The Official MX UK (Only) Thread v.2.0

[Surtr]

Alright, Jom wanted us to make a new one, just 'cause the old one was massive, and it would probably get deleted soon.


MxUK V. 1.0: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203637

Also, Jom, sticky this, just to save us time from occasionally needing to scroll down some :p

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yeah itll need stickying :-/ lol

Ill re-say what i said in the last thread, leeds was mint, met J, got drunk, got threatened with eviction a couple of times too.

[talk show host]

Weee, this is better.

postin' to subscribe

[Aklerc]

New thread? Woooaaahh.

Anyhoot I'm kinda bored. At my gf's house but she's out on a driving lesson so I'm killing tim internetsing and watching tv. How you guys doing?

[Wish]

Cool stuff.

Thanks, Jom.

I was too scared to do anything.

[Jom]

Let me explain why, first of all:

On a forum of this magnitude, threads that exceed an X amount of posts/pages lag the forums as a whole down pretty significantly. I was perfectly fine with your guys's community shindig, but I just wanted to let you guys know as the peaceful moderator that some moderators will come in and straight-up delete massive threads without giving as much as a warning. So, this is why I had my little preamble warning thingmajig.

I was also sympathetic with your community deal you've got going on here, and when Classifieds went down, you got moved to GD and that was probably the worst place your thread could go to. Thus, this is why I moved it to this forum (it's the least-active of the remaining forums, and will hopefully not have too much GD-esque traffic/posts in here).

If you guys have any questions/suggestions for me, feel free to drop me a line in the For the Mods thread in the Sputnikmusic Community forum; alternatively, my e-mail is in the bio section of my profile.

I apologize sincerely for any inconveniences, but I hope that this solution/forum works out the best for you all.

EDIT: lol @ people posting before I can get this out :o

[talk show host]

Cheers Jom

[Jom]

Tossy! Holy crap, I didn't know you were still around. How've you been?

Wish, you probably have a better idea as to why the large threads need to be closed/re-started every so often. I vaguely know the reasons why, but you're more in-tune with vBulletin/the Internet/computers than I ever will be, so if I was amiss in my explanations, you can set me straight, or just bring back the first UK thread. I just don't want ebe to come in here and delete that thread for no reason like he did with the whole R&M thing a few weeks ago.

And does this thread REALLY need a sticky? I mean, I'll do it or Wish will do it, but the whole point of putting this in a low-traffic forum was so you guys don't have to search very far for it!

[talk show host]

Yeah, i've been good. Been posting a lot more recently since i've got lots of spare time at the moment. How's things with you?

[Surtr]

Haha thanks again Jom :)

And yeah, you've GOT to sticky it.

I'm lazy to be honest, and if I have to scroll down even a bit ;)

Hahaha.

[Dead Star]

Posting to Subscribe.

Also Leeds was ****ing ace, except Kif didnt answer my texts so I never go to meet the sexy man himself. Met Butler though, by sheer chance.

[Wish]

The bigger the thread, the more processing done.

But yeah, I don't see why it needs to be stickied. The last one wasn't for ages before it was moved. Anyway, it's not like it will moved far down the page, and there's a chance it'll have the last post when one is looking at the forum index. But if people reallllly want it stuck, I'm sure something could get worked out.

[Surtr]

The bigger the thread, the more processing done.

But yeah, I don't see why it needs to be stickied. The last one wasn't for ages before it was moved. Anyway, it's not like it will moved far down the page, and there's a chance it'll have the last post when one is looking at the forum index. But if people reallllly want it stuck, I'm sure something could get worked out.

Man, I checked out an episode of Peep Show yesterday.

****ing hilarious.

Definitely planning on grabbing a DVD of it.

[Untitled]

Posting to Subscribe.

Also Leeds was ****ing ace, except Kif didnt answer my texts so I never go to meet the sexy man himself. Met Butler though, by sheer chance.

Lol you sound Scottish, it makes me lol.

And the fact your taller then me and look older then me also makes me lol.

[Surf]

Posting in the new thread.

drunk as ****, cant really focus.

been at the beach all day and now the thread's moved. I'm confused, but Jom seems safe so yeah.

How was reading/leeds people who went?

[ChodaBoy]

The bigger the thread, the more processing done.

I still dont understand that, as I said in the old thread. When you click a thread link, it sends a request looking for post ID's, and then sends the information back. Its no different than the first page of any other thread.

Unless vBulletin is oddly organised...

[Wish]

vBulletin has to count the total amount of posts allocated to the threadid before it can continue, then divide the total by 5/10/20/30/40 posts per page, then display the page. That can takes a lot of memory. All of this while other threads and details are being called from MySQL.
Man, I checked out an episode of Peep Show yesterday.

****ing hilarious.

Definitely planning on grabbing a DVD of it.
Yeah, it's pretty great, isn't it?

[Jom]

vBulletin has to count the total amount of posts allocated to the threadid before it can continue, then divide the total by 5/10/20/30/40 posts per page, then display the page. That can takes a lot of memory. All of this while other threads and details are being called from MySQL.

all your thread are belong to us

[ChodaBoy]

I sort of see what you're saying, but the query wont go to post #1 if it doesnt need it. Your posts-per-page preference will be sent, and the server will say "ok, i'll get the following posts

#539
#540
#541
#542"

etc

It wont bother with #538 and earlier, because there is no need. It will just leave the whole network feeling suicidal

[Surf]

The internet is over complicated.

I just go by the assumption that everything will sort itself out. That attitude got me through college/sixth form.

and Jom: you cool brudda, thread seems to work fine here.

[Surtr]

The internet is over complicated.

I just go by the assumption that everything will sort itself out. That attitude got me through college/sixth form.

and Jom: you cool brudda, thread seems to work fine here.

Exactly.

If something is really that complicated that it'd take forever to figure out, I'm fine with just assuming it'll work, and if it doesn't, someone will fix it.

Though this isn't a great strategy really..'Cause if everyone does the same thing, we're ****ed....

[Surf]

For an atheist I believe far too strongly in fate. It stems from laziness. If it happens it happens, if it doesn't **** it. therefore I am absolved of all blame for anything.

My dad is watching gladiator. Why do I end up getting sucked into this film whenever its on the tv?

[Surtr]

For an atheist I believe far too strongly in fate. It stems from laziness. If it happens it happens, if it doesn't **** it. therefore I am absolved of all blame for anything.

My dad is watching gladiator. Why do I end up getting sucked into this film whenever its on the tv?

I'm the same way pretty much man.

I really dunno' though.

I'm an atheist, but at the same time, I have a tendency to believe everything is going to work out fine. Not by some force of god or a higher power, but just because I believe it will.

As for Gladiator, I don't much like that movie.

[Surf]

I'm an atheist, but at the same time, I have a tendency to believe everything is going to work out fine. Not by some force of god or a higher power, but just because I believe it will.

I'm entirely sure that I'm using spirituality and fate as an emotional crutch, but I'm entirely fine with that and am too apathetic to do anything to counter it.


As for Gladiator, I don't much like that movie.

:(

Neither do I, but I'm still half watching it.

[Happy]

You wouldn't believe how long it took me to find this thread.
I had a fun weekend, I went to a party and just got back from the speedway :D

[Surtr]

Haha, sweet man.

Well, if my friends ever arrive, we're going to go Paintball in the dark.

IF my friends ever arrive.

[Happy]

Paintballing in the dark would be the most fun game ever.

[Pastorius]

Big thanks to Jom, good to know the mods are listening to the users and acting appropriately, I'm sure you've "scored a lot of points" or whatever with a lot of people by doing this.

I appreciate it anyway! Thanks again.

[Surtr]

Big thanks to Jom, good to know the mods are listening to the users and acting appropriately, I'm sure you've "scored a lot of points" or whatever with a lot of people by doing this.

I appreciate it anyway! Thanks again.

For sure.

Jom's currently my favorite mod.

Followed by Vince.

And yeah, Paintball in the dark is sweet as ****.

Except people better arrive soon, or else I'm gonna' just say "**** it!"

[ChodaBoy]

I'm sure you've "scored a lot of points" or whatever with a lot of people by doing this.

Just say it...hes going to get laid because of this. :p

I nominate Surf because hes already mentioned he is/was drunk :chug:

[Pastorius]

Just say it...hes going to get laid because of this. :p



Yeah but I wanted to preserve some of the mystery

you ruin everything

Oh yeah, by the way everyone, I lost poker tonight ON POCKET ACES.

[Surf]

He got rep and that's all I'm willing to surrender before at least another bottle of wine.

Edit: I found another bottle of vodkas

I'm anyone's

[talk show host]

what's pocket aces?

And I think Gladiator is a good film!

[Pastorius]

Another? That implies you've had a first. I can't drink lots of wine, I just break down in tears over the fact that I've lost my manhood.

I watched Beerfest for the first time the other day, it's impossible to watch that film without drinking lots.

Pocket aces is when you have 2 aces in your hand to start with. Basically the best hand you can have before the community cards are dealt.

[talk show host]

Ah right, i'm pretty rubbish at poker tbh.

I love red wine but it gives me the worst hangover out of any alcohol if I drink too much of it.

edit: nothing unmanly about wine :angry:

[Pastorius]

Totally

except it's gay....unless you're just using it's high alcohol content

[talk show host]

well yeah, I don't drink it for the taste

<.<

[Surf]

I can't afford to drink wine for the taste.

I drink it because it makes me drunk.

And I love poker. Its one of the few things I'm good at and I don't know why...

[Pastorius]

The annoying thing is I played so well tonight, and I still lost. He was a complete novice, he kept betting on "3 greens!"

[Surf]

I've lost one game against my friends, out of about thirty.

as soon as i got into a casino though my cash flew out of my pocket and left me with nothing

[Pastorius]

I really want to try in a casino, just to see how good I am.

I mean I think I'm average, nothing that great, but I run rings around my mates normally. And online I'm usually pretty good. Getting better all the time as well. Just won 8 dollars!

[Surf]

I got through the first year of uni using pens i had stolen from the casino. And matches. And they give you free coffee and coke.

But its true, the house always wins. Unless you quit pretty early on, or bet fat.

[Surtr]

Paintball in the dark was pretty sweet.

Hiding in the bushes and waiting for them to pass is the best.

They walk right by, and then you **** 'em over.

Thing is, it totally makes you appreciate the guys that were in like WWI, WWII etc. where they were in a Woodland setting at night and you literally can't see ANYTHING at all, until it's about 10 ft away. You rely SO MUCH on your hearing.

[Surf]

Paintballing in the dark sounds fun. But why not just blind yourselves and flick rulers on one another? Same effect, less price.

Right mx i'm going to bed as I'm about to collapse and can't really see much.

Its making msn lots more fun though.

Edit: and I've just spent three minutes staring at pastorius' avatar. its hypnotic.

[Surtr]

Paintballing in the dark sounds fun. But why not just blind yourselves and flick rulers on one another? Same effect, less price.

Right mx i'm going to bed as I'm about to collapse and can't really see much.

Its making msn lots more fun though.

Edit: and I've just spent three minutes staring at pastorius' avatar. its hypnotic.

Hahahaha, 'cause, shooting > flicking.

And also I've got the worst headache ever, and no advil or other similar drugs :(

[2muchket!]

Another? That implies you've had a first. I can't drink lots of wine, I just break down in tears over the fact that I've lost my manhood.

I watched Beerfest for the first time the other day, it's impossible to watch that film without drinking lots.

Pocket aces is when you have 2 aces in your hand to start with. Basically the best hand you can have before the community cards are dealt.

LMAO pocket aces really ?

D'you get beat with a Flush or Straight or something ?

Wouldn't mind a bash in the casino myself either. I've got a fair bit of actual experience as I tend to play with mates or family rather than on the internet.

Just come back in from staying over at GF''s house. She woke me up at 8 to go to a rehearsal's. We didn't go to bed till about 3 either. Bloody shattered.

[Untitled]

Arghhh. I need to catch up on sleep, i had 12 hours last night and im still knackered.

I might go into town today, pick up some CDs and a new sketchbook, might hand in my notice too, i need to like today or tomorrow but the thaught is scaring me lol.

[Happy]

You know what.
The other day I bought guitar techniques and I thought to myself, why the **** do I bother with Total Guitar when this pisses all over it?
/random post of day.

[2muchket!]

Total guitar is **** like.

[Grohlthegreat]

Guitarist > TG

[Happy]

Its like the kerrang of guitar mags.

[2muchket!]

I like some of the reviews in Kerrang. But srsly they gave Trivium's newest album 3 out of 5. That didn't even deserve about 1.

[Happy]

Nah, Kerwank just jump on board with whatever's popular, no matter how bad it is.

[2muchket!]

I tend to read Metal Hammer or Q.

[Pastorius]

LMAO pocket aces really ?

D'you get beat with a Flush or Straight or something ?

Wouldn't mind a bash in the casino myself either. I've got a fair bit of actual experience as I tend to play with mates or family rather than on the internet.

Just come back in from staying over at GF''s house. She woke me up at 8 to go to a rehearsal's. We didn't go to bed till about 3 either. Bloody shattered.

I got beaten with a flush. A really bad flush because he called a MASSIVE raise pre-flop on a 2 5

[Grohlthegreat]

I tend to read Metal Hammer or Q.

Q is pretty good. Uncut aswell.

[Dr Hooch]

How many fu*king threads I mean really

My latest firefox extension; one that de-asterixises swear words wherever it can work out what the original was

bulls**t => bullshit etc

[Pastorius]

Kerrang is just the worst magazine in the entire universe.

[Wish]

It used to be somewhat decent, but these days it's pretty diabolical.
Kerwank
Haha.

[ChodaBoy]

GRR

Just phoned up the finance folk to see what the delay is, and they say they dont have part of my application. Nice of them to inform me

[Pastorius]

At least they're not charging you for it!

[Squirrel]

Arghhh. I need to catch up on sleep, i had 12 hours last night and im still knackered.

I might go into town today, pick up some CDs and a new sketchbook, might hand in my notice too, i need to like today or tomorrow but the thaught is scaring me lol.

Sleeping too much makes you tired and lethargic. Have about 8 hours sleep then a 20 minute nap in the mid afternoon.

[Squirrel]

GRR

Just phoned up the finance folk to see what the delay is, and they say they dont have part of my application. Nice of them to inform me

How would they inform you if they didnt have any of your application?

[Dr Hooch]

Kerrang is just the worst magazine in the entire universe.

yeeeeees

Are their """journalist"""s even capable of forming opinions of music without first consulting myspace friend numbers? ugh.


Total guitar is pretty atrocious. It's more of a general interest magazine for guitarists then a guitarist's magazine.

[ChodaBoy]

How would they inform you if they didnt have any of your application?

Part of my application
Its just my mum's info they need

[Dr Hooch]

I was gonna say, if it was your address and phone number you might let it slide ;)

[ChodaBoy]

Nah, I would have just shouted at the Scottish woman on the phone. what do you mean you dont know who I am?! Can you not recognize my handwriting?

[Squirrel]

i too cool for all this cause im at uni yehr

and very bored tbh atm

[Pastorius]

I'm going back to Uni to do my resits in a few days. Gonna be a revision packed week.

[Dr Hooch]

Ouch, pasta

ouch



whadaya fail?

Also: the obsessive in me wishes to inform you that everyone ITT except Grohlthegreat has a reputation beyond repute.

[lunchforthesky]

What's wrong with Grohl?

[2muchket!]

Mmm just had the nicest pasta ever linguine.

[Untitled]

I handed my notice in, 2 weeks of working in morrisons left :)

[Wish]

Also: the obsessive in me wishes to inform you that everyone ITT except Grohlthegreat has a reputation beyond repute.He does now.

[Untitled]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E2evkJCIolo

Thats such a class song.

[Grohlthegreat]

He does now.

Yay me :thumb:

EDIT: Woah...you gave me like 700 rep points. Thanks!

[Happy]

I am having crumpets and tea. How stereotypically English of me :)

[Grohlthegreat]

I haven't had crumpets in ages. I want some now...

[2muchket!]

I am having crumpets and tea. How stereotypically English of me :)

LMAO I had some crumpets earlier on

God if this was still in the pit we'd have gotten slaughtered for saying this.

[Happy]

I noticed the American and Aus thread in the pit lol

*hi5* for crumpets.

[TojesDolan]

Hai well there's Wish to check on you but I'll give a hand if there's anything evil going on.

[Grohlthegreat]

And thanks to Jom for the extra rep. Ha.

[Happy]

Hello tojes.
Nothing evil ever happens here :)

[Grohlthegreat]

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. Discuss.

[2muchket!]

Indeed *hi5*

There was even an official Lebanon thread. Those crazy kids over in the pit ey.

2 pints i quite good I think. I think theres a new series this year. But what I'm most looking forward to is the 3rd series of The Mighty Boosh. Filming's already started and it should air in autumn.

[TojesDolan]

Indeed *hi5*

There was even an official Lebanon thread. Those crazy* kids over in the pit ey.
*idiotic, life-less idiots

yeah

Hello tojes.
Nothing evil ever happens here :)

You just quite never ever know.

[Happy]

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. Discuss.

Is there a new series?

[Grohlthegreat]

I think the new series is starting late-07 (next few months) or early '08. But they're showing the entire show on BBC3 now. They're showing Series 3 episode 'Dump' next.

But seriously, one of the best british sitcoms i've seen in a long time.

[2muchket!]

Is there a new series?

There will be. Should airing early 2008.

I prefer the boosh tho'. I want a 3rd series of Phoenix Nights :upset:

[Happy]

Cool, I always thought it'd been axed. That's a relief :)

[Grohlthegreat]

There will be. Should airing early 2008.

I prefer the boosh tho'. I want a 3rd series of Phoenix Nights :upset:

Yeah but with the Boosh, if you take away the surrealism, it's not that funny. And i never really liked Phoenix Nights.

[lunchforthesky]

:( Phoenix Nights ruled. Are you nouthern? Cause I figure you're more likely to like it if you are.

[2muchket!]

Haha yeah I'd agree with liking it more if your from up north.

[Happy]

I liked it a lot and I'm from the South :-/

[Grohlthegreat]

I'm from the south. I did like Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere though, bizarrely.

[2muchket!]

I liked it a lot and I'm from the South :-/

Good man.

[Grohlthegreat]

Alright MXUK, i'm off to watch Friends. G'night.

[Surtr]

So..I woke up at 6Am this morning.

And..

I had the worst migraine I've ever had.

And I get migraines about three or so times a week. It runs in my family.

But yeah, I was shaking really bad, and I couldn't talk properly and I kept seeing **** and my head hurt SOOOO bad. And then I puked up about a litre of pure Bile..And then I popped like 5 advil, and passed out.

I'm slightly better now, but I've still got a migraine.

I'm thinking I should be dead.

[Happy]

**** man, that sucks.
My mum gets em all the time but nowhere near that bad. I hope I don't ever get them :(

[Surtr]

It was totally the worst.

I talked to my dad, who was at work, for about 2 minutes.

Then he left, and like 5 minutes later I was like......Ohh ****..MY DAD'S NOT EVEN HOME :eek:

It was possibly the worst experience ever, because I could have sworn he had walked into the living room and stood there talking to me.

But it's over now, or at least all the really awful ****. My mum's trying to get me to go to the doctor, but **** that :p

[Happy]

I'll tell you what, that migraine couldn't have been as bad as my sister's music taste atm.
it's horrible :eek:

[Surtr]

I'll tell you what, that migraine couldn't have been as bad as my sister's music taste atm.
it's horrible :eek:

...Oh god...Explain

[Happy]

haha, if I can get all her songs on her Ipod up, I'll copy and paste the list.
She has a lot of Muse which is cool but the rest isn't.

[Surtr]

Yeah, but is she hot.

I don't care about her music.

[Happy]

no, she's my sister.
and she's 14 or 15. I forget.

[Surtr]

Pixorlies.

<_<

[Happy]

no :mad:

[2muchket!]

Ahh come on :p

[Happy]

Tojes! Help me!
Evil things are happening!

[Talos]

Sup guys.
Im from Birmingham, but without the accent like.
And I like tea for the record.

[Untitled]

Whats the use in being brummy if you dont have the accent :(

[Wish]

Tojes! Help me!
Evil things are happening!What is the problem?! Tojes isn't here at the moment, so maybe I will be able to help you instead!

[Talos]

Whats the use in being brummy if you dont have the accent :(

You could probably tell I was from Birmingham but im not a 'yam yam'. In fact, do people outside of Birmingham know what 'yam yams' are?

[Surf]

But yeah, I was shaking really bad, and I couldn't talk properly and I kept seeing **** and my head hurt SOOOO bad. And then I puked up about a litre of pure Bile..And then I popped like 5 advil, and passed out..

sounds like my hangover this morning tbh.

I've found that if you mix raspberry vodka and coke its pretty nice. And if you use vanilla liqueur you can get something pretty similar to vanilla coke. Surf's drink tips of the day.

But it sounds like you should visit a doctor man, could be a part of something else.

[Talos]

I've found that if you mix raspberry vodka and coke its pretty nice. And if you use vanilla liqueur you can get something pretty similar to vanilla coke. Surf's drink tips of the day.

Eurgh, Vodka and Coke is pretty nasty. But im interested in those tips, ill try em out some day.
But, me and the rest of my mates got banned from their local off licence :angry: We have to get homeless people to buy it from there now haha.

[Wish]

Vodka and Coke is fantastic.

20oz glass with some ice in.
1/3 vodka
1/3 Coke
Stir
1/3 Coke
Stir.

Lovely.

It's gotta be Absolut Vodka though. This Smirnoff crap is nasty.

[Talos]

Ive only tried it once it was that bad. Somerfield's Economy Cola :p
And some crap Vodka, it was 300ml and there was 4 of us, not enough to be honest.
I stay away from spirits though to be honest. Cider ftw.

[Surf]

Vodka is a glorious drink.


20oz glass with some ice in.
1/3 vodka
1/3 Coke
Stir
1/3 Coke
Stir.

I am going to try this now. I'll report back

[2muchket!]

I loathe vodka with a passion cos I can't handle it. I'm quite fond of JD and Coke every now and then tho'. Much more of a Cider and Lager man tho.

[Pastorius]

Sorry, just been glancing over the last few pages, and I've got to say.....2 pints of lager is one of the worst comedies that's come out of the UK recently. It's just so slapstick and...eurch.

[ChodaBoy]

I just dont understand the international obsession with alcohol, why not just drink something that tastes nice and have fun different ways. So many people who drink cannot handle it

[Pastorius]

It's a social lubricant.

[Talos]

I dont like gettin drunk unless im at my mates house. Otherwise its just pointless and if im at a bar or something I get really aggressive and get into fights.
Im not even legal haha, fake ID is good.

[Surf]

Aggressive drunks are annoying. I've never gotten violent or angry when drunk. Llike Pastorius said, its more of a social lubricant.

I like drinking on my own though, so =/

And two pints of lager was rubbish. I hated the main characters.

[Pastorius]

Aggressive drunks are just making up for inadequacies in other areas, be it personality, intelligence, wang size, whatever. It's just a smokescreen.

[Talos]

Its more, i hate drunk people, they annoy me but i cant control myself to stay calm when they start mouthing off

[Surf]

Aggressive drunks are just making up for inadequacies in other areas, be it personality, intelligence, wang size, whatever. It's just a smokescreen.

Must spread. Its exactly right, I've seen so many aggressive drunks, and its just embarrassing, especially when you're with them.

If you can't control yourself when you drink, you shouldn't drink.

[Pastorius]

I totally agree.

If you can't control yourself when you're drunk and drunks start mouthing off, YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE DRUNKS

[Untitled]

I just dont understand the international obsession with alcohol, why not just drink something that tastes nice and have fun different ways. So many people who drink cannot handle it

I feel more relaxed when drunk and can have more fun that way, but i agree alcohol isnt the only way to have fun.

[Surf]

Worst is when people try and excuse things based on drinking.

"Well, I'd had alot to drink"

No one cares. Its still your fault.

[Pastorius]

Alcohol isn't the only way to have fun, agreed, but it gets right on my tits when people get all sanctimonious on you like saying "I can't believe you have to drink to have fun"

I don't drink TO have fun, I have fun when I'm drunk.

[Surf]

I know people who seem to go out only to take pictures.

They don't drink, but they spend the entire night with a camera in hand.

Seriously, how do you get <1000 photos on facebook in a year? when did you find time to have fun in your busy schedule of amateur photography?

and they're the ones who seem to have the sanctimonious attitude to drinking.

[Pastorius]

Ha ha, I know the kind of people.

Boring Git has added 500 new photos

TUESDAY NIGHT WATCHING FILMS WITH THE GANG

[Untitled]

Ill use this weekend as an example.

Most of the weekend for me was spent drunk, and i had a great time, last year at leeds festival, i was never drunk, and also had a great time.

But both ways are good, if im going out to a gig or club drinking is so much more fun, but then, if im going to go to the park n play cricket, ill have fun without drink.

[talk show host]

I always feel uncomfortable around people who don't like alcohol but go to parties or pubs because they find drunk people funny. They always make a point of reminding you the next morning of exactly what you got up to with a smirk on their face.

[Surf]

Ha, I hate waking up the to phrase

"you know what you did last night?"

No. But I'm sure you're going to delight in telling me what I've done.

[ChodaBoy]

I always feel uncomfortable around people who don't like alcohol but go to parties or pubs because they find drunk people funny. They always make a point of reminding you the next morning of exactly what you got up to with a smirk on their face.

Dont do stupid things when you're drunk then :p

[talk show host]

Dont do stupid things when you're drunk then :p

It only happens occasionally :o

[Untitled]

Dont do stupid things when you're drunk then :p

Im happy i dont go out with you, cause i know your a "remember this last night?" you've done it before :angry:

[Surf]

Its not serious usually , just, "yeah, you lit your fag at the wrong end" or something.

They like knowing something you don't I guess.

I have nights where my only memories are garnered from stories and photos.

[Pastorius]

Yeah, I have them. It's good to have them once in a while, blows off some steam.

[ChodaBoy]

I only did that for a few things, there are many things ive seen with drunk people I wouldnt say, and some I would rather forget

[Untitled]

I only did that for a few things, there are many things ive seen with drunk people I wouldnt say, and some I would rather forget

You've always reminded me :angry:

I think our group of friends is crap to go out on a night out with though and get drunk tbh, id rather just do sober day time things, i cant relax around them, but people from uni and the pub and word its totally different, i can go out and get drunk and arse about a lot more.

[Pastorius]

One time I was jumping down a small hill with some hedges with someone I barely knew, and he smashed into a wall and busted all the bones in his thumb. Then we went to a big field and lit some fireworks in our hands, with the stick, y'know?

Some nights just need to be crazy. And I'd say my craziest night involved a possibly drunk bus driver, a Hungarian on a mission to visit 26 different places on 26 different Saturdays, and a club full of people in drag with an ommpah band on stage in scream masks.

[Untitled]

One of my craziest nights was friday when we started a mobile disco which went around raving in peoples gazebos, it was pretty surreal.

[Happy]

Man the only times I've not been able to remember anything always ended up with me vomiting everywhere.
The first time I drunk a bottle of Jager, 4 strongbow and 2 glasses of wine and then decided to smoke weed. That was probably the stupidest thing I've ever done.
The second time I don't know what happened, I didn't even have that much but I blacked out and vomited everywhere in this guys house and garden :(

[Untitled]

Lol, being drunk is the best!!!

Im going to bed, night guys

[talk show host]

Smoking weed when you're really drunk is one of the stupidest things you can do yet we still did it all the time and always regretted it straight away. Fun times :cool:

[Surtr]

Wow.

So, after nearly dying this morning, we went out and had a beach bonfire, and I just got back now.

I, of course, as always, built the fire 'cause the "out-door/manly" guys couldn't do it :lol:

I win.

I also failed to pick up a chick that I was after, but I blame that on the amount of drugs I've been taking today to keep me alive.

[Surf]

Speaking of beach bonfires, I've got a story.

I went to West Wales recently, the gower 'n that, for a camping trip. And there I was, getting quietly drunk in my tent, when a strange middle aged man pops his head round the tent flap and declares:

"Hello there, we're going down the beach and we're wondering whether you'd join us. I've got wood and an axe and any drugs are welcome"

Needless to say, I didn't go out of my way to look for him that evening.

But beach fires in general are cool.

[Surtr]

Speaking of beach bonfires, I've got a story.

I went to West Wales recently, the gower 'n that, for a camping trip. And there I was, getting quietly drunk in my tent, when a strange middle aged man pops his head round the tent flap and declares:

"Hello there, we're going down the beach and we're wondering whether you'd join us. I've got wood and an axe and any drugs are welcome"

Needless to say, I didn't go out of my way to look for him that evening.

But beach fires in general are cool.

Hahaha that's :lol:

It was a pretty sweet time, except failing to get on that girl :p

[Pastorius]

Speaking of beach bonfires, I've got a story.

I went to West Wales recently, the gower 'n that, for a camping trip. And there I was, getting quietly drunk in my tent, when a strange middle aged man pops his head round the tent flap and declares:

"Hello there, we're going down the beach and we're wondering whether you'd join us. I've got wood and an axe and any drugs are welcome"

Needless to say, I didn't go out of my way to look for him that evening.

But beach fires in general are cool.

Sweet, which campsite did you stay at? I went camping this summer, and a parachutist crashed into someone's tent in our field, it was classic, right as a few of us got out of our tent he was hovering about 40 feet up, t hen he just plummeted and tried to avoid hitting anything but he totally smashed a tent up.

Check out the sunset on our first night though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/Pastorius/sunset.jpg

[2muchket!]

I always seem to get into fight when I go out drinking. Not because me or the lads are aggressive just we won't take any **** sober so lets just say were easier to wind up when drunk.

But I miss the times were I could go out and play football for hours at the park with my mates and not drink or play games at my mates and not drink. Drinking in the last year has also sort of put me in a really bad state physically which I'm slowly but surely reversing.

[Pastorius]

It's so easy to avoid a fight though. If things turn violent, then you're well within your rights to be violent back, but starting fights because someone is giving you **** falls into "aggressive tool" territory to me.

Though I seem to remember you saying chav knobwarts tend to gravitate towards you.

[2muchket!]

Oh they do. And I have problem with fighting. But I wouldn't go upto someone either drunk or sober and start a fight.

[Grohlthegreat]

Man i can't get enough of this Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip song.

[2muchket!]

Man i can't get enough of this Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip song.

Thou Shalt Always Kill Or The Beat That My Heart Skipped ?

[Happy]

Thou Shalt Always Kill is awesome.
My friend had tickets but didn't want to take me because he felt I wouldn't fit in. What a ****.

[Grohlthegreat]

Thou Shalt Always Kill Or The Beat That My Heart Skipped ?

Thou Shalt Always Kill. but i really love his style.

[2muchket!]

Aye. Scroobius used to do live poetry so thats why his lyrical styles a lot more well advanced than your average rapper.

Thou Shalt Always Kill's a great song but so is The Beat That My Heart Skipped and Fixed.
Fixed live is quality it goes something like this :
Pip: D'you all like UP hip-hop ?
*crowd cheers*
Pip: I don't I think it's ****ing ****

:lol:

[Grohlthegreat]

:p I only have the TSAK song though. Links to some more?


1,000th post btw.

[2muchket!]

www.myspace.com/lesacvspip

:thumb:

[Grohlthegreat]

The only other song i like on there is 'A Letter From God' :\

[Surf]

Alot of British hip hop is shockingly bad. But this is cool. Is there an album or just a myspace?

Plan B. is pretty good (posted this in the hip hop thread, but I'll repost it here. Good use of a radiohead sample


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=abpUpkEvglg

And the streets ****ing suck before anyone talks about them

[Grohlthegreat]

One guy i do like is Example. He's on The Beats (Owned by Mike Skinner).

[2muchket!]

I love The Streets personally :p

But some I do like a fair bit of Uk Hip-hop. My favourites are Dizzee Rascal, Lethal Bizzle, Plan B and Kano.

I lol at the fact Hadouken consider themselves Hip-hop.

[ChodaBoy]

The streets are fecking awful, but I'd pick them anyday over the truely awfulness that is shown on Channel U

[Grohlthegreat]

Kano is so awesome. I love that song 'Remember Me'. Isn't his new album out soon?

[Surf]

Sweet, which campsite did you stay at? I went camping this summer, and a parachutist crashed into someone's tent in our field, it was classic, right as a few of us got out of our tent he was hovering about 40 feet up, t hen he just plummeted and tried to avoid hitting anything but he totally smashed a tent up.

Check out the sunset on our first night though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/Pastorius/sunset.jpg

Hahaha @ parachutist. I think the beach was llangenith (ugh welsh spelling), looks pretty similar to the one in the picture.

I fell asleep on the beach and got a stupid sunburn down half of me. I looked like two face from batman. Went down to the beach the next day and purposefully burnt the other side so I wouldn't look so stupid.

[Grohlthegreat]

I lol at the fact Hadouken consider themselves Hip-hop.

They do? That Plan B. remix was pretty damn good.

[Surf]

Radiohead woundn't give him permission to use the sample so he had to rewrite it before it was released properly. I got a really good mixtape, he uses some really good samples. Including Wild Horses by the stones which is a song I love anyway so yeah.

Ugh I hate Kano. and Lethal Bizzel.

Dizzee Rascal is better mostly because of fix up look sharp.

[2muchket!]

Kano is so awesome. I love that song 'Remember Me'. Isn't his new album out soon?

Yeah it is. Around September sometime. I'll probably end up buying it.

My favourite rap artist at present is P.O.S. He's pretty underground but he did tour with Gym Class Heroes so I hope he comes to this country. His lyrics combined the choice of backing that he uses is truly amazing.

[Grohlthegreat]

I'm listening to Hollywood Undead atm. It's only really good for the novelty value.

[Surtr]

To be honest, I just can't get into basically any rap.

I can stand Tupac at times, and some Immortal Tech. if I'm desperate but of course I occasionally Jedi Mind Trick it upp :p

[2muchket!]

My tastes are quite varied. I can quite happily enjoy some rave or techno but my then again my favourite genre of music is death metal at present.

[Grohlthegreat]

'Rap' doesn't do much for me. But hip-hop is just so good. I guess its just the beats or something.


And i can't stand any metal.

[Surf]

Rap is the same thing as hip hop

Listen to 36 Chambers by the Wu-Tang Clan.
One of the greatest albums ever.
And Illmatic by Nas.
Those two are considered two of the genre defining kind of thing.

I would consider my tastes varied I guess.

[Grohlthegreat]

Rap is the same thing as hip hop



No.

[Surf]

Yes

[Surtr]

Too me, Rap = Hip hop

The difference is Hip Hop is even MORE gay.

[Surf]

Rapping is just something used when MCing, there is no genre that could be described as rap. Its just a verb.

However, the word is a vital and definitive part of the genre of hip hop; the word has become inseparable from its application.

Therefore, to invoke the idea or concept or activity of rap, one is referring to hip hop.

[Grohlthegreat]

But rap is only one part of hip-hop. That's what i'm talking about.

[Surf]

The two are intertwined to the extent that to talk of one immediately evokes the other.

Since rap is not a genre, you can't refer to something as a 'rap song' therefore, in that context, rap becomes a synonym for hip hop (in a broad sense of the word)

[Dead Star]

I dont mind Public Enemy, and NWA.

[Grohlthegreat]

The two are intertwined to the extent that to talk of one immediately evokes the other.

Since rap is not a genre, you can't refer to something as a 'rap song' therefore, in that context, rap becomes a synonym for hip hop (in a broad sense of the word)

So it isn't possible to like one part of hip-hop (eg the beats or graffiti) without liking rap?

[Surf]

Yes, but this is just getting into semantics.

What I'm trying to get at (in a terribly roundabout fashion - sorry) is that the word rap and the word hip hop have melded in a cultural context.

In people's heads, the two are one and the same. People refer to rap when they mean hip hop etc etc. So, etymologically, the words have become a synonym.

That's not to say that they are exactly the same, but when talked about in a musical context, they refer to the same thing, at least in a broader sense. And seeing as the scope of hip hop is massive, the broader sense is worth taking into account.

[Pastorius]

I can't get into hip hop, some of it is ok I guess, but I'd be tolerating it rather than enjoying it.

I'd say I'm split between (good) metal and i dunno, post rock I think it is. Explosions in the Sky, God is an Astronaut, Jap Jap, that kind of stuff.

[Surf]

I got a bit bored of metal a while back. Still listen to some, but listen to hardcore if I want a heavy fix.

Post Rock though. I love it.

Edit: I uploaded the fountain soundtrack the other day, got a nice post rock vibe to it (Mogwai worked on it). I'll grab the link.

Clint Mansell/Mogwai/Kronos Quartet - The Fountain OST
http://www.mediafire.com/?faejjxbe2ix
The Fountain is a layered, often beautiful score from composer Clint Mansell. The disc seamlessly moves from ambient drones to plaintive piano music to slowly percolating minimalist stuff to hugely swelling strings

[Wish]

Skinnyman is a good British hip hop. Kano is awesome too.

And Illmatic by Nas.
Classic.

I like a lot of hip hop and rap :)

EDIT: Oh, has anybody seen Rush Hour 3? Some of us are seeing it in a little while and I want to get other people's opinions of it before I find out for myself. Rotten Tomatoes has some pretty bad reviews of it, and they're pretty accurate some of the time, so I don't exactly have high hopes :/

[Dr Hooch]

I got a bit bored of metal a while back. Still listen to some, but listen to hardcore if I want a heavy fix.

Post Rock though. I love it.

Edit: I uploaded the fountain soundtrack the other day, got a nice post rock vibe to it (Mogwai worked on it). I'll grab the link.

Clint Mansell/Mogwai/Kronos Quartet - The Fountain OST
http://www.mediafire.com/?faejjxbe2ix
The Fountain is a layered, often beautiful score from composer Clint Mansell. The disc seamlessly moves from ambient drones to plaintive piano music to slowly percolating minimalist stuff to hugely swelling strings

Downloading now, sounds good

[Pastorius]

Rush Hour 3 got the worst score possible in The Sun.

And it looks absolutely terrible.

[Wish]

Jesus. I don't hold high hopes.

Hopefully there's something half decent we can see instead.

[Grohlthegreat]

And it looks absolutely terrible.

It really does.

[talk show host]

The Fountain soundtrack is brilliant, well worth a listen. I like it better after having seen the film though, which is also brilliant.

[Pastorius]

In response to metal being boring, it's only boring if you listen to boring metal :p

[Dr Hooch]

what you mean like all of it







buuurn

[Squirrel]

some blows, some is phenomenal

[Surtr]

Jesus. I don't hold high hopes.

Hopefully there's something half decent we can see instead.

Hahaha, the Rush Hour movies have always been quite bleh, they hold a rather boring, predictable story line.

But Jacki Chan and Chris Tucker (?) are hilarious together.

As for Metal...A lot of Metal sucks horribly. But there is A LOT of it that's amazing. It all depends what you're into though. I find Death Metal is the worst music ever, unless you get lucky, and find a decent song. To be honest, some of Cradle Of Filth is actually half decent.

[Pastorius]

you're meant to support me

what kind of doctor are you

Some metal is just amazing. Symphony X is one of the best bands ever. I'm just getting into Porcupine Tree, and they're pretty damn good. Tool are also great to listen to. There's so much out there it would take me a year to list it all.

WToT, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are NOT hilarious together.

There's only so many "I'm black, you're chinese" jokes I can take. Zero. I can take zero of them.

[Squirrel]

I hate those bands you mentioned :p

I think theyre soul-less, superficial and really vapid.

[Surtr]

Symphony X hasn't really grown on me. I've downloaded two of their albums, and it's alright, somewhat..But just when I'm getting into it, I'll find something on the track that ruins it.

Porcupine Tree are pretty decent, but not really dark enough for me.

Tool are quite good, but again, sometimes they're just awful.

[Wish]

Porcupine Tree are the only aforementioned band I enjoy. Not saying the others suck though.

[Surf]

Tbh

Tom Waits > most other things in existence

[Surtr]

I've never much heard any Tom Waits.

I like my metal to tell these sweet stories, or just stuff that totally intrigues me, or takes stuff from History, or has a strong symphonic feel to it.

[Dr Hooch]

you're meant to support me

what kind of doctor are you

Some metal is just amazing. Symphony X is one of the best bands ever. I'm just getting into Porcupine Tree, and they're pretty damn good. Tool are also great to listen to. There's so much out there it would take me a year to list it all.

WToT, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are NOT hilarious together.

There's only so many "I'm black, you're chinese" jokes I can take. Zero. I can take zero of them.

I listen to PT sometimes. I liked ...blank planet quite a lot.

[Grohlthegreat]

I just listened to some Iron & Wine. Wow.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

hows the uking going

[Surtr]

Same as always really.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

teeth?

[Surtr]

Looking good thus far.

Then again, I'm Canadian...<_<

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

hey me too

i guess this is our thred since isnt the uk a colony of the glorious and huge canada

[Dr Hooch]

You'd think, but apparently not

There's this rule where no-one who is even vaguely french can ever conquer anything

[Surtr]

I'm not even vaguely French.

To be honest I despise Quebec, buncha' ****in' Seperatists. They can seperate for all I care, less of their gay language. :thumb:

:)

[Pastorius]

I've only heard Blank Planet really. I'm gonna download some more of their stuff soon.

What Sym X albums did you download? There's a couple I wouldn't recommend to newcomers. To be honest for a newcomer I'd say listen to Paradise Lost and Divine Wings of Tragedy.

So you guys hate Explosions, and God is an Astronaut eh? Ah well, from what I can gather most of you guys don't smoke, and that's where these guys come into their own, some of the emotion they manage to put into their music is ridiculous, it almost brings a tear to my eyes sometimes.

[Squirrel]

It is my birthday today.

[Pastorius]

Happy birthday! Hope you have a good one.

[talk show host]

Happy Birthday!

[Talos]

Happy Birthday

It was my birthday yesterday [29th August]

:chug:

[talk show host]

Happy Belated Birthday!

[Talos]

Thank you :)
It was one of the best.

[talk show host]

do anything fun?

[Talos]

Went out to blow some cash.
Then went to a chinese buffet restaurant.
Then saw some relatives and that.
It was all good apart from seeing relatives, but still. A few hours of enduring them is much worth the money they give you haha.

[Surtr]

Went out to blow some cash.
Then went to a chinese buffet restaurant.
Then saw some relatives and that.
It was all good apart from seeing relatives, but still. A few hours of enduring them is much worth the money they give you haha.

Relatives are awesome, depending which ones.

[Surf]

Happy Birthday dude.

I've only heard Blank Planet really. I'm gonna download some more of their stuff soon.

What Sym X albums did you download? There's a couple I wouldn't recommend to newcomers. To be honest for a newcomer I'd say listen to Paradise Lost and Divine Wings of Tragedy.

So you guys hate Explosions, and God is an Astronaut eh? Ah well, from what I can gather most of you guys don't smoke, and that's where these guys come into their own, some of the emotion they manage to put into their music is ridiculous, it almost brings a tear to my eyes sometimes.

Nah man, I love explosions. But you may be right about the smoking. I remember the first time I heard Sigur Ros. I was on certain chemicals of the class A variety and it just seemed to slide perfectly into my world.

But I still listen to them when I'm stone cold sober, so they (and most post rock) have really stuck with me.

[Surtr]

I've only heard Blank Planet really. I'm gonna download some more of their stuff soon.

What Sym X albums did you download? There's a couple I wouldn't recommend to newcomers. To be honest for a newcomer I'd say listen to Paradise Lost and Divine Wings of Tragedy.

So you guys hate Explosions, and God is an Astronaut eh? Ah well, from what I can gather most of you guys don't smoke, and that's where these guys come into their own, some of the emotion they manage to put into their music is ridiculous, it almost brings a tear to my eyes sometimes.

I have Paradise Lost and V: The New Mythology Suite

Didn't do much for me.

[Surf]

Get '( )' (or as my mate calls it the vagina album)

the last four tracks are pretty much otherworldly in their scale of awesomeness.

[Surtr]

Hmm..I'll have to check it out then.

[Surf]

Yeah I'm rocking it now.

Bottle of rum + a sigur ros album = the ****

[Surtr]

Hahaha.

Well, 2 or 3 bowls of Frosties, and various Metal, but not so much Metal songs playing.

I.e

"Fiddler On The Green" - Demons & Wizards
"Blood Brothers" - Iron Maiden

etc.

[Surf]

Or

Tesco Brand Superior Dry Rum + '( )' + watching wishmaster 4 with my mates = a more interesting plan and a harder way to type things up.

[Surtr]

Hahaha, what exactly are you doing up at almost 5Am exactly?

I stay up, because I'm possibly retarded...But you know :p

[Squirrel]

Thanks for the Birthday wishes guys :)


Whats everyone up to today?

[2muchket!]

Just got back from my GF's again and I'm nackered. Haha I feel so queer I drank wine with her and her mates last night.

Ama just listen to the some Suffocation and Agoraphobic Nosebleed albums that I got yesterday.

What you upto today then ?

[Dr Hooch]

Get '( )' (or as my mate calls it the vagina album)

the last four tracks are pretty much otherworldly in their scale of awesomeness.

Oh my god the last song on ( ) blows my fu'cking mind every single time

[Squirrel]

Gonna drive to a friends house, chill at his for a bit, then go into town for a walk bout -its a LUSH day today - then drive home, nothing too fancy.

Ive finally got to the age where its like 'oh, its my birthday?'

[2muchket!]

After my 18th this year thats what it'll be like for me I think.

[Grohlthegreat]

A mates coming round for a jam today...should be fun.

[Happy]

I'm sposed to meet a 27 year old for a jam pretty soon :-/

[Untitled]

Heh, foo fighteres are playing at the MEN in a couple of months, tickets go on sale tomorrow, hmmm.

[Grohlthegreat]

How much are tickets?

[Untitled]

£30 it looks, way to much.

[Dr Hooch]

I need something

Soft to hit

Driving tests

Are a load of sh!t...

[Untitled]

Wtf, manchester had another earthqauke today, only a little one, 2.7 or something it measured. 6th one in a month apparently, ive not felt any of them though.

[Brew]

Ahh, finally found the UK thread.

[Wish]

How come you don't come here much any more?

Or maybe I just haven't seen you ._.

[Surtr]

Wtf, manchester had another earthqauke today, only a little one, 2.7 or something it measured. 6th one in a month apparently, ive not felt any of them though.

Time to invest in earthquake proof buildings?

[Untitled]

Time to invest in earthquake proof buildings?

I cant see us having anything that powerfull tbh, we're not near the edge of a tectonic plate or anything, we'll probably just carry on getting the odd judder.

[ChodaBoy]

Its all the extra planes for the Polish immigrants.


/Controversy :p

[Dr Hooch]

It's all the extra planes for the polish immigrants, who come and hold together our crumbling economy with their bare hands.

/less controversy :p

[Pastorius]

I was in ASDA today, and they have a whole polish food section. Beetroot soup? Come on man.