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  • #7452
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,897 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    I'm sure there's a nice lump of money for established bands, I'm not entirely sure how it works.

    It took Ac/Dc ages to go onto Spotify and i think Oasis were the same. Theres a few artists who refuse to be on spotify including Cowboy Garth Brooks

    Very good service remember the years of downloading songs and burning them too CDs. The ipod/mp3 player is going out of fashion fast


  • #7453
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,897 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Any musicians here ??

    Remember years ago I was able too play guitar well but as the years went by lost interest and nowadays I'd struggle with a a G chord ha

    Anyway always had it my head the Bass seems like a much easier option and any semi good bassist could make a living from it. Are my opinions on it wrong and is the bass more complicated then it looks ???


  • #7454
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Any musicians here ??

    I play my own flute from time to time


  • #7455
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Exam results were excellent today, ticket punched for graduating from NUIG in November.


  • #7456
    jaykhunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,013 ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    Exam results were excellent today, ticket punched for graduating from NUIG in November.

    Congratulations mate, that's brilliant! :)


  • #7457
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    jaykhunter wrote: »
    Congratulations mate, that's brilliant! :)

    Cheers amigo.


  • #7458
    Necro
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    Exam results were excellent today, ticket punched for graduating from NUIG in November.

    Congrats L :D

    Off now with ya into the working world, you won't have time for boards soon enough :pac:


  • #7459
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Necro wrote: »
    Congrats L :D

    Off now with ya into the working world, you won't have time for boards soon enough :pac:

    I'm well ahead of you there, already working :pac::pac:


  • #7460
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    The new Alter Bridge track of their forthcoming Walk The Sky album. And if you choose to believe their Twitter, they'll be back on these shores in 2020 for a show.



  • #7461
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,518 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Lewis Capaldi is using Shane McMahon's theme tune Here Comes The Money when coming on stage maybe WM for his feud with Noel Gallagher :p
    https://forumofgames.com/




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  • #7462
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,897 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Personal post here (a lot doesn't make sense in which I apologise).

    Guys and gals mental health is the most important thing ever. If u ever feel down talk to someone dont matter who. I had a great night in Dublin last night for Eddie Vedder but at about 4am I lost it and I mean lost it and I'm lucky to be here. Scary thing when tension hits me hard I can get physical and it's not fare on anyone too witness that. Professional help is needed for me and I dont want to live my life like this anymore. Not fare on my elderly dad.

    I need too get it out there I'm an insomniac and a lot of my mental health suffers from that. I have a very low speaking voice and the word What can frustrate me. I prob think I can survive on 4 hours sleep a night but the fact is I'm probably doing more damage. I do workout and stuff which helps but prob not getting the full benefit from it due to lack of sleep. I went too the doc today and he prescribed me sleeping tablets and I'm hoping these work.

    As much as I love my concert lifestyle I need to sort out other things in my life now. Bob Dylan/Neil young in Kilkenny is the next one and a happier PTH will be attendance please god. I'm almost 30 and its time to start acting that way and suck it all up

    PTH2009


  • #7463
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 25,611 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Gonna throw my own experience in a bit with this post but all I can say is that the best thing for anyone in a crisis is patience. Obviously it's an awful lot easier said than done and finding it can be a challenge. I had my own thing and finally something happened that made me think things would change. Looking back it was the idea that changes were coming that actually made the changes happen. Thankfully, again, I was only a danger to myself so the patience thing is easier to practice when you're not worried about causing damage to other people who don't deserve it.

    Take it easy man, get some sleep and take it from there.
    Medium/long-term, if you're drinking or anything else regularly you have to knock it on the head. No one thing is going to make everything better. You have to do everything you can to give yourself the best chance to get to a better place in your life.

    (I would argue that being able to get good sleep is more important than talking to someone, it was for me, but that's just splitting hairs. :P )


  • #7464
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    Take care of yourselves guys :)

    So I'm just back from over a month in the States, mix of work and pleasure. I got VIP access to see Alexisonfire in LA, Mastodon/Coheed and Cambria and Everytime I Die in Vegas and then the original Misfits, Distillers and Rise Against in LA again, it was amazing!

    Something life changing happened there too, I was successful in getting an amazing job in Seattle so will be moving there later this year. Beyond excited for it even though I'll be leaving some great things behind here.


  • #7465
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Ooh seeing the original Misfits, I'm envious...


  • #7466
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    Ooh seeing the original Misfits, I'm envious...


    It was great, saw them last year in NJ but this time smashed that, Glenn was in great form and they played Come Back for the first time in over 40 years!


  • #7467
    Angron
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    Fecking jealous of some of those bands, I'd love to see Alexisonfire, Rise Against (I saw them before but that was 3-4 albums ago), and Distillers.

    Congrats on the job!


  • #7468
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    Angron wrote: »
    Fecking jealous of some of those bands, I'd love to see Alexisonfire, Rise Against (I saw them before but that was 3-4 albums ago), and Distillers.

    Congrats on the job!


    Thanks a million!

    Alexis are my all time favourite band ever, I've seen them live 42 times and usually follow them on their tours. I know Dallas, Chris and Wade pretty well and email back and forth with them a lot so get some cool access to the shows.


  • #7469
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Seeing one band 42 times? That is beyond dedicated..


  • #7470
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,890 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    I have a friend that over the last 25 years has seen Springsteen over 100 times live all around the world.


    For years himself and the Mrs would book their holidays to travel and see him in concert.


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  • #7471
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,897 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Find some superfans highly annoying and some actually think there important and there egos explode

    It's a fair achievement too follow a band around the world but it must get boring and repetitive


  • #7472
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Find some superfans highly annoying and some actually think there important and there egos explode

    It's a fair achievement too follow a band around the world but it must get boring and repetitive


    42 times over 15 years isn't all that much really. I base some holidays around it and went all over Australia, New Zealand and Canada seeing them too so made it pretty interesting.


  • #7473
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,890 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    I've seen Springsteen a few times myself over the years and the one thing I will say is he gives value for the price of his ticket.


    I tried to get to see him on Broadway last year when I was in the States he was sold out and couldn't afford the tout prices for the tickets that were going for crazy money.


  • #7474
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,518 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    Ooh seeing the original Misfits, I'm envious...

    I am not music savvy :o

    th?id=OIP.Zhaqk_D4Jvynmv5mVwAeQgHaF7&pid=Api&P=0&w=238&h=191
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #7475
    Furious-Red
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Cherry_Cola wrote: »
    Thanks a million!

    Alexis are my all time favourite band ever, I've seen them live 42 times and usually follow them on their tours. I know Dallas, Chris and Wade pretty well and email back and forth with them a lot so get some cool access to the shows.

    Will you do me a favour and ask them why they never play over here ha


  • #7476
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,890 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Anyone pre order blu rays off Amazon?

    Do they deliver to doorstep the day off release or just ship them out on the day of release?


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  • #7477
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,518 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    I've seen Springsteen a few times myself over the years and the one thing I will say is he gives value for the price of his ticket


    I tried to get to see him on Broadway last year when I was in the States he was sold out and couldn't afford the tout prices for the tickets that were going for crazy money.

    + 1

    There is talks of him touring alone, intimate smaller venues for Western Stars album, any Irish venue he would sell out

    PTH2009 take care and rant vent or whatever you need here ;)
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #7478
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,897 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    With this Area 51 stuff going around and the planned deff going ahead or being successful tbh

    What do u believe is actually there ??

    Imo dont think its Aliens or anything that mad. Can't see something that possible in real life. Would love to be proven wrong but no

    I just think it's a testing area for the US Military

    The fact staff have too stay silent about what they saw in there is interesting ??


  • #7479
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,890 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    About 30 people will turn up for that invasion of Area 51.


    Everyone in the know knows the Aliens are in Area 52 anyway.


  • #7480
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,221 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Supposedly it's just a giant storage facility for the military and that's it.

    I remember reading that some people think the real freaky stuff is hidden in the NORAD base in Cheyenne Mountain.


  • #7481
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    With this Area 51 stuff going around and the planned deff going ahead or being successful tbh

    What do u believe is actually there ??

    Imo dont think its Aliens or anything that mad. Can't see something that possible in real life. Would love to be proven wrong but no

    I just think it's a testing area for the US Military

    The fact staff have too stay silent about what they saw in there is interesting ??

    Dude, have you watched any of the Bob Lazar stuff? Very interesting.

    I'll put it to you this way. Our Milky way has billions of stars. Now, our own sun is a star, and it has 9 planets (Pluto is still a planet to me dammit) revolving around it. One of which is friendly to life. So, if there are billions of stars, each with a complement of planets, in out own galaxy, and there are (as the saying goes), more galaxys than grains of sand on all the beaches in the world, is it not pretty arrogant of the human race to assume that we are the only ones out there?

    I do think that the US has some of these vehicles. They've reverse engineered some of the tech, which explains the huge leaps and bounds we've experienced technologically in the past 100 years.

    As for aliens, i think myself these "little grey men" are drones. They don't require sustenance, can't reproduce etc. Regardless of the speed that these UFOs can supposidly travel at, the distance between stars is still vast. And not something living beings could endure. It would take literal generations (not even just lifetimes) to travel


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  • #7482
    Pentecost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    About 30 people will turn up for that invasion of Area 51.


    Everyone in the know knows the Aliens are in Area 52 anyway.

    That’s what they want you to think..the truth is out there.


  • #7483
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,851 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    If anyone is curious about Werewolf, the game you might often see PW posters like Necro or Beakerjoe talking about, the new big monthly game is starting soon and it is the first one I am running.

    The Sign up thread is open for another 2 days if anyone is interested in signing up. This month's theme is Batman but you don't need to know much about Batman to play, it is just for flavor.

    If your interested in signing up, pop your name down here with a simple "I'm in" or something similar.

    Don't worry if you feel like you won't have a clue what's going on at first having not played before, we have all been there and sure that can be a lot of fun too. Think JP Liz was one of the most recent PW posters to give it a try, but there have been loads of people from here in games there, LoughC, LordTSC etc


  • #7484
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,630 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Code for the FPL fantasy football league for the PW forum for anyone interested:

    y20jff

    New season kicks off in early August.


  • #7485
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    WE ARE AREA 52!


  • #7486
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,518 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Bounty Hunter wrote: »
    If anyone is curious about Werewolf, the game you might often see PW posters like Necro or Beakerjoe talking about, the new big monthly game is starting soon and it is the first one I am running.

    The Sign up thread is open for another 2 days if anyone is interested in signing up. This month's theme is Batman but you don't need to know much about Batman to play, it is just for flavor.

    If your interested in signing up, pop your name down here with a simple "I'm in" or something similar.

    Don't worry if you feel like you won't have a clue what's going on at first having not played before, we have all been there and sure that can be a lot of fun too. Think JP Liz was one of the most recent PW posters to give it a try, but there have been loads of people from here in games there, LoughC, LordTSC etc

    I'll give it another go to support you Bounty Hunter

    tenor.gif?itemid=12554227
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #7487
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,987 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    With this Area 51 stuff going around and the planned deff going ahead or being successful tbh

    What do u believe is actually there ??

    Imo dont think its Aliens or anything that mad. Can't see something that possible in real life. Would love to be proven wrong but no

    I just think it's a testing area for the US Military

    The fact staff have too stay silent about what they saw in there is interesting ??

    Even IF there was aliens in Area 51 they are long moved to a different facility loooong before it became famous.

    But there was no aliens it’s only a testing facility for government spy planes.


  • #7488
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Seeing as things have taken an Alien turn, these seem totally appropriate..






    :pac:


  • #7489
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    With my impending move to the States, it looks like I'll have to sell off my huge wrestling DVD collection (about 3k titles!).

    I wonder am I better to sell off in bundles or individually? Have some on ebay at the moment anyway to see. WWE ones worth feck all but my ROH/TNA ones seem like they could fetch decent prices.

    Will get a list together and throw on Adverts too I guess.


  • #7490
    jaykhunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,013 ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    Cherry_Cola wrote: »
    With my impending move to the States, it looks like I'll have to sell off my huge wrestling DVD collection (about 3k titles!). I wonder am I better to sell off in bundles or individually? Have some on ebay at the moment anyway to see. WWE ones worth feck all but my ROH/TNA ones seem like they could fetch decent prices. Will get a list together and throw on Adverts too I guess.

    SWEET ZOMBIE LINDA that is a lot! Got any pics? Def when u list em put it up on the adverts thread https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057514832


  • #7491
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    jaykhunter wrote: »
    SWEET ZOMBIE LINDA that is a lot! Got any pics? Def when u list em put it up on the adverts thread https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057514832


    I'll get some pics up tomorrow for sure and will make sure I add it to that thread. Thanks a million!


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  • #7492
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Wonder how anyone, myself included, sticks this forum anymore.
    The moderating is like something out of North Korea. I can see why there's so many former Boardsies that stick to Reddit.


  • #7493
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,987 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Uriah Beautiful Self-denial wrote: »
    Wonder how anyone, myself included, sticks this forum anymore.
    The moderating is like something out of North Korea. I can see why there's so many former Boardsies that stick to Reddit.

    What are you on about, the moderating in the PW Forum in particular is top notch.


  • #7494
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Loughc wrote: »
    What are you on about, the moderating in the PW Forum in particular is top notch.
    I wasn't on about PW, I was pretty much on about everywhere else.
    With that said, I particularly remember a moderator here saying we weren't allowed to talk about a temporarily banned user which is laughable.


  • #7495
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,987 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Uriah Beautiful Self-denial wrote: »
    I wasn't on about PW, I was pretty much on about everywhere else.

    Again at a loss at what you mean, the modding on boards in general is fairly relaxed, majority of times when there is intervention it's to stop a thread de-railing or to stop a potential libel issue for boards.ie.


  • #7496
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Loughc wrote: »
    Again at a loss at what you mean, the modding on boards in general is fairly relaxed, majority of times when there is intervention it's to stop a thread de-railing or to stop a potential libel issue for boards.ie.
    Okay Mr. Moderator, I'll leave it there so.


  • #7497
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,987 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Uriah Beautiful Self-denial wrote: »
    Okay Mr. Moderator, I'll leave it there so.

    You take care now. :D


  • #7498
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Uriah Beautiful Self-denial wrote: »
    Okay Mr. Moderator, I'll leave it there so.

    I've been trying to think of a nice way to say this, but you've changed, kid. I remember chatting with you at OTT events and having great craic with you, but your posts have been getting more and more cynical and painful to read over the last year. You're the same in the Limerick forum. Long story short, it's not Boards.ie - it's you.


  • #7499
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Uriah Beautiful Self-denial wrote: »
    I wasn't on about PW, I was pretty much on about everywhere else.
    With that said, I particularly remember a moderator here saying we weren't allowed to talk about a temporarily banned user which is laughable.

    That was me. You can talk away about me know if you like :P


  • #7500
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Omackeral wrote: »
    That was me. You can talk away about me know if you like :P

    Omackeral - formerly the Chris Benoit of boards. Along with, ya know, that other guy....Pervert or something


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  • #7501
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,890 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    There we go I thought it was He who shall not be Named that Gh0st was on about.


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