Phish Breaking Up

[MAXX44]

nice reply.........Rhett you are an insecure, immature , sad excuse of a human being.....

[Jaguär]

Phish fans, don't worry. I'm sure they have about 16 billion boots that will be out in circulation to keep you all going on forever.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Who asked you?
 
 You're right though. I should have let her childishly call me a name, and then turn the other cheek. I'm sure that's what you would have done, right?
 
 
 

Originally posted by MAXX44:
  nice reply.........Rhett you are an insecure, immature , sad excuse of a human being.....

[grotty]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 
 
 You're right though. I should have let her childishly call me a name, and then turn the other cheek. I'm sure that's what you would have done, right?
 
 

Yes you should have. There's a psychology school of thought that suggests what you say about another will actually begin to influence how others see you. It's why negative political ads are rarely effective & can actually be quite damaging.
 
 There you go - a selfish reason to be nice.  

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Thanks for the advice.
 
 The high minded thing to do would have been to turn the other cheek.
 
 The equal justice thing to do would have been to call her a "cunt" in return for her calling me a "prick".
 
 Instead, I chose to just toss off a silly comment. I will watch myself and try not to be silly anymore, since silliness apparently makes one a "sad excuse for a human being".
 
 

Originally posted by grotty:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 
 
 You're right though. I should have let her childishly call me a name, and then turn the other cheek. I'm sure that's what you would have done, right?
 
 

Yes you should have. There's a psychology school of thought that suggests what you say about another will actually begin to influence how others see you. It's why negative political ads are rarely effective & can actually be quite damaging.
 
 There you go - a selfish reason to be nice.      [/b]

[Celeste]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  The high minded thing to do would have been to turn the other cheek.  

or at the very least turn her a hairy butt cheek

[kosmo vinyl]

I'm sure that the other moderaters will agree, that refereeing name calling spats is not our number one priority.
 
 But, I would like to point out that the amount of trolling, by a handful of posters, on this board has risen to a rather unbearable level. It has IMHO resulted in the board becoming less lively.  Obviously, there are some that can ignore it better than others.  But it's clear that some have just chosen to stay away.  Which is a shame because in the past this has been a nice sandbox to play in.

[Celeste]

Not sure how "trolling" is exemplified in this thread, but I wasn't even sure I knew what "trolling" was, exactly, in the net discussion board context, so I looked it up...I think I need a more modern dictionary, but my favorite example was:
 
 "Then doth she troll to the bowl."
 
 There are a lot of funny examples on dicitonary.com
 
 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=trolling

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Yes, it is true. I am the proud owner of two hairy buttcheeks. Hairy and proud, damnit!
 
     

Originally posted by Ball Girl:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  The high minded thing to do would have been to turn the other cheek.  

or at the very least turn her a hairy butt cheek [/b]

[chaz]

Why is it that Rhett is always in the middle of these little conflicts around here?  
 
 Does he bahave badly, or is it everyone else behaving badly?

[redsock]

Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
  It's the jam/indie equation, which is an equation at a ratio of about 1000 to 1.

If I can return to topic for a moment, I don't think those numbers are right at all bags. Jam fans aren't terribly numerous save on the east coast. The reason they seem so obnoxiously large in numbers is that when a show comes around, they all go to it. Barring Phish, I'm sure your average GBV CD sells better than any Jam Cd. Course, Jam bands are all about the live show, not the CD. But still, many many more closet indie fans who don't go to shows than jam fans.

[mankie]

I can proudly say I have lived my 43 (very nearly 44) years of life without having heard ONE Phish song/tune/jam whatever it is they call it. Even though there's a Phish cd right in my kitchen!

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

What planet are you on?
 
 I'll bet none of GBV's albums have sold more than 100,000 copies. I'll also bet a new Phish album sells at least five times that much. So in a sense, you are right about the ratio being off. But Bags was an English major (I think?) so her clumsy math skills should be forgiven.
 
 Apparently closet indie fans don't buy albums, either, as Phish kicked Sonic Youth's ass...
 
 Jam band journeymen Phish and DJ Quik also scored top 20 debuts, as Phish's "Farmhouse" sold more than 88,000 copies to debut at number 12, while DJ Quik's "Balance & Options" moved more than 68,000 copies to land at 18.
 
 The week's other notable debuts include The Temptations' "Earresistable" at 54, MXPX's "Ever Passing Moment" at 56, Nine Days' "The Madding Crowd" at 87, Carly Simon's "Bedroom Tapes" at 90, the A*Teens' "The ABBA Generation" at 100, Five's "Invincible" at 108, BBMak's "Sooner Or Later" at 118, Dido's "No Angel" at 144, Fenix TX's self-titled album at 150, Veruca Salt's "Resolver" at 171, and Sonic Youth's "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" at 172.
 
 
   

Originally posted by redsock:
   

Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
  It's the jam/indie equation, which is an equation at a ratio of about 1000 to 1.

If I can return to topic for a moment, I don't think those numbers are right at all bags. Jam fans aren't terribly numerous save on the east coast. The reason they seem so obnoxiously large in numbers is that when a show comes around, they all go to it. Barring Phish, I'm sure your average GBV CD sells better than any Jam Cd. Course, Jam bands are all about the live show, not the CD. But still, many many more closet indie fans who don't go to shows than jam fans. [/b]

[Bombay Chutney]

I actually know a few people who are as proud as can be that they've never heard a Phish song, yet they are absolutely sure that Phish sucks.  I don't really understand that. I can perfectly understand why people would hate the music.  But I don't understand the pride that comes along with never even listening to it before forming an opinion.

[Celeste]

Originally posted by Bollocks:
  I can proudly say I have lived my 43 (very nearly 44) years of life without having heard ONE Phish song/tune/jam whatever it is they call it. Even though there's a Phish cd right in my kitchen!

other than the endless jams, which are better appreciated high and while outdoors, their songs can be clever and tuneful...I quite liked them in my 20s