Scary Guy

Jay needs to do more oldschool nights for us oldtimers. But funnily enough, the last time I DJ'ed there was for Charles English's memorial/wake thing. That was a melancholy bittersweet event and probably when the club really changed. Charles did a great mix of new and old school. I even showed him a couple things on the new equipment he got when he switched from CDs to digital. I can't really find anyone with a bad thing to say about the guy. After he passed a majority of the oldschool stopped being filtered in as much, along with a major reason for many to go. They also raised all the prices which I get because of inflation and the door charge is how the DJs get paid, but it still feels like a slap in the face to pay $10 only to have the backroom shut down and blocked off, to listen to new shit I don't care about, and to see less people that I know. They also FINALLY fixed the soda guns, but I've never liked those since I don't trust the ice from the ice machine. So instead of a can of coke my only option is bottled water, and with the "new" news of how much plastic you're ingesting with one of those the only real option is to pregame in the parking lot and go out to eat after, except it's post Covid and everything is closed (not because of Covid but because "no one wants to work anymore" when yeah they do, just not for slave wages after inflation fucked everything. But hey at least gas is cheap because it's an election year. Almost any other event is a better option to me, including sitting at home just listening to whatever I want. I only really started going because they had a better sound system anyway, and that's very much no longer the case (the light show is still better though, but I don't care.)

No, the key is to snowblow or hire some kid to do it. Though it is a good workout if done right. The thing most people fail to realize is to take breaks and not to get all the snow in one scoop. Just get the top layer and go back for the rest after you've removed that. More trips = less effort and vice versa. As much as I want it to work, this sucks and takes too long/uses too much fuel: Glad to hear you own that lot. You should build a dwelling and rent it out for a reasonable price.

Is that what I heard? Really it was just a little bit, nothing that amazing. It is pretty outside though. That's enough for me. Now I'm wondering about areas with avalanches and how often thundersnow sets them off.

I think she's close enough to me I can say yes. Though if you're getting it too it sounds like it's most of the state.

That took way too long to find, enjoy.

At least you can put a date to yours though. My record keeping is very much... not that.

I mean I exist on the Discord again (it's mostly quiet these days) and talk to some people IRL (rarely) so I just assume everyone knows more than I do by default. I usually like to avoid drama. Also keep in mind that the information I have may always be outdated/inaccurate due to a bad memory.

I highly doubt it's her, and AFAIK she had a falling out or something with one of the members so she may have stepped away. But IDK because last I knew they were trying to repair that relationship. @BadKitty, care to comment?

Your voice has never been unpleasant. By zombie posting I'm pretty sure @sekhmet2002 has access and is either doing it herself or paying someone. I didn't ask though, so this is me asking. I'm happy it's being done, but it still feels a bit weird since I'm pretty sure it was his account.

Everything is relative. 30 is old to a 16 year old. 50 is old to a 30 year old. 80 is old to everyone except for that super rare 100+ year old. There's a lot of ageism out there and different generations hating on eachother. It's all bullshit and we enjoy the same things, so I have no clue why we can't all get along. Oh wait I know why, kids don't want to be reminded that one day we're going to die, and old people don't want to be reminded that kids are fucking retarded. I've always known that maturity has nothing to do with age, but at this point I kind of really would rather avoid anyone under 25. People tend to not be worth a shit until life kicks them in the teeth a few times, and even then it's iffy.

I guess he was less creepy if he wasn't actively trying to hit on you. There are lots of guys in the scene who are fine to be around as long as you have a penis. As far as buildings go, the Russell got raided a few times for grow-ops when they were highly illegal still and not just federally like it is now. I think there was a whole floor dedicated to it. How the owners never got in trouble IDK, but that's less of a worry these days.

I swear I remember differently, but again my memory isn't what it used to be. Ended up hunting down some old videos to refresh. Better days. Also who keeps zombie posting to the account? Whatever keeps her happy I guess. I never really cared about them before. Now they hit differently though. It's like looking at old family videos.

Fuck that, anyone remember that old as fuck lawyer guy who used to go to City and Labyrinth back in the day? I always looked at him and said "one day that'll be me," and slowly I'm getting there (well all except the lawyer part.) Eventually I'd like my own bar (it's my pipe-dream, never ends) and one of the reasons is that I'll have a reason to go then if I own the joint. Might make it a private social club so I can invite all my friends and tell the haters to fuck off. We need more and better events on this side of the river in the meantime. I just heard about another one over there that I'll post about soon. Villain's has a great playlist, and they do throw in some old school tracks. Small's I can guess the playlist though. Many places tend to focus on what is popular and don't attempt to throw out new or obscure tracks that are also great. Played stump the DJ last night and I won with Though perhaps it's too rock 'n' roll for the crowd? I do know that it'd go over great in Ohio, and Joe at City always said he wanted more rock thrown in to cater to those people. But again you can't please everyone and it's foolish to try, so many aim for the lowest common denominator and try to please as many as you can. I think this is wrong, it isn't a job though you're making money. We get into this because we like doing it, playing the songs we like for the friends who go. Elektrosonik did a great thing for the scene by actually mixing forcing everyone to step up their game a bit. Many DJs though seem like they just push play and barely try to blend them, even when the software makes it easy for them. Mark my words AI will replace us all. It'll adjust the volume and temperature automatically based on the number of WiFi signals. It'll get everyone's favorites off of Spotify or whatever other music streaming service and also filter in new/obscure songs it knows we will like based on that. It'll get the average heart rate off of the smart watches to know whether it needs to play faster or slow it down. The only reason people will book human DJs is that they promote and have friends who will bring people. Those DJs will look down on AI like live bands look down on them. Also and we've been saying this for 20 years, fuck rockstar DJs.

So, just a petticoat and tiny hat? :P

You should take a photo of you in your court garb. I kinda want to see how you get clean up for "the man."

I used to go regularly. Then the "goth night" turned into something else. It's still called that but there's more of a mix. Jay knows how to play the good tracks and it annoys me that half the time he doesn't. Also screw paying $10 to just hang out in the front room, or $20 for both. I mean people are willing to pay it so it works, so I'll go if I know a lot of people are going. Also the manager doesn't like me much because I annoy him telling him what's wrong with his club that actually needs to be improved upon. To his credit he used to take my suggestions but these days... I guess I was banned once for a bit which I never knew about, possibly because I annoyed him that much but they said someone complained about some stupid bullshit or something, I don't even care. They also don't book me anymore either. The last time was the memorial for Charles English and that was because they knew I'd do it for free as it was a benefit for his family. I did the most Charles set I could think of as tribute. Maybe the kids complained because I actually have taste or something. I think the real reason I stopped going so much was because of Noelle S. who goes/went there a lot and I didn't feel like torturing myself being in the same room as her. There are other bars where I'm treated with more respect that I'd rather exist at. Hey, remember when there was a word of the night for free admission? Pepridge farm remembers. Also there was no goth night because it was the only night so by default every night was goth night? I remember that too. I've gone for years trying to recapture the magic it held on my youth. Still better than Small's though by far. Also every goth bar in the city seems to be ultra left almost to the point of communism and my politics don't exactly align 100% because I like guns, money, and think Biden is a senile idiot (not that Trump isn't far worse.) Yeah, overshare but it's that kinda morning. But if you say you're going I'll try to show up. Hell we could have DGN nights again there like the old days. I think the only reason we stopped is Troy wanted to get some special deal for DGN members and Joe was not having it.

"Veteran" About fucking time. Just one more to go. Not that I should have to urn any of them again because I should have them all already. *angry goth noises*

Let me ask, does she help him at all? Also it's fine to help women if they ask for it. Healthy relationships where the characters depend on each other should be a good thing. What's the alternative, he lets her get into shit and then doesn't save her? Now if she offered to help him and he rejected it due to ego/not wanting to look weak then that would be bad. Also who's comic is it? If she has her own series of comics then she can be strong and independent there, until then it's a comic about Strange so it only makes sense that all the stories would involve him in some way. Also what kind of guy doesn't actively try to help the woman he's banging? Let's say he did that and she died, then he'd look like a right prick and everyone would be like "where was he when she needed him!?" Either way it seems like the guy can't win here. IDK I don't really get into comics and have only ever seen the movies. Capeshit is played out anyway. Watchmen was pretty good at least. I'd really like a Transmetropolitan reboot but they can leave all the weird incel shit out of it. I don't get how he's simultaneously brooding about being alone while banging either his assistant or both his bodyguard and his other assistant (to it's credit the brooding is pretty minimal, probably just filler.) Anyway I doubt Strange can be more misogynistic than Transmet, but I'm a sucker for a Cyberpunk aesthetic mixed with a noire gumshoe antihero protagonistic storyline.

You just now figured that out? Dude the wave was over a while ago. Back to our depressing black sea of calm. At least a few other regulars have hung on though, so it's very much not as dead as it once was. I'll take them checking it every so often as opposed to the endless userlist of "they haven't logged in in at least 5-15 years" and some I sorta knew and now I have to wonder where they went and it kinda hurts a little. Most just moved on and I just hope they're okay after doing so. It could be worse though, I mean we could be MySpace or worse... LiveJournal.

Looks like I might be making an appearance with @Serxera tonight. EDIT: It was a lot of fun. Really good crowd. I hear there's a similar themed event called Dark Entries on the 20th I might check out. You know it's a good night if I'm willing to put up with boarder bullshit (both going and coming back!)

I took my friend to Corwell last year so he could get his elbow worked on. If you need a third opinion this guy is apparently amazing, but he's at 13/Woodward.

Since I do not know where @Stu has gone. Bump.

The upload size here sucks. I'd use Imgur or some other hosting site and then just link to it from here. Works well for me when I need it to anyway.

We're never getting a real choice. All we get is the illusion of choice. Again we need to get rid of the first past the post and electoral college voting systems and gerrymandering. Maybe then we could have an honest and fair election.