.
Trust me.
Your zero,
Billy Corgan
The minute a reviewer in a reputable magazine spells a band member's name incorrectly (Jimmy CHAMBERLIN) is the minute I discount anything else that they have to say. It doesn't take long to fact check the spelling of a name.
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Originally posted by callat703:
The minute a reviewer in a reputable magazine spells a band member's name incorrectly (Jimmy CHAMBERLIN) is the minute I discount anything else that they have to say. It doesn't take long to fact check the spelling of a name.
To be fair, the band themselves spelled it wrong in the liner notes for Gish so I can't really bitch when other people make this, suprisingly common, error.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by callat703:
The minute a reviewer in a reputable magazine spells a band member's name incorrectly (Jimmy CHAMBERLIN) is the minute I discount anything else that they have to say. It doesn't take long to fact check the spelling of a name.
To be fair, the band themselves spelled it wrong in the liner notes for Gish so I can't really bitch when other people make this, suprisingly common, error. [/b]
fanboy.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
fanboy.
Admittedly. :(
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
fanboy.
Admittedly. :( [/b]
Impressive. I didn't know that piece of trivia.
Still doesn't excuse lazy journalism though. All you've got to do is type "Jimmy Chamberlain" into Google to get the correct spelling.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
fanboy.
Admittedly. :( [/b]
it's ok. as a result you ended up in nearly every photostream i found on flickr. plus, i'm still laughing at nkotb's time cop comparison to your shirt-on-shirt action.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
fanboy.
Admittedly. :( [/b]
Impressive. I didn't know that piece of trivia.
Still doesn't excuse lazy journalism though. All you've got to do is type "Jimmy Chamberlain" into Google to get the correct spelling. [/b]
lazy journalism </3
in fact, there is a term for something that bad. it's called a GFE. 'gross factual error,' which typically applies to names, dates and other easily accessible facts. [/end nerd rant]
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Originally posted by callat703:
Still doesn't excuse lazy journalism though. All you've got to do is type "Jimmy Chamberlain" into Google to get the correct spelling.
Given the amount of effort this writer put into the satire in researching the pumpkins, I'm not entirely sure it was a mistake. The author is fairly thorough throughout to make a simple mistake like that.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
it's ok. as a result you ended up in nearly every photostream i found on flickr. plus, i'm still laughing at nkotb's time cop comparison to your shirt-on-shirt action.
Haha.
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San Francisco show review (it ain't pretty)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/DDG2SR1AM014.DTL&hw=smashing+pumpkins&sn=001&sc=1000 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/DDG2SR1AM014.DTL&hw=smashing+pumpkins&sn=001&sc=1000)
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
San Francisco show review (it ain't pretty)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/DDG2SR1AM014.DTL&hw=smashing+pumpkins&sn=001&sc=1000 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/DDG2SR1AM014.DTL&hw=smashing+pumpkins&sn=001&sc=1000)
Yeah, but dude, they TOO misspelled the drummer's name, so their review is discredited.
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
They occasionally rock, but mostly it's some whiny-ass shit they crank out.
You pretty much just described 95% of all indie-rock. [/b]
which is one reason why the remaining 5% is worth finding. :)
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
San Francisco show review (it ain't pretty)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/DDG2SR1AM014.DTL&hw=smashing+pumpkins&sn=001&sc=1000 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/16/DDG2SR1AM014.DTL&hw=smashing+pumpkins&sn=001&sc=1000)
Yeah, but dude, they TOO misspelled the drummer's name, so their review is discredited. [/b]
ha! that comment has made my evening.
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alternate review of first SF show, minus chip-on-shoulder: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pumpkins17jul17,0,6355060.story (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pumpkins17jul17,0,6355060.story)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
alternate review of first SF show, minus chip-on-shoulder: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pumpkins17jul17,0,6355060.story (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pumpkins17jul17,0,6355060.story)
I really enjoyed this line from that article:
Strikingly tall, head shaved, dressed in white with dark bands on his long sleeves, Corgan looked like a Dr. Seuss version of Nosferatu....
:D
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good one indeed - although i liked even better the comparison made by someone on this board between billy and beetlejuice :D
<img src="http://www.geocities.com/zooropalovechild/beetlejuice4-2.gif" alt=" - " />
(i'm hoping the person wasn't referencing howard stern's beetlejuice...)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
alternate review of first SF show, minus chip-on-shoulder: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pumpkins17jul17,0,6355060.story (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pumpkins17jul17,0,6355060.story)
I think this is the most accurate review that I've read yet, having seen three of the shows with the new band. It seems the most measured.
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Washington, D.C.: re the Smashing Pumpkins' review: It was completely biased and not objective. Obviously the writer went to the show with the intention of trashing it. Why would The Post send somebody who hates the band instead of a fan? The Smashing Pumpkins and their fans deserved better.
J. Freedom du Lac: You are absolutely correct -- the review wasn't objective. How dare we send a critic to a show to be subjective! This just in, but CRITICISM IS NOT HARD NEWS. We don't send critics to shows simply to report on what happened. They're supposed to opine. Objectivity? Whatevs!
The key questions are not who?/what?/where? and when? (you know, the stuff from Intro to Journalism), but rather: Was the performance a success or failure, or something in between? And why? Our critic answered those questions, and he did so in no uncertain terms. There was no question whatsoever what he thought about the performance. And the writing was great. I thought it was a great review of a not-so-great performance.
As an aside: It's funny that so much of the chatter in the comments section of the review and on the 9:30 club forum and elsewhere has honed in on the writer's supposed hatred of the Smashing Pumpkins. Not that we're obligated to send a fan of a particular act to review that act's show. But in this particular instance, the writer admitted before the concert that he'd pretty much lived with "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" when it was released -- even spending endless hours in the basement singing the songs with some of his friends. It was a deeply meaningful album to him at the time (that time being 12 years ago, when he was, like, what -- 9 years old?). So there you have it, fanboys and girls: One of your own hated the show.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
As an aside: It's funny that so much of the chatter in the comments section of the review and on the 9:30 club forum and elsewhere has honed in on the writer's supposed hatred of the Smashing Pumpkins.
Nice....
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
J. Freedom du Lac: You are absolutely correct -- the review wasn't objective. How dare we send a critic to a show to be subjective! This just in, but CRITICISM IS NOT HARD NEWS. We don't send critics to shows simply to report on what happened. They're supposed to opine. Objectivity? Whatevs!
The key questions are not who?/what?/where? and when? (you know, the stuff from Intro to Journalism), but rather: Was the performance a success or failure, or something in between? And why?So there you have it, fanboys and girls: One of your own hated the show.
Aight, then. It's one thing to be sub-par or devoid of talent. There's nothing wrong with that. People make livings off it everyday. i.e. Paris Hilton, J. Freedom, etc. But to be indignant about it, it's just like :eek: . To break it down Jerk-off Freedom is simply a meaningless voice with a pen for a mighty paper. (And before y'all fly off the handle, I like the Pumpkins quite a bit but I'm not a DIEHARD/bnyced fan.)
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explosions in the sky is touring with the pumpkins for a few dates...nice, but i'd rather have eits do another headlining tour.
10-11 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion #
10-13 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre #
10-15 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre #
10-16 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre #
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre #
10-21 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre #
10-22 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre #
10-25 Memphis, TN - Mud Island Amphitheatre #
10-30 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre #
10-31 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre #
11-05 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium #
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there are still singles available for the friday philly show... which i am now considering.
esp with explosions in the sky as the opener.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
there are still singles available for the friday philly show... which i am now considering.
esp with explosions in the sky as the opener.
If any doubles ever come up, I'll probably buy a pair. Still have two GAs to Pittsburgh, tho.
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Is there a pit at Tower Theatre? It doesn't look like it, but ticketmaster lists that as an option
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Yeah, about 5 or 6 rows?
Originally posted by i got id:
Is there a pit at Tower Theatre? It doesn't look like it, but ticketmaster lists that as an option
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Yeah, about 5 or 6 rows?
Originally posted by i got id:
Is there a pit at Tower Theatre? It doesn't look like it, but ticketmaster lists that as an option
[/b]
damn...i got some seats in AA and was hoping that was front row...
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
there are still singles available for the friday philly show... which i am now considering.
esp with explosions in the sky as the opener.
If any doubles ever come up, I'll probably buy a pair. Still have two GAs to Pittsburgh, tho. [/b]
you suck.
i looked today for ga to pitt too...
but i'm keeping my eye out.
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I just bought 2 for the Friday Philly show off a Pumpkins messageboard for face. Row EE in the Orchestra, but he forgets what section. Pretty nice!
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
I just bought 2 for the Friday Philly show off a Pumpkins messageboard for face. Row EE in the Orchestra, but he forgets what section. Pretty nice!
those should be pretty nice. i had row FF (or was it GG?) in LC orchestra for a show there. it was pretty good. wish i'd seen those tickets available.
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Apparently I'm in left orchestra, not left-center, but even at the angle, those are pretty good seats.
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If anyone wants some tickets to the Monday Philly show (for face), let me know. Right orchestra, row U.
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Fillmore #12 and the End of the Residency....
First, I was wearing my brown corduroy pants with a maroon, brown and white striped western-style shirt, The white belt and my chocolate Chucks. I opted to wear my brown rimmed glasses as I was fighting a cold and the dayquil dries my eyes out too much for contacts.
I saw at least 6 girls wearing their red pants.
So they changed things up for the last residency. They played an hour and 15 minute acoustic set to start the show. This list is unofficial as Billy played a ton of songs he's written since the Zeitgiest stuff:
Mama
This Decent Smashing Pumpkin Song (http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJ3FteoK8BA)
In My Body
Blue Skies Bring Tears
God and country
Nerverlost
Piece and Love
Winterlong
The Rose March
99 Floors
1979
Fuck Ya
Then they took a 15 minute break, Smackette scored me a backstage pass so I cruised back there between the acoustic and electric sets, but there were easily 100 people back there - way too crowded, so I went back to the floor. Then they played an electric set:
Superchrist
Doomsday Clock
Come on let's go
Hummer (Yes, you read that correctly)
Shame
Starla
Cherb rock
Glass and the ghost
Taruntala
Dfa
us
That's the way
Encore 1
Zeigiest
Ode to no one
3.5 hours. They filmed the last two days of the Fillmore shows so expect a DVD. All in all, I had a good time (nothing legendary), though I would have liked to hear more early Pumpkins stuff. There was a rumor about a second encore that didn't get played which was to include Today and Tonight tonight, but I'll never know. Thankfully, there was no Gossamer - they did play a 40 minute version at the show before last nights.
More after my morning meeting.
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You Tube Vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMTTJfWoSwg)
Jeff on Gossamer
And a photo gallery of the touring thus far. It starts a little weak, but patience there a few good candids.
Photo Gallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesmashingpumpkins/)
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Hummer (Yes, you read that correctly)
they've been playing it a lot this tour.
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Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Hummer (Yes, you read that correctly)
they've been playing it a lot this tour. [/b]
I remember reading here someone complaining that they didn't play it in DC so I was just rubbing it in a little bit.
Incidently, I've had the bass line in my head nearly 12 hours later. That's a good thing.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Hummer (Yes, you read that correctly)
they've been playing it a lot this tour. [/b]
I remember reading here someone complaining that they didn't play it in DC so I was just rubbing it in a little bit.
Incidently, I've had the bass line in my head nearly 12 hours later. That's a good thing. [/b]
Um, I'm almost certain we got Hummer in DC. No Silverfuck, but we did get Hummer.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Um, I'm almost certain we got Hummer in DC. No Silverfuck, but we did get Hummer.
You are correct. It was Muzzle that nkotb was holding out for (waiting out Gossamer), that wasn't played. My apologies.
We didn't get Silverfuck last night either, but the show before got it.
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the aeroplane flies high -> hummer without even a pause at 2 of the 3 shows i saw in june/july, including the DC show.
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Originally posted by distance:
the aeroplane flies high -> hummer without even a pause at 2 of the 3 shows i saw in june/july, including the DC show.
I think we were at the same 3 shows. Twas amazing.
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by distance:
the aeroplane flies high -> hummer without even a pause at 2 of the 3 shows i saw in june/july, including the DC show.
I think we were at the same 3 shows. Twas amazing. [/b]
i believe that's the case, but i am not sure if i agree 100% with the 'amazing' part. it had its moments, but...
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wow, i come back from a 2+ week vacation and this thread is still going?
well done, team!
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
wow, i come back from a 2+ week vacation and this thread is still going?
well done, team!
welcome home :)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
wow, i come back from a 2+ week vacation and this thread is still going?
well done, team!
Guilty. It was dead for a while and I revived it after last nights show in SF. I just couldn't stomach starting a new Pumpkins thread.
And oh, you were gone?
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http://www.archive.org/details/smashingpumpkins2007-07-10.akg460ck63 (http://www.archive.org/details/smashingpumpkins2007-07-10.akg460ck63)
Not sure if this has been posted yet...but a decent tape is up on the archives...
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Hey US ladies, Uncle Fester is calling you out.
"American girls are sluts too," Billy Corgan said at the Reading Festival this weekend. "See - isn't it great to be alternative - You can say all those things."
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... and the thread that just won't die refuses once again to, uh, die...
ok, who's turn is it next month to resurrect this baby? who has the schedule?
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Wait, wait, let's discuss which (if any) shows on the fall tour we're going to, and then in a month and a half when the tour hits the east coast, we'll have a natural tie-in to bring the thread back and discuss them. Anyone?
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Toronto, Detroit, New Orleans, Nashville
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My schedule has changed since last we talked. It appears to now be FOR SURE: Pittsburgh, Philly x3.
Also Columbus is a possibility. It's a GA show and a flight from Richmond to Columbus on skybus is $56 roundtrip and I could come back at 5am the morning after so I wouldn't need a hotel. So, that's a distinct possibility.
Also the Bang Festival in Miami is a possibility depending on the rest of the lineup.
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
Wait, wait, let's discuss which (if any) shows on the fall tour we're going to, and then in a month and a half when the tour hits the east coast, we'll have a natural tie-in to bring the thread back and discuss them. Anyone?
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i might reconsider for free tickets, but only if it's a date that eits is opening. i wouldn't subject myself to another SP show _AND_ the bravery.
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i'll be doing sunday night in philly (julian, if you're around let's meet up for a drink beforehand).
if anyone is interested in loge tickets for friday night in philly with EITS, at cost, please PM me. a workmate wants to sell his and buy some tickets to sunday night, so he and i can go together.
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so who is going this weekend?
about time this thread came back.
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Originally posted by callat703:
so who is going this weekend?
about time this thread came back.
YES!!! didn't you see my call for its resurrection in the other thread? i'm in for sunday. pre-show snacks & drinks at the dive-bar/restaurant on ludlow just east of the Tower, please join us if you can.
i have a spare ticket for sale, Center Orchestra row PP (about 3 or 4 rows in front of the soundboard) - interested parties should PM me.
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The band has added a handful of older songs to their sets since VFest: Perfect, Ava Adore, Where Boys Fear To Tread, SET THE RAY TO JERRY, Let Me Give The World To You, Rocket (electric).
Should be excited. In for all four days in Philly.
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bah. i should have/ wish i could have done this.
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Beyond Gossamer, that was the low-light of the DC show. An acoustic Rocket is just wrong, in my opinion.
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
Rocket (electric
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hopefully no masturbatory guitar solos that lasts forever?
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
hopefully no masturbatory guitar solos that lasts forever?
Thankfully Gossamer has been cut from all recent setlists.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Beyond Gossamer, that was the low-light of the DC show. An acoustic Rocket is just wrong, in my opinion.
I didn't think it was terrible, but electric is definitely better.
I like that they're not using United States as the opener all the time... they're going back to some of the classic openings (MCIS>Rocket or Where Boys Fear To Tread>Hummer).
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I was tempted to leave when the played gossamer at the end. Luckily I stuck it out. Fuck You was quite a reward.
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
Luckily I stuck it out. Fuck You was quite a reward.
This is a hilarious statement in so many other circumstances.
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i'm going tomorrow. i don't think i'm going to go to any of the others..
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Fuck You is so 1995. It is great.
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i'm done with this band.
someone would have to pay me a lot of money to get me to sit through another show. the shows have just gotten progressively worse over the years and last night was somehow even worse than the 930 club show in dc. whoever is mixing SP live needs to be fired.
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I have serious doubts about going to philly tomorrow--even with front row seats. The setlist last night blew harder than the 9:30 show. I'm not done with this band yet though. They're just playing what all the fratboys and moshers want to hear. I still have a little bit of hope left in me.
Last night was basically a "let's play a smashing pumpkins greatest hits show and throw in some random zeitgeist." BLAH. No one wants to hear the songs I want to hear. Mellow pumpkins tunes obviously don't sell a show, so I'm out of luck I suppose. Drown, Set the Ray to Jerry, Stand Inside Your Love, and Let Me Give the World to You were the only highlights--and mild ones at that. I'm getting a little leery of making the trip tomorrow.
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and the show start at the same time as Sox-Indians game 7... aaaarg, tough choice. right now i'm thinking that i'll catch EITS and some of the smashing billys, but if the game is remotely close i'm bailing on the show and bee-lining for the closest bar with a TV.
yes, i'll be the dork in center Orchestra checking the score on his cell phone every 10 minutes.
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I had tickets to all 4 nights but only made it through 2.5. I came down with both an ulcer on my eye and uveitis and the band's light show all but blinded me. Monday night I had to leave early, my eye was bleeding and I was having photophobic spasms. I had to call an ambulance and turned up in the emergency room of Jefferson Hospital in the most pain of my entire life. I was for all intents and purposes completely blind, and have only regained a semblence of sight today.
The hospital was increasingly unprofessional. They refused me a room even though I have insurance, and shot a steroid into my eye and discharged me even though I could not see and told me to see an opthomologist ASAP. I told them I'm from Richmond, cannot see, and have no clue where anything is in Philly and they said it wasn't their problem. They offered to put em in a taxi and to tell the driver to drop me off at ahomeless shelter. The wheeled me out of the hospital and left me on the front stoop. I wandered back into the waiting room and sat there for 6 hours until my father drove down from Rochester to come get me. My car is still in DC and my luggage in Philadelphia. :(
Basically, it was a terrible last couple of days although the shows were good. I don't blame the band because if my eyes were hurting, I should've left earlier, and the doctor said even w/o the light show, I would've been in that condition within a day, it only sped it up.
One positive note about humanity: I was texting a kid from Netphoria the setlists and I told him I had to leave because of my eye and he kept calling to see how I was doing. When I was sitting in the waiting room, he apparently posted on the Pumpkins board about what had happened and another fan from a few blocks away came down and checked on me and filled my prescrition (since I couldn't walk/see). I gave him my ticket for night 4 but he didn't know I even had one, so he was just doing it to be kind. So there are still some cool people out there.
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
I had tickets to all 4 nights but only made it through 2.5. I came down with both an ulcer on my eye and uveitis and the band's light show all but blinded me. Monday night I had to leave early, my eye was bleeding and I was having photophobic spasms. I had to call an ambulance and turned up in the emergency room of Jefferson Hospital in the most pain of my entire life. I was for all intents and purposes completely blind, and have only regained a semblence of sight today.
The hospital was increasingly unprofessional. They refused me a room even though I have insurance, and shot a steroid into my eye and discharged me even though I could not see and told me to see an opthomologist ASAP. I told them I'm from Richmond, cannot see, and have no clue where anything is in Philly and they said it wasn't their problem. They offered to put em in a taxi and to tell the driver to drop me off at ahomeless shelter. The wheeled me out of the hospital and left me on the front stoop. I wandered back into the waiting room and sat there for 6 hours until my father drove down from Rochester to come get me. My car is still in DC and my luggage in Philadelphia. :(
Basically, it was a terrible last couple of days although the shows were good. I don't blame the band because if my eyes were hurting, I should've left earlier, and the doctor said even w/o the light show, I would've been in that condition within a day, it only sped it up.
One positive note about humanity: I was texting a kid from Netphoria the setlists and I told him I had to leave because of my eye and he kept calling to see how I was doing. When I was sitting in the waiting room, he apparently posted on the Pumpkins board about what had happened and another fan from a few blocks away came down and checked on me and filled my prescrition (since I couldn't walk/see). I gave him my ticket for night 4 but he didn't know I even had one, so he was just doing it to be kind. So there are still some cool people out there.
Damn. Hope everything's good with you. I still owe you some drinks from the playlist wager, so hope you can get up & running soon. Best wishes, fam . . .
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Sorry to hear that, Julian. That sucks. Hope your vision improves soon.
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Get better soon Julian.
And to think we were just seeing Stars Saturday night and then this...?
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
And to think we were just seeing Stars Saturday night and then this...?
Stars was good too. Is there a thread/setlist for that anywhere? Couldn't believe they played On Peak Hill -- one of my all time favorite songs by anyone ever.
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julian - that sounds like an absolute nightmare :eek: . so sorry you had to go through this. will your eye get better?
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Get better soon Julian.
And to think we were just seeing Stars Saturday night and then this...?
and to think we were just seeing the pumpkins together on sunday! all seemed so good (miss p - julian mentioned how much "fun" your group had at stars... ya lushes)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
will your eye get better?
I may have some permanent periphrial vision loss on my right side, but it does seem to be coming back slowly so I am hopeful that is not the case.
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Wow - Sorry to hear about all this. I hope things start getting better for you soon.
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This country's health care system absolutely sucks. My sympathies to you; sorry you had to go through such trouble.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
This country's health care system absolutely sucks.
I could not agree more. Ironically, at the bar before the sunday show, sweetcell and I were talking about how we both want to move to europe within the next 5 years because of the increased standard of living and socialized health care.
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I sincerely hope you feel better soon, Jules. I know you will. You'll be 100% by Christmas.
Brian
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that sounds like a scene from Sicko, its just awful the unprofessional response of the medical system there...I really hope you start to feel better soon...
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Since he appears to be alright:
Top 5 new board monikers for Julian?
Julian, One Eyed Wonder Weasel
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Julian, One Eyed Wonder Weasel
No man, the last word ALWAYS has to be capitalized.
Julian, occular DEGENERATE?
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Not to play the part of devil's advocate here, but what did the hospital do wrong, other than not wheel him to the waiting room instead of outside?
He had an eye injury. He didn't need a room. A hospital is not a hotel.
If anything, the dude you gave the SP ticket too should have put you up for the night.
Did you have a hotel for the night or were you planning on getting back to DC?
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If you're not playing devils advocate here, then what are you doing? :D
Hospitals give rooms out to people who don't need them all the time. Like women who give birth.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
If you're not playing devils advocate here, then what are you doing? :D
Being a realist. I don't think he deserved a room and I wouldn't have tought a hospital would give me one if I had the same ailment.
Insurance is for medical coverage, not hotel coverage. The reality is, his eye injury changed his plans for the night, but that means he should have gotten a hotel room, not a hospital bed.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Did you have a hotel for the night or were you planning on getting back to DC?
My hotel thought I had pink eye and threw me out a few hours before I went to the hospital.
As I said in a PM to someone, I'm not alleging the hospital did anything wrong. I'm sure everything was 100% by the book. It's just that "the book" stinks in the US.
I'm sure we'd all agree that if someone is literally blind and cannot see, in no other civilized country would a hospital wheel them out to the front and be like, "lol, later!" If I attempt to go anywhere -- since I cannot see -- do I not pose a health risk to myself or others? What's to stop me from wandering into the street and getting struck by a bus? If the hospital has a room, and I have sufficient insurance/money to cover it, is there really a harm in keeping me "in observation" for a few hours?
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My hotel thought I had pink eye and threw me out a few hours before I went to the hospital.
As I said in a PM to someone, I'm not alleging the hospital did anything wrong. I'm sure everything was 100% by the book. It's just that "the book" stinks in the US.
I'm sure we'd all agree that if someone is literally blind and cannot see, in no other civilized country would a hospital wheel them out to the front and be like, "lol, later!" If I attempt to go anywhere -- since I cannot see -- do I not pose a health risk to myself or others? What's to stop me from wandering into the street and getting struck by a bus? If the hospital has a room, and I have sufficient insurance/money to cover it, is there really a harm in keeping me "in observation" for a few hours?
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
My hotel thought I had pink eye and threw me out a few hours before I went to the hospital.
And that's where your real beef should be, ladies and gentlemen.
They were wrong, and you should have gone back and gotten your room back and comped. Maybe a suite even. And they call themselves the hospitality industry....
I knew something didn't make sense in that story.
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ding ding ding. That's the sound of the hammer meeting the head of the nail.
Did your injury cause you to double post? That's really a cheap way to up your post count in an effort to catch up to me.
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
As I said in a PM to someone, I'm not alleging the hospital did anything wrong. I'm sure everything was 100% by the book. It's just that "the book" stinks in the US.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
My hotel thought I had pink eye and threw me out a few hours before I went to the hospital.
And that's where your real beef should be, ladies and gentlemen.
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To be fair, it was a "youth hostel" with dormatory style sleeping, so I completely understand if they think I have a communicable disease tossing me.
But my bigger point is, I had absolutely no way to get back there. I could not see. At all.
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
But my bigger point is, I had absolutely no way to get back there. I could not see. At all.
No cabs at the hospital?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Did your injury cause you to double post? That's really a cheap way to up your post count in an effort to catch up to me.
Yeah, I don't know what happened there. Your post count title is safe, no worries.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
No cabs at the hospital?
I'm sure there were. I heard them call one for a guy to send him to a shelter. Again, I'm not saying they did anything wrong. I'm just saying, if they could've gotten the $$ for a room (since I have insurance), and I wouldn't pose a danger to myself if I stayed in a hotel room and couldn't see, what's the harm in giving me one. Certainly if my vision hadn't returned and I was still in a world of pain, they could justify I still needed medical care. It's not like I would've been taking a room from someone else who needed it more.
The whole argument is ridiculous anyway. We all agree the hospital did nothing wrong, just some of us are nasty evil socialists who dream of France's level of medical care.
Cheers.
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
I'm just saying, if they could've gotten the $$ for a room (since I have insurance)
Except that that would be fraud - easily in the top 10 reasons for increased health care costs in America.
I'm sorry this happened to you and it's a shitty night over all, but I agree with the hospital. And don't think anything would have been different in France - the doctors would probably have been on strike.
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
We all agree the hospital did nothing wrong, just some of us are nasty evil socialists who dream of France's level of medical care.
at least you got treated (somewhat) that same evening.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
I'm just saying, if they could've gotten the $$ for a room (since I have insurance)
Except that that would be fraud - easily in the top 10 reasons for increased health care costs in America.
I'm sorry this happened to you and it's a shitty night over all, but I agree with the hospital. And don't think anything would have been different in France - the doctors would probably have been on strike.
Being a realist. I don't think he deserved a room and I wouldn't have tought a hospital would give me one if I had the same ailment.
Insurance is for medical coverage, not hotel coverage. The reality is, his eye injury changed his plans for the night, but that means he should have gotten a hotel room, not a hospital bed. [/b]
Don't be such a douchebag, "vansmack." What if it was your "smackette" or "Smurfette" or whatever the f you call her? Would you still be so "Well, the hospital did the right thing, you should blame the youth hostel?" Quit smelling your own farts. Jules, should have been treated a LOT better by the hospital. And this is coming from a family that actually HAS some people in it who are doctors and medical professionals. Not some misguided DC hipster who thinks he knows everything. I'm sorry if I interrupted your NPR, fogged up your glasses or broke your precious iPod.
Brian
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
I'm just saying, if they could've gotten the $$ for a room (since I have insurance)
Except that that would be fraud - easily in the top 10 reasons for increased health care costs in America.
I'm sorry this happened to you and it's a shitty night over all, but I agree with the hospital. And don't think anything would have been different in France - the doctors would probably have been on strike.
Being a realist. I don't think he deserved a room and I wouldn't have tought a hospital would give me one if I had the same ailment.
Insurance is for medical coverage, not hotel coverage. The reality is, his eye injury changed his plans for the night, but that means he should have gotten a hotel room, not a hospital bed. [/b]
Don't be such a douchebag, "vansmack." What if it was your "smackette" or "Smurfette" or whatever the f you call her? Would you still be so "Well, the hospital did the right thing, you should blame the youth hostel?" Quit smelling your own farts. Jules, should have been treated a LOT better by the hospital. And this is coming from a family that actually HAS some people in it who are doctors and medical professionals. Not some misguided DC hipster who thinks he knows everything. I'm sorry if I interrupted your NPR, fogged up your glasses or broke your precious iPod.
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So this is now a hipster thing?? Nice! i was in a similar situation - and got the same result. the difference was i had NO insurance at the time. stupid lapse or something. I also walked out with a $1000 bill. They treated me for my ailment, and the only difference was they called my parents for me (at my request). i wasnt functionable (long story) and really out of it, so there was no way i could drive.
but i too had to wait in the waiting room for them to come. I was in ER and it was New Years Day and plenty of us were there for all sorts of things. Even if they had a spare bed - I didnt expect one at any point.
Hospitals ARE NOT hotels. get it through your head. They treat people. And we dont live in the UK/Canada/France/Cuba where something might have been done differently.
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who the hell expects to be treated like a human being in philly anyway. i would have expected worse
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Don't be such a douchebag, "vansmack." What if it was your "smackette" or "Smurfette" or whatever the f you call her? Would you still be so "Well, the hospital did the right thing, you should blame the youth hostel?"
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Just let me know when the right time is to tell you that Smackette is a doctor, and that she'll more than likely agree with me. But you can keep going if you'd like.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Quit smelling your own farts.
That's what we do in San Francisco.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
And this is coming from a family that actually HAS some people in it who are doctors and medical professionals. Not some misguided DC hipster who thinks he knows everything. I'm sorry if I interrupted your NPR, fogged up your glasses or broke your precious iPod.
See above. I haven't lived in DC in over 4 years and everybody on this board knows that. It just confirms what we've thought all along - YOU ARE NOT VERY SMART AND DON'T PAY THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF ATTENTION TO ANYBODY BUT YOURSELF.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go smell my own farts. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T_KGHubIGo)
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Just let me know when the right time is to tell you that Smackette is a doctor, and that she'll more than likely agree with me.
Hey. She's your problem.
Originally posted by vansmack:
I haven't lived in DC in over 4 years and everybody on this board knows that.
You live in San Francisco??!?! And have for four years?!?! Then why in the hell would you post on a Washington D.C. message board? Are you serious? You've posted over 7,000 times! Don't you have any friends? Don't you have anything better to do with your life than to troll on a message board for a club that's 3,000 miles from where you live? You must have NO LIFE! What do you DO with all of your free time? Are you your wife's nurse?
Brian
P.S. No. Seriously. Why are you so obsessed with a Washington D.C. club when you live in San Francisco? I just may start posting on message boards for clubs in San Antonio, Denver, etc. You've really opened my eyes to long distance trolling. Thanks!
P.P.S. This isn't what you look like is it?:
<img src="http://boingboing.net/images/1008_press_pic1.gif" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Hey. She's your problem.
If by "problem" you mean "ticket to early retirement" then I'll grant you that. Otherwise, it's much more like I'm her problem.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
You live in San Francisco??!?! And have for four years?!?! Then why in the hell would you post on a Washington D.C. message board? Are you serious? You've posted over 7,000 times! Don't you have any friends? Don't you have anything better to do with your life than to troll on a message board for a club that's 3,000 miles from where you live? You must have NO LIFE! What do you DO with all of your free time? Are you your wife's nurse?
Brian
P.S. No. Seriously. Why are you so obsessed with a Washington D.C. club when you live in San Francisco? I just may start posting on message boards for clubs in San Antonio, Denver, etc. You've really opened my eyes to long distance trolling. Thanks!
Before people like you came along this was a great place to hear about new music and get show reviews. But I'll give you a free copy of my book - "How Young Immature Brats are Ruining the Internet and Why I Blame the Parents" as soon as I finish it.
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Smackie : Smackette is hot AND a doctor?!? i hate you more and more. . . and Walalce: you are in a horrible position to talk about "belonging" on this board. you hate anything more than ten years old and you do like fall out boy. GET OUT.
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Of course she would. People in the doctor industry typically don't go into medicine because they want to help people. And those that do soon learn that's not what the industry is all about.
Originally posted by vansmack:
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Just let me know when the right time is to tell you that Smackette is a doctor, and that she'll more than likely agree with me. But you can keep going if you'd like.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Of course she would. People in the doctor industry typically don't go into medicine because they want to help people. And those that do soon learn that's not what the industry is all about.
Like you don't know me when you talk about lawyers, you don't know Smackette. We talked just last night about putting off kids a few extra years so we could move to Africa where she can participate in Médecins Sans Frontières (apparently they're short on pediatricians). The decision will be made when she gets back from The Dominican Republic in April, where she'll be helping Haitian refugees that the Domincan Government has forbidden its own doctors to treat - children included, if you could believe that.
But as always, I love your blanket statements.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Of course she would. People in the doctor industry typically don't go into medicine because they want to help people. And those that do soon learn that's not what the industry is all about.
Kind of like people don't go work for the government because they believe in public service?
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My ever-decreasing blindness could be the best thing to happen to this thread in a long, long time.
Miss P is, like, one venerial disease from Jimmy Chamberlin away from this surpassing Just Announced in post count.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Médecins Sans Frontières
I LOVE that Peter Gabriel song!
Brian
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to Smackette:
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has anyone asked Billy what he thinks about the state of america's health care?
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The thread that refuses to die....
99x reports:
99X SMASHING PUMPKINS
The Smashing Pumpkins show TONIGHT at the Fox Theatre has been POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS! More details as we get them. Wednesday's show is still on as scheduled.
http://www.99x.com/ (http://www.99x.com/)
No official word on whether it's an eye ulcer and uveitis.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
No official word on whether it's an eye ulcer and uveitis.
Revenge would be a bitch. Suck it, Bolly.
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Actually it appears Jimmy is having chest pains.
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Hey, Jules. Did you know that it seems like Best Buy has come out with another, different, exclusive version of "Zeitgeist?" Maybe they are doing it to tie in with their exclusive Best Buy Guitar Hero III face plates.
No snide comments from me. I know you're a big fan of the Smashing Pumpkins and don't know if you knew they had a new one.
Brian
P.S. Or maybe not. Looking at the ad again, it may just be the same one they released when it came out. I didn't think it had a grey cover.
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Yeah, I was aware. It has 3 bonus tracks and a making-of DVD with the 2 music videos. I haven't gotten it yet.
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Smashing Pumpkins suuuure love to rip off their (remaining) fans! (I still picked up the new Best buy version and my asshole won't stop bleeding)
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Smashing Pumpkins suuuure love to rip off their (remaining) fans! (I still picked up the new Best buy version and my asshole won't stop bleeding)
They used to issue 2 European singles for every song to spread around all the b-sides; now that the singles market has died down they release them this way. No real difference. I'd rather them do this then not release material. People act like simply because someone's a fan of a band they are forced to buy every release, which certainly isn't the case.
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has anybody asked billy what he thinks of In Rainbows?
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
has anybody asked billy what he thinks of In Rainbows?
Does anybody care?
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predictable response :)
nah, doubtful, but at least asking the question resurrected this thread!
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Brilliant.
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julian, you're slacking.
the pumpkins have released an EP on iTunes entitled "american gothic (http://tinyurl.com/2748qk)". anyone heard it yet?
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
the pumpkins have released an EP on iTunes entitled "american gothic (http://tinyurl.com/2748qk)". anyone heard it yet?
It's OK but nothing special. The song Pox is really great tho, imo.
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CORGAN'S FATHER ARRESTED FOR HEROIN POSSESSION.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/02/temple-terrace-drug-arrest-yields-multiple-charges/ (http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/02/temple-terrace-drug-arrest-yields-multiple-charges/)
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
the pumpkins have released an EP on iTunes entitled "american gothic (http://tinyurl.com/2748qk)". anyone heard it yet?
It's OK but nothing special. The song Pox is really great tho, imo. [/b]
They're solid acoustic songs. Nothing amazing, but yeah - a bunch of things that could have tempered Zeitgeist a bit.
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http://www.halfofus.com/ (http://www.halfofus.com/)
Billy Corgan's doing some weird PSA about child abuse for MTVu, basically telling about how his dad beat the crap outta him.
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I know this is tangental to my last post, and perhaps in bad taste since her video is about her eating disorder, but whatever Brittany Snow is doing to stay in shape is working marvelously. Quite fetching.
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He shot the PSA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQtLoJlQD6E) a long time ago.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
He shot the PSA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQtLoJlQD6E) a long time ago.
Yeah, it's no huge secret, but it's weird to see someone talk so bluntly and nonchalantly about their own abuse. Like, almost uncomfortable.
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"credibility with fans" hahahahahahaha
Smashing Pumpkins sue Virgin Records
LOS ANGELES - The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, saying the record label has illegally used their name and music in promotional deals that hurt the band's credibility with fans.
In a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, the rockers said they have "worked hard for over two decades to accumulate a considerable amount of goodwill in the eyes of the public," and that Virgin's use of the band in a "Pepsi Stuff" promotion with Amazon.com and Pepsi Co. threatens their reputation for "artistic integrity."
Virgin released the Smashing Pumpkins' music for more than 17 years, but the only active agreement between the two parties, the lawsuit claims, is a deal granting Virgin permission to sell digital downloads of the band's songs. The agreement does not give Virgin the right to use the band in promotional campaigns to sell outside products, the lawsuit said.
The band members said they would "never grant such authority to Virgin, or any other entity."
An after-hours call to Virgin Records wasn't immediately returned.
The lawsuit demands that Virgin pay with the profits earned in the promotion and asks for an injunction against using the Pumpkins' name or music in the future.
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Yeah, he released 14 versions of Zeitgeist with exclusive bonus tracks, but a Pepsi ad is blowing his artistic integrity.
Although, to be fair, if the reports of what the contract between Virgin and SP includes are correct, he clearly has an open-and-shut win. He just looks silly saying "artistic integrity" and "goodwill with the fans." Uh....