The Sad Punk
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It's great to have you all here!
bono_212 said:
This is why I try not to think about these things. I mean you can't know unless you live here, that it's not all bad internally. It's the external that is wrong. And even now, the internal's getting worse. People in the same political parties are beginning to hate each other, gas prices (I know they're worse in other countries) are getting astronomically out of hand, we still have race problems, I mean, it's just one giant fuckyoufest.
You're right, from the beginning it was shit, manifest destiny is and was embarrassing. I'm Native American, so I do have some resentment to that part of our history. It sucked hardcore. It's kind of silly, but I try at all times not to have $20 on me because I can't believe we honor the horror that was Jackson. You want an embarrassing president? And instead we commemorate his memory on our most used piece of money. That's fucked up right there.
bono_212 said:You know, a lot of fans would be really crappy about it for a while, and sure, I think there would be some danger in U2 breaking up if one member left, but I think in the long run, people would see that U2 is SOOO much better off without him.
The Sad Punk said:It's great to have you all here!
The Sad Punk said:Why don't U2, you know, just quit the whole thing.
Three of the members are worthless musically and could have been anyone else. That's a big part of it, I think.
Axver said:
My carrier pigeon is getting worn out by the rate of posting. Sending TCP/IP packets via Adelaide's most advanced telecommunications network is hard!
The Sad Punk said:Why don't U2, you know, just quit the whole thing.
Three of the members are worthless musically and could have been anyone else. That's a big part of it, I think.
bono_212 said:
Please tell me that the Edge is not one of those three
The Sad Punk said:
Is yours the one that just fell dead through my thatched roof? Don't worry, I'll get you a new one straight away.
bono_212 said:To sum up the US talk before anyone else bails, you're right about the US internally, all I was trying to say is that it's not as bad as you may think....while still being pretty bad.
And you sorta answered the gas thing right there by saying you noticed the price while looking out a tram window, our public transportation sucks (except for in Chicago I love you Chicago) But it's still true that it's no where near as high as other countries.
Aaaaand. Yeah, Reagan was bad...real bad.
And yes, it's hard NOT to knock the US right now, so I let it go
The Sad Punk said:I have the address for a decent chariot service.
Be cool with them 'cause 'wheels' are still pretty new here, okay?
The Sad Punk said:It may frighten them into worshipping you as a local deity of smoke and sound, actually.
bono_212 said:
You are officially my hero
The Sad Punk said:Just make sure you don't become one of their sacred sacrifices. Those are painful. Somehow, in their amazing, if primitive, abilities, they manage to stuff an entire human body into a 700ml empty bottle of Bundaberg Rum.
phillyfan26 said:I don't find Larry's actual drumming to be a big deal. Most bands honestly don't have very creative drumming. Sure, he could do better, but it's not a big deal to me. The only thing that bugs me is his opinion of their work. Then again, they all have shit opinions of their own work, so what makes Larry any different?
bono_212 said:I agree, I love that we can amicably discuss U2 in here. There are too many nutcases all to willing to follow U2 to the ends of the earth
I say McGuinness and Larry get in a boat, maneuver it over Niagara Falls into the waiting mouth of a few crocodiles, barely escape only to be captured by a rabid tribe of French Canadians.
Axver said:I love this thread. We can agree Paul McGuinness is terrible and not worry about it turning into 200 pages of flames. I love how some people seem to think it's necessary to defend EVERYTHING associated with U2. Paul McGuinness nowadays is totally useless. Sure, he may have been good for the band in the early days, what with making sure the band owned the rights to all their songs and all that. But he is COMPLETELY out of touch with today's music industry and is one of the people hopelessly fighting the tide rather than using some imagination to work with it. He's too comfortable with his traditional business models to give them up, and it can only hurt U2 in the long run.
Axver said:
How about we send them to Antarctica to think about what they've done? Note that their suitcases will contain solely clothing suited to a brief tropical holiday in Fiji.