tugmoose Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I hate to be judgmental (yeah, right) but this is perhaps the most obnoxious thing ever posted on the internet. In my mind I picture cool buds Cameron, Conner, Amber, Speck, Diana and Jenny standing at a show fiddling non-stop with their cellphones while wearing "we're so clever/witty" smirks on their faces. And then Cameron later looking back and thinking: "This is so hilarious, I must share it with the world!"Freakwater: A Txt message reviewAs you may know, I recently attended the She & Him concert at Variety Playhouse here in Atlanta. I hadn't been to the venue before and I liked it very much. I also liked She & Him very much. I won't bother writing about them again as my blog may actually explode from all the recent Zooey goodness. I will, however, write about their opening act, Freakwater. Well... maybe not write about as much as post the text message dialogue I was a part of during their set. It was Conner, Amber, Speck, Diana, Jenny and I sitting there in a row texting each other about how painful it was to sit through Freakwater. Don't get me wrong... they were very skilled instrumentalists. TOO BAD THEY HAD TO OPEN THEIR MOUTHS. That's all I'll say. You can read for yourself. Oh, and the "old guy" we refer to below is this lone 60-ish year-old guy at the concert by himself. 8:28 - Cameron to Amber, Conner Speck:The old guy is just here for freakwater. 8:30 - Conner to Cameron:No doubt freak water rocks Okay, they have just now begun their first song. 8:42 - Cameron to Amber, Conner Speck: Already So good. 8:44 - Conner to Cameron: My ears are bleeding buckets 8:46 - Cameron to Conner: Keep bleeding keep keep bleeding buckets. 8:51 - Speck to Cameron:Favorite band ever 8:52 - Cameron to Speck:Why isn't zooey opening for them? 8:55 - Cameron to Conner: Asswater 8:57 - Cameron to Diana: Don't rush the stage. 8:58 - Diana to Cameron:Mmm. 9:02 - Cameron to Conner:Someone forgot to turn their mics off before they started. 9:03 - Conner to Cameron: Destroy freak water! 9:07 - Conner to Cameron: What is the opposite of encore? 9:08 - Cameron to Conner: Murder. 9:09 - Cameron to Amber: They make the guy that opened for mindy sound like sufjan. 9:10 - Cameron to Conner: Did amber go jump off the roof? 9:13 - Conner to Cameron: Annapolis style 9:14 - Cameron to Conner: Anythings better than this. 9:16 - Cameron to Speck: When did the B52s get so bad??! 9:19 - Cameron to Conner: She sure made me want a tshirt 9:20 - Conner to Cameron: Me 2 9:20 - Cameron to Conner: Freakwater is stagnant. 9:23 - Speck to Cameron: Haha on another note: we should have stayed up front. 9:23 - Cameron to Speck: Yes, definitely. 9:27 - Cameron to Diana: Freaknastywater 9:28 - Diana to Cameron: Basically. The talented M. Ward just came out on stage to assist them in their last couple of songs. 9:30 - Cameron to Conner: M ward just stopped a riot from starting Thank goodness, it's over. Now we just have to wait for She & Him to get out there. 10:06 - Cameron to Conner: Zooey needs to stop being a diva and get out here. 10:06 - Conner to Cameron: No joke Only kidding, Zooey! But seriously... Freakwater were very unenjoyable. She & Him were amazing. Sufjan-like amazing. They should do a show with Sufjan! POSTED BY CAMERON MCALLISTER AT 3:12 PM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 yep I go them. There's a reason TXTing is for 14 year old girls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 The revolution will be text messaged - and then co-opted, eventually resulting in a Viacom produced Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Isn't this a thread under "Umm" ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 The revolution will be text messagedFor some reason this is not what I think Gil Scott-Heron had in mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I am ready to go off Bela Karolyi style about how much I hate these kids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Who are these people, and who gives a fuck? Why should I be mad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colorbylogic Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hi everyone. I am the owner of the blog in question and I was wondering why I was receiving some extra hits recently. It's nice to see that someone besides a couple of my friends have found their way to my blog. I understand everyone's sentiments completely. I am not one to text during concerts usually, and definitely not in movies (I am a total film snob and will call out someone who is distractingly texting during a movie). This all started in good fun and then spiraled into this. Over the course of over an hour, that isn't that many text messages between the 6 of us and I would think that there was about a .5% chance of us distracting those around us as Freakwater wasn't received particularly warmly at the show and the atmosphere was very talky anyway (and we were in the back). I don't have to defend my opinion of their music... but I feel like a few of your comments are flat out wrong about me and my friends. I feel like I must remind you that you have no idea who we are and that this post was done out of both satire and jest. That's all. Thanks for reading (kind of). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 So should I still be mad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colorbylogic Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Be mad all you want. Frankly, it doesn't make much of a difference to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm not really mad. But I'd like to know if I'm supposed to be. I can't really keep up with the moral outrage on this place sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Analogman's going to do some clobberin'* if he reads this thread. He's a big Freakwater fan, IIRC. *Not true, he's probably going to have a kitten follow him home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm with Gerardo - I don't get why I'm supposed to be mad at the blog entry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colorbylogic Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm not really mad. But I'd like to know if I'm supposed to be. I can't really keep up with the moral outrage on this place sometimes. You should be mad if both: 1) You think everyone should like Freakwater and 2) You hate the sight of a group of people in their early to late 20s occasionally texting each other in a non-distracting manner in the back of a rowdy concert over the course of an hour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Im wit Gdo - I don gt y im sposed 2 b @ teh blog. Asshole! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm not really mad. But I'd like to know if I'm supposed to be. I can't really keep up with the moral outrage on this place sometimes.People live for this sort of inane chatter -- it fills yawing voids, apparently. But that's their trip. Stamp collecting seems something weird to get excited about. But are you really asking people to tell you what to think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Well, everyone else seemed so mad, and who doesn't like to be a part of a good rabble? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Well, everyone else seemed so mad, and who doesn't like to be a part of a good rabble?Isn't that trading one sort of inane chatter for another one? In either case: what's the point? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 This thread is giving angry mobs a bad name! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Now I really am mad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colorbylogic Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Good, I'm glad to inspire something in someone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Good, I'm glad to inspire something in someone. Are you at a show right now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colorbylogic Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Yes, I'm typing all this on my phone!! (No, I'm in a lab in between classes, actually). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 This thread is giving angry mobs a bad name! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Wow... I'm guessing we were on the same page? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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