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RAWK 05-14-2018 12:26 PM

1979 House Party contest
 
https://goo.gl/uhUQuT

PRIZES

Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner and a guest will receive the Smashing Pumpkins 1979 House Party flyaway which includes:

Access for two (2) people to attend the 1979 House Party in Los Angeles, CA on June 28, 2018, including an intimate performance by the Smashing Pumpkins
round-trip airfare for 2 to Los Angeles
A Yamaha guitar
2 night's stay at a Hilton hotel
$200 pre-paid cash card for ground transportation

themadcaplaughs 05-14-2018 01:59 PM

It can be just like the scene where the band plays the house part in the music video, but with Jack Bates instead of D'arcy and Jeff standing around for some reason. I guess Jeff earned a spot on the makeshift stage as a reward for putting up with Billy for 12 years. Maybe they can set up Jack's bass rig in a nearby bedroom and use a long ass cable to hook up his bass guitar to the amp.

Also, I gotta side with D'arcy on this one. It seems pretty sad how much Billy went from "never live in the past" to milking nostalgia for everything he can. It really is sad how much Billy's mouth backfires on him. If this were any other band, I'd find this contest entertaining and fun. But when Corgan spent the last 11 years shaming us for liking his old music, this just reeks of a desperate attempts to drum up hype for an underwhelming non-event "reunion" tour.

amoergosum 05-14-2018 02:02 PM

https://i.imgur.com/x2LwGTh.gif

Forgotten Child 05-14-2018 02:12 PM

I hope Darcy wins the contest.

WeilandFan 05-14-2018 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themadcaplaughs (Post 4437258)
It can be just like the scene where the band plays the house part in the music video, but with Jack Bates instead of D'arcy and Jeff standing around for some reason. I guess Jeff earned a spot on the makeshift stage as a reward for putting up with Billy for 12 years. Maybe they can set up Jack's bass rig in a nearby bedroom and use a long ass cable to hook up his bass guitar to the amp.

Also, I gotta side with D'arcy on this one. It seems pretty sad how much Billy went from "never live in the past" to milking nostalgia for everything he can. It really is sad how much Billy's mouth backfires on him. If this were any other band, I'd find this contest entertaining and fun. But when Corgan spent the last 11 years shaming us for liking his old music, this just reeks of a desperate attempts to drum up hype for an underwhelming non-event "reunion" tour.

I wouldn't have a problem with it if it was a real reunion of the original lineup celebrating their past and newfound peace, but the nostalgia seems terribly forced when the original band's reunion fell apart and D'arcy and Billy hate each other.

reprise85 05-14-2018 03:01 PM

but didn't they always hate each other

RAWK 05-14-2018 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forgotten Child (Post 4437260)
I hope Darcy wins the contest.

LOL

Corgan's Bluff 05-14-2018 03:36 PM



williampcorgan
Wut?
#smashingpumpkins @smashingpumpkins @jjjschroeder @jackbass89 @jamesihaofficial @chamberdrums #wpc

lindastrawberry
🔥

fuzzyroes 05-14-2018 05:00 PM

1979 house party?

My goodness, I didn't think Corgan had it in him to shamelessly sell-out on nostalgia like this. This has been significantly worse than any of the other 90's groups reunions.

Disco King 05-14-2018 05:38 PM

OP thought we wouldn't notice that they used their own referral link for extra entries.

Skradgee 05-14-2018 06:09 PM

Well played.

Anyone want sign up for Uber, Lyft, Ibotta, NAMBLA? PM me.

bright_doom 05-14-2018 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themadcaplaughs (Post 4437258)
Also, I gotta side with D'arcy on this one. It seems pretty sad how much Billy went from "never live in the past" to milking nostalgia for everything he can. It really is sad how much Billy's mouth backfires on him. If this were any other band, I'd find this contest entertaining and fun. But when Corgan spent the last 11 years shaming us for liking his old music, this just reeks of a desperate attempts to drum up hype for an underwhelming non-event "reunion" tour.



Quote:

Originally Posted by amoergosum (Post 4437259)


Corgan's Bluff 05-14-2018 07:29 PM

Monte's beautiful memories of the "Oceania" sea cruise party:








themadcaplaughs 05-15-2018 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corgan's Bluff (Post 4437312)
Monte's beautiful memories of the "Oceania" sea cruise party:








Good times. Does anyone have a picture of the button with the picture of Monte and Billy staring down from the top of the boat?

Cool As Ice Cream 05-15-2018 10:50 AM

i have the button.

Skradgee 05-15-2018 09:46 PM

Secret signup codes. Privileged information. I'm like so seriously.

fuzzyroes 05-15-2018 10:04 PM

US citizens only?

Bunkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

fuzzyroes 05-15-2018 10:07 PM

Oh wait, it appears Canadians can enter, why did someone say US only?

Gooch 05-15-2018 10:40 PM

Lol canadians have to answer a timed skill question to qualify ? ... stoopid hosers! Weed out the newfies? Bahahaha!!!

Shadaloo 05-15-2018 10:43 PM

It's a stupid fucking rule attached to all contests for decades. And Québecers can't even enter at all because of loto-Québec's monopoly over contests or some shit

1000 posts fuck yeah

fuzzyroes 05-15-2018 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gooch (Post 4437547)
Lol canadians have to answer a timed skill question to qualify ? ... stoopid hosers! Weed out the newfies? Bahahaha!!!

That's odd, didn't ask me any

BurtSampson 05-15-2018 11:01 PM

I’m going to go wearing a Bearcubbin shirt

BurtSampson 05-15-2018 11:03 PM

And yell out song names from Oceania to really give him mixed signals about this whole reunion thing

Corgan's Bluff 05-15-2018 11:29 PM

Prominent party DJ's included

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXZF2NSCcAAWA_I.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oHHhe49Jz3...QA/s1600/a.jpg

Skradgee 05-15-2018 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadaloo (Post 4437549)
It's a stupid fucking rule attached to all contests for decades. And Québecers can't even enter at all because of loto-Québec's monopoly over contests or some shit

1000 posts fuck yeah

No kidding? New Hampshire has a venue called the Casino Ballroom, but there's NO GAMBLING at the Casino Ballroom. Gambling is illegal in NH...unless it's for charity, and you want to prove as much, and play some state government game.

Big ups on 1K posts.

Corgan's Bluff 05-16-2018 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream (Post 4437468)
i have the button.

http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=176653

http://www.splra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bc2012-06-12

http://oi47.tinypic.com/bg36s0.jpg

http://oi48.tinypic.com/2j1snbo.jpg

http://www.splra.org/wiki/images/thu...12_%283%29.jpg

http://www.splra.org/wiki/images/thu...12_%282%29.jpg

http://forums.netphoria.org/customav...atar1269_8.gif
MonteLDS: "too funny" "someone actually bought this?"





One even sold on eBay, for $2.41:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Smashi...p2047675.l2557
Limited Edition 1 of 5 2" Commemorative Ocean Cruise & Listening Party Souvenir Button featuring Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and Jonathan Monte of Crestfallen.com. "Everything the light touches is our kingdom."

Ships everywhere.


mruci:
OH SWEET VICTORY!!!

I hope it comes with a limited edition certificate of authenticity.

#s_p represent! *


Oceania Cruise Souvenir Buttons (Edition of 5 hand numbered buttons) provisional owner list:
1. slunken
2. MonteLDS
3. Cool As Ice Cream
4. eBay voter mruci
5. slunken?

http://oi58.tinypic.com/11gpsn8.jpg

http://oi58.tinypic.com/n3n8dl.jpg

Juliana's gossip:
"I have a story/gossip about that girl in the leopard sweater.

She was his love interest and I think special guest on the boat.
Later on she came to the after party and billy was chatting with her and performing weird tricks with his hat for her, he is super lame.

I saw her the thursday after at the benefit concert thingy after the show. However, she wasn't at the wrestling event on friday (from what I could tell). But his current GF Chloe was sitting beside him. HU recently retweeted some pic chloe had posted of being at the benefit event. I didn't see Chloe on the boat, but I could be wrong.

Therefore that leopard sweater girl got dumped."

Corgan's Bluff 05-16-2018 02:42 AM



Shadaloo 05-16-2018 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skradgee (Post 4437566)
No kidding? New Hampshire has a venue called the Casino Ballroom, but there's NO GAMBLING at the Casino Ballroom. Gambling is illegal in NH...unless it's for charity, and you want to prove as much, and play some state government game.

Big ups on 1K posts.

Thanks. That's hilarious. There's a joke in there about it being a government-controlled racket. It's not too far off from where we stand really:

We get fucked for almost every North American contest outside of our borders: It basically boils down to the absolute control the almighty Regie des Alcools, des Courses et des Jeux - the government's board of Alcohol and Games in a nutshell - exercises over contests and sweepstakes "to protect the public" and there's a fuck ton of paperwork and of course they need to pay the regie a 10% fee. And there's hefty penalties in case the prize can't be followed up on. So most places just exclude us offhand.

Hate this fucking place for so many reasons.

The skill-testing question is basically the technicality that allows any prize up here to be given away. It's not strictly enforced these days, but since for-profit betting or gambling is technically illegal according to the Criminal Code, you can still give stuff away as a reward for :games of skill." Like a simple math equation. It's technicalities and pointless outdated legal bullshit at its finest.

topleybird 05-16-2018 11:26 AM

I entered just for the chance to get Jeff in a headlock and give him a Wet Willy

Wish me good luck, folks, this is one for all of you

MplsTaper 05-16-2018 11:32 AM

RAWK, who are you taking to the house party? My vote would go to topleybird.


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