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ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
If I ever start a band, this is what I'll call it.
February 4, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
A band called "Almost Solveig" can play either ineffectual indie-guitar music, or jazz. Nothing else.
February 5, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Would The Sour Plums be a better name?
February 5, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
The Yarb Birds?
February 5, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
The Crumb Bums?
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
Yes! All three are excellent. That's my kinda music!
February 5, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Wanna be in my band? I'm just looking for a drummer, a singer, a guitar player, a bass player, and a piano player. (I'm thinking of asking reesetee to play clarinet).
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
What are you going to play? Or are you going to be the svengali?
I'll play cowbells.
February 5, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
My autoharp is in the shop, but I'd be happy to play the theremin.
Edit: Does anyone have a theremin I could borrow?
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
Funny how the theremin never really made it as a mainstream instrument.
February 5, 2010
john commented on the word almost Solveig
Who's going to conduct? I'll insulate.
February 5, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
Great yarb - more cowbell is always appreciated.
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Can I play the zither?
February 5, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
The theorbo always goes good with more cowbell.
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
I was disappointed when I heard Mahler's VIth live recently that the famous cowbell part was played by a human, and not by a herd of cows. Not very Mahlerian in my opinion.
And the human wasn't even wearing the cowbells, instead they were on a rack in front of him. I should have asked for my money back.
February 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
Do I have to play the clarinet? My finches are so much better at it.
February 5, 2010
gangerh commented on the word almost Solveig
Please can I play the fool?
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
Since when have you needed permission for that?
Go on, get yer jingly 'at on.
February 5, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
Oooooh.... can I play the drums? My inner Tommy Lee has been dying to come out!!
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
I would give everything I have to see dontcry's inner Tommy Lee issuing forth!
February 5, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
I can hang around in a painfully distracted manner, burning cigarette hanging off my lip as if it were stuck there with builders' bog, looking as thin-hipped as an African famine victim and as crisply bitter about the evils of the music industry as deep-fried catshit.
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
How about a duet with the finches at a bridge Reese Tee?
And I vote bilby manager.
February 5, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
Not manager, svengali.
Bilby, is that a didgeridoo in your pocket?
February 5, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
OMG, did you see that?! Someone dressed in a panda suit, balancing a chained bear on his nose, rode past on a steampunk unicycle while reciting rare and (deservedly) under-rated verses by Rimbaud! Just in time to distract you all from my obvious lack of snappy comeback!
February 5, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
That's because you're a bilby, not a trilby.
February 5, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Can I get out of the Panda suit and put c_b down now?
February 5, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
*pays PU* Sure, good job.
I'm twice the man lby will ever be!
February 5, 2010
sionnach commented on the word almost Solveig
Does this have anything to do with Grieg, or Ibsen? Or surstromming?
February 5, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*runs off to get Ibsen tat*
February 5, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*sigh*
Okay, I'll play at the bridge. I hope it's just a footbridge...I have a bit of acrophobia.
Where'd that panda go? He was supposed to hold my sheet music.
February 6, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Sorry, I'll get back into the suit. But I must warn you, I charge a dollar an hour. (Call me cheap, I don't care ;-) )
February 6, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
A dollar? That's a steal!
*pays the panda*
February 6, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word almost Solveig
*calls the tune*
February 6, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*breaks into frenzied drum solo*
February 7, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*leaves a message for the tune on the tune's answering machine*
February 7, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*sends a text message to the tune*
February 7, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*sends another text message to the tune*
February 7, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*figures the tune must be on its way*
February 7, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word almost Solveig
*eats cupcakes*
February 8, 2010
oroboros commented on the word almost Solveig
*applauds ecstatically from the mosh pit*
February 9, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*finishes drum solo*
*sets drums on fire*
*gets a cupcake tat*
February 9, 2010
gangerh commented on the word almost Solveig
*jests*
February 9, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*creeps out of the Panda suit and slinks away*
February 9, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*generously tips panda for its troubles*
February 9, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
What's this thread about, by the way?
February 9, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word almost Solveig
Look over here, guys! Bilby found some thread. Neither of us have any idea what it's here for...
February 9, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
If you have to ask, you'll never know.
February 9, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
if It 's sURgical thr-ead I coul'd seW ruzuzu"s cheekie co_m-Me_n-t append:age shuT.
February 10, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Hang on, that wouldn't be helpful to the future of the band. Cancel that.
February 10, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
You know, I've spent a long time thinking I should go solo. This is the last straw!
*stomps off*
*stomps back for flaming cupcake*
*waits for awesome record deals*
*still waiting*
*is offered spot on reality show*
*accepts, hoping to restart career*
*eventually goes on Behind the Music and admits that "those days with Almost Solveig were some of the best... I mean, I fought bilby as a manager, but..."*
*has people call bilby's people to schedule reunion tour*
February 10, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
*dials record label*
"We're working a single called 'Flaming Cupcake Stomp'. It's gonna be iced with awesome, lemme tell ya!
Yep, for the reunion tour. The Almost Solveig Almost Reunion Tour.
Yep, she was going solo but she broke up with herself. Irreconcilable musical differences, that sort of thing.
Yep yep yep."
February 10, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*gets reunion tour tat*
*sets up drums*
*passes out*
February 10, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*washes Panda suit*
*glares at it as it shrinks*
February 10, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word almost Solveig
*passes out thread*
*passes out*
February 10, 2010
lea commented on the word almost Solveig
Solveig is a very dear friend of mine. Be nice to her.
February 10, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
So this entire thread should have been almost Solveiga? No wonder we can't get a gig.
It's beard, sunglasses and the Zuzu Top tribute band for you, Strummenbum.
February 11, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
What? "Solveiga" is still almost Solveig.
February 11, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Yeah, but almost Solviega then parses as almost almost Solveig.
February 11, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Brackets around almost almost Solveig, please. ;-)
February 11, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Your wish, my command, etc.
February 11, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word almost Solveig
Can I join the band? I don't play any instrument, but I'm a great player of Theremin Hero.
February 11, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
Where's this bridge you were going on about a while back?
*sells cupcake t-shirts*
February 12, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*almost gets a solveig tat*
February 13, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
That's almost impressive. I might almost get one too.
February 13, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Oh! Our first bad review. Now we're a real band!
February 13, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Would the journalists in the front row please stop throwing things.
February 14, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*gets styoo-pid tat*
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Would our fans from the middle aisle please come back inside.
February 14, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word almost Solveig
"The Week in Wordnik" has rarely been so interesting.
February 16, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*rim shot*
February 16, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
It's about time we trashed a hotel room.
February 18, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word almost Solveig
*flings vats of brown M&Ms around*
February 18, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word almost Solveig
*opens whiskey bottle, drinks whiskey, fills bottle with tea, puts it back in the fridge*
February 18, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*sets wallpaper on fire*
February 18, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word almost Solveig
*gently steps on bathroom mat with shoes on*
February 18, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
*micturates in closet*
February 18, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*ties knotted dry cleaning bag to ceiling fan, sets it on fire, and watches residue drip into ice bucket on floor*
February 18, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
*takes dump in minibar*
February 18, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*avoids minibar and closet*
February 18, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
*stuffs Keith Moon full of cherry bombs and blows him up*
February 18, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*passes out, wakes up, begins to notice new dontcry tat on arm, passes out again*
February 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Don't you guys feel bad about doing this? Have you no conscience at all? I mean, we can be sued for all this and that's our professional career down the drain (if you haven't clogged that already)!
February 18, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Great idea!
*invites hotel manager up to room, reduces him to pulp with a blistering ruzuzu theremin solo and tips him down the drain*
February 18, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
Did anyone write "Helter Skelter" on the walls yet, or "REDRUM" on the mirrors? Its mandatory when trashing a room, dontcha know.
February 18, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
Now you've done it!! It's gone from trashing a hotel to bloody murder. Whatever will be next? -Wait, don't answer that!
*sidles into corner to get away the chaos and destruction*
February 18, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
Thermonuclear war is next.
February 18, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
*hacks pentagon*
February 18, 2010
sionnach commented on the word almost Solveig
chained : *flings vats of brown M&Ms around*
My natural shyness (and a healthy fear of cocaine-addicted poodles) has prevented me from joining the cosmic disaster that continues to unfold on this page. However, c_b's veiled reference to the infamous Van Halen "no brown M&Ms" contract rider prompts me to share something I learned in my random reading this past week. In his most excellent little book "The Checklist Manifesto", the uber-talented Awul Gawande explains that the notorious rider was not actually a manifestation of spoiled rockstar caprice, but that it had in fact been inserted as a deliberate (and very important) quality control check. In his memoir Crazy from the Heat David Lee Roth explained that Van Halen had been the first band "to take huge productions into third-level markets", that they would pull up with nine 18-wheelers full of equipment into venues used to dealing with bands whose gear filled a couple of vans. The logistics of getting the elaborate stage sets in place, correctly, safely, and on time was enormously complex. Failure to follow the detailed safety checks set out in the contract could be potentially dangerous to the welfare of both the band and the fans. So the "no brown M&M" provision was just a clever way of making sure that the logistics team at the given venue had observed appropriate caution when setting up the stage arrangements.
I am a fount of random useless information of this kind. Go ahead. Just ask me.
But this page scares me.
February 18, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*wakes up, calls best friend/attorney, begins to notice new sionnach tat on other arm, passes out again*
February 18, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*writes REDRUM on mirrors because walls are too charred*
February 18, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Do you think brown chocolate thingies survive thermonuclear war?
February 18, 2010
sionnach commented on the word almost Solveig
Chocolate-covered roaches are indestructible. And deliciously crunchy to boot!
February 19, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
Hey, let's pretend we're Jimmy Hendrix and light the theremin on fire in the middle of the room. Uh, move over, ruzuzu, we've got a theremin to torch.
February 19, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*tries to crawl toward the door, but is overcome by toxic fumes.*
February 19, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
Better move the chocolate-covered roaches - the blazin' theremin might melt them.
February 19, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*manages to cry out, "For God's sake, don't set the theremin on fire! It's borrowed."*
February 19, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*throws open the windows to let out the toxic fumes and clear the air*
*extinguishes theremin*
I think it's time to evacuate the hotel before the police arrive. Let's get moving!
February 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word almost Solveig
At times like this, I'd like to be comforted in a language I don't understand.
February 19, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word almost Solveig
ფროგაპლოს, ბაყაყი...
February 19, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word almost Solveig
Thanks, Milo. I feel better now.
February 19, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word almost Solveig
არაფერს!
February 19, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*Issues statement to the press claiming that mold on the bathroom tiles in the hotel room caused band members to have hallucinations and that when bilby saw the hotel manager just now and was quoted as saying, "Duuude, wait, I thought we murdered you," his comment was taken completely out of context.*
February 20, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
I was only robbing the register. I hope you'll understand.
February 21, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*sigh*
February 21, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
*quits due to creative differences*
February 21, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*Unfairly blames Yoko Ono for yarb's departure.*
February 21, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*gets yoko tat*
February 22, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
I say we repair to Gray's Papaya on Broadway and 72nd, get some dogs, and rethink the mission.
February 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*eats remaining brown M&Ms*
February 22, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
*eats dogs as food begins to run short on the way to the Pole*
February 22, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*hides remaining dogs from bilby*
February 22, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word almost Solveig
*flings around vats of papaya*
*watches as the gloopy seeds sglop down the charred walls*
*eats cupcake*
*pokes dontcry's tat*
February 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*Packs Panda suit up for good*
*sends it to the North Pole*
*Rejects the call from RSPCA*
February 23, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
Ouch!
*licks the walls*
*gets a papaya tat*
*thumbs to the Pole*
February 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*scrapes melted plastic out of ice bucket*
*collapses in an exhausted heap against charred wall*
February 23, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
I think we're ready to embark on a new artistic direction. Are we going to rediscover our acoustic roots or dabble in Eastern mysticism? I have a dreamcatcher I never much liked that I could, you know, nail to our trailer or something.
February 23, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*Checks bumper for bilby tat*
Does anyone have a sitar I could borrow?
February 23, 2010
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
I have a miniature one that my wife and I leave in charge of the kids when we go out for the night.
February 23, 2010
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
I had a red one but I ate it a few jokes ago.
February 23, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word almost Solveig
I have a collection of antique banjos...and can play them.
February 23, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word almost Solveig
*Packs caravan*
Who wants to drive? (No babies allowed, sorry.)
February 23, 2010
dontcry commented on the word almost Solveig
*polishes finger cymbals*
*calls "shotgun"*
February 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the word almost Solveig
*paints symbols on face*
February 23, 2010
plethora commented on the word almost Solveig
*randomly drops by Wordnik to look something up*
*gets distracted reading backlog*
*loves this page*
*considers letting herself get addicted again on the strength of this conversation alone*
April 29, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Hi, plethora. Do you play any instruments?
April 29, 2010
plethora commented on the word almost Solveig
I'm a bottle blowing prodigy, if I do say so myself.
April 29, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Do you know "Little Brown Jug?" Key of G.
April 29, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Duuude. Bilby's starting a new band over on Shite Mega-Megahit.
Not sure whether he's auditioning for panda-suit wearers yet.
May 7, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
And a might be starting a zydeco band over on beetlestomper.
May 14, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*leaves message for shotgun on shotgun's answering machine*
October 14, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*sends a text message to shotgun*
October 14, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*sends another text message to shotgun*
October 14, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*figures shotgun must be on its way*
October 14, 2010
blafferty commented on the word almost Solveig
*takes upbrage at no one stopping by to visit on their way to the pole*
*gets out shotgun*
July 27, 2011
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
What is this upbrage and how is it taken?
July 27, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
I'll take mine with two sugars, please.
July 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word almost Solveig
Whoops. My p is nowhere near my m - how did that happen?
Here in the frozen north we take upbrage because the umbrage freezes at too low a temperature.
July 27, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Any signs of Santa? I hear he travels to Gibraltar occasionally.
July 27, 2011
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
Up with upbrage! Down with downbrage!
July 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word almost Solveig
Mostly just reindeer. They take their upbrage shaken, not stirred.
July 28, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
*accepts invitation to perform at Super Bowl halftime show*
February 6, 2012
yarb commented on the word almost Solveig
*initiates wardrobe malfunction sequence*
February 6, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
If only the panda suit hadn't experienced shrinkage....
February 6, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Anyone have a pyrophone I can borrow?
May 23, 2012
bilby commented on the word almost Solveig
New single! Cobbled together from outtakes, bootlegs, lukewarm dubs. Lashings of arugula too.
October 28, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word almost Solveig
Anyone have a mellophone I can borrow?
January 10, 2019