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#1991 The Garden » Night Train GNR Car » 889 weeks ago
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The guy that owns the car posted pics at mygnr, I thought it looked pretty sweet so here is a link to his post:
http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?sho … =0&start=0
The bonnet looks awesome!!! Shame it's a bit hard to get a good perspective on the rest of the artwork from the pics. I would love to do something similar to my car.
#1992 Re: Guns N' Roses » Something I just noticed on the Axl/Slash thing » 889 weeks ago
The context of where Slash was seen with the guitar was never explained. If Axl's people had seen Slash checking into his hotel with his guitar - big fucken deal. He's a guitarist of course he is gonna take that around with him so he can doodle around on it in his room etc. Maybe he bumps into some people he knows and jams with them one night or something.
But the suggestion that Slash was going to try and jump on stage with his guitar I think is so completely absurd it's ridiculous. For the GNR camp to think he would actually do this and not look like a complete idiot is simply staggering.
Instead the GNR camp were the ones that looked like tools for doing that and jumping at shadows. The fact it still gets mentioned is even funnier. If I (or my camp) did something stupid like that I can't say I would be bringing it up in conversation again, I would be trying to forget about it.
#1993 Re: The Garden » Cool Video » 889 weeks ago
I'm still trying to work out how he can so easily jump the bike up onto something so high????
#1994 Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Interview with Duff in SPIN Magazine » 889 weeks ago
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Short interview with Duff in Spin - I don't think it has been posted yet.
http://www.spin.com/articles/inquisitio … ff-mckagan
The Inquisition: Tough Questions for Duff McKagan
As musical third bananas go, Duff McKagan ranks right up there with Ronnie Wood and Krist Novoselic. The lanky bassist has been a driving force behind two of the most dysfunctional rock bands of the past 25 years: Guns N' Roses, in which McKagan played until getting fed up with Axl Rose in 1998, and Velvet Revolver. In between, McKagan, 45, drank so much his pancreas exploded, found sobriety, and formed Loaded, a punk side project in which he -- finally -- gets to be the frontman. On the eve of releasing their second album, Sick, we caught up with the father of two at a posh New York hotel.
By JOHN SELLER 04.21.09 12:29 PM
Duff McKagan / Photo by Jim MarshallYou famously met Slash for the first time in 1984 at Canter's Deli in Los Angeles. What did you order?
You would think that somebody would have asked me that over all these years, but no one ever has. Sadly, I don't remember.
Come on!
Well, I don't think we had any money, so we probably didn't order anything. The owner was a childhood friend of Slash's, though, so he might have sent us over some soup.
As guitarist nicknames go, does Slash come in below or above the Edge?
Depends. I don't know how the Edge got his name, do you?
It supposedly has something to do with his angular facial features.
Wow. Then Slash is way cooler, if that's it. But I think the Edge is killer, man. The Joshua Tree was the soundtrack of my life when we were making Appetite.
Seriously?
Yeah. I listened to The Joshua Tree probably ten times a day. That was the record, man. Still is, like, a top ten record -- top five, maybe.
That's surprising, for some reason.
Why is that surprising? Axl's favorite record in 1987 was Faith, by George Michael. [Rhythm guitarist] Izzy [Stradlin] was into reggae. Actually, when we were recording Appetite, Izzy would play over and over and over the Georgia Satellites. It was like, "Dude, enough."
Thanks. Now I'm going to have "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" stuck in my head.
You know what's a great song that will be stuck in your head if I say it? "Single Ladies," by Beyoncé. [Laughs] Killer song. Isn't that a great song?
No comment. Got any other shocking guilty pleasures?
I saw Katy Perry a couple weeks ago. She's fucking amazing.
Why do you like her?
She's quirky. Takes the piss out of herself. And she plays really cool acoustic guitar, too. I went expecting nothing except making my 11-year-old daughter, Grace, happy, but she blew me away.
Cool. Can you give me a five-word review of Chinese Democracy?
Axl's voice sounds killer.
You have one more word.
On...
Nice save. Do you have his number in your cellphone?
I do not.
Do you wish that everyone would just get along?
Obviously, yeah, I do. But I have no control over that. Look, I saw some really amazing stuff with Axl. We worked really well together. We were good friends. And I hope to perhaps have that friendship back one day, although it's not something I wait around for. But I look forward to it.
Are you and Slash more likely to reunite with him, or with Scott Weiland?
Axl, if I could only choose between the two. Some bad shit happened at the end of that last Velvet Revolver tour. It was brutal.
What went down?
There were late gigs and stuff that reminded me of [the old days in GNR]. Plus, I'm a sober guy, and I was trying to stay sober and honor our fans. I just wanted it to be over. But after saying all of that, I do have a lot of respect for Scott.
I assume that Loaded is a reference to your sobriety?
Yeah. When we formed [in 1998], I thought, "Oh, that's a funny name," because I had just gotten sober. Actually, Sober was on the list, too. [Laughs]
Looking back, can you believe how wasted you'd get?
I was pretty together until the middle of 1990. And that's when the wheels fell off and the cocaine came in. That's when beer wouldn't do.
Not strong enough?
Not at all. And then you drink too much vodka, you need some more coke. And then you're too high on coke, you do something else to take the edge off. And then you're...Yeah. You get my drift. But it happens. Some people make it, some people don't.
Well, you made it.
Yeah. I'm in extra innings, man. I shouldn't be here.
#1995 Re: The Garden » Cool Video » 890 weeks ago
That's a cool vid cheers for posting. He does some bloody amazing stuff.
#1996 Re: The Garden » Happy 420 Bitches » 890 weeks ago
I'm with you buzz I haven't got a clue what they are talking about.
#1997 Re: The Garden » Hilarious Pics!!!!!(not suitable for dialup) » 890 weeks ago
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Wednesday 8 April 2009 10.22am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Membership Renewal
Dear David
This is a friendly reminder to let you know your gym membership expired last week. Your membership is important to us and we would like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation by offering you a 20% discount on your membership renewal. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
All the best, Jeff Peters
From: David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 April 2009 1.37pm
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Membership Renewal
Dear Jeff,
Thankyou for your friendly reminder and the kind offer to reduce my membership by twenty percent. I own a calculator but I could not work out how to do percentages on it so have estimated that I save around $372.10 off the normal price of $420.00 - Please confirm that this is correct and I will renew my membership immediately. Also, do I get a Fitness First sports bag with towel and drinking bottle included in the price? I own my own legwarmers and headband.
Regards, David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 10.01am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Hello David
How did you come to that amount? Our half year membership fees are actually $460 but with the 20% discount as an existing member your renewing membership fee would be only $368 for the six months saving you almost $100 off the normal price. We are not Fitness First so do not have those bags.
Cheers, Jeff
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 10.18am
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Dear Jeff
Do I get free shipping with that?
Regards, David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 12.48pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Free shipping with what? The $368 covers your membership fees for six months.
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 2.26pm
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Dear Jeff
By the power of Greyskull that is a lot of money but I admit to being in desperate need of increasing my body strength. My ten year old child often turns the taps off in the bathroom very tightly and I have to go several days without washing. I feel bad constantly having to ask the lady from next door to come over and loosen them for me, what with her arthritis and limited wheelchair access to my apartment. To be honest, I originally joined your gym with full intentions of attending every few days but after waiting in vain for someone to offer me steroids, I began to suspect this was not going to happen and the realisation that I may have to exercise instead was, quite frankly, horrifying. My aversion to work, along with the fact one of your employees, Justin, was rather rude, telling me to 'lift this', ''push that' dulled my initial enthusiasm of becoming muscular and I stopped attending.
Regards, David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 9.17am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Hello David
Not sure how to take your email, nobody here would offer you steroids, it is illegal and none of our staff would do this. Justin is one of our most experienced trainers and if you found him rude while he was trying to be helpful and just doing his job then there are plenty of other gyms you could look at joining instead.
Cheers, Jeff
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 10.02am
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Dear Jeff
Yes, I have noticed that there are many gyms in my area. I assume the low qualification requirements of fitness trainers means that there is an over supply of these buffed but essentially otherwise purposeless professionals. I knew a guy in high school who couldn't talk very well and collected sticks, he used to call the teacher 'mum' and during recess we would give him money to dance. Then sell him sticks to get our money back. He went on to become a fitness instructor so I view gyms as kind of like those factories that provide a community service by employing people with down syndrome to lick stamps and pack boxes. Except with more Spandex obviously.
Regards, David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 10.32am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Go fuck yourself.
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 11.38am
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Dear Jeff
I was, at first, quite surprised at your response; one minute you are inviting me to renew my membership and asking me for money, the next insulting me. After doing a little research however, I have learnt that mood swings are an expected side effect of steroid abuse. As another side effect is a reduction in the size of your penis, this gives you understandable cause to be an angry person. I have also learnt that Spandex contains carcinogenic properties so this does not bode well for yourself and your shiny friends. If I woke up one morning and my penis was a quarter of the size AND I had testicular cancer, I would probably take my anger out on those around me as well. There are probably support groups or websites that could help you manage your problem more effectively and picture based books available on the subject for people with limited reading skills. When I am angry I like to Listen to music by Linkin Park. The added angst and desire to cut myself works similarly to the way firefighters fight forest fires by burning off sections, effectively canceling each other out and I find myself at peace. I understand that you guys usually listen to Pet Shop Boys or Frankie Goes to Hollywood so this may be worth a try.
Regards, David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.04pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
DO NOT EMAIL ME AGAIN
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.15pm
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Ok.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.25pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Is that you being a smartarse or agreeing not to email me again?
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.32pm
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
The middle one.
#1998 Re: The Garden » Am I Moving in on his Girl? » 890 weeks ago
Aussie wrote:Of course you could always try a totally different strategy. You could actually play the same game yourself. Treat the girl a bit shitty yourself, stop being so supportive and understanding, ignore her, tell her your too busy to catch up etc. You know just generally treat her like a piece of dirt - well maybe not quite that bad, but keep her at arms length and make it loud and clear that there are plenty of other girls out there that are lining up for your attention.
If it's ever gonna happen, the minute she thinks she can't have you, that's when she'll want you..... (at the moment she probably knows that if she decides to change things and gives you the nod, she can have you. You want her to think she can't).
That won't work becuase as I've said she's not that type...
I hate to say this, but judging from what you have told us "she sounds exactly like this type".
It's not an intentional decision on her part, she probably doesn't know that she is doing this subconciously but she is being drawn to the asshole type. Whether it's to save him, change him or whatever. When she finally breaks up with this guy she will go for another guy that's a wanker too. You will be able to see it, her friends will, everyone will - but her.
I hope I'm wrong and she's not like that, or if she is she breaks the cycle, some girls do. I have seen girls that after years going in and out of shitty relationships finally somehow break that cycle and start seeing someone completely different (well completly different from any past guy they have seen) - then they often marry them.
#1999 Re: The Garden » Am I Moving in on his Girl? » 890 weeks ago
Of course you could always try a totally different strategy. You could actually play the same game yourself. Treat the girl a bit shitty yourself, stop being so supportive and understanding, ignore her, tell her your too busy to catch up etc. You know just generally treat her like a piece of dirt - well maybe not quite that bad, but keep her at arms length and make it loud and clear that there are plenty of other girls out there that are lining up for your attention.
If it's ever gonna happen, the minute she thinks she can't have you, that's when she'll want you..... (at the moment she probably knows that if she decides to change things and gives you the nod, she can have you. You want her to think she can't).
#2000 Re: The Garden » Am I Moving in on his Girl? » 891 weeks ago
Was there something in particular that happened that turned him into a douche?
