Unexpected Quirks.
I'll hold my hands up to it. I'm quite rich. And quite posh.

Father's in Debrett's, educated at that school that sounds like a Chineseman's greeting, job in the City, apartment in Kensington, met a fair few royals etc.

I'm the wrong side of 35 and my unexpected vice is this - I'm utterly in love with hardcore music, bands like American Nightmare, The Chariot, Dead Swans and Throats (my new faves after seeing them support the wonderful Rolo Tomassi on Saturday) and deathcore, typified by Arsonists Get All The Girls, Salt The Wound, Carnifex, etc.

It all started three years ago when I did a Mandarin lecture over at King's College, one of the students was wearing an American Nightmare t-shirt and on a whim I decided to check them out and was agape at their passion and integrity, and I've never looked back since. None of my toff friends will ever know, other than my gig buddy Bernard.

Bernard is around 55 and looks like Robin Cook. We discovered we were kindred spirits at work drinks, when I was wearing a Converge (my absolute favourite band) tshirt under my suit as I was off to see the aforementioned Chariot supporting Protest The Hero. Since then, we have been to several of the sweatiest nightspots around London watching bands we really shouldn't.

So if any of you young scamps are going to the Never Say Die tour, featuring the fantastic As Blood Runs Black, iwrestledabearonce and Oceano, and you see a tall man and a short man with an expanding beer gut, please don't laugh and instead come say hello.
(shadowfax, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 10:58, 39 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

iwrestledabearonce
I've heard of them and keep meaning to check them out. If I'm not mistaken they have a sexy girlie singer .
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:00, Reply)

You are correct.
She is a girlie and indeed, very sexy. Have a listen to Tastes Like Kevin Bacon, the clown car noise is a particular highlight.
(shadowfax, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:04, Reply)

YOU SOUND LIKE A CUNT

(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:07, Reply)

Cheers
.
(shadowfax, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:09, Reply)

YOU'RE WELCOME

(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:10, Reply)

HOW ARE THE CAPS WORKING OUT FOR YOU SO FAR?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:10, Reply)

GOOD THANKS,
P.S. I THINK THIS NOOB IS BEATING YOU IN THE SMUG GIT OF THE WEEK COMPETITION!
(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:13, Reply)

PFFFT, ANYONE CAN BE SMUG WITH RICH PARENTS

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:16, Reply)

The point of my post was
To not sound smug.
(shadowfax, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:17, Reply)

YOU FAILED AT THE 11TH AND 12TH WORD.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:18, Reply)

PsychoChomp Has tickets for Glastonbury!,
Smug twat!
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:21, Reply)

HELZ YEAH!!!!!!

(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:23, Reply)

Massive failure
I've not even managed to get tickets for New Model Army (Manchester)

I am pants.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:26, Reply)

Having to pay to get into Glastonbury
is the very antithesis of smugworthiness.

An old pal of mine goes out with Emily Eavis and I could get an AAA pass at the drop of a hat if I so wished - however the prospect of seeing Will Young on the Helmet Stage and having to rush over to the Spastic Stage to catch The Killers (via the cash machine and internet cafe) appeals to me about as much as the prospect of slamming my penis repeatedly in the fridge door.

When they got rid of the Travellers Field Glastonbury ceased to be a festival and became another 3-day gig like Reading. It's shit.

The end.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:32, Reply)

couldn't agree more
I love the idea of festivals, but am constantly dry retching at the thought of the huge variety of utter shite that folk lap up at them, particularly Glasto. Add to this the cheek to jowl camping and all the other festival cliches, and i just want to shit myself with despair.

As far as festivals go, i would much prefer the Bloc weekender, Bang Face or even ATP. They seem more focussed on just having a blissed out time to a roster of solid music all within a holiday camp environment. Much more civilised.

Worst offender of all has to be fucking t-in-the-park. the idiots up here go fucking mad for it. every band starts with 'The', there is more mediocrity gathered in one area than is feasible. Take 10,000 neds marinade them in commotion lotion aka buckfast, braise under the summer sky for 24 hours and see what happens.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 13:12, Reply)

I like this.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:29, Reply)

Well hello there stranger : )
Ever get the urge for a bit of rough now and then?
( girlinthehole, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:29, Reply)

Smoooooth!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:38, Reply)

Rouuuuuugh!

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:39, Reply)

Careful
He may well be chinless and horse-teethed. These posh folk are more inbred than a Hull council estate.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:46, Reply)

reminded me of one of my favourite Pratchettisms
"More highly bred than a hilltop bakery"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:49, Reply)

but but but
BGB loves horses.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 11:49, Reply)

People I loosely associate with
are chinless and horse-teethed, which is why they would judge me if they knew I had such a ridiculous music taste.

BGB - apply within my dear.
(shadowfax, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:21, Reply)

SHE'S RUINED MANY A MAN.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:29, Reply)

And the odd lady : )

( girlinthehole, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:47, Reply)

I can't tell if this is a joke or not

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:31, Reply)

Stop with the fucking CAPS!
But yes, you did sound smug.
BGB: I'll fight you for him (if he is that rich).
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:43, Reply)

YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME

(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:45, Reply)

I thought JMG was the boss of you?

( girlinthehole, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:48, Reply)

EVEN IF THAT WAS SO IT WOULDN'T CONTRADICT MY PREVIOUS STATMENT
RETARD.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:50, Reply)

I may be a retard but I'm lovely with it.

( girlinthehole, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:55, Reply)

My eyes
My eyes, I tell thee
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 13:06, Reply)

hmmm
not sure if I am proud or ashamed to never have heard of any of those bands.

runs off to hug my sick of it all and suicidal tendencies albums
(Halfy By light alone, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:47, Reply)

I had a strange talk about music today with someone from my course.
I can't work out if Enter Shikari are profound or just hilariously shit.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:50, Reply)

the latter
never mind what coal says
(Halfy By light alone, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:51, Reply)

I countered his posturing with this:
"and I always get confused
because in supermarkets they turn the lights off when they want you to leave, but in discos they turn them on,
and it's always sad to go, but it's never that sad,
because there's only certain places you're guaranteed of getting a hug when you go.
and on the way home, it seems like a good idea to go paddle in the fountain, and that's because it IS a good idea
and it's like we're like Rousseau's Man in the state of nature;
we're undeveloped, we're ignorant, we're stupid, but we're happy"

I think I won.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 12:59, Reply)

You must know
Charlie Danby
(conanow, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 20:31, Reply)

If this isn't a comedy account
then offtopic has taken a sudden turn into even worse territories than it was before. Why hasn't he been lynched?
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Tue 6 Oct 2009, 23:14, Reply)

I don't know any of those bands
and I live on the other side of the world. That is of great comfort to me right now.
(knackerz is skinning up, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 4:55, Reply)