Post-Riot Act Moneygrab

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:24 am

At least once a week I'll look at the phrase "Post-Riot Act Moneygrab" and laugh out loud. It never stops being great.

given2trade · Post by **given2trade** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:33 am

I didn't even think of the name of the thread when I made my last post :/

Sad to think we can all circle the same time everything went to shit.

Somehow this is all Beth's fault.

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:35 am

I blame that Yoko Ono supermodel lady.

@SkitchP · Post by **@SkitchP** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:37 am

Iholdthepain wrote:I blame that Yoko Ono supermodel lady.

Stone?

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:39 am

@SkitchP wrote:
Iholdthepain wrote:I blame that Yoko Ono supermodel lady.

Stone?

Ed definitely upgraded, but he sold his soul (and credibility) to do so... Still, probably worth it for him.

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:42 am

Didn't Beth drop Ed for a model too though?

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:44 am

Who cares? Hovercraft wasn't nearly as good as PJ.

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:45 am

I'm just saying, the chick from Hovercraft landing a model is waaaaaay more impressive than the dude from Pearl Jam landing a model.

Team Beth.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:46 am

Iholdthepain wrote:Who cares? Hovercraft wasn't nearly as good as PJ.

spenno probably disagrees with you

given2trade · Post by **given2trade** » Fri April 11, 2014 2:59 am

Like a crazy obsessed fan, in 1997 or 1998 I saw Hovercraft in New Orleans my first couple years in college. They played a bar that had maybe 100 people in it. And of course I went up to Beth after to tell her how much I loved Pearl Jam. I only talked to her for 1 minute and told her I knew about the band because of my love of Pearl Jam but genuinely enjoyed the show and then immediately let her be. She probably went into a corner and cried after.

God I was a loser. Ok, I'm still a loser.

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Fri April 11, 2014 3:11 am

given2trade wrote:Like a crazy obsessed fan, in 1997 or 1998 I saw Hovercraft in New Orleans my first couple years in college. They played a bar that had maybe 100 people in it. And of course I went up to Beth after to tell her how much I loved Pearl Jam. I only talked to her for 1 minute and told her I knew about the band because of my love of Pearl Jam but genuinely enjoyed the show and then immediately let her be. She probably went into a corner and cried after.

God I was a loser. Ok, I'm still a loser.

I'm sure she loved that.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Fri April 11, 2014 3:55 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:
Iholdthepain wrote:Who cares? Hovercraft wasn't nearly as good as PJ.
spenno probably disagrees with you

No, Pearl Jam were pretty great once, but Hovercraft made some legitimately interesting music in their own right. I'm jealous that Matt saw them.

I've made this point before but I do think Beth's influence on both Ed's public persona and his music is frequently understated.

PryTo · Post by **PryTo** » Fri April 11, 2014 4:11 am

I saw Hovercraft open for the Foo Fighters and Mike Watt. Ed was on drums. Didn't help much. The Foos slayed. Their first tour, before the debut album, even. Small club. Maybe 300 people, packed in like sardines. Good times.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Fri April 11, 2014 4:14 am

Hovercraft improved a great deal when they got a competent drummer.

Their second album (Experiment Below) is particularly good.

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Fri April 11, 2014 5:24 am

PryTo wrote:I saw Hovercraft open for the Foo Fighters and Mike Watt. Ed was on drums. Didn't help much. The Foos slayed. Their first tour, before the debut album, even. Small club. Maybe 300 people, packed in like sardines. Good times.

Whoa! I saw Hovercraft and Brad in the same week, back in '97 in Dallas... Hovercraft was basically like Sonic Youth, but no singing, and not the foggiest of ideas how to play their instruments. They had no songs... Just 45 minutes of noise, without stopping. Beth's role the whole night was to pluck one or two bass strings and see what happened next. They were TERRIBLE!

Brad, on the other hand...

Stone was wearing a VH pendant on his necklace, and they played 'Change' for the encore!

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Fri April 11, 2014 10:54 am

Birds in Hell wrote:I've made this point before but I do think Beth's influence on both Ed's public persona and his music is frequently understated.

Yes Spenno, definitely. I'm sure the pro choice stance and a lot of the early stances were from his relationship with Beth.

bada · Post by **bada** » Fri April 11, 2014 12:15 pm

We need to clear something up gang. Eddie married someone who did some modeling not a supermodel.

lowlight79 · Post by **lowlight79** » Fri April 11, 2014 4:41 pm

Seriously, who goes and watches hovercraft?

William Bloke · Post by **William Bloke** » Fri April 11, 2014 4:43 pm

Tuolumne · Post by **Tuolumne** » Fri April 11, 2014 5:12 pm

Just remember, Bob Fuckin Dylan has done 3 Super Bowl commercials.

Red Mosquito

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