That's a damn-fine human being. We (I) had some beer, we chatted. I don't think you people realize what an opportunity you have here...

Chgrt - "I really do feel like Rip Van Winkle. I don't know much of anything since 1990."
Capn - "Well, yeah, but at least you have the foundation of the pixies, pavement, soundgarden, faith no more... .... ?"
Chgrt - "I know who they are, but I don't really know what they sound like."

People, this is your chance. He used to be the guy who knew all the newest, greatest music. Then he got married and let it slide. He literally missed the pixies, frank black's solo material, pavement, the breeders, and everything else that was off the Big Radar since 1990. Yes, he'll enjoy the Arcade Fire. Yes, he'll dig Josh Rouse. But I think we need to give him the fundamentals first. I think he needs to know where things came from before he gets too deep into where they went.

He's ready to learn. I told him to ask, gently. When he does so, I suggested maybe people give him their favorite song by whatever artist he's looking at that day. Here Comes Your Man, Dig For Fire, etc. A little YSI, and maybe if he gets set up, some AIM. You have the chance to help a good man regain what's rightfully his... a brimming lexicon of all that makes music worth loving.

He'll ask. Be ready.

Excellent...another easy mind for the Obner to corrupt...

Is this the fastest join-to-meet-another-member time span yet?

Was he posting while you were having beers?

As well as the fastest obnish-to-obnish time, perhaps. I just had beers with monty like 2 weeks ago.

There's this great '90s band called Creed...

that's not funny.

actually from my point of view, that is kinda funny.

Really? Damn, didnt know that. Kickass. Hey BTW I spoke to our old singer (Rory) today and he wants to do some sort of Pavement/GBV thing whereby we all get together and play and then go our seperate ways. It was like noon and he was already drinking sooooo do with that what you will.

Did you pass the most prolific poster since joining torch to him? I'm more than willing to bring Chow up to speed, but I'm more of burn and send kinda guy. Old fashioned like that.

And with that, Yams crosses over into 5000 posts. Congrats amigo.

Cool. I suspect you'll never hear about it again, but cool all the same. I like playin.



I'll go on a limb and say if you're gonna burn, try to send whole albums? Maybe not. He's got a long way to go, and a short time to get there, as Jerry Reed once said.

Ohh shit. Thanks dog.

5002 and counting.

i met tthorn two days after joining cmj in 2002. that was for a show. i think i had 2 posts by then and one was saying that i'd take his extra ticket.

uhh, gee thanks for inviting me.

Happened to me from '92-'02. Spent the past 3 1/2 years making up for that lost 10.

we'll have beers sometime.

lucky! i want to meet chowgurt!

If that guy moves as fast at catching up on new music as he does meeting obners and posting, he'll be just fine!

Oh no! What does this mean? Is Chowgurt sick???

And how about a few details? Where did you meet? And what does getting married have to do with not listening to music???

who is blacklakebeauty?

It's a reference to Chowgurt's job delivering stolen cars cross country while hopped up on amphetamines, all while being turned into a modern-day folk hero by a renegade black disc jockey.

Chowgurt's a guy? But I thought OPA! was hitting on him...

Someone who's watching COPS while posting here and trying to find an easy way to convert my wav files to mp3.

You do the math.

Oh, and coming off a India pale ale buzz...

[quote="Radcliffe]It's a reference to Chowgurt's job delivering stolen cars cross country while hopped up on amphetamines, all while being turned into a modern-day folk hero by a renegade black disc jockey.[/quote]

Is he old?