Geir Hongro - Classic or Dud?

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Geir Hongro = Chris "Spinoza R. Prozak" Blanc

Definitely not, I've collaborated with the latter on a few occasions and he's quite a reasonable and intelligent fellow (though one who enjoyed starting flamewars on rec.music.christian a bit too much).

I'm actually wondering if Geir Hongro = Jarl Sigurd, the self-proclaimed MIDI genius/starry eyed troll of rec.music.makers.guitar, rec.music.makers.synth, rec.audio.pro and just about every other music newsgroup.

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 3 March 2003 18:01 (twenty-three years ago)

who is he?

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 March 2003 18:02 (twenty-three years ago)

wake up jel, google to find his homepage.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Monday, 3 March 2003 18:09 (twenty-three years ago)

don't be mean to jel, assmonkey

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 3 March 2003 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

>>Definitely not, I've collaborated with the latter on a few occasions and he's quite a reasonable and intelligent fellow (though one who enjoyed starting flamewars on rec.music.christian a bit too much).<<

I have my own personal issues with the way Blanc does his thing. Its clear he's been hitting the bowl waaaaaaaay too often. Plus, he's basically been reiterating for the last few years now that "I am a genius, I am right" and then follows it up with these huge dissertations that have a lot of big words and ultimately don't mean much. And the fact that he's gone into "shock" mode (like sending hate mail to Chuck's mom after his death) doesn't earn him points either. Its just a comparison (Blanc on, say, alt.music.slayer or alt.rock-n-roll.metal.death = Geir at alt.music.alternative).

In retrospect having gone and looked at Geir's posts, however, he's not nearly as inflammitory as Blanc occasionally is.

>>I'm actually wondering if Geir Hongro = Jarl Sigurd, the self-proclaimed MIDI genius/starry eyed troll of rec.music.makers.guitar, rec.music.makers.synth, rec.audio.pro and just about every other music newsgroup<<

Hmmmm. Could be. God knows he's everywhere. I'm surprised the alt.2600 boys haven't scrounged up his social security number and all that yet, frankly (though they may have while I wasn't looking).

And we really should turn this into a thread about the "all time great" USENET kooks. =)

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Alan

― Alan Conceicao, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Apparently, Blanc isn't the only one whose hitting the bowl a bit too much.
Geir Hongro just asserted that Eminem is the most "melodic" rapper.
Ick and double ick.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Is his sole purpose for existence to irritate ILMers? He seems to say things just to contradict the general consensus. Therefore on the mark s scale he rates a classic.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Is his sole purpose for existence to irritate ILMers?
Slightly offtopic: Oddly enough, Calum Robert came back, and he was (gasp) polite and relatively reasonable. I guess there can be only one Ubertroll at a time, then, right?
At least until Alison Huston comes back...

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Wow, this is like the ILM high school reunion or something. I'd say the guy (whoever he is) is classic because of his persistence. From the looks of it, I'd guess this guy has been waging war against rhythm for years now.

― original bgm, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:25 (twenty-three years ago)

His singles list was fantastic, he's a bit of a fundie though. Classic though fer sure. If the 'war against rhythm' was remotely being won (despite any alarmism from the Source) I might feel differently.

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:28 (twenty-three years ago)

what is this "war on rhythm"? It sounds suspiciously like the "war on terror"...

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:30 (twenty-three years ago)

>>Apparently, Blanc isn't the only one whose hitting the bowl a bit too much.
Geir Hongro just asserted that Eminem is the most "melodic" rapper.<<

Duh. Of course he's gonna say that. Eminem is white.

>>Is his sole purpose for existence to irritate ILMers?<<

Not ILMers. Everyone. He wants to irritate as many people as he possibly can to get the biggest response possible. He'll never match the infamous "flamewar to end all flamewars", which I believe was in 1994. That spanned something like 8 months and 45 newsgroups. But he'll do his damnedest to make a name for himself. Obviously, he's succeeding to some extent.

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Alan

― Alan Conceicao, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Duh. Of course he's gonna say that. Eminem is white.

First and foremost, Eminem is a misogynist and a terrible homophobe. He still is a bit better than most rap acts, though, but that was the case with Dr. Dre and his proteges in the mid 90s too, so I guess this is more thanks to Dr. Dre than thanks to Eminem himself.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:38 (twenty-three years ago)

what is this "war on rhythm"? It sounds suspiciously like the "war on terror"...

RHYTHM ALERT -- orange

― original bgm, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:45 (twenty-three years ago)

We advise you purchase some duct tape and plastic, just to be safe in the event of a rhythm attack.

― original bgm, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:47 (twenty-three years ago)

But after the plastic membrane is tightly secured to your window frames, don't tap it with your fingernail, this might cause an urge to "drum" on the plastic. And if we do that, the terrorists have already won.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Remeber to constantly change chords or else the terrorists may lock onto your signal.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I love trolling around in various newsgroups. And a Klaatu fan, what has this world come to?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:06 (twenty-three years ago)

yikes - that is a bit of a smoking gun

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Ah, the legendary page.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Every time I see this thread title I imagine that it's about a band - Geir Hongro would be a great name for a band: perhaps speed metal or post-rock indie.

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:37 (twenty-three years ago)

no o. nate because there WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH MELODY!

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Are we making you feel young again Ned?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:41 (twenty-three years ago)

geir hongro doesn't exactly float off the tongue...

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Maybe I'm not pronouncing it right - is it "GAIR HON-gro"?

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Geir Hongro sounds like an Urban Dance Squad side-project, or a Fishbone b-side

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:42 (twenty-three years ago)

herr hongro gotta little more rhythym and melody.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:43 (twenty-three years ago)

G'yer Maker!

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:45 (twenty-three years ago)

"geir hongro" is actually an alias used by carter usm for a lone rmx in 1991

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:46 (twenty-three years ago)

hahaha - I like how his name definitely suggests early 90s though

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:47 (twenty-three years ago)

this poor bastard

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:47 (twenty-three years ago)

http://home.online.no/~knhongro/Geir/Geir.jpg

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:49 (twenty-three years ago)

ILM has found a bouncer!

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:51 (twenty-three years ago)

the cutting edge of melody and mentalism

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Are we making you feel young again Ned?

Fresh, dewy and moist, Mr. Noodles. And I know you wanted to know that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Specially the part about Moist.
I hate them, no melody.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 04:01 (twenty-three years ago)

i paraphrase, in agreement, what Ally said a while ago ... Geir looks like Matt Pinfield's demented Norwegian cousin.

― Tad (llamasfur), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 05:05 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.dwightmarshall.com/photos/Pinfield.jpg

― Prude (Prude), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 05:17 (twenty-three years ago)

WOW

― jm (jtm), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 05:26 (twenty-three years ago)

The band should just drop the Geir part and be HONGRO. And they must play power/prog metal.

― original bgm, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 06:32 (twenty-three years ago)

http://home.online.no/~knhongro/Geir/Geir.jpg
http://www.30kfirepay2.co.uk/yourcampagin/rosskemp.jpg

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 11:13 (twenty-three years ago)

haha shakey got his lick in first

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 11:23 (twenty-three years ago)

but as usual he is right

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 11:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Can we keep him like we did with D00m Patrol? You know sort of an ill tempered pet, like a lap dog.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

But he's not ill-tempered! That's a very poor equation to draw. He is supremely calm.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 15:45 (twenty-three years ago)

I noticed, but still he doesn't seem to move, like some shitsu parked on an old ladys gown.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 15:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Geir Hongro would be a great name for a band:
Howsabout Gastr del Hongro?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

http://home.online.no/~knhongro/Geir/Geir.jpg
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/archive/2001/pictures/2001-11-23-shrek.jpg

― Prude (Prude), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 19:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Rock history is filled with overrated artists
(Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Animals, Stones, Who, Led
Zeppelin, Doors, Velvet Underground, James Brown, Sly Stone, any
rap, any early house), but Beatles are NOT among them.

Funniest thing I've read on ILM yet!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

...or a Fishbone b-side

LOL! But it's too short, it would be more like "Geir Hongro's Multitudinous Orrifaces of Dick Slamming Power Capitalism Shtick".

I've been reading WAY too much Dr. Madd Vibe. :D

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

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