Introductions...We do this on my Board

bystanderfanzine.com - 8-26-2008 at 04:01 PM

We have an introductions thread on the Bystander/Albany board. Since I haven't posted here in forever I wanna start one here.

Name:
Age:
Reason you post here:
Job
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity:

bystanderfanzine.com - 8-26-2008 at 04:05 PM

Name Scott J
Age 32
Reason you post here: I posted here a ton when my old band was on Thorp, came back because I can't handle the shit kids talk about on other boards. I like it here because everyone seems older, but not jaded and bitter about hardcore.
Job: Full time Librarian, Part Time club security
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: I have done a ton of bands; Tripface when I was young anf living in the NYC/LI area and then Burning Bridges when I moved to Albany. I also do an online zine called Bystander and I book a show once in a great while.

bombidol - 8-26-2008 at 05:58 PM

Name: Gareth Cummins
Age: 27
Reason you post here: Bit more easy going than other boards and some good people.
Job : I work in a hospital during the day
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Singer/Guitarist in 20 Bulls Each

JawnDiablo - 8-26-2008 at 06:11 PM

Name: Quinn
Age: Nearly 34
Reason you post here: I stopped by after Thorp put out the Sheer Terror DVD and, well...I never left. Everyone's cool on here and stuff.
Job: A Quality Controlish position in a Pharmaceutical Packaging company making way less than I should cause it's all fucked.
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: none of the above.

Lucabrasi - 8-26-2008 at 06:30 PM

Name: Nick
Age:26
Reason you post here: Like hardcore but mostly because of the good group of people that post here.
Job Work in Human Services. Also own my business http://www.mohawkdesignstudio.com
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Dont play in a band and have no zine experience but I do offer my sevices to the hardcore/punk community at a reasonable rate.

Dave - 8-26-2008 at 06:36 PM

Name - Dave
Age - 35 (in one week)
Reason you post here - i joined way back, and never left, i think i was like the third person to join the board.
Job - Draftsman
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity - played guitar in Thorps own, The New Breed

bombidol - 8-26-2008 at 06:38 PM

Did everyone here play in a band signed to Thorp? Sign me up here.

Siczine.com - 8-26-2008 at 06:59 PM

Name Jeff Karbow
Age 22
Reason you post here: Joined in hopes of spreading the word about my zine and ended up enjoying the people here. Truly my favorite messageboard to visit.
Job: Part time jack of all trades (roofing, demolition, painting, concrete, anything to make a quick buck) and full time student.
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Played in a metallic hardcore band called Last One Laughing, now I play in a metal(core) band called Prosper Or Perish. I also do my best to manage SicZine.com

Furly - 8-26-2008 at 08:05 PM

Name: Andrea but most people call me Furly
Age: 29
Reason you post here: you dudes are ok in my book.
Job: landlord
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: nada

SS76 - 8-26-2008 at 08:13 PM

Name: Shane
Age: 32
Reason you post here: Started out looking for BFB and Ramallah news, and I'm constantly finding out about new and old bands I've never heard. Cool people.
Job: Chemical operator/foreman
Bands, zines, etc.: Nope. Critic, not musician.

morgan - 8-26-2008 at 08:18 PM

Name: Morgan
Age: 19
Reason you post here: Accidentally stumbled onto Thorp Records, checked out the board, and stuck around from there.
Job: Student, and when I'm not in school I do ranch work.
Bands, zines, etc.: none

moron - 8-26-2008 at 08:44 PM

Name: Chris
Age: 28
Reason you post here: Good people here, and I love Thorp
Job: Social Worker working with HIV+ inmates being released to the community
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Nope

LordActionWood - 8-26-2008 at 09:06 PM

Name: Darren
Age: 36 (jesus christ)
Reason you post here: Thorp and BD are cool dudes, i listen to hardcore every day, you guys are delightful.
Job: Principal Consultant, Top Selecter and a Pum-pum Wrecker
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: I was in a band called Edgewise from 1988-92, then again from 95-96. Currently working on a new band project...if we ever actually practice and stop talking shit, i will let you guys know.

DAK - 8-26-2008 at 09:15 PM

Name: Dak (Yes it's my real name)
Age: 37
Reason you post here: Came here for Blood For Blood info and stayed for the fun.
Job: Receiving/Purchasing/Inventory Controller for a manufacturing company.
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Never been in any bands, but have done back-up vocals on my friends band.

JUICE MAYNE MSHC - 8-26-2008 at 09:27 PM

Name: Dr Mr Juice E Joel, Esq
Age: 27
Job: business mayne, www.bidabit.com www.juicyjoel.com
Reason you post here: my band put out an album on Thorp
Bands, zines, etc: sing in a band called Clenched Fist for the past 12 years, played bass for the last few months of a band called Fight Like Hell. Did a zine a couple times when I was 15.

XHonusWagnerX - 8-26-2008 at 10:06 PM

Name: joshua

Age: 34

Reason you post here: originally to clear up some crap that spread from another board, but BD is a great guy & that combined with the rest of yous got me to stick around!

Job: I'm a member of UAW Local 470, my job title is 'Timekeeper', but that doesnt describe what I do. Basicly I do paper work, data entry & I run a small engraving machine at a place that makes valves for pipelines, nasa, nuclear powerplants, oil refineries etc.

Bands: I havent had a band in a long time and havent had a 'hardcore' or 'punk' band since probably around 1994. The bands that would qualify that I did play in were... RAID (before we knew about the Vegan band with the same name), Double Bogey and Phineas Gage.

Zines: In highschool I worked on a zine called LUNCHTRAY which became merged with SICK PIGEON and became SPOLT (Sick Pigeon on a Lunchtray) after issue 2, but that was in 1991.

Other hardcore activity: Slapshot super fan, roadcrew, stagemanager, graphic designer, merch guy, motivator & all around lackey.

ShawnRefuse - 8-26-2008 at 10:49 PM

Name: Shawn Scott (go by Refuse because I got sick of people calling me Scott my whole life haha)
Age: 30

Reason you post here: I first stumbled upon the board because Chris from the Scars put up a post saying I sound like Choke. I was amused and now I post to keep people in the know about my band, as well as talk about some good random bullshit. Most recently I am trying to book our first tour to Chicago and back. Looking for gigs in Albany, Buffalo, Ohio and Pittsburgh (u2u me if there are any people you can turn me to)

Job: Graphic Designer/Flash Guy

Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Refuse Resist takes up my life. In high school i put out a zine Scizophrenic (misspelled on purpose) where I got to interview Sam Black Church, Slapshot, Jello Biafra, and a bunch of local bands like Dive, Overcast, Knockdown. Basically I had an amazing time in high school. Now, I occasionally contribute to hidagenda.com and put on a bunch of shows in the Boston area.

Six66Mike - 8-26-2008 at 11:03 PM

Name: Mike

Age: 28

Reason you post here: Because it's not B9. It's the best hardcore board really without drama or little twits running around posting stupid shit.

Job: 60% of my week is managing roster/workforce planning for a Helpdesk of 100 staff at a national ISP. the other 40% is spent being a 2nd level Helpdesk escalation contact for frontline agents, going through difficult tickets, fault management, and answering their questions

Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Used to promote shows in Southern Ontario before I moved, including 2 Mosh For Tots gigs to raise food & toys for families during the holidays. Dogz of War, Let It Die, Sons of Azrael, Herod, The Almighty Trigger Happy, Flat Earth Society, 4 In The Chamber, Dead Hearts, and a bunch of other local bands played that over 2 years. Also booked gigs for Ringworm, Merauder, Blacklisted shows, Agents of Man, Goat Horn, Rammer and a bunch of local gigs.

defstarsteve - 8-26-2008 at 11:56 PM

Name: Steve McCarthy (defstarsteve, since that's the crappy business I own)

Age: 35 as of last saturday

Reason you post here: Tire Iron Saint brought me here when we were in a band together, been here ever since. The guys on this board are about the only people I talk to on a daily business that I would call friends. Yes my life is that suck.

Job: www.def-star.com, screen printing and all aspects of running a small business 16 hours a day and 7 days aweek.

Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: been in bands since I was 16 playing guitar and bass and doing back up vocals...
and I have been printing merch for bands for over 10 years... skating brought me to hardcore which brought me to playing music, which brought me to printing merch, which pays my bills and supports my kids...

furly is your nickname a 3's company thing?

Furly - 8-27-2008 at 12:42 AM

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Originally posted by defstarsteve
furly is your nickname a 3's company thing?

nope, my last name is shithead. I've actually had the nickname since 6-7 grade.

But now that I do have the same occupation as Mr Furley I've thought about getting myself some polyester suits.

Yeah, I edited this post!

defstarsteve - 8-27-2008 at 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by Furly

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Originally posted by defstarsteve
furly is your nickname a 3's company thing?

nope, my last name is @@@@@@@@. I've actually had the nickname since 6-7 grade.

But now that I do have the same occupation as Mr Furley I've thought about getting myself some polyester suits.

that's cool though that you became furly...
polyester suits gold chains and the regal beagle....
the good life

DaveMoral - 8-27-2008 at 03:33 AM

Name: Dave Moral
Age: almost 29
Reason you post here: Bought a couple Thorp releases, decided to check out the site. Everyone was cool, all other hardcore boards tend to suck.
Job: Wallpaper hanger
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Played in a crappy band years ago that no one but a select few would've even heard of. I don't do much in the way of hardcore anything anymore.

Six66Mike - 8-27-2008 at 04:31 AM

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Originally posted by defstarsteve
Age: 35 as of last saturday

On the 16th?

mattybar - 8-27-2008 at 05:33 AM

Name: Matty
Age: 31
Reason you post here: stumbled onto here through a google search on something or other. stuck about as everyone seems a bit older and chilled out than the usual hc messageboards.
Job: IT bitch
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: i play guitar in NineBar and Injury Time. I help run Rucktion Records and I put on gigs once a month in London.

xoversux - 8-27-2008 at 07:10 AM

Name:Chris http://www.myspace.com/xoversux

Age:42 (apparently the board elder)

Reason you post here:I don't post too much. Thorp put out my band's last record and everyone on here seems cool.

Job: I co-own a custom bicycle manufacturing shop http://tedwojcikcustombicycles.com

Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: I have been playing bass in Slapshot since 1991 ( I left in 1996 and returned in 2000). I don't do any other hardcore activity and I don't consider myself hardcore at all.

panzerkreuzer - 8-27-2008 at 08:40 AM

Name: Roland
Age: 33
Reason you post here: there´s no other board with members sharing a good taste of music and this familiar atmosphere we have here.
Job: male nurse, i´m working with (i hope i describe it the right way) transverse disabled people
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: no bands or zines, but i spend lots of money on records.drinking, slamming and stagediving at shows are my other activities.

MikeFromInhuman - 8-27-2008 at 09:42 AM

Name: Mike Scondotto
Age: 35
Reason you post here: Cool people, no attitudes.
Job: I work in research at an executive recruitment firm and co own the Brooklyn Monster Factory, a comic book store
in Brooklyn, www.myspace.com/brooklynmonsterfactory
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Inhuman www.myspace.com/inhuman

xChino_Martinezx - 8-27-2008 at 10:18 AM

Name: Alan Guerra a.k.a. xChino Martínezx or Chico :smirk:

Age: 22

Reason you post here: you guys are cool, there's no judging, no pushing opinions, just a bunch of good friends, honored to be here, honored to be part of the board and hoping to stay for long... I found the Thorp site while searching for some clenched fist music, if I remember correctly, and when I saw the names sheer terror and b4b in the same page I knew I was in the right place and came into the board to show my b4b page: www.blood4blood.cjb.net

Job: unemployed for now, fuck! give a job! but I'm going to college though, hopefully, I'll have an electronics and telecomunications degree in 2 years from now.

Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: time to let the world know: Dak, Josh, Quinn and I are forming a new hardcore/pop boy's band called Electric Sunshine Under My Belt! but beside that, not doing anything else..

SS76 - 8-27-2008 at 10:59 AM

Chino, cool Blood For Blood page.

xChino_Martinezx - 8-27-2008 at 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by Shootingscars
Chino, cool Blood For Blood page.

thanks, bro!

Furly - 8-27-2008 at 11:29 AM

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Originally posted by xChino_Martinezx
time to let the world know: Dak, Josh, Quinn and I are forming a new hardcore/pop boy's band called Electric Sunshine Under My Belt! but beside that, not doing anything else..

DAK - 8-27-2008 at 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by Furly

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I'm the ugly fat one.

Dave - 8-27-2008 at 11:53 AM

i think everyone whom has a band that is on Thorp should post what said band is........

Discipline - 8-27-2008 at 12:39 PM

Name- Mike Smith (very original, I know)

Age- 31

Reason I post here - Came to the Thorp site after buying one of their releases. Had never heard of the label at the time and wanted to check it out. This is the first message board I ever posted on. Stuck around cause it's a cool place, and like Defstarsteve, I talk to people on here more than anybody in my "real" life.

Bands/zines/etc. Nothing.

defstarsteve - 8-27-2008 at 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by Six66Mike

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Originally posted by defstarsteve
Age: 35 as of last saturday

On the 16th?

nope the 23rd

Voodoobillyman - 8-27-2008 at 02:32 PM

Name- Bob Brunell
Age- 33 as of the 20th
Reason i post- You guys and gals give good message board.
Occupation- Sailor
Bands, zines etc.... nope

newbreedbrian - 8-27-2008 at 04:02 PM

Name: Brian
Age: 30
Reason you post here: good conversation i suppose. not your typical "hardcore" crowd bullshit. people more my age that could give a shit about impressing anyone.
Job: Electrician
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: played bass in the new breed once upon a time, as well as a few other bands that never went anywhere

sippers - 8-27-2008 at 05:23 PM

Name- greg williams
Age- 37 on sept 10th
Reason you post here: too jaded to listen to the youth hype shitty bands on other boards.good convo on vinyl ,comics and hardcore in general
Occupation- electrical designer
Bands, zines etc.... played in no solution,vice grip,kruller,and formula for victory.i've done art for numerous bands over the years many houston bands my claims to fame terror and total chaos.

clevohardcore - 8-27-2008 at 05:25 PM

NAME: Marty H
AGE: 31
REASON YOU POST HERE: Everyone is way cool and no bullshit like other boards. Your all good people.
JOB: Auxilary Sheriff deputy part-time. Fulltime student at Cleveland State University
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Played guitar in a band that is still around called CROSFACE. They are doing much better now than back then. I have been into hardcore/punk since I was a youngin in 1989. Spent lots of money and time thinking jamming drinking and going to shows. Not so much as of the past few years though. I bought a TRIPFACE cd a long time ago. I had no idea you were in that band. Purchased through VERY DISTO back in the day when they only had those catalogs distributed at shows.

MyOwnWay - 8-27-2008 at 08:30 PM

Name: Michael Parks
Age: 31
Reason you post here: Good guys
Job: Business Development for a Job Placement Agency
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity:

Bands: Numerous as a drummer, two as a vocalist.
Zines: None
Hardcore activity: Awake/Strong (record label), paying my ticket at the door of shows, and buying cd & shirts.

DaveMoral - 8-28-2008 at 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by Discipline
Name- Mike Smith (very original, I know)

Age- 31

Reason I post here - Came to the Thorp site after buying one of their releases. Had never heard of the label at the time and wanted to check it out. This is the first message board I ever posted on. Stuck around cause it's a cool place, and like Defstarsteve, I talk to people on here more than anybody in my "real" life.

Bands/zines/etc. Nothing.

I had a best friend with the same name years ago.

thedog - 8-28-2008 at 12:23 PM

Name: Gary
Age: 30
Reason you post here: Cause the people here are cool as hell
Job: Print Shop
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: None

necrobutcher - 8-28-2008 at 03:53 PM

Name: Doug
Age: 28
Reason I post here: Was checking out the bands, found the message board, not douchey like every other message board on the goddamned internet.
Job: accountant
Hardcore related activities: Just going to shows

CR83 - 8-28-2008 at 04:29 PM

NAME: Chris R
AGE: 32
REASON YOU POST HERE: The People are the greatest. Good people talking about anything. I enjoy the art of conversation and this group has mastered that art. Even if people disagree and piss each other off, they'll still share some music and help when the other one is down. Oh, and the porn links are usually pretty good.

Bands- One day I will play a show as "Mark Down and The Discounts". Zines- www.stlouisgametime.com. I am a "staff writer" to a degree and try to remain anonymous. I lvoe all things hockey and the St. Louis Blues.

Lastly, I am the President of the "Clevohardcore Is Neato" fan club. He is one badass MC. Don't fuck with him. He'll cut you.

Chino- Very cool B4b Site any chance you'd have some tabs up on the site?

Spoiler - 8-28-2008 at 08:28 PM

Name: Brian Rogers
Age: 36
Reason you post here: It's the only place on the inter web where you can discuss Sheer Terror,Hank III & The Cranberries all in the same thread.
Job : Shipping & Receiving supervisor for American Tire Distributors
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Nothing.I haven't been "Hardcore" in many years.

Dave - 8-28-2008 at 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Spoiler

Reason you post here: It's the only place on the inter web where you can discuss Sheer Terror,Hank III & The Cranberries all in the same thread.

this made me laugh, it's so true...

and we've got the best bunch of people on here.

moforn - 8-28-2008 at 11:38 PM

Name: Lionel
Age: 28
Reason you post here: Found the board as a result of being in a band on the label. I honestly can't say I'm at all in the loop when it comes to the contemporary hardcore scene but I guess it's the wide variety of interests and opinions that keep me coming back- can't think of another hardcore board where discussion is as likely to include Richard Thompson, James Hunter or Clancy Eccles as it is Madball or Sick of it All. It's also nice to see a board where politics and social issues can be discussed with a bit of maturity and respect, seems to be a rarity in internet circles. I've been pretty slack posting the last six months or so due to being kind of nomadic but I finally got around to picking up a laptop so I should be around a bit more.
Job: Nurse (currently doing travel nursing- in Vancouver at the moment)
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: Used to play guitar and mandolin in The New Breed, played in a handful of other bands growing up, used to put on punk/hardcore shows in Prince Edward Island... been pretty slack the last few years

joemaconmovies - 8-30-2008 at 09:31 AM

Name: Joe Macon
Age: 25 as of yesterday
Reason you post here: I started posting here cause The Welch Boys and The Ducky Boys were on this label but now when I do post it's for good conversation and the fact that the people here really aren't assholes and are cool guys.
Job: I'm on disability so no full time job but I do stuff with videos when I can.
Bands, zines or any other hardcore activity: I'm not in a band but am considered the 6th Welch Boy. I am their webmaster. I also do music videos on the cheap that I think end up looking pretty pro like.