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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 30, 2020 12:52:21 GMT 10
I used to be a huge fan of the Cronulla Sharks (which is how I came up with my username) in the NRL, but i've lost interest in rugby league in general since the start of the pandemic due to the fact that several people involved in the game have breached social distancing laws. I don't want anything to do with it now. As for football, I do have an interest in the game, however I don't actually follow a team. I'm not into the AFL. Do you still feel this way about the NRL? If so, is there now a new sport/team you follow? Yeah I do. No, I've pretty much lost interest in sport for now tbh. I like the occasionally read up on any football news and check the Premier League table every now and then, but I don't support a team. What do you think was the best year in the 2000's for music? 2004.
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Post by TheUser98 on Dec 1, 2020 1:11:38 GMT 10
Do you still feel this way about the NRL? If so, is there now a new sport/team you follow? Yeah I do. No, I've pretty much lost interest in sport for now tbh. I like the occasionally read up on any football news and check the Premier League table every now and then, but I don't support a team. So what's happened to you is almost the complete opposite of what happened to me, whilst you had been a fan of sport for a long while, events that took place as a result of COVID caused you to lose interest in all of it. Whereas in my case, as I stated in the other thread, I had no interest of any sport until COVID hit and made me want to get back into it all again, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2020 10:46:17 GMT 10
I apologize if anything related to Linkin Park has been asked already, but I know you are really big on nu metal and I know part of that has to do with Linkin Park. Linkin Park is my favorite band of all time, beating out even the Beatles, and I've been a fan for almost as long as you've been alive.
So what I want to know is this: how did you become a fan and what is it about LP that speaks to you?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 6, 2020 13:17:45 GMT 10
I apologize if anything related to Linkin Park has been asked already, but I know you are really big on nu metal and I know part of that has to do with Linkin Park. Linkin Park is my favorite band of all time, beating out even the Beatles, and I've been a fan for almost as long as you've been alive. So what I want to know is this: how did you become a fan and what is it about LP that speaks to you? No worries, i'm happy to answer any questions, whether it be related to Linkin Park or not.  I'm glad you asked me this actually! Some of my earliest music related memories are of hearing Hybrid Theory in the car with my Mum when I was 3, which would have been around late 2002 or early 2003. My Mum was a huge fan of Linkin Park; she played their albums in the car constantly and she quite often sang the lyrics to the songs out loud as she was driving. I can actually vaguely remember when Meteora came out, it was a couple of weeks after my 4th birthday and I've got a memory of my Mum saying to me that she had "just picked up a new album" or something along those lines. When I started hearing the songs off Meteora in the car for the first time, something just clicked. I don't really know how to explain it. To me as a 4 year old, hearing those electronic and scratching noises from Joe Hahn sounded so 'different' and unlike anything I had ever heard up to that point. They left a huge impression on me. I liked all of the songs off the album, but "Faint" was my favourite song because I loved the intro to it. All of the songs off Hybrid Theory and Meteora were formulaic and the lyrics weren't too complicated, so the songs were easy to follow for me as a little kid. I also really liked how Mike and Chester would take turns at singing. When I was 7, me and my cousin would pretend we had our own band and we would role-play the roles of Mike and Chester. He would do Mike's verses and I would do Chester's. Most bands only have the one singer, so having that point of difference made Linkin Park seem more interesting and cooler. They were such a huge part of my childhood. I can remember waiting in anticipation for Minutes to Midnight to be released and then being hugely disappointed because it was not like their first two albums. "Given Up", "Bleed It Out", "No More Sorrow" and "The Little Things Give You Away" were the only songs I liked off it. At first my Mum wasn't sure whether to let me listen to "Given Up" because it has swearing in it, but she decided to as she also thought it was one of the few good songs off the whole album. "The Little Things Give You Away" appealed to me because the scratching made me think of an astronaut up in space and astronomy was a huge passion of mine at the time. I liked "No More Sorrow" so much that I even wrote the lyrics in a drawing book when I was 8:  My tastes in music have since expanded over time and I don't listen to Linkin Park anywhere near as much as I once did, but they will always be my favourite band. I still like the dynamic between Mike and Chester, as well as the instrumentals and Chester's great vocals. Listening to their music brings back so many memories for me because they were such an important part of my life growing up. They were also the first band I ever saw live. My appreciation for them has only grown since discovering all of those unreleased releases over the past couple of years.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2020 21:49:39 GMT 10
I apologize if anything related to Linkin Park has been asked already, but I know you are really big on nu metal and I know part of that has to do with Linkin Park. Linkin Park is my favorite band of all time, beating out even the Beatles, and I've been a fan for almost as long as you've been alive. So what I want to know is this: how did you become a fan and what is it about LP that speaks to you? No worries, i'm happy to answer any questions, whether it be related to Linkin Park or not. I'm glad you asked me this actually! Some of my earliest music related memories are of hearing Hybrid Theory in the car with my Mum when I was 3, which would have been around late 2002 or early 2003. My Mum was a huge fan of Linkin Park; she played their albums in the car constantly and she quite often sang the lyrics to the songs out loud as she was driving. I can actually vaguely remember when Meteora came out, it was a couple of weeks after my 4th birthday and I've got a memory of my Mum saying to me that she had "just picked up a new album" or something along those lines. When I started hearing the songs off Meteora in the car for the first time, something just clicked. I don't really know how to explain it. To me as a 4 year old, hearing those electronic and scratching noises from Joe Hahn sounded so 'different' and unlike anything I had ever heard up to that point. They left a huge impression on me. I liked all of the songs off the album, but "Faint" was my favourite song because I loved the intro to it. All of the songs off Hybrid Theory and Meteora were formulaic and the lyrics weren't too complicated, so the songs were easy to follow for me as a little kid. I also really liked how Mike and Chester would take turns at singing. When I was 7, me and my cousin would pretend we had our own band and we would role-play the roles of Mike and Chester. He would do Mike's verses and I would do Chester's. Most bands only have the one singer, so having that point of difference made Linkin Park seem more interesting and cooler. They were such a huge part of my childhood. I can remember waiting in anticipation for Minutes to Midnight to be released and then being hugely disappointed because it was not like their first two albums. "Given Up", "Bleed It Out", "No More Sorrow" and "The Little Things Give You Away" were the only songs I liked off it. At first my Mum wasn't sure whether to let me listen to "Given Up" because it has swearing in it, but she decided to as she also thought it was one of the few good songs off the whole album. "The Little Things Give You Away" appealed to me because the scratching made me think of an astronaut up in space and astronomy was a huge passion of mine at the time. I liked "No More Sorrow" so much that I even wrote the lyrics in a drawing book when I was 8: My tastes in music have since expanded over time and I don't listen to Linkin Park anywhere near as much as I once did, but they will always be my favourite band. I still like the dynamic between Mike and Chester, as well as the instrumentals and Chester's great vocals. Listening to their music brings back so many memories for me because they were such an important part of my life growing up. They were also the first band I ever saw live. My appreciation for them has only grown since discovering all of those unreleased releases over the past couple of years. Thank you for your response! You know, it's interesting that you mention this: I also remember my first impressions of Hybrid Theory - based on my then youthful lack of experience with any non-Top 40 music in general - consisting of fascination with Hahn's DJ scratching, the electronic sounds and samples, and being blown away by Mike's blistering rap vocals (very different from the rap I'd heard up till that point, consisting of performers like Mystikal, Jay-Z, NaS, and Shaggy) and the trade-offs with Chester's sonically powerful screams and belting out. I remember distinctly thinking to myself that Linkin Park sounded like the music of the future. That is, not that the music itself sounded "futuristic," but like it was the next evolutionary stage of music in general. I heard In the End and Points of Authority and thought this is what all music is going to sound like in "The Future™." Know what I mean? Of course, it's little wonder I should've thought that, considering everything I had known until that point had been stuff like Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, and maybe the occasional rock band like Nine Days or Smash Mouth (of course, considering the kinds of rock bands I was exposed to like those, you can easily see why this sounded like a goddamn revolution).
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 8, 2020 15:40:45 GMT 10
I also remember my first impressions of Hybrid Theory - based on my then youthful lack of experience with any non-Top 40 music in general - consisting of fascination with Hahn's DJ scratching, the electronic sounds and samples, and being blown away by Mike's blistering rap vocals (very different from the rap I'd heard up till that point, consisting of performers like Mystikal, Jay-Z, NaS, and Shaggy) and the trade-offs with Chester's sonically powerful screams and belting out. I remember distinctly thinking to myself that Linkin Park sounded like the music of the future. That is, not that the music itself sounded "futuristic," but like it was the next evolutionary stage of music in general. I heard In the End and Points of Authority and thought this is what all music is going to sound like in "The Future™." Know what I mean? Of course, it's little wonder I should've thought that, considering everything I had known until that point had been stuff like Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, and maybe the occasional rock band like Nine Days or Smash Mouth (of course, considering the kinds of rock bands I was exposed to like those, you can easily see why this sounded like a goddamn revolution). Yeah, I definitely get what you're saying. They really were one of a kind, no one else was fusing multiple genres in the same manner in which they did. It's kind of interesting how we both had similar experiences in regards to discovering their music despite the big difference in age between us. Really, that just speaks volumes about how influential they were. There's a reason as for why Linkin Park have managed to stand the test of time and appeal to fans of all different ages. It could be argued that in terms of their overall legacy and impact, Linkin Park are to Millennials as for what The Beatles were to the Baby Boomers and Nirvana were for Gen X.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2020 21:09:53 GMT 10
I also remember my first impressions of Hybrid Theory - based on my then youthful lack of experience with any non-Top 40 music in general - consisting of fascination with Hahn's DJ scratching, the electronic sounds and samples, and being blown away by Mike's blistering rap vocals (very different from the rap I'd heard up till that point, consisting of performers like Mystikal, Jay-Z, NaS, and Shaggy) and the trade-offs with Chester's sonically powerful screams and belting out. I remember distinctly thinking to myself that Linkin Park sounded like the music of the future. That is, not that the music itself sounded "futuristic," but like it was the next evolutionary stage of music in general. I heard In the End and Points of Authority and thought this is what all music is going to sound like in "The Future™." Know what I mean? Of course, it's little wonder I should've thought that, considering everything I had known until that point had been stuff like Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, and maybe the occasional rock band like Nine Days or Smash Mouth (of course, considering the kinds of rock bands I was exposed to like those, you can easily see why this sounded like a goddamn revolution). Yeah, I definitely get what you're saying. They really were one of a kind, no one else was fusing multiple genres in the same manner in which they did. It's kind of interesting how we both had similar experiences in regards to discovering their music despite the big difference in age between us. Really, that just speaks volumes about how influential they were. There's a reason as for why Linkin Park have managed to stand the test of time and appeal to fans of all different ages. It could be argued that in terms of their overall legacy and impact, Linkin Park are to Millennials as for what The Beatles were to the Baby Boomers and Nirvana were for Gen X. Maybe. I know a lot of my middle and high school friends dropped off around the release of Minutes to Midnight. A lot of people on the Internet also seem to complain about Linkin Park "going soft" after that point, when in point of fact, I think the change in their sound was necessary for their growth as a band, even if I wasn't a fan of that album at the time either. I stuck it out. After all, if it hadn't been for Minutes to Midnight, we may never have gotten A Thousand Suns, which has turned out to be my all-time favorite Linkin Park album, and probably one of my top ten albums of all time.
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Post by TheUser98 on Feb 19, 2021 10:12:50 GMT 10
Can't remember when, but I recall once how you said you were a fan of old cartoons. Is this true? If so, is there a particular brand of cartoons that are your favourite, such as Warner Bros., MGM, Disney, Hanna-Barbera etc?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 19, 2021 10:49:03 GMT 10
Can't remember when, but I recall once how you said you were a fan of old cartoons. Is this true? If so, is there a particular brand of cartoons that are your favourite, such as Warner Bros., MGM, Disney, Hanna-Barbera etc? Yeah, I've always had a huge interest in animation in general. My favourite brand of cartoons would definitely have to be the Warner Bros. cartoons, particularly the Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies shorts. I think they are one of the few cartoon series ever made that have a truly timeless quality to them and i'm a big fan of the slapstick humour. Disney has never appealed to me too much. I am interested in learning about the history of the company and I did like the Oswald, Mickey, Donald & Goofy cartoons when I was younger, but I find most of their productions to be very 'vanilla' and too family-friendly orientated.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 19, 2021 21:13:58 GMT 10
How do I delete my own personal popedia account because I do not want to use it anymore? I do not want to use my own personalitycafe account too.How do I shut that down too? I can't explain to you how to delete your PerC account as I haven't frequented the site in a long time and i'm not sure how to delete an account on there, but in regards to your Popedia account, I would suggest maybe giving it another day or two so that you know for sure whether you definitely want to go ahead with deleting it.
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Post by TheUser98 on Feb 20, 2021 3:15:06 GMT 10
Can't remember when, but I recall once how you said you were a fan of old cartoons. Is this true? If so, is there a particular brand of cartoons that are your favourite, such as Warner Bros., MGM, Disney, Hanna-Barbera etc? Yeah, I've always had a huge interest in animation in general. My favourite brand of cartoons would definitely have to be the Warner Bros. cartoons, particularly the Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies shorts. I think they are one of the few cartoon series ever made that have a truly timeless quality to them and i'm a big fan of the slapstick humour. Disney has never appealed to me too much. I am interested in learning about the history of the company and I did like the Oswald, Mickey, Donald & Goofy cartoons when I was younger, but I find most of their productions to be very 'vanilla' and too family-friendly orientated. Oh right. Is there a particular era or time of animation you particularly favour? For me it'd be the 30s, which saw the debut of several cartoon franchises we all know today as well as the first full-length animated film in 1937 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). With that said though, my favourite cartoon of all time is Tom and Jerry, which didn't get its start until 1940.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 20, 2021 20:06:24 GMT 10
Yeah, I've always had a huge interest in animation in general. My favourite brand of cartoons would definitely have to be the Warner Bros. cartoons, particularly the Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies shorts. I think they are one of the few cartoon series ever made that have a truly timeless quality to them and i'm a big fan of the slapstick humour. Disney has never appealed to me too much. I am interested in learning about the history of the company and I did like the Oswald, Mickey, Donald & Goofy cartoons when I was younger, but I find most of their productions to be very 'vanilla' and too family-friendly orientated. Oh right. Is there a particular era or time of animation you particularly favour? For me it'd be the 30s, which saw the debut of several cartoon franchises we all know today as well as the first full-length animated film in 1937 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). With that said though, my favourite cartoon of all time is Tom and Jerry, which didn't get its start until 1940. It would be a toss-up between the '60s and the '90s if I had to pick. Both decades were great decades for animation, however I would probably lean more towards the '90s as I particularly like many of the television series of the time (e.g classic-era Simpsons, "Beavis & Butthead") and the beginning of the decade saw a revival of adult-orientated animation. I can definitely see why you enjoy the 1930s though. The decade isn't really my cup-of-tea so to speak as many of the cartoons from that period were still quite 'old-timey' in their use of racial stereotypes and depiction of humour. However, I can still appreciate them for how significant they were for animation as a whole.
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Post by TheUser98 on Feb 23, 2021 19:17:31 GMT 10
Oh right. Is there a particular era or time of animation you particularly favour? For me it'd be the 30s, which saw the debut of several cartoon franchises we all know today as well as the first full-length animated film in 1937 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). With that said though, my favourite cartoon of all time is Tom and Jerry, which didn't get its start until 1940. It would be a toss-up between the '60s and the '90s if I had to pick. Both decades were great decades for animation, however I would probably lean more towards the '90s as I particularly like many of the television series of the time (e.g classic-era Simpsons, "Beavis & Butthead") and the beginning of the decade saw a revival of adult-orientated animation. I can definitely see why you enjoy the 1930s though. The decade isn't really my cup-of-tea so to speak as many of the cartoons from that period were still quite 'old-timey' in their use of racial stereotypes and depiction of humour. However, I can still appreciate them for how significant they were for animation as a whole. I too am a fan of classic-era Simpsons. Do you have a favourite season, and do you tend to agree with pop historians that the show’s golden age ended with the episode "The Principal and the Pauper" in 1997, or do you see it differently than that?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 17:59:33 GMT 10
How do I delete my own personal popedia account because I do not want to use it anymore? I do not want to use my own personalitycafe account too.How do I shut that down too? I can't explain to you how to delete your PerC account as I haven't frequented the site in a long time and i'm not sure how to delete an account on there, but in regards to your Popedia account, I would suggest maybe giving it another day or two so that you know for sure whether you definitely want to go ahead with deleting it. I really do not want to use it anymore so can you please delete my account? And I confirm that I am not coming back to use it anymore. I have just decided not to use it anymore. Yeah I definitely want to go ahead with deleting it.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 24, 2021 18:01:47 GMT 10
I can't explain to you how to delete your PerC account as I haven't frequented the site in a long time and i'm not sure how to delete an account on there, but in regards to your Popedia account, I would suggest maybe giving it another day or two so that you know for sure whether you definitely want to go ahead with deleting it. I really do not want to use it anymore so can you please delete my account? And I confirm that I am not coming back to use it anymore. I have just decided not to use it anymore. Yeah I definitely want to go ahead with deleting it. Do you mind if I ask why you want to?
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