You should join this band! (best band ad ever!)

You misspelled 'aborted.'

No thanks guys, donate it the REVOLUTION!

Someone I forwarded it to pointed out how charming it is that they talk about *girlfreinds* who get in the way, making it obvious that female musicians are out of the question. I've contemplated it being a joke, but it's an awfully elaborate one if it is. And oddly coherent in a puff-of-green-smoke sort of way.

I just noticed that they've changed a paragraph from the version I read- here's the raleigh version:

"I will mention that this is not a "straight-edge band" nor "pro drug" band. We do weed smoke weed"

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/muc/139470722.html

It's the WAAAAVES....it's the WAAAAVES....it's the WAAAAVES

i haven't lived till i heard Highwater.

Imagine, nay create, a band so pompostulously ridiculous that the over-the-topness attracts it's own ironically 'adoring' audience. It's like 'Our Best Gig Ever' but with the script flipped.

awesome - i'm digging Epsilon Rising. i'm there. trust.

http://archive.wfmu.org:5555/archive/BL/BL_sharpling_and_wurster.mp3

1. Feels grandiose and self-important (e.g., exaggerates accomplishments, talents, skills, contacts, and personality traits to the point of lying, demands to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements);

2. Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequaled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion;

3. Firmly convinced that they are unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special or unique, or high-status people (or institutions);

4. Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation — or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious (narcissistic supply);

5. Feels entitled. Demands automatic and full compliance with their unreasonable expectations for special and favorable priority treatment.

6. Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve their own ends.

(Wikipedia)

Indeed, I'm ludwig_van.

(this is only funny if the author of the email has a Village People mustache)

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/muc/146256431.html

Identical pages here:

http://theepsilonrising.tripod.com/
http://www.geocities.com/epsilon_rising/

before epsilon

She Be Mine
Highwater

how much longer until we rise, Greatest Lord? ............... tick

for more information, write @lv1n l3òn at 3ps1l0n_r1s1ng@y@h00.3s

When down, experience the epsilon rising here
or catch the epsilon on the rise at this fine host and remeber to click through to the music.

To learn more about musical foundation, try these small giants.

Charlie Patton
Muddy Waters
Bo Diddley
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Radiohead
The Beatles - listen to rare takes and studio recordings at Beatles-A-Rama

or listen to the Technicolor Web of Sound for psychedelic 60's rock of primo selecciòn

The three mp3s (Gimme Some Love, She Be Mine, Waves) still available here:
http://www.theepsilonrising.com/

Epsilon Rising dude's myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=164687321

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:27 PM (53 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

I'm a musician who hasn't taken the time to write how I feel about things. Most of it is done in action, but reflection is a time honored tradition of those who embrace the elements that distiguish us from beast. I am very close to a wild animal. In fact, I am a man.

My band is The Epsilon Rising. I've mentioned music twice. It must be as important to me as beauty. I like cynicism. I love God. I love women. I love fully expressing myself without any fear of the consequences. I love poetry and risk.

And I wonder why I'm in Romania? It is a matter of choice, and I'm certain that time will tell me what I am searching for... (a great drummer and guitarist).

-- latebloomer, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:41 PM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i'm still trying to find the original Epsilon Rising thread but no luck yet:-/ that manifesto/craigslist ad was one for the ages.

however i do think Complete's music is more interesting than ER's. i genuinely dig them.

-- latebloomer, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:47 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

That's why ER would open for them.
A sick part of me would still want to "audition" for him if he still lived in the US. He still hasn't found anyone. :(

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:52 PM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

ta da:
You should join this band! (best band ad ever!)

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:53 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

thanks man! i owe a wookie life debt to you now

-- latebloomer, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:54 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

We are in the process of recording our CD which we hope will bring war and racism to an end. :) I love my people... that means you.

-- latebloomer, Saturday, August 4, 2007 10:54 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

compare/contrast with the lyrics from "Hoogie Boogie Land":

"There is no waaaaaarrrrr in Hoogie Bogie Land/There is no hate/Can y'all relate?"

-- latebloomer, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:00 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

http://www.myspace.com/theepsilonrising

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:00 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

oh snap they have a track I haven't heard on there now, "Drag."

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:02 PM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

hahah apparently "Drag" is a total ripoff of 4'33"

-- latebloomer, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:03 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

yeah I can't get it to play either. Cage, Page, what's the difference?

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:06 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Jesus, the Epsilon Rising.

(Or is that Jesus = the Epsilon Rising)

-- Ned Raggett, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:18 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

I really should post those links over on that thread so we can get back to Complete.

-- marmotwolof, Saturday, August 4, 2007 11:20 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

DOUBLE READ THIS

Gotta admire his aversion to manual labor:

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/muc/389012256.html

I would totally do it if I weren't 6'4"

ha, if that guy's band actually gets famous that craigslist ad is going to come back to haunt them

I listened to 5 seconds of "Gimmie Some Love". It sounded like someone trying to stuff funk-soaked pineapples up G. Love's ass.

No thank you.

I'd lug all that dude's equipment if his rich parents were actually going to finance paying me a reasonable amount per gig.

THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST FUCKING SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD