Show- Sept 9 Double Door in chicago

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Who the hell votes based on what entertainers say anyway?  Is anyone that ignorant and impressionable?

First question....Alot of people
Second question....Yes, and an aweful lot of people fit in that group.


My question is this. Are you going to find a cure for excessive whining?

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does anyone else see the hypocrisy?

octobon wants to express his opinion, but doesn't think Jello Biafra, who once ran for mayor of San Francisco, should express his....

i myself think Jello is intelligent and articulate, as well as energetic and outspoken. maybe that is why he is such an interesting entertainer who has sold thousands of records, while no-one is apparently paying any money to see octobon -

the only thing i will say against Jello is that he has gotten a little chubby for crowd surfing -

guess Dale has outgrown his bikini briefs, too -

btw: California Uber Alles verses were updated with references to Arnold and Ashcroft - very pertinent, in my opinion....

the show itself was great in every respect but one, Trevor Dunn's band was challenging and brave, but the Double Door crowd was talking so loud you could only hear half. the Melvins played the hits, pulled out a few surprise covers, and balanced it all with some weird experimental noise - perfectly paced and executed, again, my opinion. of the dozen or so times i have seen them since Edge of the Looking Glass in 1991(?) this is surely one of the best all around -

the single thing which i feel negative about, and it seems to get worse every time i see them, is the crowd - there is a definite increase in yahoo-pinheads - by where i was standing some inbreeds were lighting things on fire, ladyfingers or some wimpy fireworks, talking (shouting) non-stop -

to make up for octobon's lack of support, i bought 3 t-shirts -

'HAPPY HALLOWEEN BITCH"

all bst ~ m


i wonder if people are suddenly going to get more 'political' after Bush re-instates the draft next February.....

[DINGO]

I Why would anyone act like such a sheep and get all rowdy excited about it?  Who the hell votes based on what entertainers say anyway?  Is anyone that ignorant and impressionable?


All of California?

Not not be a dick, but...if I am not mistaken, the most populated state in the union just elected a fucking Austrian body builder/ "actor" as its' governor. Also, if I am not mistaken, it wasn't too many years ago when our president was another "actor" named Ronald Reagan. We also have another state governed by a pro-wrestler. Whodathunkit? Looks like entertainment and politics go hand in hand around here. As far as pop musicians being outspoken politically...It has been happening FOREVER. Some of our lands most beloved song writers have had an overtly political bent to them. Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, etc. Not that they are in the same league as the MELVINS. And that brings me back to, the MELVINS...in Detroit. Fantastic. This was my 8th Melvins show, and they get more enjoyable each time. Great mix of classics, more recent classics and sonic mindfuck. Plus Jello signing California Uber Alles being backed up by a FAR more musically talented ensemble than the original DKs. Just my 2 cents worth.

[Metalhead Cow]

By the way, what's California Ubber Alles?

Just a song that was on an album that probably came out before you were born guy. Actually Buzz, Dale , Kevin and Jello are probably old enough to be your dad. Jello could even be your grandad!

Don't assume I don't listen to "old" music because of my age, cause I do. I'm just not really into the Dead Kennedys, so I wouldn't know the song.

And, yeah, I think Kevin is a year younger than my parents.