Liking The Pixies makes you a little crazy
February 12th 2008 09:16
This cat in Austin wrote a long-ass post about how he managed to not see the Pixies play a secret show, twice. It rose to the top of the list, perhaps because he uses such colourful language.
"I watched Fight Club, and I went to Tower Records and I bought the Fight Club sound track. It didn't have the song I wanted. I asked friends, "What was that song at the end, the song, you know, the one that was really mind blowingly amazing?"
"Shut up," they said. "You suck."
It took me several days to track down the fact that it was "Where Is My Mind" off of Surfer Rosa by The Pixies. I bought the album. I listened to it. I had my ass blown out."
"Shut up," they said. "You suck."
It took me several days to track down the fact that it was "Where Is My Mind" off of Surfer Rosa by The Pixies. I bought the album. I listened to it. I had my ass blown out."
Hey man, I can relate... I had heard OF the Pixies, but I never heard any of their work until I saw "Fight Club". And that last scene is a powerful one.
Hell, Kurt Cobain listed the Pixies as one of his main influences, going as far as hiring their audio engineer to get a similar sound on their album.
This guy on Craigslist, though, became a massive fan and was sure that he'd catch them giving a secret concert that he could brag about to all his friends:
"I told all my friends. I told the guys who work at the coffee shop. I told my mom.
I was going to see The Pixies play a tiny club show, special for li'l' ol' me.
My friend Elana and I get to the club 10 minutes before the doors open. There is a girl taking money for tickets. We sidle up to the counter, all music-insider style, and I say, "So, there's a rumor that there's an, ahem, special guest tonight. Is that true?"
"I don't know," she says.
"The Pixies," says Elana. "We heard The Pixies were playing tonight."
"BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAAHAHAHAH AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" says the girl. "You are fucking retards. The Pixies? Playing here? For $10? Are you retarded? You are retarded! Hey guys! Look at these retards here who thought THE PIXIES were playing tonight!""
I was going to see The Pixies play a tiny club show, special for li'l' ol' me.
My friend Elana and I get to the club 10 minutes before the doors open. There is a girl taking money for tickets. We sidle up to the counter, all music-insider style, and I say, "So, there's a rumor that there's an, ahem, special guest tonight. Is that true?"
"I don't know," she says.
"The Pixies," says Elana. "We heard The Pixies were playing tonight."
"BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAAHAHAHAH AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" says the girl. "You are fucking retards. The Pixies? Playing here? For $10? Are you retarded? You are retarded! Hey guys! Look at these retards here who thought THE PIXIES were playing tonight!""
Hey, that's a good April Fool's joke. I may line that up here on Orble!
* this image is from the Wikipedia page on The Pixies
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