Thurston Moore played a house party

Moshe · 04.24.2008, 08:42 AM

Thurston Moore

When you get a text late on a Monday night that reads, "Thurston Moore is playing a house party. Get over here!," you get over there. I'm glad that this stuff still happens to me and I find it funny that I took way more pictures of people taking celphone pictures than I did of Thurston shredding. The shredding, by the way, was hilarious as he was playing through some kid's crappy little amp and you could actually hear the pick hitting strings over the quiet squeal of feedback. Had it been anybody else performing in the exact same manner the kids would've been bored out of their minds, but THURSTON FREAKING MOORE?!? PARTY!!!!!

I'm so sad this picture didn't come out because this kid is drinking a JUG OF CARLO ROSSI...BLUSH!!! Oh man, to be seventeen again! He was also asking Thurston all kinds of cute fanboy questions which were fielded with style and class. I felt so old. Ugh.

This is the only picture I took of the show. I think maybe Thurston was going for a stagedive sort of thing but not really succeeding.

Far more interesting to me were scenes like this. You know that dude in the stripes is like, "Do I throw these devil horns in the air? Do you think he'll see it through those foggy windows?"

Here's a short video I took to give you a sense of the vibe. Sadly, this lacks some of the cushion tossing that really rubbed in the "This is some kid's livingroom!!!" aesthetic, but you get the idea.

Thurston is single-handedly responsible for me turning my back on Christian rock so if this post sounds all hipster-blase, that is simply not the case. I was just as floored as Blushboy. Had I had the foresight to pick up a jug, I would've been chugging along. Thankfully, my years of experience led me to the crisper where I stealthily snagged the last beer in the house. ALWAYS CHECK THE CRISPER!!!

HECKLER SPRAY · 04.24.2008, 09:18 AM

Is it a joke ? I can't imagine Thurston in a house party, especially with all those brats around him.

atsonicpark · 04.24.2008, 09:36 AM

Haha. Who cares? Melt Banana still plays house shows. I'd rather go see them. This is funny though.

pbradley · 04.24.2008, 09:42 AM

Ha ha, for some reason I imagine it being Coco's party and she's all embarrassed by her father making a scene of himself.

jon boy · 04.24.2008, 09:47 AM

Bloody Students!

Rob Instigator · 04.24.2008, 10:07 AM

man that sounds like fucking fun

avantgarde1 · 04.24.2008, 05:27 PM

where's the video he spoke of?

forkimified · 04.24.2008, 06:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr9QI...ton-moore.html

Pax Americana · 04.24.2008, 06:42 PM

That's so cool, man. Wish I could have been there. I love that Thurston will still do shit like this.

avantgarde1 · 04.24.2008, 06:57 PM

that video sucked... but i bet it was an awesome time.

Dead-Air · 04.24.2008, 09:33 PM

He played a house party in Portland a couple weeks ago too, but I didn't hear about it until I listened to that Norhampton talk radio show when he'd just got back.

avantgarde1 · 04.24.2008, 10:15 PM

i wonder... if i throw a party will he magically show up? like in teh movie the field of dreams: "if you build it, they will come". i've got a jazzmaster he could play.

scott v · 04.25.2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Haha. Who cares? Melt Banana still plays house shows. I'd rather go see them. This is funny though.

haha, ok melt banana yeah big deal too... i play house shows too.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 04.25.2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Moshe

Thurston Moore

The shredding, by the way, was hilarious as he was playing through some kid's crappy little amp and you could actually hear the pick hitting strings over the quiet squeal of feedback. Had it been anybody else performing in the exact same manner the kids would've been bored out of their minds, but THURSTON FREAKING MOORE?!? PARTY!!!!!

Thurston is single-handedly responsible for me turning my back on Christian rock so if this post sounds all hipster-blase, that is simply not the case. !

so you could actually hear the pick touch the strings ?..

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.25.2008, 04:17 PM

shit! i hoped he cleaned up after himself.......

ha! the kids running arounnd disgustrted at this adult, skinning up joints in the corner of the kitchen and playing his rocking rock music too loud... fuckin grown ups! get a haircut and a proper job!

Danny Himself · 04.25.2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

Bloody Students!

I fuckin' 'ate students, me.

thewall91 · 04.25.2008, 09:32 PM

i had my mom write them in high school and ask them to play my graduation party. they didn't. i didn't ever figure they would, but somehow reading this bums me out now at 33 years old!

barnaclelapse · 04.25.2008, 10:24 PM

Well...this makes my non-existant weekend all that more depressing...

Very cool though.

o'connor · 04.25.2008, 10:42 PM

i'm telling ya'll... if we build it he will come!

pbradley · 04.25.2008, 11:33 PM

"Wow, dude, that was intense. Hey, you want to go see Jack Johnson with me tomorrow?"

04.24.2008, 08:42 AM	#1
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,862	Thurston Moore When you get a text late on a Monday night that reads, "Thurston Moore is playing a house party. Get over here!," you get over there. I'm glad that this stuff still happens to me and I find it funny that I took way more pictures of people taking celphone pictures than I did of Thurston shredding. The shredding, by the way, was hilarious as he was playing through some kid's crappy little amp and you could actually hear the pick hitting strings over the quiet squeal of feedback. Had it been anybody else performing in the exact same manner the kids would've been bored out of their minds, but THURSTON FREAKING MOORE?!? PARTY!!!!! I'm so sad this picture didn't come out because this kid is drinking a JUG OF CARLO ROSSI...BLUSH!!! Oh man, to be seventeen again! He was also asking Thurston all kinds of cute fanboy questions which were fielded with style and class. I felt so old. Ugh. This is the only picture I took of the show. I think maybe Thurston was going for a stagedive sort of thing but not really succeeding. Far more interesting to me were scenes like this. You know that dude in the stripes is like, "Do I throw these devil horns in the air? Do you think he'll see it through those foggy windows?" Here's a short video I took to give you a sense of the vibe. Sadly, this lacks some of the cushion tossing that really rubbed in the "This is some kid's livingroom!!!" aesthetic, but you get the idea. Thurston is single-handedly responsible for me turning my back on Christian rock so if this post sounds all hipster-blase, that is simply not the case. I was just as floored as Blushboy. Had I had the foresight to pick up a jug, I would've been chugging along. Thankfully, my years of experience led me to the crisper where I stealthily snagged the last beer in the house. ALWAYS CHECK THE CRISPER!!!
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04.24.2008, 09:18 AM	#2
HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	Is it a joke ? I can't imagine Thurston in a house party, especially with all those brats around him. __________________
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04.24.2008, 09:36 AM	#3
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Haha. Who cares? Melt Banana still plays house shows. I'd rather go see them. This is funny though. __________________
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04.24.2008, 09:42 AM	#4
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Ha ha, for some reason I imagine it being Coco's party and she's all embarrassed by her father making a scene of himself.
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04.24.2008, 09:47 AM	#5
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04.24.2008, 10:07 AM	#6
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04.24.2008, 05:27 PM	#7
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	where's the video he spoke of? __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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04.24.2008, 06:28 PM	#8
forkimified bad moon rising Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 147	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr9QI...ton-moore.html
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04.24.2008, 06:42 PM	#9
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	That's so cool, man. Wish I could have been there. I love that Thurston will still do shit like this.
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04.24.2008, 06:57 PM	#10
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	that video sucked... but i bet it was an awesome time. __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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04.24.2008, 09:33 PM	#11
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	He played a house party in Portland a couple weeks ago too, but I didn't hear about it until I listened to that Norhampton talk radio show when he'd just got back. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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04.24.2008, 10:15 PM	#12
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	i wonder... if i throw a party will he magically show up? like in teh movie the field of dreams: "if you build it, they will come". i've got a jazzmaster he could play. __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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04.25.2008, 04:17 PM	#15
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	shit! i hoped he cleaned up after himself....... ha! the kids running arounnd disgustrted at this adult, skinning up joints in the corner of the kitchen and playing his rocking rock music too loud... fuckin grown ups! get a haircut and a proper job! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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04.25.2008, 09:32 PM	#17
thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	i had my mom write them in high school and ask them to play my graduation party. they didn't. i didn't ever figure they would, but somehow reading this bums me out now at 33 years old!
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04.25.2008, 10:24 PM	#18
barnaclelapse the destroyed room Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Waverly, Virginia Posts: 577	Well...this makes my non-existant weekend all that more depressing... Very cool though.
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04.25.2008, 10:42 PM	#19
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04.25.2008, 11:33 PM	#20
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	"Wow, dude, that was intense. Hey, you want to go see Jack Johnson with me tomorrow?"
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