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My buddy asked me to come over on Monday to split the 2010 Founders Nemesis that I gave him six years ago.
When I bought the four pack in 2010 I gave one to him because he always looked out for me on the beer front and we split one that night. The third bottle I drank a year later and the last bottle I drank with three buddies the night they arrived in town for my wedding (at 4am). At least I'd thought it was the last one until Monday night. Unfortunately it didn't taste quite as good at 6 years as it did at 3.
He greeted me with an aged Christmas Bomb and then he proceeded to convince my wife and I to take 22 bottles of beer that was between 4 and 1 year(s) old, which took some convincing. He was insistent that I not only take it, but drink it because with them moving out of their old place and being in an apartment temporarily until buying a new house they just didn't have room for it. It wasn't until I was clear that I was only holding it until he could split it at my house that I took it. It was about a third of what he'd been cellaring and we were "slaying white whales" (his words, ha ha) all night.
Other stuff he sent me home with:
Founders KBS 2013 & 2014 (I have a 2012 at home, so we'll probably split those back to back to back some day)
Goose Island Bourbon Country 2013, 2014 and 2015x2
Dogfish Head Bitches Brew 2012 (to split and listen to his copy of later)
Brooklyn Old Fashioned (not sure of the year)
Epic Big Bad Baptist (not sure of year)
Olde Hickory Event Horizon 2012
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2013
Cambridge Brew Co you Enjoy My Stout (not sure of year)
A couple of Blue Point Test Brews (never seen something like this before. Generic labels with stamped names for the brews... maybe never available commercially? BP Pilz and Blueberry Seltzer)
A Troegs Barleywine
An aged Stone Xocoveza
Brooklyn Monster Ale 2012x3
A 2014 Founders Backwoods Bastard
 
Was going to include pics, but the site is not seeming to want to let me.

So it started with the idea of just us dudes auctioning off our own personal records for charity but quickly morphed into other labels wanting to get involved since it's all for a good cause.
 
Recordnerdz first official charity auction! All proceeds will go to Planned Parenthood. Rare records and test pressings from Fugazi, Jimmy Eat World, Sun Kil Moon and a lot more. . Special thanks to the bands and labels who donated some great stuff. 
http://bit.ly/RecordNerdz

Just got a new custom cabinet for my 7" records.

Honestly never thought I would get to this point with Saves The Day, since I assumed I would never own I'm Sorry, I'm Leaving; but a local store recently got a copy and I recently sold my second copy of a white Through Being Cool for nearly as much as they were asking for it. So it just made sense.
 

LP's:
Can't Slow Down - 2nd press., red (500)
Through Being Cool - 2nd press, white (500) & original Black (3rd press /?)
Stay What You Are - 2nd pressing, black (?) & 3rd pressing grey-mix (?)
In Reverie - 1st press, black (?)
Sound The Alarm - 1st pressing, red and white (70) & 1st pressing, blue and white (70)
Under The Boards - 1st pressing, white and blue (70)
Daybreak - 1st pressing, white (500)
Saves The Day - 2nd  pressing, white (1000)
7":
I'm Sorry, I'm Leaving - white (395)
At Your Funeral - black (?)
Freakish -  black (?)
Anywhere With You - orange (?) & white (?)
Four Way Tour Split - green (300)
The Tide Of Our Times/Everlasting Everything - 1st press, white (1000)
 
 
 

I took advantage of all the Hastings going out of business and scored these racks for $100. If you've got the room I highly recommend pillaging a Hastings for some. The drawers each have two rows. The bottom ones weirdly aren't tall enough for LPs (they're like a half inch too short), but they fit three rows of 7"s pretty perfectly. Very stoked on this shit...

And with that this is now a dick size thread. I'm a bit above average in length but my girth is embarrassing. I've got a fuckin' pencil down there.

Haha, you haven't even been a part of the boards for a year yet.  You don't know shit about my levels of douchebaggery.  But allow me to be sincere when I suggest you stop while you're ahead, before embarrassing yourself further.
 
I actually and completely knew you would be commenting on that as a rebuttal.  I've seen it with every single forum newbie who feels like he can puff up his chest and stick us big bad regulars in our place.  Fuck off, man.  I had a much more elaborate response in progress because I knew you'd chirp in with that, exactly, but it's been lost because the quoting system is completely garbage on this iteration of VC.  Apologies for keeping this version "concise" –
 
First and foremost, post counts don't mean shit.  But obviously you'd choose to isolate that part of my post and not the bit where I mentioned that I've been on the boards 8x's longer than you have.  I've seen 8x's the amount of bullshit you have, 8x's the amount of trolls, and 8x's the amount of members who are too big for their britches.  But at the end of the day, there are actually plenty of users who've been a part of these forums for a lot longer than I have, who have far fewer posts to show for it.  It's the same reason there are users who've been here just a year or two but have already surpassed my post count with the help of the Small Chat thread and the Everything Else board – as I said, post-count means nothing.  Nor does it have anything to do with insecurity.  What would I be insecure about, here in this thread, anyway?  I feel like you've got that completely backwards.  If anything, I'd be insecure if I were buying either of these represses... but more on that in a bit.
 
You said it yourself on this very page: you aren't sure of "the history" associated with Tug.  So why try to put someone in their place with that individual is all too aware of the history?  Do you not understand why that's a terrible idea, on your part, and makes you look like a fucking clown?  You're giving new[er] users the exact rep they unfairly receive shit for.
 
You should know that I actually do avoid clicking in threads for releases I have no interest in or excitement for, and that I practice that exercise a lot.  There's a lot of hot garbage that bubbles up and crusts on the main page of these boards.  While I do believe in a bit of trolling for the sake of fun, I'm not on VC to rain on parades – it's why you won't see me discussing the Hot Topic exclusive variant for the newest A Day To Remember, or chiming in about the half-dozen variants available for the latest Taking Back Sunday record, or clamoring over my thoughts on the latest Green Day track.  I resist the urge to flex my sarcastic, condescending opinions in a lot of potential threads, here – so fuck you for downplaying my struggle and constantly conscious effort, there.
 
This thread, in particular, I felt I had "a right" to view and comment in just because these two Used records received play in my teens years.  (A lot more play than they should have, admittedly.)  I can relate to these releases and I find it entertaining to see what others think of the repress and their current aftermarket value.  At the end of the day, isn't that why we're all here?  Aside from wanting to be kept updated on pertinent PO info, we're all here because we're looking to kill boredom or keep entertained to some degree.  And while I'll jokingly rib a friend who actually bought a repress of the S/T, here, I'm honestly not in this thread to divert people from buying what they enjoy.  I've made plenty of nostalgic purchases in my past; my hands are not completely clean from that messy affair.  But if anything, I should be glad that people no longer have to piss away $80+ on a copy of that S/T – this is something positive to rejoice.  Why would I chastise or truly belittle someone who was buying this record to revisit their high-school days, play once, shelf, and resell for profit in a few years?  Do what you want.  I have no say in how to spend your money.
 
But like Randy just said, above, you clearly haven't been around for tug's bullshit.  And that's where the negativity and [counter] trolling is stemming from.  Since you know nothing of it, it truly is in your best interest to take your own advice and shut up while moving onto another thread.  But for the sake of clarity, here, I'll shed some light.  Anyone who's been on the forums for the last years or so can tell you that tug is the worst sort of troll.  One who sincerely believes he's doing nothing wrong by blatantly and endlessly supporting The Used to obnoxious levels.  As it's been pointed out, this thread - and all his others - receive completely unnecessary bumps.  We don't need inventory levels on sites that still carry these records.  No one is actually PMing him for pressing info or assuming he's got ties with the band.  No one needs real-time updates on when the Merchnow variant is about to sell out, throughout the day.  He's been banned in the past for taking his threads too far, and apparently that ban was lifted in time for him to participate in these represses, here.  So that's where we're at.  99% of threads run a normal life cycle consisting of hype, discussion, pre-order information, shipping confirmation, photos of variants, a few "where's my order?" posts, and then... it dies.  Such is the circle of life for threads that aren't fueled by members who practice good tastes and aren't socially inept.  Tug's last thread was for a pressing of a Used live acoustic performance that was so fucking atrocious that only a troll could support it, and he was banned for it. Obviously someone beyond me and my massive dick + post-count decided that he was being a nuisance, and justice was served.  So please, establish a clue for yourself before whipping out the "if ya' don't like it, don't click it" speech.  Save us all the cringe, going forward.

Just got tickets for the Detroit date. I'm so excited! 

Tell him to keep refreshing for like half an hour cause some slowly get released from cc's not going through and shit like that.

I have a few signed albums, but this is my most prized. I was literally crying when he signed this for me. 

Decided to take a picture since all of my copies have shown up. Anyone else notice that the European copies have a matte black cover while the US copies are shiny?
 

 
While I was at it, I took a copy of my updated Descendents collection. Only a few things missing.
 

Posted this in the Hypercaffium thread, but thought I would add the picture here too. Only a few things missing and would love some help finding a copy of All on grey from the original '87 color pressing.
 

Just keep in mind that they are in their mid 40s putting out music. That's pretty damn cool, considering the genre / subgenre(s). Being 44, and still putting out music, and performing with a bunch of energy is still pretty rad. Sure, the art direction is bad, but it has been since Shenanigans in my opinion. I don't really even bother to care about that anymore. Sure this song isn't their best, but how can you top the energy of Dookie and the overall energy of the mid 90s. You just can't. Everything they do will be 'different' compared to any of their earlier work. I mean does 1,039 sound exactly like Dookie? Nope, and that was only 3-5 years difference. Kerplunk, Dookie, Insomniac, that was 20+ years ago. People change, bands change, tastes change, view change, sounds change. I'm not saying it deserves an extra star overall because of that or anything, but it's just something to consider.
 
Even if I don't like what they end up putting out, I applaud them for doing their thing, and keeping at it, even if the single is more meh now that I've processed it. Here's to hoping the album is solid. We'll see what happens.

Pre order is up. 
http://greenday.com/revolutionradio

Weird...there's only one song from a TV show on that album.

I appreciate the reply one year later

Grabbed Devil Dancer, saving it for special occasion. Love that stuff

I almost became a fan of this album midway when Mark sings:
 
"Some daaaaaaaay
you will come back to me and I'll saaaaay..."
 
Except he didn't end it with "Why don't you go fuck yourself!" which is inexplicable and wrong.

@The Butcha I knew this was on the horizon, but didn't want to throw anything out there in case it fell through or something.  I'm going to text the manager and see if I can get some more details.

Here's a good comparison. (Not my tweet)
 

Here's a good comparison. (Not my tweet)
 

Here's a good comparison. (Not my tweet)
 

Here's a good comparison. (Not my tweet)
 

All I could think is "how many vocal takes did it take...how many layers of vocals did they use....and did John Feldmen NOT notice after hearing that song for lord knows how many times playing with Reel Big Fish?"
 
has as to be some kind of homage, it's word for word and the exact same melody