Comments on: BostonGeek Podcast: Episode 95

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:02:34 +0000

Also, Culture Club wasn’t Emo. It was shitty 80’s pop. Now, I like 80’s pop. Fuck it, I like Cyndi Lauper and Oingo Boingo. But Culture Club was pretty shitty. And not Emo. The only tortured things around CC were the ears of sane people.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:00:27 +0000

No, usually when you indicate a comparison, such as ‘Soft Cell’ to ‘Fugazi’, you are casting a wide net to encompass a range, especially when accopanied by other ranges.

‘Soft Cell AND Fugazi’ would have been closer to a direct packaging of the two together.

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:58:13 +0000

Next thing you know, Carl’s going to tell us that Culture Club and Boysetsfire could have been the same exact band. Pffft.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:45:57 +0000

Yeah that is a pretty shitty comparison.

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:21:39 +0000

I can’t believe you compared Soft Cell to Fugazi and Rites of Spring. Holy shit.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:21:52 +0000

SAD IS NOT FUCKING EMO.

For fucks sakes, why does everyone assume emo = sad boys with long bangs and eyeliner?

Two words: Gerard Way

Emo might have its roots in a sub-genre of Punk with Rites of Spring (which I’ve listened to… wouldn’t exactly call it ‘Punk’), but there is no denying that the whole tortured aspect of it is the main theme. Bands from The Cure to My Chemical Romance, Soft Cell to Fugazi. All the same hair, mostly the same tortured lyrics. I wouldn’t go as far as Colin and say ‘boring’. After all, I like Emo music. I like My Chemical Romance, The Cure, Fugazi, Garbage (argaubly alt-rock, but the thematic elements are all classic Emo. “I’m only happy when it rains?” Come on).

Emo is sad. Know why? ‘Cause no one wants to hear about how pretty fucking daisies are in springtime.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:26:04 +0000

Wow. Sounds like someone’s in denial.

1 part hair, 1 part uniform dress code, 1 part “introspective” songwriting, 1 part boring composition = Emo

Hrm, maybe that should be 2 parts hair.

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:17:49 +0000

SAD IS NOT FUCKING EMO.

For fucks sakes, why does everyone assume emo = sad boys with long bangs and eyeliner?

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:57:31 +0000

I… uhh… really shouldn’t have fallen asleep at the end of podcast 94.
Oops. hehe You know… the part where you talk about Salem and Spooky World. hehe I just went back and listened to it.

Oh, but BTW, this is the 3rd year Spooky World has been indoors. We’ve gone the last two years. It’s OK fun but… it looks like it’s pretty much the same this year (which is OK if you haven’t been in a while). It’s very ‘carny’ feeling. Plus, if you go at the wrong time you’re constantly in the middle of a bunch of teenage southie kids acting like total dildards.

By: Carl Reyes

Carl Reyes — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:54:18 +0000

Yes, well, you are far removed from anything remotely resembling civilized, but we don’t hold that against you.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:21:09 +0000

Dude, you are so far removed from goth its not even funny

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:17:00 +0000

I am personally looking to finally make it out to THUD! at the behest of our friend Jared Sorensen, who continues to invite me despite the fact that I am a douche who never seems to have the energy or time to engage in gothy goodness.

I’m not actually goth, mind you… more like wannabe goth. Which is sad, I suppose. Except sad is emo, and emo is not goth. However, goth + emo – the BBW crowd = hotness, and I think we all appreciate torn fishnets and pierced noses.

So yeah, no plans for Halloween, because I don’t know of any cool events or parties any of our listeners have invited us to.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:28:29 +0000

(errr… I mean besides Spooky World, of course. but it’s a bit played out…)

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:25:28 +0000

I hope you guys have scoped out some cool Halloween events for the show. I’m sick and tired of crappy halloween in Boston. Constantly hearing “Oh, well, everyone goes to Salem anyway” is getting old. Not everyone wants to go to Salem every year just to have a fun Halloween.

You guys or any of your lovely listeners should post any cool Halloween events you find over on http://bostonfrights.com/ , an alternative to trying to find shit on sites like boston.com where it’s all fluff and toddlers. Hopefully by next year it will have a lot of listings.

That said… yeah… we’re going to Salem this year for the Hawthorne ball. But we’d glady stay in town if there were some decent haunted houses and/or costume balls.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:20:25 +0000

I think you guys are arguing about two different concepts vis-a-vis warranties.

Carl is talking about ‘warranted guarantee’ which is basically “we will sell you this thing and guarantee its usability for this period of time”. This is often regulated by law and consumer protection to keep you from getting screwed by faulty products.

Colin and Karl are talking, as best I can tell, about a value-added extension of service. This is a product sold by retailers and service depots.

PS – Wow, I think it’s just wonderful that Chevy, the one-time leader in electric vehicle technology, is playing catch-up with Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Saturn and BMW… in 2010.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:48:42 +0000

Gentlemen, just replace your wedding rings with this:

http://www.homebrewers.com/product/RING

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:03:45 +0000

I’m pretty sure I posted about this the last time Karl mentioned the Langham, but it needs to be said again. The chocolate buffet is phenomenal. I went to it last year as part of the Boston Chocolate Tour, and all the praise that Karl has heaped on it isn’t doing it justice. It’s definitely a bargain.

The only downside to it, is the massive crash you have about an hour after you leave.