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Post number 18683

glenwood — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 07:44:45 -0800

When Rock bands leave their irony at home (or potentially never had any). An outrageously hilarious collection of musicians taking incredibly self-concious photographs of themselves. All of my fellow musicians on metafilter, you will find this particularly hilarious (and cringe-worthy, as you wait to see if the next pic will be...you!)

By: pracowity

pracowity — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 07:53:25 -0800

I like this. Brick-wallers.

By: Sapphireblue

Sapphireblue — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 07:54:25 -0800

My favorite so far: "Passengers, we may experience some slight turbulance due to some Emo-geek accumulation on the right wing."

By: insomnyuk

insomnyuk — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 07:57:55 -0800

Hah, this is great. Josie.... and the pussies. I have to remind my friends and his band to look at this website before they take any photos.

By: starvingartist

starvingartist — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:01:03 -0800

They do have a penchant for the blistering insult "douchebag", don't they?

By: fpatrick

fpatrick — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:07:03 -0800

Great Dennis Milleresque captions!!

By: straight

straight — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:07:13 -0800

The last thing a Dominos Pizza sees. "We are the knights who say NASCAR!"

By: dayvin

dayvin — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:07:34 -0800

My favorites: - At that moment, Jeremy realized a band is no kinda place for a fat man and ... - The Namblaphonics

By: fatbaq

fatbaq — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:09:12 -0800

Great link! The evolution of pants is genius.

By: Sapphireblue

Sapphireblue — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:10:46 -0800

Just for you, starvingartist: "These douchebags seem poised to love you up all night long, girl."

By: straight

straight — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:11:07 -0800

For the last time: No, I don't want any head and I don't care if it is only a dollar, now will you let me piss, please?!

By: mcsweetie

mcsweetie — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:11:58 -0800

good god! this is why the internet was invented. here are some local geeks I would like to submit:

Atomic Eyes (because lord knows we need more bands that sound like Creed.)
The Pusharounds (the little banner at the top left corner says, "made in five minutes." and it shows!)

By: straight

straight — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:13:30 -0800

Jeremy feels vaguely self-conscious after the others fail to wear their plastic pants. Aaaah I can't stop posting!

By: insomnyuk

insomnyuk — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:15:07 -0800

This one had me rolling in laughter.

By: dayvin

dayvin — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:17:23 -0800

The site seems to have it in for dudes named Jeremy — see my post above and straight's.

By: Sapphireblue

Sapphireblue — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:17:49 -0800

one more and then I swear I'm done: "Easy there, stretch marks, it's only a microphone." Thanks, glenwood :)

By: yhbc

yhbc — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:18:09 -0800

God, these are fantastic. If you can possibly stand to take them in bigger doses, start here to go through the whole Douchebag Hall of Fame, and even see some that have MP3 files attached. I haven't plucked up the courage to listen to any yet.

By: Faze

Faze — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:18:45 -0800

It's interesting how band pictures have evolved over the years. Nobody, it seems, gets their pictures taken with their instruments anymore. Everybody folds their arms. The donning of sunglasses is still (for some reason) supposed to confer automatic cool. (I think wearing sunglasses is supposed to make you an honorary Negro, a la the Blues Brothers.) And thanks to the baggy clothes trend (long may it wave) there are seem to be more fat guys in bands today than at any time in human history.

By: Succa

Succa — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:19:30 -0800

Oh man....these are hilarious....

By: straight

straight — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:19:42 -0800

Think the guy in front is the singer? Just a hunch.

By: insomnyuk

insomnyuk — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:19:44 -0800

Holy shit this one's gritty: Confederate flag, and four guys in bandanas in a room strewn with porn. yhbc: most of them sound downright horrible.

By: Pinwheel

Pinwheel — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:23:25 -0800

Should the powerful forces of Cliff Yablonski and Rock and Roll Confidential ever merge, it would unleash a maelstrom of ridicule such that the world has never seen.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:31:31 -0800

Oh my God, these are way too funny. : )

By: thewittyname

thewittyname — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:31:49 -0800

Sam Walton's favorite band.

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:35:43 -0800

Cliff Yablonski was exactly who i was thinking about. TERRIFIC link...

By: jonah

jonah — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:41:54 -0800

Holy crap, I'm crying right now: The last thing you ...and your butthole... want to see on a hike

By: rks404

rks404 — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:55:16 -0800

There really ought to be a band named the Namblaphonics.

By: beth

beth — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:00:37 -0800

This is great - thanks for posting it, glenwood! (nearly wetting my pants laughing)

By: evanizer

evanizer — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:00:59 -0800

Hilarious. Dear God, and depressing as well.

By: i_cola

i_cola — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:02:16 -0800

These guys hike specifically to run into the guys in the last picture. Superb!

By: insomnyuk

insomnyuk — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:05:03 -0800

Run kids, they're priests!

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:13:56 -0800

Link o' the month candidate! Thanks, glenwood!

By: jmcmurry

jmcmurry — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:19:03 -0800

I like the "Jeremy" motif. Reinforces the idea that, although the pictured people wanna be unique and rockin', they're really all pretty much the same. Oh, and to keep the string of "pick one you like and link to it:" "Aw yeah, and in da back we got mah nigga DJ-F150."

By: beth

beth — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:21:41 -0800

Okay, I just inhaled Pepsi because I made the mistake of trying to drink while viewing this one. Be warned!

By: pandaharma

pandaharma — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:48:18 -0800

From boing boing: More band photos, mostly from the 60's, 70's and 80's Its a pity that bands no longer wear matching jumpsuits.

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 10:50:20 -0800

"Oh sure, I may be a sallow, anemic, Hagstrom-strumming anglophile with bisexual tendencies and a ridiculous hairdo, but I...what was I saying?" Damn this cubicle i'm stuck in! I need four walls and a door.

By: UncleFes

UncleFes — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:01:12 -0800

They're all Mr. Pink. Simple, elegant, pants-wettingly funny

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:02:01 -0800

The phone rang at work just as I was looking at this one. It was all I could do to keep from laughing while I answered it: How long have I been passed out? Why does my butthole hurt? (No, that is not how I answered the phone, thank you!)

By: acornface

acornface — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:21:21 -0800

The "Stretch Marks" picture isn't a band publicity photo; it's a live shot of Still Life. It's actually a cool photograph, I think.

By: mkelley

mkelley — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:29:16 -0800

I remember hiking up some damn mountain to take some publicity shots, circa 1994 era grunge. Thank god those aren't on there. Wow, is every band in the same kinda promo photo rut?

By: straight

straight — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:30:28 -0800

The view from inside the Burbank Gold's Gym.

By: mkelley

mkelley — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:42:30 -0800

I personally want to add this scary photo to the mix:
Wanna Fly Vampire Girl?

By: sarajflemming

sarajflemming — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:58:55 -0800

i have to. Somebody needs a refresher course in irony. LOVE. IT.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 12:37:44 -0800

Dallas, believe it or not, is crawling with these guys: Do you ever get the feeling that some dudes start bands just so they can dress like this?

By: rusty

rusty — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 12:59:15 -0800

Ha! Kottke's on the far right, and Ev's second from the left, but who are those other two dorks? :-)

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:11:20 -0800

Ach! I edited the post on my blog that trackbacks here, and it is showing up as a double post! Help!

By: yhbc

yhbc — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:17:38 -0800

What was that, adam? Taken mere moments before a secretly seething Jeremy shrieked "You guys are being totally unprofessional!" and stormed out.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:38:59 -0800

I said, pimpin' ain't easy. beeyotch.

By: Ty Webb

Ty Webb — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:18:07 -0800

I can't stop looking at them. Somebody help me.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 18:13:02 -0800

Nick (succa), you do not have an available email so I have to ask publicly, could you please IM or email me?

By: Down10

Down10 — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:56:24 -0800

Heh-- ...Doughy, suburban Nintendo champs... Priceless link! Thank you!

By: Tubes

Tubes — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:14:11 -0800

I flipped through these photos for some time, thinking they were harmless fun, before becoming vaguely aware of a sense of restless discomfort, then distinct unease, finally dizzy nausea. Ugh. I had to tear myself away and get some fresh air before I felt well again. Is there a medical term for being embarrassed-to-near-vomiting on someone else's behalf?

By: rusty

rusty — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:16:18 -0800

Tubes: "Embarrasitis". A condition frequently brought on by watching Fox reality shows and Ben Stiller movies as well.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:23:46 -0800

evanizer: Hilarious. Dear God, and depressing as well. Tubes: Is there a medical term for being embarrassed-to-near-vomiting on someone else's behalf? You mean the German language doesnt have a word which encapsulates feeling sad and embarassed at the misfortunes of others and yet still be unable to stop laughing?