Awesome. Never seen that before, must have been something else. Maybe I'll invest in some bustiers for my group before our next concert outing. With that story you could probably sell them at the door :)
like shot in the face blown away?
ahem... blown until you went away?
the speakers were so huge they lifted you off your feet and blew you out the door?
I hate the word literally.
also, lol at good heavens and stick in the mud, like a charlie brown panel.
just for fun man, I agree with your sentiments, but your delivery is something else :)
Back on topic, I really hope they make a ton of money on this, indirectly. I'd like to see more artists that give away the infinite to add value to the scarce. Anyone know what their label situation is like? Do they self publish or how does the label feel about them doing this? One last thing, I wasn't aware they did another album... this kind of proves that even a nearly universally recognized band can still suffer from obscurity, and really need to get eyes (and ears) on their stuff.
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justin bieber
every girl who grew up in the loving embrace of mother Disney
rappers with 'lil' in their name
What if the guy had been a crazy survivalist or fully prepared for the coming zombie apocalypse? I know a guy that has traps in his house (like don't step on the second stair, it's just balsa wood and there are shivs underneath kinda stuff) There would likely have been a whole lot of damage to the cops, culminating in the death of the homeowner, and for what?
Also, I can't see a homeowner getting very far in his speech about how the Bill of Rights explicitly grants him the right to bear arms, and when taken in combination with the universal human right to property, it led to him shooting two cops in the face.
The news would call it a tragedy, but that word is so diluted now I hear it used when someone forgets to (-)tomatoes on their burger at mcdonalds. Nothing would change, the whole thing would be forgotten in 2 weeks by everyone except the families of the involved.
Because some politician wanted to put on a show? And I don't mean political party politician, above a certain level in -every- organization of more than 10 people everyone is a politician or they wouldn't be there.
-I can't think of how to end this in a concise and thought provoking way, soooo, uh...
arbitrarily? really?
As much as my fingers itch to refute your statements line by line, this isn't exactly the proper venue. I'd be happy to continue the conversation elsewhere or via one of my toss away emails 3countzero@gmail.com
Actually many atheists, myself included, prefer titles such as freethinker, secular humanist, or pastafarian. Also, atheist was for a long time, and still is in some circles, an insult or term of censure. We took it back though, its all good.
"The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as His father, in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter." Letter to John Adams, April 11, 1823
"Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." 1787 letter to his nephew
"But a short time elapsed after the death of the great reformer of the Jewish religion, before his principles were departed from by those who professed to be his special servants, and perverted into an engine for enslaving mankind, and aggrandizing their oppressors in Church and State." in a letter to S. Kercheval, 1810
Perhaps not athiest - but very certainly anti-christian
what i meant was, what if there was a fire or something and no one could make call out to inform the manager that their movie experience was being ruined and they want a refund?
or - you can wait 15 weeks (or whatever) and split the $1 redbox fee. You sound like someone that still watches live tv... this will give you extra time to forget the incessant pounding of all the major plot points into your head by the trailers that run every 8 minutes. When your memory is down to "I think this looked good" from "I can't wait to see this part" you'll enjoy it more I promise.
especially since at the last "great update to your movie-going experience" my local theater changed the drape/carpet wall coverings to a different color (really? they shut the lights off for 99% of the time you are in there) replaced the sticky floor with carpet (ok, that's good) but didn't touch the speaker that has crackled on big booms for approx. forever. Either they really don't give a shit(likely) or there is one hell of a carpet salesman in my area.(less likely, but plausible) Either way I haven't been back, and that was years ago.
As a side note, in an attempt to cash in, I'm developing a pair of white pants with enormous cargo pockets, so people have a reasonable place to put their ipads and accessories. I'm gonna call them iPants. Feel free to steal my idea, just be aware that in 10 years I'll sue you so I can be rewarded for my lack of execution.
Your error here is in where you think the value resides
1) paintings have actual costs due to canvass/paint and distribution issues
Live performances (read: art) have actual costs due to instruments, amplification, and venue
2)it is virtually impossible to make perfect copies of paintings
It is virtually impossible to make perfect copies of live performances (which is why there are studios with sophisticated microphones and sound processors etc.)
Once the CD is out, it's over and done with... To the artist it should be like when they played Boise, ID that one time. I don't see how they are entitled to continually make money from a single performance. It's the studio who is pissed because their business of making and distributing copies is now as relevant as the guy that brought ice to put in your refrigerator. Now I put my glass on the side of fridge and it makes ice for me.
"or an idea that might be possible once technology advances."
Is this for real? you can patent things that don't exist yet?
I need to bone up on my sci-fi, thats where all the coolest inventions come from anyway. Those silly authors may have copyrighted their work, but I bet they haven't patented them.
A painter paints a masterpiece, realizes its really good and a lot of people would like to have it. Over the course of several months, he churns out 1000 numbered copies, sells the original for a whole bunch, the copies for less. He is happy with what he has accomplished, he made a bunch of cash, he moves on to other things. 3 years later, I see #639/1000 in a friends house, take a really good, clear picture of it, and put it on my wall. Through a freak coincidence, a friend of a friend invites the painter to a gathering at my home.
Putting aside all laws and current expectations, what is the most reasonable outcome? That the painter get all pissy and demand a fee for my use of his work, or that he compliments my taste and tries to sell me #1217/2000 of his new work?
Because that's what we are talking about, copying a copy of a live performance of which there will only ever be one. The masterpiece of a musical artist is complete when they, on try 67 in the studio finally get their shit together and play a song through exactly as they envisioned it. Except now the current gate keepers are making the numbered copies and they don't care if you like it or not as long as you bought it.
The 'art' part of art has no place at the recording industry offices. They don't care about community or inspiration or emotion, as long as the commodity improves the bottom line. Even if I could afford it I wouldn't spend 2 hours wages (yeah minimum wage here) supporting those asshats. I would and do, however, spend 5-6 hours pay to go see a live show, where the performance is generally not as long as a cd, and I only get to see it once.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE29EVGArs8
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like shot in the face blown away?
ahem... blown until you went away?
the speakers were so huge they lifted you off your feet and blew you out the door?
I hate the word literally.
also, lol at good heavens and stick in the mud, like a charlie brown panel.
just for fun man, I agree with your sentiments, but your delivery is something else :)
Back on topic, I really hope they make a ton of money on this, indirectly. I'd like to see more artists that give away the infinite to add value to the scarce. Anyone know what their label situation is like? Do they self publish or how does the label feel about them doing this? One last thing, I wasn't aware they did another album... this kind of proves that even a nearly universally recognized band can still suffer from obscurity, and really need to get eyes (and ears) on their stuff.
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FTFY
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see also
justin bieber
every girl who grew up in the loving embrace of mother Disney
rappers with 'lil' in their name
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I still think if a relatively intelligent layman has to break out a dictionary to understand a law, it should be rewritten.
"replevin;
sequestration;" -excerpt from rule 64
-please excuse my ignorance if these are common words to other relatively intelligent laymen.
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Also, I can't see a homeowner getting very far in his speech about how the Bill of Rights explicitly grants him the right to bear arms, and when taken in combination with the universal human right to property, it led to him shooting two cops in the face.
The news would call it a tragedy, but that word is so diluted now I hear it used when someone forgets to (-)tomatoes on their burger at mcdonalds. Nothing would change, the whole thing would be forgotten in 2 weeks by everyone except the families of the involved.
Because some politician wanted to put on a show? And I don't mean political party politician, above a certain level in -every- organization of more than 10 people everyone is a politician or they wouldn't be there.
-I can't think of how to end this in a concise and thought provoking way, soooo, uh...
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As much as my fingers itch to refute your statements line by line, this isn't exactly the proper venue. I'd be happy to continue the conversation elsewhere or via one of my toss away emails 3countzero@gmail.com
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"Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." 1787 letter to his nephew
"But a short time elapsed after the death of the great reformer of the Jewish religion, before his principles were departed from by those who professed to be his special servants, and perverted into an engine for enslaving mankind, and aggrandizing their oppressors in Church and State." in a letter to S. Kercheval, 1810
Perhaps not athiest - but very certainly anti-christian
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what i meant was, what if there was a fire or something and no one could make call out to inform the manager that their movie experience was being ruined and they want a refund?
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Re: Really $30 is cheap
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Re: but its true
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1) paintings have actual costs due to canvass/paint and distribution issues
Live performances (read: art) have actual costs due to instruments, amplification, and venue
2)it is virtually impossible to make perfect copies of paintings
It is virtually impossible to make perfect copies of live performances (which is why there are studios with sophisticated microphones and sound processors etc.)
Once the CD is out, it's over and done with... To the artist it should be like when they played Boise, ID that one time. I don't see how they are entitled to continually make money from a single performance. It's the studio who is pissed because their business of making and distributing copies is now as relevant as the guy that brought ice to put in your refrigerator. Now I put my glass on the side of fridge and it makes ice for me.
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Is this for real? you can patent things that don't exist yet?
I need to bone up on my sci-fi, thats where all the coolest inventions come from anyway. Those silly authors may have copyrighted their work, but I bet they haven't patented them.
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Putting aside all laws and current expectations, what is the most reasonable outcome? That the painter get all pissy and demand a fee for my use of his work, or that he compliments my taste and tries to sell me #1217/2000 of his new work?
Because that's what we are talking about, copying a copy of a live performance of which there will only ever be one. The masterpiece of a musical artist is complete when they, on try 67 in the studio finally get their shit together and play a song through exactly as they envisioned it. Except now the current gate keepers are making the numbered copies and they don't care if you like it or not as long as you bought it.
The 'art' part of art has no place at the recording industry offices. They don't care about community or inspiration or emotion, as long as the commodity improves the bottom line. Even if I could afford it I wouldn't spend 2 hours wages (yeah minimum wage here) supporting those asshats. I would and do, however, spend 5-6 hours pay to go see a live show, where the performance is generally not as long as a cd, and I only get to see it once.
/rant
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