Salem - What kind of music genre is this ?

Big news this morning, via CNN:

World rejoices rescue of 33 music fans, but daunting tasks await

Austin, Texas (CNN) -- After 69 days and a cost as high as $20 million, 33 music fans have finally been extracted from the bowels of a Salem live performance. To roaring applause, ILX President Tom Ew1ng placed a metal cap on top of the Fader Fort entrance early Thursday morning -- and marked the end of a rescue operation that captivated the globe.

But in a way, the story is just beginning -- both for the fans, who now must live with their new status as indie heroes and the spotlight that comes with it, and the Internet, whose attention turns to protecting listeners' safety.

"I hope this will never happen again," said music critic Whiney G. Weingarten, the last listener out of the Fader Fort, as underrated aerosmith albums i have loved embraced him.

"I am so proud of what you have done," BIG HOOS told the president. "Thank you to all the rescuers, to all of ILX, to everyone. I am so proud to be free."

"We had hope that someday we would be rescued," markers said.

Rescue worker Ned Raggett, the first human being to descend in a custom-made soundproof capsule to reach the fans, was the last of six rescuers to emerge. He waved and bowed before a SXSW camera before climbing into the capsule for the last time.

Colleagues and onlookers cheered as Raggett surfaced, with lex pretend quipping, "Did you leave everything in order in there? Are the beds made? You didn't turn off the light."

could you try harder to be funny when you post, thanks

A++, ilxor. actual irl lols

ILM in a nutshell

fucking horrific

ban them all, let God sort them out

The funny standards for lesser-known posters are a problem for ILX, Mr. Que said on ILX's "Salem - What kind of music genre is this ?" thread Thursday.

"There's two realities," he said. One is for the well-respected posters, who have excellent funny standards, and the second is the medium and small posting operations with lower standards.

The oversight for lesser-known ILX posters must be increased, Mr. Que said.

For the moment, however, elation over the Salem live performance rescue remained high among ILXors.

"Yesterday was happiness, spiritual highness," HI DERE said. "Today, perfection is the word, and the way that man can defy destiny with spirit and also with human support and human efforts."

ILM's 9/11

wtf at all this.

oh my fucking god stop it

there was this student-run ripoff of the Onion that they made and distributed around the University of MN, i used to pick it up when i went to lunch in dinkytown....

Rescued ILXors reflect on weeks of confinement

(CNN) -- A note, written in red and recovered on August 22, filled a music website with hope.

"We are fine in the Fader Fort, the 33 of us," the note, attached to a probe by music fans trapped inside the Salem performance in the Fader Fort, said. It was the first evidence found that they were alive.

On Wednesday, the last of the 33 fans was rescued, marking the end of a harrowing 69 days.

With the rescue, new details are emerging from the fans and ILXors about their experiences in captivity. Among the revelations is that the famous proof of life note was not the only note that the fans wanted to send to the surface.

Whiney G. Weingarten, the shift foreman and last miner out, recounted for ILX President Tom Ew1ng the exciting moment when the probe reached the trapped fans for the first time.

"We had a protocol for when it arrived, but everyone nearly forgot it," Weingarten said. "Sleeve wanted to ban them all, let God sort them out."

Some of the ILXors wanted to send notes to the surface such as "ILM's 9/11," "wtf at all this," "oh my fucking god stop it," and many messages to family members on the surface.

These potential notes reflect what some fans have described as the hardest times, the first part of their ordeal. At the time that the probe reached the fans, they had survived for 17 days by sharing small amounts of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Cheetos that were in the Fader Fort. At that point, they were eating only once every 48 hours. They didn't know when their next real meal would come. They didn't know when they would see their loved ones again.

In the end, their training kicked in and they sent the now-famous note.

"We only sent what we had to send," Weingarten said.

Even during the difficult times, Herman G. Neuname said that "we had hope that some day we would be rescued."

interesting.

go on, go on.

he works hard for the SB
Works hard for the SB
He works hard for the SB
So let's 51 tonight
Awrite

SBed you for that

SBed you for the SB

(not really)

worst thread ever

and we appreciated all of your notable contributions

this is more embarrassing than the fader performance

maybe

worst thread ever

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:37 PM (50 minutes ago)

worst thread ever

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:37 PM (52 minutes ago) Bookmark

i would like to point out that this is the guy who pondered whether salem would be "big like my morning jacket"

Worse than the Pitch Revvy Rev thread, lex?

xp

xp that's a remarkably confusing statement.

xpost

you trying to decide how much work you've got left today?

thread has become depressing :(

plus thank you to whoever suggested the ", away!" bit

i would like to point out that this is the guy who pondered whether salem would be "big like my morning jacket"

you are confused. he said the guy from salem wears a big jacket.

typically in the a.m. hours

while smoking crack through the gas station man's penis

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The exchange in question

so these guys are about to get big, right?

yep, they should be on the front cover of the NME

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Big like The Knife, maybe, big like My Morning Jacket, not a chance. Because life is unfair and people are stupid.

Totally my favorite band of the year so far

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, October 9, 2009 3:07 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark

Yeah, I can see how this totally reads all "A-derr, you think this will be as huge as those My Morning Jacket fellows everyone keeps on screaming about?"

it's certainly not among the 50 worst posts in this thread, if that means anything

At least 10 freed Salem fans will go home Friday

October 15, 2010 10:38 a.m. EDT

Austin, Texas (CNN) -- At least 10 rescued Salem fans will be released Friday from the Austin Regional Hospital, officials said.

Their departure marked the beginning of the end of a frenzied day of joy that erupted Wednesday as the men -- who spent more than two months trapped in a Salem performance in the Levi's Fader Fort -- were rescued.

"I was afraid that I was not going to meet the child that was on the way. It was the thing that most scared me," said k3vin k. His girlfriend is expecting a child in November.

J0rdan S., the 28th fan, spoke to journalist nabisco shortly after his rescue Wednesday.

"I think the worst thing is to pass three, four, five days without hearing Titus Andronicus; to know that there might not be any future," he said.

J0rdan S. told nabisco he was afraid he would die in the Fader Fort.

"We were all waiting for that. We were all very thin. I lost 12 kilos (about 27 lbs)," he said.

Meanwhile, ILX shifted its attention to protecting the rest of the board's music fans.

"This we can guarantee: Never again are we going to permit listening in such an unsafe and inhumane environment as a Salem live performance," Tom Ew1ng said, adding that other venues fall into this category.

"We are going to create a culture of respect for life, health and dignity of our ears," he said.

come back to this thread when you aren't being irritating

recap:

ilxor says he's down with us; dan perry says "BITCH YOU ALOOOOONE"

thank you

if ilxor was here too, i'd still be near myself

ilxor didn't even edit that one properly, title says 10 Salem fans, but mentions j0rdan as the 28th fan. INTERNAL JOKE LOGIC FAIL.

wow ILM is getting dire...

seriously what the fuck is up with ppl?

^ borad descrip

It pains me to say, but I've just got in from watching (amongst other bands) White Ring, the loosely Salem affiliated group and the vocals live were painfully bad. Like one of the worst vocal performances I've ever witnessed. From tone deaf 'scary' little girl sing song voice to tone deaf bellowing, as if the singer had just unexpectedly trodden on an upturned plug in the middle of the night or kicked a metal radiator with no shoes on.

Which is a shame because the music (I think the guy is oOoOOO) was pretty good.

release da bore amiright

u need 2 go by the name Saul Goode bro

best idea u've had all thread

that's a shame about white ring, doran, they're one of the few acts affiliated with all this that i find compelling. though i must say "bet this would be good live" isn't a thought that leaps to mind about this aesthetic at all, dunno why people would expect that.

in a bid to drag this thread upwards again (lol like it ever was) - v smart stuff from richfourfour as ever: http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/2010/10/on-rape-movies-and-gazes.html

particularly pertinent comparison to portishead imo.