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Common Rider breaks up

Contributed by rdahl578. Posted by scott on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 11:07 AM (EST)

"According to http://www.commonrider.com, the band has called it quits. A message on the site states that there was no bad blood, just a desire to move onto other projects."

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

first post well.....now this fuckin sucks! i loved common rider

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

After how incredible "This is Unity Music" was? Jessie just can't stay in a great band very long, can he?

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

sticky_floor says: No way!!! Common Rider was fucking excellent! They were a killer live band too. this blows.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

that sucks. this band was really good. at least we know Lumley is playing in the riverdales now. that guy has been in 5 or 6 different bands, he is a hardworking drummer.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

No! i refuse to believe it! this cant be true! no! ~zäk

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Jon_the_Skafather (March 11, 2003)

this really fucking sucks, common rider was awsome. :(

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sloppyblake (March 11, 2003)

am i the only one who doesn't care?

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Yes

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

No, I don't care either... - bigjerk

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

yeah jesse was good but not that good in this band.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

i care, cause they sucked.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Can't believe this. Another band that I never got to see. I hope Jessie moves onto another project rather than another absence. Painaxl

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maverick (scott) (March 11, 2003)

I'll catch a lot of shit for this but... Sandwich time. -Scott

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civperc (March 11, 2003)

haha yeah you will Scott.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

I think the sandwich time honor would be more deserving to the Promise Ring. oooooooo....... -sickboi

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

the promise ring blows.... or blew!! OHHHH SNAP!

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Yeah, seriously, you're just retarded. You care more about Promise Ring than fucking Common Rider? what the hell...

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

no welcome back. go away now. ass. ~Zäk

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Twat

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

that sandwich thing isnt even funny anymore. especially when its about a band thats better than 90% of the other bands talked about on this site.

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Propagheny (March 11, 2003)

Bullshit. I liked Common Rider and don't agree about the use of the sandwich statement in this instance, but the sandwich statement itself is classic.

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Vien (March 11, 2003)

You need a new catch phrase.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

will you make me one?

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Vien (March 11, 2003)

How about "Shizna!"?

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

What band earned the initial "I need a sandwich" comment? I can't even remember.

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Propagheny (March 11, 2003)

fenix tx, and they certainly did earn it.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

THEY earned it. common rider didnt.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

I bet you must eat alot of sandwiches huh, am i right....of course i am

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waste_elite (March 11, 2003)

you like rainer maria, your sandwich comments are irrelevant

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

he had a letter on pitchfork about rainer maria. it was funny

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waste_elite (March 12, 2003)

?!, i gotta look that up. their review of the new album about summed up my sentiments towards the band. to pitchfork i go.

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Kurt_F (March 12, 2003)

Guys, please leave Rainer Maria out of this. They are close to my heart.

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civperc (March 11, 2003)

well shit. this stinks.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Goddamnit. At least I got to see them twice, so no regrets. -Hamish

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

doh! i didn't even get a chance to hear this band live after hearing everyone rave about them.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Thank Jebus I saw them on the Plea For Peace. I still haven't forgiven myself for never getting around to seeing At the Drive-In.

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evildeadalive (March 11, 2003)

5 or 6 years ago I went to a show ATDI was headlining. Neither me nor my girlfriend had even heard of them yet and she was tired so we left before they played. I regret that one just a little to say the least.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Better story: My friend had tickets to see ATD-I open up for Rage Against the Machine. The show got cancelled, and both bands broke up like a month later.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

the tour with rage and the beastie boys? i wanted to see that to. ~Zäk

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

sticky_floor says: same here. They were amazing at PFP. I got to meet Jesse, too. He's a nice guy.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

oh lord it's even worse when you get into bands *after* they break up. all i've been listening to recently is at the drive-in, refused, and apocalypse hoboken...all three of which are no longer existent. and i never got to see common rider either :-( i think this means that next time fugazi goes on tour, i'm going, no matter where it is.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Apocalypse Hoboken is the ONLY good band that has ever been on kung-fu records. no contest

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

yea, I have been getting into the stryder recently

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thenewnoise (March 11, 2003)

who fucking cares that band was awful.

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ianXisXpositive (March 11, 2003)

more importantly though... randy dahl lives!!!

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rdahl578 (March 11, 2003)

heheheh. i do live. the LoC board sucks my ass now. i was going to see Common Rider but Septa never showed up. fuck public transportation.

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

agreed - deathbydefecation

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

daryl!!! wooooo! i'm in school!!!! i'm bored as fuck!!!! daryl!

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rdahl578 (March 12, 2003)

we should form an original Leftover Crack message board alumni message board.

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ianXisXpositive (March 13, 2003)

hah ah a brilliant. i think we were gonna do that actually. never got around to it though. you should come check the board out again though. skwert joined so now everybody is too busy kissing his ass to make stupid posts. it's kinda ordered again. plus skwert is pretty cool so it's a double plus. wait, that's bad... but... no... it's good.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

dammit. ---===IlikeSKA===___

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

This shit sucks. This sucks as much as me missing out on Strike Anywhere/Explosion tour. I really wanted to see Jesse Micheals live. I hope he has something up his sleeve. Ramo

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Yeah, that sure was a great show. -sickboi (will rub it in Ramo's face every chance I get)

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pope_schlomo (March 11, 2003)

u know what i just realized. i loathe you. anyway i'm going to see CKY and Atryeu today. Life gets better, but not ST/E better. Ramo

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Guess who got Kid Dynamite tickets? -sickboi (thats who)

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pope_schlomo (March 11, 2003)

again i LOATHE you. so what you gonna do with the book? Ramo (want to trade lives?)

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Keep it. I'm actually intrigued by it. March is officially the month of rock. I'm seeing Swingin Utters/OMA/Sixer, also the Bouncing Souls, oh, lets see, Avail's homecoming show, Strike Anywhere's homecoming show, Ann Beretta with Bigwig....some others I can't think of. Then April with Kid Dynamite and Dave Chapelle live. I rule. -sickboi

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pope_schlomo (March 11, 2003)

so far its CKY today S/T at end of march Utters/Pistol Grip/OMA on april I know the utters will be the best one Ramo (I still loathe you)

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

i loathe BOTH of you. ~Zäk

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TenderBransonX (March 11, 2003)

Fuck. Well, at least I got to meet the man. Hopefully he'll show back up soon, another 10 years of Jessie the invisible would blow. -Steven

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

operation ivy reunion anyone?........no, just kidding.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

not unless they get a new drummer that isnt horrible

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Propagheny (March 11, 2003)

why not? it would be pretty cool for those of us who didn't get to see opivy cause we were 8 when they broke up. i heard tim and matt started some other band. well see how that goes.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

we can only wish. ~Zäk

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evildeadalive (March 11, 2003)

Wow. First thing I did after reading that was check the date. Nope, not April 1. This sucks...

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

uh, i dont get it.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

april 1st being april fools day....

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FAKESMILE (March 11, 2003)

fuck fuck fuck fuck

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Horse Shit, i think i'm going to invest in some prozac. it is most absolutely not sandwich time.

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draftisbetterthanbottled (March 11, 2003)

and those bastards never toured england! dammit dammit dammit dammit.......

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evildeadalive (March 11, 2003)

I gotta say I definately agree with your name.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Dude, my question is where does it say this on the site. Is my computer gay or something? I don't see it in the news. Help an idiot out.

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rdahl578 (March 11, 2003)

i can't get their site anymore either, must be down from traffic or whatever. i saw it around 930 this morning.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

i think your both nuts.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

I didn't even know Common Rider had a concrete line-up. I thought it was just a vehicle for Jesse Micheals' stuff. Didn't they do a "common rider" release what was with Billie and Jason from Green Day/PinheadGunpowder?? *shrug* I don't think it'll be another 10 years before we see Jesse Micheals again.

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

He always had Mass Giorgini (Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel)producer extraordinaire on bass and Dan Lumley (Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel, The Mopes and a zillion other bands)on drums. They are two of the nicest guys I have ever had the pleasure of hanging out with. This sucks...........

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irish_joo (March 11, 2003)

that was quick

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

good. now jesse can finally form operation ivy 2! you know that's what jesse was going for in common rider. common rider was such a ripoff of op ivy, jesse was just riding off of one success.

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evildeadalive (March 11, 2003)

Good to see you never actually listened to Common Rider.

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

i have listened to 'this is unity music' and it is watered down shit

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IlikeSKA (March 11, 2003)

you honestly think he was riding the success of op ivy? that does not seem like something he would do. and if that was his *master plan*, why did he wait so long to ride the coat-tails of op ivy?? just doesnt make sense.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

I ain't waiting another 10 fucking years Jesse. You got to stop doing this to your fans, or else we might not be there when you finally decide to stick with something. I can't help but wonder if this is caused by the passing of Strummer - Jesse's idol? Hmmm...

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

let's see: probably nothing to do with Strummer's passing, and anyone who met Jesse on PFP, will know it was obvious he doesn't fuck over "fans". Why did I even reply to this?

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RipperWalk (March 11, 2003)

There may be no bad blood between the band members, but what about Jesse's fans, who have waited years to finally see and hear him and now he is gone once again?

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

Its the curse of jesse michaels.. i swear..

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

"This is Unity Music" was boring boring. I listened to it three times in a row trying to love it. I was also kind of disappointed by the five minutes I saw them live. Yell at me. So Hopeless is down to how many bands now?

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Daegan (March 11, 2003)

GOOD. The only reason anyone gave a shit about this band was because it was "Jesse Michaels' new band". The people on here bitching because people "gave a shit about Promise Ring" are forgetting something: despite one hell of a miss on Very Emergency, Promise Ring made GOOD MUSIC especially on their last effort which was BY FAR the best cd to come out in a long long long long LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time. Common Rider toured a bit and put out a cd that sold a bit and both of them really were generally boring; pretty much like slower Op Ivy. In conclusion: The world is better off without them.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

well i like common rider alot, but whos this op ivy? what music do they play?

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evildeadalive (March 11, 2003)

Hey Daegan, you like shitty music.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

just wait i am interviewing them.... we will hear everything in the audio interview in the next few weeks..

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WussEmoRock (March 11, 2003)

No one cares, and I'm with Scott on this one. *****Wuss-Emo-Rock***** p.s. Hey kiddies, I'm back!

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

great. now leave.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

no one cares? what the fuck is wrong with you? go through hear and count all the people who think this sucks and actually liked the fucking band. i cant believe how fucking retarded that comment is. thats the biggest dumbass comment of the day. i agree with the person above me. you came back, great. now go the fuck away. stupid fuck. ~Zäk

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WussEmoRock (March 11, 2003)

Thanks Zac, any fucker named Zac who spells their name without an "h" or a "k" has something wrong with them. It's like Joe without an E, it just doesn't make sense *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

good job on changing the subject to making fun of my name. now if only you could distiguish the difference between a c and a k. and jo is an actual name, its the girls equivalent of joe. there are many girls named jo. so you simply continued to prove your an idiot. way to go. ~Zäk

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WussEmoRock (March 11, 2003)

true, I messed up your name, for some reason I thought it was a C and not a K. But, I was referring to Jo's that are guys (my old science teacher), as a full real name, I am not talking about any Josephines. lastly...where in cali do you live? don't say so cal, give me a city, maybe we can go to a show together *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

who said i lived in cali? i live in michigan. lansing, michigan. i have yet to meet a jo who is a guy, sounds kinda gay. whatever. i've heard of weirder names. ~Zäk

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WussEmoRock (March 11, 2003)

yeah, that is why I brought it up. and my bad, I thought I read somewhere on here that you are from Cali. Hows the snow? *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

the snows going fast. i think it'll be gone in a couple weeks. it sucks, but it's michigan weather. i used to live in new hampshire. it was even worse there. i'm not from cali, nor have i ever been there. my brother goes to school there though. ~Zäk

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WussEmoRock (March 11, 2003)

Cool. I might be going to school next yea in colorado, but the weather is scaring me haha. What school does your bro go to here? *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

ucla. he's getting his masters in child psychology. your alright. you have aim or msn or somethin? ~Zäk

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WussEmoRock (March 11, 2003)

yeah aim. SNLisNOTFunny

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

i'll be sure to send you a message sometime. ~Zäk p.s.- snl sucks.

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Vien (March 12, 2003)

I liked you guys better when you were fighting.

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WussEmoRock (March 12, 2003)

Vien, show some love. IM me sometime. *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

i agree, this soft non-retarded version of wuss is not entertaining at all, i don't think i'm going to read any more posts on this site. -suburban-a

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

ummmmmm.....ok. vien, your a stupid asshole. i hope you fucking starve in your filth. hows that? ~Zäk

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Vien (March 12, 2003)

Just direct that to Wuss, and it would be perfect!

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

that was really stupid of you to say. obviously if there are 83 comments that say they are disappointed by this news, people care. you'd be lucky to get 15 comments if one of your horse's ass, crybaby, talentless, trendy emo bands broke up. Fuck you, seriously. some people praise you for your readiness to criticise and be criticised, but i havent read one post by you that isnt completely devoid of anything mildly coherent. do yourself a favour and hop over to the punknews.com boards you lousy fuck.

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GregSka (March 11, 2003)

Fucking mcfuck fuck

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

fuckity fucking right

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

I can't stand Common Rider. Jesse needs to call it quits for good and get the hell out of the music scene, granted thank you for Operation Ivy, now go away. His lyrics are the same rhetoric that he's been spouting off since his time with Lint and Matt. "This is Unity Music"... give me a fucking break, if your'e going to milk something, milk a cow, not some fucking slogan that is preached by peace punx who don't know anything else to say (that doesn't mean I have beef with peace punx, just a selected few). Besides, Common Rider put on one of the worst shows I have ever seen. Waste of money and time, rather spend 15bucks on a OpIvy bootleg.

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Someone (March 11, 2003)

i love Common Rider. i have a japanese fansite of them. this is sad news... i just wanna listen to jesses sounds!

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

like his farts and burps and such?

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Someone (March 12, 2003)

Side Projects? hmmm.Maybe a Op Ivy reunion???? lol

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Someone (March 15, 2003)