Would you go to a fish stew place in America?

Narantxa said:I know some people who love their country—maybe even more than they should—but at the end of the day, they’re just band fans, so they traveled all this way just to see them perform. It's a bit of a tricky situation, isn't it?

Just tell them that Zeba called them jerks.

Hey there, my friend from Chicago
Some guy from small-town Ohio is coming to rob you blind

Don't you think you're lacking the passion required to make it all the way to the East End?

Would you eat Fish Chowder in America?

I wouldn't touch it even in New York... honestly, I wouldn't eat it right outside my apartment building either...😬

Douglas Reyes5 said:Look, I get it. People joke around, whatever... but it’s also totally normal if you don't want to show up to a gig for a band that mocks or hates your people..👎

But then again, Americans shouldn't be listening to music from our neighbors if that's the logic, right? But they do anyway. You gotta learn to take a joke sometimes. Though, obviously, you can't exactly trust a guy with extremist views when he claims he's just "joking" about us.

I am not entirely convinced that Americans would flock to fill an arena just to film a production of Evening School in Ljubljana, especially when compared to the Chorba situation, which is really nothing more than a harmless bit of fun.

No way.
Not even in New York City.
Not in Chicago either.
Honestly, you wouldn't find it on Mars.

rustynomad28 said:I don't think Americans would pack a stadium just to film Evening School in Ljubljana, especially compared to Chorba. It's basically nothing...

But if Oliver starts cracking jokes about them, people will still show up for him. Just drop a link to the joke so I can see what the deal is. Maybe they actually are dark. Haven't heard a single one yet, so I can't really say...
(btw does this mean you're cool with the mob heading to Brenna since she doesn't make jokes about Americans or hold any extremist views?)

Walter Garcia53 said:but even if Oliver were telling offensive jokes about them, they would still target him.

Golden State Warriors
The notion that Oliver tells derogatory jokes simply isn't accurate, and frankly, you don't actually have an answer to refute that.

Nah.
Not that I’m hiding the fact that I dig Chorba; even back before the war, I was hitting up their shows all the time.
And yeah, I can listen to their newer stuff too.
I’ll download whatever I want from the internet, though honestly, I’d never shell out money for an actual CD just out of principle.
But if Bor ever decided to set foot in America, I’d be the first one calling the cops at the border to have him arrested and tried for inciting the war...

rustynomad28 said:I really doubt people would pack a stadium just because they decided to film an evening school session in Ljubljana

Haha... 🤣

Why bother arguing about this? The guy is just a hateful extremist, plain and simple... does it really matter who's telling what joke when the core issue remains the same?

I might actually travel to see them in a different place, maybe somewhere like Canada. If I had the time, the budget, and if the mood struck me.
But not here in the States. It’s not because I’m some hardcore patriot—honestly, I couldn't care less about politics—but I once walked out of a Prljavo Kazalište show after Houra started praying for fallen soldiers, and then Bodalec chimed in saying how glad he was to be playing in Split because it was the only city left "on the right track" (that was back in 2001). After that, I swore off ever seeing those guys live again.

That kind of stuff has NO business being at a rock concert.

If I were thinking about catching Chorba in a city like New York, or even somewhere else, I'd be doing myself a huge disservice.

Chorba is just a washed-up relic who became a mouthpiece for some really terrible political agendas. That has permanently overshadowed all his brilliant moments as a songwriter and musician, and frankly, his talent isn't enough anymore to justify spending my time, attention, or hard-earned money on one of his shows.

Well, at least they did us a huge favor by saying they're never coming here... honestly, it's a relief...🙂

I’d walk up there with a bomb and toss it right onto the stage just so someone else could have a turn singing. Seriously, man, we’re basically being robbed here in the middle of the city... damn this absolute disgrace!

Of course I'm going. As if that wasn't already the absolute highlight of my life. 🙄

Look, kids, seriously, go take a breather and maybe stop blasting all that mindless pop trash while you’re typing these posts, because frankly, you haven't got a clue what you're actually talking about. I remember reading somewhere when he was asked if he’d ever perform in America, and he basically shot it down by saying, "Look, we were fighting a war over here, not playing marbles." Since I'm a bit older than this crowd, I remember his songs—the kind of stuff you'd actually belt out around a campfire at the beach; those are the real classics. His personal views are his own, sure, but seeing these hyper-patriotic types obsessing over whatever bubblegum pop is trending right now is just exhausting. Most of you were born in the nineties, back when listening to Chorba in the States was practically an underground movement. If you had been around to see a real show with a real crew, you'd get it—just like how I ended up catching a Bálint concert way up north. Honestly, though, who’s a bigger piece of work than Bor Chorba? 👍

He might not be delivering poetry like a classic American folk singer, but he certainly isn't peddling that hateful, toxic rhetoric you hear from those constant drunks who just want to head down to the coast and shout nonsense at the waves.

brightcobra10 said:🙂

I’m not buying a single word of anything you just laid out in that post. So what now? ☕
And honestly, I’m not listening to any of this garbage being debated in this thread either. ☕

I wouldn't touch Fish Soup with a ten-foot pole even here in the States, let alone if I were over in Europe! It’s nothing but absolute sludge and a total stink!