Lennon fans freezing their toes off in NYC

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by repent

checked your hero list Somer.
Bono was not there, but it was only a list of 5.

Im not saying he is bad.
He does a lot of good for the causes he believes in.
just dont see why he tries to make the rest of us feel guilty.
some of us just dont care about others.

Repent

Ahhh, you offer such wonderful seasonal sentiments. A true inspiration.

btw, nice avatar change. A hero of yours I'm guessing?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Jim, I was told today that he is just a very blunt individual that is hardly understood. So cut him a break. The bigotry, and other happy stuff such as the one you underlined is just a misunderstanding.
Oh, and aside from the Pearl Jam quote being very ironic considering his thoughts, the avatar is the icing on the cake. The whole point of American history X was that Derek, or whatever his name was realized how wrong his way of thinking was. Repent must have missed that whole other half of the movie.

I believe the song Rearviewmirror is about escaping an abusive father.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Jim, I was told today that he is just a very blunt individual that is hardly understood. So cut him a break. The bigotry, and other happy stuff such as the one you underlined is just a misunderstanding.
Oh, and aside from the Pearl Jam quote being very ironic considering his thoughts, the avatar is the icing on the cake. The whole point of American history X was that Derek, or whatever his name was realized how wrong his way of thinking was. Repent must have missed that whole other half of the movie.

Oh really? well whereever you heard that from, I'm not buying it.

I think its hard to misunderstand comments like:
"lennon was a communist.
anyone who mourns his death is a communist sympathizer or worse.

if I was NYPD commissioner, Id arrest everyone of those freaks and at least put a scare into them.
just beat them a bit or deprive them of sleep, but something to straighten them out"

[GenuineRisk]

I thought Repent put Ed Norton up because he's cute and was really cut in that movie. The other guy he had up (the sensitive-looking 1970's-esque one) was cute, too (who is that, anyway? An athlete? Actor? What? I'm so dense about celebrities, if he is a celebrity).

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I thought Repent put Ed Norton up because he's cute and was really cut in that movie. The other guy he had up (the sensitive-looking 1970's-esque one) was cute, too (who is that, anyway? An athlete? Actor? What? I'm so dense about celebrities, if he is a celebrity).

Yeah, he must be a big Ed Norton fan.

I liked him in Rounders as worm

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Yeah, he must be a big Ed Norton fan.

I liked him in Rounders as worm

I don't think I've seen "Rounders." I think he's a good actor but I didn't like him in "Red Dragon" because he was too young for the role.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I don't think I've seen "Rounders." I think he's a good actor but I didn't like him in "Red Dragon" because he was too young for the role.

I'm a big fan of Norton. Not Ed...Ralph.
He and Jackie G sure gave me some laughs.
Like a few others around here.
Ralphie in the NYC sewers, Jackie drivin' the bus.
"Alice, you're going to the MOON!"

[repent]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I believe the song Rearviewmirror is about escaping an abusive father.

huh?

thats reading a little too much in to it I think.
Ive never heard them explain the songs origin, but it neve mentions anything about someone's father.
Alive is about a failed mother, but Rearviewmirror leaves a lot open to interpretation.


Repent

[repent]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Ahhh, you offer such wonderful seasonal sentiments. A true inspiration.

btw, nice avatar change. A hero of yours I'm guessing?

Ed Norton is not a hero.
A good actor for sure, but not a hero.
I just thought the pic looked cool.


Repent

[repent]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I thought Repent put Ed Norton up because he's cute and was really cut in that movie. The other guy he had up (the sensitive-looking 1970's-esque one) was cute, too (who is that, anyway? An athlete? Actor? What? I'm so dense about celebrities, if he is a celebrity).

The first avatar was of Eric Heiden.
personal hero of mine and my parents got my middle name from him.
won 5 individual gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid,NY.
grew up with stories of his greatness and thats a person I have always aspired to be like, although I fell way short.



Repent

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by repent

huh?

thats reading a little too much in to it I think.
Ive never heard them explain the songs origin, but it neve mentions anything about someone's father.
Alive is about a failed mother, but Rearviewmirror leaves a lot open to interpretation.


Repent

It is 100% about leaving home and an abusive father. It's even obvious if you read the lyrics.

Alive is part of the mamason trilogy.....Once ( about a serial killer - the father ), Footsteps ( about the dude being on death row ) and Alive which is about the relationship between the surviving wife/mother and son.

[repent]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It is 100% about leaving home and an abusive father. It's even obvious if you read the lyrics.

Alive is part of the mamason trilogy.....Once ( about a serial killer - the father ), Footsteps ( about the dude being on death row ) and Alive which is about the relationship between the surviving wife/mother and son.

perhaps you are one of those want to be insider guys who hangs out on pearl jam chat rooms and talks about this crap,
but from the lyrics alone, its not specific about what relationship(if any relationship) the song's theme is compromised of.
I dont even need to look at the lyrics to know that.
never mentions the word "father" at all.


Repent

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Well said as usual. It is absolutely about leaving home, and an abusive parent. Read the lyrics. This is pointless.

Well said

Suzanne Vega's "Luka" never uses the words parent, child, or abuse, and it is unequivocally about a set of parents abusing their child.

Repent, your notion of how songwriting works is inherently flawed in insinuating that a song cannot be about something if that word is not literally in it.

Alanis Morissettes famous "You Oughta Know" is about an ex-boyfriend. It never, in the lyrics, says ex-boyfriend -- but any non-deaf nitwit could figure that out.

Need I continue?

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

No, I don't think anyone needs to. You are right, and seriously isn't that what's great about some songs, and writing in general. getting the point across by explaining a situation without saying: Dad did this. i was mad. That would be a great song I'm sure.

wow, now that i think about it -- this may be the ONE topic on which i am the board expert

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

wow, now that i think about it -- this may be the ONE topic on which i am the board expert

Well congratulations then!

dixie is still far in the lead in terms of being the board expert in the most categories. They're too numerous for me to even try to list, but I'll bet DaHoss could give it a good whirl. Track bias is a given.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

No, I don't think anyone needs to. You are right, and seriously isn't that what's great about some songs, and writing in general. getting the point across by explaining a situation without saying: Dad did this. i was mad. That would be a great song I'm sure.

And was Puff the Magic Dragon just a children's song??

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Well congratulations then!

dixie is still far in the lead in terms of being the board expert in the most categories. They're too numerous for me to even try to list, but I'll bet DaHoss could give it a good whirl. Track bias is a given.

well ya know, when many have been in the racing game for longer than i've been alive -- there is a modicum of humility on the big issues.

so i'll take what i can get. if songwriting is the one thing i can claim -- you better believe i'm going to claim it.

....since track bias is already taken.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

well ya know, when many have been in the racing game for longer than i've been alive -- there is a modicum of humility on the big issues.

so i'll take what i can get. if songwriting is the one thing i can claim -- you better believe i'm going to claim it.

....since track bias is already taken.

Hey, everyone has to find where they fit in and stake their claim.

I'm still looking for my place. I was striving for expert in the ways of sarcastic responses but the competition around here in that category is super tough. I've yet to crack the top five.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Hey, everyone has to find where they fit in and stake their claim.

I'm still looking for my place. I was striving for expert in the ways of sarcastic responses but the competition around here in that category is super tough. I've yet to crack the top five.

You speak the truth. This forum is drenched in sarcasm every hour of the day -- and has some people who are really damn good at it too!

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by repent

perhaps you are one of those want to be insider guys who hangs out on pearl jam chat rooms and talks about this crap,
but from the lyrics alone, its not specific about what relationship(if any relationship) the song's theme is compromised of.
I dont even need to look at the lyrics to know that.
never mentions the word "father" at all.


Repent

Because you aren't clever or smart enough to understand even the most simplistic of lyrics, geez dude " rearviewmirror " is as simple as it gets, you then resort to 3rd grade insults?

Pretty sad.

The funny thing is you are theoretically mocking someone for hanging out in a chat room....while YOU are in a chat room!!!!!!