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Somewhere, there's a skatepunk band who can't bring their album on tour due to plant delays because of Herb Fucking Alpert.

I...I don't think you know how negotiating works. But in all seriousness, that's the most Canadian thing I've ever heard. I kinda want to give you a hug.

Having +44 on vinyl again is getting me hyped for BCR repress. Always seemed like those two albums went together in a weird way.

This is really exciting news. This reissue was fourth of my want list, right behind: 1. "The Best of Perry Commo" Readers Digest Collector's Edition box set. 2. Random, extremely dusty Glen Campbell 45 in generic white sleeve. 3. Beat to hell sleeve of some random Beatles album with heavy pen scribbling, John and Paul's eyes crossed out and hearts around Ringo's head, missing the vinyl. Thank you, vinyl comeback!!!

has VC has become YouTube Comments Collective for Halloween?

Weird... When mine starts playing, there's a really faint noise, "hey travisss"

There are components of your rant that are truly justified, Satan: the recent increase of (misplaced) threads dedicated to Fall Out Boy inquiries and Paramore pricing. The New Bermuda dude who's genuinely upset that his colored wax doesn't match the mockup photo. The never-ending stream of complaints about shipping costs, corner dings, flipping records, and securing tour variants. It's nothing new, and it's more than alright to blow off some steam now and then. However. You're complaining about what makes VC so tough to browse, some days... but the irony here - if I'm being brutally honest - is that I'd rather read about seam splits and absurd MSRP prices over "VC veterans" grasping for attention. I've called you out before because you post some of the dumbest try-hard shit I've ever seen on the boards. Ranging from comments that broadly dismiss everyone's tastes (i.e. "There's a similar discussion to this one going on in the [ ] thread, but none of you would know that because you all listen to shit") to tastefully posting "ya'll are a bunch of faggots" in the middle of a discussion on [homo]sexuality – and why it's not alright to post derogatory comments pertaining to it. I mean, I get that you're trying to be ironic or witty by attempting to derail topics in the flashiest ways possible. But it just comes off as "hey guys look at me i'm being all edgy and shit lol". It's embarrassing, and it induces way more cringes than any number of non-ironic Crosley threads will. At least for me. I've been accused of being a VC elitist more than once. I'm pushing 9,000 posts, I'm aware, and I've been a member for nearly 7 years now, but the majority of those posts (and time) have been spent on niche discussions about music I'm excited for. I don't regret them. I do a lot more lurking than posting, and find myself scrapping a huge portion of my posts when I consider the weight of my words and whether or not they're even worth submitting. [This post, for example, has been considered for deletion at least three times now.] I was a part of the Proboards just like you were, so, yeah, I've seen some shit. And I feel like there will always be new topics and members to point and laugh at. I can't deny that it's nice to have a little fun with the newbies now and then, and I'm all-too guilty of getting in the periodic jab when a redundant questions begs for a sarcastic response. But there's no reason to continually harass new members past the point of some light initiation hazing. As far as tastes? – it's all subjective, sure, but you're right: as a collective, this board's tastes are fucking terrible. There. I said it. More and more young people join every week, and there also seems to be a select group of adults who are chomping at the bit for Blink-182 reissues. It's whatever. But you need to stop stressing it and just adapt. I don't even graze the Hot Topic repress threads, because - as snobby as I may sound - I basically have zero interest in 99% of the music that Travis is pressing splatter copies of. Why rain on someone else's parade, or waste the energy to post something negative in a thread clearly catered to discuss the excitement for a release in a positive environment? It seems pointless. Work can get a little boring for me, of course, but there are a million other things to read and interact with, on the world wide web. Once you develop a knack for letting those threads bubble up to the top of the boards while still tuning them out, it becomes pretty easy to lighten up and care less about the "inferior" music that so much of VC seems to be stuck on. I love a good discussion on genres, tastes, and what it means to explore new music; even if I poke fun at the folks bouncing off the walls for My Chemical Romance represses, I don't think that I'm somehow better than them because my tastes have "evolved" past "high school drivel". I just keep on scrolling and find something relevant to my interests. It's pretty easy. Members being attacked for their age is just stupid. I agree that an occasional joke is worth posting when the comedic timing is right, but when users are being ridiculed just for being younger [or older] than the general age pool? Come on. DOMAN's in high-school and posts more articulate, relevant replies - that are in line with the forum rules - than a huge portion of new members. And Don (drds89) is probably old enough to be my dad, but has no shortage of excellent recommendations and positive things to contribute to a lot of quality threads. Point at hand? – age is moot. Let it go. If you really want to keep at it and get nasty, though, we can talk about your sleek "ninja edits", where you go on caps-lock tirades and then proceed to backspace them, leaving a simple "sorry I was drunk" in their place. Losing your cool to someone half your age, flying off the handle, not having the balls to stick by your initial rant, and blaming it on a mid-day buzz? That's pretty cool, I guess. But proceeding to reply with "fuck the fuck right off, you don't know me or my sense of humor" when someone casually calls you out on it – that, right there, is the true essence of pushing 30. Give me a break, man. I'm all for healthy, isolated rants and I'm also a sucker for irony. This topic delivers both in spades. Sorry if I come off as a condescending prick. I'm just staying true to the thread's theme, I guess:

Found out one of my Mexican friends handed it tacos instead of candy

Hell yeah !!

When I was at Hot Topic, you have to wear a costume every shift you work starting the second weekend in October. Our store always did the first weekend as Gender Bender so... enjoy my Goodwill dress lol

Only old ass guys like us would get it... I would have laughed my ass off though

Zavvi has deals with most studios to get exclusive steelbook releases in UK 95% of the time (they're a UK retailer, even though they have websites for other countries such as the one I linked above). Some of the designs might pop with other retailers in other countries, but they pretty much run the European market. If you're into steelbooks you should definitely keep an eye out on them, because they pump out a lot of releases. If you're interested, I keep a list of all of their releases here: http://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/zavvi-exclusives-full-list.34115/ (though I haven't updated it in a couple of months )

^ I think this thread is pretty much a Blu-Ray thread as well. Anyway, I recently grabbed this Moon steelbook for 7 bucks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--AUsQsMF-M (not my video btw)

today's taco count: 3

Picked up a copy locally today. #3380/4000 Haven't had time to spin the records, but I listened to the CD on a nice country cruise through southern Indiana. Goddamn perfect first impression.

FYE has 25% off of one item until 11/3 - CRISP25 - http://www.fye.com/- David Bowie Five Years Box $194.23

Thing that bothers me the most is all the Amazon links. Oh really?! Amazon has a record for sale?! And it's the cheapest?! I can't believe it! It's one thing to support Amazon, but can we at least be discreet?

I crashed after work last night and woke up a 1am, didn't feel like doing paperwork, so (not having spotify or all the songs on mp3), went to youtube and made a playlist of the 34 (?) tracks of Central Belters. Then played it. Didn't get up today until 1pm.

Maybe I'll take $80 and throw in a free record.

i guess i'd be mildly embarrassed about walking into hot topic and asking for a goofy movie on vinyl too... but i need this.

Miiiiiiight be getting a tattoo in two weeks. My girlfriend and I have been planning to commemorate the one year anniversary of that time we got really drunk and fucked a stranger from the internet (each other)

That's like...the minimum goal of any business...so yeah, I'm sure he is. That means he's paying 1/3 of what he's getting back out of these just to make them. 300% profit is barely worth even doing in the business world. I can't stand ETR, but 300% isn't shit.

bought a hat of all things

$7 shipped for the standard? Why the hell not?? Ordered! Thanks for the awesome deal .

Been waiting all week for tacos thanks to this thread. Two steak one pork.

That's an insane deal. Everyone should jump on those!

Now through Monday SideOneDummy is having a Halloween sale with discount code "Boo". Thing is, the discount will be changing at random times throughout the weekend, newsletter says to follow them on twitter to find out when the discounts will be "terrifyingly high." So far today I've seen it go from 22% off to 24% off (as of this posting). Lots of good stuff to be had, get it: sideonedummy.com

He hasn't updated it in 3 months because he is 1 person doing everything and im sure the web page is the last thing he cares about. I don't think I would trust any label more with something like this then BM. Dude is top notch.

Happy Halloween friends

A couple of lathe cuts i had made recently (under the gristlejaw pressing co. moniker). 1 copy only of each record. I finally have Clutch's Transnational on LP! Also included here Clutch LP with demos, outtakes and promo-only live songs with adapted artwork from a promo CD from that era. Rumbleseat "Demonstration" LP with unreleased songs and demos found as Hidden tracks on the...is dead CD. Crustaceans was a Gainesville band that featured Samantha Jones (Rumbleseat, Bitchin', vanbuilderass).

I have owned at least 3 copies of this record just as a side effect of being alive

Lemme know when they start repressing Engleburt Humperdink's catalog

Legitimately laughed out loud upon seein this thread.....I've literally never been to a thrift store that didn't have a copy of this

Who the fuck ok'd this?! There's like 30 copies sitting in every thrift store in America.

Ima tell a story right now. Last Saturday I worked my first Saturday night since the end of March. Grabbed TBell on my way into work (be there by 8pm) ordered cheesy gordita crunch sub chicken and chicken tacos meal and a cheesy-bean-n-rice burrito. Gave me beef on all items....no time to take it back. Get to work and simply don't want the last taco. Leave it in the jeep to throw away later. Get out of work at 5am.....driving home...remember taco....ate a 9 hour old TBell taco on my way home from work at 5am. NO taco left behind (even TBell tacos)

What you all don't understand is that, the more you criticize ETR or this release, the more Stl Ben has to keep posting that he doesn't care and in fact benefits from it.

New Rez is up on MMT! https://midnightmoontapes.bandcamp.com/album/daytime-kicks

“I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. If you fucking like something, like it. That’s what’s wrong with our generation: that residual punk rock guilt, like, “You’re not supposed to like that. That’s not fucking cool.” Don’t fucking think it’s not cool to like Britney Spears’ “Toxic.” It is cool to like Britney Spears’ “Toxic”! Why the fuck not? Fuck you! That’s who I am, goddamn it! That whole guilty pleasure thing is full of fucking shit.”

Sorry, I forgot this was Paul Collective. Or Punk Collective Proboards Collective 2008 Collective My Music Taste is Better Than Yours Collective

if the cover art is any indication to what her art looks like..... I'm good.

More judgment on people's music tastes please. There just isn't enough.

I dropped off 200 test pressings at Arrow's Aim last night at 8PM. The store opens at 12:00 noon today and is open 12-8, everyday. Also spotted on the counter... a box of records that belong to Chris Wollard. Lots of HWM rarities and other bands he was in, like Cro(w)s LPs, etc.

i like to remain a mystery

My parents told me to come over for dinner last night with the promise of tacos, but when I got there it was vegetable soup. I've never been so disappointed in my life.

Day 26: Still no sign of Black Deluxe. Beginning to lose hope. Supplies are running low. Torrented FLAC files are now the only thing keeping me alive. Not sure how much longer I'll survive here. Some nights, the spot gloss varnish haunts me in my dreams.

Forgot to post this here, but got my neck done by Dannii G a couple weeks ago at the Portland Tattoo Expo! His IG: dannii_ltp13 Mine: xerrrricx

Further Seems Forever, Emery and Armor For Sleep should all be up online any day now. As Cities Burn will be next month

thank you thank you! And all of the releases in your package were done handwritten with paint pens which is what we usually do but for our next two releases we're trying out designing and home printing labels as well as professional pad-printing. personally i dig the handwritten labels!