Do we have another abandoned project? The last thing I remember seeing was the storefront with a coming soon sign plastered to the windows.

Very late last year, Billy Corgan revealed he would open a 1930s-style Chinese tea house in Highland Park. Originally he planned to open in March or April, but due to construction issues it's been pushed back. Now, Corgan aims to open Madame ZuZu's in about six weeks, just in time for the start of the Ravinia festival season.

That's the most recent news I can find about it and that was in April.

from b0lly to old man bill and now bicorgs. the evolution of how corgan is referred to on netphoria.

Opening: 13.09.2012

http://grungereport.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/billycorganteahouse.jpg

http://hipstersunited.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/13191/

According to a tweet by Chicago area photographer Paul Elledge, Billy Corgan’s Highland Park teahouse, Madame Zuzu’s, is set to open on September 13. Elledge has photographed the band multiple times over the years, including recent promotional shots for Oceania. Corgan sat for Elledge again today on location at Madame Zuzu’s. UPDATE: Smashing Pumpkins friend site Crestfallen.com says Billy Corgan plans to perform on piano for Madame Zuzu’s opening.

I have been calling him BiCorg for years and now it is finally catching on and no one will credit me I'm sure :(

Opening: 13.09.2012

http://grungereport.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/billycorganteahouse.jpg

What the hell is this cum to my teahouse pic all about

That doesn't even look like a tea house. It looks like a diner.

Opening: 13.09.2012

http://grungereport.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/billycorganteahouse.jpg

anybody else remember this jacket from the tfe era

if he plays once in a while i'd not believe it

from b0lly to old man bill and now bicorgs. the evolution of how corgan is referred to on netphoria.

Bicorg just seems to fit hipster bolly.

anybody else remember this jacket from the tfe era

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkukl094gw1qbspido1_400.jpg

You know that saying clothes that fit are always in style.

Yeah there should be one about clothes that used to fit. Oh well.

mcis
crestfallen
once in a while
soma
if there is a god
gatgc
smells like teen spirit (tori amos vers)

Opening: 13.09.2012

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Welcome to the House of Tea
Now I've come of age
Welcome to the House of Tea
Welcome to the lion's den
Temptation's on his way
Welcome to the House of Tea

lalala
lalala
lalala
nananalalala
lalala
come on
lalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaa

mcis
crestfallen
once in a while
soma
if there is a god
gatgc
smells like teen spirit (tori amos vers)

my mistake

lonely troll, discard the dinner

We should try to book a Netphoria Tea Party.

lonely troll, discard the dinner

always hear this

lonely troll, disguise floatilla

No one cares about tea houses. Pretty sure we all want unreleased MCIS demos most

No one cares about tea houses. Pretty sure we all want unreleased MCIS demos most

At this point in life I'd rather have a great cup of tea.

We should try to book a Netphoria Tea Party.

:banging:

Bicorg just seems to fit hipster bolly.

i think bicorg was after bolly but before old man bill iirc

Welcome to the House of Tea
Now I've come of age
Welcome to the House of Tea
Welcome to the lion's den
Temptation's on his way
Welcome to the House of Tea

Rep for Madness reference, bigger rep for Madness reference + picture of playing a piano too.

tea baggin

Opening: 13.09.2012

http://grungereport.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/billycorganteahouse.jpg

Hark, who is this at thine door? I have not seen glimpse of a customer in a fortnight!

Yeah I don't know about this place exactly having a "teahouse" vibe either. But it looks like a cool diner. In all seriousness, though, I do wonder who he will be entrusting to run this place? I wonder about his business acumen when it comes to things like this, and if employees will be treated like shit or not. Or the type of people who will show up and if it's because they actually give a fuck about who Billy is.

that's actually the greeting of billy cutout you see when you enter the store

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While he had hoped to open his suburban tea house in the spring and then again in early summer, even Billy Corgan couldn't avoid construction issues. But now that it's moving into fall, the Smashing Pumpkins' rocker is finally ready to open the doors to Madame ZuZu's next Thursday, Sept. 13.

Corgan told Eater that he's "relieved" the 1930s-style 30-seat Chinese tea house, set inside the former U.S. Post Office station in the Ravinia neighborhood, is finally opening. Back in December, Corgan told Eater that he wanted to create a cool space for 30- and 40-somethings to gather and exchange ideas. But now, he said, they're getting incredible response from the neighborhood. "It's so much better than I could have hoped for," Corgan said. "It's people of all ages, even seven year olds are telling me they want to come to the tea shop."

The space was completely renovated and now features a long dark wood bar, black-and-white flooring, metal plating on the ceiling, red walls, deco lighting and a piano. He previously mentioned they'll open up the space for people to display art, host talks, do live performances and more, but they're focusing on getting the tea side of the business up and running first.

"We didn't want to try and do too much too fast," he said. "We want to focus on the quality of the experience instead of having a three-ring circus all at once. Once we open [things] up, we won't have any shortage of people who will want to play or show their art."

On the menu, Madame ZuZu's will have a rotating roster of about 12 different types of loose leaf tea from all over the world, including Morocco, Japan, China and India. They'll likely always have three types each of green, white and black and some other flavors, according to Sharon Mackin-Norberg, Corgan's partner in the tea shop who also owns Ravinia Wine Shop across the street.

Mackin-Norberg added they'll have pour-over coffee from Intelligentsia and a rotating selection of vegan desserts, like pies, tortes and cookies, from Highwood's Bent Fork Bakery. They won't serve alcohol (you'll have to pop across the street for wine), but they will have Wi-Fi. Madame Zuzu's will be open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. They're still setting Sunday's hours, but likely from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

As a special opening day treat next Thursday, Corgan will do some acoustic sets. The performances will be very casual and he isn't scheduling any set times—so if you're a diehard Corgan or Pumpkins fan, you may have to camp out and drink a lot of tea. Isn't that what the space is for anyway?


http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2012/09/07/billy-corgan-opening-madame-zuzus-sept-13.php

It looks and sounds pretty good. I'd check it out. It might end up feeling a bit too sterile and faceless for me, I like my tea place because of the owner more than anything. I hope he gets some people in there that know a lot about tea and are passionate about it.

Still a bit iffy about the concept of great tea and sweet vegan snacks. But maybe I could be persuaded. And I'm a bit iffy about the tea coming from so many different places...yeah. I hope somebody who really enjoys tea from netphoria will go along and post a review.

are you stupid? three of the four places listed as places the tea comes from are where probably 90% of the tea you've ever had in your life has come from - japan, china, india.

I've hardly had any Japanese or Indian tea and not a lot from China, compared to the amount I've had from Sri Lanka. But whatever.

I think when you spread yourself too thin things suffer. Tea from those different places are very different. I would expect them to be prepared and poured differently. And food as well, I mean they're ordering it in fon somewhere else. I hate that. To me the less a place is trying to do, the more likely it is to succeed at what it does.

^ xenophobe

I've hardly had any Japanese or Indian tea and not a lot from China, compared to the amount I've had from Sri Lanka. But whatever.
bitch!

I think that's what BiCorg is aiming for vixnix. It makes sense to order in the food and not run a kitchen so they *can* focus more on the tea. If I was going to a tea shop I'd expect them to have food of some description.

This is actually pretty cool. I'd go.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkukl094gw1qbspido1_400.jpg


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A2P4jb8CMAAHmBL.jpg

Ahahaha. This place is EXACTLY like the one I "opened" for my high school economics project. For that alone I think I would go. Also the color scheme is just like my room.

I think that's what BiCorg is aiming for vixnix. It makes sense to order in the food and not run a kitchen so they *can* focus more on the tea. If I was going to a tea shop I'd expect them to have food of some description.
Actually that may come down to the technicalities of permitting. In many localities there are technical differences between what is considered a "kitchen," what can be defined as a "restaurant," "preparation" of food, etc. By preparing food off-site you are also avoiding a whole new level of hassle - there's a lot more shit you have to deal with if you are classified as a restaurant.

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NICE FANNY PACK! :cool:

I have a friend in Chickago who is planning on going. I'll let you know what she says.

NICE FANNY PACK! :cool:

i think it's his stupid wanna-be-new-radicals-guy fishing hat.

Whatever it is, I'm glad he's happy.

Place looks pretty cool, I'd drop by if I lived near!

the pic is a nice first impression.

Next: Big Bill's Sports Bar n' Grill.

I'd go to that. Seriously.

I've hardly had any [...] Indian or Chinese tea

your ignorance and commitment to it is often bewildering and confusing

I feel the same way about you. Most of the tea I drink day to day comes from Sri Lanka. I drink 3-4 cups of tea a day on average. Often more. I don't think that's too unusual for a New Zealander/Australian.

This is like the time you thought I didn't know the difference between horseradish and wasabi and it turned out that the wasabi my Dad buys is grown and processed in New Zealand despite your claim that it could only grow in Japan.

here we go

This is what a hipster food fight looks like

this has nothing to do with hipsters, good fucking god

I feel the same way about you. Most of the tea I drink day to day comes from Sri Lanka. I drink 3-4 cups of tea a day on average. Often more. I don't think that's too unusual for a New Zealander/Australian.

tea originated in china and india you fuckin dingbat

Why would you assume I don't already know that.

I was responding to someone calling me an idiot because "90% of the tea you drink comes from India, china and Japan". For me actually it doesn't, that's all I was pointing out.

That, and Chinese and Indian teas are very different, I've never been to a place that prepared both. So I'm kinda iffy about this place doing it. Anything else you fucking dingbat?

why are you arguing, then

Because you started it

no you started fighting with that guy who said something true, but you started getting all specific so i (for some reason) thought you weren't aware that tea is from china and india

That guy was trying to tell me where most of the tea I've drunk in my own life, came from. He made an assumption and he was wrong. How does that workout as him saying something true.

I grew up in a British colony, I know where tea comes from, k?

tea is gay lol

looks nice

That guy was trying to tell me where most of the tea I've drunk in my own life, came from. He made an assumption and he was wrong. How does that workout as him saying something true.

well then you're the outlier, lets have a parade

90% of the green tea I drink comes from Sri Lanka, too. Because that is what they happen to carry at the fucking Dollar Tree. And then I let it steep in water brought to a boil in the same pot I use to make every other batch of tea. Oh my god! I hope I offended the sensibilities of some pretentious fucks out there with my lack of attention to proper preparation techniques.

dollar tree is the shit

i got some nice bath towels for $1 each the other day and then cut up all the old ones i had ( (they were like 10 years old) and made drying towels and dishrags and rags to use with my libman mop instead of buying mop pad refills because really what a waste of money and it's much more sanitary to use towels :rockon:

they also have $1 USB Cables :rockon:

fuck the fake dollar stores dollar tree is a real damn dollar store aww yeah

whats your minimum acceptability when it comes to thread count?

4?

i'm not hating i'm with you on the fuck fake dollar stores aspect if it ain't 99 cents then i'm not shopping

4?

im poor so if they dry me i'm pretty much good with that as long as they dont feel like sandpaper

considering the price they are better than you might think

dollar tree is the shit

Word, I was just there! Got a coffee mug, toothpaste, bottled water, bathroom & kitchen & laundry stuff, frozen spinach, soap, pretzels...whole bunch of random cheap shit

dollar tree is the shit

i got some nice bath towels for $1 each the other day and then cut up all the old ones i had ( (they were like 10 years old) and made drying towels and dishrags and rags to use with my libman mop instead of buying mop pad refills because really what a waste of money and it's much more sanitary to use towels :rockon:

they also have $1 USB Cables :rockon:

fuck the fake dollar stores dollar tree is a real damn dollar store aww yeah

i find your improper mop preparation despicable.

lol

those things cost like $6 and if you use it more than once you have dirt sitting in it and washing it every time makes it wear out in like three washes and plus i have to go to the laundromat so its not convenient FUCK THE MOP REFILLS

Word, I was just there! Got a coffee mug, toothpaste, bottled water, bathroom & kitchen & laundry stuff, frozen spinach, soap, pretzels...whole bunch of random cheap shit

they just started taking coupons too. they dont carry a ton of name brands but some stuff like air freshner and toothpaste, handsoap, canned vegetables etc will be dirt cheap

I need to pay more attention to stuff like that. I have a tendency to throw coupons & junk mail in the trash without ever even looking at it

idk my cleaning lady takes care of all that stuff for me

I need to pay more attention to stuff like that. I have a tendency to throw coupons & junk mail in the trash without ever even looking at it

i've learned how to use coupons so that i can afford to eat fresh food

all of my shampoo, conditioner, razors, toothpaste, etc i get for free with very few exceptions. mostly at CVS

then there's this site iheartpublix.com that tells you exactly what coupons are where that are good for the sale the upcoming week at publix. i frequently get 60-70$ worth of groceries for like, $15 max. and thats healthy stuff. if you want to eat fruity pebbles and pop tarts you can basically eat for nothing

like if i really want to next week i could get 20 6oz jars of almonds for less than $10 with about 20 minutes of work. but thats a lot for one person so i probably will just get 4 or 6. i dont like having too too much stuff.

this allows me to donate a shit ton of health and bath stuff as well, and give it to my family etc

recently i got thirty big rolls of scott paper towels for 7something. which im thinking will last me about a year

well it was really 60 rolls for 14 something but i split it with my sister because why not

no you started fighting with that guy who said something true, but you started getting all specific so i (for some reason) thought you weren't aware that tea is from china and india

for some reason? why don't you learn to read? it was all perfectly clear from her bitchy post.
you owe the lady an apology.

in a geographic sense, sri lanka is part of india

lol
i stand corrected
please accept my apology, trots

trots means "proud" or "pride" in dutch

In a geographic sense, Mexico is part of the U.S.A. more than Sri Lanka is "part of India". It's an island off the coast of the Indian subcontinent. Something that comes from Sri Lanka is not something that comes from India.

I guess you didn't grow up watching your countrymen play cricket against both nations so have less appreciation for their separateness. My current doctor is originally from Sri Lanka; if you like, I'll ask him whether he considers his homeland "geographically part of India" and whether he thinks that Sri Lankan tea is actually Indian tea.

Thank you for being a gentleman, CAIC.

Courtesy scores thus far:
Belgium 1
Texas 0

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!!! i don't give a shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! [/1fatslug]

I was responding to someone calling me an idiot because "90% of the tea you drink comes from India, china and Japan". For me actually it doesn't, that's all I was pointing out.

That, and Chinese and Indian teas are very different

Sure, it was a generalization but you can't deny that those 3 countries are 3 of the top 5 or so in the world biggest exporters of tea, just at a guess? So while it may not be true for you, it's true in a general sense. Yes, Sri Lanka is in that top 5 too, in my head I kind of lumped it in with India because they produce similar tea to India compared to Chinese and Japanese (it's actually a different camellia plant).



Oh, and I didn't call you an idiot, I asked if you were stupid but that was just because I was in a shit mood. My bad, sorry.

TEA FIGHT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea#Production
The largest producers of tea are the People's Republic of China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.

eh. Japan's still in the top 10 there.

Matcha is a mainly japanese thing for example.

top ten, top three, semantics.

In a geographic sense, Mexico is part of the U.S.A. more than Sri Lanka is "part of India".

no that's actually retarded

mexico is a part of america though, thanks for playing :)

Definitions of the extent of the Indian subcontinent differ but it generally comprises six countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinent

well well well
wellity wellity wellity

i said india in the general sense, sort of like how people misinterpret "america"

like how "mexico is more a part of the USA as sri lanka blah blah blah"

well well well
wellity wellity wellity

separateness is about playing each other in cricket !

DID U NOT KNOW THEY PLAY EACH OTHER IN CRICKET
JESUS

americans don't have cricket because we invented a less boring form called baseball that's still intolerably boring

but when america plays canada in hockey it shows how truly separate we are

baseball rules fak u

only assholes like baseball

only assholes like football

i like basketball, wuhsupden

Ugggh. It's so retarded when teams license their logos all over shit that's totally the wrong jersey for the sport they represent. That looks like a bastardized Canadiens sweater.

That would be pretty cool.

RESISTANCE PRO AT MADDAME ZUZU'S TEA HOUSE

SUNDAY!!
SUNDAY!!
SUNDAY!!

B THARRR

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=7720455

Here's a morning news segment from the opening.

lmao if you think billy can play any chopin on the piano

Not a bad interview.

those illinois back pain commercials are amazing

Not a bad interview.

i agree.

lmao if you think billy can play any chopin on the piano

Well, that's why I said it would be pretty cool...I haven't heard him play anything like Chopin before and have no idea ifhe can or not. I suspect it would be really tedious to learn ifhe began playing as an adult but it would be nice to be proven wrong. I'd actually rather hear him play Beethoven and thatwould be easier to learn.

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Well, that's why I said it would be pretty cool...I haven't heard him play anything like Chopin before and have no idea ifhe can or not. I suspect it would be really tedious to learn ifhe began playing as an adult but it would be nice to be proven wrong. I'd actually rather hear him play Beethoven and thatwould be easier to learn.

i would like to hear him do liszt's transcendental etudes

Jupiter's Lament played for the first time since 1995 (http://www.spfc.org/tours/song.html?song_id=95)
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Jupiter's Lament played for the first time since 1995

YEEESSSS!!!

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I see balding Goth and tries-too-hard superfan made it. I cringe when I have to explain some of the fans to my casual fan friends.

I see balding Goth and tries-too-hard superfan made it. I cringe when I have to explain some of the fans to my casual fan friends.

Who?

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This was cute. What do you think he eats too much of? You think it's a portion control thing?

Franchise!!!!

This was cute. What do you think he eats too much of? You think it's a portion control thing?

http://hipstersunited.com/images/crunchyVeggies3.jpg

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it's like a billy corgan cover band at an open mic

probably a fun night though

Haha that was nice.

Jupiter's Lament played for the first time since 1995 (http://www.spfc.org/tours/song.html?song_id=95)

shut the fuck up, monty. you fucken retard.

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probably a fun night though

I'm really beginning to like the "real" Billy.

it totally sounds like he practiced for a couple hours the day before he did this but whatever right, its not supposed to be about him...

you guys think people will hang around after the billy show opening is done?

you guys think people will hang around after the billy show opening is done?

nope.

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Well it wasn't Chopin. He's a great guitarist.

chopin played guitar in king diamond right

Well it wasn't Chopin. He's a great guitarist.

:)
>>>
http://www.endlessvideo.com/watch?v=4Ntj-aN_UYg&start=0m53s&end=1m6s

Not going to lie, seemed like a fun time. :beatup:

Anyone else wish that these were what SP concerts were now? Just Billy solo, casually going through some of his favorites with a few new songs too? Certainly more endearing and authentic than Byrne banging the cymbals beneath the Space Orb.

All vids here

http://grungereport.net/?p=15369

Anyone else wish that these were what SP concerts were now? Just Billy solo, casually going through some of his favorites with a few new songs too? Certainly more endearing and authentic than Byrne banging the cymbals beneath the Space Orb.

I've been saying that for years. Imagine Billy solo doing the Bob Mould/J Mascis thing and playing songs from his entire catalog including Zwan.

They would probably rank as some of the most amazing performances I have ever seen, too bad he's an insane douche bag and is afraid of his own legacy out shining him somehow.

he likes hot dogs and french fries and hamburgers and grilled cheese and linguini and pizza and all that good stuff

Anyone else wish that these were what SP concerts were now? Just Billy solo, casually going through some of his favorites with a few new songs too? Certainly more endearing and authentic than Byrne banging the cymbals beneath the Space Orb.

I've been saying that for years. Imagine Billy solo doing the Bob Mould/J Mascis thing and playing songs from his entire catalog including Zwan.

They would probably rank as some of the most amazing performances I have ever seen, too bad he's an insane douche bag and is afraid of his own legacy out shining him somehow.


I would never buy a ticket for a show of the current band...Billy solo would be interesting.
Vedder's solo shows are amazing >>>

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I would never buy a ticket for a show of the current band...Billy solo would be interesting.
Vedder's solo shows are amazing >>>

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Same with Mascis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiKQftC4djs&feature=bf_next&list=PLB5128DA173A08C50&noredirect=1

And Bob Mould:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJ3Rt6Tomk


Not sure why Billy is afraid of doing these types of shows. They also manage to play solo, form new bands, and have made up with their old bands and toured. Mascis seems to have a new project every month.

b/c he's bc and he's above that

So very true... can't remember who said it on here, but somewhere between now and 2008, somebody said that the SP reunion would have been better had it included BC, an acoustic, and a wooden stool. Sometimes I still think that to be true.

It surely would give him the freedom to play whatever he wanted from his song catalog, as we saw yesterday with him whippin' out Jupiter's Lament.

Yep...Billy solo would be nice >>>

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hey grox how come you didn't call me out on the king diamond reference i mean if you took seven mary three at a pool hall seriously...

idk what that band is and i dont want to

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Song is weird without the lead guitar melodies

lmao @ billy hitting the girl for not singing. she looked mortified. god he's such an asshole

truly astonishing that a man with that voice is blessed with fans that want to hear him play acoustically

surprised he didnt play Czarina

lmao @ billy hitting the girl for not singing. she looked mortified. god he's such an asshole

what video?

@ great poster death of lily, it's somewhere in this thread - but he didn't "hit" her.

I was expecting more from him at the piano.

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I was expecting more from him at the piano.


Me too. It sounds (and looks) like he hasn't played in years.
To my ears, he actually had the same "butcher style" on the guitar:

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I'm staying in Logan Square with my girlfriend, I managed to make it to the teahouse yesterday morning. It was great—lots of free tea, Billy was in a good mood and there was only a few awkward SP shirts in sight.

Lots of mothers and babies and people dressed for the occasion.

The place is nice—quite humble, though I'm told 'this is the Midwest'.

thanks for working in that you have a girlfriend

np

lmao @ billy hitting the girl for not singing. she looked mortified. god he's such an asshole
Geez, people are reading way too much into this sort of thing. You all are so jaded that even when he's not being an asshole, that is what you read into his actions nonetheless. Clearly he's teasing her. One the greatest guys I've had the pleasure to know also happens to be a ruthless, aggressive teaser.

This event looked very fun. Anything that offers Billy positive and successful alternative roles in his life is a good influence on his psyche, I think. He's too caught up living in his own shadow.

Oh, and to vixnix - you come off as just an ever so slightly pretentious, insufferably elitist douche.

Oh well. I'll cry into my Sri Lankan tea and spoon some extra cream on my scones while I nurse my netphoria wounds.

yeah it's just netphoria that thinks you're pretentious i'm sure

downt cawl meah dotter

who is expecting "piano skills" anyway
jesus christ you're saying somebody sucks at piano (rem3d told me another word for that is "faggot" but idk) from some one off vid of a goof song he did in a goof way for some vanity tea house
who cares
there's so much legitimate shit to pile on him for that everyone looks like the tools you get dismissed as when you get into this
nobody is even amusing here

i know you'd much rather be with the cool kids that don't like you at all

Huh? What am I missing here? Why is it pretentious to mention, that one was expecting more piano skills than he showed?
1) context
2) I am considering the entire history of vixnix posts, not just this one

So I can give him shit for
his weight
his "not screaming" voice
his political views
his drummer
including a wrong song on MC
fucking Courtney
not liking coffee

but if I say, I thought he would do a better job playing Lily on the piano, I'm pretentious. Excusez moi.

Yeah well I am pretentious. I can't be myself, I'm too insecure and frightened. Oh well. Life goes on.

Piano's a hobby of mine so I'm interested when anybody plays. I was just saying that I had hoped for more.

Yeah well I am pretentious. I can't be myself, I'm too insecure and frightened. Oh well. Life goes on.

Piano's a hobby of mine so I'm interested when anybody plays. I was just saying that I had hoped for more.

He was playing Lily, did you expect Chopin? :noway:

No, but it wasn't a nice performance of lily either, in my humble opinion.

but if I say, I thought he would do a better job playing Lily on the piano, I'm pretentious. Excusez moi.

No, you're missing the point. If you paid good money to attend a concert that would be one thing but in this case no guarantees, either explicit or implicit, were made about the type of performance you should have expected. If he wanted to stand up there and drunkenly fart out the tune IMO he could have very nearly gotten away with it the context of the event.

i know you'd much rather be with the cool kids that don't like you at all

huh

Hm. I hardly ever have to pay to see any performance, so I don't make that kind of distinction. I somehow expect every musician to give his best, no matter if it's a free/intimate/spontaneous performance or a $100 arena show. But I understand your point now, stumpycat.

well given that his guitar skills are pretty limp these days why would you expect him to be anything more than functional on the piano

well guy used to rip that axe to shreds but he's lost his passion

and i'll just leave this here

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If he wanted to stand up there and drunkenly fart out the tune
you bring back memories of the 20th anniversary kazoo tunes

and i'll just leave this here

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John Luther drinks tea as well.

we'll he's english that's to be expected

http://i2.listal.com/image/937438/600full-billy-corgan.jpg

you bring back memories of the 20th anniversary kazoo tunes

Yes, right. He should have saved the kazoo tribute for the opening of the tea house rather than subjecting paying crowds to that. It would have been a fine accompaniment to Lily on piano.

does everyone need to record every song? in a crowd that size that would get really obnoxious.

true.

pretty cool playing jupiter

I enjoyed those performances. This is what drives me crazy about Bill. He didn't need the Sp name to sing those songs and have fun and be successful.

does everyone need to record every song? in a crowd that size that would get really obnoxious.

People at least seem to be learning they don't need to hold their phone two feet above their head when recording. It was horrible 3-4 years ago you couldn't see the performers because there was a see of cell phones in your face.

a see of cell phones

an episcopal see?

http://archive.org/details/bc2012-09-13.mono.flac16

http://archive.org/details/bc2012-09-13.aud.flac16


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^^^Awesome.

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His sets on 09.13 are easily the most invested I've heard him sound in years.

His sets on 09.13 are easily the most invested I've heard him sound in years.

of course he would be invested, he's gotta peddle that tea somehow.
running a place ain't cheap.

Eew, they overdid the face lifting a bit.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9iggSpCYAIiF0E.jpg

The dude does have a well-formed head.

Eww I can't look at this. It looks like he's trying to seduce the viewer

c'mere

;)

stop hiding your turkey neck with lady scarves already :( we know it's there. It's the shaved head all over again

Eew, they overdid the face lifting a bit.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9iggSpCYAIiF0E.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2281678066_a5c5f4733c.jpg

^ WTF. :(

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generalissimo corgano has liberated the mountain provinces and his liberation army will be in the capital before the end of the year

ill tell you what i rather him have a few extra lbs than look like that any day

i want to be a very pretty girl

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Black Books, W00t. I love those British comedies about the neurotic antisocial fucks who hate their own customers. Motion to make one based on Bicorg's House of Tea.

what a thrillingly good idea

dave navarro will be the manny character

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Heh, this picture resurfaces fairly often. It's quite unfair on Billy tbh. The original isn't as bad as this - I just pushed it pretty hard to bring out all the detail on his face.

Now it's one of my top images on google :(

That was the Zavvi signing in London 2008, he didn't look that rough on the day. The fairly dreadful beard is unfortunately not a result of post-processing

Yes, I remember it well. It was not the greatest day. JC was very bored and they refused to sign quite a lot of things.

I would totally go to an open mic night and play my crappy songs if i was nearby

Heh, this picture resurfaces fairly often. It's quite unfair on Billy tbh. The original isn't as bad as this - I just pushed it pretty hard to bring out all the detail on his face.

Now it's one of my top images on google :(

oh sweet generalissimo corgano is your pic

good work

i want so badly for billy to have a child and a nice wife