gentlepuma20 said:Triangle, you are totally lost on this thread. People gave you solid arguments, and your response was just calling them "sellouts." You even went for the Borg argument. Honestly, I didn't expect that from you. 🤷
I think the "sellout" approach is actually the right way to go, and I'm pretty sure society would be a much better place if more people lived by those principles. Principles ftw 🙂
Lost or not, I still feel this way. Making people happy matters way more to me than worrying about whether I sold out, or if I'm helping the capitalist system or answering to some foreign agencies. 🤷
Sure, sure, I'm being a caricature—just like everyone else on this thread. But I still think Checkmate is a joke. I know how brutal it is to organize concerts because I tried it once and almost died from the stress, but that whole excuse of "we aren't doing big shows because we capped the ticket prices" just doesn't sit right with me. And so what? It's not like anyone is checking up on me, and I don't care what anyone thinks, but I still believe it. Go ahead and keep thinking I'm a loser; it’s fine. Even I have moments where, a month later, I realize I was being an idiot.
And the Borg thing wasn't an actual argument, it was just a joke. Next time I'll use an emoji, dammit.
Look, I know plenty of people have already told me I’m a complete idiot 😬 but seriously, don't take me too seriously 😉 peace and love, man—I really don't want this turning into one of those stressful online flame wars that leaves me with an upset stomach all day 😢
Not really. But honestly, I think it’s pretty lame, just like you might think it’s lame that I even said anything. That doesn't mean Matt, my brother, and I care about them any less, or that we aren't grateful for everything they've done and the incredible experiences they've given us. Look, don't take me too seriously—I'm not calling them losers or accusing them of anything, and I'm all for people doing whatever they want. It just means that for ME, the principle behind it is lame. I don't have to agree with every single thing Borg does, for crying out loud.
Jesse Sanchez60 said:trying to jump into a bidding war against at least two other promoters already eyeing Arcade Fire is just pointless... because at the end of the day, we just want the show to happen. I don't care who's pulling the strings...
Fair point, obviously. But if you're the only ones capable and actually interested in bringing in a killer band, yet you're holding back because you're too chicken to charge a decent ticket price $33 then you're just missing out 🙂 because, honestly, great music should always come before ego. Even if that's a principle itself, whatever. Anyway, I'm just glad this crew managed to land a fourth date in New York City.
hollowseal33 said:If we’re really going to play dumb here, I might as well bring up the Lincoln Center... both are equally helpful when it comes to booking Dino Jr. or Sonic Youth.
I said a venue, not a monument to elitism😠 and honestly, if Sonic Youth, Wilco, or the Dinosaurs are playing, I'll show up with a key to the movie theater and unscrew every single seat myself if I have to.
Mind if I jump into this moral debate? So, we have the absolute best venue in the city, which usually brings in top-tier bands, and now they’re passing on a killer act just because those $33 are what separate the legends from the sellouts? Sorry man, but I honestly couldn't care less. What bugs me even more is that some other promoter will just swoop in, charge way more than the campus union, and cram us all into some tiny basement where you can barely hear a thing. Seriously, your logic is just flawless—absolute genius right there. You might as well have just said, "Let's skip the big names because dealing with them is a massive headache," which would be a much more honest way to put it. If the ticket profit for Fleet Foxes is the same as it is for Bon Iver, I don't see any ethical dilemma here, and I bet most students wouldn't either. I'm certainly not going to miss out on seeing Fleet Foxes just because you guys feel awkward charging $17 a bit more. Honestly, screw you 😠
I might be asking something that's already been covered, so bear with me—can I actually share folders over My Network Places between Windows XP and Windows 7? My girlfriend just installed Windows 7, but I'm still rocking Windows XP, so I was wondering if they can talk to each other.
Mine’s just a tiny 330-square-foot studio in Brooklyn, and I'm still crashing there with my girlfriend. As for those old historic brownstones, I actually think they're pretty sweet, especially the ones on the block where Limb lives. Only thing is, damn, the street where Limb lives... anyway, I love an off-topic tangent.
Man, you're totally right—I haven't seen that movie since like four or five years ago! Thanks for the correction. 😉 Those Ravens were actually imported by that one folk hero from somewhere like Russia or Ukraine into a place like Chicago or something. But I still remember some of those scenes, like the baby birds on the floor, the procession through the park, that guy with the cane, and the guy from Canada mourning because they're destroying their nests.
If we're counting documentaries, I’d have to suggest Weber’s Ravens—it was this student project by Goran Dević that you used to be able to find online years ago. It’s a fantastic film about the ravens that swarmed through a town like San Diego, and the locals who, honestly, just wanted them all gone.
My bad, I phrased that poorly—I meant before or after the 90s 😬 It’s such a brilliant, sharp, and funny movie; it's just a shame the kamikaze stuff isn't really my thing.
Thank God it wasn't anything worse, and honestly, it's a bit of a bummer that it isn't a feature film, but whatever. Though, I wonder if Mirta considers studying statistics part of her American education or just general coursework.
Rules vary depending on the league you're playing in. Out here, people usually run 7-on-7, but my crew sticks to 5-on-5. We play Blitz from the 7-yard line. The QB can only scramble after a handoff—basically once they’re officially a runner. It’s strictly non-contact; no blocking or anything like that. You also can't dive with the ball because pulling flags becomes a total nightmare that way. Snaps are standard. There are no punts or field goals, either. For extra points, it’s one point for a successful conversion from 5 yards out, or you can go for two from 12 yards, but there's no option for three. No fumbles allowed, either. Everything else is pretty much standard. Oh, and you get four downs to get past midfield, then another four downs to reach the end zone. That's the gist of it.
Back when we were starting out, we used to play 7-on-7 or 8-on-8 over at the local high school fields. Those games had everything—blocking, fumbles, full offensive and defensive lines, all that good stuff. It was a blast, unless you were stuck playing blocker, which was my job given my 260-pound frame 😁.
Thanks! And hey, if you’re ever in Chicago and aren't feeling the baseball vibe, definitely swing by for some flag football 😉 Miller from the suburbs is one of our founders, so we'll probably be seeing a lot more of him now that the baseball season is wrapped up. We’re really hoping both tackle and flag take off just like baseball did—luckily, we jumped on forming the association right away, which feels like a solid foundation. Once we get more kids hooked, things are going to be awesome. Of course, the rest of us need to step up too, instead of leaving everything on the shoulders of the local league and those folks over at the Thunder 🙂