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I gotta go with the Dallas Cowboys!
But, this year I don't see them going all the way. Romo still has a little more conditioning to do in my opinion. Also, T.O. is out for a couple games. :\
So who is your Favorite NFL Team?
Mine is the one with best record
Romo has been done in by the Jessica! She is nothing but bad luck...
Au contraire, mon ami... the correct answer is the reigning NFL champion Indianapolis Colts.
The Pats are gonna crash and burn...
cowboys
(only because someone gave me 3 cowboys shirts last year-i really don't know why! but they're cool in the summertime...)
I wouldn't be surprised if the colts won the super bowl again this year
NEW YORK GIANTS!!!!
for life!
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NEW YORK GIANTS!!!!
for life!
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I never had anything against the Giants but damn.. Eli needs to become a little more reliable. That game against the Bills... the Giants defense won that game for them.
Well, I'm am a home town kind of fan. I was born just south of St. Louis so I started out a Cardinal fan. (Yes a Cardinal FOOTBALL fan) I moved to Louisiana in 77 and for over 25 years I tried really really really hard to be a Saints fan........ but they never fail in finding ways to disappoint. Now I live in the Dallas area, so I'm gonna give them Cowboys a try. Ready made dynasty with 5 S.B. championships. I think they are going to be a team I can get behind. Looks like TO has shed the primadonna status and the drama that goes along with it. Just need him back and healthy. Romo has come into his own, but he needs to shed the distraction if you know what I mean. He also needs a little more maturity and experience. If they make it to the Super Bowl, it may be more pressure than he can take.
I have to pull for the Patriots somewhat.... they have one of my kin folk playing on that team (Wes Welker) so I gotta hope he does well.
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Well, I'm am a home town kind of fan. I was born just south of St. Louis so I started out a Cardinal fan. (Yes a Cardinal FOOTBALL fan) I moved to Louisiana in 77 and for over 25 years I tried really really really hard to be a Saints fan........ but they never fail in finding ways to disappoint. Now I live in the Dallas area, so I'm gonna give them Cowboys a try. Ready made dynasty with 5 S.B. championships. I think they are going to be a team I can get behind. Looks like TO has shed the primadonna status and the drama that goes along with it. Just need him back and healthy. Romo has come into his own, but he needs to shed the distraction if you know what I mean. He also needs a little more maturity and experience. If they make it to the Super Bowl, it may be more pressure than he can take.
I have to pull for the Patriots somewhat.... they have one of my kin folk playing on that team (Wes Welker) so I gotta hope he does well.
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Do you want the Cardinals back? I'm sure we Arizonans can arrange to cover the shipping charges...
Denver Broncos. Though their past is more interesting than current performance.
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Do you want the Cardinals back? I'm sure we Arizonans can arrange to cover the shipping charges...
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LOL, I wondered if someone was going to make that offer. I think the folks in St. Louis might pass on that.
I grew up in New Hampshire and have been a life long Patriots fan. I remember watching them get demolished by the Bears in their first Super Bowl. That just makes these last few and this season so much sweeter. I was hoping for two perfect teams this year, but Miami had to blow that by winning a game!
Did any of y'all watch the Pats - Ravens game? I'll prob get flamed now.. but Murderin Ray Lewis and the Ravens went to town on the Pats in that game. I also feel that they won. The time out called on that 4th down play was by a ravens staff member who legally was not allowed to make time out calls. The refs ignored it.
Ravens won that imho.
This makes 3 for the Cowboys! And yes, I think we might go all the way...
I HATE THE COWGIRLS!!!
Houston Texans baby!! Mario Williams > Reggie Bush & Vince Young
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I HATE THE COWGIRLS!!!
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I don't care what football team you like, but you have to be gay to not like the Dallas Cowgirls.
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I don't care what football team you like, but you have to be gay to not like the Dallas Cowgirls.
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lmao you got that right
Well my lifelong beloved team has had some very bad seasons...however, I have always been and always will remain a loyal member of the Raider Nation!!
Oakland RAIDERS!!!
PS- the thumbnail is actually my first boot screen, and I have another Raiders image on my second boot screen...this is how much I love my team...pretty much everything I own has some form of Raiders insignia on it!
16 wins, a all time NFL record. The Pat's ROCK!! They seem extra motivated by the negative-press and non-believer's...
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Did any of y'all watch the Pats - Ravens game? I'll prob get flamed now.. but Murderin Ray Lewis and the Ravens went to town on the Pats in that game. I also feel that they won. The time out called on that 4th down play was by a ravens staff member who legally was not allowed to make time out calls. The refs ignored it.
Ravens won that imho.
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Yeah i think the Ravens deserved to win that game, but the thing about the Pats is that even though they've almost lost several games, they still pull out the W if even at the last second. And although Im not a fan and i was rooting for them to lose as much as anybody, I think they are an amazing team.
Is anyone going to Reading 08? I went last year, and ahd to go again, so much so that I paid 50 quid extra on ebay for the priviledge...
so is anyone going to reading glastonbury, latitude, v, isle of wight, download, brighton rocks, leeds, t in the park... or any other uk festival i forgot...
or even worldwide festivals...
lets all educate each other on the best festivals worldwide
rory
I'll be at Glastonbury, as always.
Who the hell is Jay-Z anyway?
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I'll be at Glastonbury, as always.
Who the hell is Jay-Z anyway?
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exactly mate, never heard anyone say who the hell are the killers
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LoL
I misread the title as "reading" as in reading a book. Thought XDA had suddenly turned all studious and cultural for a moment and you were promoting some sort of book festival (not that there would be anything wrong with that!)
Mike
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Best festival here in canada (IMO) is WEMF which is the World Electronic Music Festival where it's pretty much 3 days of camping + electronic music (anything from techno to hhc to drum n bass) i managed to go last year and i believe it was one of the best weekend long events i've ever been to
Silly Rory...Nothing at Reading compares to this.
what a randomer calling me silly.. noobs!
Haha...Shutup Rory. You know I'm right. As I said earlier, the violin is a more popular instrument than all types of guitar combined.
I'm wondering if it is possible in the near future to held a grand eyeball for all xda-dev members? lol Now we get to see in person those who cooked ROMs for us, those senior members who bully us when we used to be a noob, those sarcastic members, those kind ones..hehe...and our French guys will be our host and it will be in France and it will flood with wine..beers..pasta..american dishes, asian dishes, all the dishes there is...and I get to see xplode, sun_dream, helmi_c, greatbal, egzthunder1, oldsap, and all my idols here and we get to show off our HTC phones..wehehehe hahaha lol...hmmmmm I will definitely attend that party no matter what. Before I get old and forget about everything I want to meet you guys..heheh..lol..oh man!
This actually would be a great great idea!
hard to acomplish because distances, work, and money issues
But that would be AN UNPRECEDENT EVENT IN THE WHOLE WWW!!!
First point to discuss:
1.- Where?
I have some miles acumulated on my JAL account and willing to use them for this cause!
If ever gets real...
Yep, this might be hard to accomplish and might take years before it happens. But you'll never know. I want to see xplode in person before he explodes!!! LOL I want to see sun_dream before M$ put him behind bars (LOL sun, just jokin, peace bro! You know I luv ya...) And this would be one of a heck grand as in GRAND eyeball! Some from US, some from UK, some from Philippines, from Bulgaria, from mexico from Australia, from China, from Malaysia, from India, from Japan (hey bring some sushi..) from Italy, from Germany, from around the world in one place.
First point to discuss:
1.- Where?
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Can't vote Philipines. Can't assure you guys your safety. Abu Sayaff is everywhere. LOL. Joke.
hmmmmm... What about in France or in Miami..hehe but f course everything will be expensive but if we will go in Philippines or China or Malaysia, money will worth double that means double the fun. Or we can just go to xplode's house
What about your place orb?
red_hanks said:
Yep, this might be hard to accomplish and might take years before it happens. But you'll never know. I want to see xplode in person before he explodes!!! LOL I want to see sun_dream before M$ put him behind bars (LOL sun, just jokin, peace bro! You know I luv ya...) And this would be one of a heck grand as in GRAND eyeball! Some from US, some from UK, some from Philippines, from Bulgaria, from mexico from Australia, from China, from Malaysia, from India, from Japan (hey bring some sushi..) from Italy, from Germany, from around the world in one place.
Can't vote Philipines. Can't assure you guys your safety. Abu Sayaff is everywhere. LOL. Joke.
hmmmmm... What about in France or in Miami..hehe but f course everything will be expensive but if we will go in Philippines or China or Malaysia, money will worth double that means double the fun. Or we can just go to xplode's house
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Mexico would be fantastic! and we have nice places!
we are not an expensive country, and lees if most people comes form UK & USA!
1 british pound is = 18 mexican pesos
1 us dollar = 14 pesos
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This actually would be a great great idea!
hard to acomplish because distances, work, and money issues
But that would be AN UNPRECEDENT EVENT IN THE WHOLE WWW!!!
First point to discuss:
1.- Where?
I have some miles acumulated on my JAL account and willing to use them for this cause!
If ever gets real...
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Amsterdam of course...
Legal Drugs, Hookers... er, I mean, that's where xda all started
Dave
DaveShaw said:
Amsterdam of course...
Legal Drugs, Hookers... er, I mean, that's where xda all started
Dave
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Wow!
I think with those atractives nobody will refuse to go Amsterdam! (Never been there)
An oh..of course that was the creation place, so now number 2 on the list:
2. When?
When? That my friend we don't know...
Hello all,
I am in the hospitality business and organise events for a number of blue chips – in short my company is the best in the business.
I get good rates on hotels, restaurants and have excellent connections for all things conference throughout Europe. So if Italy, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Uk or Ireland is a possible venue for the proposed event, I will be happy to get involved. I am a big fan of XDA.
Work is on going on our website just now so I am aware that a number of pages need updating... its in the hands of the HTML engineer... link in my signature if ya wanna have a look at what we do.
Best,
J
This would be pretty cool however i've never seen it work out in any other forum. I think the best thing to do would be to create a poll and see where most people are located. Say there's a bundle in California, then we could have one in LA or some place close to all Californians. Same thing for other states, countries, even cities, etc. We could then all share our experiences. As for me, i'm in Southern California, hence the reason i used it
More or less this event might take place in the US or somewhere in Europe...only few asian are here...
It is a nice idea. Make it a convention and invite some guest speakers to show off the future of mobile devices, have reps from HTC and others perhaps like Sony, Motorola, Nokia, Jabra, etc... showing off newest gadgets and gear - Workshop seminars and stuff like that. It could be a fun time to meet some of our members in person, talk, show off our devices and envy the other person's device and a good learning opportunity as well.
invite some guest speakers to show off the future of mobile devices, have reps from HTC and others perhaps like Sony, Motorola, Nokia, Jabra, etc... showing off newest gadgets and gear -
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it won't be an eyeball anymore. It will look like a convention, a meeting, etc. And that will be boring because everyone should be formal. Just an "ORDINARY' but "GRANDacious" eyeball.. exclusively fro XDA-DEV members and if you like we can invite M$ as our guest speaker..LOL
Just a regular GRAND EYEBALL, just to meet each and everyone here at XDA-DEV. No paper works, no signing up just beer and phones and girls too...
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This would be pretty cool however i've never seen it work out in any other forum. I think the best thing to do would be to create a poll and see where most people are located. Say there's a bundle in California, then we could have one in LA or some place close to all Californians. Same thing for other states, countries, even cities, etc. We could then all share our experiences. As for me, i'm in Southern California, hence the reason i used it
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Agree with the poll
Starting form there we can see how many would like to attend and where most people is located
But I must say that I agree with Daveshaw that the best place should be where all this started: Amsterdam!
So who is going to create the poll?
Yeah, Amsterdam would be great! And there will be raffle promos and HTC Devices giveaways courtesy of all xda-dev's moderators and admins... Come one let's make this happen.
Great poll!
LOL
Last option looks pretty cool!
hehehe if that last option wins...you got to pay my expenses going to your place!
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Can't vote Philipines. Can't assure you guys your safety. Abu Sayaff is everywhere. LOL. Joke.
hmmmmm... What about in France or in Miami..hehe but f course everything will be expensive but if we will go in Philippines or China or Malaysia, money will worth double that means double the fun. Or we can just go to xplode's house
What about your place orb?
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just a cent from a newbee, i hope this great idea will happen sooner...
i agree however that safety, next of course to resources, is definitely the issue needed to be considered by anyone else. but who's safe nowadays? i dont think there's a better place than our own abode (just be sure our better half is out.. lol)..
a little clarification though about Philippines vis a vis Abu Sayaff (ASG). ASG concentrates mostly in northern part of Mindanao and now being relentlessly pursued. on the otherhand, there are great places in the Philippines particularly in Luzon & Visayas, although as i've said cant be considered safer that our homes. But on the brighter side, your 1$ to Php47.++ is quite noteworthy of consideration.... more than double the fun i guess
Btw, considering the "safety" issue as quoted, i voted for the last option (peace orb...)
cheers...
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It is a nice idea. Make it a convention and invite some guest speakers to show off the future of mobile devices, have reps from HTC and others perhaps like Sony, Motorola, Nokia, Jabra, etc... showing off newest gadgets and gear - Workshop seminars and stuff like that. It could be a fun time to meet some of our members in person, talk, show off our devices and envy the other person's device and a good learning opportunity as well.
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and Microsoft too.... for moratorium on infringement
@phezthie
yeah, your dollar worth a lot here in the philippines...now everybody knows *darn* lol
Of course there are lots of great places here...it's a 7,100 island country..pick your choice.
Hey Orb... 2 votes for you now..jejeje...
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@phezthie
yeah, your dollar worth a lot here in the philippines...now everybody knows *darn* lol
Of course there are lots of great places here...it's a 7,100 island country..pick your choice.
Hey Orb... 2 votes for you now..jejeje...
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yep, I´m watching!!
Ready for Tequila?
3. The host city (Members) use their money to provide a place for the eyeball party and lots drinks of course!!!
Cool idea for a thread, so:
My country has 2 names: Palestine and Israel
It is where the three religions came to earth: Islam, Christianity, and Jew
Some parts of it are divided using a huge wall to separate the Israeli parts the Palestinian parts.
We have a lot of Mosques and Churches there.
Jesus Christ was born in a city called Bethlehem and it's where most of Christian tourists go.
I think that's enough for now
Cool idea
I´ll fill it later
good for u , living in a warzone u can play tdm in real life
Post facts about kwait
In england we are all awesome.
We have a queen who has pretty much no power over england.
I live there.
I am awesome.
England = Awesome.
Hmmmmmm
My EVO can kick your EVO's A$$!
Unites States......Nough Said
o o o o o!!! We haz a black President
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Unites States......Nough Said
o o o o o!!! We haz a black President
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Cheers!!!! Well-played, sir!
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I live in the U.S.A.
We stick our thumbs in everyone's pie and expect thanks for it.
We as a nation are broke but continue to spend billions to help bail out other countries.
We have almost no export except for wheat, corn, soybeans, and rice.
Although our nation was built on religious freedom and immigration we are trying to thwart both.
And our president is just a big a dumb ass as the prior one.
But with all that being said I'd still rather be living here then anywhere else in the world.
I live in the U.S.A, where private citizens can build massive arsenals of weapons while listening to gangster rap. I love this country so much!
Scent phrum mie fone!
I live in the UK...
Free...
Health Care
Schools
Dentists
Money if you're over 60
Money and House if you have no Job
westicle said:
I live in the U.S.A, where private citizens can build massive arsenals of weapons while listening to gangster rap. I love this country so much!
Scent phrum mie fone!
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+1 were every hillbilly is married to their cousin
for guys in the US say something about your state that will be good
Mmmm,
I'm from Belgium; and we have all.
We have a King, who coast lot of money but don't have power (Just for the chow)
We have a Prince who is waiting to replace his father, bet even the king knows he isn't ready.
Fore the moment still after 207 day's we don't have a government
We have three language communities
The dutch community would like have much.
The France community won't nothing, but thy don't will give something.
The German community; well it's not clear what thy will.
We have a large government deficit; but we saved our banks to sell it to a other country.
Because our country have a large deficit thy decided to sell our public buildings, but now we rent them
We have a minister who is always tired, and he has the power of pensions
Every year our government says that we need to attract foreign companies to settle in Belgium. But in the last years there are more companies who left Belgium.
Our telecomunicate, electricity and gas products are among the most expensive of our neighboring countries.
But I think it's funny here, certainly if your job is Stand up Comedian, our government/country gives you enough stuff to talk/laugh about.
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for guys in the US say something about your state that will be good
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OK
CALIFORNIA( Golden state)
we has the BAY Area, nough said ......
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Free...
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Money if you're over 60
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+1
10char.
OK. NY
Expensive Cigarettes
Expensive Transportation
Unorganized Government
Had a blind guy as governor
Too many tourists
Making fun of tourists, ie, when they ask you where the WTC is tell them to get on the train, take it 3 stops and they will see it. And yes, they were less then a block away from the site.
It's boring
Hmm.. Ok I live in Colorado
Home of Pikes Peak - where our Anthem was written - it truly is "Purple Mountains Majesty"
Awesome if you love to ski, hike, canoe, mountain bike, or hunt and fish.
Terrible transportation/roads.
Where I live there is a pawnshop, liquor store, church, and car dealership on EVERY corner. (Colorado Springs)
Has a great "Make My Day" law - you enter my house I can legally shoot you and get away with it.
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Hmm.. Ok I live in Colorado
Home of Pikes Peak - where our Anthem was written - it truly is "Purple Mountains Majesty"
Awesome if you love to ski, hike, canoe, mountain bike, or hunt and fish.
Terrible transportation/roads.
Where I live there is a pawnshop, liquor store, church, and car dealership on EVERY corner. (Colorado Springs)
Has a great "Make My Day" law - you enter my house I can legally shoot you and get away with it.
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^^^ home of eric cartman from south park
Well I live in Northern California
1. Governor was a the damn terminator
2. Schools are "dead broke"
3.Lots of "Gangs"
3.Warm weather
4.Hispanic gangsters act like africans
Imo not much has been accomplished in California..
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(Open for all stories)
Thread was originally created for Musicians, but TheSkinnyDrummer shot the ALL TRAVELS idea my way, so Thanks be to him. :thumbup::thumbup:
This is a place for all musicians and Travelers alike to tell their stories of life on the road. Both good and bad times. It doesn't really have to be TOUR stories (hereinafter referred to as "War Stories").
Get ready for some epic reading
I'll start by telling you guys one of my own..
My band and I (Tetrarch) had just gotten to New Jersey, when we got a phone call from Monte Conner (Big Wig @ Roadrunner Records). He wanted us to perform a show in Manhattan, NY for him specifically. Word had already spread to him of our tour, and he was highly interested in the band.
So we're all completely stoked that we just received a call from the man himself, and we leave New Jersey in a rush to get to NY and get a hotel close by the venue. Everything was going smooth until I sat there and realized as we got closer, that a 15 passenger van with a 9x16 trailer attached to back wasn't going to maneuver through NY very well. And to top it off, it was our bass player's first time ever driving a rig that big with that much equipment.
Well, we got to New York, and instantly started running into trouble. Everyone was out to get us it seemed. But none the less, we make it to our first destination, The Trash Bar in Brooklyn, NY. Played the show, left for the hotel room, again everything was fine. The next day, we get ready to head out for the big show, and when we got to the van, we noticed somebody had cut the padlock to the side door on the trailer. Of course, we was all pissed, but nothing was stolen. So we think the worst is over... NOPE!
We finally arrive at the venue, on a very busy one way street.. and Ryan decides to try to parallel park the van and trailer. The first few attempts weren't great and he had to circle around several times. In the mean time I'm standing there talking to Monte Conner, and as if all that wasn't bad enough, next thing you know... BLAM!!.. I look up, and I see that Ryan has took out the whole side of a parked car. I'm talking SMASHED that mofo. Then he decides to park the van and trailer 3 blocks from the venue.. Forcing us to walk back and forth to carry our equipment to the venue..
Monte laughed the entire time, Ryan flipped out, and the others we're almost in tears from shame. Luckily though, the people we hit turned out to be illegal immigrants, so the cops didn't come down on us. And Monte thought it was the best introduction from a band to date. . Unfortunately, we did have to repair the trailer, and caused a massive backup on the streets of NY
Many more stories to come guys, but in the mean time, let's hear some more great Tales of Travel :beer::thumbup:
Awesome idea, Axis! Thanks for posting this, I like this story telling opportunity to share music, experiences had while playing, and travel adventures. So, to tell my first one, back in March I visited Ireland. It was simply amazing. I had never really traveled outside the States for leisure, only for work, so I took the time to really take in all the sights, sounds, music, beer, conversation, etc., etc. I happened to hit the last half of my journey to Ireland in Dublin, on Saint Patrick's Day. Needless to say it was straight crazy. During those several days spent wandering the streets in Dublin, I came across many street performers. One of which I stopped for, and watched for quite a while. It was a duet of a bassist (which I happen to be one myself) and a guitarist/singer who were playing some really impromptu reggae music. It was awesome. I managed to pull out my Nikon to film a short clip of another street performer who "cut in" to spit some lyrics of his own, and the love and respect among these musicians was seen and felt by me and all others who saw. It was really quite great. Here's the shortened version of what I caught that day in Dublin -though I imagine that sort of thing happens all the time. It's just uncommon where I come from, so it struck me as being truly amazing:
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Awesome idea, Axis! Thanks for posting this, I like this story telling opportunity to share music, experiences had while playing, and travel adventures. So, to tell my first one, back in March I visited Ireland. It was simply amazing. I had never really traveled outside the States for leisure, only for work, so I took the time to really take in all the sights, sounds, music, beer, conversation, etc., etc. I happened to hit the last half of my journey to Ireland in Dublin, on Saint Patrick's Day. Needless to say it was straight crazy. During those several days spent wandering the streets in Dublin, I came across many street performers. One of which I stopped for, and watched for quite a while. It was a duet of a bassist (which I happen to be one myself) and a guitarist/singer who were playing some really impromptu reggae music. It was awesome. I managed to pull out my Nikon to film a short clip of another street performer who "cut in" to spit some lyrics of his own, and the love and respect among these musicians was seen and felt by me and all others who saw. It was really quite great. Here's the shortened version of what I caught that day in Dublin -though I imagine that sort of thing happens all the time. It's just uncommon where I come from, so it struck me as being truly amazing:
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Right on man. That was pretty cool. I'd like to see Luc Arbogast one time in person. He's the street performer that I showed you in your music sharing thread. And I still plan to go to that tattoo shop you recommended in Ireland, haven't forgotten
Thanks for sharing :beer::thumbup:
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Come on guys. I know more people have traveled at some point or another.
Share your stories people! :beer::beer::beer:
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Come on guys. I know more people have traveled at some point or another.
Share your stories people! :beer::beer::beer:
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OP was tl;dr
Edit: I read it now.
I don't any music stories. Well, here's one:
My school band went to a competition, and we won.
Another one: My reed for clarinet cracked before a competition, so I
used one of my spare reads.
a.k.a. Urahara
The truth! I'm really a girl!
Jessica said:
OP was tl;dr
a.k.a. Urahara
The truth! I'm really a girl!
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Don't be so lazy
You don't have to read it, just share your travel tales.
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Don't be so lazy
You don't have to read it, just share your travel tales.
Sent from yours truly..
ΧΔΑ Fraternity's Rush Chairman
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I edited my post.
a.k.a. Urahara
The truth! I'm really a girl!
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I edited my post.
a.k.a. Urahara
The truth! I'm really a girl!
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Lol they don't have to be about music. They can be from any trip you've taken.
I may just edit the title to just tales of travel. I figured this would surely get more hits
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Lol they don't have to be about music. They can be from any trip you've taken.
I may just edit the title to just tales of travel. I figured this would surely get more hits
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Hm... Okay then.
One time I went to Canada(Quèbec) to my grandparents cabin. They own a small cabin right next to a lake. They also own part of the lake. I saw some bears. I went fishing. Oh! One time we were on a pontoon boat in the middle of the lake about an hour away from the cabin and ran out of gas. Then some dudes came by with a big boat and picked everybody up except for me and my grandma. I didn't go because I thought they were pirates.(This was back in 2003) I remembered thinking that they were all fools and were going to die.
a.k.a. Urahara
The truth! I'm really a girl!
Jessica said:
Hm... Okay then.
One time I went to Canada(Quèbec) to my grandparents cabin. They own a small cabin right next to a lake. They also own part of the lake. I saw some bears. I went fishing. Oh! One time we were on a pontoon boat in the middle of the lake about an hour away from the cabin and ran out of gas. Then some dudes came by with a big boat and picked everybody up except for me and my grandma. I didn't go because I thought they were pirates.(This was back in 2003) I remembered thinking that they were all fools and were going to die.
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Lol that's funny.
Did you like Canada? I've been to Vancouver and Winnipeg. I enjoyed my time spent at those places
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Axis_Drummer said:
Lol that's funny.
Did you like Canada? I've been to Vancouver and Winnipeg. I enjoyed my time spent at those places
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Yeah, it was fun. We spent 2 weeks without tv, and spent the time swimming and fishing. Then we would eat the fish we caught for dinner everyday. We haven't gone there since 2005(we used to go every year) because of the money. I really miss going there.
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Here's mine from a month I spent in Morocco in '08. Keep in mind I only knew/know the most rudimentary Arabic combined with a smidgen of French and Spanish.
First up was the landing at Marrakesh Menara Airport, the first shock to me was that instead of exiting through a bridge, we had to walk ~1/4 mile down the landing strip in the sweltering desert heat (I was still dressed for a Winter layover at JFK so this was even less bearable). Next was Moroccan customs, I was given two options, let them go through my baggage or pay a bribe of 80 dirham (roughly $10 at the time) so obviously I went with the bribe. With customs dealt with my next task was to secure a vehicle (of course there was no rental place at the airport). After a few awkward attempts to ask someone (anyone at all really) I managed to both locate a rental place and secure a rental ('05 Diesel Citroen, can't recall the model). With a vehicle and a general idea of where I was going I was on my way to the apartment in Agadir. After a couple hours of driving and a refuel (in liters no less) I was beginning to feel like I might be a natural at traveling, this is when I reached the Atlas Mountains (pictures of the roads at the bottom so you can picture this better). After about 15 minutes of the most cautious driving I've ever done a flatbed truck full of empty water bottles starts tailgating me and keeps trying to pass me on this one lane mountain road, he almost manages to pass me before swerving back into my lane to avoid a head on collision and clipping the rear of my rental and scaring me ****less. I pull as far off to the side as possible and am shocked to see him keep right on driving. After making a call to the local authorities and struggling to get around the language barrier I'm informed that as long as nobody is injured in a collision it's pretty standard practice to just go right back about your business. The rest of the trip went swimmingly but I'll probably never forget that ordeal..
Sorry for the wall of text, but if I tell a story, I try to tell it as accurately and detailed as I can recall.
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Here's mine from a month I spent in Morocco in '08. Keep in mind I only knew/know the most rudimentary Arabic combined with a smidgen of French and Spanish.
First up was the landing at Marrakesh Menara Airport, the first shock to me was that instead of exiting through a bridge, we had to walk ~1/4 mile down the landing strip in the sweltering desert heat (I was still dressed for a Winter layover at JFK so this was even less bearable). Next was Moroccan customs, I was given two options, let them go through my baggage or pay a bribe of 80 dirham (roughly $10 at the time) so obviously I went with the bribe. With customs dealt with my next task was to secure a vehicle (of course there was no rental place at the airport). After a few awkward attempts to ask someone (anyone at all really) I managed to both locate a rental place and secure a rental ('05 Diesel Citroen, can't recall the model). With a vehicle and a general idea of where I was going I was on my way to the apartment in Agadir. After a couple hours of driving and a refuel (in liters no less) I was beginning to feel like I might be a natural at traveling, this is when I reached the Atlas Mountains (pictures of the roads at the bottom so you can picture this better). After about 15 minutes of the most cautious driving I've ever done a flatbed truck full of empty water bottles starts tailgating me and keeps trying to pass me on this one lane mountain road, he almost manages to pass me before swerving back into my lane to avoid a head on collision and clipping the rear of my rental and scaring me ****less. I pull as far off to the side as possible and am shocked to see him keep right on driving. After making a call to the local authorities and struggling to get around the language barrier I'm informed that as long as nobody is injured in a collision it's pretty standard practice to just go right back about your business. The rest of the trip went swimmingly but I'll probably never forget that ordeal..
Sorry for the wall of text, but if I tell a story, I try to tell it as accurately and detailed as I can recall.
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Driving up that mountain would scare me. And that other driver was a jerk.
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@Jessica: That's awesome. Hope you get to go back soon
@063_XOBX: That's interesting. A bribe fee for no luggage Check.. kind of blows my mind. And type whatever it takes to tell your story, the more detailed the better. :thumbup: Thanks for sharing.
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@063_XOBX: That's interesting. A bribe fee for no luggage Check.. kind of blows my mind. And type whatever it takes to tell your story, the more detailed the better. :thumbup: Thanks for sharing.
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The corruption in Morocco is unreal. Almost any non-violent offense is only a bribe (ranging from 5-50 USD and usually up for haggling) away from walking. I guess that comes with being one of the few monarchy's left.
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The corruption in Morocco is unreal. Almost any non-violent offense is only a bribe away from walking. I guess that comes with being one of the few monarchy's left.
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That's crazy. You'd figure they care more for the population rather the cheap bribes. Some people :sly:
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Last year , I went for a holiday to Maldives and stayed at a resort called paradise island. I was pretty excited as the resort was situated on its own personal island! The beaches were awesome.
So I went for snorkelling in the morning at around 9. The reefs were awesome. Multi-coloured fish everywhere. Swimming all around me. But I saw this one fish. It was bright lime green in colour and completely stuck out from the others. I was very curious and wanted to get a closer look. I tried to follow it. But it was a clever little bugger. It lead me on a merry chase. I kept following it for a long time (though it didn't seem like it). The sea kept getting deeper till I couldn't see the bottom at all. I took little notice. I kept following... Soon, I lost the fish completely. I was kinda upset. Then it occurred to me that it must be late and I should probably return. I looked back and the sight was pretty scary. The 7 mile wide island looked the size of a thumbpin! Unknowingly, the sea currents had carried me very far. I was very scared as I was already exhausted and it looked like a long long swim back.
I started swimming. About halfway, I started getting the cramps. It felt like my calves and thighs were burning. Exhausted, I kept going.
Finally, I staggered onto the beach and into my room. I looked at the clock. It was 1. I had been away for 4 hours; though it seemed like a lot more.
I was completely drained, so I went to sleep.
I wrote up next morning at 7...sleeping for 18 straight hours.
I still consider it to be quite an experience.
Sorry for such a long story.
Here is a picture of mine in Maldives
@Kabir: Great Story! And that is why I hate the ocean. If you're not careful, something could easily happen.. I've been on 4 cruises and every time we hit the point of no land in sight, I'd instantly think of something crazy that could happen. I feel safer to fly than I do to be in the ocean.
Also, when I was in Hollywood, FL on tour, I went into the ocean and wasn't paying attention how far out I was drifting. When I realised it, I looked for my band mates ashore, and they were way down there almost out of sight. Luckily I can swim good and made it back to shore, but I had to walk a good distance to get back to where they was. That made me hate it even worse.
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A story I wrote, based on actual events:
Gentlemen, we are floating... around the edge.
“It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.”
“The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it, because the only people who really know where it is, are the ones who have gone over.”
~HST
We took a trip, long ago, that would serve purpose only to blur the distinction between a simple escape to the far perimeters of the world and completely losing our minds.
We (the four of us) were a mismatched assembly of the weird and rejected. The Admiral -fearless navigator of our Shuttle, the Scientist –the very rootless and sometimes witless refugee, the Salesman –a mildly dangerous commodity, and I were indeed pygmies lost in a maze of haze.
This is a true story…
Crystal Beach during spring break of the mid `90’s was a fraternal grass fire, sweeping through with the speed of a gale force wind, consuming all in its path with fury of drunken mayhem and debaucheries. Absolute chaos, an indescribable display of true cavemen behaviorism, a freak show that one could only participate in at great risk of becoming a burned out, salty mess.
Our story begins with four friends. We had been within mere miles of the edge of insanity before, but we would soon find ourselves at its very doorstep. No need to knock, it knows we are there.
A trip taken to the beach would firstly have a mandatory side step to supply the necessary illegal substances. The Red Sunshine -paper LSD, the grass, the doses of ecstasy that I had folded tightly in an envelope were gathered as we bid temporary farewell to our security of the Fort. We were ready for the experience of a lifetime, which should only be experienced once.
By the time we stocked up and began the trek down the interstate it had already become late in the early evening. Bowlfuls of Mexican dirt weed and obscenely loud crust-rock fueled our minds. I don’t remember speaking, but there was a conversation taking place that we all were in on.
We managed to drive to a hotel on the last frontier of civilization, for by morning we would be in the New World. The Admiral had us stay in the Shuttle as he convinced the night clerk behind the desk that he had need for a room for only one. It worked... for a short while. The idea was to save money, of which we had little of. I mean, who needs a wallet full of dough when your plans involve only baking your mind in the sun and maybe having a sandwich at some point along the way?
The clerk made us pay after finding out the falsification of the Admiral. I suppose we were neglecting to recognize the local noise ordinances. And in response to this evil bastard demanding money or threatening police intervention, the next morning the room would be all but destroyed. A mixture of cheese, mustard, and Rum-infused vomit would be smeared across every square foot of every surface in the room, mattresses and other furniture would be overturned and stood up as dominoes, drapes were clogging toilets, and carpets urinated on… a housekeeper’s unimaginable nightmare come horribly true.
That next morning the short jaunt to the island delivered us to an immediate array of collegiate spring breakers, jock douche bags, and hoochies all full of booze. We aimlessly drove around the island for a while to see where we wanted to set up camp. We asked around to see where the hot spots were, and every answer was pointing us to Crystal Beach.
We arrived at the ferry to take us there, and we dropped the acid. I also swallowed a dose of ecstasy. I recall watching the afternoon sun on the water as the gulls sweeping passed our heads in a mocking, perhaps warning fluidity, but didn't feel anything yet. Consequently, the Admiral suggested that we eat more acid. We all agreed to this and took at two more hits.
We drove on the beach for a while, checking out the scene, and I starting to feel oddly familiar to this place. The Admiral also began to feel the same, so he piloted the Shuttle to a nice spot for he and I to collect our bearings and try to sort out all of this madness for a while. We set up the tent and proceeded to watch it go, as it were.
Our neighbors, who happened to somehow befriend our motley crew, began offering us beer after beer. We certainly need not refuse, for this is their home field. We are merely the visitors, trying not to get on anyone's bad side. Subsequently, the alcohol enhanced the already escalating mind trip.
There was an endless parade of cars, trucks, sport utility party personnel carriers that lined the edge of the beach. Girls, some topless, would cantilever over tailgates and occupy sunroofs as the male wildebeests looked on in fancy. A non-stop carnival of cooks, drunks, chumps, and tits.
At one point I remember, as I was walking along the beach, jumping on the hood of a Honda and holding on as the driver ran circles through the sand. It seemed as though his only mission at that particular moment was to kill me. We were both laughing hysterically.
By now, the journey took a turn and began to reveal itself to us. People’s faces were no longer there. They had been replaced with oozing lights and sounds. The introspective of insanity was taking hold. I felt like I was surrounded by dumb beasts, prehistoric animals from a lost time, complete with huge bonfires and the primal chanting of savage cannibals.
It was time to retreat… back to the safety of the Shuttle. The Admiral had turned every dial, button, lever and switch to the on position. Windshield wipers frantically waving in front of us, as to say “Get out, while you still have your heads!” Primus, or Helmet, or the Butthole Surfers blasted from the speaker cones kept our thoughts on this needless disturbance.
We were sticking out like four sore thumbs; long hair, ‘alternative’ attire, piercings, punk mentality. At one point my only resolve was dunking my feet in a beer cooler filled with ice cold water. It was the only thing keeping me together. I had checked out…
I must have then blacked out. I remember waking inside the tent. The hot gulf sun had been heating the nylon like a convection oven. We were all so strung out and wasted that the Admiral determined it was time to flee. By the time we returned to the Fort it was again dark. Our diet had been drugs, Camel cigarettes, beer –did we ever eat…? We had been in a time warp.
But we recovered in due time. A trip to mental disaster was narrowly averted, this time.
…or was it?
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