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- imbecile1
saw depeche mode with vip access (parking, private bar, preferred seating, swag bag) in tulsa last tuesday night, nine rows back, slightly left of center.
the visuals were amazing but the sound at that close proximity suffers. we ended up moving to the very back of the stadium to finish the show and thought the view and sound was almost better.
seeing the entire crowd energize as they began playing personal jesus for their finale was worth stepping out for a breather then seeing the show from a new perspective, back center above the skyboxes.
at that point the crowd itself became part of the visual aesthetic of the show as we watched the lights move and trace the entire stadium.
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attended rockfest in kansas city saturday. (five finger death punch, i prevail, ghost, underoath and several other new acts beside a tired but happy vince neil, stone temple pilots, sevendust, and powerman 5000) also with vip access. but as this was a day long festival with multiple acts, it was much more beneficial.
the restroom, better food, bar access, and preferred viewing areas were nothing compared to the shade, fans, and simply significantly fewer people near me. the outdoor tented bar in vip had a live stream of both stages on big screen tvs, so we missed very little moving back and forth between acts avoiding the crowd moving from stage 1 to stage 2 then back throughout the day
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reflecting, comparing the two experiences, the fans at rockfest were much more down to earth and kind. at a minimum, they were conscious of one another.
my personal experience at depeche mode was that of each person was there to see the show for their own personal reasons and everyone around them was kind of an inconvenience.
as we spoke with those seated around us, we heard several catty comments seemingly out of nowhere directed towards other complete strangers. other fans were carelessly enjoying the show at the expense of others... bumping, crowding, and obstructing views without concern. even in vip seating, people were having to tell people to get out of their seat within our area. your seat number is on the ticket!
as vip at rockfest was its own crowd, we began to see familiar faces throughout the day, either in our viewing area by the stages or the bar, tent, cool down area.
by the end of the night, an even smaller group of us were making sure each other were good with water, buying each other drinks, sharing food, assorted edibles, smoke and other favors available.
sidenote, the fashion at a rockfest is not my cup of tea, but the "fuck you, fuck off, leave me alone" sentiment is one i firmly believe in and enjoy. the drums are pretty badass too.
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i need an edm show with costumes and lasers and bass melting my face soon though... and a sub to stand in front of... for an hour or so :D
- autoflavour1
best apps for 12 inch iPad Pro..
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- listening... got one, love it but rarely leave https://sketchbook.c…kingsteven
- iDickpic 12" Owners Editionsted
- ProCreate for drawing (if you have the pencil), Chunky for comic reading. The only two things I use my iPad for.face_melter
- sted0
"Sound Ideas - Water Bubbles Small,M..." This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Dramatists Play Service.
Sorry about that.
so I'm just going to leave this here instead:
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- Bennn-3
Neons Hype! They are EVERYWHERE in Montreal, I guess its the same in every big cities in America and Europe right now, right?
If you want to be cool, you need a neon sign in your business, every restaurant, coffee shop, bar, etc have a neon sign. Its not even funny anymore, I went on a walk around the city yesterday and they are everywhere!
I always wonder whos the first one that bring those back and how it became so popular.
- You're not going to follow this up with another alarmist 'design is dead' thing again, are you?Continuity
- as long as they buzz i'm all for as much neon as possiblehans_glib
- I heard that it was a guy named steve, who owns a snack-bar in minneapolis, that started itGnash
- Was popular in Tokyo back in 2009 to have your cafe/hair saloon/bar sign in neon.shapesalad
- Benn... nobody is 'bringing them back'... they are a staple, and have been, they are effective at night... really.canoe
- facepalmcanoe
- Its an hipsters trend, or wathever they're called these daysBennn
- Next up: buses are everywhere! Another hipster trend.face_melter
- Pinterest. It's a Hive mind. I've designed a couple of them in the last couple of years for night clubs.PhanLo
- I think it's became cheaper and easier to make the signs in the last few years too.
https://i.imgur.com/…PhanLo - I've always wanted to learn how to make this stuff but you need special equipment and a mid-size to large room.Maaku
- I looked into getting a neon sign done about a decade ago and ... yeah. It was NOT cheap. Mind you, it was a 3D layout, not 2D. Simple otherwise thodetritus
- there's a newish cheap alternative I nearly did something with. think it involves LEDs but still looks v.authentic.fadein11
- EL Wire?detritus
- not sure, there was a lighting shop right near my house and he had one in the window so I went in one day. It was supercheap compared to neon.fadein11
- didn't help his business though, he closed a few weeks later.fadein11
- noone will ever want to know who was first. I actually like your 'fuck'-sign and am thinking of getting one...SimonFFM
- lol @ "Buses! They're everywhere these days!"garbage
- I've worked at / for sign shops since I was a teenager... there have always been requests for neon —nothing new—nothing trendy... it's signage ffsPonyBoy
- they're cool for sure. Its just funny seeing every shop owner getting oneBennn
- Google image search for "god's own junkyard" - Neon Nirvana!dee-dubs
- apparently Vancouver is or was the neon capital of the world http://www.bbc.com/t…_niko
- https://i.imgur.com/…Krassy
- canoe-1
Printful... it appears requires us to charge $12 for a coffee mug, and I'm not even sure that covers shipping... I thought coffee mugs were like $5?
Sincerely,
Outof Touche
- mekk1
So Kanye West just pissed off everyone with his Trump and Slavery comments and now people are praising his new (imo shitty) album?
What the fuck, people?
- Sorry Kanye is no longer here, he left the plantation...robotron3k
- Im not liking the album either. Pablo was so much better.docpoz
- Sounds like it was created during the last three weeks to come up with something during his current attention spanmekk
- Bennn4
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.…Bennn
- and you complain about neon lights!
I'm having a nerd rage about this (not the lights!)mugwart - not complaining about neonz, just stating they are everywhere and its a joke nowBennn
- NO DON'T DO IT
OK MAYBE DO ITgarbage - It was cool for the time I guess. Style over substance. But great style at that time.docpoz
- Thom Yorke < Claudio Simonettikingsteven
- I'm sorry doc, but them's fightin' words. Suspiria is fucking amazing.garbage
- Meh... Ha.docpoz
- I prefer Pedo Polanski btw.docpoz
- detritus-1
I've just had a friend who I'm doing a small favour job for clarify that a poster I'm doing for him is just one-sided.
Thanks, man.
- Krassy2
I eat popcorn using a spoon.
Is that common?
- yes very, with mustard instead of butter thoughGuyFawkes
- Never seen or heard of anyone eating popcorn with a spoon before. Mustard is good.monospaced
- http://seinfeldism.c…spl33nidoru
- lolKrassy
- @GuyFawkes how do you put the mustard on the popcorn? Or do you dip your spoon in it?Krassy
- https://imgur.com/ga…Gnash
- Not common at all.
You are the chosen one!pango - sounds like eating cheetos with chopsticks to avoid cheetos fingersSquiddy
- Did you recently change your name to "Freedom"?
http://www.qbn.com/f…utopian - In that case fork would work better no? Well, until the end.HijoDMaite
- wear some nitrile gloves?bezoar
- with the right amount of cheese hmm i can get behind that :)
@GuyFawkes real mustard or that sweet us edition?sted - a slippery slope, next you'll be pouring your beer from the can into a glassprophetone
- next try using a sporkutopian
- You're one of these weirdos who eats a burger with a knife and fork, aren't you?Continuity
- I eat burger with knife and fork... if they're huge burgers... and i don't like to get my hands dirty... I'M NOT AN ANIMAL!pango
- I do as well, only if I've made with a syrup though. Difference is good - embrace it!mugwart
- Freaks.Continuity
- haha! some of you making assumptions, but in fact i don't mind touching food, including popcorn, with my fingers...Krassy
- ...I just find it more practical and easy to use a spoon. That's all.Krassy
- ...but not for nuts. No spoon for nuts. Fingers only. LOL. Go figure!Krassy
- You're nuts!pango
- ha! @pango master of punKrassy
- Salarrue0
I would like to have a 3d model of this : http://alteredqualia.com/xg/exam…
- Found it https://www.turbosqu…Salarrue
- see how easy it is? you just had to post it here, and qbn delivers. always.sted
- pango5
people keep giving me credit for photos I didn't take...
- sted3
- pango12
Ahhh good old qbn.
Pure shenanigans with no whining and drama.
How long you think this will last?- 10minpockets
- What now?monospaced
- just thinking this....
give it a weekfuturefood - Great words from Tim Gunn.
https://www.reaction…pango - predict his name, win free qbn stickersfuturefood
- Peace mono. Peace!pango
- ?monospaced
- no whining and drama for the last few days.
just people fucking about.
it's great.pango - how long till yuri omg M01XXX makes another profile? is the real questionGuyFawkes
- Futurefood wins!
Exactly a week.
I posted this on Monday.pango - lolGuyFawkes
- This would have been evern more epic if pockets' answer would have been:
Hold my beer.soundofreason - Lolpango
- imbecile0
just ordered my jurassic whatever imax 3d tickets.
- Bennn5
shit
- that was a test. Yesterday I couldn't post something in here cuz of the word shit, when i changed it to sh1t it worked. Weird..Bennn
- Merde!pango
- that worked.pango
- you were just a little constipated and couldn't shit in this thread yesterday. you're all better today.capn_ron
- Well I know they don't censor "Cunt", Set would not be able to communicate at all.eryx
- lolBennn
- let's get this to the topppp. LOLKrassy
- TO THE TOP!capn_ron
- LOLchukkaphob
- Some people struggle to get up vote. But ben only needs one word.pango
- You do you, Ben. Don't ever change!pango
- like noonechukkaphob
- lolBennn
- freedom0
GOOD DEAL OR SCAM?
- id check what policy ebay has to prevent scam and dispute. otherwise i'm not surprised. SE is after 5S that's quite a while now. and the newest iphone is at Xpango
- https://buyersguide.…Gnash
- BusterBoy7
Just as well Miss America has dropped the swimsuit part of the competition so they can focus more on what they have to say rather than what they look like everywhere like such as.
- such as...pango
- if i only had a brain...helloeatbreathedrive
- every time i see this I collapse into an empathic ball of cringe-induced agony. poor little puppyGnash
- It's got electrolytes!Bluejam
- such as the Iraq'ssection_014
- She is more well spoken than Trump is.monospaced
- Much gooderer than Trump. The bestest words everywhere such as the Iraq and everywhere like such as.BusterBoy