one time i met al on tour and he told me there was no santa claus so i told him to fuck off and i haven’t bought anything since dark side of whatever the fuck it was called
Damn Gunnar, that sucks.
But I know the feeling. I guess it’s just how you deal with it.
Honestly, if I let that stuff bug me with Kriss Hades, I probably would’ve murdered him. We came close to hitting each other at one point! Then again, same goes for all my friends. And the funny thing about that is he interrupts his holiday to come down and see if I was alright when my grandmother died. I dunno, I guess what I’m saying is noone’s perfect, everyone has their crappy days, and factor into account he’s on tour and has probably met thousands of people and all the booze wouldn’t help his memory, it’s a good thing that’s the worst he copped.
Sometimes, I just find it pays to be a bit of a marshmallow and be soft and cop it sweet. Most people aren’t total arseholes, we all just have shitty days sometimes. And anyway, I only have to remind myself of some of the really crappy things I’ve said and done to people I actually have known for years and cared about and how they’ve overlooked it and forgiven me to do likewise.
Yeah, I know. I’m still an ass. HAHAHAHA!!!
My 2 cents. Yes you were an ass.
He is an entertainer/artist who has risked a lot to provide us with innovative, fucked up music over the years.
He let you on stage with the GWB costume and then took you backstage and showed you a good time.
That doesn’t mean he owes you anything (if anything you owe him) and as others have said he’s met hundreds of thousands of people in his life, all of whom want a piece of him.
This guy doesn’t have an hourly wage. He needs to struggle to make money.
If he decides to be “mysterious” and try to present himself as some celebrity secluded in a little booth, so be it. That’s his prerogative. (Though I admit I find it to be rather douchey and probably not in his best interest)
I don’t think what you did having him kicked out and humiliated by the bar owners because he bruised your ego (and let’s be honest–sounds like that’s what happened) was right at all.
This guy struggles a lot more than you to make a living and I think he’s earned the right to play the ridiculous wizard of Oz man-behind-the-curtain role.
I think you guys read too much into my story.
The drunken Irish guy wasn’t a bar owner. He and his buddies were just some regular customers that hung out there after work.
No one got kicked out of the bar and no one got hurt. Drunken Irish guy just barged in to the “VIP Room” and started shouting that he was looking for Ozzy. I thought it was funny. If it happened TO me I would have thought it was funny. It was a joke. But, the fact that I was told later how “unamused” everyone was just made me that much more pleased with my stunt. People that can’t laugh at a prank should be pranked ALL THE TIME, in my opinion.
And I never said I was upset or offended that I wasn’t remembered or anything. He was drunk. And I don’t think he was being mean or anything. Just kind of douchey.
And I openly admit to being an ass. What exactly do you think I owe Mr. Jourgensen, Voidhead?
I think you guys read too much into my story.
The drunken Irish guy wasn’t a bar owner. He and his buddies were just some regular customers that hung out there after work.
No one got kicked out of the bar and no one got hurt. Drunken Irish guy just barged in to the “VIP Room” and started shouting that he was looking for Ozzy. I thought it was funny. If it happened TO me I would have thought it was funny. It was a joke. But, the fact that I was told later how “unamused” everyone was just made me that much more pleased with my stunt. People that can’t laugh at a prank should be pranked ALL THE TIME, in my opinion.
And I never said I was upset or offended that I wasn’t remembered or anything. He was drunk. And I don’t think he was being mean or anything. Just kind of douchey.
And I openly admit to being an ass. What exactly do you think I owe Mr. Jourgensen, Voidhead?
Alright fair enough. I thought the people were the bar owners. Maybe my judgement was harsh.
I agreec 100% that a sense of humor and self-deprecation is essential in life.
I wouldn’t have done that to Al but I can see the humor in it. I just think it was disrespectful because, odd as it is, that bar is his workplace in that situation and you disrupted his meet and greet for your amusement. It is very difficult to be a professional musician and my respect for that would stop me from fucking up his chosen style of meet and greet as you did.
That story is/was fucking funny. It would’ve been funnier if Ozzy Osbourne was there the day prior, too, maybe just really driving the wedge in further…
I think you guys read too much into my story.
The drunken Irish guy wasn’t a bar owner. He and his buddies were just some regular customers that hung out there after work.
No one got kicked out of the bar and no one got hurt. Drunken Irish guy just barged in to the “VIP Room” and started shouting that he was looking for Ozzy. I thought it was funny. If it happened TO me I would have thought it was funny. It was a joke. But, the fact that I was told later how “unamused” everyone was just made me that much more pleased with my stunt. People that can’t laugh at a prank should be pranked ALL THE TIME, in my opinion.
And I never said I was upset or offended that I wasn’t remembered or anything. He was drunk. And I don’t think he was being mean or anything. Just kind of douchey.
And I openly admit to being an ass. What exactly do you think I owe Mr. Jourgensen, Voidhead?
When I read it like that… I think it was awesome. You definitely didn’t do anything that bad, and it’s definitely good fun messing with people when they get precious. Yeah, when serious shit happens, I’ll respect boundaries, but watching people crack the shits over nothing is just the ultimate! You sound like how my friends describe me; you don’t annoy people, but somehow you’ll be around when someone’s annoyed and do something to push them over the edge. Well, I’m only saying that having read this story, but it did make me fucking laugh [laugh] You would have a field day at my university… shuddddder… only way to deal with such pompous and self important cretins.
Fuckin hell, come down to Melbourne and raise hell for a day. It’ll be like the time I wore a shirt that said ‘CUNT’ to a feminist literature lecture (I was sick of being told I was an evil male for 3 days), except I won’t be on my own!!!
I’ll let you know if I get down that way. So far the only part of Australia I’ve hit is Sydney, but I’d love to see more of it.