back when this seemed like it was far from over……………
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:25 (two years ago) link
Yes. Never trust a hippy.
Except the actual hippies seem to be pretty sensible about this. The entire Dead & Co. tour has been outdoors and still required negative tests or vaccinations, the latter only to get in any of the general admission areas. When they encountered resistance in Florida about enforcing this due to Governor Dipshit, they noped out of their shows there. I was pleasantly surprised.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
I figure it might have something to do with the members of the Dead being a) old and b) no doubt in some perpetual state of compromised immunity. Though if that were a real concern they probably wouldn't be comfortable with John Mayer standing so close to them.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:34 (two years ago) link
I doubt he'd hit on them.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:37 (two years ago) link
Undoubtedly the age thing plays into it, I understand they took it super seriously backstage, to the point that Mayer was Instagramming about how boring it was to be stuck in the hotel all the time. Can't say I blame them.
The best part of it was, imho, watching the minority of vocal MAGA idiots that are also somehow Deadheads get chased out, fuming about the vaxx requirements.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:40 (two years ago) link
bit of nice news - non Covidiot Elvis Costello cancels his casino gig at Mystic Lake Casino because they wouldn't require vaccination/tests for entry and reschedules it at First Avenue (which, weirdly is his first time playing there in all these years
https://www.startribune.com/vaccine-requiring-elvis-costello-has-abruptly-switched-his-mystic-lake-gig-into-his-first-ave-debut/600108480/
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:47 (two years ago) link
Similar sitch, he's old and a recent cancer survivor.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 October 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link
That's a great upgrade in venue, I must say. Win-win!
― birdistheword, Thursday, 21 October 2021 15:20 (two years ago) link
I wonder if he'll do a Prince cover now? He's done quite a few over the years on tour.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 21 October 2021 15:22 (two years ago) link
kevin drew
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 21 October 2021 18:19 (two years ago) link
back when this seemed like it was far from over
how many active cases were there at this point
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 19:20 (two years ago) link
Oh it's still far from over, of course. But the world looks very different from how it did 18 months ago. Here in Scotland you can actually go clubbing, there are parts of the world where it feels like we've made substantial progress.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 21 October 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
You can actually go clubbing in the US, too. 2,000 people a day are still dying here though, and the UK has 11% of the planet's daily new cases.
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:03 (two years ago) link
Sorry, I hadn't checked the figures in the last 27 hours: here's an update from 21 minutes ago:
UK sees daily cases rise to over 50,000; WHO warns indoor socialising driving infections
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
That's the second-highest figure of the pandemic to date in the UK, and cases have been rising consistently there since August
(since June, really, but there was a two-week dip in summer)
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
you're right that this is very different from 18 months ago, when the UK had a whopping 3,900 cases a day to worry about. substantial progress has definitely been made!
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:12 (two years ago) link
ffs why are you getting into a pedantic argument when boxedjoy is clearly saying "I can't defend this person doing a show in a 2,000 person venue during the height of the pandemic", which I'm pretty sure you'd agree with. I didn't take the post as minimizing the pandemic.
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:18 (two years ago) link
sic is right to be annoyed - it's me buying into the media/Govt myth that because things are open again, this is all fine, and it absolutely isn't. It's worse than it ever was, and to allow myself to be fooled that because I can go dancing again I'm "safe" and not to be troubled by it is a fallacy, and sic is right to challenge me on that.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:21 (two years ago) link
(should also be noted that while case levels are approaching winter 2020 levels in the UK, hospitalizations are nowhere near winter 2020 numbers. case resurgence or no, they've managed to decouple infections from hospitalizations better than many other nations, especially the US - source: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58954793)
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:22 (two years ago) link
no personal beef intended. gotta panic somewhere
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
wow the this complete piece of shit i'm quite shocked
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9648210/chris-brown-supports-kyrie-irving-vaccine-stance
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:30 (two years ago) link
fuck, they deserve each other
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:32 (two years ago) link
😬
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 22 October 2021 02:50 (two years ago) link
😃 🙃
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 22 October 2021 02:57 (two years ago) link
while case levels are approaching winter 2020 levels in the UK, hospitalizations are nowhere near winter 2020 numbersYes, it’s a bummer that cases are rising in the UK, but the situation does not seem to be “worse than it ever was” in terms of deaths or hospitalizations… hope those metrics don’t significantly worsen as cases rise; I know the vaccination campaign has been quite successful there.
― juristic person (morrisp), Friday, 22 October 2021 05:15 (two years ago) link
A friend of mine was notified today that her regular consultation regarding a daily medication has been postponed for 11 months
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Saturday, 23 October 2021 04:37 (two years ago) link
probably don't want to know, but: kevin drew?
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 02:29 (two years ago) link
ICE CUBE maaaan
― Chicks and Ducks and Geese better scurry (Ste), Friday, 29 October 2021 19:46 (two years ago) link
the wrong vaccine to fuck with
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Friday, 29 October 2021 19:50 (two years ago) link
Sadly it doesn't completely surprise me, hadn't he also been tweeting out some really awful, anti-Semitic illuminati stuff not too long ago?
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 29 October 2021 19:52 (two years ago) link
I mean there was "No Vaseline" and "Black Korea"
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Friday, 29 October 2021 19:55 (two years ago) link
Oh yeah, but I'm talking like, 2020 recent shit. Pretty abhorrent stuff too, iirc.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 29 October 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
Trying to guess if he’s more likely to rhyme “covid” with “hoe did” or to spell out C-O-V-I-D at the end of a line.
― joygoat, Friday, 29 October 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
I actually got the original UK pressing just so I wouldn't have this shit on my copy of the album. The ONLY time I've ever sought an edited version of an album I wanted to get.
― birdistheword, Friday, 29 October 2021 22:06 (two years ago) link
He's posted some Q adjacent stuff too
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 29 October 2021 23:39 (two years ago) link
I mean it's a short walk from the 5 Percent Nation of Islam, which has more than it's share of batshit theories
Ice Q'd
― beard papa, Friday, 29 October 2021 23:40 (two years ago) link
Death Cert w/o No Vaseline is for herbs
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Saturday, 30 October 2021 00:41 (two years ago) link
I've got your herbs right here
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ChillyChillyHyracotherium-max-1mb.gif
― birdistheword, Saturday, 30 October 2021 03:25 (two years ago) link
Maybe not a covidiot, but a Noo Yawker outside his comfort zone:
“I didn’t get let into a restaurant today,” Casablancas said. “I have a vaccine card, and they were like, ‘You need both,’ I guess, I don’t know. San Francisco, love it. If we could have 10 minutes of silence please, for the inequality. Just kidding. YOLO!”
― juristic person (morrisp), Sunday, 31 October 2021 02:17 (two years ago) link
both what?
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Sunday, 31 October 2021 04:38 (two years ago) link
Nuts
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:01 (two years ago) link
where's the evidence that kevin drew is antivax? i did a bit of googling around but all I could find were a few tweets by people saying that he was..
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:16 (two years ago) link
I'm in Toronto, he ran up and pulled the needle right out of my arm before they could inject me (both times).
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:26 (two years ago) link
Kevin Drew blood but he can never take our freedom
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:28 (two years ago) link
I'm guessing both vaccine card and an ID to show that it's your name on the card. That's the requirement in sf, though rarely completely enforced.
― Fetchboy, Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:29 (two years ago) link
So he didn't have his ID?
OMG IT'S 1984
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 October 2021 05:33 (two years ago) link
lol at having an onstage meltdown over that, instead of apologizing to the foh staff and leaving
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Sunday, 31 October 2021 07:17 (two years ago) link
“YOLO”
Maybe both shots, first and second dose?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 31 October 2021 14:10 (two years ago) link