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Post by parock on Dec 7, 2016 21:24:39 GMT -5
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Dec 7, 2016 21:42:32 GMT -5
Man, those old pink boards are sweet and a little bittersweet to see again.
JerseyMike: "Hopped over to MySpace--liked what I heard".
Personally, I did not feel nostalgic much at all last week. I just felt like I was seeing the greatest bar band in the world back in their element.
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Post by doctoracula on Dec 7, 2016 23:00:08 GMT -5
hey sean!
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Post by john k on Dec 8, 2016 5:17:33 GMT -5
holy shit. there goes my morning. all the old names
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Post by parock on Dec 8, 2016 7:46:45 GMT -5
Hi Joe! holy shit. there goes my morning. all the old names Right? Often wonder if those that devoted so much time to a band and a message board still carry their love for the band today or if life happens and it was just a chapter that is closed. |
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Post by delboydrums on Dec 8, 2016 11:00:22 GMT -5
Still keeping the faith
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Post by brokenhero on Dec 8, 2016 11:37:02 GMT -5
Damn, happy those old pink boards are still preserved. Wasn't there also another iteration between those and this forum?
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Post by john k on Dec 8, 2016 11:59:41 GMT -5
most of the original board are now gone. tis a pity. they were fun times
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Post by parock on Dec 8, 2016 16:31:45 GMT -5
Yeah those screenshots were taken from Wayback Machine.
The forum itself does not exist, only snapshots and snippets of what once was.
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Post by nosferatu on Dec 8, 2016 18:13:38 GMT -5
Only been on board 9 years... but this made me nostalgicferatu:
""motörben
09-03-2006, 06:15 PM
Haha, this is a like a support group. Excellent. My name is Ben and I am also addicted to The Hold Steady. I first heard them when I saw them open for Les Savy Fav in London in summer 2004, I bought 'Almost Killed Me' without hesitation and haven't looked back. I've since obsessively gobbled up everything they've put out and talked about them to the point where a strong majority of my friends are also falling in love with the 'Stead."
Made good friends with ben after bumping into him and Ros on the UK BAGIA tour once or thrice! Great times.
Remember the UK music mags seriously falling for them after the Jools Holland appearance. Two live tracks on Word Magazine sampler (Stuck Between Stations/Chips Ahoy). Multiple sightings on 6music. Festivals. Tours. MANCHESTER. Awesome.
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Post by doctoracula on Dec 8, 2016 18:13:44 GMT -5
i remember being really excited to sign up and talk to other people about THS
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Post by parock on Dec 8, 2016 18:26:07 GMT -5
Yeah I really felt an affinity towards the band pretty much right away, and BAGIA was going to be the best thing ever. I remember seeing them in August of 06, 2 days after they played Lolla for the first time. Craig talked about how Koob looked way diffrent on the big screen at the stage then he does in this dingy bar they were playing. 2 months later I'm in Key West and texting my buddy on the morning of the album release telling him "NEW HOLD STEADY ALBUM TODAY". Other than him, I had no one really to bask in the greatness with, so this place afforded me that luxury.
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Post by Rattlesnake Gospel on Dec 8, 2016 20:33:33 GMT -5
Not much for nostalgia but feeling it after Brooklyn as well. THS is the first band my wife and I got into together when we started dating, on a recommendation from a friend: "SPIN calls 'em Thin Lizzy & the E Street Band, you gotta check 'em out!" BAGIA had just come out and we were both in love after the first run through Stations. Haven't met too many people at the shows due to my wife's crippling social anxiety but always encountered friendly folks from the scene. Don't have the money to travel to as many as we'd like but have been to about 12 or 13 and aside from Springsteen, they're the best live show we've ever seen.
THS and this community have also allowed me to make some fantastic new friends in Stringer and alexondrums. Stringer and I organized our own co-headlining tour throughout the UK & Ireland last year and shared a date in Manchester with Alex's band Mountain Song. One of the best weeks of my life. I owe so much to THS & the Unified Scene.
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Post by muzzleofbees on Dec 9, 2016 13:44:26 GMT -5
Those pink boards! It was death to my eyes watching them for more than five minutes.
Good times, though. I can't remember when I registered, but it must have been early 2007. I remember posting some reports from the show at Hove Festival (still to be found in full at YouTube, with a shot stolen from the national norwegian broadcaster - don't tell em), and I'm pretty sure I was the only board member there.
Sadly there's never been enough THS fans in Norway to constitute a community. But finding that board online, was a great substitute.
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Post by doctoracula on Dec 9, 2016 18:58:33 GMT -5
Yeah I really felt an affinity towards the band pretty much right away, and BAGIA was going to be the best thing ever. I remember seeing them in August of 06, 2 days after they played Lolla for the first time. Craig talked about how Koob looked way diffrent on the big screen at the stage then he does in this dingy bar they were playing. 2 months later I'm in Key West and texting my buddy on the morning of the album release telling him "NEW HOLD STEADY ALBUM TODAY". Other than him, I had no one really to bask in the greatness with, so this place afforded me that luxury. i fell hard for separation sunday and tried to get everyone i knew into it. it generally didn't work, usually people complained about the vocals. but i told so many people that the next album would win them over. it was true for most of them. it was so exciting watching this band blow up. |
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Post by heidivandernice, nice on Dec 10, 2016 0:55:31 GMT -5
the pink boards are how i met katie and corey. <3
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Post by heidivandernice, nice on Dec 10, 2016 0:56:38 GMT -5
OH MY GOD I AM SUCH A DORK:
"i'm heidi, and i probably would have called myself one of the rare female hold steady fans at one point, but i think it's becoming more common. sweet. i go to college about 90 miles north of NYC, and i started listening to the hold steady after two of my bearded and overzealous boys i know repeatedly requested them on my radio show. eventually, i relented, and boy am i glad i did. i think the first song i ever played was "stevie nix."
since then, i've become a little bit of a fangirl ... seeing them at irving plaza in october basically changed my life. i've seen them in concert 4 times in the past few months ... that number will soon jump to 6.
i got the chance to interview craig and tad for my mag (tinymixtapes.com) and ever since i've just been floored by how freaking cool each member of this band is. nicest dudes ever, honestly. the shows snap me out of moods, no matter how bad.
i can sum up how i feel about this band in the immortal words of tad kubler (the doors? empire records? anyone?), "people are realizing ... 'hey, wait a second! rock'n'roll isn't a guilty pleasure!'""
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Post by heidivandernice, nice on Dec 10, 2016 1:01:46 GMT -5
you guys, you can read all the old posts. i am going down a rabbit hole here.
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Post by Phils_fan on Dec 10, 2016 9:39:05 GMT -5
true fact- sean and I have probably been to many shows together and have only met once.
On the other hand, I can't seem to get away from Joe!
tlon- that brought me back.
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Post by Phils_fan on Dec 10, 2016 9:50:40 GMT -5
Just saw the bible salesman origin story. Make a movie out of it. Sad ending, though.
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Post by doctoracula on Dec 10, 2016 11:58:19 GMT -5
true fact- sean and I have probably been to many shows together and have only met once. On the other hand, I can't seem to get away from Joe! tlon- that brought me back.  |
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Post by john k on Dec 10, 2016 13:15:30 GMT -5
tlon. i think he/she was from australia
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Post by parock on Dec 11, 2016 21:03:32 GMT -5
true fact- sean and I have probably been to many shows together and have only met once. On the other hand, I can't seem to get away from Joe! tlon- that brought me back. Neal, was that the Sonic Youth show at TLA that THS opened for? I'm a weirdo introducing myself! Tion was from AUS. |
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Post by Rattlesnake Gospel on Dec 11, 2016 21:20:39 GMT -5
tlon. i think he/she was from australia Whatever happened to that dude, anyone have contact info? Got a few superb band recommendations from him, would love to say thanks. |
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Post by Phils_fan on Dec 12, 2016 18:57:07 GMT -5
true fact- sean and I have probably been to many shows together and have only met once. On the other hand, I can't seem to get away from Joe! tlon- that brought me back. Neal, was that the Sonic Youth show at TLA that THS opened for? I'm a weirdo introducing myself! Tion was from AUS. It was- I was in line with my kid- now you have a kid, right?! |
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