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are you mookie morris of canadian idol?  And Murray Lightburn has always been a huge douche. ALso, his music blows. |
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if you make love to something while reading the article it'll go better, because that really makes everything better. |
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And Murray Lightburn has always been a huge douche. ALso, his music blows.
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are you mookie morris of canadian idol? if so you were in my dream last night!  anyway, the dears are boring. |
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You wouldn't believe the things that went down in the studio. I was there as a runner for some of it. First of all, Murray doesn't talk to anyone but Natalia or his assistant, Leopold. Don't try asking him a question or even bother saying hello. He won't look at you, let alone answer. If Murray wants to record a guitar part, he'll whisper what he wants to Leopold and Leopold will tell the engineer. Also if, for example, the engineer wants to know what amp Murray will be using, he asks Leopold, and Leopold relays the info to Murray. One of the engineers who was working on the record early on addressed Murray directly, to ask if he would be partaking in some Thai take out. Big mistake. What did Murray do? Fire the poor engineer? Forget that. He packed everything up and CHANGED STUDIOS! You'd think I was making this up. The absolute most insane thing I saw was when he sent Leo out to the Lightburn homestead for some cheese and crackers. Leo came back with some seriously expensive cheeses, including a big chunk of Gauro Glas, a hunk of Caciocavallo Podolico and some Swedish Moose Cheese. Murray shared the cheese and crackers with everyone (one thing the guy is not is selfish). We were all a bit sheepish about taking too much since these were some really pricey cheeses, so there was a ton left over. Can you guess what happened to the rest? Leo fucking THREW IT OUT! There must have been at least a hundred dollars in grade A cheese in the trash. When we freaked because Leo threw the cheese out, Murray, for the first time since we'd been recording, burst out laughing. He leaned over and whispered to Leo, after which Leo looks at as and says Mr Lightburn asks why we don't remove the cheese from "the bin" and send it to "the needy?" Then he fired us, on the spot. Just like that. Five engineers, two runners, four guitar techs, two keyboard techs, a drum tech, a vocal tech, the lighting guy and the make up artist. All fired over cheese. Unreal. |
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« Reply #8 on: 08 Aug 08, 14:50 » |
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...also why was there a lighting tech and make up artist?
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if there is one thing that makes me angry, it is a needless crime against cheese. outrageous.
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wow they don't call him black morrissey for nothing!
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...also why was there a lighting tech and make up artist?
Because Natalia was filming all the time. I think it was just for their personal use, but Mr Lightburn requires that everything is "just so," no matter what. |
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...also why was there a lighting tech and make up artist?
Because Natalia was filming all the time. I think it was just for their personal use, but Mr Lightburn requires that everything is "just so," no matter what. ok wait, this isn't a joke? |
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« Reply #15 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:09 » |
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Get this... Murray must have someone monitoring Stillepost. I just got a call from Leo, demanding I remove my original post or I will be "persued," since I signed a non-disclosure agreement before I got hired as a runner. The other runner got the same call.
Go ahead, persue me. Until I see a letter from your lawyers, it's staying up.
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Get this... Murray must have someone monitoring Stillepost. I just got a call from Leo, demanding I remove my original post or I will be "persued," since I signed a non-disclosure agreement before I got hired as a runner. The other runner got the same call.
Go ahead, persue me. Until I see a letter from your lawyers, it's staying up.
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« Reply #18 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:12 » |
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where the fuck does he get all of this money?
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You wouldn't believe the things that went down in the studio. I was there as a runner for some of it. First of all, Murray doesn't talk to anyone but Natalia or his assistant, Leopold. Don't try asking him a question or even bother saying hello. He won't look at you, let alone answer. If Murray wants to record a guitar part, he'll whisper what he wants to Leopold and Leopold will tell the engineer. Also if, for example, the engineer wants to know what amp Murray will be using, he asks Leopold, and Leopold relays the info to Murray. One of the engineers who was working on the record early on addressed Murray directly, to ask if he would be partaking in some Thai take out. Big mistake. What did Murray do? Fire the poor engineer? Forget that. He packed everything up and CHANGED STUDIOS! You'd think I was making this up. The absolute most insane thing I saw was when he sent Leo out to the Lightburn homestead for some cheese and crackers. Leo came back with some seriously expensive cheeses, including a big chunk of Gauro Glas, a hunk of Caciocavallo Podolico and some Swedish Moose Cheese. Murray shared the cheese and crackers with everyone (one thing the guy is not is selfish). We were all a bit sheepish about taking too much since these were some really pricey cheeses, so there was a ton left over. Can you guess what happened to the rest? Leo fucking THREW IT OUT! There must have been at least a hundred dollars in grade A cheese in the trash. When we freaked because Leo threw the cheese out, Murray, for the first time since we'd been recording, burst out laughing. He leaned over and whispered to Leo, after which Leo looks at as and says Mr Lightburn asks why we don't remove the cheese from "the bin" and send it to "the needy?" Then he fired us, on the spot. Just like that. Five engineers, two runners, four guitar techs, two keyboard techs, a drum tech, a vocal tech, the lighting guy and the make up artist. All fired over cheese. Unreal. this is one of the greatest anecdotes i've ever read or heard. i thank you. |
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Get this... Murray must have someone monitoring Stillepost. I just got a call from Leo, demanding I remove my original post or I will be "persued," since I signed a non-disclosure agreement before I got hired as a runner. The other runner got the same call.
Go ahead, persue me. Until I see a letter from your lawyers, it's staying up.
damn. rss feeds are the worst. but WOW thanks for the amazing stories. i never would have dreamed the Dears had the popularity to warrant any of that let alone have the money to foot the bills required to be prima donnas. |
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« Reply #22 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:22 » |
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i really, really want an assistant named leopold.
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« Reply #23 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:23 » |
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I need proof that this is true. not that i doubt him being such a douchebag obvs, but its big enough that it should go out to at least the local papers. If it is true.
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where the fuck does he get all of this money?
seriously! it's not like they're even really a 'name' band... banal boring shit. amazing ego.
I don't know, but I actually witnessed them turn down a quarter of a million dollars for a licensing agreement to use a Dears song in an ad campaign for a big US car company. They turned it down like it was nothing, on principle. Environmental reasons. They didn't give it a second thought. |
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« Reply #26 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:24 » |
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this seriously HAS be be a joke. no one is that crazy, are they?
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ha! I don't know, but I actually witnessed them turn down a quarter of a million dollars for a licensing agreement to use a Dears song in an ad campaign for a big US car company. They turned it down like it was nothing, on principle. Environmental reasons. They didn't give it a second thought.
you know, i find that admirable, but it still doesnt solve the Mystery of The Dears Gold! |
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« Reply #28 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:27 » |
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he IS the guy who was quoted in a paper as saying that van gogh (or maybe it was picasso) didn't have to explain his work...........
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« Reply #29 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:29 » |
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« Reply #33 on: 08 Aug 08, 15:35 » |
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I'm convinced sirlordbaltimore is Murray. It's the ONLY explanation.
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I'm convinced sirlordbaltimore is Murray. It's the ONLY explanation.
I wish I was Murray. I need a better cheese budget. I trust you're not now. Thank you. You should write a tell all book! Or at the very least a tell all Zine! |
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