The Gay Thread

Quote: Gandler

As for suspending, I am happy to be suspended if I legitimately broke a rule

I don't know why you're chiming in about getting suspended when nobody was even talking about you.

Quote: Face

I don't care if terp virtue signaled a walk out because it conveniently lined up with his vacay or not.

Chuckle
Regarding vacay
My Lockn Festival review.The RV lots were well organized. Pretty neat to see huge fields laid out in a grid with electricity outlets for everyone. It's a very hilly layout and very spread out. Main stage walk not to bad but there is a big hill to overcome. Security was ridiculous with my actual wallet opened and searched every time I went in. Cops right there where security was searching. The best stage set up of any festival I have ever been too. A revolving stage that worked so no wait between bands. Loved it. Also 2 big video screens on both sides. Sound quality was superb. 1st band Khruangbin actually blew me away. A very unique sound with a female bass player in heels strutting around the stage. I really like their unique sound. A lot of bands I don't listen to closely and instead walk around the festival exploring and talking to fellow deadheads. Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians. Great set. Nice to see her back with her old band. He husband was at the festival but Paul Simon was just there as a fan. Saw his pic in the Lockn times, the free newspaper printed daily at the festival. Pingeons Playing Ping Pong was of course a lot of fun. Love these guys. Kind of a goofy band but with a lot of talent and personality. Liked Old Crow Medicine show, great bluegrass band. Was not impressed by the Revivalists. Surprised they got such a great slot. I saw Trey's 1st set. Trey and Phish just don't do it for me. Treys second set, I actually explored the festival instead hitting up Garcia's forest just having conservations with fellow festies. By the way my friend Steve loves Phish and Trey so have gotten a lot of exposure live and recordings, Trey and Phish still don't do it for me. Oteil and Friends was magnificent. Bobby did Weather Report Suite. One of my all time favorite Grateful Dead Songs and I never got a live one with the boys(they did not perform it very often). So nice of Bobby to perform the song with Oteil. Really well done with the 2nd 1/2 Let it Grow which the Dead played a lot back in the day. Then came some Allman Brothers tunes with Duane Betts. Wonderful to hear the Allman brothers again. Oteil brought out Alfreda Gerald and boy does she have a voice, what pipes. Thanks Oteil. Vulfpeck did not impress me, wonder how they got such a primo spot. Tedeschi Trucks were great. 1st saw Susan Tedeschi about 20 years ago at the Chesapeake bay blues festival and seen her many times since. Has that great bluesy voice. Loved it as 3 guitarists , Susan, Derek Trucks and Trey were trading blues licks trying to out do one another. They played a whole Derek and the Dominoes album that included Layla. Wonderful. Sunday morning started with Keller Williams Gospel and we made sure to get in early for that. Keller is so talented. Great sound with that gospel choir backing him up. I really liked St Paul and the Broken Bones. Really rocking soulful sound. Bob Weir closed the festival with a magnificent set. First with Susan Tedeschi which was great doing a lot of old Jerry songs. 2nd 1/2 of his show was with Mikaela Davis on a large traditional stringed harp. She played it beautifully and the instrument worked so well with Bobby and the songs he picked. Overall a wonderful festival, had a great time.

Quote: terapined

Chuckle
Regarding vacay

Great recap. Sounds like you had a really good time.

Quote: Shrek

Yeah, I don't get it. If the BLM guy just made a general statement about pedophilia and Republicans, then it would be classless, but I don't think anyone would be complaining. It would just be business as usual.

What the BLM guy said was totally totally different. He specifically called out members by name and said they support pedophiles. I never called out members by name and said they are part of NAMBLA.

But oh well, the BLM guy is now on notice. Hope he cleans up his act.

I once got suspended for telling someone to "man up."
EB has been suspended for calling someone a "kid." Though that might have been on the other site, I forget.

How on earth can calling someone a pedophile not warrant a suspension?

Quote: Shrek

I don't know why you're chiming in about getting suspended when nobody was even talking about you.

Because people (including you) are throwing around a lot of suspension requests and it needs to be balanced out with a moderate voice.

If I broke a rule I have no problem facing suspension, but it needs to apply to everyone in this thread that broke a rule, which at some point was probably most of the thread.

Quote: SOOPOO

I'm ready to defend myself.... I am not always against an adult (18 +) having sex with a minor (under 18). I skipped a grade and graduated high school at 16. In college at 17. At least two (alas, only two....) girlfriends that were 18 or 19 would be locked up, essentially having their lives ruined and have to register as sex offenders their ENTIRE lives under your rules. So if the girls were 19, 20, 21, 22, etc..... when do they get the slammer for saying yes to me? 18? 35?

I'm wondering if everyone has me blocked, or is my post just boring and inconsequential? No comments pro or con?

Quote: Gandler

Because people (including you) are throwing around a lot of suspension requests and it needs to be balanced out with a moderate voice.

The suspension requests are because a poster called multiple members here "pedophiles" or said we supported them. How on earth does that need a "moderate voice?"

Quote: AZDuffman

The suspension requests are because a poster called multiple members here "pedophiles" or said we supported them. How on earth does that need a "moderate voice?"

A lot of comments were made by both sides.

Quote: Gandler

A lot of comments were made by both sides.

But only one called other members a vile name like "pedophile." The rest were discussing the subject. How can you defend someone calling other members that?

Quote: Gandler

Because people (including you) are throwing around a lot of suspension requests

What the hell are you talking about? There hasn't been "a lot of suspension requests". I don't know what forum you're reading, but the rest of us are talking about ONE guy and ONE accusation of being a pedophile.

Quote: Gandler

If I broke a rule I have no problem facing suspension

Again, nobody's even talking about you.

You remind me of a kid back in grade school. Whenever a fight broke out, he would always act like he was involved and would start punching people even if he didn't know any of the people fighting or why the fight started. I guess he just wanted attention. 😂😂