A note for all you 1st timers & "shy people" - Page 9

by **Mal2000** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:05 am

so.....
I am old but newbie to 70k TOM, I am female half Polish, half Dutch living in Switzerland and yes, I am shy before 3 drinks.
Looking forward to meeting you all.

by **Ravenlord** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:28 am

Mal2000 wrote:so.....
I am old but newbie to 70k TOM, I am female half Polish, half Dutch living in Switzerland and yes, I am shy before 3 drinks.
Looking forward to meeting you all.

Welcome

I was in Lausanne once or twice before. It was 'interesting'. I don't think I'll go back

by **Mal2000** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:36 am

Ravenlord wrote:
Welcome

I was in Lausanne once or twice before. It was 'interesting'. I don't think I'll go back

THX.
Have you visited Backstage Bar or Les Docks? worth doing so whilst in Lausanne

Metalwrath · by **Metalwrath** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:45 am

Mal2000 wrote:
Ravenlord wrote:
Welcome

I was in Lausanne once or twice before. It was 'interesting'. I don't think I'll go back

THX.
Have you visited Backstage Bar or Les Docks? worth doing so whilst in Lausanne

Here's photos of 2 bars me and Paul were in Lausanne.I think the second one might be this backstage bar you speak of.

by **Ravenlord** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:48 am

Mal2000 wrote:
Ravenlord wrote:
Welcome

I was in Lausanne once or twice before. It was 'interesting'. I don't think I'll go back

THX.
Have you visited Backstage Bar or Les Docks? worth doing so whilst in Lausanne

Backstage Bar sounds familiar so I was probably there. We got kicked out of one bar there for demanding that we drink from Das Boot and trying to pay in foreign currencies and generally just annoying the bartenders.

I had a friend living in Lausanne which was the reason for visiting but she now lives in Zurich so that is where I usually visit these days.

by **Mal2000** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:50 am

Hell yeah. It is Backstage

our temple

by **Laura** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:59 am

Sayas Irony wrote:
Laura wrote:
tommo76 wrote:As I am a newbie as well and also tend to be a bit shy, I am really glad to hear that. So I hope I will be able to get in touch with some of you on the boat. And if I am really feeling to shy, there is still enough beer on board.

Well, you know Thomas - you can always lasso me into a conversation about Opeth, Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree or Spock's Beard.

Ditto for me! Well, mainly about Opeth, Pain of Salvation and maybe a little bit Porcupine Tree. Laura told me that there will be another one of us rare PoS fans on board and from Düsseldorf as well. So greetings to you Thomas from an also first-timer!

PS.: And I think I'll try the anti-shy / pro-beer tactics, too

Yep, Sayas Irony - Thomas is the guy I mentioned to you another time.

Since you're both from Dusseldorf - maybe you'll end up recognizing each other! I know that in Chicago, I see a lot of the same people at shows - especially at the small venues.

See you all very soon! (and I like the "pro-beer tactic" idea - always effective.

)

by **mooyagi** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:44 am

biertroll wrote:
Skwizgar wrote:I vote we stand our ground and fight all trolls to the death.

biertrolls can stay

Ravenlord wrote:Backstage Bar sounds familiar so I was probably there. We got kicked out of one bar there for demanding that we drink from Das Boot and trying to pay in foreign currencies and generally just annoying the bartenders.

This is why nobody likes the Irish

Website · by **tommo76** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:48 am

Sayas Irony wrote:
Laura wrote:
tommo76 wrote:As I am a newbie as well and also tend to be a bit shy, I am really glad to hear that. So I hope I will be able to get in touch with some of you on the boat. And if I am really feeling to shy, there is still enough beer on board.

Well, you know Thomas - you can always lasso me into a conversation about Opeth, Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree or Spock's Beard.

Ditto for me! Well, mainly about Opeth, Pain of Salvation and maybe a little bit Porcupine Tree. Laura told me that there will be another one of us rare PoS fans on board and from Düsseldorf as well. So greetings to you Thomas from an also first-timer!

PS.: And I think I'll try the anti-shy / pro-beer tactics, too

@ Laura: I surely will do that.

And I am sure I will be able to open my mouth once I am there, I guess I am just a bit shy in the beginning. Maybe later everyone wants me to finally shut up.

@Sayas Irony: Hey, another person from Düsseldorf. That's great. And also with a really good taste in music.

And i might go for the pro-beer tactic as well.

by **DJ Old Man Stares** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:35 am

Mal2000 wrote:so.....
I am old but newbie to 70k TOM, I am female half Polish, half Dutch living in Switzerland and yes, I am shy before 3 drinks.
Looking forward to meeting you all.

Aren't we all shy before three drinks? Anyway, I too am a metal vetran with this being my first cruise, but with this many meatlheads on board, I fail to see how anybody (even the sober) could remain shy.

by **kCJ** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:23 am

Surt wrote:If you are from NRW you must be a fool. Are you more the Cologne one or Dusseldorf? Where do you live now? I'm from Hanover, that is north from NRW also. But I bet you live more around Hamburg or Bremen, right?

I come from near Ost-Westfalen Lippe. I was born in Paderborn, just at the frontier to Ostwestfalen.

I moved to the near of HH.

And here the say: everthing, wich is under the Elbe on the map is a Bavarian.

But I feel more than a cologne women, I love the german carnival there, but never been there.

But I won a lot of prices where I lived with my self made costumes.

Metalwrath · by **Metalwrath** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:26 am

kCJ wrote:
Surt wrote:If you are from NRW you must be a fool. Are you more the Cologne one or Dusseldorf? Where do you live now? I'm from Hanover, that is north from NRW also. But I bet you live more around Hamburg or Bremen, right?

I come from near Ost-Westfalen Lippe. I was born in Paderborn, just at the frontier to Ostwestfalen.
I moved to the near of HH. And here the say: everthing, wich is under the Elbe on the map is a Bavarian.

But I feel more than a cologne women, I love the german carnival there, but never been there.

But I won a lot of prices where I lived with my self made costumes.

I hear they have quite regular hair metal parties in Koln but never been to one 'yet'

by **WizardBeast** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:37 pm

Mal2000 wrote:so.....
I am old but newbie to 70k TOM, I am female half Polish, half Dutch living in Switzerland and yes, I am shy before 3 drinks.
Looking forward to meeting you all.

welcome, hope to meet you also!

by **biertroll** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:19 pm

mooyagi wrote:
biertroll wrote:
Skwizgar wrote:I vote we stand our ground and fight all trolls to the death.

biertrolls can stay

by **Ogre** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:12 pm

Sayas Irony wrote:Oh, I hope so! As long as I won't be too tired for recognizing them
(would be helpful if they wear some bandshirts or other obviously clothes...) >>

I'll be the guy in the band shirt on the cruise. Easy to spot.

by **Eternity** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:28 pm

Ogre wrote:
Sayas Irony wrote:Oh, I hope so! As long as I won't be too tired for recognizing them
(would be helpful if they wear some bandshirts or other obviously clothes...) >>

I'll be the guy in the band shirt on the cruise. Easy to spot.

Nice! I'm going to bring one too, hopefully we don't wear them on the same day. If it helps - I'm the guy with the long hair.

by **Ogre** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:40 pm

Eternity wrote:
Ogre wrote:
Sayas Irony wrote:Oh, I hope so! As long as I won't be too tired for recognizing them
(would be helpful if they wear some bandshirts or other obviously clothes...) >>

I'll be the guy in the band shirt on the cruise. Easy to spot.

Nice! I'm going to bring one too, hopefully we don't wear them on the same day. If it helps - I'm the guy with the long hair.

Agreed, that would be totally embarrassing. People would think we're twins that our weird parents dress alike.

by **KDibildeaux** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:40 pm

Welcome lurkers!

by **KevinP** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:02 pm

BUMP, as I don't like to see my "baby" near the bottom of the 1st page.

And you know my thoughts on the 2nd page already (no pun intended)

by **metal_steve** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:52 am

Packing advice for 1st timers.....

by **Memnoch** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:56 am

Knowing Kevin he's going to ask you to unpack the clothes and bring more vegemite.

EDIT: Actually, he won't be "asking" but "demanding".

by **metal_steve** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:20 am

I don't think the crisps (potato chips) are gonna make it intact actually but I'll try. Anything for Kev

by **Sayas Irony** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:38 am

Eternity wrote:
Ogre wrote:
Sayas Irony wrote:Oh, I hope so! As long as I won't be too tired for recognizing them
(would be helpful if they wear some bandshirts or other obviously clothes...) >>

I'll be the guy in the band shirt on the cruise. Easy to spot.

Nice! I'm going to bring one too, hopefully we don't wear them on the same day. If it helps - I'm the guy with the long hair.

I don't think that many of us 70.000 Tons cruisers will fly at 19th from Berlin ^^
Don't worry we'll find us... despite or because of the bandshirts!

metal_steve wrote:

Packing advice for 1st timers.....

Yuck! Once tasted it in New Zealand... sheer torment!!

There's nothing like NUTELLA!!

Please don't bash me for my opinion...

by **Bentz!** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:45 am

Mmmmmmm Nutella. Fortunately that stuff is readily available in the states. Kevin would be all about it if you couldn't get it here, but he probably hates it since it tastes good and is common in the US.

by **Ravenlord** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:08 am

Sayas Irony wrote:There's nothing like NUTELLA!!

Please don't bash me for my opinion...

Hell yeah! Vegemite has a serious contender there

by **KevinP** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:15 am

Memnoch wrote:Knowing Kevin he's going to ask you to unpack the clothes and bring more vegemite.

EDIT: Actually, he won't be "asking" but "demanding".

Good point. Pack those chips in a cardboard box, then place the box into your luggage. Heck, bring a 2nd suitcase if that's what it takes.

And why am I seeing only 1 bag of chips in that photo

by **mooyagi** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:59 am

Sayas Irony wrote:Yuck! Once tasted it in New Zealand... sheer torment!!
There's nothing like NUTELLA!!

Please don't bash me for my opinion...

Can't bash you for that! You have exquisite taste

by **Eternity** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:56 am

Nutella makes my life.

I dunno, I think I'm going to have to try vegemite. Autolysed brewer's yeast extract just sounds hard to pass up...

Kevin, what does it actually taste like?

by **KevinP** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:59 am

Eternity wrote:Nutella makes my life.

I dunno, I think I'm going to have to try vegemite. Autolysed brewer's yeast extract just sounds hard to pass up...

Kevin, what does it actually taste like?

Hmm, Marmite if you've had that. Otherwise, just a very rich and pungent yeasty salty paste. It's definitely a love/hate kinda thing.

by **Eternity** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:08 pm

KevinP wrote:
Eternity wrote:Nutella makes my life.

I dunno, I think I'm going to have to try vegemite. Autolysed brewer's yeast extract just sounds hard to pass up...

Kevin, what does it actually taste like?

Hmm, Marmite if you've had that. Otherwise, just a very rich and pungent yeasty salty paste. It's definitely a love/hate kinda thing.

I gathered it was like Marmite, never had that either. Salty I had guessed. Trying to think of the yeasty part. Like uncooked bread dough? Or just really strong sourdough or something?

by **KevinP** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:17 pm

Eternity wrote:Trying to think of the yeasty part. Like uncooked bread dough? Or just really strong sourdough or something?

It doesn't have a RAW smell, kinda more of a deep, rich, burnt yeast smell (if that makes any sense at all). Hopefully an Aussie can chime in with their viewpoint

by **Stained Class** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:34 pm

Vegemite tasted like salt to me...

by **Tyr** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:55 pm

Stained Class wrote:Vegemite tasted like salt to me...

Then you can just as well use salt

by **Stained Class** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:31 pm

Tyr wrote:
Stained Class wrote:Vegemite tasted like salt to me...

Then you can just as well use salt

The texture was a little better

by **sanneke** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:43 pm

It will be our first metalcruise to. I am looking forward to it. Sorry for my english its not so good! I hope to meet some new people and have a great time but I am almost sure off it. Hopefully there are more people from belgium onboard but I dit not see any on this forum. I can't wait to go to sunny Miami. See you all soon!!!

by **debborah1** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:55 pm

sanneke wrote:It will be our first metalcruise to. I am looking forward to it. Sorry for my english its not so good! I hope to meet some new people and have a great time but I am almost sure off it. Hopefully there are more people from belgium onboard but I dit not see any on this forum. I can't wait to go to sunny Miami. See you all soon!!!

WELCOME ABROAD!.......don't even worry about your English.....its better than most the Americans on here...so you fit right in!....see ya in a couple weeks!

by **Ogre** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:58 pm

sanneke wrote:It will be our first metalcruise to. I am looking forward to it. Sorry for my english its not so good! I hope to meet some new people and have a great time but I am almost sure off it. Hopefully there are more people from belgium onboard but I dit not see any on this forum. I can't wait to go to sunny Miami. See you all soon!!!

by **sanneke** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:09 pm

thanks!

yeah beer is never any problem for us

How do you put your picture here?

by **mooyagi** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:16 pm

sanneke wrote:It will be our first metalcruise to. I am looking forward to it. Sorry for my english its not so good! I hope to meet some new people and have a great time but I am almost sure off it. Hopefully there are more people from belgium onboard but I dit not see any on this forum. I can't wait to go to sunny Miami. See you all soon!!!

Welcome!

There are a few Belgians on the forum. Maybe try searching for Belgium or Belgian. In between all the bier discussion you should find a couple of forumites from your land.

by **debborah1** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:18 pm

DON'T be SHY!!!!.....STOP and say HI!!!!!....that is all

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