the shins sold out???

[grotty]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by grotty:
 GBV still suck
               

Don't let Bede or Pollard hear you say that.
 
 I've never been big on GBV, but the greatest hits album they released last year has become a regular denizen in my CD player. [/b]

Just kidding - I like them.
 That was intended as a jab @ Barcelona who seems to express this anti GBV sentiment quite often.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  Of course not, the post was intended to get funny reactions from the indie crowd.

A fairly transparent attempt as well, get out of vacation mode GGW.

[bearman🐻]

I think we all knew these shows would sell out. I'm going both nights...I really like both records and I think there's potential for them to be a good live band. We'll see! At $12 for a ticket, it was a price hard not to beat.
 
 Did someone mention Grandaddy? They're coming back to the club with Saves the Day I think. Mmmmmm...Burtch. YUM.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Of course these shows were going to sell out.
 
 You have a popular band that has not played in the area in a long, long time. Just like the Old 97's, that's an indicator that the interest level is high.
 
 You have a band that whose press goes much further than the 50 hipster dufuses that live in the DC metro area.
 
 And you have people selfish enough to buy tickets for two nights (even though they knew it would prevent others from seeing the band) for a band that only has 70 minutes of recorded material and doesn't play covers...people who are for some reason desperate enough to see the same band do the same exact songs two nights in a row.
 
 Didn't surprise me one bit.  

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Mr. Unctuous:
  Of course these shows were going to sell out.
 
 You have a popular band that has not played in the area in a long, long time. Just like the Old 97's, that's an indicator that the interest level is high.
 
 You have a band that whose press goes much further than the 50 hipster dufuses that live in the DC metro area.
 
 And you have people selfish enough to buy tickets for two nights (even though they knew it would prevent others from seeing the band) for a band that only has 70 minutes of recorded material and doesn't play covers...people who are for some reason desperate enough to see the same band do the same exact songs two nights in a row.
 
 Didn't surprise me one bit.    

they have been doing a house of love cover on a recent tour
 
                 -selfish bastard going both nights

[bearman🐻]

I think it's unfair to call people selfish just because they want to see a band 2 nights in a row. Why shouldn't we go 2 nights in a row if we want to? We're the kind of people that the band likes to see because we're there to enjoy the music instead of "check out the band" while we smoke cigarettes, get drunk, and then talk to our buddy about how much it sucks. And seeing a band 2 nights in a row beats having to travel to more than one city to see a band I really like. Tickets were $12, a relative bargain these days...why wouldn't it sell out? A band makes a great record that gets praise from critics and fans alike, then embarks on a tour of smaller venues to promote it. This isn't rocket science. If you really want to go to the concert, then get off your ass and buy a ticket like the rest of us. But don't call us selfish for doing it.

[godsshoeshine]

just the fact that they are playing 2 nights should tell you that its going to sell out. or be close at least

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

-unselfish bastard, going ONE night.
 
 I can see going to see a band two nights in a row at the same venue if it's likely that they have enough material to pull off two very different shows. Seeing the Shins two nights in a row at the same venue just seems like a waste of time and money. But I guess we're all wasteful in our own special way.  

[mankie]

Originally posted by pollard:
 

                -selfish bastard going both nights [/b]

If that's a serious comment then it's one of the dumbest things that's been posted on this board in a while.
 
 Going from Pollards previous posts though, I'm guessing it was made tongue in cheek.

[Barcelona]

I might be wrong, but I believe Pollard's comment was not serious. The discussion initiated by that sentence would be the dumb thing here. Pollard, correct me if I am wrong.

[markie]

Does anyone really care if unctuous thinks your selfish? He is just trying to live up to his name.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Mr. Unctuous:
 And you have people selfish enough to buy tickets for two nights (even though they knew it would prevent others from seeing the band) for a band that only has 70 minutes of recorded material and doesn't play covers...people who are for some reason desperate enough to see the same band do the same exact songs two nights in a row.
 

Perhaps we bought more tickets to make a little money.  I bet I could get $150 for a pair -- easy.
 
 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/tix/
 
 Even Sonick's looking

[bearman🐻]

You never know when a band is going to have an off night...a buddy of mine was doing sound for PJ Harvey and so I went to see her when she opened for U2. So I saw U2 and thought the show was VERY lackluster...PJ blew them off the stage. Then they came to DC and U2's show was much better. So I'm glad to be going to both nights of the Shins. They may switch the order of the setlist or do something interesting, you just never know. Guess I'm just a "selfish" bastard! But then again, I'd like to think I'm just an avid music fan...that's the whole point why any of us are here. I'm sure that any number of our actions in our day-to-day lives can be interpreted as "selfish". I just prefer not to accuse strangers of it and instead keep it to myself.

[Celeste]

Originally posted by bunnyman:
 If you really want to go to the concert, then get off your ass and buy a ticket like the rest of us...

don't assume he didn't

To delve deeply into selling out is an exciting adventure. In depth analysis of selling out can be an enriching experience. While it is becoming a hot topic for debate, several of todays most brilliant minds seem incapable of recognising its increasing relevance to understanding future generations. It is estimated that that selling out is thought about eight times every day by those politicaly minded individuals living in the past, obviously. Complex though it is I shall now attempt to provide an exaustive report on selling out and its numerous 'industries'.
 
 Social Factors
 
 Society begins and ends with selling out. When Thucictholous said 'people only know one thing' [1] he globalised an issue which had remained buried in the hearts of our ancestors for centuries. While the western world use a knife and fork, the Chinese use chopsticks. Of course selling out is quite good.
 
 Did I mention how lovely selling out is? Society says that every man must find their own truth. While one sees selling out, another may see monkeys playing tennis.
 
 Economic Factors
 
 Increasingly economic growth and innovation are being attributed to selling out. We will begin by looking at the Maiden-Tuesday-Lending model, a classic economic system of analysis.
 
 Cost Of Living
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 Selling Out
 
 
 How do we explain these clear trends? It goes with out saying that the cost of living, ultimately decided by politicians, will always be heavily influenced by selling out due to its consistently high profile in the portfolio of investors. Perhaps to coin a phrase selling outeconomics will be the buzz word of the century
 
 Political Factors
 
 Politics - smolitics! Contrasting the numerous political activists campaigning for the interests of selling out can be like looking at selling out and ones own image of themselves.
 
 Let us consider the words of that silver tongued orator, the star of stage and screen Vatusia Rock 'You can lead a horse to water, big deal.' [2] Primarily, he is referring to selling out. It would be wise to approach the subject with the thought that 'if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all'. However this can lead to missing out important facts.
 
 Why did selling out cross the road? - To get to the other side! Just my little joke, but lets hope that selling out doesn't inspire similar hilarity in the next elections.
 Conclusion
 
 How much responsibility lies with selling out? We can say that selling out plays a large part in the lives of all. It establishes order, provides financial security and it is human.
 
 What a great essay. Finally a word from super-star Stevie Paltrow: 'I love selling out? Yes! Hurray for selling out!' [3]
 
 
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 [1] Thucictholous - Man - Published 42 AD
 
 [2] Rock - Roll It Up - 1977 - F. Lower Publishing
 
 [3] Go mad for selling out - Issue 132 - Kendeal Books