Showing my love for 2 things, 1 is NMA

[Sequoia225]

Hello all,
I dont frequent here anymore, I did many years back... and a little looking around just now shows me I dont really know anyone here anymore, and I am guessing no one knows me. But I thought maybe this was worth logging in and posting anyway...

Despite that it seems NMA will never be back to the West Coast of the US, I still represent my love for the band where I can - I wear T-shirts to gigs and always find someone coming up to me saying "hey! NMA!!" (and we chat for a moment about the band we love). It was nice to have those several years of gigs between 2003 to 2009. They meant a lot to this long time fan. (by the way, since we are on the subject, how about a small acoustic gig while mixing with Joe here in LA??  but I digress)

Recently I decided to pay for a specialized plate for my car - to support the California Coastal Commission fund raiser (the "whale tail" version of our California license plates). I chose to personalize it as well.
Fun Fact: they are made by the prisoners in our HUGE overcrowded prison system but they still take 3.5 months to receive after ordering.

I thought this worked well, on multiple levels. (see picture) It references my favorite artist (albiet, subtly), my love for the California Coast, and also speaks to the current state of the world via climate change (and no, the irony is not lost on me that I put this on an automobile - but you try living in LA without a car and see how well that goes for you - this is the birthplace of car culture.

I would have loved to do Angry Planet or a host of other ones I considered, but I only got 7 letters and one small space to work with, and I wanted something ocean related. So partially as a nod to this great band...



And just so this thread isnt completely boring and worthless, feel free to show some ways you represent your love of this great band that has meant so much to us all.

or not...

Cheers.

[Intothewind]

That is totally cool!! 

[Master Ray]

Love it!   

[sam37]

Absolutly love it!

[Space]

feel free to show some ways you represent your love of this great band

We all do things to show how much we love NMA. License plate on your car is a cool way. Me? I took one of the band's songs -- "Inheritance" -- and added my guitar playing to it in order to make it a better song.

Cool license plate on your car. However, being that you are from the vapid and brainless state of California, perhaps you should have gone with:
GET ME OUT

[Intothewind]

This is making me think of a bizarre NMA/Beach boys collaboration. This has to happen, right??? 

[Rusco]

Very nice plate and good idea, dear Sequioa. Just thinking what NMA song could fit to my Renault mini van...

I can remember you from the old times at the Board. Welcome back in here! I was with a nic "Beard" here (not Welsh_beard though). There are some ol' geezers still, Ian@leeds writes sometimes, Darkness is around etc. etc.

[Pol]

Wouldn't really work on the old boring uk plates, nma is the best we could probably hope for you

[Sequoia225]

This is making me think of a bizarre NMA/Beach boys collaboration. This has to happen, right??? 

"Living in the Little Deuce Coop"?
"Surfin Safari Before I Get Old"?...
(shudders)
Thats all I got...

However, being that you are from the vapid and brainless state of California,

How do you summarize a whole state that is larger than most European countries and has the population of Canada into simple words like "vapid" and "brainless"? Ive been all through these states (all but about 5). Lived in one other for a bit as a teen. There are only 1 or 2 others I would EVER consider living in...and the only thing making me consider that is the lack of water and winter here lately.

[Sequoia225]

Very nice plate and good idea, dear Sequioa. Just thinking what NMA song could fit to my Renault mini van...

I can remember you from the old times at the Board. Welcome back in here! I was with a nic "Beard" here (not Welsh_beard though). There are some ol' geezers still, Ian@leeds writes sometimes, Darkness is around etc. etc.

Thank you. Are you saying your name here was "beard"? I remember the other names you mention. I keep in touch with a few from those old days off of the board.

[Master Ray]

Ooof.  Space is back and not in his nice, cuddly, more recent incarnation. 

Shame.

 

[Anna Woman von NRW]

Hey Sequoia,

I remember you ! Cos I'm that old too, although "cough" I had a different name back then 

What a way to come back and say Hello again 

I think that is brilliant and a fantastic bit of self expression. Hey, didn't some bearded hippy Scouser once write "you know, we're all doing what we can" ?

Can't say goodbye without a nod to the tree in your name - I love those babies especially the fact that you can punch the bark and its like sponge  Hope you'll approve of the fact that I've planted a few of these in South East England over the years 

And I also think you are totally right about an acoustic gig in your city come next mixing time. After all it only needs a few hours, a room, guitar, mic, amp and a certain Gentleman. Bloody hell - Kidderminster could happen so surely the land of showbiz can cope 

 

[Intothewind]

Ooof.  Space is back and not in his nice, cuddly, more recent incarnation. 

Shame.

 

Cuddly Space creeps me out Scary Space is far more fun!

[Semmelnknödöln]

I'm still around lurking (and gigging), and I think I know you mate! There's lots of SPACE for discussion here... right up your alley eh?

Great to see the license plate come to life! And I'd fully agree, I still love CA despite all its faults and plastic and silicone...

Seq, can we start planning your trip to see NMA in Europe already? You know you want to, you know it's worthwhile, you know you can. 

[Space]

How do you summarize a whole state that is larger than most European countries into simple words like "vapid" and "brainless"?

I could do it in just four syllables:
Kar-dash-i-ans

Of all the fifty states in America, there's only one state that brood could possibly come from.
California.