Comments on: Goo Goo Dolls & Counting Crows http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/ hmmm... what? Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:18:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Val http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/comment-page-1/#comment-157689 Val Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:00:56 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/#comment-157689 Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insinuate anything either. ;-) I agree with you, we all experience and perceive things differently. So yes I agree with you there :) Also, as for the other GGD guy singing... I honestly don't remember that! Eek, guess that song wasn't that memorable? Heh :) Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to insinuate anything either. ;-) I agree with you, we all experience and perceive things differently. So yes I agree with you there :)

Also, as for the other GGD guy singing… I honestly don’t remember that! Eek, guess that song wasn’t that memorable? Heh :)

]]> By: Shiva http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/comment-page-1/#comment-155078 Shiva Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:25:37 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/#comment-155078 I wasn't insinuating that your opinion was not valid. I am certainly not offended by your opinion. I have no right or reason to be. I was simply expressing my fascination at the disparity between our shared experience. Don't you find it interesting when someone dislikes something you adore? that's where I was coming from. I got that you left because of lack of interest. I wasn't trying to interest you in something that happened nearly a year ago. I was just explaining where some of the allure is for me. and yeah, by the other guy, I meant the guitarist or bassist for the goo goo dolls. I had never heard him sing before and I just didn't like it. Once again, we have a differing of opinions. and once again, I find that interesting. I'm not trying to sway you to my way of thinking, just marveling at the differences. I wasn’t insinuating that your opinion was not valid. I am certainly not offended by your opinion. I have no right or reason to be. I was simply expressing my fascination at the disparity between our shared experience. Don’t you find it interesting when someone dislikes something you adore? that’s where I was coming from.
I got that you left because of lack of interest. I wasn’t trying to interest you in something that happened nearly a year ago. I was just explaining where some of the allure is for me.
and yeah, by the other guy, I meant the guitarist or bassist for the goo goo dolls. I had never heard him sing before and I just didn’t like it. Once again, we have a differing of opinions. and once again, I find that interesting.
I’m not trying to sway you to my way of thinking, just marveling at the differences.

]]> By: Val http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/comment-page-1/#comment-154956 Val Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:23:23 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/#comment-154956 @ Shiva -- No, you're right, I would not waste my time writing a blog entry that was only meant to lie about something. I wrote about it because it was true. And I did see many kids there, we gave out lots of free stuff to many, many kids. Thank you for your respectful response, and I leave you with a few things... "You didn’t mention how horrible it was when the other guy sang." By that, I assume you mean the singer of the Goo Goo Dolls? Simply put, I didn't say it was horrible when he sang because it was not horrible. I really really enjoyed the GGD portion of the show. I really like the GGD. The point basically boils down to the fact that I thought this Duritz guy was not showing any respect or literacy because of his language and that we left early partially because we didn't know the CC songs that were being sung. That is not to say that no one knows the songs or the songs themselves are bad. We just didn't know any, weren't impressed, had places we'd rather be, so we left. But what people who are commenting here don't seem to understand is that this is all my opinion. I personally don't care for the Counting Crows and all these random people are greatly offended by that for some reason. For you to say that the CC sings songs differently each time is fine, but the point regarding the songs was simply that we didn't know the songs. It doesn't mean the concert isn't unique, it means that we didn't know the songs. *shrug* @ Shiva –

No, you’re right, I would not waste my time writing a blog entry that was only meant to lie about something. I wrote about it because it was true. And I did see many kids there, we gave out lots of free stuff to many, many kids.

Thank you for your respectful response, and I leave you with a few things…

“You didn’t mention how horrible it was when the other guy sang.”

By that, I assume you mean the singer of the Goo Goo Dolls? Simply put, I didn’t say it was horrible when he sang because it was not horrible. I really really enjoyed the GGD portion of the show. I really like the GGD.

The point basically boils down to the fact that I thought this Duritz guy was not showing any respect or literacy because of his language and that we left early partially because we didn’t know the CC songs that were being sung. That is not to say that no one knows the songs or the songs themselves are bad. We just didn’t know any, weren’t impressed, had places we’d rather be, so we left. But what people who are commenting here don’t seem to understand is that this is all my opinion. I personally don’t care for the Counting Crows and all these random people are greatly offended by that for some reason. For you to say that the CC sings songs differently each time is fine, but the point regarding the songs was simply that we didn’t know the songs. It doesn’t mean the concert isn’t unique, it means that we didn’t know the songs.

*shrug*

]]> By: Shiva http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/comment-page-1/#comment-154791 Shiva Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:09:43 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/#comment-154791 I stumbled upon this entry and was really surprised. Counting Crows is my favorite band and definitely the best band I have ever seen live. I was at this show and I don't remember Adam Duritz cursing a lot, but I will take your word for it. I really don't see any reason why you would not tell the truth about that. I admit I was in a daze because I am so enamored with him. So I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on that. I also didn't see any kids at the concert, but I was sitting near the front and they may have been on the lawn. I didn't think he was inappropriate at all. But then again, see previous comment about the dazed condition. I enjoyed this particular concert immensely. Counting Crows make it a point to NOT play their songs the same as the recorded version. I think that makes them unique and makes every concert special. My brother went with me and he was a goo goo dolls fan. He told me that he thought the goo goo dolls in his opinion were good but counting crows were Much better. I thought the goo goo dolls were ok. You didn't mention how horrible it was when the other guy sang. Wow, he is bad. I'm not a goo goo dolls fan, so I had never heard him before. let me say, it was a shock. anyway, long story short, I wanted to reply to say that I am sorry that you didn't enjoy counting crows. I am always surprised when someone has such a contradictory reaction than I have to a similar experience. And I wanted to assure you that counting crows fans are literate and respectful - unlike one of your previous repliers. I certainly don't expect someone to like something just because I do. But like I said, I'm just fascinated when something hits me on such a visceral level (such as counting crows/adam duritz) and someone else just doesn't have that same experience. c'est la vie. I stumbled upon this entry and was really surprised. Counting Crows is my favorite band and definitely the best band I have ever seen live.
I was at this show and I don’t remember Adam Duritz cursing a lot, but I will take your word for it. I really don’t see any reason why you would not tell the truth about that. I admit I was in a daze because I am so enamored with him. So I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt on that.
I also didn’t see any kids at the concert, but I was sitting near the front and they may have been on the lawn.
I didn’t think he was inappropriate at all. But then again, see previous comment about the dazed condition.
I enjoyed this particular concert immensely. Counting Crows make it a point to NOT play their songs the same as the recorded version. I think that makes them unique and makes every concert special.
My brother went with me and he was a goo goo dolls fan. He told me that he thought the goo goo dolls in his opinion were good but counting crows were Much better. I thought the goo goo dolls were ok. You didn’t mention how horrible it was when the other guy sang. Wow, he is bad. I’m not a goo goo dolls fan, so I had never heard him before. let me say, it was a shock.
anyway, long story short, I wanted to reply to say that I am sorry that you didn’t enjoy counting crows. I am always surprised when someone has such a contradictory reaction than I have to a similar experience. And I wanted to assure you that counting crows fans are literate and respectful – unlike one of your previous repliers. I certainly don’t expect someone to like something just because I do. But like I said, I’m just fascinated when something hits me on such a visceral level (such as counting crows/adam duritz) and someone else just doesn’t have that same experience. c’est la vie.

]]> By: 5 things I look forward to seeing online at The Penguin Chronicles http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/comment-page-1/#comment-74894 5 things I look forward to seeing online at The Penguin Chronicles Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:31:43 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/#comment-74894 [...] I look forward to the day when people will accept constructive criticism from other people, and when such people will also realize the fact that not everyone in the world needs to have similar ideas. Otherwise, we’ll have more people acting immature when trying to get attention. If you can get upset because a stranger made a comment about someone who you don’t know in person, imagine how easy it would be to control your emotions and actions if it was a close friend or a relative who made such comments, not to criticize someone but to simply control you. You wouldn’t want that to happen in real life; why let it happen online? [...] [...] I look forward to the day when people will accept constructive criticism from other people, and when such people will also realize the fact that not everyone in the world needs to have similar ideas. Otherwise, we’ll have more people acting immature when trying to get attention. If you can get upset because a stranger made a comment about someone who you don’t know in person, imagine how easy it would be to control your emotions and actions if it was a close friend or a relative who made such comments, not to criticize someone but to simply control you. You wouldn’t want that to happen in real life; why let it happen online? [...]

]]> By: KT http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/comment-page-1/#comment-39005 KT Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:53:03 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2006/07/10/1621/#comment-39005 I went to the Counting Crows/Goo Goo Dolls Concert in Atlanta and the only profanity I heard came from the lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls--who used it constantly. Both bands did an awesome job, however, the Goo Goo Dolls stayed true to all their songs while the Counting Crows did their own thing and really expressed the emotional side of their songs. I think the name of the opening singer was Elliot Morrison and he did a great job as well. I went to the Counting Crows/Goo Goo Dolls Concert in Atlanta and the only profanity I heard came from the lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls–who used it constantly. Both bands did an awesome job, however, the Goo Goo Dolls stayed true to all their songs while the Counting Crows did their own thing and really expressed the emotional side of their songs. I think the name of the opening singer was Elliot Morrison and he did a great job as well.

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