Posts by Russell Brown
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. I'd rather see the BDO vanish, to be honest. It brings huge numbers of great bands out here and totally wastes them by making the environment so unpleasant that it's near-impossible to enjoy what's good about most of them.
The problem with Dizzee Rascal was that there was a long stretch with no international acts in the stadium. So a large part of the crowd was on the upper level of the site, and they all decided at once that they'd go and see Dizzee. It's unfortunate, but stuff happens sometimes.
Like I said, I was a bit frustrated up till 6pm and then had a string of magical experiences.
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Man, that's a crapload of people in front of Shihad. I haven't been to a BDO since 1996, but I'm not sure if I would enjoyed such a press of humanity, or just felt sick and overwhelmed.
It's not the place for anyone who's uncomfortable with crowds.
But it could be a lot worse. I lost count of how many times I bumped into someone and got an apology. In general, people are very considerate of each other. (The move from alcohol to ecstasy as the theme drug helps a lot, frankly.)
It's the opposite of the proprietorial Christmas-in-the-Park dickheads at the Rolling Stones concert last year. You just have to realise that, hey, the kids pushing past you really need to get where they're going, and you stand aside and wave them through. Everybody has a mission at the BDO.
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And off memory I have only twice posted about KBB, once being to point out I was actually defending the Govt when they accused me of spinning Nat Party lines. To suggest I spend all my day picking fights with them is ridicolous. I in fact ignore 95% of what they throw at me.
Their attacks on you are tedious, DPF. But you do preside over some vile shit that flows the other way.
OTOH, possibly the worst dad4justice comment episode I can recall seeing (he really did a number on a PA reader, a woman, in an unprovoked and very, very nasty way) was published last week by The Standard. I don't understand why anyone lets that happen.
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It is quite baffling to me how it happened, and I am 1000% happy for anyone from the PA crew to check the technical logs and reveal IP addresses, when the user logged in etc etc.
Oh God, there's no need for that. You have posted here more recently, but I'm sure it was just an odd cookie glitch.
And I'm relieved to see that your reader Bok is backing down a bit. Apparently I'm no longer "implicated" in the Beehive plot.
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Part of the problem is that both sides are preaching to the choir, I'd be surprised if either side wins any new converts, so shrill is their tone.
Agreed. This stuff is doing my head in at the moment -- it's not fun. I've just had to go and deny a confident claim from a Kiwiblog commenter that I'm a part of some ninth-floor-directed conspiracy to defame whaleoil by calling him a paedophile.
It's all going to be in the papers, apparently.
I certainly hope not, because it's complete and utter bullshit.
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In the end, it's the hypocrisy stupid. Because it takes precisely zero imagination to picture The Standard going up like a flaming bag of dogshit if Kiwiblog had an equally 'technical' connection with the National Party.
I agree, it's hypocritical, and that's precisely their problem.
But by Prentice's notably measured account, he also hosts sites for groups that are not only not connected with Labour, but almost anathema to them. The screaming and bitching from some of the Kiwiblog commenters is a bit much, especially given the interesting revelation by the Southland Times about who's bankrolling Shadbolt. There's a lot more money involved in the latter.
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Shihad playing 'Pacifier'. My mobile phone was freaking out but I think it captures the scale of the occasion quite well. You can hear the crowd singing:
Someone else's clip (also during 'Pacifier') of an "old dude going off to shihad". The Big Day Out is all about personal expression:
And another: Battles playing 'Atlas':
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Some, uh, older BDO-goers do it with the air-conditioned comfort of a hospitality room, but that's cheating.
And I believe you when you say that you'd turn down one of those invites on principle ...
As a BDO-goer of 14 years' standing, I have no shame in saying it's nice to have a table, a bar and a clean toilet to pop back to occasionally.
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And we watched Bjork and then went home. Hurray for being old enough to realise that you don't have to stick around all day if you're not that interested in any other bands.
Fair enogh, but that meant you missed possibly the best band at the whole show ...
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Just got in after some solid after partying.
Respect!
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