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Post by gasmask on Apr 19, 2002 12:06:21 GMT -5
Hey all you ATDI fans. I thinks its fucking awesome that you guys still post messages even though the band is defunct. It was with passion and dedication that I decided to get this tattoo. My plan was simple. My favorite atdi logo is the acrobatic tenement gaskmask. I thought an appropriate line for the the tattoo would be the Napolean Solo line "this is forever". So the end product is the words "THIS IS FOREVER" on top of a gask mask thats as big as the one on the cd when you take the CD out on top of the letters "ATDI". I did this knowing the band would probably never come back. I just want to get your guys reaction to this. I know that all ATDI fans are as hardcore or more hardcore than me and any of you prolly would have done the same thing. Peace out guys and I want constructive criticism to so dont lie to me tell me the honest to God truth
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Post by Fermented_Milk on Apr 19, 2002 15:15:33 GMT -5
youre a fanatical radical! alright dude. its a good thing you have passion.
and answer me this, how old are you?
and heres some of the constructive critisizm you asked for. its sounds cliche, but don't do anything youre gonna regret in the future. damn i sound like my mom.
but heres a true story that might make you think twice. there was this group of people i knew that claimed straight edge for while. i say for a while because this was when they were 14, 15, and 16, and it didnt' last forever. and for those of you that don't know what straight edge is, its when you decide to devote yourself to being against drugs and alcohol. it gets pretty extreme depending on who and where you are. and at times, in my eyes, it gets to be kind of a cult. because at times, there are groups that all together look down on people that do drugs. which, to me, is like a dumbasss jock picking on a nerd because he looks funny. i think theyre both wrong. and this one guy in that group that i was a friend of mine decided to get a tattoo. not just one but a couple. so he gets this tattoo of XXX-which stands for stright edge. and another one that is XXX in a neat little design. so he was pshyched about them and showed them to everyone and basked in the coolness of having a tattoo that actually stood for something he belived in and followed, and loved. but like i said, it didn't last forever. i saw him at a party for the first time in a couple of years about a year back now and you wanna know what? he wasn't straight edge anymore. as a matter of fact, he was pisss drunk when i saw him. and i couldn't even begin to imagine how stupid he felt. i KNOW he regrets getting those tattoos now. and i'd bet if he could go back to the day he decided to get them, he probably wouldn't. so just think about that one for a while. maybe itll help you decide.
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Post by Castro on Apr 19, 2002 15:53:57 GMT -5
I reckon that’s pretty cool.
whereabouts have you got it?
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Post by gasmask on Apr 19, 2002 15:57:42 GMT -5
thanks milk. I like the criticism. I totally agree with you about straight edge. I myself am not straight edge, in fact ive probably done every drug under the sun although i freakin hate alcohol, (ugh too sloppy). The people who are in it use anger and hatred to spread their word and straight edge cannot last forever becasue its a life style and every one's lifestyle changes. When i put "this is forever" as part of my tattoo it was in response to the actual tatto and not my love for atdi because i know that i may not like them in a couple of years. The tattoo also has a double meaning. I want to become a doctor specifically an anesthesiologist and they use gasmasks to anesthitize people so ther you go.
PS: im 18 and I love all music not just atdi and punk. I do think, however, that atdi fans are the most loyal and diverse fans out there and this idea was reaffirmed after i read this message board. You guys are awesome and i hope youll be posting replies to everyones message because feedback is the one thing that we thrive on. Peace.
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Post by gasmask on Apr 19, 2002 16:08:18 GMT -5
the tattoo is on my left deltoid (shoulder muscle) and is done completly in bright red. It actually looks like some used a red ballpoint pen to draw the design but if you look closely these colors dont run.
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Post by Fermented_Milk on Apr 19, 2002 17:52:01 GMT -5
gasmask- lemme tell ya somethin
i was once in your shoes on most of the issues youve discussed. especially with the drug and school bit. but ive left the drugs behind. and i am now realizing that school IS important in the long run. not the people, just the credentials.
but i can gather from your statements that you are really into the drug thing right now. and thats cool. im not going to critisize your decisions and whatnot. and just to let you know, i am not and never was or will be straight edge.
but NO!! and i mean NO. DO NOT generalize people in straight edge. you say and i quote "The people who are in it use anger and hatred to spread their word and straight edge cannot last forever becasue its a life style and every one's lifestyle changes." alrighty dude. you are wrong. not every straight edge person uses anger and hatred to spread their word. and not everyon's lifestyle changes. i see straight edge as more of a religion than a dictation. its self ritious and and self loving and has a mentality of "im holyer than thou", but they don't ALWAYS try to spread that. some do. but not all.
and i want to ask you something. i really don't understand this. why are you going to get a tattoo of a band's symbol when you are aknowleging the fact that you may not like their music someday. thats kind of exploiting something of theirs with total disreguard for the whole purpose of the gasmask in the first place. which is the music. not the image.
not trying to burst your bubble. just giving you alittle more feedback. remember, you asked for it
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Post by gasmask on Apr 19, 2002 22:10:05 GMT -5
wow milk you have a lot to say and i love to listen. thanks for the feedback. One down side about this whole board is that its all typing and its not easy to recind something that is printed clearly on a computer screen. A verbal forum would probably be more conducive to ones own feelings. I did make a generalization and i regret it. about the tattoo thing though. I am a merely being a realist. I realize that there is a possiblity i may not like them and if that happens ill still have the tattoo and it will remind me of when I did like them and it will remind me of the craziest part of my life so far. Its a reminder to me that i went through stages and I grow. I dont have the best long term memory and the tattoo is an expression of what I believe as well as a memento from my adolescence. On the drug thing, I cant really say im not into drugs because i just ate an 8th of mushrooms like 3 minutes ago but on the school side I really disagree with you. there is space for drugs and school, at least for me. I have a 3.34 cumlative GPA and thats pretty good for an all boys catholic university prep High School and I did get into UW madison which, if you read the local news, is pretty damn near impossible. So to criticize you, dont generalize me into category just because of my drug use. Milk, I can sense that you are a really intelligent person like me and other atdi fans and i love responding backto you guys and i love the feedback. So what if it might be negative. were all humans and we all have room for improvement and that feedback is just going to build our existence. I really should keep these replies short but you understand.
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Post by Fermented_Milk on Apr 20, 2002 2:34:29 GMT -5
more feedback dude.
first, thanks for the compliments. its nice that we can disagree and discuss it without it turning into a full fledged scorn fest. that would be stupididty at its finest. but yeah, we are making valid points and , id have to say, in a very respectful manner. and if it were short, there wouldn't be much of a point or any meaning shown. just babble. i can't boast any accumalative gpa or university credits to my name. but you wanna know how i got through highschool? we had an attendance policy. 9 absences and you lost credit in the class. so i had 8 absences in ALL my classes. you wanna know what my gpa was? oh, about 1.3. thats because i made sure to at the very least get a D in every class. then i graduated through the local community college. i only needed 1 credit at the beggining of my senior year to graduate. so i took basic macitosh operation skills and college study skills to get the helll out of school. so i don't need you to inform me on any mentality about school not being worth anything. i know EXACTLY how you feel. ill tell you something else dude. i know about how it is to maintain through school while being f**ked up on every drug you can imagine. besides heroin. I too have been there. and just recently, as in the last two months, have made a serious vow to friends and family for reasons that i am not going to disclose on a message board to stop doing drugs all together. ill just say that my life has been REALLY f**ked up, and a BIG part of that have been drugs. be greatful you have the capibilty, and obviously the money, to attend a private school and a university. and if you think you can get by in this world easily, and make enough money to support yourself or any family you may have someday, without some kind of post hiighschool degree, your dead f**ing wrong. unless you have parents thatll feed you till your 60, then you can colllect social security. or unless you have an inheritance. or unless you are one of the few lucky folk to make a living doing something you love, like a musician or artist. or unless you want to be a gigilo. or a drug dealer. and the last two are very lazy, unmoralistic ways to go about that. but id be easy. and fun, at points. or you could be a garbage man. thatd be fun. 20 bucks and hour, yo.
and i was NOT generalize you into any catigory just because of your drug use. if i was doing THAT, id be doing to my past self as well. which im not about to do.
and ill also have you know that i will ALWAYS love At the Drive-In. i would honestly have my little toe removed just to see them play live one time. i don't see how you can like a band's music and just disreguard it at some point. things that i like, i like and have respect for for my whole life. and im not going to BLIND MYSELF and say there may be a future time when i wont like any band i have passion for right now. because i KNOW that won't happen. AND IM being realistic when i say there is no way i can ever dislike ATDI. at any point in my life. as with most of the music i listen to.
to citisize even further. if you were REALLY smart, you'd realize that i probably don't live in the same state, let alone town as you. so i don't read the local news dude.
and honestly, it doesn't take a whole lotta brains to get good grades. granted, it does to do that while being f**ked up on drugs. but some of the stupidest and most illogical people ive ever known were on honors roll. now that is not right. just goes to show how fundimentally wrong the public school system can be.
i really like leaving long messages. im a realist. if you don't like it, f*ck off. and just skip past the stuff you don't feel like reading.
ps- shrooms are my absolute favorite drug. besides weed and alcohol.
pps- the three previous sentances to the last at the end of you statment, i totally agee with. negetive feedback is not bad. unless youre hiding behind a perfect-f*cking-world mask. and in that case, have fun playing make believe.
ppps- stay with the school dude. good luck in you university and all. trust me, it will help you someday.
pppps- youre right about the message board shiznit. its easy for someone to hide behind words. but on the ohter hand, WITH words, all points are made. in conversation, things sometimes just turn into an argument. and here, you can decide what you want to reflect on and what you want to ignore. but attitudes ARE hidden. anyway, im done. for now. peace yo
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Post by blindfolded on Apr 21, 2002 17:28:47 GMT -5
when you get the tatoo they usually take a pic, so get it and scan it and post it becuase i really wanna see....
i want a tattoo too, i just dont know what to get or where yet
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Post by gasmask on Apr 21, 2002 21:56:16 GMT -5
blindfolded i really want to send a pic in i might try to scan a pic at my school. and by the way, taser taser kindergarten nap nap nap time is my senior quote. I should send that in too. On the status of the tattoo, Its been what 5 days since I got it and the whole thing is scabbing over plus its turning pink which is normal because the tattoo guy told me itll stay pink for a week and then go back to red. By the way I had the most intense experience on friday and thats one of the reasons I havent been on this mesage board in a while. As i have told yall I ate 5 grams of boomers (thats what we call mushrooms in Wisconsin) on friday and I would have to agree with milk that they are my favorite drug. For about 7 hours I went completley insane. my dad kept turning into a little boy and there appeared to be blue ink drawn all over me. Also It was 4/20 this weekend and I had a very good holiday if yall know what I mean. So I hope all yall had a great weekend. Thanks for responding.
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Post by blindfolded on Apr 22, 2002 17:05:30 GMT -5
thanks....that would be awesome
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Post by iNCaSinOOuT on Dec 6, 2003 11:01:36 GMT -5
let me tell you.... from 1999 to 2002 i was a KoRn fan.. and there the drummer has got this cat on this arm... i saw that tattoo and i wanted to have it.... and now i think this tattoo sucks.... since 2 years i love at the drive in, and i want to have this cedric tattoo... the atom.... but what happenes, if i got that tattoo and i'm not listening to at the drive in anymore... what wouldn#t be a good idea having this... so always think twice about tattoos.....  |
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Post by arcarsenal101 on Dec 6, 2003 15:44:01 GMT -5
DUDE!!!! thats fuckin awsome i always wanted a ATDI tattoo on my back with the boombox and have it say AT.THE.DRIVE.IN on it like that the gas mask is fuckin sick too, you need to take a pic of your tattoo, that is some dedication 4 atdi. yea take a pic and post it on this board that would be tight.
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Post by arcarsenal101 on Dec 6, 2003 15:46:25 GMT -5
Hey iNCaSinOOuT
i always see that atom tattoo, what does it stand for?
Omar has some gay tattoos of stars i dont like but cedric has some nice tattoos.
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Post by arcarsenal101 on Dec 6, 2003 15:50:30 GMT -5
i dont know why people are straight edge? its not a bad thing to have a beer or a smoke once in a while
NOFX = NO FUCKIN STRAIGHT EDGE
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Post by motherprussia on Dec 6, 2003 17:54:32 GMT -5
it's just not for everyone...
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Post by CoKeS on Dec 6, 2003 18:18:21 GMT -5
when i turn 18, im gonna go to the city and get a tattoo... however, it wont be an ATDI one. its gonna be a coheed and cambria tattoo. im gonna get the words NEVEREND down my side in this cool font, but i cant show you the font cuz its in a skateboarding magazine i have. i wanna get 2 more tattoos after that, one on my neck and the other around my wrist. the others are gonna be something to do with atdi and the other will be something about the planets and the stars cuz i love that shit.
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Post by iNCaSinOOuT on Dec 7, 2003 9:12:49 GMT -5
Hey iNCaSinOOuT i always see that atom tattoo, what does it stand for? Omar has some gay tattoos of stars i dont like but cedric has some nice tattoos. the star tattoos... well, i love them... he has them under this elbow, right??? cedric's tattoos kick ass.... i still dont get why he has that atom |
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Post by motherprussia on Dec 7, 2003 13:07:18 GMT -5
i think they like some sci-fi stuff...like dr. who...
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Post by iNCaSinOOuT on Dec 7, 2003 13:47:30 GMT -5
i think they like some sci-fi stuff...like dr. who... there was a article.... cedric said '[...] i like dr. who' wasn't promixa centauri insired by a sci-fi show? |
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