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#751 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 332 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:buzzsaw wrote:In the last month? Interesting.
Have a good day.
You're a prick...never...ever forget that....prick...
Its such a dumb argument I've seen already.
In a nutshell:
50,000 people tested, 500 deaths.
100,000 people tested, 700 deaths.See, less people are dying from it!! Whoo-hoooo.
Uhm, no, more people are dying from it.
Nuhh-uhhh, 700 is only .0007% percentile, whereas before it was .001%
Yes, but 700 is more than 500.
They are not even dividing by the correct numbers anyway.
It should be dead/people infected. Which should equal 4.5% or whatever.
But you have these idiots claiming the death rate is 0.004 or some crappy inaccurate number.
#752 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum's book leaks online. » 333 weeks ago
FlashFlood wrote:We’ve been discussing this a bit...remember GnR was booked to open for the Rolling Stones Spring/Summer 2006? I think the shows ended up being rescheduled and GnR were not a part of them. Makes you wonder if it was related to the near-reunion.
The Stones had a thing about wanting major acts as openers. How much more major can you get than a reunited GNR? The last shows of the original band were opening for the Stones(Farm Aid excluded).
I wasn't surprised that went tits up. CD era GNR wasn't the same and no surprise that the Stones had no interest in that.
Wasn't the infamous drunken Slash visit to Axl's house around 2005 or 2006 as well.
Yes. Slash goes to Axls house.... supposedly Axl won't see him....so he whines to Beta about how Duff is spineless and Axl is stronger.
Me thinks this was a desperate attempt by Slash to get the reunion back on track.
There might have even been an attempt to get something going in 2002 but that also blew up. He did nothing on that tour but rant about ex members and clearly didn't want to be there.
I'm kinda interested in what the hell was the sticking point in 2005/2006 that caused them basically to go their own seperate ways for close to 10 years before finally reuniting. Must have been about the partnership agreement/ and the name.
#753 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum's book leaks online. » 333 weeks ago
I also agree that we didn't get the real story on the hotel meetup.
I'll also go to my grave saying we were supposed to get the reunion in 2005-06 but it blew up in their faces....and we got a quick batch of leaks and CD tour round two in its place.
I also think a reunion was quietly considered behind the scenes in 2001. In that timeframe we got Axl saying Slash could appear on a few songs if he apologized and his odd attempt to get Izzy to join before Rio.
I also don't think we got the full story on Slash going to the Vegas show with the hangers on tossing him out.
If they ever reveal the whole truth and nothing but the truth..... we'll find out he tried getting the old band back together more than he tried getting the album out.....
That last part is both sad and funny to me.
Wasn't the infamous drunken Slash visit to Axl's house around 2005 or 2006 as well?
#754 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 333 weeks ago
Yup. Most corrupt administration ever. He can’t even claim he doesn’t know the guy as this NY Attorney was part of Trumps’ transition team and donated to his 2016 election.
Donald Trump has done the impossible really, he makes you almost pine for the GW Bush days (just going on past Republican presidents)
#755 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 334 weeks ago
misterID wrote:Yeah, but in all honesty, I would have probably been on the level of David Flair
Lmao self burn
Maybe you two could team up and be a jobber Tag team. Or is he the one that committed suicide?
I think it was Reid Flair that committed suicide. The WWE shamelessly brought that back in an angle a few years ago.
Also, I went to a live event like a few years ago and it was really fun. You get none of the BS of the Raws and Smackdown. Plus the crowd level of enthusiasm is always fun. And it's interesting to watch it live vs on TV.
#756 Re: The Garden » WWF/WWE » 334 weeks ago
Lot of stuff I want to say here. I'll defend the Undertaker's wrestlemania match from this past April. In his case, he really shouldn't STILL be wrestling, so the cheesy cinematic match worked fine in his case and shouldn't be really criticized.
McMahon isn't really business savvy in fact he's somewhat of a shady crook. They just outlasted WCW which had horrible management and had no idea what to do, even when they were beating WWE. Oh, on the XFL thing, when it folded the league made a huge payment to WWE while stiffing the rest of the people, like Oliver Luck (Andrew's dad), who is now suing WWE on wrongful termination grounds.
They are profitable this year due to the Saudi deal, that's one of the big factors. They don't care that the Saudis are a morally bankrupt goverment, as long as they pay out.
Yeah, Vince wants to get out of the pigeonhole of the wrestling guy. Which is why he attempted to get into movies and other things. But at the end of the day he is still a carny.
The matches today suck...which is kind of ironic since the athletic talent level has been higher than it's ever been. But their matches are all the same. WWE would be better off if Vince DIDN'T still so much time into the creative level of the shows. He's still a workaholic (to his credit) but I wonder how many great ideas over the years that have been vetoed by him.
#757 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 334 weeks ago
Good point. I know most of the nurses working in close quarters with COVID-19 patients are making around 60k a year. But those athletes throwing a ball outdoors are definitely being fucked over by not being paid millions to do so. I heard a 4 star general makes $140k a year regardless if he/she is in a warzone. I for one think we should take some of the pay for nurses and generals to make sure protesters and professional athletes are comfortable.
I agree that first responders/nurses along with teachers are vastly underpaid. And athletes are overpaid. But unions are important though otherwise their employers, in the sports case, MLB, would try to fuck over the players like they are doing now with an instance of like a 48 game schedule or whatever.
These guys are just entertainers and there's a markets (i.e. us) but they do have rights. If your employer wanted to DRASTICALLY reduce your salary in this enviroment, unilaterrally, and implement changes without your consent, you'd be upset too.
#758 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 334 weeks ago
They already have destroyed unions in Wisconsin...that is the republican strategy...much of what Trump is doing was already done in Wisconsin. Bought off Supreme Court that is totally political and proud of it.
That’s fine if you think Democrats do nothing. I’m can’t point to one thing a republican at the state or federal level has ever done for me.
The republicans will destroy the middle class on a moments notice or they can get more tax cuts for the rich. It’s obvious where free market capitalism end up. Monopolies. Everything consolidates into one massive company that a handful of people run and benefit from while the masses are pawns in a race to minimum wage and maximum hours.Trump is the embodiment of a republican. Born on third base...stays on third base...pats himself on the back.
The comments on racism are absurd.
Of course, they do. What has Trump done as president? I mean actual legislation and all that other stuff. Tax cut for the rich. Which doesn't really work (see Sam Brownback failed governership in Kansas). And that Tariff/trade war that hasn't helped anyone and has hurt farmers/agriculture here.
Here's another one: they always complain about Obamacare. And even tried to repeal it. But they never offered an alternative, in the time that they controlled both houses under Obama till now. I'm fine if you don't like it but offer up an alternative/your vision if you're going to take away health coverage from millions who need it. And they didn't offer up anything. They just didn't like it (for the most part) because it was an Obama piece of legislation.
#759 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 335 weeks ago
They're just trying to cover their asses better this time. They don't want stuff like the LA Lakers getting a loan getting out again for bad PR. And if this is taxpayer money, this stuff shouldn't be secret anyway.
#760 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum's book leaks online. » 335 weeks ago
Sky Dog wrote:What beef would he have with Duff and Slash?
Read my summary on the first page. It's a series of Slash screwing out off money... for example Axl tells Matt he should get 10% Matt agrees, Slash says no way afterwards.
Matt wants to start a band, basically Snakepitt is his and Slash's idea. He finds out that Slash during a rehersal has changed the name to Slash's snakepitt. They fight a few times including during vr.
Slash wants the Buckcherry singer. After they've jammed for a few months tells Matt he's quiting the band because he doesn't like the singer... matt says they'll get rid off the singer instead, later on he wants rid of the other guitarist from Buckcherry too... leaving Matt in a bad position.
Also during the gn'r days... Axl, Slash and Duff go out for an extra bow which annoys Matt. Complains to Slash who tell them, we get to do thst because we started the band.
Slash also didn't want him at the Rock N Roll hall of fame.
Slash ignored him when he was trying to find out about the reunion ect... ect.
Every few chapters once Slash is introduced... there's something.
As for Duff, there's a few things... but the books final chapter is Matt trying to get Duff to insist on him joining. Duff says I already signed. Suggests Duff said the drummer can't play (Frank). When Matt brings up Izzy, Duff says fuck izzy. There's more.
Sorry, typing on phone.
Other claims include the suggestion that Stephanie felt up Matt in a car while Axl was looking the other way. Thinking Stephanie would fuck everyone in the band if she could. Also Matt had an opportunity to sleep with Elizabeth Taylor (bit of a stretch) at the Freddie tribute show.
Also lots of stories about Lars wanting to know what's going on with Guns. Lars appears more than Izzy, Gilby combined
Worth checking out.
On the Snakepit stuff, I thought the stuff about just adding Slash's in front of the band was extremely petty. On the other hand, I don't exactly have an issue with him getting peeved on discovering that Slash has hired Eric Dover without Matt's knowledge.
That tidbit on Liz Taylor was definitely bullshit/or his imagination. The one part about Cher wanting to sleep with Duff I also found funny.
The Lars stuff I found interesting. First of all, Matt gives an interesting version of infamous Montreal riot. And secondly, there was a definite rivalry between Guns and Metallica on that tour and in general in 1991. There was that one story where Sorum got blamed for Axl no showing a studio session was pretty funny.
