I am a lucky bastard

Satori · January 2nd, 2002, 06:04 PM

So anyway, there I am at a happy psychedelic trance rave on new years eve, quite sufficiently "stoned" on pure mdma, and I notice the sound engineer guy is wearing a black water park t-shirt. Feeling quite happy, quirky, extroverted, and freakish, I walk over to him and say "Opeth are the coolest thing ever." He says something to the effect of (I don't remember precisely): "Yea, I think so too."

What followed was a great deal of amazing conversation regarding opeth off and on over the course of the next 5 hours, we probably chatted for about an hour total (he was the sound guy, he had shit to do, otherwise I probably would've talked his ear off as I was feeling ultra-talkative, clear, and open, hehe).

So, you are probably wondering, who gives a flying fuck? Well, he is opeth's north american sound roady guy! He knows them really well and told me about them, their individual personalites and such, it was really cool, they sound like a great bunch of guys. Most notably, he told me about how fucking intelligent they are, particularly Mikael, but Peter and the Martins as well. He also spoke about the fact that Mikael is quite literally nothing less than a musical prodigy/genius but that he probably doesn't believe it even though everyone else thinks so. Just goes to show that true godliness leads to sincere modesty (so much for jesus, allah, jehovah, heheh).

This guy was an opeth fan himself, that's how he met them, he went to their show and ended up working for them, but he said some really cool shit that kinda blew me away (accented by the lazy/lovey/tripped-out high I was on). He talked about how opeth (and particulary mikael) are so beloved by the world, how the fans of opeth simply adore this band and how cool it is that that are so cool about it, not egotistical or anything, totally down to earth and totally great guys who genuinely appreciate all the love and respect they receive from freaks like us.

Talking to this guy about Opeth was fucking great and it really made my night. What made it extra cool is that I have this guy's email and he said that the next time they are here (probably in a year or more) then he'd be happy to get me a back stage pass and/or have dinner with them or something, whenever they have a bit of free time or something to meet me and my better half (she thinks opeth are great too). I met him briefly after a show once, but it was rushed and crowded and it's not like I had any time to talk or anything.

Anyway, I hope you have found this amusing, if not let me know so I can email you a pic of my hairy ass crack, hahhhah.

hail Opeth, living gods,

Satori

D Mullholand · January 2nd, 2002, 06:12 PM

That's hyper ! Real shit happens ! And there's gonna be a Double Album !

(sings a happy dodecaphonic melody in 7/4)

:spin: (wow - a rhyme - grin/spin ! harmony in the universe !)

Lee_B · January 2nd, 2002, 06:16 PM

I found it amusing, but can you send a pic of the hairy ass crack anyway?

Lee B

Melancholia · January 2nd, 2002, 06:19 PM

You are indeed very lucky Satori

aaaaah,i wish i will be that lucky one day,too....anyway,thank u for posting this here.....

Lee_B@

Satori · January 2nd, 2002, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lee_B
I found it amusing, but can you send a pic of the hairy ass crack anyway?

For you? Anything, hehe

Satori

Satori · January 2nd, 2002, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Melancholia
You are indeed very lucky Satori

aaaaah,i wish i will be that lucky one day,too....anyway,thank u for posting this here.....

you are very kind, and that pic of you is intoxicating!

Satori

Jayde · January 2nd, 2002, 10:00 PM

AAAARGG!!!!! YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOu SUCK!!!!!!!

Nothing that good ever happens to me. NOTHING!!!!!!

Obyeybyeogone · January 2nd, 2002, 10:03 PM

We're going to make a "Satori interrogating Opeth thread", then Satori can print it out and force Opeth to answer all of our questions, then he can report back to us, this isn't a suggestion, it's an order

Lina · January 2nd, 2002, 10:36 PM

between this and jim_lotfp's interview, my brain is on overload!!!

bleed for me · January 3rd, 2002, 01:20 AM

your right, you are a lucky bastard!

Kushantaiidan · January 3rd, 2002, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Satori

you are very kind, and that pic of you is intoxicating!

Satori

You think that's intoxicating! Look at LeeB's pic..

HoserHellspawn · January 3rd, 2002, 03:14 AM

That's pretty damn cool, dude. No matter how big the world continues to grow, small connections that mean a lot to people like this can be made out of love for art. It's nice to hear that.

MetalManCPA · January 3rd, 2002, 05:35 AM

well, not really

I could, but I'm not going to let it get to me

Yup, that basically rocks

~Zeanra~ · January 3rd, 2002, 06:47 AM

Aaawww...I'm jealous again...

Anyways, great to hear/read stuff like this

Blackspirit · January 3rd, 2002, 05:31 PM

Satori; I'm SOOOO HAPPY for you!!! This is great!!! :o)))

Hope you'll get to meet Opeth, that would be brilliant! :o)
WHOA!!! I just got in a great mood!!! I love it when
things like these happen. Just like HoserHellspawn said;
It's a big world, but these small connections mean a lot!
It's what makes life interesting!

Malaclypse · January 3rd, 2002, 07:04 PM

i never want to meet some musicians whom i appreciate, for if i do, i will problably just stand there, lightning-struck, mouth open,

and don't get any decent sentence over my lips. i simply wouldn't know what to talk about.

January 2nd, 2002, 06:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Satori Destructosaur Join Date: May 2001 Location: .. from grey to black Posts: 4,507	I am a lucky bastard So anyway, there I am at a happy psychedelic trance rave on new years eve, quite sufficiently "stoned" on pure mdma, and I notice the sound engineer guy is wearing a black water park t-shirt. Feeling quite happy, quirky, extroverted, and freakish, I walk over to him and say "Opeth are the coolest thing ever." He says something to the effect of (I don't remember precisely): "Yea, I think so too." What followed was a great deal of amazing conversation regarding opeth off and on over the course of the next 5 hours, we probably chatted for about an hour total (he was the sound guy, he had shit to do, otherwise I probably would've talked his ear off as I was feeling ultra-talkative, clear, and open, hehe). So, you are probably wondering, who gives a flying fuck? Well, he is opeth's north american sound roady guy! He knows them really well and told me about them, their individual personalites and such, it was really cool, they sound like a great bunch of guys. Most notably, he told me about how fucking intelligent they are, particularly Mikael, but Peter and the Martins as well. He also spoke about the fact that Mikael is quite literally nothing less than a musical prodigy/genius but that he probably doesn't believe it even though everyone else thinks so. Just goes to show that true godliness leads to sincere modesty (so much for jesus, allah, jehovah, heheh). This guy was an opeth fan himself, that's how he met them, he went to their show and ended up working for them, but he said some really cool shit that kinda blew me away (accented by the lazy/lovey/tripped-out high I was on). He talked about how opeth (and particulary mikael) are so beloved by the world, how the fans of opeth simply adore this band and how cool it is that that are so cool about it, not egotistical or anything, totally down to earth and totally great guys who genuinely appreciate all the love and respect they receive from freaks like us. Talking to this guy about Opeth was fucking great and it really made my night. What made it extra cool is that I have this guy's email and he said that the next time they are here (probably in a year or more) then he'd be happy to get me a back stage pass and/or have dinner with them or something, whenever they have a bit of free time or something to meet me and my better half (she thinks opeth are great too). I met him briefly after a show once, but it was rushed and crowded and it's not like I had any time to talk or anything. Anyway, I hope you have found this amusing, if not let me know so I can email you a pic of my hairy ass crack, hahhhah. hail Opeth, living gods, Satori __________________ "Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own judgment." "Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them." - Alan Watts

January 2nd, 2002, 06:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Melancholia Troll Join Date: May 2001 Location: älskade land Posts: 4,063	You are indeed very lucky Satori aaaaah,i wish i will be that lucky one day,too....anyway,thank u for posting this here..... Lee_B@ __________________ ...det är vackrast när det skymmer...

January 2nd, 2002, 10:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jayde Risparmiarme Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,043	AAAARGG!!!!! YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOu SUCK!!!!!!! Nothing that good ever happens to me. NOTHING!!!!!! __________________ I can't pass up this opportunity to make myself absurd.

January 3rd, 2002, 03:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
HoserHellspawn Pixel Manipulator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,517	That's pretty damn cool, dude. No matter how big the world continues to grow, small connections that mean a lot to people like this can be made out of love for art. It's nice to hear that. __________________ http://kevinlanthier.com

January 3rd, 2002, 06:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
~Zeanra~ Tandtroll Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: es-POO, Finland Posts: 9,310	Aaawww...I'm jealous again... Anyways, great to hear/read stuff like this __________________ Squeek.

January 2nd, 2002, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
D Mullholand [project closed] Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 874	That's hyper ! Real shit happens ! And there's gonna be a Double Album ! (sings a happy dodecaphonic melody in 7/4) :spin: (wow - a rhyme - grin/spin ! harmony in the universe !)

January 2nd, 2002, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lee_B Readin' me posts are ya? Join Date: May 2001 Location: Surbiton. The Posh bit Posts: 4,981	I found it amusing, but can you send a pic of the hairy ass crack anyway? Lee B

January 2nd, 2002, 10:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Obyeybyeogone Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jag ska åka till Sverige så snart som möjligt Posts: 15,068	We're going to make a "Satori interrogating Opeth thread", then Satori can print it out and force Opeth to answer all of our questions, then he can report back to us, this isn't a suggestion, it's an order

January 2nd, 2002, 10:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lina kickass elizabethan style Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maryland, U.S. Posts: 11,125	between this and jim_lotfp's interview, my brain is on overload!!!

January 3rd, 2002, 01:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
bleed for me Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,933	your right, you are a lucky bastard!

January 3rd, 2002, 05:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
MetalManCPA Papa Opeth Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 5,570	well, not really I could, but I'm not going to let it get to me Yup, that basically rocks

January 3rd, 2002, 05:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Blackspirit there are no words left Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 4,276	Satori; I'm SOOOO HAPPY for you!!! This is great!!! :o))) Hope you'll get to meet Opeth, that would be brilliant! :o) WHOA!!! I just got in a great mood!!! I love it when things like these happen. Just like HoserHellspawn said; It's a big world, but these small connections mean a lot! It's what makes life interesting! __________________

January 3rd, 2002, 07:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
Malaclypse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,407	i never want to meet some musicians whom i appreciate, for if i do, i will problably just stand there, lightning-struck, mouth open, and don't get any decent sentence over my lips. i simply wouldn't know what to talk about.