If it makes you feel any better Mooney, we basically cleaned our wallet out for him. I gave him something like 35 bucks and Gunnar gave at least a 20. He offered to give us merch and we declined, He already sent me the stuff I wanted through the mail and personalized it so we told him to hang on to his merch and sell it. He was appreciative.
If I had not been in town with my family I would’ve set them up in a Hotel room, but there was no way I could begin to figure out a way to bring in 4 dudes where my wife and 4 year old slept. So I just figured the cash would have to be enough.[/reply]
I knew you guys would support, and I knew you had in the past.
Had I known that they didn’t get to eat before the St. Pete gig because the bar didn’t serve food, I would have shown up earlier and brought food for them. It was a Sunday on a holiday weekend and most things were closed already in that part of downtown.
If it makes you feel any better Mooney, we basically cleaned our wallet out for him. I gave him something like 35 bucks and Gunnar gave at least a 20. He offered to give us merch and we declined, He already sent me the stuff I wanted through the mail and personalized it so we told him to hang on to his merch and sell it. He was appreciative.
If I had not been in town with my family I would’ve set them up in a Hotel room, but there was no way I could begin to figure out a way to bring in 4 dudes where my wife and 4 year old slept. So I just figured the cash would have to be enough.[/reply]
I knew you guys would support, and I knew you had in the past.
Had I known that they didn’t get to eat before the St. Pete gig because the bar didn’t serve food, I would have shown up earlier and brought food for them. It was a Sunday on a holiday weekend and most things were closed already in that part of downtown.[/reply]
I almost considered offering to let them crash at my house but I was worried about my two girls being sodomized or waking up and having my house trashed. :)[/reply]
Had they played Orlando vs. St. Pete, they could have stayed with me.
St. Pete is 2.5 hours from me; even I had to get a hotel room.
If it makes you feel any better Mooney, we basically cleaned our wallet out for him. I gave him something like 35 bucks and Gunnar gave at least a 20. He offered to give us merch and we declined, He already sent me the stuff I wanted through the mail and personalized it so we told him to hang on to his merch and sell it. He was appreciative.
If I had not been in town with my family I would’ve set them up in a Hotel room, but there was no way I could begin to figure out a way to bring in 4 dudes where my wife and 4 year old slept. So I just figured the cash would have to be enough.[/reply]
I knew you guys would support, and I knew you had in the past.
Had I known that they didn’t get to eat before the St. Pete gig because the bar didn’t serve food, I would have shown up earlier and brought food for them. It was a Sunday on a holiday weekend and most things were closed already in that part of downtown.[/reply]
I almost considered offering to let them crash at my house but I was worried about my two girls being sodomized or waking up and having my house trashed. :)[/reply]
Had they played Orlando vs. St. Pete, they could have stayed with me.
St. Pete is 2.5 hours from me; even I had to get a hotel room.[/reply]
Mooney was looking forward to a little house thrashing and sodomy
If it makes you feel any better Mooney, we basically cleaned our wallet out for him. I gave him something like 35 bucks and Gunnar gave at least a 20. He offered to give us merch and we declined, He already sent me the stuff I wanted through the mail and personalized it so we told him to hang on to his merch and sell it. He was appreciative.
If I had not been in town with my family I would’ve set them up in a Hotel room, but there was no way I could begin to figure out a way to bring in 4 dudes where my wife and 4 year old slept. So I just figured the cash would have to be enough.[/reply]
I knew you guys would support, and I knew you had in the past.
Had I known that they didn’t get to eat before the St. Pete gig because the bar didn’t serve food, I would have shown up earlier and brought food for them. It was a Sunday on a holiday weekend and most things were closed already in that part of downtown.[/reply]
I almost considered offering to let them crash at my house but I was worried about my two girls being sodomized or waking up and having my house trashed. :)[/reply]
Had they played Orlando vs. St. Pete, they could have stayed with me.
St. Pete is 2.5 hours from me; even I had to get a hotel room.[/reply]
Mooney was looking forward to a little house thrashing and sodomy[/reply]
Between Voids gear and my gear, all of us could have had a great time.
My house would have been spotless by the time they left. [:P]
In all seriousness, it’s just me and the cat living in this house. It was the only place that would allow me to keep my cat that was not falling apart or covered in mold (though, it was dirty and my OCD made me clean it) and not out of my price range (rent is $$$ here and there are not many apartments because they were turned into condos during the boom).
Naaaaahh, I wouldn’t have worried about any of these boys. They were really swell and respectful and appreciative of everything. I’m so far removed from everything that none of those other things (bringing them food and such) even occurred to me.
It was totally spur of the moment for me to even go as I had so much other stuff going on these recent weeks that I’d completely forgotten about the show. Grumpy texted me around 4pm and I took a gamble on getting in trouble (I usually take my wife out to dinner) and just went for it.
I told Grumpy I was glad to have some skinny pants and a TS shirt in my trunk or I’d have been rolling “casual Friday” style with some Dockers and an office Polo.
I told Grumpy I was glad to have some skinny pants and a TS shirt in my trunk or I’d have been rolling “casual Friday” style with some Dockers and an office Polo.
IMO, casual Friday attire would have just added to the frenzy.
Wife would’ve been pissed if i brought over strangers at midnight.
I would never do that either, but I could have cashed in some more Marriott points and set 'em up with a legit place to crash on real beds and get some showers of the non-golden variety. Whatever, though. We showed our support by showing up and then some, haha!
[reply]Wife would’ve been pissed if i brought over strangers at midnight.
I would never do that either, but I could have cashed in some more Marriott points and set 'em up with a legit place to crash on real beds and get some showers of the non-golden variety. Whatever, though. We showed our support by showing up and then some, haha![/reply]
Dude is a Hot Topic by-product. Justin Symbol is 100x more legit than that clown dog.
I definitely prefer the WC songs over the Aiden songs.
So now that you have seen both acting jobs, is one more real than the other?
It’s important to come across as in-the-moment vs. contrived.
Who wants to do the same thing at the same time night after night for a month or months on end?
It seems that sign is probably put up as a liability item to cover their asses. It does NOT appear that they enforce that rule very effectively.
When I got home I was curious what other bands had played there so I searched “Chain Reaction Anaheim” on YouTube, and this was the first thing that came up. Regardless of what anyone thinks of the band (it ain’t something I’d ever listen to) I’m pretty impressed to see a bunch of youngsters still going batshit crazy at a show.
That’s awesome. Check the crowd before the band starts playing before the 2 minute mark or so. Then check the crowd after the first song at around 6 minutes. Totally different people… no girls. Funny.
I know. It’s hilarious. I see one girl basically get her face stepped on and she’s in absolute horror and disbelief . . . then all the girls are completely gone.
That was really cool, cause I think we made her night. Like perhaps her mom, and only people required by law, were the only ones to call her pretty at that point and here comes Gunnar to crack it open. She actually was pretty and not in a “Barely 18” kind of way.
Yeah, I have trouble guessing people’s ages, but I thought she seemed in her 20’s at least. And I wasn’t just being a goofball. She was legitimately beautiful. And she wore the dark gothy thing very naturally and looked great (a lot of them just look so forced and trying-too-hard, but she looked really lovely and genuine). I don’t have nefarious intent or anything, but I’m always happy to talk to pretty girls. I’m happy to talk to the ugly ones too, actually.
I may have offered her a clove cigarette too, hahahaha!!!
It seems that sign is probably put up as a liability item to cover their asses. It does NOT appear that they enforce that rule very effectively.
When I got home I was curious what other bands had played there so I searched “Chain Reaction Anaheim” on YouTube, and this was the first thing that came up. Regardless of what anyone thinks of the band (it ain’t something I’d ever listen to) I’m pretty impressed to see a bunch of youngsters still going batshit crazy at a show.
Awesome! Reminds me of the time I went to see a show a few years ago… can’t remember who… and the lights when down and these two girls were standing in the middle of the pit with their teddy bear backpacks, and I went up to them and told them it would be in their best interest to leave. They told me to fuck off and that they could be there if they wanted to.
Took them about 4 seconds after the band started to get out of there.
And about young kids… I was introduced to this band last year. Not sure if you are into hard core… But I’ve seen them 3 times now. (they are a semi local band)… and I’ve yet to leave the show without a fat lip, or my back all cut up and sore from all the people landing on it. The singer is nuts too. People pile on him, throw him into the crowd and he just goes with it.
My friends and I are usually easily the oldest ones there.
Damn! That was great. I really admire and envy that level of energy. I thrash around in the pit for just a few minutes at a time and I can barely get a breath. It’s brutal. To see these guys go full speed for an entire gig (I’m counting the singer too) is quite impressive. Pretty catchy tune too, actually.
Yeah, that ain’t my scene either.
I do not want an elbow in the teeth or a shoe in the face or . . . . well, just about any of what I see there. I do enjoy SEEING it, though. It’s rather impressive to witness such chaotic violence.
I’m just not equipped for such recreation. Some little pipsqueek would come windmilling through and hit me in the face and I think I’d take it personally and beat the crap out of him . . . . at which point I’d be pulled out of the show and presented with a waiting police car to take me to jail for beating up a 15 year old . . . . and I’d get to sell plasma to try and pay for the impending lawsuit his stupid parents would sock me with.
Yeah, that ain’t my scene either.
I do not want an elbow in the teeth or a shoe in the face or . . . . well, just about any of what I see there. I do enjoy SEEING it, though. It’s rather impressive to witness such chaotic violence.
I’m just not equipped for such recreation. Some little pipsqueek would come windmilling through and hit me in the face and I think I’d take it personally and beat the crap out of him . . . . at which point I’d be pulled out of the show and presented with a waiting police car to take me to jail for beating up a 15 year old . . . . and I’d get to sell plasma to try and pay for the impending lawsuit his stupid parents would sock me with.
You are too tall for you to have to even worry about that ever happening to you. However, I am the perfect height to be on the receiving end of the boot in the face from a crowd surfer, and it has happened several times.
At the Palladium, I saw a guy lose his pants while crowd surfing.
I was trying to take a short cut from one side of the club to the other once (through the pit) and got a random punch in the face. My own fault though.
My buddy hates those guys. (the ones that just stand still and windmill or other random karate moves).
He actually went into the middle of the pit once and started doing ballet twirls (like spinning with his hand on his head), and then went down and started doing pushups.
He was like SOMEONE HIT ME DAMNIT!
Saw a guy wearing this shirt once. I thought it was brilliant:
