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Post by thrasher9294 on Apr 19, 2023 23:22:49 GMT -5
Nice work, thrasher9294! That BB19 sweater might be the sole reason that I now know you. I doubt I would have approached you if it wasn't for the sweater, who was the perfect way to start a coversation. I think that was the very first I went to all by myself, and I'm happy that I walked out of there knowing you. I came back to look through this thread and saw that I never really responded to your words here; I just wanted to say, even all these years later—that will always be one of my favorite memories from my brief time living in NYC. I really enjoyed our discussions at the time, and how positive that night was with all of us chatting prior to the show. Being willing to reach out like that makes a huge difference, and especially in NYC, it always felt like there was such a massive gap between so many people in such a tight space from time-to-time. It's kind of funny—I had a pretty similar experience just a few weeks back. They Might Be Giants played a show here in Nashville at the Brooklyn Bowl. I'd brought along a friend who'd never heard of them, and I wore another one of my sweaters I'd made (similar to the Half-Dead one I posted in this thread a few pages back). During the interim of the show, someone actually walked up and said "Hey man, I really like that Lifter Puller shirt—do you mind if I take a picture of it?" He told me he wanted to send it along to Craig, told me he's actually played with his touring UCs/solo shows at a few stops around this area of the country. We only had about 5 mins to chat before the band started up again, but it blew my mind and I still kick myself for not getting the guy's name, honestly, It was such a ridiculous thing to happen at a show like that again. I genuinely loved reading everyone's words in these threads, and I absolutely loved the insight into the music and the message. Hope I didn't seem like a bit of an ass back in these days, looking back at some of the things I wrote
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Post by muzzleofbees on Aug 1, 2023 4:54:59 GMT -5
Nice work, thrasher9294! That BB19 sweater might be the sole reason that I now know you. I doubt I would have approached you if it wasn't for the sweater, who was the perfect way to start a coversation. I think that was the very first I went to all by myself, and I'm happy that I walked out of there knowing you. I came back to look through this thread and saw that I never really responded to your words here; I just wanted to say, even all these years later—that will always be one of my favorite memories from my brief time living in NYC. I really enjoyed our discussions at the time, and how positive that night was with all of us chatting prior to the show. Being willing to reach out like that makes a huge difference, and especially in NYC, it always felt like there was such a massive gap between so many people in such a tight space from time-to-time. It's kind of funny—I had a pretty similar experience just a few weeks back. They Might Be Giants played a show here in Nashville at the Brooklyn Bowl. I'd brought along a friend who'd never heard of them, and I wore another one of my sweaters I'd made (similar to the Half-Dead one I posted in this thread a few pages back). During the interim of the show, someone actually walked up and said "Hey man, I really like that Lifter Puller shirt—do you mind if I take a picture of it?" He told me he wanted to send it along to Craig, told me he's actually played with his touring UCs/solo shows at a few stops around this area of the country. We only had about 5 mins to chat before the band started up again, but it blew my mind and I still kick myself for not getting the guy's name, honestly, It was such a ridiculous thing to happen at a show like that again. I genuinely loved reading everyone's words in these threads, and I absolutely loved the insight into the music and the message. Hope I didn't seem like a bit of an ass back in these days, looking back at some of the things I wrote Been away for a long time here, but so nice to come back to read this. Sometimes all the talk about a unified scene, and friendships formed around this band, can feel a little clichéd, but every now and then I remind myself that it is a very real thing, and a thing that I cherish and find joy in. It feels important.
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