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astrocat
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 Posted - 05/12/2004 : 01:35:00
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Originally posted by LoganZ
When the crowd immediately behind me is shorter than I am, I just crouch a little. Problem solved folks.
It's also a good endurance workout for your calves, too. And, on a couple of occasions, a great way to get the girl you're chatting with to drop her jaw open when you suddenly 'grow' a few inches or more. ;)
Another good endurance workout for the calves is standing on your toes the whole show to see.
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mattb
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Posted - 05/12/2004 : 12:08:03
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Originally posted by almostredd
Hi Kids-
Someone was nice enough to send me the link to this discussion and while I don't generally feel the need to defend my reviews, you seem like a decent lot so here goes:
<I am not a professional journalist. Well duh. I'm just a guy who goes to shows and was asked to give my impressions.
<I am app. 6'4" tall. I was standing on that spot at the rail from BEFORE the time the doors opened. I didn't move in front of anyone. I got there first and didn't move all night. I'm not as big a fan as you guys but a fan just the same.
<Most of the information at the begining was gleaned from a brief, drunken discussion with the "little guy" during the encore. Sorry if I got a bit of it wrong. Of course there was some minor embellishment to make it more interesting. Writers do that. That's why he wasn't named. I mean, what good am I if I can't make fun of Canadians?
<Matt - don't be so defensive, buddy.
<I like the Pixies a lot. The line about Bob Seger simply meant that they were ubiquitous in their day. I thought it was a good, not great show.
<Oh fuck it...it seems like all the hysterical vitriol on this board just validates my point about the fans. I obviously struck a nerve.
I'm going to go away now and I promise to NEVER write about the Pixies or individual members/side-projects again. Part of writing is accepting criticism which I do with gratitude. All your comments will help me be a better writer in the future and I truly appreciate your input. I've got a couple of reviews from 2003 plus the Tiffany show in march and I'd be grateful for your opinions on those as well.
Regards,
JF
I wasn't really pissed off as much as I was annoyed. You'd probably feel the same way if the tables were reversed especially considering what you wrote about pseudo-me wasn't exactly flattering. The tone of the brief conversation I had with you after the show (not during the encore by the way) wasn't exactly the greatest either, I don't think you could have been more condescending. But it was just what I thought, trying to make something more interesting than it actually was so in terms of that I did find it amusing and me and my friends are still laughing about it.
I didn't really find a problem with your review like other people since I frankly don't take any live review I read very seriously. They're usually written by a) people who are not fans and b)people who go to a show and judge it like a swimsuit competition. "I give them a 6 out of 10 for poise but they're static stage movements left much to be desired" or some stupid shit like that. Who the hell goes to shows and pays attention to anything besides hearing you favourite songs being played live? If anyone can tell me that they go to a show for a band they hate and appreciate it they are a liar or they go to shows for the wrong reason, it's not the fucking ballet or anything where you can judge the aspect of the "performance". Has anyone ever read a symphony review and someone talks about anything besides the music? Why does any reviewer who goes to a rock show feel that evaluating the fans or their stage movements is valid in the situation. As soon as somebody starts mentioning how little the band moved on stage ar clothes they were wearing I stop reading because I can tell where it's going. I don't care how well choregraphed a Britney Spears show is if I ever go to one I'll probably still say it will suck while everybody else in the place is freaking out.
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mattb
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 05/12/2004 : 12:17:23
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Originally posted by porkbone1
Well Matt, what can I say? You make an impression on people. Being a short troll-like person who screams and reaches out at everything he sees, I can see how people would have been scared by you. Imagine what he would have said if you had your real camera in there? Probably something about the impressive size of your shaft -- ER -- lens.
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I knew that's what you thought of me! I thought I heard you and Irene whispering, "who's this troll guy in our car?" and now my suspicions have been confirmed. And thanks for making fun of my tourrette's Chris. Not my fault I have to scream and reach out at everything.
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