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Posted over 2 years ago
Last night I read a post from etcvisitor that talked about how weird it is to share personal crap (no matter how musically relevant it is) with total strangers. To me I think this is the blessing and curse of sites like MOG. As I browse through my list of trusted moggers, I know that I do not truly know many of the people I talk to on a daily basis. Getting the courage to share personal insites can sometimes be a challenge. MOG makes it easy because to some, I am nothing more than a face with words attatched. Being able to just throw down what I am thinking is easy, you do not have to deal with the so called emotional aspect of a relationship. Its not like in a real conversation where you dont get a chance to read what you are about to say, and edit before it comes out of your mouth. I have always wondered how it would be if everyone on MOG got together for a little party. Would starting conversations be as easy as it has been here on MOG? Or would it be hard for some like myself who find it difficult not to be shy when a social situation like that occurs. Talking about music is just as easy, you dont have to see the look the other person gives when you say you like a certain band. It makes it easy to speak your mind, and prepare a defense when you tell the world "Bringing Sexy Back is the song you want to have playing while having sex. I have found over time it has become easier and easier to share personal information more and more. I guess thats what being part of a community is all about.
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Comments (81)

  1. Anna
    Anna says Exactly, Kevin, that's the community concept. About the party thought..I don't have an on-line persona, what you see here is what you see in real life, only a bit more magnified (+ thick accent, don't worry, I come with subtitles hehe). I like to talk to people, so I do, and I share things (not terribly personal ones) and I like it when they share with me. But that's just my own character, the way I roll. It doesn't mean it's right or wrong. I'm glad to see you (and others) opening up. Cheers!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  2. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Thanks Anna, and the same goes for me, minus the tough guy persona I try so desperately for people to think of me.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  3. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says Yeah , I got burned just recently by personal info I had shared with a Mogger on IM. Im not gonna cry about it , but it was disappointing to see someone take themselves so seriously they need to use personal insites to try and get under your skin. I was disappointed but if it happened to someone else I could see it as hurtful or evn scary for that person for such a breach. Of course we put ourselves outthere, so we deserve what we get. Again , very disappointing. But , Moggers like you and my inability to give a fuck ,plus my sense of humour - keep me coming back. You gotta do more than poke me with a branding iron of my own construct to hurt me. But it seems atypical to some of these moggers and such to dig and be hurtful. I hope I didnt do that to anyone , if i did im sorry and I have already changed my approach to the MOG. As for your question about these people in real situations? I think there are more introverted - non people person -folks on here than not. Not that introverts are bad, I am introverted most of the week , but then I gotta get out , meet new people and travel...I love to meet new people and party , talk shop or just get out and see what happens.... "Never say No to Anything." ~ F.F. Coppolla to be honest , i dont think alot of people in real life even knoe HOW to have fun, or they wont allow themselves too, its sad really. Laughing and smiles are what this shit hole is all about. You make me smile Kev., I can hang with you...
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  4. Lester Jonze
    Lester Jonze says From my viewpoint, sharing is not really that difficult, or weird. For me it is actually a nice release. We do still have at least a bit of anonymity from behind the keyboard. I think selecting who to trust trust and who trusts you back is the whole issue. Guess it's that whole acceptance thing, you know kickin it with the cool kids and such.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  5. mutterimieli
    mutterimieli says I know one thing, if I hadn't be able to eventually trust people online and feel comfortable talking to them, both online and in person, I wouldn't have the 5 most amazing people in my life for the last 14 years, plus numerous others I've stayed close too and in touch with. You're right Rawk, it is being part of a community, mine started on AOL in one chatroom that I stumbled into by accident, and eventually ended up working in for awhile. Once a year the founder of that chatroom had a weekend gathering at her house in Chicago and people would show up from all over the US to forge friendships to last a lifetime. I'm very shy at gatherings but the year I went, my friends helped me to come out of my shell a bit. I've flown across the country for their weddngs, their kids call me Aunt Jilly, I'm morned at their passings, they've flown out to visit me and they've helped me keep a focus on what's really important in life: family, friends, love, trust, honesty, loyalty, as much as I love music, I've learned that you don't have to have similar tastes to be friends, that part is just the bonus.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  6. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Cam name the place, and I will bring the whiskey!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  7. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says Yeah...i am pretty much me...in all of my geeky awkwardness...i was so painfully shy in high school...the internet(and drunken karaoke) have really broken me out of my shell...talk about stuff on here or is so therapeutic for me....the people here are so cool it makes for a wonderful sounding board... And great clip! Man, I will go to my grave with that baby on the ceiling scene from Trainspotting seared into my brain!! Awesome post Kev!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  8. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says Lester....word!
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  9. Joxley
    Joxley says I too like the annonyminity MOG affords us...believe it or not I am even less cool in real life..I also like the way MOG allows me to interact with people (mainly older people) that I would never have the chance to speak to in real life. As for the"when moggers meet" question, from my own (one) experience it is pretty easy, and pretty weird, to have conversations with someone you've met off mog in real-life
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  10. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Lester I hear ya, and yes the anonymity seems to help. As for just putting myself out there, its what I try and do, minus the guilty pleasures no one knows about. Mutter, sounds incredible, all from a chat room. I tried to log into a chat room one time in my life, and didnt have the typing skills to keep up. I wondered if all the people on it were hyped up on meth! Amen Blair, glad you liked the clip! Although my favorite scene from the film is when he dives into the toilet.
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  11. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Jox, I think it would be weird as well, and as for the talking to the old folks like myself, it works both ways. I do not get the chance to talk to 18-24 years olds that much and to get the insites you guys have can be very refreshing.
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  12. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says And think of all of the useless knowledge you have learned about Columbus,OH...talk about a great way to impress the ladies!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  13. CrashPryor
    CrashPryor says yeah, I hear you on that last bit Coop, I don't talk to younger heads nearly enough in person, though I do see a lot of things from them online..the party setting would be a trifle different though because you can't hear every conversation taking place...anonymous nature of the www let's people say things they wouldn't dare utter in a personal setting 1) because they might get their asses kicked 2) because a lot of it is just button pushing (or attempts at it) 3) they might get their asses kicked... ...that personal shit getting leaked is a motherfucker, Cam (it sucks when they lie in ambush to tuck up whomever falls for the ruse) you never truly know who some people are...I think an attempt was made recently on me by someone here to coerce a fake friendship in (what I now realize) was a half-assed attempt to do that to me but I sussed it out early on -- this was days before the shite-storm broke out on here...it's getting a bit old dodging the sling and arrows though..."community" is subject to interpretation, it seems..so, there's that...nice post, though
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  14. glammerhammer
    glammerhammer says thanx for letting me be a a part of your community.....it's nice to come home from a stressful day and talk about my love of music with others who understand. I am sure lots of moggers are total introverts because the music we listen to expresses our feelings that have been deep down inside. Just by playing the right track, we feel instantly relieved.....right? How often to we play songs that are only happy thoughts? Our life tragedies balance out our happiness. A life of just happiness is no life at all. AND, isn't it easier to talk to a total stranger, about your problems than someone who knows us and will judge us on the past? Let's live!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  15. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Blair, that with my knowledge of Minnesota should make me that much stronger of a person. I do not think it has made me anymore sexy though. Crash, when I was teaching it was at a k-12 school so I had a daily interaction with kids in highschool. I was always amazed at how much time they spent on the net, and a lot of times how they new of things way before us old folks. As for anonymous nature of the www let’s people say things they wouldn’t dare utter in a personal setting
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  16. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says isn’t it easier to talk to a total stranger, about your problems than someone who knows us and will judge us on the past? I agree glammer, as long its not that guy with the blue couch in the Kleenex commercials.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  17. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says i concur with you Jox and Kev about talking to younger folks, my students are all college age , but its not like I can talk to them about the girl i met with big mamba's and gam's from here to the next end zone whom i met and partied with at a" Bronx "show last week. Of course , I do get interaction and insites in other ways....but the age gaps are not gaps on here , because frankly I was never one to judge someone by age. And Ive said it before on Anna's MOG before , what you see is what you get. I may use descriptive words and sometimes paint surreal Mogscapes but everyting I post , ecspecially as threads about myself or my experiences are all true. In fact you have not heard anything yet, unfurtunatley Mi Vida Loco has made me the ridiculous person I am. And i wouldnt change myself or one of you all for nothin'........... Image Hosted by ImageShack.us Johnny River @ The Whisky A Go Go circa '63 Image Hosted by ImageShack.us Kev , this is the whisky i drink , and im bringing a case of it. get out your party boots and your drinking hat, here we go!
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  18. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says I wouldnt ask you to Cam. On another note, what the hell kind of whisky is that?
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  19. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says kev, I have more contact w/my online friends than I do w/my real life friends. I find myself not sharing too much of myself though, since I don't know any of you that well. Love both vids you posted too, both great movies! Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is hilarious!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  20. Lilithk
    Lilithk says Good point. but i'm not very shy in person or online. Btw, when I came online today, I got a laugh out of your picture.
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  21. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Let is be known, no one was harmed in the making of that picture. Unless you count the cake I am about to cut.
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  22. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says its Thai whisky. Thats why i love Thailand and Vietnam...they fucking rock socks and dont take shit from no one, except other Asians of course...I cannot wait to visit South East Asia...who's coming with me? MOG conference 2008 - Thailand ? there will be a little for everyone....
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  23. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says That's some scary ass whisky! Damn!
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  24. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says hey! " Whisky MOGO GO "? The official Club/Bar MOG for all of us? We must name the Bar in Anna's(Santorini) resort this...its perfect. Ill buy the first round, of course....
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  25. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Nixne, I was freaked out about a worm in the tequila bottle but a f'n snake? Yuck! Whiskey MOGO GO, Love it!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  26. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Next question, do people eat the snake when the bottle is finished?
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  27. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Uggghhhhhhhhhhh, STOP KEVIN, STOP! You're making my stomache churn!
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  28. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says August, trust me I have never ate the worm and I do not think a snake would find its way into my mouth. However, once drunk there is no telling what might happen!
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  29. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says of courseyou consume the snake. this from the happy people who brought you fried insect stands on the side of the road. snake whisky= fun. try me....
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  30. gradys kitchen
    gradys kitchen says "isn’t it easier to talk to a total stranger, about your problems than someone who knows us and will judge us on the past?" Disagree here. Unless you are talking 12 steps I don't think we should look to strangers to discuss our problems. More often then not we are seeking their opinion to gain some sort of vindication for something that those who have a longer standing interest in our affairs may question more strongly. I think the 'community' MOG has created to easily places a rubber stamp on some types of posts/sharing. Of course, only my opinion and I fly so far under the radar on this site that I no longer try to influence its direction other then to tell everyone how great the Black Keys are.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  31. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says I've actually eaten 1/2 a worm & lived to regret it! I ended up getting an awful rash like poison oak for a week. Nasty! No Mezcal tequila for me since then which has been 10+ yrs.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  32. Anna
    Anna says Cam, I'll try it if you try it, Romeo :)
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  33. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says I would try the whisky, but the snake would take some real egging on.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  34. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says c'mon Kev dont be such a little boy...take it like a Woman , they know real pain anyhow(childbirth) . So c'mon ,drink it lil man.....he he
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  35. Anna
    Anna says I just like the taste of a challenge :)
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  36. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Same here, and I have never been one to back down. Ask Chul sometime about just how competetive I am.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  37. kristiana
    kristiana says "More often then not we are seeking their opinion to gain some sort of vindication for something that those who have a longer standing interest in our affairs may question more strongly". Hear hear, GK. That's some sense talking there.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  38. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says “More often then not we are seeking their opinion to gain some sort of vindication for something that those who have a longer standing interest in our affairs may question more strongly”. Nicely put, and while I like to hear people agree with me, I also like people who are willing to challenge my views. I think its the only way you can really begin to understand others points of view
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  39. chucky
    chucky says Mog is the only place online that I've met people that I would feel comfortable sharing aspects of my private life with. It would be interesting to get a bunch of moggers in a room and see what happens. Although I am pretty much myself on here - in the real world I am incredibly shy and I have a horrible temper. Here, I can back away when I get hot headed and shyness isn't a problem because conversations are easier to start and join here. If we had a mog party I'd be in a corner drinking until Anna or Dale came and grabbed me out of it....haha.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  40. Universalis
    Universalis says ° ° So much things to say and so few words to say them... be yourself Kiddo, it is the way we love you, playing someone you are not would soon come unmasked anyway 8))) And if you really don't dare to eat that snake just say... ... fuck off 8))
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  41. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says GK does have a great point , i noted earlier too. but for me , people like ash , Kris , dale and CP have honestly told me that i was either not in such words as wrong , but barking up the wrong tree? and honestly after i thought about it , they were right. so , its all in the clique you MOG with . we have some no nonsense folks around her...(with real big hearts)
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  42. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says My primary interest here was the opportunity to be pushed towards music and artists that I otherwise might have missed or not yet discovered on my own. For this alone, MOG has been a boon. The bonus has been the community/cyber-friendship aspect, and many beyond-the-sonic insights provided by various MOGgers. I gladly swap experiences and tips, while clearly understanding the diff between MOG and your standard find-a-friend chat room, and between public and private. That said, given the opportunity, I'd certainly quaff snake juice or some other less-volatile libation with many of my Trusteds. And if valuable business or personal connections develop through MOG, I try to stay open to them.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  43. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says true that , i wouldnt trade any of this hulla ba loo bizness for all th e positive musical aspects ive encountered. good point mike.....
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  44. Anna
    Anna says hahahhaha Ashley, I'll grab you out of it, then start pointing out out to you how cute .... is, and then you'll have to restrain me, while holding Dale who would be on the verge of a stroke hahahhaha
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  45. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Ashley, I too am in the same boat as you with the shy aspect of it. I have felt that I could be myself on MOG, and not have to worry about it. Not that I worry about people knowing my private life, I guess I have always felt I needed to keep the majority of my posts music related. Minus the drunk mogging adventures that I have gone on in the past. Universalis, saying no to the snake would be easy until someone bet me that I couldnt do it. Its that competetive side in me that gets me going. Kind of like when someone said there is no way I could ever run a marathon, so I ran 8 of them. Mike gets the first shot of the snake whisky, serve him up Cam. Anna, you are always so tough on Dale, let the man be!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  46. kristiana
    kristiana says I definitely think alcohol would be in order. I think everyone would be fine, I like to think so anyways. Why did you guys have to go and bring up violence, though, freaks me out a little. People, hit the reefer or cough syrup or something. Simmer. That being said, I wouldn't turn down a drink with any of you, even some people I might think I wouldn't have anything in common with - just for the chance to prove myself wrong and be pleasantly surprised. I think there would be a lot of dancing, and lots of embarrassing blurred memories the next day. I have eaten the worm. Even after knowing there is no effect. I still hoped for a placebo effect. I would eat the snake too, whether or not it made me virile. Now I'm gonna go shake all this off in Margaritaville. WYWH.
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  47. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says Whisky for all!!!! PROST MOG!!! Image Hosted by ImageShack.us Dale gets milk of course .... Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
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  48. kristiana
    kristiana says Why sir, I'll have you know those are not bags! They're pillows.
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  49. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says oh the timing of that , i was gogling a pic of milk and saw that and thought of you K! oh the MOG Bones are in good order tonite(voo doo - hoo doo)
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  50. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says Oh man. I thought that milk bag was a joke but i found a whole web page about a Yankee(acting the fool abroad as usual) in The Great White North whining about the "spilly milk bags" , oh K. thats funny...you made my nite , have fun at MGville....... Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
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  51. kristiana
    kristiana says I'm seriously gonna go get wasted now. I hope. Bye everyone. Is Paul drunk here? Oh Paul. Did someone already post this song recently? Oh well.
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  52. kristiana
    kristiana says It comes in cartons and jugs too. You guys don't have bags down there? huh. jugs. huh. bags. huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh.
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  53. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says wasterberg
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  54. Universalis
    Universalis says ° ° Placebo effect seem to work well indeed ;-))) Some more psychadelic snake anybody ?
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  55. kaluss
    kaluss says i would like to hear anna say ''the way i roll'' with a thick greek accent.
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  56. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says no but we have Emmet Otters Jug Bands (not bags)
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  57. Universalis
    Universalis says ° ° Won't take long before she materializes here, usually when someone says Placebo, Placebo effect seem to bring Anna in and work well indeed ;-)))
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  58. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says
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  59. Anna
    Anna says Kaluss, I can record myself & upload it on MOG. But it's gonna cost you, 'cause that's the way I roll. haha
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  60. Dainamyte
    Dainamyte says ooh anna is a bit kinky.. ahaa.. well just wanna say that this post was very thoughtful rawkkido.. if everyone on mog got together and party, it would definitely be fun... but awkward.. but i'm pretty sure that's what makes party interesting.. it's spontaneous!!
    Permalink posted 02/19/2007
  61. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Geez, leave to make a good dinner, and you miss the party. Kristiana, I think the only one we would have to worry about in terms of violence would be Ashley, and I think she would be all talk no show. Sorry Ash, but I bet you would be a party starter minus the Zima. Good luck with the drinking, hope its Sleemans. Cam, canada has so many things that make you go huh until you have been. Take poutine, fries, cheese curds and gravy. Sounds gross until you have had it, then its all about the yum yum yum! Oh and thanks for the beaver shot! Universalis, Won’t take long before she materializes here, usually when someone says Placebo, Placebo effect seem to bring Anna in and work well indeed. Less than an hour, good call. Kaluss, I think it would be better to hear her say it in Greek. I bet it sounds more mAtshou. Sorry if I killed that Anna. Anna do you take other requests? I have a friend who is fluent in Russian, and at parties we have her recite the Russian alphabet, for some reason it sounds funny! Dainamyte, thank you and yes I feel if we all got together it would end up being one for the record books.
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  62. chucky
    chucky says Anna - that is *exactly* the way I see it going down actually. Haha. Kev, you totally called me. My violent tendencies are severely curbed by my small stature and lack of coordination. But...I would like to add I DO NOT DRINK MOTHERFUCKING ZIMA!!!!!....ahem. Hey...who brought up violence anyway? Just checked and it wasn't me. Do I need to throat punch someone? Heh.
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  63. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Ash, and I quote..........in the real world I am incredibly shy and I have a horrible temper. Here, I can back away when I get hot headed and shyness isn’t a problem because conversations are easier to start and join here. And sorry but the image of you pissed off, throwing your Zima bottle aside makes me laugh. Whats so wrong with Zima anyways?
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  64. chucky
    chucky says Ah come one....horrible temper does not equal violence. When I get hot headed here I can choose not to reply instead of getting into a pissing match with someone. Like right now, I am choosing not comment further about how my comment was misinterpreted. Cool huh? :) The image in my head of Zima drinkers is not who I am - that's what's wrong with Zima.
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  65. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Point taken Ash, and if I remember correctly, when you do get mad your husband usually ends up on the short end of the stick. So, what is your drink of choice so I can never say Zima again.
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  66. chucky
    chucky says Haha...but only because he can handle it. ;) I drink Mich Ultra. (Please don't tell me that it's not much better than Zima - I know that. I have to draw my line somewhere though...heh.)
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  67. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Mich Golden is a solid choice. I have tried Zima once, and I could only do a sip. Mich Golden works, although if its beer I go with the Guiness.
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  68. chucky
    chucky says I've tried Guiness but it's just gross to me. I don't like really hoppy beer, which basically means that I can only handle the dregs of liquids calling themselves beer. I tried really hard to like "good beer" but it's a non starter for me. Heh.
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  69. Zeroskilz
    Zeroskilz says Well, late to the party as usual. Nice post Rawk. I'm very WYSIWYG. I'm fairly intorverted and shy until I get to know someone; then I talk a lot. As for whiskey, well, I like whiskey, but I prefer to mix mine... hold the snake. :) At a party? Well, I can drink, and when I drink, I'm pretty glib. Ciao!
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  70. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Double whiskey, coke no ice is how I roll zero
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  71. Dale
    Dale says It's probably too late for me to be thinking, but I'm gonna try anyway. MOG was the first online community to which I have ever belonged, and it took me over a month to get into the swing of things. I'd like to tell you that I'd be the same person you've met online, if we met in person, but I doubt that would be true. I'm actually much more shy in real life. My less than "fashionable" physique certainly doesn't help. I also tend to be quite distrusting and aloof. Perhaps that's why I have more friends here than I do in RL. Unfortunately, I have had an experience in RL very similar to Cameron's experience here. I shared too much information of a sensitive nature, and we found out later that it had been spread by people that we had thought were friends, so far too many people knew our business. That hurt a lot, as you can well imagine. Despite that, I think I've actually been fairly open about myself. In addition to knowing what music I listen to, and where I live, you guys also know my family, our first names, where we go to church, et cetera. Thankfully, I've yet to be burned by something I've shared here.
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  72. LadyC
    LadyC says why'd ya get burned? whats with the negativity of late...this is the only community i stick to even if i am a big tech geek and have been folowwing web 2.0 prior to its' official naming. i rarely share perso things when not in a music related context. i'm quite shy for private things in my life (the whole explaining of being nomadic, family, love, burdens etc is too complicated) but i am very social offline because of my work/peers who are mostly creative, crazy and odd people :-) interesting read this has been, music being in all our hearts, a`very telling and sincere type of dedication.
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  73. k8girl
    k8girl says I was just discussing this with some people the other day. And I was defending my online friendships. We have all made a bond first and foremost because of our love of music. How long would it take us in real life to meet such friends at a concert and get to know so much about them and their tastes in as little time as it takes here. The little mog-meters don't lie (they might have a mishap but overall) so you do have to be true in that aspect. The only bummer about having online friends is that we are all so scattered across the globe. I'd give to have some of you at shows with me rather than the disintrested friends I drag along because sometimes it's no fun going by myself. I agree with Mike in that I joined this site to maybe gain some insight into new music, I had no idea of the nice little community that was developing. I am also a bit jealous of you all that can MOG at work... I have so little time I can spend in front of my computer in general that it's hard to keep up! ;)
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  74. Anna
    Anna says 1. Oh sure, I'm always the kinky one. MOG's hot pink sheep (I almost typed "ship"). I am not going to be your scape kitty! :P 2. I see most of you are shy; I'm gonna get you good & drunk then. 3. I do take requests. Fair warning, I am pricy. :D
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  75. Nixne Svix
    Nixne Svix says euro's only A.?
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  76. Anna
    Anna says You betcha. But yours are on the house :)
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  77. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says The thing I see as funny here is most of us see our selves as being shy. I asked a friend if he thought I was such, and his response was anything but that. I think the people who we surround ourselves with get to know the real us. The first shy exterior is shed, and they see who we are as real people. Now, if I could only get a label like the hot pink ship. Then I would really be cooking!
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  78. chulsmith
    chulsmith says totally late here. to reiterate chris' views, yes, there's an anonymity to it - it's less personal. this is why drivers will cut you off while you're waiting to exit in rush hour but if you were waiting in line for your favorite deep fried item on a stick at the local fair, they wouldn't think of it. i'm always down for good conversation so if you're in paris between now and the end of july, hit me up - let's meet for drinks... and regarding coop's competitiveness, i think the family guy can sum it up: Brian Griffin: Face it Peter, you get competitive about everything. Peter Griffin: I am so not competitive. In fact, I am the least non-competitive. So I win.
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  79. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Thanks for not bringing up the FIFA story chul.
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  80. chulsmith
    chulsmith says oooo. yeah. that's a good one...
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007
  81. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Good for you maybe, a source of shame for me. DAMN YOU QATAR!
    Permalink posted 02/20/2007

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