Battles

They aren't Smurfs, they're Lilliputians...

And even Parts & Labor is a decent band

gentlepuma20 said:Exactly! 🙂


the singer is just a total crook—yeah, oh...

and I suppose we should probably ask Kyle Jackson54 about it too.

I feel like I'm being called out here.

🙂

God, you're really testing my patience today. 🙂

I won't be replying until the very last second before the registration deadline—so don't go getting all worked up about it.

we get it—the system's boot is a real pain 😠

Honestly, my system really takes care of me—it’s actually quite kind, I suppose—but I can’t exactly push my luck indefinitely. I mean, I've already managed to get myself into a bit of trouble at work, and I haven't even been on the job for six months yet. 🙂 Besides, I could certainly use the cash. 🙂

I'm not going to blast everyone with texts since you're all reading this anyway. Barb and Jerry let Peter know that the floor in the van is fixed, so we won't need to redo that Kremenko transfer. It's scheduled for Wednesday.

go ahead and be jealous

just be super jealous, I guess

off to dream about Leyendecker

I finally got some sleep, so I’m ready to share my actual, well-considered thoughts:

Man, he is absolutely tearing it up. 🙏

Stanier is just a beast... a machine and a beauty all wrapped into one.
Williams is a total fraud. I don’t know what he’s on, but playing the exact same thing on both the keys and the guitar is 🙂
Braxton is just... that kid jumping around, acting all goofy. Totally forgettable.
But Konopka, though. He's the brains behind the operation. 🙏 Suddenly he's on guitar and bass, tweaking every knob, the first one in and the last one out. He's powerhouse...

Priceless moment... Elvis is yelling: PLAY STORM & STRESS! And Williams is just making faces like, "Come here and let me wreck your head," while acting like he wants to kiss you.

Here are some shots...

Nicholas Perez33 said:😠

That is my exact sentiment—dammit!

I put this setlist together mostly from memory, so it’s probably a bit disorganized and I might have missed some tracks or misremembered things...

sz2
Tij
tras
ExxonMobil
atlas
leyendecker
tonto
hi-lo
bad trails

Feels like something is missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it. 🙂

He isn't just playing the same thing constantly—sometimes he's doing one thing on guitar and something totally different on keys🙂 how... HOWHOWWWWHHHHYYY 🙂

My brain basically melted when I heard him play that whole intro to ExxonMobil's seven hundred guitars all by himself—one guy just absolutely destroying it, man🙂
those modern technique miracles
haha, it feels kind of Pinocchio-ish in a weird way😁

Konopka is top-tier👍 he’s not exactly the life of the party, but he holds the whole thing together; Hijundaji is pretty mediocre, and Stanier is basically Yahweh, the Virgin Mary, and the Holy Spirit combined🙂

The way they transition from one song directly into the next is wild.
They're just powerful—they don't even bother messing around on stage or anything, they just show up and kill it :35:
I honestly felt like the part before the encore lasted twenty minutes—they leave the stage like, who cares if they're actually here to play or just mess around, but Mark says an hour already passed😲 🙏(and I think maybe something's off with Mirrored? we'll figure it out soon🤷)

They're just the best, plain and simple🤷

@Mark: Are we talking about an ExxonMobil buyout? 😢

Unfortunately, it didn't happen. 😢

It was an ExxonMobil race after all. Just so you know... 😳

well 👋

man, 😍 was playing my favorite song by Tij 👋 right at the start—didn't really have to worry about whether they’d actually play it later or not

Oh, right—I completely forgot to mention that to you all.

Goddammit. 😘

me too🙂

I told you guys I wanted you to get me a Dylan Dog 🙂

It was a blast, though I gotta say the room felt a little bit like it had that Spider syndrome—just a touch too quiet for my liking...

But otherwise, major respect.

The way they tweak those guitars is killer; man, the sound they pull out of them is absolutely divine.

Let's hit up another show soon.

I'd probably smash the drum 😠



just realized it's the same mad smiley face 😠

totally 😠 😠 👋 😠