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Post by screendump on Jan 27, 2018 22:46:04 GMT
Whilst this is true I've always wondered why they are in massive abundance at Hifi shows That is quite interesting, isn't it? I am going to surmise that the reasons are: 1) The hi-fi manufacturers and dealers know their gear looks tacky and ridiculous. Try to distract from and hide that shit. 2) They also know that the gimps who are going to buy their crap are mainly single, lonely men. The plants placed (awkwardly, I must say) in the demo room are a subliminal marketing ploy to associate the cold lifelessness and inept design aesthetics with something warm and living, which, not uncoincidentally, just so happens to be the very thing absent from their customers' lives. 3) I am willing to wager that the more expensive the system being demonstrated, the bigger, more numerous, and more exotic the plants are. (It would be interesting to have this confirmed.) This sends another subliminal message to the audiophool walnut brain: The more you spend on overpriced nerd gear, the more companionship and warmth you will have in your life.4) The organizers know for boomers the formative exposure to science & technology was Gilligan's Island.
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Post by sₚⲁᵣₖydₒg on Jan 27, 2018 23:35:50 GMT
The exotic Polynesian sounds of ... Uriah Heep in Concert. Ever notice that the atrocious decor of these infantile babymen *always* conspicuously lacks anything organic? There is never a single houseplant to be seen. But then I guess that is apt for a mausoleum. Most of these "listening rooms" could use some "guys": Warren and Larry buying houseplants: Warren: No, you don't want that, Larry. That's got buds. Larry: So what? Warren: You don't want to watch life blossoming, while yours... Larry: ...Isn't, yeah. Hey, how about a fern? Warren: Great. But, Larry, don't call 'em ferns. Call 'em guys. Larry: Guys? Warren: Yeah, make 'em feel like your buddy. You can watch football games together. Larry: Watch football games with a plant? Warren: Hey, you never know.
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Post by aaa-appreciator on Jan 27, 2018 23:58:05 GMT
Warren: also you gotta water a plant, that’s a commitment Larry: water it? You got me thinking, Neil Young, Landing On Water reappraisal listening party, us two via SHF? MYKE wil get involved? Warren: LoW?? Everyone agrees that’s Shakey’s “low” point! Larry: Warren man, you kill me, this is like Seinfeld right here, MeanMrMayo needs to be filming this banter! Warren: hey I think Joe, has enough on his plate with that breakfast ordeal this week Larry: maybe, not enough on his plate, “hash tag” thimble of syrup Warren: you slay me man, this is why we’re friends! You don’t get this level of back n forth with millenials! Larry: no man, they just cause us guys to get our phones blocked at shows these days! Ad nausea
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Jan 28, 2018 0:02:19 GMT
4) The organizers know for boomers the formative exposure to science & technology was Gilligan's Island. Well, my formative exposure to quality boozin' was Gilligan's Island...
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Post by sₚⲁᵣₖydₒg on Jan 28, 2018 10:11:26 GMT
Warren: also you gotta water a plant, that’s a commitment Larry: water it? You got me thinking, Neil Young, Landing On Water reappraisal listening party, us two via SHF? MYKE wil get involved? Warren: LoW?? Everyone agrees that’s Shakey’s “low” point! Larry: Warren man, you kill me, this is like Seinfeld right here, MeanMrMayo needs to be filming this banter! Warren: hey I think Joe, has enough on his plate with that breakfast ordeal this week Larry: maybe, not enough on his plate, “hash tag” thimble of syrupWarren: you slay me man, this is why we’re friends! You don’t get this level of back n forth with millenials! Larry: no man, they just cause us guys to get our phones blocked at shows these days! Ad nausea I'm going through some health and work issues right now but this made me literally LOL this morning!
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Post by aaa-appreciator on Jan 28, 2018 12:52:22 GMT
There actually is a vast underground network of YouTube Beatards which probably does have some overlap with the SHites; Joe can't be the only SHite to go down this road. They call themselves the "vinyl community", which presumably includes all vinyl, but they all seem to be Beatards. Their videos are mind-numbingly similar and non-creative: Beatles albums, ranked best to worst. Beatles albums, ranked worst to best. Top 10 Beatles songs. Top 10 solo Beatles songs. My latest Beatles purchases. Some will feature rekkids they buy that aren't Beatles, and they always have vomitous taste; Joe favors Doris Day, Ann Margret, and Johnny Mathis, although I don't think he ever actually plays the records. Unboxing videos are special, big events. In them, we usually see a package from Amazon torn open, a few minutes of struggle with shrink wrap, and then a gentle fondling of all the contents. A lot of videos are shot in thrift stores as the Beatard flips through albums. If they choose one to buy, it is always on the level of wtf-does-this-guy-actually-listen-to-that-shit. Your grandma would scoff at how soft and square their non-Beatles purchases are. It's enough to make you wonder where John Lennon went wrong, if these saps with their wimpy tastes are the bulwark of Beatles fandom. Some videos are shot in record stores. jeatleboe regularly shoots inside his local record shop, where the degenerate customers and patronizing-to-Joe-but-he-doesn't-get-it shop clerks are all more interesting than he is (I discovered his channel via one of these videos) I especially enjoy one particular whining man of 50-something named Paul who calls daily to beg the store for the gheyest albums on credit, which they always refuse because he still owes them for the last ones. It is these kinds of snapshots of the twisted "vinyl community" that I tune in for. Joe himself is just a bore. Aside from the similarity of rooms, all of these guys have something disturbing or off-putting about them. Strange tics, weird voices, lotsa fatness, bizarre inflections...it almost seems to be a prerequisite that there be something wrong with you in order to become a YouTubing Beatard. Which I guess is a "duh" realization... I just got around to watching Jeatlejuice in the store begging for a Blondie record. Is he completely blind to the disdain the store owner has towards him? And seriously, it’s all about the fucking Beatles, wtf? Then he whines at the end that someone else bought his “minty” Beatles vinyl and went through the collection before him. I buy records (and CDs) but watching that it made me feel a bit embarassed to. I had a quick check though - wife still here, child still here, dog and houseplant here, no framed record sleeves or cardboard cut outs of middle aged men, records/CDs I buy to play, I can see my penis and feet without a gut obstruction. OK, I think I’m safe.
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Post by antiram on Jan 28, 2018 13:56:20 GMT
They really do have a way of making the simple act of hunting for records feel dirty and shameful.
There's nothing wrong with buying records or CD's for most normal people; I don't automatically assume someone in a record store has to be a degenerate. Just like not everyone who has a drink at a bar is an alkie. But Joe and his new clan are so self-unaware; when they whine at the record clerk in front of all the customers (and dozens of YouTube viewers) they have utterly no clue as to how they come across.
You can tell the clerks at the store think Joe is a jerk. They even withhold records from him; they actually hide some high-ticket Beatles stuff when he comes in because they assume he doesn't have enough money for them and don't want to put up with begging again (Joe confronts them about it on one video).
Joe is constantly whining about money. Sometimes, he sells off parts of his collection (usually things like the dozen sealed Cliff Richard albums he bought on a whim a few weeks back and never played) because he is running low on dough. In yesterday's live chat (now deleted), in just the ten minutes I tuned in for, he was complaining about his neighbors and lack of space. Some YouTube viewer suggested in chat that he buy a house. Man, did that set him off... "Buy a house?!? How am I supposed to do that!?! I am 55 years old and I have no money!!!" But he will go out and buy more sealed albums he will never play and eventually sell for half-price back to the store. No wonder they think he is a moron there.
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Post by aaa-appreciator on Jan 28, 2018 16:34:33 GMT
I liked that the clerk was withholding records from him. I commented on one of Joe’s video’s the other day (the infamous breakfast rant) that he’s on a diet and shouldn’t be ordering pancakes at all and to try a salad. It was deleted.
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Post by antiram on Jan 28, 2018 16:48:41 GMT
Yeah, he's the type of coward who deletes anything that he doesn't want to face.
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daved
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Post by daved on Jan 28, 2018 17:53:30 GMT
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Post by antiram on Jan 28, 2018 18:11:15 GMT
She seems to be using her real name. Apparently, she was once (still is?) a budding makeup artist. To be fair, she is 26 years old, which would make her about two years old when the movie came out, and the original Flintstones may have debuted before even her parents were born. So, it is not inconceivable that she would not especially have the name on instant recall like a SHite would.
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daved
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Post by daved on Jan 28, 2018 18:41:37 GMT
You’ve seen her other posts right?
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Post by thisonehurts on Jan 28, 2018 18:45:59 GMT
I've quoted her before. She has a hilarious way of asking 'Was he sick?' as the second post on every RIP thread. But I can see why others feel she may be 'off limits'.
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Jan 28, 2018 22:53:03 GMT
She seems to be using her real name. Apparently, she was once (still is?) a budding makeup artist. To be fair, she is 26 years old, which would make her about two years old when the movie came out, and the original Flintstones may have debuted before even her parents were born. So, it is not inconceivable that she would not especially have the name on instant recall like a SHite would. Wasn't she deemed "off limits" at the old Stereo Central due to her particular circumstances? Maybe COLA or someone who poated there quite a bit would know more about this, but I had thought someone who knew her wrote to ask everyone at SC to leave her alone. Whatever the case may be, she seems pleasant enough. She's not offensive like MYKE, jh901, Strat-Mangler, nor any other of the MANY sleaze-bag SHites we know and hate. I just get the impression she's not the kind of person who deserves lampooning.
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Post by antiram on Jan 28, 2018 22:53:07 GMT
You’ve seen her other posts right? Nope, just the one you posted. I wasn't disagreeing with you; I was just thinking how the SHites make a lot of assumptions. I always assume anyone who uses a real name to post on the internets has to be an idiot or supremely naive.
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