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4 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

We should definitely have a few more HS threads 😂 

That's sarcastic and hilarious and all, but this is a result on spotify, it's a little different than "I heard from a friend."

17 hours ago, Oldest Goat said:

Nah I'll probably skip it for now but yeah maybe on sale or gamepass.

I did hear  it was going on gamepass on Day 1, if true, that's is pretty sweet.

21 hours ago, Oldest Goat said:

Dunno might get it on sale. Remember the last spiritual successor 'Evolve'? That was awful.

I really just want Left 4 Dead 3.

Did you try it yet?  It's FTP until tomorrow on all platforms.  I think it's worth waiting for a sale, I'm glad I played it because I know it's not a must have day one release.

Back 4 Blood is the Spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead.  It's been pretty hyped for a while, it is free to play the Open Beta until 8/16 (on all platforms to my knowledge)

If you were thinking of getting it, I'd highly recommend playing the open beta.  It's an OK game, but not worth the $60 starting price.  

You might need a "club membership" to see this post, but you don't need one to play the beta! 

It blew my mind when I saw the thread title.  I was like "No way it's been 5 years!"  I have no idea where the time went.  I fully understand it's been 5 years, but it seems impossible to me!

11 hours ago, North Korean Democracy said:

-Where did your classic vocal style come from? It's not a typical one and it's hard to imitate. How did you develop it?

Where did you classic vocal style go?  Not the Micky one, the one that's hard to imitate.  How did you lose it?

On 4/26/2021 at 1:02 PM, RussTCB said:

No need to discuss the set list predictions seeing as we already know what they'll play and the order they'll play it in. I also don't think we need to discuss the possibility of new music because, lol. However, there are other things to discuss about the next show. 

What do you think we happen? 

Will Fortus still be in the band? That seems a little up in the air with all the gear he's selling. 

Will Slash get back to playing his own solos remotely close to how he recorded them? I wonder if he was so burned out by the end of the last run, that he was just playing whatever he wants. 

Will Axl be prepared? Dude never, ever properly prepared for a tour but I'm hoping (like an idiot) that this time is different. 

What else is anyone wondering about? 

Based on the bands recent history, it will surely be wild and unpredictable set list, deep cuts and 3-4 never before heard original songs.

And lots and lots of rasp, obvs.

On 4/30/2021 at 12:29 AM, downzy said:

If this was my lead singer I'd probably quit too.  

Hope he's okay.  Maybe just got burned out.  

Is that actually his singer, or a lucky fan that Bumble let on stage to sing a track?  Maybe he won a radio contest.

Not in order as it will always change, but most of these games will at one point or another fall into my top 5.

Resident Evil 1 and 2

Asheron's Call There will never be a game experience like this again because there simply can't be.  A massive open world MMORPG before the internet was what it is now.  You could run in a direction for literally hours and find places and shit that wasn't documented ANYWHERE. It was glorious.

Quake II

Doom & Doom II

Metal Gear NES original

Civilization (multiple titles)

Diablo 2

Legend of Zelda (Multiple Titles)

In just sheer amounts of time played, Asheron's Call is probably #1 followed by Quake 2 and then Doom.

Most anticipated game ever was Resident Evil 2.

Game I was best at UT2k4 (I played on ladders and we were globally ranked as high as #2 at one point)  And Early Madder.  I won a lot of money in Highschool on Madden 93

Not sure if anyone is fan enough to care, but Shenmue III is free on Humble Bundle this month for subscribers!

I literally thought of this thread from way back in the day when I saw that.  WTF is wrong with me?

It's a strange concept to me.  You like the music, or you don't.  Let go of what exactly?  Just decide we don't like the band anymore?  Does it work like that for anyone?  "Oh, you still like Welcome to the Jungle?  Pfft, I decided not to like GnR anymore last fall."

Maybe while I'm at it I'll decide I don't sex anymore, because reasons.  "You still bang? Pfft, I just decided I like my hand better than a cooter.  I 'Let pussy go."

These are original in the sense that I wrote and voiced them.  The concept isn't super original, satire commercials spoofing the disingenuous hyperbole of political commercials.  These are my 2 favorite.  I have some that are "scary announcer voice" a political commercial staple, and a few ridiculous commercials "for kids."  If you don't have a sense of humor about politics it will probably irritate you instead of laugh, so I'd skip it.  I think they are pretty funny.  

I've written a few more, I'm just slow with the video part, you can see how much better I got with editing between my first video from 3 weeks ago and my most recent one.

I don'r have any good pictures, but I am really good at keeping terrariums. 

I don't see a thread and that breaks my heart.  If the forum isn't taking a knee for FF this year, I'll manage a team, but only if we use yahoo, I hate ESPN.

On 8/18/2020 at 10:23 AM, DurhamGirl said:

I apologise iff this has already been discussed...ignore me if it  has

I have just listened to Sympathy for the Devil and feel excited about it, I love it!  It is just so great to hear Axle's voice from way back when (1996 I think) singing something 'new' (it is for me) and wow what a voice with such energy and then the electricity of Slash's guitar playing.  It must have been amazing to have been around back then and seeing them in concert.  

Did you hear this single in 1990s and if so did you like it?  Also did you know Guns was splitting up at the time or were you expecting to see them again?

 

 

 

I've shared it before here, but it's one of my favorite GnR stories to tell:

I was driving to class, I was a freshman in college when it came on the radio.  This was long before the internet (or at least what it is now) and I had NO IDEA there was anything incoming from GnR.  The DJ was like "This is the new song from Guns N Roses..." and I was like "What?!" and I pulled over to the side of the road and say there as I listened to it right there as traffic passed me by!

At the time, if I remember correctly, it was unclear what the future of GnR was.  I 100% know it wasn't officially "over" the rumors of a new album lingered for a few years after Sympathy dropped.  I *THINK* at that point everyone knew they were on a "break" at the very least, Snakepit was on it's way and Duff's album was already out, so nothing was expected from GnR, BUT it wasn't clear that they had broken up either.  Always loved that song!

36 minutes ago, axlvai said:

A bluray from Guns n Metallica from 1992. 

 

Easy maney!

How are those shows viewed in general?  I don't remember people talking about them recently, and I'm not into live shows so I don't have a collection of live stuff.  I don't think I've  even heard anything from that tour. I think when the shows were actually happening, fans were shitting on one of the 2 bands... Like Metallica fans said GnR was doing a shit set and vice versa.    I remember how bad I wanted to see Guns/Metallica with Body Count opening! But that ticket didn't last long, it was like the 3rd show with B/C when St. Louis happened and that particular lineup ended.   

That would have been a really cool show to catch.  Later down the line I went to Pantera/Zombie with the Ramones opening, probably my favorite single show of all time.  Super shows where you like every band are not super common for me.

On 5/12/2020 at 11:11 AM, Voodoochild said:

I think he was saving some of the better stuff for later. And by that time, TWAT didn't have Bucket's outro solo. 

Hasn't the plan for CD2 been documented to death by now?  I legit thought it was a forgone conclusion that Axl held stuff back for the presumed follow up...

12 hours ago, soon said:

Nah. Light years from convincing me that you get to be so dreadfully entitled and override workers health and safety protocols.

Just dont go standing on your porch cheering for the front line workers.

That is a fascinating take.  I lose my right to cheer for the frontline workers that saved my fathers life because I crossed a nylon rope in a grocery store and never came within 10 feet of a store clerk?

19 hours ago, AxlisOld said:

Still a dick move. Ones need for applesauce does not excuse crossing a roped off area.

Honestly, I have read a lot of your posts over the years, and I'm flat out calling bullshit if you are going to try and tell me that if your 80 year old father was rushed to the ER, in the hospital for a week, with fucking tubes in him (you unable to visit him because hospitals don't allow visitors right now for obvious reasons) finally gets home, not because he is WELL, but because he is well enough to not need constant care and he can't eat solid food and he tells you he wants apple sauce, that YOU would tell him "Tough tit, pop. There was a worker who wanted a 13 foot distance and in order for me to get the apple sauce, I would to have been within 10 feet of her, so it was a no go."  "Please, I'm hungry son!" "There was a rope pop, couldn't do it."    You, Captain kindness and respecting everyone's feelings...? You're going to shit on your dad because someone wants 13 feet instead of 6, because they think masks are "hot?" Whatever man.

16 hours ago, soon said:

So, you figured you instantly knew better about a workers health and safety protocols. You then crossed a boundary, therefore breaking a rule, and now you wanna play victim.

dont come fucking whining to me about it. Even if it was a “cheerleader” who dared to enforce their rules on you.

To be fair:  1. I was relaying a story, not "playing the victim." I got what I came for.  I did not get in any kind of trouble.  My inconvenience was minimal to nil.   I admit I got irritated and this might be an age or culture thing, but for me I do not identify irritation and surprise as victimization. If you feel victimized by minor irritations, I respectfully disagree with your point of view, but I think it is more likely you misunderstood the point of the post.  I found the interaction remarkable in the truest sense of the word.  I felt it out of character enough with normal everyday life that it was worthy of commenting or making remarks on.

2. As far as the workers health and safety, I think that without googling, you already know that a yellow rope would not protect anyone in any way shape or form the corona virus.  Also, doubling the recommended social distancing buffer is not a safe, smart or scientifically reasonable alternative to wearing protective gear.  I would even concede that you could make a case for in the absence of available masks, but they were available but "uncomfortable."  In light of the fact that her lack of the proper protective gear was by choice and not necessity, I would dare say that yes.  I actually DID instantly know better about safety protocols. 

3. My point wasn't "How dare a cheerleader scold me!" My point was I couldn't believe these words came from such an innocent looking kid.  The title of the thread isn't "How dare this bitch scold me" it was "Society is about to snap."

10 hours ago, Coma16 said:

What's a lily white girl? Sounds racist

Well played.

2 hours ago, lame ass security said:

"Him! That guy, he's out of here. Ban Him."  Hmm, sounds like someone I know.😄  But yeah, these are weird times and she lost it. You showed a lot of restraint, don't know if I could have.

I thin it had more to do with me being caught off guard than restraint. 

This happened like a week ago, thought I'd share, it's pretty surreal.  It goes to show how quickly things can devolve in society.

I went to the supermarket, the main item I needed was applesauce.  My Father just got out of the hospital for a bowel blockage and couldn't eat solids, so he wanted some drinks, farina and applesauce.

I was wearing gloves and an N95 mask.

The store was setup with 1 way isles so you had to go through the store in an "S" pattern.  Most people were obeying the rules, as was I.    

I got to the applesauce isle and part of it was roped off while a girl stocked shelves.  I did the rest of my shopping and saved the applesauce for last.  After coming back, she was still stocking shelves and had a 20-25 foot section roped off, I came down the isle to see if I'd be able to reach the applesauce and saw it was on the other side of the isle, so I had to go around.  As I was walking away, I heard a woman ask if she could grab something from where the girl was working and the girl said "No, come back in 15-20 minutes when I am done."

I went out of the isle circled around (obeying the new one way grocery store traffic laws) and approached the isle from the other side.  The apple sauce was about 3 feet out of reach.  Again, the girl had roped off a 25 foot section of the isle, so the actual applesauce was about 10 feet from her.  She was not wearing a mask. (more on this later) I asked if I could grab applesauce and she said "No, you'll have to wait."  So I asked if she could grab the apple sauce for me and she said "Ha! No I can't get it for you." and her tone is super important here, because she was almost cackling as she said it, the subtext was "I don't work for you!" 

Now, at this point, I'm out of sorts, because my father just got home from the hospital, and I'm honestly in ZERO mood, so I lift the rope take 2 steps beyond it and grab 2 jars of applesauce.  I was not within 10 feet of this girl.  She said "WHAT THE FUCK?" and I said, oh I'm sorry, I thought you said you *wouldn't* grab it for me." and she yells "You fucking piece of shit! You are the reason people are getting infected!"  

In the amount of time this took to transpire, I'm already back on the other side of the rope, and while I never raised my voice, I was super pissed I turned around to look at her, and I pointed at my mask and I said "Yeah, me in gloves wearing an n95 mask, you wearing nothing, and *I'm* the one getting people sick?

At this point, this blonde 16-17ish lily white girl yells "CUNT!" as I am turning away.  As I was walking away, she was talking to someone "Him! That guy, he's out of here! That guy! Ban him! Ban him!"

I did not turn around to see who she was talking to, but I did a full lap around the store waiting (hoping?) for a manager to confront me, nobody did.  I checked out with no incident.

Some postscripts:

1. They had masks for all employees.  Most of them had them although about 1/3 had them around their necks instead of on.  I only know this because  I asked the cashier if the store was going to provide them all with masks. He said they got masks for everyone that day. I asked him if the cashiers were the only ones that had to wear them and he said they were all supposed to, but they hated them because it made it hard to breathe.  So the girl stocking the shelves had protective gear available to her, but chose to close 2/3 of an isle because it was more comfortable. 

2.  In retrospect, I probably could have asked a store manager for the applesauce, and I would have had she been closer than she was, or if I knew she'd lose her shit. 

3.  I worked in retail all through high school and college.  I have empathy, but she was wrong.  She was power tripping her ass off. 

4. Why didn't I report her? This will not track with anyone who isn't religious, but my father had just gotten out of the hospital with a tube in him and such and it wasn't great.  I did a lot of praying, and I felt like if I checked out with zero issues, going to the manager would be vindictive and very unchristian, so I didn't.

It was pretty crazy, this girl looked like a sophomore in high school on the cheerleader squad and she went from 0 to hunger games in 0.1 seconds.  It was a very surreal moment. 

10 hours ago, Dazey said:

Serious Sam is great fun. I loved the original back in the late 90's which shows how fucking old I am.  Problem is that for me the only selling point of something like Stadia is the potential to deliver absolute bleeding edge graphical performance without spaffing a grand up the wall on a top of the range graphics card. None of the games in that list are really top notch visually so I really don't get the appeal.

Does it have serious Sam 3?  (I'm old like you btw, loved the original) 3 isn't bleeding edge anymore, but it's leaps and bounds in front of the first few.  Like I said those, it's slim pickens on that list.  Nothing on there would make me want stadia.

Serious Sam is pretty good if you like Doom Style games.  There is nothing else on that list I'd even care to test.

20 hours ago, lukepowell1988 said:

Nemesis was one scary fuck back in the day.

 

Would just rando pop out and fuck up your day.

 

I heard a rumor you could kill him at any point during the game? 

Pretty sure that is a false rumor.  He's central to the game.  You can stun him...

PS, he jumpscared me thrice in the demo alone.  Bastard.