Haha, I'm pretty sure I've only killed wasps in my life. And spiders because I don't dare picking them up. Your theory seems false, sir. There has been one person in my life I would have killed if I had ran into him at some point. But I didn't. I kept my distance because I didn't want to. So there ya go, I don't even want to kill the people I detest greatly.

And what's that you say about Vegangelica?
You're saying I'm a serial killer and, afterwards, you say I should talk to her more. Are you trying to make me do something here? :D
No, seriously. I do like Vegangelica a lot. And I somehow don't see much of her posings, she probably posts a lot in other forums or so?
Altough I wouldn't mind talking to her more, I wonder what makes you think I should?

Thanks mojo :)
Well, it's both. I'm a rather private person and you haven't paid attention when I shared some info here and there, around the forum. Maybe I should do the whole "25 facts about you" thing. :)
And yes, me and bob. have a very similar taste in music and in films too, I must say.
I think I'm gonna do my own list here, one of these days.

I think we'd get along well, too, s_k, because you *are* direct and often seem unperturbed by people's views, not needing their approval. I don't get feisty and riled up too often, so chances are I wouldn't trigger your angry side. Plus I can glower and be pessimistic, too, so we could be uncheery together... :)

...when we aren't being obscenely pleasant to each other, that is! :D

I admit I have always thought of you as being very cheery on MB, and I think that quality in you is sweet. But I know from knowing myself that cheeriness doesn't mean a person is a shallow veneer of happiness without discontent or serious frustrations and disappointments. One can be both cheery and wrestle with troubling issues. This doesn't mean the cheeriness is a facade...just that a person can have more feelings than simply cheeriness.

I like that you seem very welcoming, such as when you offered us MBers that lovely tour of your cool garage-home. You seem to enjoy connecting with people, and I relate to that. I didn't realize you hate the world, life, and the way people behave, s_k. What do you hate most about them?

:laughing:

Being thought of as having unique views and looking kinda geeky is very flattering, Il Duce. :)

Not meaning to flatter *you*, but it is actually true that I've enjoyed reading your posts quite a bit and will go to them when I notice a new post by you. One thing I like about your posts is that you actually communicate back and forth with people on the boards, even in the music section. So I think you read and listen to what other people are listening to and then you respond, rather than only sharing the music you're interested in. You seem to be affected in a positive way by people and genuinely enjoy interacting with them.

Plus, you seem very open about yourself. Your opinions about your home country and life there are always interesting to read, too. *And* you have a sense of humor. :)

Ha ha! That made me chuckle.

Oh good. Even someone who is desperately desperate thinks I'm geeky. :/

:p:

Ha ha! I missed this the first time around, you serial killer you. Oh, excuse me a moment...I have to answer the door...wait...someone's breaking in! What the?! :yikes: s_k?? S_K!!!! NO NO NO N....bleggggggggggghhhhhsssssssssssssssss...

;)

Agreed that it doesn't have to always be joy joy happy happy. I'd get exhausted if I had to keep everything in all the time.

I hope your friend is okay and your worrying is for nothing. I'd be worried, too.

I have read posts in which you've talked about having an autistic disorder, an invisible challenge, and I can see how it would be frustrating to have people's expectations of you not match what you feel capable of doing. I've been interested in learning more about how you experience the world, since how people's minds work in different ways isn't something we can each experience first-mind (as opposed to first-hand), and I'm curious about what I can't experience.

I understand your reasons for not wanting a child, s_k. I wrestled with whether or not I felt it was fair to have one...fair to the child, that is. I hoped that the positives of living would outweigh the negatives for my child...and seeing him, I think that is true so far. But intentionally bringing a new being, a new self, into existence *was*, I felt, a huge responsibility. If he suffers, it is due to ME having chosen to give birth to him. I think it is odd that anyone would criticize you for not wanting to have a child.

Love-Song:

I also didn't realize until quite recently that she was at MB. I think she'd already had 100 posts before I happened upon one of them and she and I posted songs relating to each other's posts. So she has interacted with other forum members. :)

I feel she is someone who has been lucky in love: she was able to find someone who loved her and whom she loved so wholly that life is now wonderfully changed for them and full of...well, love.

I think Love-song isn't so much in love with love as in love with people in her life, and she wishes everyone could have those feelings she glows with. I can understand her wanting to glow and share those feelings. Love can be a very over-powering experience when it is strong. I'm glad she experiences that. She seems very thankful, un-cynical and un-jaded, which is refreshing. I wish all people could have a love that reorients their lives and fills them with joy, meaning, and appreciation, which is what I think has happened for Love-Song. (I *think* she is a she based on some comments she has made!)

VEGANGELICA, I think you are a very intelligent Woman, and all around pretty cool to talk to.

Hahaha, not even as a joke I would let that happen :D

She has this strange way of letting everything behind whenever she runs into trouble. This happened before and I always had to drag her back to who she was before. So it could be one of these moments again. I don't know. If I don't hear from her for over a week I'll call her.

Invisible challenge is a beautiful way of putting it. I'll remember that one.
It works two ways around. On one side I cannot do what I should be capable off, considering my intelligence. Otherwise, I somehow manage to be pretty good with words and I am really very social, which isn't normal for an autistic person. So I tend to disappoint people because I do give the impression that there's a lot I can do. And then I have to say no quite often.
If you have any questions considering autism, please feel free to ask them. Even if they may sound dumb or whatever. I'm not ashamed of my disorder, I try to tell it to people as much as possible because if I don't, they won't understand anyway. So don't worry. By asking me questions it's not like you are confronting me with my disability. I'm not even sure if I would want to be without autism after all those years. It has made me who I am now and altough I may have quite some quirks and problems, I also have a lot of friends, I am able to help people in my own way, there is some upsides to my autism too such as a very strong feeling for justice, a good feeling for language, a pair of ears that match just fine with my brains (I can hear stuff very quickly compared to others). It's not all bad, you know.

Altough looking at the way you talk, looking at your house, looking at your interests I think you could make a very good mother (I have no reason to believe you're not), it sure is a responsibility you have to want to take. I'm glad to read that you really thought this over. I have the feeling most people go 'everyone has kids, it's natural, I will have kids'. But looking around me, I think quite soms parents are just not that good. And I'm not saying it's their fault, I just think it's really hard to raise a kid properly. Most people have their hands full of themselves already.

Maybe you understand what I'm saying when I say that I think it's rather strange to give a kid a tattoo or a nipple piercing. You just don't do that, some parents do, but I think this is something a person should do to him or herself, should he or she want to. But somehow I sometimes have the same feeling about giving birth itself. Of course a person cannot choose to be born. That's the parent's choice. But I sometimes wonder if it's fair to give someone life, even though he or she didn't ask for it. I know this is a twisted logic and I know this is all hypothetical, but I sometimes think 'who are we to decide whether someone should live'? It's almost like reverse murder.

I'm sure your kid will be brilliant. Don't worry, I definitely don't judge you for having a kid. But I think it goes wrong too often. I still look at it as a risk I dare not take. Nevertheless I am curious what I would do should I be able to get rid of my autism. Not going to happen I guess :)

djchameleon: Andrei is completely unapologetic about himself and his opinions and although this leads to him being chronically bitchy, its a quality that I envy and admire. He's painfully honest and although that honesty has led me to block him on AIM for two weeks, I admire that about him as well. He's also more intellegent then he comes across in his posts, but really, how smart can you come off when you're talking about Willow Smith?

Engine: I don't know how he ended up here, really. He's one of the most intellegent people I've ever talked to and (white guy self-loathing aside) he knows it. He's fucking charming as well. Even though he's this educated, articulate, life-experienced sort of person, he talks to me without making me feel like an idiot. He talks to me like I'm an equal.
He's very observant and I think he sees right through people. He's usually pretty spot on when he forms an opinion about someone too, he notices things that I wish I could.
Engine and I have sort of a ridiculous amount in common. Same sense of humor, same boner for Albini, same problems with anxiety, similar views on the world and even on the forums. So much so that I often joke that he is my real father. Needless to say, I adore him.

Urban: Urban is exactly as he comes off. Intellegent. cocky. Brilliant. He reminds me of Engine a lot in the sense that he doesn't talk to me like I'm a little kid even though he knows way more about the world then I do. (I would kill to see him and Engine debate BTW.)
He can be sensitive but he does so in the least pussified way imaginable. I can't even describe it, really, I just wish I could embody it. His attitude, his sense of humor, his joke-cracking style, he's just the coolest motherfucker.

Pedestrian: I have such a strange relationship with this poster.... Pedestrian intimidates the shit out of me and I don't think I'm the only one. I don't know if she realizes that she's doing this but its sort of beautiful in a way. She's wondered in her journal why she sticks around here, she hasn't really made any connections or formed any friendships. Well, thats probably why. You're intimidating and its fucking great. You have the bitchy, self-assured demeanor that I'd like to embody but probably won't for quite a while. Until then, I'll talk about sex and drugs and shave my armpits.
I do think you've pegged me as sort of a depthless, vapid, dumb little girl far too quickly. Hah hah, sweetie, I'm not, but thank you. I am deeply shallow, I am self-awarely tweeny, and I've still got life behind the eyes but I have a feeling I'll be a cynical bitch like you sooner or later without even knowing it and I look forward to that day.

Il Duce: If you were less charming or cool then you'd be totally creepy. I've liked you for a while, I left you wall comments and lurked you before anyone else seemed to notice you. You're just damn cool and fascinating and exotic and I hope you stick around.

crukster: You remind me of me in the sense that we're both really fucking manic and can't turn it off sometimes. I think I understand you pretty perfectly though.
Also, my response to your professed sexual attraction to me will always be confusion...



more when I feel like it.

Oooh. A challenge.

s_k: You kind of creep me out. I wish you were bitchier. You're like 22 but you come off as really, really old, older then people twice your age, because of your posting style and your complete edgelessness. You're sort of a cute person, I don't think you'd ever (intentionally) harm anyone else, although my opinion of you changed pretty drastically after your dickishness in the child abuse thread.....
You either crave the approval of others so much that you act like you like all of them or you're really opinionless. Either way, I don't really.....like.........it......

Hahaha, I was afraid I had been too bitchy to you in PM's.
Little did I know

That's probably because I'm close to 27.
But apart from that, I have autism as you know and one of the symptoms of my 'version' of autism is that I tend to use expensive language. I don't think I do, compared to others who have the same deviation, but apparently to you it seems like I'm an old fella. Which I'm not :D

So that's what went wrong. I somehow got the feeling you liked me better before. That ****ishness probably was partly due to misunderstandings and such. I definitely didn't mean to be a ****.

Ghehe, I'm definitely not opinionless and on my own forum I'm usually attacked for having an opinion that's too harsh. I can't really tell why that's not the case here. I apparently do have at least an opinion on one subject, because how else could I have been a **** in the child abuse thread?
Haha, for once I give my opinion and you think I'm a **** for that. Ghehe, I guess it's safer not to give my opinion.
I don't really change for people. So I don't crave approval in that manner. I do care about what people think about me, yeah. That's true. It's not like I can change much though.

Eitherway, I'm sorry to hear you think that way about me. I'm a whole lot more positive about you I'm afraid. But if you dislike me and I freak you out, I don't mind ignoring you from now on.

Edit: I seem to like you, but usually I understand only like 25% of what you say, even in PM's. Your mind seems to go everywhere sometimes.
I think that definitely caused some misunderstandings.

By the way, I have you in my list anyhow. I'm still working on the list but this is what I have to say about you:

Tumor
Altough I somehow get the feeling I drive her even more mad than she aldready is, I think she rocks.
Musicbanter would be a different place without her twisted humor.

That is a cold hearted emoticon.

For what its worth s_k, I like you. You're an interesting character and you appear to only try and see the best in people, which is a good quality to have I'd say. Obviously this opinion will change when I at some point have a massive argument with someone, start saying they are a **** and you defend them. But lets cross that bridge when we come to it.

s_k: Doesn't realize people don't want to be psychoanalyzed when they probably realize these things already.

Tumor: Makes a joke out of everything, eventually leading to people feeling comfortable enough to make comments about her until she actually does get offended.

How bout we just drop that subject, guys?

Tumor, I havent really spoken to you on here so cant say anything. But from what I've seen you'll always be 'the girl who took a photo straight after being punched in the mouth'. I dont care why you were punched, or why you took a photo straight away, or even why you posted it.... but that was the best way for me to make a first impression of someone.

No I know, that's true.
That's the problem with a forum you know. I just posted in that topic, I didn't know anything about any of the feelings of the people who would read it. I mean, there was a question there, I answered it...

It sort of feels mean to read that right now as I don't think that's what she wants at all, but it probably is a bit what happens, yeah.

Err, already did a posting... Sorry.
Tumor can answer me via PM if she feels like that.

Sure man. There's plenty of reasons why I don't like life :)

Yeah, that wasn't really my intention.
Fucking hell though.
I don't mind this at all. :love:

oh those initial wall posts were from you, don't blame anything on me, I initially came here to promote my "music" but found the people here interesting so I stuck around a bit

well, here're a few others which I don't really interact that much with:-

Plum/Paloma - sounds like a rather unreasonable woman at times with deliberately conflicting views, but seems to be a rather balanced person in actual life based on what she reads, listens to, watches

Aurora - she's just the type of girl I would hit on in a pub/club

mojopinuk - only thing I know about him is that he's an Oasis obsessive

moonlit sunshine - his views and the way he writes got me mistaking him as female

Conan - I've only argued extensively with him as to what Porcupine Tree sounds like but judging from his photo, he's about to start a group like the Decemberists or Pulp

Boozinbloozin - interesting to talk to and is sometimes even coherent when he's drunk, though I'd wish he'd expand his musical palette

Dirty - only thing I interact mostly with him is the "Do you Piss in the Shower?" thread, where we were trying to outgross each other

crukster - noteworthy for Gonzo-ish Islamic religiousity, though a bit overt about his heterosexuality, I guess

The Batlord - found his responses to be the funniest here, actually

Janzsoon - always very interesting musical tastes, a lot of which I'm gonna check out

Lol...expand my musical palette...do you imply that im closed minded to other music genre's other than my dominant favs?

The Decemberists kick arse.

Thank you kind sir! :D

Thanks I guess.

How does discussing a pop artist..

you know what nevermind.


I'm working on my second list of people that I forgot from the first one

Antonio: A life-size teddy bear made of pure sexual man chocolate. His constant presence was once a lifeline to the MB community, but now he only offers us small glimpses of hope that he may someday rejoin us as a regular poster. With an eccentric and concise posting style, Antonio has made a name for himself by playing bass in various garage bands, and listening to (mostly) shitty indie music. I think it's pretty safe to say, that at the end of the day... Antonio is a pretty badass dude.

I've just deleted a large number of pointless posts which were not only Facebook style chat but off topic.

People can you please stop treating this place like a chat room and use threads as they were intended - for well thought out posts?

Vanilla
The one person who told me how great this place was and thus I became a regular of this forum. I had been lurking from time to time, but never fully got into discussions with people, so she gave me the push I needed to stay here, and so I have stayed. And I enjoy it all the time.

theuglyorgan/Jack Pat/Plum/everyone I frequent in chat
You guys are so freaking awesome. Not only is this a great place to discuss music, but the conversations we get into in the chatbox are beyond hilarious. theuglyorgan and myself act as if we are brothers, and it's a huge coincidence that we have the same name. I find that to be one of the coolest things. Jack Pat, anything I say here will probably be subjective, so i'll just leave it at that :). Plum, I feel like you have an enormous heart because of the way you converse with people here. You show strength and passion toward your words, and that is something I can respect. Everyone else, keep on keeping on. I promise in time, i'll do a more "direct" "spill your guts" thing. But for now, this'll have to do.

<3 :)

more:-

JackPat - probably the most similarities in musical tastes with me on this here board, nice guy but oh so subjective

Thom Yorke - don't really chat with him much but seems stuck in the college rock mentality of the 90s

Skaligojurah - we usually disagree on a lot of things, musically or otherwise

Dayvan Cowboy - weirdest taste in music for a 14 yo - should go listen to Justin Bieber or something, if I was like her when I was 14, I really have no idea what I'd be listening to these days

and i also would more or less like to make love to all the women here, particularly VEGANGELICA, holly984 and pokka

Zaqarbal: I feel like hardly anyone understands his humor. He's one of my favorite posters on the site. His posts are always meticulously detailed and eloquent. Though, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen him post about music.

RVCA - Always has the best avatars

Someone actually said something nice about me (I'm shocked).

Thank you.

I'll need to make a list myself.

Ssssss..... BOOM!

What does RVCA stand for anyways?

So wisely put by right-track:

Ive done this before, but I figure now that mods dont approve it before it hits the MB streets. It would be the prime time to to let it all hang out no? Just kidding Freebase. Anyway im bored so ill see what I can dig up on some of MB's finest!

• Dj- gotten to know you a little better now that ive spent a lil time on here. You still seem like a pretty good dude, and crack me up from time to time. Your opinion of what white people find funny(prank wise) is probally the best. You have quite a variety of music genres your knowledgeable in, and have a particular fondness for Dr. Dre's Chronic album. One of my all time favs as well man. You stay open minded to all genres of music, and refrain from assuming anyones personal preferences(other than your own) are absurd. A quality that a lot of others should look into practicing.
• Dirty- though we dont talk as much as we use to...your sense of humor still makes me laugh. You manage to not take every lil single thing so damn serious, and have a lil fun. I like the your knowledge of sports, and attitude toward the misfits of sports. I dont know how much we would vibe musicly cause I dont know much about todays rap. Still the beer stories, and antics bring plenty of laughs, and I hope you continue with more of your drunken vid diss rants and taunts.
• Il Duce- I didnt really know what to think of you at first..........and sometimes I still dont. But you have your moments that are just funny as hell to me. Mainly cuz I think your being totally honest without shame when you post and chat. Your posts at times seem to sky rocket as if your in some kind of contest but I think you just really have a lot to say. Very odd sense of sexual humor at times...which is funny cuz James finds it so offensive. Your music tastes are very broad and for the most part ok. With the exception of what you said about Hendrix I dont disagree on much. (which btw still makes me laugh) I hope you continue your stay on MB and continue to contribute to the site.
• Milano-Your still new as far as I can tell but seem to be pretty cool. Your sporadic random outburts of comedy usually spark a conversation and lighten everyones mood. Im not too familiar with your musical taste, but again I havent seen to much from you posts wise.
• S K- I almost forgot about you.... you smiley terd you. I thought in the beginning that the whole smiley thing was just a fad you would grow out of. Now I see that its really a part of you, and has become all I know about you. Other than your obsession for hugs and ability to never give up on x loved ones. (and the fact you would never make it in prison) Ive listened a few times to albums that you have reccomended, but our taste differs a bit. You do have a great nack for tinkering with sound equipment it seemsm and did participate in the beer taunts. I hope you particularly liked the huge smiley I posted for you in the snog,snag,marry or avoid thread. All jokes aside you seem really nice man(in a serial killer kinda way) but none the less..a nice guy.
• Freebase-your deep seeded need for sarcasticly humiliating people(including me) on here is hilarious to me. You musical taste dont seem to be to far from mine either. The attraction you have for using profanity is comical as well if I might add. Still I dont underestimate your intelligence in the least, and you seem to do a lot for the site. Your kinship with Natural Light is a plus in my book, and brings to light some of your southern roots. Making it seem that us southerners are not so out numbered on here.
• Burning Down- i still dont know that much about you really except that you participate in the Blues threads time to time. You share a liking for Tab Benoit and seem to have reasonably good taste in music over all.(still waiting on your opinion of one of Tabs songs btw) Ive noticed you post more than when I first joined so im starting to learn more about your taste. You always treat people very kind, and seem to be down to earth. Your curiosity as to why DJ hates Canada so much is amusing as well.

Thats all I feel like doing for now...some of you either I dont notice or I dont know well enough to comment on. There are some that im leaving out, but im tired of typing at the moment so maybe next time MB addicts. Also I know my typing and spelling sucks as most everyone on here for the most part knows so for those who dont. Please excuse the typo's and puctuation/spelling errors...or piss off thanks. Ill just keep periodicly updating this throughout the day.

• Mojopinuk-pretty cool cat from what I can tell...doesnt seem to place himself above anybody and contributes a lot of positive feedback. Still not to familiar with him but he does enjoy to drink and thats always a good start. Also..can we get his name with some capital letters piz?
• Right Track- again dont know a whole lot of him either other than he likes the word pretentious.....
• Jackhammer- again awesome avatar and very in depth knowledge of music. We really dont converse a whole lot, but I enjoy reading your thoughts, and opinions on various musical topics.
• Vanilla- seem to be down to earth as well...im not understanding the anal beads obsession but hey..whatever. Cool avatar as well and posts a lot of interesting topics in the lounge.
• Urban- ive read many of your posts and dont lean one way or the other about you....maybe a lil bitter? I dont know..I dont have a problem with you...you seem to know a lot about the history of music and things of that sort. Oh and have a low tolerence for threads like....."Whats the weirdest thing you have ever wiped yoour but with?"
• Love Song- me nor anyone else I dont think know anything except your passion for posting love songs...and them quoting them. Its almost as if your convincing yourself your in love sometimes.
• Crash- ive done a lil back and forth with you on here. Mainly in the sports section of the forum..you seem pretty cool and your military background definatley gets respect from me. I like your blatent responses though some dont know how to take you sometimes I dont think. Other than being a packer fan you seem to be ok...even if yall did win the super bowl..I hate the packers.
• Rezz-i appreciate his knowledge of guitars and think he deserves more recognition for it than he gets. His taste in music is pretty similiar to mine as well and has a great respect for Hendrix. Ive read some pretty useful tips as far as critiquing your strats from him in some threads. I hope to see more posts from him in the future.

Hahaha, so as long as I haven't killed anyone, we're good? :D.
Thing with the smileys is, I was very much against it in the beginning. I am a pretty big language freak so I didn't want to implement hem. But I kept running into trouble with people who didn't understand what I mean. I think it's almost become some sort of compulsion. I should add that I definitely use more smileys when I write in English. I think it's because I'm afraid to come over wrong or something like that. I don't do it in real life though ;) (I did actually smile there :D. And again, dammit!).
I am very curious about which albums I recommended you liked and disliked. My taste is rather broad so I might be able to advise you something that suits your taste better. I mean, your avatar tells me you have taste ;).
I loved the huge smiley. I put it in my favourites for future uses.
As far as the creepy friendliness goes: I only hear this from people on this forum, I also only hear the smileys thing on this forum. I'm not sure what causes all this but I can assure you that I'm not a creep in any way. I guess :D.

:rofl::rofl:...thats cool man..whatever floats your boat. You crack me up at any rate. Look forward to more of your posts and ill see if I can find those recommendations you posted.

Thanks for the kind words, Boozin.

Thank you. Yeah, I used to be a bit of a lurker, and then started becoming more active when I was modded. Good to know you think my taste in music is okay, LOL! My taste is sort of varied, and studying music in school has broadened it even further, I think. And I don't have a problem with DJ hating Canada, but I sometimes like to bother him about it :D. Still don't understand it though.

I must have missed the new post in the Tab Benoit thread. Getting around to it right now, sorry about that!

Edit: I have no idea what happened inside the quote box... nothing is capitalized anymore. hmmm...

Gracias for the words boozin. I've made a few posts in the album downloads thread and have made a few band threads, but otherwise I haven't gotten too much into the music discussion. Been a bit too occupied to do so.

Cheers my man! :beer:

I am seriously late at thanking those for the lovely comments, so thank you! :D

I'll list a few people.

Skaligojurah: He loves avant-prog/RIO which is great because it's a fantastic and interesting genre. He's a really intelligent poster, and I always enjoy having a conversation with him (especially when it comes to avant-garde musical suggestions). I still can't believe he is reviewing Sun Ra's entire discography, and I think that that in itself shows how much commitment he has to music and this forum. I can definitely say that he's one of my favorite people on this forum. It took me a while to spell out his name by memory instead of looking it up, though.

Il Duce: He seems like a great guy to hang out with - even if he does have a fetish for Mussolini (:D). I definitely enjoy seeing the pictures he posts in the Member Picture Gallery thread, and I equally enjoy discussing music with him (he likes VU... enough said). I can also safely say that he is one of the most active posters out of us newbies and contributes a lot to the forum. Although, for someone who has "Metal is my narcosis" as his user title, I don't see him talk about metal very often (maybe that is just me).

Djchameleon: While he and I might not share too much in common when it comes to hip hop, I can definitely say I have a lot of respect for him. Most of his posts that I read from him tend to be very thoughtful, which can be rare because sometimes people (like myself) just make short, meaningless posts. My first impression of him (which was just looking at his avatar) was that he would be another dumb womanizer. Let me say that being quick to judge others is never a wise thing to do, and I couldn't have been anymore wrong.

I'll list a few others later... maybe a few mods (dun dun dun).