The Shred Room or The In-Betweeners Club
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Topic: The Shred Room or The In-Betweeners Club
Posted By: rushfan4
Subject: The Shred Room or The In-Betweeners Club
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:16
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I've joked about doing this, so I figure what the heck, let's give it a go. I have created The Shred Room as a forum oasis for us thirty-somethings or thereabouts to kick back take our shoes off and talk about whatever it is we feel like talking about. The thought is that this room will fill the void for those of us that are too old to hang out in the Suede Room, but not old enough to hang out in the Shed. It's not like I don't talk endlessly about anything elsewhere anyways but I thought that it might be fun to have a room set up specifically for such a thing. Anyhow, if your Clearasil using days are in the past, and your Just For Men hair coloring days are still in the future please stop in and chat. We need help with the decor and deciding what album covers to hang up on the wall.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:17
| I exist in all time frames and rooms. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:18
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Well, despite that we have way too many rooms, let me congratulate Scott on deciding to open this...what?...no, my moustache isn't fake...why do you ask?...
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:21
| I'm trying to think about what issues 30 year olds care about - uh, so how's work going? |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:22
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Rico, my friend, you are always welcome to come in and shred with us. Besides if you slip the doorman a fiver I'm sure he'd be happy to look the other way. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:23
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There was a short-lived sitcom or was it a soap called thirty somethings. I never watched it and don't even know if it exists any more, but if they could make a show about it there must be something to it. -------------
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:29
Hope he's got enough room in his pockets for 5   -------------
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rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:33
He definitely has a sweet tooth.  -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:36
| I'm not thirty yet, but I've got brown shoes. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:37
I've got brown pants. (which I absolutely hate) -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:40
Vompatti, I suspect that we can make exceptions to those that help with the artwork on the walls, which are quite bare at the moment.  I have a pair of brown shoes too, and ironically enough, they are suede.-------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:43
I'm looking forward to retirement. Oh wait, that is a Shed discussion point.
We can always reminisce about the first time we saw Yes...........with Trevor Rabin.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:43
Mine are leather. Genuine leather.  As for the artwork for the walls, I think you should ask Francis Bacon instead.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:45
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My doctor says that I should cut down on my Bacon intake; bad for the cholesterol. -------------
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:46
I can't imagine myself being 30. Oh wait, that's a Suede discussion point.  -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:52
Not for me, saw the classic lineup (well, with Alan White anyway) in the late 90s, sort of a Keys to Ascension Tour. Every time I've seen Yes it's been with Anderson, Squire, Howe, and White. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:53
30 is like 18 only fatter. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:54
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The first time that I saw Yes was the Union tour, so it was Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, Rabin, White, Kaye, and Squire. -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:55
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I used to have that ABWH record but I lost it like 10 years ago
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 15:58
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I have an album from the Dead Milkmen called Metaphysical Graffiti that includes the song "Anderson, Walkman, Buttholes and How". I had this long before I picked up the ABWH album. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:02
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Another thing with the Shred Room is that the fridge is stocked with Bud, Miller, and Coors. They scoff at that stuff in the Shed, and we'd get in troubled for aiding in the delinquency of a minor in the Suede Room. -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:07
"The room is full of milkmen, some of whom are very old." |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:09
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Maybe I should edit the original post to say "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" As in, if you feel homeless because you don't quite belong in the Suede Room or the Shed, this is the place for you.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:10
What about us who don't belong anywhere? 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:13
We need to talk about the quality of beer in this room.  |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:24
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What did you have in mine? Personally, my favorite is Killian's Red or Samuel Adams. I assume that you didn't mean that you wanted the cans that you can by from 7-11 that come in a white label with the word Beer on it. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:27
That would be the Island of Misfit Toys. Ooh. Maybe that is the title that we should use. This could be the Island of Misfit Proggers. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:32
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Other possible topics of discussion:
Favorite Ninja Turtle.
Favorite Power Ranger.
Favorite Scott Bakula TV program.
Favorite Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model.
Favorite character from the original 90210, if any.
Whatever else floats your boat. Or for that matter favorite guest star on the Love Boat. -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:32
It would have the nasty connotation to the band Misfits, though. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:34
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Maybe less so than the Island of Sex Pistol Proggers, though. -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:37
Sam Adams would be great, Killian's not so much. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:41
Here's to you, my friend. -------------
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:42
Grr. I hate Scott Bakula.  -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 16:46
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Rico, I'm sorry to hear that you hate Scott Bakula. Quantum Leap is one of my all-time favorite shows. I also liked Enterprise quite a bit, even though nobody else did. Enterprise is the only Star Trek series that I know that I have seen every episode of. Over the years, I've probably seen all of the original series and all of The Next Generation, but I never watched them straight through from Episode 1, so it is possible that I have missed some of them. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:05
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What sort of snacks should we put out? I'm thinking beer nuts and pretzels, but I could really go for some Cheetos right now too. -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:07
mmmm......beer think there's a few of those awaiting me at home, actually. (since I'm > 30, it's Sam Adams Light  ) |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:14
Traitors!  *runs out the door* ------------- 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:15
Get off my lawn! Go get your diaper changed! |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:20
Go get some glasses, you old grandpa, and then you'll be able to see that I'm currently not wearing a diaper. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:22
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Hey, read the sign. Shirts and shoes are required in this establishment.
Damn, the sign doesn't say anything about pants.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:23
I think I'll keep the glasses off then!  |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:24
I am fully dressed. *looks around suspiciously, sneaks to the stereo in the room, turns it all the way up, and then inserts a copy of Meshuggah's Chaosphere* *runs quickly* -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:25
Lmao. I meant that I'm not wearing a diaper; I'm wearing underpants, of course. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:26
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Thankfully, the stereo is equipped with an anti-Meshuggah device. -------------
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:27
It'll be even funnier when MP discovers I've snuck in his bag and replaced his Henry Cow CDs with New Edition* CDs. *must be 30+ to appreciate this atrocity |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:28
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Pat and I were on the same page with the pantless jokes. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:28
Damn. I'll be back, don't worry. Suedes- 0 Old Shreddies- 1 -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:29
I placed a Menudo CD in his bag so he will be equally shocked to discover that.  -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:30
O RLY?  REVENGE TIME    -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:31
I knew I was setting myself up for that; I wanted to see the responses. *temporarily leaves for real this time* I'LL BE BACK!! -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:34
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Where is that door man now when we need him? He must have a stomach ache after eating all of those candy bars that Rico bribed him with. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:36
*sneaks in again and puts extremely obscure RIO in the stereo* HA, IT CAN'T BE ANTI-RIO BECAUSE PAT LIKES RIO. -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:38
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I kind of like Duran Duran's Rio.
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:38
No, not that kind of Rio! -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:40
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And it turns out that the RIO is so obscure that it wasn't even RIO; it kind of had a symphonic feel to it. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:42
No, because if it was even slightly symphonic, it wouldn't be obscure at all... especially on this site. -------------
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:42
oh my goodness...a fridge full of liquids, and absolutely nothing to drink...
 any chance of me being able to smuggle in a pint of Shropshire Lad?....  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:44
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Sorry Jared, I'm afraid I don't know what that is, but I suspect it is what I thought I was drinking in the Shed when I was actually drinking sheep wool remover. -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:44
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Can I have a coffee?
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:45
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Your drinks suck. *sips cup of water and tries to avoid being thrown out* -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:48
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Go back to the Suede room and have a Yadda Milk, and then say that again!!!! -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:50
That's not a Suede thing, that's a KoS thing. -------------
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:51
that was Lee's very own recipe for sheep wool remover...12.5% proof...and so toxic that when it was fermenting, a couple of the casks exploded...
 we ended up having to lob some bricks at several more at the bottom of the garden, to save them from exploding under the floor boards... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:56
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I don't know about removing wool from sheep, but it definitely put hair on my chest. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:59
I'm not much of a coffee drinker myself, but there is always a pot brewing to help sober us up for the ride home. But I must say, that given this establishment just opened, we have already been contacted by Starbucks about adding on a franchise store. -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 18:41
Coors is the largest employer in our town and a very nice hi-tech chemical plant it is too.
 The waste-products of which are Marmite and Carling Black Label. ------------- What? |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 18:59
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I had no idea that the Rockies were in the UK. -------------
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 19:04
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I'm emotionally retarded and therefore feel at home in all the rooms.. hoping this will be no different |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 19:10
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As long as you don't mind drinking beer, eating cheetos, listening to prog, and catching the ball game/hockey game on the big screen TV you'll fit in just fine. Sadly, European football/soccer is only rarely shown, but if there are those that are willing to take up a collection I'm sure that we can get a special channel for that. But to be honest, I'd probably suggest dropping by the Shed where they have football matches playing all day long. -------------
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 19:10
I knew you were going to steal that idea from me. I shouldn't have ever shown it to you. That is all. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 19:18
Acording to the Coors website Alton, Hampshire looks like this:
 whereas the reality:
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 20:28
Seriously, "Y'all don't know sh*t about Yaddle." |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 21:53
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Except for the fact that it could be the most disgusting thing on this side of the galaxy.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 07:02
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The voices said "build the shred room and they will come" but it appears that the voices were mistaken. I guess that Pat was right in his assessment that thirty somethings have nothing to talk about. -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 07:05
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I don't know - I had plenty to say when I was 30something
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 09:37
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I suppose part of it might be my fault. I did have Awake from Dream Theater blasting from the speakers and I suppose that that is more likely to deter the 30-somethings, and attract some of the riff raff from the Suede Room. -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 09:40
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You should have been playing this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j9IdmeG1XZs - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j9IdmeG1XZs ------------- What? |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 09:59
Oh cool. Now we have a theme song!!!!  -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 11:31
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Since I am the only one here and playing DT didn't work so well I decided to throw in the new Asia album. The proggers are confused and feel that they can only secretly enjoy it while outwardly sneering at the idea of Asia reforming. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 14:09
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Now I've got some Saga blasting on the stereo. That'll send the RIO'ers next door in the Suede Room scrambling for some Zappa/Zorn type albums. Methinks it is time to order a pizza and some breadsticks and crack open a nice cold beer. -------------
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 14:19
its dead mean that you open up a nice new room for your age group, and yet no-one joins the party, Scotty...
 although if the pizza is vegetarian, I might just come back and help you demolish it...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 14:26
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I'm not much for vegetarian pizza per se, but from time to time I will order pizza with just green peppers or just green peppers and onions. If you'd like I can get some more veggies on the other half for you. We can even drink some of that Shropshire Lad that you mentioned yesterday. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 14:59
I've never heard Saga, so I don't know. My tastes are pretty broad and cover all across the prog spectrum, however. *wants to put Koenjihyakkei on the stereo* -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:03
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They're currently located in Prog-related, but probably belong in crossover. They are probably my second favorite band from Canada (although in my defense I'm not familiar with all of those Quebec' bands that others like). They are kind of Rush's little brother. In my opinion, very good progressive pop. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:07
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As far as Koenjihyakkei goes, I know that I can't put a filter on the stereo for that since Pat likes that stuff, but I will have to kindly ask that it only gets played during the RIO hours. It's kind of like a radio station, where you have to find that extra special program that is on from 3:00 to 4:00 in the morning if you want to hear the stuff that you really want to hear. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:21
I should probably hear it then (especially with the Rush comparison). -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:24
Have you heard any Koenji? And, don't worry, I won't really... I have the Suede Room all the time to play things like that if I really want to hear it. I'm not going to bother you guys with it; all you have to do is walk next door. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:28
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Their PA bio says the following: So, if you're into groups like KANSAS, ASIA, RUSH, STYX, or YES, a new dimension of music awaits you... SAGA! -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:31
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One of the festivals offered free downloads of bands that were playing (I forget which one) so I downloaded Grembo Zavia and Rattims Friezz from Koenji. Musically they were OK but I found the voice to be extremely annoying.
BTW, currently playing on the Shred Room stereo is Angel's Egg from Gong. I suppose that I ought to be a little open-minded. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:34
That does sound pretty good. I'll have to do that then! Thanks! -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 15:37
Yeah, I can understand that. Weird voices took me a while to get into way back when I was getting into Magma. I took a 6 month break from them back then since I liked the music but couldn't get into the voice. In the meantime I heavily discovered Frank Zappa, which seemed to open a door for me... since when I went back to Magma after that half a year break, I was absolutely blown away. Since then, I've never had any musical or vocal troubles of any kind. Sometimes certain aspects of a band or certain bands can take some persistence, and not everything is to my taste entirely, but I'm glad I wasn't too stubborn. Then again, I definitely think that wouldn't work for everyone. Perhaps you should branch out a bit, but it seems like your taste is pretty good to mine. I've never noticed any closed-mindedness either, and at least you're willing to give anything a try, so there's nothing critical on mind. Gong is fantastic, by the way. I'd say that's pretty open-minded right there.  -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 16:06
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In my blog, I listed all of the different genres and the albums in the PA top 20 that I have from these genres. I hit most of them but there are some that are limited to 0 to 4 of the albums. In conversation, with either BaldJean or BaldFriede I think that we determined that our tastes are about as opposite as two prog fans tastes can be. Whereas they really like Gong, I find Gong to be too weird for my tastes. In actuality, now that Angel's Egg is over, it wasn't too bad. It had some pretty good parts scattered throughout the very strange parts. If I were to put it in the regular rotation it might grow on me. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 16:15
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Time for me to squelch out some high notes and rock out with Fly Paper from Tiles. You guys in the Suede Room might want to take your paintings off of the walls so they don't come crashing down. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 18:42
Have you heard "You" by Gong? That's definitely their best, has the least amount of weirdness (most of the typically weird songs are the shorter ones), and is easily their instrumental best. I always recommend that one first to a newbie. -------------
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 18:43
Already took care of that. The room's pretty empty though, I've been in and out of taking care of it for the past few hours. People are usually out and about doing things in ProgArchivia on Friday nights. -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 09:27
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Geezus, in the time I actually take a break from the computer for about 24 hours this thread pops up And yes, Alex, I was busy doing things on my Friday night, hence my absence from PA Let's see, I'm older than Rico, yet he has posted here a few times, I'm older than AlexMovingpics, I'm older than Davidbirdwithteeth, I'm older than YesFanDahlia, Older than all the STC thread Hell. hell, the only guys older than me are Jaydee (who is pretty much on the right age for this thread anyway) KoSRicardo, Bern, and Phil (MWH), but I was born in the same year as KoS and Phil. Since James is 28 and has been posting in the Gray Room/Shed for a few years now because he is only 2 years under the official age, does that mean since I'm now getting old for the SR and I have been legally able to drink alcohol for nearly 2 years now (and indeed I enjoy a nice beer or 5 and/or wine once a weekend or so) that I can be a "kinda, but not quite" member in here? ------------- 
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 09:28
No, you can't. *runs back to the Suede Room* -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 09:32
Scott, you might want to think about spilling oil and ball-bearings on the floor between here and the Suede room - it doesn't stop the infiltrations, but it is mighty amusing.
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 09:34
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!!!! *runs out again* -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 04 2008 at 11:44
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I've got a little bit of a set up to have a bit of fun with my Suede Room buddies that keep dropping by. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbTv6w_eSM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbTv6w_eSM
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