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[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:13:07 PM
Ya know what I am getting tired of the last um-teen years? Is this "RETARTED HEAVY METAL ATTITUDE" that the tv and media portrays the average
metalhead to be a 80's retro hair band rock star wannabe dork.
I know the new game with Jack Black is all fun and games and all,but it just rubs me the wrong way that the average person,95% of people think that if your into "metal" you are a "party on man" dipshit like the Wayne's World geeks or the Jack Black idiot type,nothing against the game Brutal Legend I'm sure its a crack up and fun and all,but I'm sick of this "dork/metal" combination that is the cliche' image for metal music.
Look at Glenn Tipton....does he look like a fuckin dork? Not "no" but "HELL NO". And look at Tony Iommi...does he look like a geek? Obviously not. Lemmy,Halford,Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden
they don't have this "dork-for-metal" image or attitude and neither does the general population of the heavy metal fanbase. Fuck off with this "hip-to-be-dork" trend,I'm sick of it!!!!!!!!! True metal will always reign supreme!!!
Edited at: Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:15:05 PM
[hellrider 31038] Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:09:15 AM
yeah i am totally pissed .i did not win the lottario.fuc? fuuuuuccccccc??????????????????????????.
no priest british steel bike
[CountessErzebethBathory9] Saturday, October 17, 2009 10:33:36 PM
Sometimes u would like to just say that to those ppl that makes u mad or sad..
[Everleigh] Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:18:25 AM
Good luck Joe, and keep us posted on how things are progressing
[joedraper] Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:30:09 AM
Thank you all so much for these wonderful ideas. By helping with these suggestions you are all indirectly helping this family too. These suggestions are being put forward and hopefull we can see how many of them will be possible to put into action. This family need all the help they can get. I have never ever arraged any type of fundraisers before (participated in many but never organized!) so this is a first for me but I believe in my heart that I must do what I can to help.
I shall keep you posted on how things will pan out and give updates on progress made.
You are all the best of people here!
[Everleigh] Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:18:51 AM
Hope that helps, Joe...good luck..you can do it. It's a great way for community to come together, and forge new friendships.
[Everleigh] Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:16:28 AM
Thanks for the good words....as for fundraisers...they can be fun and also quite successful if you have variety. I speak from experience as I help fundraise and volunteer at one of Chicago's animal shelters. We do a lot of stuff...trivia games..."Vegas Night".."Evening gown bowling night", bake sales, rummage sales, silent auctions and "Drag Queen bingo night" ( a well know drag queen calls the numbers!..You can make it fun and raise quite a bit of $$$$,
[Head banger] Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:45:55 AM
you could try hosting a trivia night. what you do is get a hall, set it up with tables of 4, find a host. create 10 categories of trivia, and 10 rounds of each. sell tickets, each table competes as a team. sell drinks and perhaps hotdogs. each round you have the host ask the questions, then each team writes down the answers and hands in the answers. while they are marking them the smokers go for a butt. the rest are bored so you get them to play a mini game. they put in 50 cents (5R) to play. then you tell them what the game is. simple games are heads or tails. everyone stands, and puts their hands on their head or butt. flip a coin. those who were wrong sit down continue till one person left. give them a prize. someone would dontate prizes. the other minigame I remember is a carry along game where you ask people if they have items on them. if not they sit down.
my mother in law is in a sorrority that does this anualy for a charitable fundraiser, so if your interested I can probably hook you up with someone who has more details.
Well, I'm not sure if anyone remembers my post a little while back about my old school friend who's baby passed away?
They had his memorial service on Saturday and they've recieved their medical bill and it's sitting around R 5 million.. not even sure what that converts back to but we're roughly 10 to 1. It's basically a shitload of money. They were fortunate enough to have medical insurance but not all of it will be covered, probably be about R500 000 shortfall. I feel so bad for these people and what they've had to go through. A few of us are thinking up ways to hold a fundraiser for her and her family so that they don't have to go through anymore than they already have done. Any ideas for a fundraiser would go down wonderfully so if anyone has any ideas.. PM me or just post right here.. Would be so apreciated, 'cos right now my mind is blank.
[HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:08:20 PM
I like that idea Becks. Entrants could go around and get pledges/donations which could add up to quite a bit. Also, I don't know if this is an option for you, but our local TV stations/newspapers love to let people know about these types of events and will even post a phone number for viewers to donate money. Every little bit helps and in the end, it may raise quite a bit of money.
I've walked in events like this and taken my pedge sheet and just posted it up at work. When it's a good cause like this, people are more than willing to give.
This is such a heartbreaking story Joe. I hope this helps. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:28:03 PM)
Becks wrote:
I remember that post Joe. How awful for them to recieve such an enormous medical bill!!!!!! As far as fundraisers go, how about a fun bike ride or fun run, see if you can get any little spot prizes donated and charge a little bit per entrant? Not sure how plausible that is but it's an idea
joedraper wrote:
Well, I'm not sure if anyone remembers my post a little while back about my old school friend who's baby passed away?
They had his memorial service on Saturday and they've recieved their medical bill and it's sitting around R 5 million.. not even sure what that converts back to but we're roughly 10 to 1. It's basically a shitload of money. They were fortunate enough to have medical insurance but not all of it will be covered, probably be about R500 000 shortfall. I feel so bad for these people and what they've had to go through. A few of us are thinking up ways to hold a fundraiser for her and her family so that they don't have to go through anymore than they already have done. Any ideas for a fundraiser would go down wonderfully so if anyone has any ideas.. PM me or just post right here.. Would be so apreciated, 'cos right now my mind is blank.
[Becks] Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:28:03 PM
I remember that post Joe. How awful for them to recieve such an enormous medical bill!!!!!! As far as fundraisers go, how about a fun bike ride or fun run, see if you can get any little spot prizes donated and charge a little bit per entrant? Not sure how plausible that is but it's an idea [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:21:18 AM)
joedraper wrote:
Well, I'm not sure if anyone remembers my post a little while back about my old school friend who's baby passed away?
They had his memorial service on Saturday and they've recieved their medical bill and it's sitting around R 5 million.. not even sure what that converts back to but we're roughly 10 to 1. It's basically a shitload of money. They were fortunate enough to have medical insurance but not all of it will be covered, probably be about R500 000 shortfall. I feel so bad for these people and what they've had to go through. A few of us are thinking up ways to hold a fundraiser for her and her family so that they don't have to go through anymore than they already have done. Any ideas for a fundraiser would go down wonderfully so if anyone has any ideas.. PM me or just post right here.. Would be so apreciated, 'cos right now my mind is blank.
[joedraper] Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:21:18 AM
Well, I'm not sure if anyone remembers my post a little while back about my old school friend who's baby passed away?
They had his memorial service on Saturday and they've recieved their medical bill and it's sitting around R 5 million.. not even sure what that converts back to but we're roughly 10 to 1. It's basically a shitload of money. They were fortunate enough to have medical insurance but not all of it will be covered, probably be about R500 000 shortfall. I feel so bad for these people and what they've had to go through. A few of us are thinking up ways to hold a fundraiser for her and her family so that they don't have to go through anymore than they already have done. Any ideas for a fundraiser would go down wonderfully so if anyone has any ideas.. PM me or just post right here.. Would be so apreciated, 'cos right now my mind is blank.
[Becks] Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:28:43 PM
I agree with you Joe, respect to you Mara! We are very fortunate here in NZ, all our beef and sheep are free range and organic, they spend their days wandering around lovely pastures with others cows and sheep. Chicken is a different story, but it's not hard to find organic and free range chicken. Pork, the same story. Puppy mills are something I never heard of till recently (we don't have them here as far as I know, but you never know), and I have to say I was so shocked. I am so glad we adopted our doggy from a shelter, and he is the best dog in the world! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:03:49 PM)
joedraper wrote:
Nothing wrong with stating your point of views Mara, and I agree with you.. that if most people saw how mass meat was produced we'd be in uproar about it too. I think if you do eat meat (and I do) you should go for organic or at least do your homework and find out where it comes from. Puppy mills are so sad and cruel. And as you say, hundreds of perfectly lovable little darlings waiting at a shelter to be loved.
I have utmost respect for you being a vegan!
Oh and I agree with you on the new Halford CD.. I'm going to buy it in the next week or so and I cannot wait to hear it! What's so wrong with a litlte christmas cheer?
Mara wrote:
I agree that the slaughter of whales and baby seals is barbaric and when we here see this, we are horrified and appalled. However, the majority of our meat and poultry here in the States is supplied from factory farms, where animals are kept in horrendous conditions, in small cages, often unable to move, living in their own filth and treated purely as "product".. these are sentient creatures who feel pain and terror. We often do not want to REALLY think about where our meat comes from.. it comes from terror and fear. Check out videos on the Mercy for Animals website..People are just conditioned to be emotionally removed from the source of their food..... If we had photos of animals in factory farms placed on our food packaging, would we feel the same way??? One hundred years ago... the majority of our food came from real farms, where animals were allowed to enjoy the open fields and sunlight that large pastureland afforded them. Now... the food industry is big business...our livestock and poultry are nothing but a commodity...I apologize in advance for my comments being on a Metal , but since there was a conversation going on on said topic(s) I was compelled to post. And those puppy mills are pretty much like factory farms. DON'T SHOP....ADOPT!! Shelters are overflowing with wonderful dogs and cats just waiting for a good home. Cheers...Mara the Vegan Metal Girl! p.s. Check out Scott Travis' Myspace page sometime... he posts some pro-animal stuff on there...and tries to get the good word out.
[joedraper] Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:03:49 PM
Nothing wrong with stating your point of views Mara, and I agree with you.. that if most people saw how mass meat was produced we'd be in uproar about it too. I think if you do eat meat (and I do) you should go for organic or at least do your homework and find out where it comes from. Puppy mills are so sad and cruel. And as you say, hundreds of perfectly lovable little darlings waiting at a shelter to be loved.
I have utmost respect for you being a vegan!
Oh and I agree with you on the new Halford CD.. I'm going to buy it in the next week or so and I cannot wait to hear it! What's so wrong with a litlte christmas cheer? [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Mara from Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:30:51 AM)
Mara wrote:
I agree that the slaughter of whales and baby seals is barbaric and when we here see this, we are horrified and appalled. However, the majority of our meat and poultry here in the States is supplied from factory farms, where animals are kept in horrendous conditions, in small cages, often unable to move, living in their own filth and treated purely as "product".. these are sentient creatures who feel pain and terror. We often do not want to REALLY think about where our meat comes from.. it comes from terror and fear. Check out videos on the Mercy for Animals website..People are just conditioned to be emotionally removed from the source of their food..... If we had photos of animals in factory farms placed on our food packaging, would we feel the same way??? One hundred years ago... the majority of our food came from real farms, where animals were allowed to enjoy the open fields and sunlight that large pastureland afforded them. Now... the food industry is big business...our livestock and poultry are nothing but a commodity...I apologize in advance for my comments being on a Metal , but since there was a conversation going on on said topic(s) I was compelled to post. And those puppy mills are pretty much like factory farms. DON'T SHOP....ADOPT!! Shelters are overflowing with wonderful dogs and cats just waiting for a good home. Cheers...Mara the Vegan Metal Girl! p.s. Check out Scott Travis' Myspace page sometime... he posts some pro-animal stuff on there...and tries to get the good word out.
[Everleigh] Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:33:06 AM
Forgot something...for all the naysayers out there re: Halford's Holiday CD.. give it a chance, or if you've already made up your mind that it's gonna suck..then don't buy it!! It's something "a little off the beaten path" but who knows... it might just be excellent...let's wait and see.
[Everleigh] Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:30:51 AM
I agree that the slaughter of whales and baby seals is barbaric and when we here see this, we are horrified and appalled. However, the majority of our meat and poultry here in the States is supplied from factory farms, where animals are kept in horrendous conditions, in small cages, often unable to move, living in their own filth and treated purely as "product".. these are sentient creatures who feel pain and terror. We often do not want to REALLY think about where our meat comes from.. it comes from terror and fear. Check out videos on the Mercy for Animals website..People are just conditioned to be emotionally removed from the source of their food..... If we had photos of animals in factory farms placed on our food packaging, would we feel the same way??? One hundred years ago... the majority of our food came from real farms, where animals were allowed to enjoy the open fields and sunlight that large pastureland afforded them. Now... the food industry is big business...our livestock and poultry are nothing but a commodity...I apologize in advance for my comments being on a Metal , but since there was a conversation going on on said topic(s) I was compelled to post. And those puppy mills are pretty much like factory farms. DON'T SHOP....ADOPT!! Shelters are overflowing with wonderful dogs and cats just waiting for a good home. Cheers...Mara the Vegan Metal Girl! p.s. Check out Scott Travis' Myspace page sometime... he posts some pro-animal stuff on there...and tries to get the good word out.
[RobHalford Rocks] Monday, October 12, 2009 11:11:00 PM
The heavy metal know-it-alls around here that keep bashing Halford's new Winter cd. Good night!!! Whats up with that? If he wants to do a christmas cd then so be it!!! Crazy!!!
[Becks] Saturday, October 10, 2009 10:51:41 PM
Ok so Craig and I were in the mall in town not long ago, on our way to get smoothies, and we walked past a surf shop. This t-shirt caught my eye and made me go WTF!!!! What a fricken rip off of the British Steel album cover!
[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, October 07, 2009 6:58:18 PM
hey Becks.i told my my dogs (buddies) about your buddy and they told me to give your buddy the whole bag.lol
Becks wrote:
Buddy loves treats! LOL! That one is small enough for him to inhale - his preferred method of consuming treats LOL!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
total agree with you Becks hey here is a treat for him from the hell the heeelllll the heeeeelllllll the heeeeellllllrrrrrriiiiiiiddddddeeeeeerrrrrrrr.lol
Becks wrote:
Whoever did it to him deserves nothing less than what they did to him. He's doing awesomely now, he's actually sitting next to me on the couch right now LOL ahh the good life for him
hellrider 31038 wrote:
yeah sounds like he was beaten for sure.wouldn,t you love to catch the person in the act.good to hear he is doing very well now.
Becks wrote:
That's sad Hellrider. I have heard about puppy mills, they sound disgusting! When we adopted our dog, he was about 5 months old, and if you went to tell him off for misbehaving he'd cower and piss himself without you even touching him so we think he was beaten. He's happy as larry now though, an incredibly affectionate and happy dog.
hellrider 31038 wrote:
i fell actactly the same as you Becks and YES with a passion.we just rescued a dog like a month ago from this sos recue place that recues dogs from quebec and brings them to people wanting to adopt them in ontario.shes the one that had the lamp shade.lol.anyways her nipples are really swollen her front claws were worn right down(she must have been at a puppy mill)i was told she was 2 but vet thinks she is about 5 because i had to get a couple of her teeth removed and she does not know how to go up or down stairs and everytime you go near her she runs away. the reason for the cruelity with our new dog in my opinion was a sorce of income for the pervious owner
Becks wrote:
One thing I hate with a passion is cruelty to animals - I'm not ashamed to say that that video made me cry. I look at my pets and wonder how on earth could anyone be cruel to an animal. Mankind really makes me wonder!!!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
hey Becks yeah i know i heard that to.
Becks wrote:
I read that somewhere Hellrider. Stupid thing is, they don't even make that much money off of the seal hunt! WTF it the bloody point? Other than, there is none!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
well the good news to all is that europe has banned all seal product.BUT canada is fighting the ban.they say they are humain..well that is just a total crock of shit.
hellrider 31038 wrote:
YEAH THIS.this has easily got to be the most cruelest and most inhumain thing thing i have ever seen .hopefully it will come to an end real soon.sure does not make me feel very proud about being a canadian.
[Becks] Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:33:19 AM
Oooooh Buddy is a very happy dog now! LOL! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:28:36 PM)
hellrider 31038 wrote:
hey Becks.i told my my dogs (buddies) about your buddy and they told me to give your buddy the whole bag.lol
Becks wrote:
Buddy loves treats! LOL! That one is small enough for him to inhale - his preferred method of consuming treats LOL!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
total agree with you Becks hey here is a treat for him from the hell the heeelllll the heeeeelllllll the heeeeellllllrrrrrriiiiiiiddddddeeeeeerrrrrrrr.lol
Becks wrote:
Whoever did it to him deserves nothing less than what they did to him. He's doing awesomely now, he's actually sitting next to me on the couch right now LOL ahh the good life for him
hellrider 31038 wrote:
yeah sounds like he was beaten for sure.wouldn,t you love to catch the person in the act.good to hear he is doing very well now.
Becks wrote:
That's sad Hellrider. I have heard about puppy mills, they sound disgusting! When we adopted our dog, he was about 5 months old, and if you went to tell him off for misbehaving he'd cower and piss himself without you even touching him so we think he was beaten. He's happy as larry now though, an incredibly affectionate and happy dog.
hellrider 31038 wrote:
i fell actactly the same as you Becks and YES with a passion.we just rescued a dog like a month ago from this sos recue place that recues dogs from quebec and brings them to people wanting to adopt them in ontario.shes the one that had the lamp shade.lol.anyways her nipples are really swollen her front claws were worn right down(she must have been at a puppy mill)i was told she was 2 but vet thinks she is about 5 because i had to get a couple of her teeth removed and she does not know how to go up or down stairs and everytime you go near her she runs away. the reason for the cruelity with our new dog in my opinion was a sorce of income for the pervious owner
Becks wrote:
One thing I hate with a passion is cruelty to animals - I'm not ashamed to say that that video made me cry. I look at my pets and wonder how on earth could anyone be cruel to an animal. Mankind really makes me wonder!!!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
hey Becks yeah i know i heard that to.
Becks wrote:
I read that somewhere Hellrider. Stupid thing is, they don't even make that much money off of the seal hunt! WTF it the bloody point? Other than, there is none!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
well the good news to all is that europe has banned all seal product.BUT canada is fighting the ban.they say they are humain..well that is just a total crock of shit.
hellrider 31038 wrote:
YEAH THIS.this has easily got to be the most cruelest and most inhumain thing thing i have ever seen .hopefully it will come to an end real soon.sure does not make me feel very proud about being a canadian.
[hellrider 31038] Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:28:36 PM
hey Becks.i told my my dogs (buddies) about your buddy and they told me to give your buddy the whole bag.lol [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:42:45 PM)
Becks wrote:
Buddy loves treats! LOL! That one is small enough for him to inhale - his preferred method of consuming treats LOL!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
total agree with you Becks hey here is a treat for him from the hell the heeelllll the heeeeelllllll the heeeeellllllrrrrrriiiiiiiddddddeeeeeerrrrrrrr.lol
Becks wrote:
Whoever did it to him deserves nothing less than what they did to him. He's doing awesomely now, he's actually sitting next to me on the couch right now LOL ahh the good life for him
hellrider 31038 wrote:
yeah sounds like he was beaten for sure.wouldn,t you love to catch the person in the act.good to hear he is doing very well now.
Becks wrote:
That's sad Hellrider. I have heard about puppy mills, they sound disgusting! When we adopted our dog, he was about 5 months old, and if you went to tell him off for misbehaving he'd cower and piss himself without you even touching him so we think he was beaten. He's happy as larry now though, an incredibly affectionate and happy dog.
hellrider 31038 wrote:
i fell actactly the same as you Becks and YES with a passion.we just rescued a dog like a month ago from this sos recue place that recues dogs from quebec and brings them to people wanting to adopt them in ontario.shes the one that had the lamp shade.lol.anyways her nipples are really swollen her front claws were worn right down(she must have been at a puppy mill)i was told she was 2 but vet thinks she is about 5 because i had to get a couple of her teeth removed and she does not know how to go up or down stairs and everytime you go near her she runs away. the reason for the cruelity with our new dog in my opinion was a sorce of income for the pervious owner
Becks wrote:
One thing I hate with a passion is cruelty to animals - I'm not ashamed to say that that video made me cry. I look at my pets and wonder how on earth could anyone be cruel to an animal. Mankind really makes me wonder!!!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
hey Becks yeah i know i heard that to.
Becks wrote:
I read that somewhere Hellrider. Stupid thing is, they don't even make that much money off of the seal hunt! WTF it the bloody point? Other than, there is none!
hellrider 31038 wrote:
well the good news to all is that europe has banned all seal product.BUT canada is fighting the ban.they say they are humain..well that is just a total crock of shit.
hellrider 31038 wrote:
YEAH THIS.this has easily got to be the most cruelest and most inhumain thing thing i have ever seen .hopefully it will come to an end real soon.sure does not make me feel very proud about being a canadian.
total agree with you Becks hey here is a treat for him from the hell the heeelllll the heeeeelllllll the heeeeellllllrrrrrriiiiiiiddddddeeeeeerrrrrrrr.lol
so we think he was beaten. He's happy as larry now though, an incredibly affectionate and happy dog.