The Grohl Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said: Another article here: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2020/01/27/haters-gonna-hate-but-green-days-st-louis-performance-was-rad Haters Gonna Hate But Green Day’s St. Louis NHL Performance Was Rad Everybody has been crying all over the internet all weekend about both of Green Day’s performances on Saturday for the NHL All-Star Game. And most of those people are just haters who don’t know how to have fun. When it was announced that Green Day, Official Band of the NHL, was performing outside the Enterprise Center for free in addition to playing the televised event inside, St. Louis fans couldn’t believe their luck. Green Day is a legendary punk band for older fans and a hugely impressive entity to people who care about things like Grammy awards and success on Broadway. In addition to decades of successful albums and tours, a musical based on the band’s 2004 album, American Idiot, has been a smash success and has brought the band’s music to a whole new worldwide audience. At this point, Green Day is basically the Rolling Stones of punk: If they show up in your town, you’d be smart to attend so you can see how it all should be done. Professionals are professionals for a reason. With this in mind, many longtime fans braved the cold and throngs of St. Louis hockey hoosiers (we call them “Bloosiers” on the south side) to catch a glimpse of these revolutionary pros. We all wondered how it was going to go down and if the crowd would mix well. Hockey is the official sport of punks, after all, so we had high hopes. The event had been advertised as a “performance,” not as a full concert. The band was also playing inside (on ice) later during the televised All-Star Game, so the performance on stage outside was mostly just to provide the TV cameras with “rocking” footage of the high-energy band. One block at 14th and Market was closed off, and fans had to enter a couple of hours early to get through security and claim standing spots to wait for the band. The crowd was very cold outside in the January air, but it was a nice mix of young and old, punks and sportos. Just before the band came out, ruddy ol’ Brett Hull wandered down the front steps of the Stifel Theatre to greet and film his many fans. We maybe would’ve rather seen Jon Hamm, but this celebrity sighting perked us all up a bit and shook us out of our frozen stiffness. Then Green Day took the stage and blasted through three songs (“Know Your Enemy,” “Bang Bang,” and “Fire, Ready, Aim”) for the thrilled crowd before slipping off of the stage and back into the front door of the Stifel. As a goodbye and an apology, singer Billie Joe Armstrong slid up to the microphone and said “We’re Green Day! We’ll see you in the summer time, all right?” Confused fans started chanting for the band to return and they thought it worked for a minute when Green day came back to the stage a few minutes later and again played “Fire, Ready, Aim” (which is so damn catchy that it should’ve been a Hives song) for the cameras with Armstrong explaining on mic that the NHL said that the crowd wasn’t “going crazy enough” the first time around. Fans down front were happy to oblige for this encore, bouncing up and down and clapping to the beat. Before they began that, though, the band took a minute to give the true fans a few sing-along lines of “J.A.R.” and “She.” Respect. Without the repeat song, the performance of the three songs clocked in at just under ten minutes and the whole thing was over in less than 30 minutes in total. Many cheers turned to boos, but really mostly only in the back of the crowd. The front of the crowd was packed with fans who stood in line outside for hours and were happy to catch the band for free, if just for a while. But you know haters gonna hate, so tons of hockey whiners took to Twitter to cry about the length of the performance that they didn’t pay one penny to see and then everybody freaked out even more on Green Day online later when they, uh, liberally sprinkled their televised performance with curse words. Judging by what the band had to say about it on social media, however, they were just having fun with the whole thing. See Green Day’s posts below, followed by other reactions and posts from all of the babies who need their blankies. Hey, Green Day, don’t think that we’re a city of whiners. Add us to your Hella Mega summer tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy and we’ll show you how much we can bounce when it’s not 30 degrees outside. You can bring your unicorn. It will be fun. Call us. Lots of tweets follow here This article has a good point but is still kind of annoying because NHL DID advertise it as a concert and calling people babies because they waited in the freezing cold and then were disappointed is pretty petty. And no, seeing that NHL guy come did out excite the crowd. Everyone around me was like...who the hell is this guy? That's not Green Day! I do agree that it's not the band's fault and some huge miscommunication was going on. And in the endm we got to see the boyos for free...kind of. Those who traveled did have to spend money, but it was still a cool experience. Overall, super fun! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 27 minutes ago, Beyza said: Is that a word Billie made up? If so what does it mean exactly lol It is! it's woke and triggered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 32 minutes ago, Beyza said: Is that a word Billie made up? If so what does it mean exactly lol It is, and it means woke + triggered Edit: Beaten to the punch lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I've heard wigger used in a ....different...context, so I didn't think it was something Billie made up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, kaylubd said: I've heard wigger used in a ....different...context, so I didn't think it was something Billie made up. God, that makes a lot of stuff I've said on this forum… have a quite different meaning to say the least Always using it in the Billie Joe meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I get the impression you can't tell us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyza Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, Hermione said: It is, and it means woke + triggered Edit: Beaten to the punch lol Oh his Twitter was great, I wish he could be active again. If he’ll answer people’s tweets like Liam Gallagher, would be really hilarious lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 So I've heard the term "wigger" used to describe someone who is white that acts like they're not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigger 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Billie Joes Eyelids Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 I admit that on Saturday I jumped on the bummer train too quick when they didn’t advertise the outdoor performance at all and only played a few songs. I really felt like something was wrong. But in retrospect I get it now and they seemed to be in great spirits. Also Billie seemed very in control and not under the influence, which. Is a positive. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, kaylubd said: I've heard wigger used in a ....different...context, so I didn't think it was something Billie made up. Yeah but wiggerED is Billie's invention and has a completely separate meaning. Judging by how many people haven't even heard of the other meaning I think it's (thankfully) dying out anyway. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, Hermione said: Yeah but wiggerED is Billie's invention and has a completely separate meaning. Judging by how many people haven't even heard of the other meaning I think it's (thankfully) dying out anyway. Yeah I hope so! It makes sense (for BJA) in the way that he uses it. I just remember the first time I saw it I was like...what? just because I'm used to hearing it the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, kaylubd said: Yeah I hope so! It makes sense (for BJA) in the way that he uses it. I just remember the first time I saw it I was like...what? just because I'm used to hearing it the other way. Yeah same but you could tell Billie didn't even think of it, and might not even be aware of it. I mostly heard it like in the early 2000s when Eminem and Ali G were big. Dunno when I last heard it. Billie's meaning is better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Billie Joe's Eyelids said: Also Billie seemed very in control and not under the influence, which. Is a positive. The fact that this isn't taken for granted has a meaning of its own… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suffoKate Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Guys, what was that white can of Beer BJA was drinking whilst walking down the steps towards the stage? PBR or Coors? He was guzzled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, SqueekBatHalloweenBlaster said: Guys, what was that white can of Beer BJA was drinking whilst walking down the steps towards the stage? PBR or Coors? He was guzzled For God's sake, why does it matter. It's both US beer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosuke Hanamura Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, kaylubd said: So I've heard the term "wigger" used to describe someone who is white that acts like they're not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigger Oh, so basically every white high-schooler who listens to rap. (Yes, I am saying this as a white guy. What of it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Yosuke Hanamura said: Oh, so basically every white high-schooler who listens to rap. (Yes, I am saying this as a white guy. What of it?) I assume the issue might be with the -igger part of the abbreviation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosuke Hanamura Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Beerjeezus said: I assume the issue might be with the -igger part of the abbreviation? Took me about a minute to realize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, Yosuke Hanamura said: Took me about a minute to realize that. I read the wiki about the etymology so I can't take credit for figuring it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jengd Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 Popped up on Italian fan page 😂😂😍😍 3 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 What are they doing practicing a figure skating twirl? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 As cute as Billie's ice walk was and as much I don't want him to get hurt, it would've been really funny if he fell on the ice Is it bad that I kind of wanted to see that? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 minute ago, kaylubd said: As cute as Billie's ice walk was and as much I don't want him to get hurt, it would've been really funny if he fell on the ice Is it bad that I kind of wanted to see that? I was expecting it to happen and then was quite impressed when it didn't 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: I was expecting it to happen and then was quite impressed when it didn't I wonder if they were walking around the ice beforehand and Billie nearly had an accident, which prompted his weird ice walk. I can picture Billie wiping out and Mike shouting "BILLIE NOOOO!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, kaylubd said: I wonder if they were walking around the ice beforehand and Billie nearly had an accident, which prompted his weird ice walk. I can picture Billie wiping out and Mike shouting "BILLIE NOOOO!" Maybe he practiced. He did a good job with the ice walking 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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