WorryRock02 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Like Sunday Like Rain relase date - March 6: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-et-mn-ca-sneaks-list-20150111-story.html#page=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Bille Joe Armstrong’s Instagram Followers Help Find Lost Dog When a pitbull named Mochi was stolen from her home in San Francisco, her owners took to social media to let the world know. They had photos of the dog and the person who stole her. The images made their way to Jim Thiebaud, former professional skate boarder and the co-founder of punk label Adeline Records along with Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. Armstrong himself picked up on Thiebaud’s post, reposting it to his Instagram account, and CBS San Francisco reports that his call to action prompted several of his followers to come out and join the search for Mochi. In less than a day following Armstrong’s post, and three days since she first went missing, Mochi was found and returned to her home. Sabina Thompson, one of her owners, offered thanks to members of San Francisco’s meet-up community Flask Mob, where her other owner David Baker works, for spotting Mochi. http://live105.cbslocal.com/2015/01/13/bille-joe-armstrongs-instagram-followers-help-find-lost-dog/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 "Some famous guy re-instagrams a picture, a dog is found a few days later". Slow fucking news day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 "Some famous guy re-instagrams a picture, a dog is found a few days later". Slow fucking news day. With the shit that happens in the world - this is a good news story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 With the shit that happens in the world - this is a good news story. But please, just because he re-instragamed the photo he gets credit for finding the dog?? It was a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 But please, just because he re-instragamed the photo he gets credit for finding the dog?? It was a dog. Oh yeah I wouldn't go that far even for bja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 "Jason Freese Spends the Day with DTM and Scorpion Sports." Jason Freese keyboard player for Green Day and many other recording artists recently spent the day with Jessica Prokup of Discover Today's Motorcycling and Scorpion Sports was there. Jason wanted the Scorpion product line for the fit and finish, "this fits great and I love the graphic" said Jason about the VX-17 Off-Road Helmet. He picked the VX-17 Calavera and the ScorpionEXOWear™ ALL-in jacket as his gear of choice for the days adventure and future riding. Along with DTM-USA Jason was out to promote safe and responsible motorcycling and share his experiences growing up riding with father and brother. Jason Jeremy Freese (born in Orange County, California, on January 12, 1975) provides piano/keyboard, guitar, tenor saxophone, accordion, trombone and backing vocals for Green Day. Along with many other bands and artists the Freese has been linked to, a leading one magazine described him as 'Jason Freese from Green Day'. He is also confirmed as one of the musicians from Foxboro Hot Tubs. Jason has also played for other artists/bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Weezer, Jewel, NOFX, Lenny Kravitz, The Goo Goo Dolls, Joe Walsh, Feist, The Vandals and Liz Phair. http://www.scorpionusa.com/news/hollywood/20081008.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 10 Artists Who Paid Tribute To Their Parents In Their Music: Green Day, Pink Floyd, And More 7. Green Day - "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (2004) Though the music video for Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" depicts the death of a young man in the Iraq War, the song's lyrics are actually about singer Billie Joe Armstrong's father, who passed away of cancer when Armstrong was just 10 years old. http://www.musictimes.com/articles/24256/20150112/10-artists-paid-tribute-parents-music-green-day-pink-floyd-sufjan-stevens.htm The Craziest Rock Star Meltdowns on a Plane of All Time Billy Joe Armstrong The Green Day frontman is in serious need of a wardrobe overhaul. At least according to a flight attendant on Southwest, who, on an Oakland-to-Burbank route in 2011, asked the singer to pull up his sagging pants. Armstrong, who was waiting to put his bag in the overhead bin when he was approached by the crew member, replied to the request: “‘Don’t you have better things to do than worry about that?” According to a fellow passenger, an ABC-TV associate producer, who witnessed the entire argument, the flight attendant repeated: “Pull your pants up or you’re getting off the plane,” to which Armstrong said: “I’m just trying to get to my f - - king seat.” The singer was booted off the flight, though the airline later apologized for the incident. https://www.yahoo.com/travel/craziest-rock-star-meltdowns-on-a-plane-of-all-107910690422.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Find someone in American to buy it and ship it to you. I've done it before, saved so much. Someone in "American" LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry_robot Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Now even NME writes about the dog incident. Must be really slow day http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/82219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Since it is a slow news day, even Billboard picked up the dog story. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6436676/green-day-bille-joe-armstrong-instagram-followers-help-find-lost-dog?utm_source=twitter They better do something soon, or Billie is going to have to start saving something bigger than a dog. Or maybe he can throw on a cape and comb the neighborhood for other misguided pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jumpsalty Posted January 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2015 You lot are so boring. I think it's actually a pretty good news story - someone with the power to do so (thousands of followers) spread the word about a missing pet and within a day it was found. It shows a real sense of community brought about by social media. Perhaps it wasn't down to Billie's post that the dog was found but either way, it's still a good story. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 You lot are so boring. I think it's actually a pretty good news story - someone with the power to do so (thousands of followers) spread the word about a missing pet and within a day it was found. It shows a real sense of community brought about by social media. Perhaps it wasn't down to Billie's post that the dog was found but either way, it's still a good story. I concur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You lot are so boring. I think it's actually a pretty good news story - someone with the power to do so (thousands of followers) spread the word about a missing pet and within a day it was found. It shows a real sense of community brought about by social media. Perhaps it wasn't down to Billie's post that the dog was found but either way, it's still a good story. It is seriously a slow news day if Billie instagraming about a dog is getting this much press. I didn't say it was a bad thing, it is good that the dog was saved. But, if there was more going on with the band this would not have even hit the presses. The one good thing, band wise, is that the news organizations are looking for news about them, so they are printing what they have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You lot are so boring. I think it's actually a pretty good news story - someone with the power to do so (thousands of followers) spread the word about a missing pet and within a day it was found. It shows a real sense of community brought about by social media. Perhaps it wasn't down to Billie's post that the dog was found but either way, it's still a good story. Breaking news: Famous man sees picture of dog and pushes some buttons. Dog unavailable for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Video from our local news about the dog and Billie Joe http://abc7news.com/pets/bay-area-rock-star-helps-spread-word-about-stolen-sf-dog/474347/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Breaking News: The dog is now available for comment. She says "woof". Because she's a fucking dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iva Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Social media has the powers that can overdimension everything and anything; but at the same time, it may be a lifesaver. Retweets by famous people have helped people get treatment for lethal illnesses in many cases here, not to mention how useful both Twitter and Facebook were during the great flood of May 2014. One has to be a hateful cynic to have a problem with an article that might have not pointed out why what happened matters, but it did provide an example, nevertheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 It is seriously a slow news day if Billie instagraming about a dog is getting this much press. I didn't say it was a bad thing, it is good that the dog was saved. But, if there was more going on with the band this would not have even hit the presses. The one good thing, band wise, is that the news organizations are looking for news about them, so they are printing what they have. Or maybe this kind of "slow news" stuff is constantly out there every single day, today is just so happened to be about someone we care about. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 There's a picture of the boys from 1995 in Rolling Stone this week (Nicki Minaj cover) on the page about the Rock Hall inductees. Is it an article or just a picture. Is it worth buying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanicAttack! Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Here's the scoop on the "dog story". It is not good news, it was a personal gesture that shouldn't overly concern everyone. It was "just another dog" that got stolen, this happens a lot. In this case though, it was someone with some ties to Billie Joe it happened to. So he had two options; post it on Instragram and spread the word to potentially thousands of people in that area or; don't post anything and avoid involving the other 99% of people that live elsewhere. I really don't like it when celebrities use their media outlets to be "heros" or plug friends and family's business. With something urgent like this though, where he can make the real difference, I totally understand why he'd just do it with the risk of someone not liking it. What I think the fans (and apparently some media) then do wrong is becoming personally involved in it, for good or for worse, it's really not a big deal. I feel it was a "hey, if you live in the SF area, please look out for this dog, ok? bye." kind of a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hermione Posted January 15, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2015 Here's the scoop on the "dog story". It is not good news, it was a personal gesture that shouldn't overly concern everyone. It was "just another dog" that got stolen, this happens a lot. In this case though, it was someone with some ties to Billie Joe it happened to. So he had two options; post it on Instragram and spread the word to potentially thousands of people in that area or; don't post anything and avoid involving the other 99% of people that live elsewhere. I really don't like it when celebrities use their media outlets to be "heros" or plug friends and family's business. With something urgent like this though, where he can make the real difference, I totally understand why he'd just do it with the risk of someone not liking it. What I think the fans (and apparently some media) then do wrong is becoming personally involved in it, for good or for worse, it's really not a big deal. I feel it was a "hey, if you live in the SF area, please look out for this dog, ok? bye." kind of a message. How is it not good news? I don't think anyone thinks it's a hugely important event or Billie's a hero or anything but it's cool and positive that social media can make something good like a dog being reunited with its owner happen just with a few simple "Hey if you live in the SF area, please look out for this dog, ok? bye" messages being posted. Just an example of the good social media can do which is made slightly more interesting by a celebrity having been involved, a harmless feelgood story. Also my lost cat was once found because of kind people on Facebook which was amazing so I find this extra cool 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorryRock02 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Green day mentioned here: http://www.wonderingsound.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-soundtrack-cassette-sells-thousands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 You lot are so boring. I think it's actually a pretty good news story - someone with the power to do so (thousands of followers) spread the word about a missing pet and within a day it was found. It shows a real sense of community brought about by social media. Perhaps it wasn't down to Billie's post that the dog was found but either way, it's still a good story. If news outlets write "bad" stories — enterprise stories that uncover corruption, devastating breaking news, tragic deaths, etc. — they're told to find more happy stories and to quit clogging up the feeds with so much negativity and hate. If news outlets write "good" stories, they're mockingly told it "must be a slow news day" and instructed to stop writing fluff pieces. There's no pleasing anyone, obviously. Personally, I don't see the problem with writing this kind of story at all. As I said, reporters are always told to find "good" news stories that make you smile, and anyone who's ever lost and found a pet can obviously relate to this story and its happy ending. The fact a celebrity helped out makes it noteworthy. Again, I don't see why it's so "shocking" that this was covered. It's basic quirky celebrity gossip/human interest story material, really. It is seriously a slow news day if Billie instagraming about a dog is getting this much press. I didn't say it was a bad thing, it is good that the dog was saved. But, if there was more going on with the band this would not have even hit the presses. The one good thing, band wise, is that the news organizations are looking for news about them, so they are printing what they have. This story has nothing to do with the popularity of the band or its relevance at this time. One could argue if the band was active at this time it would make news outlets even more inclined to write about every little thing its members do, just for the general fact that the band would be of greater interest to their readers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Split up the Rolling Stone topic, because it's Rolling Stone http://www.greendaycommunity.org/topic/97844-green-day-mention-in-rolling-stone-meet-rock-halls-class-of-2015/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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