treyter

the bastards.

imagine you just opened your inbox and the subject line: "Phish-Tickets-By-Mail Request" appeared....after you had already been denied.

for a second there i thought i was in.

bastards.

it's kinda like they were slammed with phone calls and emails in the ensuing feeding frenzy after the mail order and the heads at the "head" office had a conversation possibly similar to this:

pissed off hippy #1 to pissed off hippy #2: so these losers want to call us a million friggin times while we sort the mail eh??? Well fuck them, they ALL get denied twice.

bastards.

beware....

I want to.

I would have been driving but I'm vehicularily challenged right now

If anyone is going from Ottawa who has room, please post, or if there are other putzes like me without access to a car, wanna rent one?

I'm thinking purely of Ithica...although NYC sounds good too.

Hood

yeah pudds, get a pc and get back here....we need all the jackasses we can get...i'd hate to be left alone

Here's hoping that you still have access for the ticketbastard race coming up.

$10 says he was born an asshole and just grew bigger

i got turned onto SHAG ART by a girl i used to know....some funny dirty stuff in there like "the sneak" hahha

i like the evil twisted themes

hahaha funny shit Jaimoe

i'll let that one slide this time just because of your kick-ass song at the wedding well done.

The Conway (i knew you wouldn't show)....yikes...as if the nasty hooker and john scene wasn't enough, some jackass who worked there actually thought he could try to get us to shutup??? even though we had all of the rooms within earshot (and more).

other than that? goodtimes, goodtimes i think everyone was a litttle toasted, it got a bit out of hand when stapes and pablo tried to make some love with the aid of a gallon of shaving cream, but hey, that's the type of shit we live for around here

how'd it go for you?

I'll offer whatever it takes....money, drugs, women, men, accomodations, flights, whatever you're into just email me and it CAN happen.

doh

awwww fuck. you're at the same table as me?

boy.

man.

god.

shit.

watch out Jaimoe. i hear you look pretty cute in a suit

biatch

you know we're going to have a blast

i've never been dissapointed by a fatcats show...although i haven't seen too many

They rocked at May 24 CTMF IMO. easily one of the best acts, if not the best.

I wonder if they'd come to Ottawa and why they haven't yet?

They don't tour much do they?

what about the Blair Witch???

ha ha ha...what a piece of shit that was.

what about Friday the 13th?

Jason Vorhees...and they always had the standard booby shots, teenage sex, and of course the running and falling, running and falling....

Kung you ARE hilarious dude!

and you hit it on the head as well...those shoes are big (and pretty snazzy too!)

Shane bud, we ALL love you. I sincerely thankyou for so many good times, BOMBS, and solid, kick-ass performances you've dropped on me since I've known you. You're money baby!

I'm somewhat saddened and have mixed feelings about this departure, but I must say that we must all respect the band and it's decisions. It is their decision to make and no-one else's.

Welcome PUNK!

I look foreward to hearing what you gentlemen have in store for us

Hood

thanks H i was starting to wonder if i was all alone here.

It's wonderful to have some support, and I appreciate that you have the guts to stand up and say what you think, especially after that pathetic, and childish display of name calling we all witnessed. that shit is strictly grade school IMO.

You are very solid H. I respect you 100%.

hah! good morning Phakinut Thru!

thought i had fallen off the train a long time ago train, wagon??? lol

i'm really just along for the ride

actually, you and i both know that i generally subscribe to your way of thought....now i'm certaintly not even in the same ball park with regards to articulation, that's why i find it easier to prod you into explaining this stuff (very eloquently i might add). + maybe it'll give some other pholks here a bit of perspective that they might not have considered before??? i don't know...most of these people here are prety damn sharp, and have probably been on this particular train at some point in their lives as well...

I know Stapes pretty well PT, and he's a solid dude, and i'm sure if all of us ever got together, we'd all have a very insightful, entertaining conversation.

Hope you have a great day!

almost all of those quotes are out of context Shane. go back and re-read that shit man.

As far as "putting me in my place" dude, go for it. i think i made a succinct point here today, but i will apologize...it wasn't necessarily intended to come out the way it did, or directed at you personally at all. i'm not one to hold back punches when the shit starts to hit the fan man, and that's why i get myself in trouble. i'll take the brunt for saying shit no-one else wants to, because i put myself in these retarded situations upon my own volition.

let me say this: i am not up here undermining what you and the select few do to bring this great music to our towns. that is not what i'm trying to do. if that's what is coming out, then sorry man. i truly appreciate your guys hard work. in fact, i work hard to make as much expendable income as possible to spend on the shows your organization promotes, and a number of other organizations promote--in fact the more the merrier for me...spread it around. it's all good that way.

initially my point was that not everyone has the time to invest in this scene that you guys obviously do, and making us who don't feel like shit about it sucks, and is uncalled for.

look at my signature line right now dude...there's something there.

maybe the holier than thou thing was harsh...sorry Shane...just trying to get my point across as to how you were making me feel.

now about bringing up shit that doesn't involve me or you: you do have a point. it really doesn't have much to do with the way you operate dude. i don't know you very well, and have no idea about how shit is run within your branch. I guess I lumped it all together. it really has nothing to do with me other than the fact that i have friends who call me and email me about feeling mistreated, and slighted (both personally and professionally). now what i said about that person being unable to do what he wanted (ie. throw a party or promote his own show) is what i believed to be true at the time (still do)....unless i have 5 friends lying to me about the same thing? maybe i do. maybe ALL my friends are lying, and i'm completely way off base?....either way i think that someone being told what they can and can't do is bogus and that's essentially why that came out. All of that that must be discussed, and you are right---here is not the place-my mistake. Over a few beers, with ALL people involved would be appropriate IMO. Christ I wasn't involved but i guess i am now? i dunno...i tried for so long not to get into it either which is a fucking kick in the ass. sometimes someone's gotta say something, and i do have a big mouth.

i tend to get a little fiery when i feel that my point has been missed, or basically just been shat upon. I'm sure you feel the same way. I understand that you just asked for a cd this time, but you made it sound like nobody has any interest in spreading the scene (and this is not the first time you've made this statement on this board) which is untrue. I was supporting that argument essentially...that there are people here that want to do things. there really are. they might not necessarily have access to a good burner, or high quality canjam stuff....i thought you of all people would have that stuff on file...there are other things that people can do though, and want to do. however, it is commendable that you were trying to get people involved, but what's the big deal about only a few people taking the bait? i don't get it. you have to admit you were pretty harsh on the board. like i said before, you can catch more beez with honey....

There are many incidents I know of, of people being held back from doing things they want to do, or being able to work in conjunction with others because of ego, personal conflicts, etc. etc.? i don't know exactly all of the reasons, but it is happening...this isn't just any one person, or entity, or you for that matter....to point out your organization was an error in judgement I'd say. I pulled that one problem out (and it wasn't about hamilton or anything but the scenario was relevent to the point i was defending) because it was on the top of my head at the time. it was in the moment. it could have been a number of different things from a number of different sources....happened to be talking with you at the time. again...it wasn't appropriate and really doesn't/shouldn't reflect on the way you conduct your business.

I apologize Shane I didn't intend to lump you into the horrendous bullshit that i keep hearing is going on. i used our conversation to bust out something that i probably shouldn't have in retrospect. but we all know how that goes....hindsight is always 20/20.

so....where do we go from here? now that that is out in the open, maybe it'll be an incentive to get everyone to chill the fuck out and meet and get these problems worked out...maybe it won't??? i don't know, but i do know what i'm rooting for. equality, and a more professional ethic and understanding to our little business scene within this scene. there is alot of room for people to contribute in their own way, and there is alot of room for improvement in helping out one another contribute in these specific forms.

Hood

at least

haha i have no idea...i'd say minimum 3 though

we all know what a pro is right?

hint: they like to bounce on trampolines

i lost my train of thought Phakinit Thru--

another time?

always a pleasure

where's the whackamole when you need him---he's got TONS of stories

I met Trey on his birthday in Vegas in the casino at a BJack table...he was toasted as usual. it was like 4am and Blair Pearson and i had been partying like savages, and gambling with reckless abandon.

I made $425 USD in about an hour and a half while WASTED on everything--picture me in a red bandana, with a phish -t and shorts leaning on the table to hold myself up because i took my millionth e that night at 2 am...the drunk dot-commers at my table were waging $50 to $400 bets, and i was the anchor and out of my head! needless to say i won that $425 on $25 bets, and these drunk american asswipes had the nuts to be making fun of my accent, and canada pretty much the whole time...i gave it back to them pretty good a few times though it wa fun

so blair comes up to me and says "dude--trey's playing cards over there!" i gather all my wealth and head on over with Blair, and we try to sit down...not a chance...some fat hippy slides in just before us. oh well...we watch trey play. he's a hammer. not paying attention at ALL....he's only playing $25 hands and probably had the shit comped anyways.

suddenly a big security guy comes over and says "mr. anastasio, you're needed upstairs"

trey's like "huh?" gets up, so i go for it, and give him a shot in the arm and say "trey", he turns, looks me right in the eye, arm extended to shake my hand. i grabbed it, and said "dude, you take care of yourself ok bud?" sincerely (this was just after he told us they were going on hiatus) he looked me in the eye sincerely and said "thanks man, i will."

then he walked off, probably to his suite upstairs where 6 pro's awaited.

i miss sitting around the dinner table late at night with you talking about this stuff

now, let me get this straight PT:

we create the scripts (unconsciously--right now at least) to awaken us to new truths that will lift the consciousness level: is that to lift them to the point of the unconscious or somewhere else? ideally the goal is to get IT to the conscious level, then weild such power in a positive fashion, with (what you said) the ability to heal the entire world of it's ills and more?

makes sense to me, but is there a negative possibility to such power? can the power be both bad and good? is that how hitler did his thang? grew this huge force of negative unconscious energy and directed it? i dunno...probably just searching here--i like to reference this stuff to history abit...it keeps me grounded (somewhat )

a soul initiative: is that always some major world defining moment? any other examples, and effects or evidence of a level elevation afterwards would be welcomed...say Hiroshima or something? was that one? how did that elevate our level of consciouness (i'm no historian...i'm curious)? or is it now that we (the human spirit) are finally starting to be able to make the distinctions that will allow us to open it all up to everyone or at least a significantly larger populous? is there a comfort factor involved just in the plain fact that more people in the world can afford to consciously put their minds/souls into the game? is this the first real hint of it coming of age, or have we been here before and screwed up and gone to and fro and side to side?

whoa....my head is starting to buzz and it ain't from the wine

crawling on all fours! i like it...

good to see you're still floating in the clouds

my question would be that if it is a prophecy induced by some sort of collective powers that exist, was the act induced as well? was there intent in this weilding of collective power to change the world? is this collective energy controllable--can it be put to good use, or has it been put to good use?

this is obviously a stepping stone (like everything else) but what are we reaching for? if that's what's going on?

i dunno Phakinit Thru, i'm a pretty simple guy, and certaintly haven't been as thorough in my research/thought processing regarding this type of phenomina (sp?) or power of collective unconcious or whatever you would like to call it

i know for a fact you think these things through quite deeply, and i'd be interested to hear your take on it all.

that is nuts!

the my situation thing was funny eh? he was pissed about it though

how many times did we play that on tour?

"i don't regret...."

phakinit thru--aka: gini?

i've known that one for a long long time dude...who's kidding who.

yeah dude there is alot of talk going on...

let me explain this to you as simply as i can shane: there are alot of people that would love to help promote shows (and not just send out a cd)...in fact i have a friend who was trying do do such things (band/scene promotions) very recently...unfourtunatly someone from YOUR organization put the ky-bash on that due to personal issues...i won't name names dude (u know who the fuck i'm talking about) but this certain friend of mine was told that if he were to promote a show he would lose a friend forever. so you tell me, when your organization is trying to dominate this scene predatorily, why the fuck would anyone want to help you out, when they get denied when they offer their expertise in a way they WANT to help out???

you attrack more beez with honey than you do with shit.

fuckhead.

whoa! i guess the fix was in???.

wild...talk about advertising the shadyness.

to be honest shane, it's alot to ask sometimes for people to even make it out to the shows on a regular basis. everyone has lives, businesses to run, families to take care of etc.

sitting up here on this board like you're holier than thou because you don't work an 80 hr work week like some of us, and have some time to contribute, is preposterous.

chill out dude.

we all do what we can.