Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Fleecebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yeah, eff facebook too.. I mean, I'll porbably join at some point for networking/ promo purposes maybe but here's something...Buddy from TO was in town this past weekend.. his band and some cool street percussion type players were playing at the schoolhouse in Chatham.. I didn't find out until it was too late to go. Would have really liked to. Talked to him the next day and said, hey, you gotta let me know a bit in advance. His response, "you gotta get on facebook." I see it as a easy way out of actually contacting people and letting them know about things. "Op, well, I facebook invited all of my 'friends', I gues I'm all done hyping the show!" Pfft.As somebody who literally has 8 bands' worth of shows to hype, I can speak to the ease of Facebook in promoting. The ridiculous task of sending mass e-mails is eliminated - no more guessing whether you have the right address for people, no more accidentally misspelling e-mail addresses, no more Postmaster Mail Returned or whatever e-mails from people who have changed addresses.With Facebook, people who actually care are notified in a concise manner and it allows them to reply on the spot without typing an e-mail, and it gives them quick and easy access to all the details and even some pictures if they like, as well as a forum to ask questions about the event. For people who don't care, ignoring a Facebook invitation is 100 times easier than ignoring an e-mail. People get angry about getting 'spammed' with show promo e-mails - if they get Facebook invites they don't care about, whatever. In short, everybody wins, and I've been telling my friends the same thing - if you want to hear about my gigs, you gotta get on Facebook. I don't have to say it too often though because people are getting the picture.Anywee, that's my two cents on the topic. Back on track now, I second the call of bullshit on working for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I call bullshit on people who do 79 in 80 km/hr zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yeah' date=' eff facebook too.. I mean, I'll porbably join at some point for networking/ promo purposes maybe but here's something...Buddy from TO was in town this past weekend.. his band and some cool street percussion type players were playing at the schoolhouse in Chatham.. I didn't find out until it was too late to go. Would have really liked to. Talked to him the next day and said, hey, you gotta let me know a bit in advance. His response, "you gotta get on facebook." I see it as a easy way out of actually contacting people and letting them know about things. "Op, well, I facebook invited all of my 'friends', I gues I'm all done hyping the show!" Pfft.[/quote']As somebody who literally has 8 bands' worth of shows to hype, I can speak to the ease of Facebook in promoting. The ridiculous task of sending mass e-mails is eliminated - no more guessing whether you have the right address for people, no more accidentally misspelling e-mail addresses, no more Postmaster Mail Returned or whatever e-mails from people who have changed addresses.With Facebook, people who actually care are notified in a concise manner and it allows them to reply on the spot without typing an e-mail, and it gives them quick and easy access to all the details and even some pictures if they like, as well as a forum to ask questions about the event. For people who don't care, ignoring a Facebook invitation is 100 times easier than ignoring an e-mail. People get angry about getting 'spammed' with show promo e-mails - if they get Facebook invites they don't care about, whatever. In short, everybody wins, and I've been telling my friends the same thing - if you want to hear about my gigs, you gotta get on Facebook. I don't have to say it too often though because people are getting the picture.Anywee, that's my two cents on the topic. Back on track now, I second the call of bullshit on working for a living.Now you say "if you want to hear about my gigs..." but isn't it the band that needs to do the work on getting the word out, not the other way around. Seems kind of fucked up to me that you would put all of your eggs in that basket. If Fuckbook went down on a tuesday and you had a gig on friday would you cancel the gig because facebook was down and you didn't think anyone would come? or would you start using the other avenues available to you? PS-you have too many bands dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I hate facebook. Every time someone says it in conversation I want to wring their necks. God it pisses me off.I think facebook use and WalMart shopping go hand in hand. Do people think anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Do people think anymore?Have people ever thought?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I think facebook use and WalMart shopping go hand in hand. Do people think anymore? Well, based on what you have just written I am going to have to say "no" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Buddy from TO was in town this past weekend.. his band and some cool street percussion type players were playing at the schoolhouse in Chatham.. I didn't find out until it was too late to go. Would have really liked to. Talked to him the next day and said, hey, you gotta let me know a bit in advance. His response, "you gotta get on facebook." I see it as a easy way out of actually contacting people and letting them know about things. "Op, well, I facebook invited all of my 'friends', I gues I'm all done hyping the show!" Pfft.That show was probably CRAWLING with CIA! Be glad you didn't go or you would probably be in jail being tortured by now..... oh yeah fuck facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 You know what other gum sucks? Trident Whitening. Just dump some baking soda in your mouth and get it over with :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 And yet another gum that sucks ass is Fruit Stripe Gum.. The only cool thing about it is the temporary tattoos on each wrapper! Hehe.. Did y'all have this gum in Canada?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Fleecebook.FaceCrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 if we're still calling bullshit, i would like to nominate everybody loves raymond. for some reason i hate that show with a passion. oh and i like facebook, mostly for the pictures. willy you may be surprised to know that i do think [not as much in the summer, admittedly] and i don't shop at walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I call bullshit on duty free. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Everyone Loves Raymond is the worst show on TV next to Dog the Bounty Hunter. Bullshit on both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Dog the Bounty Hunter kicks ass! It's the one of the funniest shows on television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I call bullshit on NewRider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarinGarage Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 And yet another gum that sucks ass is Fruit Stripe Gum.. The only cool thing about it is the temporary tattoos on each wrapper! Hehe..Did y'all have this gum in Canada?? agreed, fruitstripe sucked. But for some reason i kept buying it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I call bullshit on the four guys that stand on the foul-line at Jays games between innings. They just stare at the crowd and then go sit down once play begins. They're too small to be security and def not dressed the part. Who are they and why are they there? Bulllllshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarinGarage Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 BTW, i call bullshit on the Woodward Dream Cruise. you guys probably haven't heard of it, but people come from all over to drive around in their old cars on woodward avenue, causing my normally 10-15 minute drive to work to turn into a 45 minute drive. plus, it's only supposed to be this saturday, but people have been setting up their lawnchairs on the side of the road all week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 lay on the horn a bit, see if that stirs anything up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I call bullshit on the four guys that stand on the foul-line at Jays games between innings. They just stare at the crowd and then go sit down once play begins. They're too small to be security and def not dressed the part. Who are they and why are they there? Bulllllshit.I second this BS call. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 More importantly, how much they get paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I was on the third base side about 10 feet towards the outfield and three rows from the field, close to the one guy earlier this year when TO played Boston. he warms up the left fielder between innings sometimes and the drunk guys behind me were heckling him for dropping a liner that went foul. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I was on the third base side about 10 feet towards the outfield and three rows from the field, close to the one guy earlier this year when TO played Boston. he warms up the left fielder between innings sometimes and the drunk guys behind me were heckling him for dropping a liner that went foul. Hilarious.Basher and I have sat there a few times and there are always drunk guys heckling somebody in that area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXQ42 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I call bullshit on lawnchairs in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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