Principled Man

QUOTE (metaldad @ May 16 2012, 01:41 PM)QUOTE (EmotionDetector @ May 16 2012, 01:36 PM) QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ May 16 2012, 02:32 PM) QUOTE (Khan @ May 16 2012, 12:12 PM) The Who-Cincinnati....that's why. Bingo. The Who tragedy started the end of general admission, the no-smoking rules, no open flames/ bic lighters, etc. Hmm...just looked that up. I had no idea...had never heard of this. Very sad. That's why reserved seating is very important. I for one, have no desire to be in General Admission personally. Ah to be young E.D. I remember it like yesterday . Very sad story . I remember they showed pix on the news the next day , what a mess I remember it very well, as I was there. I was just a few yards from the deadliest area of the crowd - the center - where 11 people were suffocated. The Who was performing a late sound check, and we all heard the music outside. Naturally, we all wanted IN. We thought the Show had started. It was one of the strangest things I've ever witnessed. It was a sea of people (thousands of us), moving back and forth, pushing back and forth, like the tide was coming in and out. I was lucky enough to be by the outside wall of the building, so I could keep myself upright. I wasn't sucked down into the crowd and suffocated, like the victims. We tried climbing over people, crawling under people.....I got my face pushed against a glass door (that no one cared to open), and I could see the bloody faces of the injured inside...and I could also see cops standing around, refusing to help..... The movement to "clean up" rock concerts got a huge push after the Who tragedy. Festival seating was the scapegoat for the tragedy, but the true cause was the refusal of Coliseum personnel to open more doors for the huge crowd trying to get in. Lawsuits went on forever. Venues across the country started banning festival seating, open flames, smoking,.....and Cincinnati became a very repressed place for future rock bands to visit. Van Halen was the first band to play in Cincinnati since the tragedy. David Lee Roth made the mistake of telling the crowd to "light up" when they played "Light Up The Sky". He was arrested right after the show. "Enciting a riot", the police charged......but it was later dropped. Judas Priest played most of their show with the house lights completely ON, as the crowd wouldn't stop smoking and flicking their Bics.....Halford basically said, "FU*CK 'EM! We'll rock the house anyways!" The crowd LOVED IT..... I understand the positive aspects of assigned seats, and I even agree with them. The positives of assigned seats outweigh the "fun" of festival seating, which, to be honest, is just too dangerous when certain bands play. I don't think a Rush concert with festival seating would be dangerous these days, but that's just my opinion. What I DON'T LIKE is the Lie that is still promoted about what happened at Riverfront Coliseum on December 3rd, 1979. Many people were at fault, but it was NOT the fault of festival seating.

QUOTE (Khan @ May 16 2012, 12:12 PM) The Who-Cincinnati....that's why. Bingo. The Who tragedy started the end of general admission, the no-smoking rules, no open flames/ bic lighters, etc.

The only person responsible for any angst and animosity over the release of a new album is one's self. It's totally self-inflicted. Meanwhile, I'm gonna sue the manufacturer of my tea kettle because it's not making water boil fast enough for me....

At long last....my trip to Bangkok has been confirmed.

QUOTE (MMCXII @ May 15 2012, 09:19 PM)I come here less and less because of this... Why would I want to read pages of children bickering when I could be listening to music or something?? It's completely up to YOU to either read or not read the childish bickering. It's YOUR time that YOU choose to spend/waste here. Partake in the good threads, and ignore the bad threads. DON'T add to the bad threads by creating new bad threads. It's that simple.

QUOTE (Tony R @ May 14 2012, 10:07 AM)Yeah, he said fanbois are sad bastards and the new album is shit. Actually, he said that the clock face on the new album does indeed read "9:11", and that the band is sorry if they offended anyone who may have lost family and friends in the attack.

QUOTE (Gedneil Alpeart @ May 14 2012, 09:12 PM)Mods, time to close this? The stink of failure is awful. http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/000000/00000/2000/900/2984/2984.strip.gif

QUOTE (ioc @ May 14 2012, 08:31 PM)Yes, the Church of Wings will not be silenced...except during services when our mouths are stuffed with hot wings, and when the end of days arrives at - you guessed it - December 21, 2112. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgu7dbMaIa1qh1umko1_500.jpg ....and I take your wings, too!

QUOTE (USB Connector @ May 14 2012, 04:40 PM)Someone once said you aren't truly a religion until your leaders are wearing silly hats. Any suggestions? http://www.bat-mania.co.uk/main/villains/images/mad_hatter1.jpg

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ May 14 2012, 03:55 PM) link didn't work OK, it's all fixed!

For all you nature lovers, here's a link to a peregrine falcon cam, which is set up on the roof of where I work. We've had falcons nesting here for 3 out of the last 4 years. This year, we have FIVE hatchlings, which is a new record. Awesome birds! http://207.138.223.63/view/index.shtml http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff295/unk2112/20120514_19-38-03.jpg The nesting box was built and placed on the roof of a grain elevator about ten years ago, but falcons didn't nest there until three years ago. Marvelous birds....they can dive to speeds of over 200 mph to catch their prey. Fastest animals on Earth. The only trouble is the bloody carnage they let drop all over the sidewalks from their nest. We get to clean up the carcasses.....oh joy.....

QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ May 13 2012, 05:26 PM)We were in the front row on Friday for Roger Waters. As soon as we got to our seats, the guy behind us said "You're not the kind of guys who stand up all through the show, are you?" Are you kidding me? I would be tempted to offer to switch seats with him. He can sit down like a douche for three hours, and I wouldn't have my view obstructed in any way as I stood...all concert long. Or, I would tell him, "Why, yes! I AM the type that stands all concert long! We're in the freekin' FRONT ROW, you DOUCHE!! Go home and wait for the DVD...."

Just got back from seeing it.... IMPRESSIVE. Definitely qualifies for a Blu-ray purchase. I was thoroughly entertained. Loved the fact that the Avengers were NOT all buddy-buddy.....superheroes have super-egos, which naturally cause trouble for everyone.... Every character was good, although I would have preferred Edward Norton's Bruce Banner. Mark Ruffalo was OK, but his insecure, can't-look-anyone-in-the-eye demeanor was slightly annoying. Very slightly. Tom Hiddleston makes a fantastic Loki; his sniveling weasel personality was great. Glad to see Stark and Pepper Potts finally RELAX and enjoy each other.... Their hyper-tense, never-shut-up relationship was getting old. The best part of the show was how the audience in my theater actually APPLAUDED.... .....completely bizzaro in my meek, not-so-boisterous area. No one applauds after a film.....until now!

QUOTE (USB Connector @ May 12 2012, 10:53 AM)I think Rush might be referencing 911 buffalo wings. During the time machine tour Neil looked as if he'd been enjoying them recently. I mean, look at his face. If I had just eaten 911 buffalo wings and had to hold it in while I drummed for 3 hours I would also be making that face. That would explain the instrumentals they've written, such as Where's My Wings?, Leave Those Wings Alone, and the upcoming cover/spoof of the Smashing Pumpkins' hit single, Belly With Buffalo Wings.....

QUOTE (invisible airwave @ May 11 2012, 06:39 PM)I'm so tired...let's face it. Everything below the waist is kapput! Nympho....

After working five 13-hr days, I can be certain that my tired-o-meter registers a TEN. Let me be blunt: I'm freekin' EXHAUSTED!!!! I may stay awake for a half-inning of the Brewer game......if I'm lucky.....

QUOTE (the masked drummer @ May 11 2012, 07:07 AM)I also have lost some of my high frequency hearing. Probably from playing heavy metal drums since 1983... Car stereo did my ears in...... But there was this one day.......I was about to drive some (drunk) friends home, and the guy wouldn't stop gabbing with some buddies and get in the car. His wife, who was sitting right next to me in the car, starts SCREAMING at the guy.......and it all went directly into my right ear. It hurt like HELL! I'm 100% sure it damaged my ear forever........

QUOTE (tripdad @ May 10 2012, 09:59 PM) Take some ear protection. I have buds that wear them to every show no matter where we sit. Worse case, you don't need them. Or...I can take your seats and you can sit back away from the speakers. Don't have the tickets yet, but I may bite the bullet and get 'em. You only live ONCE!!

OK, so here's the deal: I haven't been up front at a concert since I was 15 years old. I am 50 years old now.... ....should I be worried about my hearing if I make it to the Front Row? I have some hearing loss in my right ear (higher frequencies), and I don't want to make it worse.... Just how LOUD is it? Should I bring ear plugs, or should I rough it?

QUOTE (fledgehog @ May 10 2012, 02:27 PM)I would be amiss if I didn't also list The Beatles' Here Comes the Sun -- the song that turned me on to the band. For a while it was the only one I could stand, then I started listening to Abbey Road more in-depth, and pretty soon I understood why the band's entire output was so renowned and important. If there is such as thing as musical perfection, Here Comes The Sun is it. The song is profound, beautiful.....flawless.

QUOTE (Janie @ May 10 2012, 03:13 PM) But, don't worry, I won't post pics of any guys here. This is a thread for beautiful girls eyes. Then I suppose Marty Feldman won't be showing up anytime soon.....??

QUOTE (Janie @ May 10 2012, 02:32 PM)Are girls allowed in this thread? Wellllll...........alright.... If ya want to post some pix of guys, I'll just avert my eyes. My idea for the thread was mostly about the power of the eyes, and how they can mezmerize you. As I'm a full-blooded hetero man, I posted female eyes.... ....which are a thousand times more attractive than, say, a huge pair of artificial boobs.....

QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ May 10 2012, 02:18 PM) Damn you Workaholic Man!! I have not been able to look away for almost 3 days. I am starving and in desperate need of a change of pants. Looks like my work here is done.

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