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SpaceMonkey
Chatterbox
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 Posted - 03/31/2007 : 2:36:53 PM
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Upon meeting the Grey Leader at a show in 2002, the man himself said "man, you remind me of this guy who used to play bass with me..."
I can't tell you all how frustrated I have become being pigeon-holed as "some guy". Despite my best efforts to avoid classification, apparently my personality is completely contrived. What gives? It seems like somebody will inevitably say "you remind me of this guy I know" within 5 minutes of meeting me.
Let me reiterate: what gives?
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dirtysloth
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 03/31/2007 : 5:00:49 PM
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| There's this guy I know who has the same problem.... |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
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Posted - 03/31/2007 : 5:01:45 PM
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my guess? you're generic and boring. but i sort of agree with you. you're probably uncommonly ugly, and that at least should make you stand out. but maybe that's not it. maybe when being around you, people start thinking about others they'd rather be hanging out with, and that invariably brings a more interesting, less grotesque version of you to mind.
wow. that was mean. i'm just kidding, man. i get it a lot, too. except it's usually along the lines of, "you remind me this guy who punched my ten year old in the face." |
death to false metal. |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 04/02/2007 : 02:56:23 AM
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Originally posted by SpaceMonkey
It seems like somebody will inevitably say "you remind me of this guy I know" within 5 minutes of meeting me.
If it makes you feel any better I remind people of somebody too. Usually an aunt or cousin. Often somebody named Tracy. Very strange. |
teri 
Twittering about the DC adventure since Dec '09...
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 04/02/2007 : 04:38:28 AM
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| I don't see what the big deal is. Obviously, you share qualities with other people, no surprise, at least that other person is a bassist good enough for TR and not "Oh hey, you remind me of Goebbels or Himmler." It is irrational to think that you are unique. There's seven billion people on Earth, you don't think some of them are going to resemble you in some shape. Take it as a compliment, I always do, and that's how it's given. "You remind me of..." means, "I really like that person and I like the similarities I see in you. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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SpaceMonkey
Chatterbox
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Posted - 04/08/2007 : 10:22:05 PM
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| My initial post is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek rant...there are much worse things that somebody can say about you...just curious why it was a reoccuring theme. |
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 04/09/2007 : 01:21:10 AM
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| My mom said to Tim (when me and her saw him in 2001),"you remind me of Little Steven". Tim thanked her, I think he really liked that. |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 04/09/2007 : 5:18:56 PM
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| Okay, I'm clueless. Who's Little Steven? |
teri
Twittering about the DC adventure since Dec '09...
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 04/09/2007 : 5:58:18 PM
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| "Little Steven" Van Zandt, also known as Miami Steven sometimes, I believe. He's one of the guitarists from Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band, along with Nils Lofgren (awesome guitarist). He's also a cast member of The Sopranos, which always makes me laugh. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 04/10/2007 : 01:44:42 AM
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| Little Steven, that's him in the E-street Band. He also does his own syndicated radio program (not on sattelite radio, the free kind), and he has either 1 hour or 2 hours of what ever he is featuring that week, and he calls the shots. They have a whole section now at Best Buy, it says "as heard on Little Steven's Underground Garage". |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
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