St Mary’s Butts, Reading, England Superthread

[kiwilad]

Where are you?

 

[coolian2]

Well I really didn't miss much. Read two threads and I see the setlists are too static, the shows are too political and they're retiring after this tour.

Nope

 

[Axver]

The setlists have always been too static, I love people ranting as if there's any chance U2 will suddenly decide "fuck it, we're a jam band".

 

[kiwilad]

Time for them to really mix it up. They need to do a cover of Sultans of Swing each night, complete with mad Alchemy finger-picking solo performed by edge while he walks around the stage nonchalant winking at his band mates.
Then Larry and Adam can swap instruments and play something from Pantera or somesuch.
Perhaps Bono can do a Disney solo (let it go? Lion King? Moana?) with just falsettos and a glockenspiel.
I should actually write to them..

 

[coolian2]

No, no, main forum, please.

Ensure you are NOT open to constructive feedback.

 

[coolian2]

Incidentally I still have a mad crush on Rihanna.

 

[Axver]

No, no, main forum, please.

Ensure you are NOT open to constructive feedback.

I'm not sure what the context of this is.

 

[coolian2]

I'm not sure what the context of this is.

I failed at remembering to quote kiwilad

 

[Axver]

Damnit I thought it was some veiled knock of an argument on EYKIW.

 

[coolian2]

Pick a thread at random and it pretty much is

 

[Axver]

I don't know, EYKIW pretty much feels like tumbleweeds now.

As does most of this forum. Oh for the glory days.

 

[Axver]

Um.

So I've just been alerted to a conference that is being held in Superthread location #19, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, the world's northernmost town.

...and it's relevant to my research interests.

I might have to go.

 

[bono_212]

Please go.

 

[Axver]

I'm going to propose a paper, I promise.

 

[bono_212]

Good.

 

[Axver]

It's not quite Atlanta, Germany though.

 

[bono_212]

Heehee. Soooon.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Ruh roh!

 

[bono_212]

Helllloooooo nurse.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Ashley!!! How ARE you.

Boy, this place still looks great! Can't believe FYM is still happening and they haven't just moved to Twitter.

 

[bono_212]

I'm still managing to get on somehow.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Been thinking about you a lot. How is Californi-a?

 

[bono_212]

Oh it's... California esque.

I'm getting killed at this Fortnite game and feel very old right now.

 

[Axver]

Can't believe FYM is still happening and they haven't just moved to Twitter.

I like the idea of Sting2 limited to 280 characters.

I suppose he'd just tweet RESOLUTION 1441 over and over again.

 

[coolian2]

I will not speak of FYM as it seems to avoid being banned you either need to be inoffensive (your local councils' Twitter account) or totally offensive (Neo-Nazis, etc)

 

[Axver]

I must admit that I can't believe I haven't tweeted anything ill-advised on a Twitter account I maintain for a research centre at uni. I figure it's inevitable that one day something intended for my personal Twitter will end up on that one instead, and even more inevitable is that it'll be controversial.

 

[Axver]

This town in Victoria appears to be the physical manifestation of the Superthread these days: Native grass outbreak 'out of control' as residents battle tumbleweeds in homes and on roads - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[Babydoll]

It's not quite Atlanta, Germany though.

The trainwreck thread days of 2009...

 

[coolian2]

 

[Axver]

My batsignal?