hah
― Nhex, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 08:27 (five years ago) link
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/08/29/the-lagniappe-sessions-mountain-goats/
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 21:59 (five years ago) link
oh man, "blood bank"!
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 22:01 (five years ago) link
i love that "blood bank" is a song that two of my favorite lyricists love (the other being stephan jenkins)
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 22:06 (five years ago) link
So I was thrilled when @mountain_goats mentioned a membership card but this??? This fucking masterpiece??? pic.twitter.com/8EQOuV6fYW— mary (@marfybarpes) August 31, 2018
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 31 August 2018 13:59 (five years ago) link
ok that's pretty good lol
― Nhex, Friday, 31 August 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
How did I miss this cover from 2016?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVTp0A1pqE
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Friday, 31 August 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
Do we talk about the call-out post floating around?
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Thursday, 6 September 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
*searches twitter* This does not, to me, rise to the level of a thing that bears talking about as like a news item.
― faculty w1fe (silby), Thursday, 6 September 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
That is because it is not a news item, but that does not necessarily mean it is not worth talking about (though obviously this thread may not be the most receptive).
My reaction is that I would have to hear from j0hn about it, which is a response that tends to raise my own eyebrows in most circumstances, but I am hopelessly compromised here, as I am both a fan and someone who sees him being a good friend to many of my friends.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 6 September 2018 15:57 (five years ago) link
That's fair. I struggled to parse the exact reason for the claimant having posted it at all but I could be missing something.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Thursday, 6 September 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
i think this explains it well enough
― lowercase (eric), Thursday, 6 September 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
I read that dumb thing three times and can't figure out what the hell OP thinks tMG did that was worth posting about.
― how's life, Thursday, 6 September 2018 16:53 (five years ago) link
Me neither
His obsessive fans are really weird ime
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 6 September 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
it's stupid and not worth taking seriously
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:15 (five years ago) link
Solid thoughts. Might be worth reading Eric’s link, all the same.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
tl;dr plz anyone
― strong deutan (rip van wanko), Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
Like, being a Mountain Goats fan would not, to me, suggest that ‘really weird’ means ‘take less care’.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
Tumblr user/tMG fan reports feeling manipulated/emotionally taken advantage of by j0hn D over twitter DM over a period of months, after having met and hung after a concert. Produces screenshots of conversations. xp
― faculty w1fe (silby), Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
I was hoping that this thread was revived because of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5-lBv_X_yA
But instead there's skulduggery. Boo.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
That Sex Pistols cover fucking rules and so does Erik Rutan!
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
I am probably not going to give the most "woke" take on the JD deal but reading it made me pine for the times when the most interaction a musician and fan expected from one another was a blow job.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
i gotta say you could've not posted that
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
If me being glib causes people to miss the point, I guess that's on me. The point I am making shouldn't be too controversial: The dynamics of celebrity and fans are a lot different than they were not very long ago. This shit didn't happen to Pamela Des Barres or Cynthia Plaster Caster.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
Xp The Rod Stewart thing was a myth, dude
― JoeStork, Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
it was nice to hear tMG at the end of that skater documentary on Hulu. The name of which escapes me right now.
― akm, Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
tumbler people are weirdos
― akm, Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
I wish Tumblr call-outs were available to fixated fans in the 80s and 90s, maybe John Lennon and Selena would still be alive
― fgti is for (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
my takeaway is NEVER BE NICE OR MEET ANYONE EVER
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
sorry if this is not supportive but finding that tumblr 'call out' post (which was easy) jsut makes me think the writer is crazy and frankly a bit scary. the worship shit is ... jesus dude, calm the fuck down.
― akm, Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
just because someone is nice to you doesn't mean they are going to save you. WTF did you want?
I'd like to point out that several takes here (and elsewhere) are a lot more dismissive of the power dynamic involved than I ever was and I firmly expect everyone who decided that me saying "blow job" was insensitive to be even more outraged.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:48 (five years ago) link
oh boy i thought you were so insensitive when you said "blow job"
fuck off
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
i've got thoughts about this that are more complicated than "wow that tumblr person sure is [x]" that i haven't entirely disentangled yet but if you're pining for even more boundariless years of fan/artist relationships then idk what to tell you, read the fucking weinstein thread
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
what a gross and stupid and unnecessary thing to say and then get fucking defensive about
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 18:54 (five years ago) link
Me thinks the Princess protests too much for someone calling others "defensive."
But hate-post again, please. Extra spittle if you please.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Wow cool poster
― faculty w1fe (silby), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
I am probably not going to give the most "woke" take
a solid sign you should stop typing
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
You're right, I should have let the comment stand without the disclaimer.
Bringing up Weinstein in this matter is a sign you should never have typed in the first place. False equivalence gave us Donald Trump, you know.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:17 (five years ago) link
jfcnative
― coetzee.cx (wins), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:19 (five years ago) link
can there be a trump corollary to godwin's law
― maura, Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:21 (five years ago) link
i've got thoughts about this that are more complicated
I elaborated when I said "The dynamics of celebrity and fans are a lot different than they were not very long ago." You ignored that. If you'd rather just be outraged, I can't tell you not to be. Your choice of target is a head-scratcher I will concede.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
It’s cool that this discussion about a community member of ours being called out for some possibly questionable behavior is now about some rando insulting people
― faculty w1fe (silby), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:23 (five years ago) link
i was fine with that explanation until you were a shithead about my complaint just a few minutes later!!!! xp
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
NYCNative is a longtime poster iirc
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
it's true
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
We can compare that questionable behavior of the community member of ours to what Harvey Weinstein did instead.
Why isn't that more offensive than an offhand reference to consensual oral sex?
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
no good is gonna come of this discussion
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
i was about to apologize for misreading your v poorly-written initial post but xp
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
i also now hate that i told you to read a thread on ile about abuses of power
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 September 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link