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  • rictus58
    rictus58 Posts: 53
    mrk2 said:
    I love Sleater Kinney.

    As far as PJ opening acts go, Ben Harper in 2010 was boring as hell. 
    When PJ Radio plays the  Ben Harper duet of Indifference....nails on a chalkboard. That should be perma-banned from the station.
  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,499
    rictus58 said:
    mrk2 said:
    I love Sleater Kinney.

    As far as PJ opening acts go, Ben Harper in 2010 was boring as hell. 
    When PJ Radio plays the  Ben Harper duet of Indifference....nails on a chalkboard. That should be perma-banned from the station.
    Could not agree more...I was there, it was bad then too.
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,889
    PJNB said:
    jbrownie said:
    I think some of the 'Announcements' need to be cleaned off the front page. If you haven't pre-ordered Live at the Orpheum by now, you probably aren't going to. Or can't. 

    Ticketmaster is misunderstood and really puts its customers over profit. 

    If your band is down to one original member, time to retire your bands name. I'm looking at you, Don Henley & Donald Fagen! And especially Yes.
    I would love to hear an explanation on this. 

    Nothing wrong charging what the market will bear. Growl.

  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    Lerxst1992 said:
    PJNB said:
    jbrownie said:
    I think some of the 'Announcements' need to be cleaned off the front page. If you haven't pre-ordered Live at the Orpheum by now, you probably aren't going to. Or can't. 

    Ticketmaster is misunderstood and really puts its customers over profit. 

    If your band is down to one original member, time to retire your bands name. I'm looking at you, Don Henley & Donald Fagen! And especially Yes.
    I would love to hear an explanation on this. 

    Nothing wrong charging what the market will bear. Growl.


    As long as the band has a say in setting those prices.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,674
    Lerxst1992 said:
    PJNB said:
    jbrownie said:
    I think some of the 'Announcements' need to be cleaned off the front page. If you haven't pre-ordered Live at the Orpheum by now, you probably aren't going to. Or can't. 

    Ticketmaster is misunderstood and really puts its customers over profit. 

    If your band is down to one original member, time to retire your bands name. I'm looking at you, Don Henley & Donald Fagen! And especially Yes.
    I would love to hear an explanation on this. 

    Nothing wrong charging what the market will bear. Growl.

    As they run their own secondary market? Puh-lease.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,117
    edited October 2018
    I hate thriller by Michael Jackson.  Terrible video and song. And my god the dance.  Soooo bad
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • LongestRoad
    LongestRoad Posts: 477
    edited November 2018
    I love kevin bacon and patrick swayze but i have never understood the attraction of dirty dancing and foot loose. Don't even get me started about blair witch project.
  • LukinAtU
    LukinAtU Posts: 831
    Interesting thread...a thread I started got CLOSED because of why i dont know, perhaps someone was offended...but I simply asked to start a conversation similar to this...so much for freedom of speech. I guess they don’t believe in freedom of speech unless they agree with the viewpoint.
  • spnoone
    spnoone Posts: 633
    johnny cash's voice is to ears what hot farts are to noses.
    wes anderson makes consistently awful movies.
    steroid users belong in the hall of fame.  
    even with the gloria estefan-ish interlude, my father's son is one of the better songs on lightning bolt.
    you look ridiculous with a beard. 
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,619
    Beards are the best thing to ever happen to faces. You look ridiculous without one. 
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,896
    Bloody customs fees on all 10c items makes the cost of anything nearly double the original price. Not unpopular  but true and so fuckin annoying


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    mrk2 said:
    I love Sleater Kinney.

    As far as PJ opening acts go, Ben Harper in 2010 was boring as hell. 

    Was that different that the Relentless 7 act from 2009? That was some of my favorite, but I know he's changed his style more often than my wife changes her hair color.
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,619
    Having an opening act sucks. Even if they are good, they aren’t who I came to see.
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
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    Columbia 2016
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Having an opening act sucks. Even if they are good, they aren’t who I came to see.
    In theory I agree. But when an "even with" show has a starting time listed of 7:30, there are reminders that the show starts at :7:30. So to be safe and account for any traffic possibilities I arrive at 6:45 - 7:00 and yet they take the stage at 8:15. There's a good 45 minutes to an hour of an opener I could have enjoyed while waiting.

  • Kearn5y
    Kearn5y Ireland Posts: 3,035
    Now that all the 2018 posters have been released, flipping is now in full swing in Lost Dogs and seems to be supported by quite a few here.
    If you are going to flip, dont give us the bullshit reason why you have to sell the poster/s. Like clearing out my flat file of posters that I will never hang when the list consists mostly of 2018 APs.
    Kearnsy
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    mace1229 said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Having an opening act sucks. Even if they are good, they aren’t who I came to see.
    In theory I agree. But when an "even with" show has a starting time listed of 7:30, there are reminders that the show starts at :7:30. So to be safe and account for any traffic possibilities I arrive at 6:45 - 7:00 and yet they take the stage at 8:15. There's a good 45 minutes to an hour of an opener I could have enjoyed while waiting.


  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,896
    Kearn5y said:
    Now that all the 2018 posters have been released, flipping is now in full swing in Lost Dogs and seems to be supported by quite a few here.
    If you are going to flip, dont give us the bullshit reason why you have to sell the poster/s. Like clearing out my flat file of posters that I will never hang when the list consists mostly of 2018 APs.
    This^^^ I personally think it's all bollocks.
    Don t make  a lame ass excuse that you want 500 x what you paid 2 weeks ago. 
    Just the truth!


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,889
    PJ_Soul said:
    Lerxst1992 said:
    PJNB said:
    jbrownie said:
    I think some of the 'Announcements' need to be cleaned off the front page. If you haven't pre-ordered Live at the Orpheum by now, you probably aren't going to. Or can't. 

    Ticketmaster is misunderstood and really puts its customers over profit. 

    If your band is down to one original member, time to retire your bands name. I'm looking at you, Don Henley & Donald Fagen! And especially Yes.
    I would love to hear an explanation on this. 

    Nothing wrong charging what the market will bear. Growl.

    As they run their own secondary market? Puh-lease.

    I think I was referring to platinum and VIP pricing, which bands do have a say in. Why I said that here, I have a no idea why.
  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,610
    mace1229 said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Having an opening act sucks. Even if they are good, they aren’t who I came to see.
    In theory I agree. But when an "even with" show has a starting time listed of 7:30, there are reminders that the show starts at :7:30. So to be safe and account for any traffic possibilities I arrive at 6:45 - 7:00 and yet they take the stage at 8:15. There's a good 45 minutes to an hour of an opener I could have enjoyed while waiting.

    Maybe this is unpopular...

    ...I'd be fine if they started exactly at the time the ticket says.  I guess it's just not part of concert culture (like it is for sporting even culture) to do that.  It's like extra waiting/anticipation is very valuable to the show (well, more likely so they can sell more merch and beer).  This isn't a PJ problem, but a concert problem.  I wish that the whole thing had evolved in a way that people just got to the shows on time and they started on time, just like a game.

    Popular? Unpopular?  I don't care for opening acts.  I have seen a couple of gems but generally "an evening with" is a preference.  Though I will give you that given the "let's start late" culture, you can usually count on an opener to  start on time.  
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  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    Lightning Bolt is an excellent album.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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