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Nice return with an in-studio Agee. Work is extra boring when there's no GWF on the horizon, so it was with a sigh of relief that I fired up my iTunes this morning. Nash's Nanny deserves extra kudos for her call as well. I always assumed she was unflappable, having to put up with Nash every day, but who knew she'd be so charming?
The therapist in the open, that was a joke, right? That guy can't possibly be for real.
Jeff's story about Max's reaction to Manny being a Dodger was simply awesome. I'm amazed and impressed by Max's obsession with and knowledge of baseball at such a young age. "With Juan Pierre?" Oh my.
Took these at the game tonight:
Manny's first Dodger HR
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Rounding third
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Hey Max, looks who's waiting for him at the plate.
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From my Flickr page.
these are great shots...
it's like i'm sayin...
can you help me change the title of this thread...
the part that says "Nash Calls Pyschic, Blieden Gets Colonic..."
Poor Blieden, that's been up for over a week..
Nash,
About your experience with the Hold Steady. I saw them Friday here in San Diego. My concern was more with the crowd they drew. It was like a house of Frat boys and a lot of white girls dancing like white girls dance.
I like the Hold Steady's sound, but the amount of lemming crowd participation made me feel like I was at a Jimmy Buffet concert.
I prefer a band that attracts a crowd full of courageous and steadfast individualists
Loved the last two episodes. Jeff, I was doubting "bing bong" until the very end, but then you totally turned me around. I'm sold. Bing bong.
By the way, does anyone want to do GWF fantasy football? I'm still pissed that I never received my life sized Ben Wallace doll for my 3rd place basketball league finish, Le Jetski, but I'd put aside my anger for some more good clean GWF sports fun.
many frat boys on hand as well...
literally two 19 year old in the front row that punched each other
in the face the whole time.
i am not interested in fantasy leagues, but i would like to connect
with you guys somehow...
what if we did "Fantasy GWF."
you could pick your favorite
GWF'ers ... Price, Jerry, Gerry and bet on them doing something..
someone finish this idea for me..
jn
Ha!Quote:
Originally Posted by KeithTalent
For what it's worth, I think one of the best live shows I've ever seen was a sold-out Hold Steady show in late 2006, just as they were getting big but were still booked in small-ish venues (I think the place where I saw them can fit 200 people at most). Maybe part of it was that I hadn't heard their music before the show, but I was blown away. The energy level and the general big-ness of the sound was something I hadn't seen in a show that size in years. I get Nash's complaint about Craig Finn onstage persona, but at least his antics don't seem affected. He seems to just lose himself and, yes, look a little gay in the process.
As for the crowd, I guess they were lemming-ish in the sense that they were ridiculously enthusiastic, and they were dancing, singing, pumping their fists and spilling beer everywhere. So if by "lemming-ish" you mean "doing exactly what the audience at a great rock show should do" then I agree with Warhead Jones completely. Awesome, awesome show.
I agree with Embiggen on that. I like the Hold Steady. I haven't seen them play, but my audience expectations have been reduced from seeing festival shows to the point where a group of people just there to see the band and excited for that band is enough for me to think its a great audience. Ever since medium venue shows began to cost $40 (plus $13 for live nation) and big venue shows nearly double that, I can only afford to see bands I like when they play with 10 other bands. And there is always at least 10% of the people around you, no matter how close you get, that are not liking whatever band is on-stage and are willfully resisting them.
Sorry, if I hit a nerve.
2nd song in, I heard someone yell out "Sufi" or whatever that Dane Cook this is. That pulled me out of the show and I started hating everyone around me.
It just felt like there were "fins to the left and fins to the right" and that is what hell will be like for me. When a crowd is more interested in making sure to take cell phone pictures of themselves enjoying a concert rather than just enjoying a concert, it gets on my nerves.
Or maybe it's a dry heat and I'm just an old fuck.
That cracked me up.Quote:
"I got one more kid on the way. Shit gonna be awful in 2009, everybody know'd it."
It doesn't have to be awful, Nash. My wife and I had our second kid earlier this year, and it's been great. (But still go to Vegas anyway.)
I am loving all the guys with feelings lately. So good. This is what the two of you are meant to do in life, I'm convinced. Been listening all day trying to catch up. Brilliant.
finally got aorund to the last episode. not that it was a huge topic on the show, but i saw the hold steady 2 weeks ago and it was one of the best shows i've ever seen. i think it's just craig being an older guy and not having great moves. but, a lot of fun and they did 2 encores. really enjoyed it and enjoyed the energy of the crowd. a lot of fun if you can get into it.
Fantasy GWF... im betting all this will happen...
Blieden starts directing porn.
Jeff comes back to GWF for good.
Jerry Minor finds a woman, falls in love, and settles down.
Nash gets rid of Hudson and adopts a baby.
Guys with Feelings blows up and gets a Sirius radio deal.
recording tonight.
if anybody wants to call.
sometime past 9pm pacific.
nashburger
what happened to this thread? it used to be poppin.
whatd you do nash?
What hits a nerve with me is when I disagree with someone or point out that they're being a jack, and they say "oh dear it looks as though I've struck a nerve". You didn't offend me personally, you said the word "lemming."
I agree with Nash that the Hold Steady dude is a fat old weirdo (how could I not) but it's not, like, his fault. I mean there's not really anything he can do about it. His vocals, which I dig, are obviously a direct result of the guy he is. Unfortunately so is the way he flails around onstage. It's not fair to say that he needs to take a sedative and act unnaturally so as to be more typically rockstarish
edit: Oh and I love the local news outs with Terry "Bing-Bong"
Something off the first Clinic album might work for one of those
Or maybe some Cody Chesnutt
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Originally Posted by rusman
maybe people think this a hold steady thread. it's over. let it go.
I dunno if that was passive aggressive enough, maybe you should go all out and post it in here