This place seems to be slowly blowing up...

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

since last year, before any word of tour there was like 5,500ish registered members of the forum.  now there are like 7,036 or something.  pretty awesome increase for such a short amount of time.
good work forum, you are a beast.

[mahg33ta]

Well, it goes back to my question in another thread about whether MMJ are getting more popular or not.

My gut was no, based on low profile, no album in 2 yrs, etc.... but your data point there is an interesting one.  

[el_chode]

Well, it goes back to my question in another thread about whether MMJ are getting more popular or not.

My gut was no, based on low profile, no album in 2 yrs, etc.... but your data point there is an interesting one.  

It's hard to say. They've gotten very little buzz on the various music blogs I check in on in response to the current tour/performances, but seem to be getting a lot of press in local newspapers.

Perhaps that's an audience thing and MMJ is moving more towards an AAA/Adult Contemporary demographic, but then again, the influx of assholes at shows seems to indicate otherwise

Or, the online mags I check in on are too busy obsessing over the new MGMT and other derivative acts to give a shit about anything that doesn't incorporate a heavy synth in the background or go on rambling emotional tirades to sleepy boring music.

[capt. scotty]

Perhaps that's an audience thing and MMJ is moving more towards an AAA/Adult Contemporary demographic, but then again, the influx of assholes at shows seems to indicate otherwise

Wait - I couldve gotten a discount on my tix with my AAA card?! Sheeeeeit

[mahg33ta]

maybe 5000 to 7000 members just indicates old geezers (myself included at 40) are getting more familiar with forums, not that the fanbase is growing!

I laugh at these conversations about assholes at shows.   I've seen Tool 5 or 6 times.   Now THAT crowd has idiots.

[el_chode]

maybe 5000 to 7000 members just indicates old geezers (myself included at 40) are getting more familiar with forums, not that the fanbase is growing!

I laugh at these conversations about assholes at shows.   I've seen Tool 5 or 6 times.   Now THAT crowd has idiots.

Like I said in the other asshole discussion, I think for me it's a tie between QOTSA and Ween for worst fans.

[Tracy 3000]

I'm no science or physics major, but can something really blow up slowly?

[jones]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IKWDMBTmM4[/media]

[dcdub]

Badass. Does that answer your question Mr. Smarty Pants?

[jones]

I thought that stuff was pretty cool.  It reminds me of the television show Time Warp.  I especially liked the pineapple.

And now back to your regularly scheduled thread... 

[SaraBananaBear]

Well, it goes back to my question in another thread about whether MMJ are getting more popular or not.

My gut was no, based on low profile, no album in 2 yrs, etc.... but your data point there is an interesting one.  

Low profile with MMJ, but maybe Monsters of Folk made some people look up MMJ?  ::)

[joey_rogo]

I had two seperate friends tell me that they d/led mmj's discography after seeing the american dad episode. This is after I told them for years that mmj was the shit. They didn't listen to me, but did listen to a cartoon. I'm sure the show introduced mmj to a ton more people than their actual music.

[Tracy 3000]

Badass. Does that answer your question Mr. Smarty Pants?

Well, I dunno. Although it was cool seeing the clock, mug o' beer, birthday cake, baked goose, fax machine, laptop, alarm clock, plate of corn dogs & tots, cell phone/charger, heart shaped pillow, pineapple, can o' beer, root beer float, Starship Enterprise, porcelain rooster, stuffed cocker spaniel, puppy in a hat, chihuahua in a bag, trophy, and stuffed bear get blown up, I am under the suspicion that the art of slow motion camerary is to balme for such blowing up in a slow fashion. Which leads me back to my original question:

Can something blow up slowly?


Maybe this place is erupting?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowFvnlWI90[/media]

[jones]

I would go with erupting.

We need to start a seperate YouTube thread just for video of slow motion explosions/eruptions.  Pretty cool, but I guess that it could get old.

[SaraBananaBear]

I had two seperate friends tell me that they d/led mmj's discography after seeing the american dad episode. This is after I told them for years that mmj was the shit. They didn't listen to me, but did listen to a cartoon. I'm sure the show introduced mmj to a ton more people than their actual music.

Indeed and I think this chart from google trend confirms that theory:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=my+morning+jacket&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0

With the search volume index being higher after the appearance on the show. Then again, might be something else, but looks like American Dad helped  ::)

[el_chode]

On the topic of slow-motion explosive awesome:

The first 30 seconds of Apollo 11 expanded into 8 1/2 minutes

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

Badass. Does that answer your question Mr. Smarty Pants?

Well, I dunno. Although it was cool seeing the clock, mug o' beer, birthday cake, baked goose, fax machine, laptop, alarm clock, plate of corn dogs & tots, cell phone/charger, heart shaped pillow, pineapple, can o' beer, root beer float, Starship Enterprise, porcelain rooster, stuffed cocker spaniel, puppy in a hat, chihuahua in a bag, trophy, and stuffed bear get blown up, I am under the suspicion that the art of slow motion camerary is to balme for such blowing up in a slow fashion. Which leads me back to my original question:

Can something blow up slowly?


Maybe this place is erupting?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowFvnlWI90[/media]

it's an interesting question.  The first correlation that comes to mind when thinking deeply about the phrase "slowly blowing up" is either a.) a Balloon, or b.) a Penis.

You can blow both of those up slowly if you feel like it.

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

This is time lapse but I don't give a fuck this movie blew my mind once.  It made me convinced humans are in fact a herpe destroying mother earth:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Dsv8E_ALo[/media]

it gets awesome at like 1:55 when the clouds part starts.

[jones]

On the topic of slow-motion explosive awesome:

The first 30 seconds of Apollo 11 expanded into 8 1/2 minutes

That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[johnnYYac]

I had two seperate friends tell me that they d/led mmj's discography after seeing the american dad episode. This is after I told them for years that mmj was the shit. They didn't listen to me, but did listen to a cartoon. I'm sure the show introduced mmj to a ton more people than their actual music.

Indeed and I think this chart from google trend confirms that theory:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=my+morning+jacket&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0

With the search volume index being higher after the appearance on the show. Then again, might be something else, but looks like American Dad helped  ::)

SBB, you are on fire!  I thought I was bad!  Are you a computer?  Are you Karen, Plankton's wife?  Quick, find me a picture of a duck on the back of a dog.  You have 2 hours...