Author Topic: Where Are They Now? (Read 1737 times)

richarddawson · « **on:** April 01, 2009, 01:39:33 AM »

Personally, I'd like to know what the hell some of you have been up to in the past few years, and I would imagine that others share this curiosity.

During my heyday on the mb, I dropped out of college and kicked around for about a year before unsuccessfully trying a couple of different management jobs in the gas station industry. After experiencing how much that sucked, I re-enrolled at MTSU in the spring of 2006 to pursue a degree in Psychology instead of... Business Administration, which is what I was previously studying. Despite the bitch of a commute from Gallatin and/or Nashville to Murfreesboro, I finished around this time last year. I'm now in a counseling graduate program at Vanderbilt, and I should be done around this time next year. I thoroughly love what I do, and plan to work as a therapist in Nashville after I graduate. I'm also working part-time at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts (holler if you ever want free admission), and essentially live in Nashville. I see Keith, JamieCarroll, and Carligula regularly for LOST.

What about y'all?

Rob

Juan Horsetown · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2009, 10:38:08 AM »

I decided to retire YaDaDaDa and come back as the internet handle that I've used elsewhere (I originally only used that name so people from the Spongebath board could recognize me).

I still teach public schools here in Nashville, but I'm working at a high school now. I have my own house now. I'm getting married in June. I play in a band with ghostflower, the main member of the message board I see these days, in addition to Tom Foolery.

iwantelvis · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2009, 02:20:46 PM »

I am working on my master's in library science while working full-time in the Collections Dept. of the Tennessee State Museum. I'm also very involved with YEAH (Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities), the non-profit agency that runs the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp in Murfreesboro. I still have a passion for local music and The Features but unfortunately don't get out to see nearly as many shows as I did during the hayday of the message board.

I'm hoping others speak up becuase I already knew what Rob and Matt where up to

Tom Foolery · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2009, 06:33:07 PM »

I can't remember where I was in my life when I dropped off of the old message board so I'll just give you the general run-down. I bought a house in downtown Franklin a few years ago and have been thoroughly enjoying living here. I'm working as a business consultant for a firm that sells software, and sometimes I have to wear a tie to work. Our offices were located on West End, but we just moved to Brentwood so now my commute's much nicer. I also picked up motorcycling as a hobby a couple of years ago. I have an old 1970's motorcycle and since I have no mechanical skills, it's been quite an adventure both on the road and in the garage.

Obviously I still see ~~YDDD~~ Juan quite often because... well, you know. I also see ghostflower when I see his band play. I've seen iwantelvis and HaveSomeSoma at a couple of their shows, but since I'm so painfully shy, I never get around to actually talking to them. I was also going to Fluid Ounces shows for a while, but now that they're done, I don't really see many other bands. Going out to see local bands makes me feel really, really old.

jamiecarroll · « **Reply #4 on:** April 02, 2009, 04:00:13 PM »

I guess I'll go next. I live in West Nashville with my two cats. I work in human resources at a large healthcare company. I like my job okay, but I don't love it, and I'm not convinced that I won't eventually end up doing something different. I started graduate school in January and am working towards an MBA. I still play music for fun - My Tyger, and Imagine Asians, too, if/when Imagine Asians plays, and I'm still holding out hope for one more Hail to the Keith show. I am on a competition barbecue team, and I write a barbecue-related blog with elliott and freezetag. I watch Lost every Wednesday with Keith and richarddawson and carligula.

I love Some Kind of Salvation, but I rarely make it out to Features shows nowadays, or really any shows. I don't really have a good excuse for why. As I get older, I find myself enjoying less and less of the new music that's being made, locally and beyond. I've become very, very picky. I can't tell if it's the music that's changed, or me. In my mind, the 1990s will always be the best music ever made. Does that mean I'm getting old? Maybe. I turned 30 last year.

deathscythe257 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 02, 2009, 06:19:32 PM »

so since the heyday i've graduated, gotten engaged, moved to boston for a year, moved to brooklyn, started law school, gotten unengaged, and been enjoying myself. i like to think i continue to play music and do home recording, but i haven't really had time for it.

i still see digsyslattery and dontstaylong semi-regularly and speak with damon and craig t nelson regularly. i also facebook stalk hss, iwe and sadie and occasionally hear from ray davies.

can't wait for the features to be in new york next month; i'll be sure and get as many people there as i can.

DigsySlattery · « **Reply #6 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:26:50 PM »

I was an intern at "The Late Show" during the brief reemergence of the board back in the fall of 2006. I got a job with Central Talent Booking (they book all the celebrity guests for "Jimmy Kimmel Live," O Magazine, and Opie & Anthony when those assholes were on air) for 2007 and have been employed by the comic conventions department of Wizard magazine for the past year (my life is comic books). It's been...it's a hilarious job in every way.

More importantly, I've been studying and performing improv comedy since the fall of 2006 up here at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. I've found a scene very similar to that of the Boro/Nashville music scene, and this time I can actually participate in it (I still can't play music). I perform very regularly with my indie improv teams Bad Data http://wiki.improvresourcecenter.com/index.php?title=Bad_Data, Iron Ruckus http://wiki.improvresourcecenter.com/index.php?title=Iron_Ruckus and Daddy http://wiki.improvresourcecenter.com/index.php?title=Daddy. Not sure how to do those links right. I'm auditioning for a position on a house team tomorrow night, actually in 24 hours exactly. YOINKS.

I still see DeathScythe and DontStayLong regularly as they live up here now. I talk to Sadie, IWE and HSS regularly, and wish I talked to everyone else more, Damon and Ray Davies especially. Sigh.

And it's nice to see Jamie's avatar in HD now. It's so huge!

DigsySlattery · « **Reply #7 on:** April 02, 2009, 08:44:40 PM »

And I can post for Sina, to a degree, as I last saw her on the Food Network on Thanksgiving day. As of then, she's living in Los Osos, California with her incredibly adorable daughters. They were asking about a cornbread stuffing recipe. It was quite a surprise seeing them on TV, especially since I was just flipping channels.

Anyway, come back Sina! This board isn't a board without you!

Tom Foolery · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2009, 09:29:58 AM »

Quote from: iwantelvis on April 01, 2009, 02:20:46 PM

...while working full-time in the Collections Dept. of the Tennessee State Museum.

Do you, by chance, work in the maps collection? If so, I may drop by for a visit sometime. I need to look at some old topo maps of Nashville. I'm trying to trace the original path for Old Hickory Boulevard.

P.S. Nice avatar!

carligula · « **Reply #9 on:** April 03, 2009, 10:12:23 AM »

First off, thanks to the "archivist" for all the help with reviving my username.

I'm still slicing up rat brains. I defended in July 2005 and spent 2 and a half years doing a postdoctoral fellowship at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Living a few miles from the beach and fishing for sharks was fun, but ultimately the lure of Nashville (particularly my finacee) brought me back here. I'm doing another postdoc back at Vandy. My research has moved from addiction research to epilepsy research, but I'm still doing essentially the same thing.

Also, I'm getting married in June. Idea of Growing Old will most likely be played at our wedding (and possibly Bumblebee)

DigsySlattery · « **Reply #10 on:** April 03, 2009, 11:06:47 AM »

Quote from: carligula on April 03, 2009, 10:12:23 AM

I'm still slicing up rat brains.

Best "where are they now" answer yet.

And congrats on the weddings, everybody! Nice!

iwantelvis · « **Reply #11 on:** April 03, 2009, 11:19:28 AM »

Quote from: Tom Foolery on April 03, 2009, 09:29:58 AM

Quote from: iwantelvis on April 01, 2009, 02:20:46 PM
...while working full-time in the Collections Dept. of the Tennessee State Museum.

Do you, by chance, work in the maps collection? If so, I may drop by for a visit sometime. I need to look at some old topo maps of Nashville. I'm trying to trace the original path for Old Hickory Boulevard.

P.S. Nice avatar!

Well, when I say collection it means more of the musuem's entire collection of artifacts. I don't work with just one particular type. But yes, we have an excellent collection of maps. If you send me a little more information, specifically a date range, I can see what we have and possibly provide you with an image. This is for your personal research, right?

ghostflower · « **Reply #12 on:** April 03, 2009, 05:03:11 PM »

Where do I start?

I got married last august. I bought a house in murfreesboro. I work as a Geospatial Analyst for a company called Wiser. (i make maps). I have a dog named Scout. I make beer at a restaurant called Tomato Tomato. I play in a band called Kelly Kerr and the Distractions. We are currently working on our second record. JuanHorseTown is in the band. After almost 10 years of college I will finally graduate from MTSU in december. I try to be active in the music around here. I don't get out as much as I used to.

rachel · « **Reply #13 on:** April 03, 2009, 05:22:43 PM »

oh god, is this what high school reunions feel like? to be fair, i suppose you all had a head start with the whole life thing, but it is a little disheartening to reflect on the past three years. i suppose i've spent them wandering around nashville. i've been flirting with college, but slowly and vaguely as i still don't really know what i want to be when i grow up. i see shows sometimes. i have a dog and a boyfriend and a birthday coming up.

deathscythe257 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2009, 07:03:48 PM »

Quote from: rachel on April 03, 2009, 05:22:43 PM

to be fair, i suppose you all had a head start with the whole life thing, but it is a little disheartening to reflect on the past three years.

no excuse, you were an advanced features fan.

DigsySlattery · « **Reply #15 on:** April 04, 2009, 12:10:01 AM »

Quote from: rachel on April 03, 2009, 05:22:43 PM

oh god, is this what high school reunions feel like? to be fair, i suppose you all had a head start with the whole life thing, but it is a little disheartening to reflect on the past three years. i suppose i've spent them wandering around nashville. i've been flirting with college, but slowly and vaguely as i still don't really know what i want to be when i grow up. i see shows sometimes. i have a dog and a boyfriend and a birthday coming up.

No one ever knows when to become a grown up. I pay rent, bills, have a salary, health insurance, live without parents...all that's new in the last three years too. I still also blow money on comics and toys and consider myself an improv comedian above what I actually do for a living so, still not an adult. Boo adulthood.

deathscythe257 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 04, 2009, 11:35:10 AM »

digsy actually leads the life of one of those 50-something receptionists who tells everyone she meets over cocktails that "she's an actress (well, trying to be)."

but that won't last long.

deathscythe257 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 04, 2009, 03:06:44 PM »

Quote from: ghostflower on April 03, 2009, 05:03:11 PM

I got married last august.

also, congrats

sinasugarsick · « **Reply #18 on:** April 04, 2009, 04:37:26 PM »

i'm sina.
i live in that town on the central coast of california and have been for almost 3 years. (california is over-rated and the people that live here and are from here are batshit, so i only associate with imports. mainly european imports.)
i am now a seamstress and work for a wonderful and magnificent woman designing and making handbags made of repurposed and recycled material. i also designed a line of kiddo accessories that will make it's debut in may. other than that i volunteer at my daughters' school multiple times a week while refusing to join the pta.
my daughters continue to be the greatest two people ever. my oldest is heading a major community service project to assist with anyone in need of pretty much anything with the goal of bringing the community back to being a community. my youngest is mathematical genius and writer and aspiring actress. and though i tried my hardest to prevent the inevitable, my daughters formed a band last year. headbands, scarves. they have a gazillion songs and have recorded most of them on a shoebox cassette recorder. i have yet to decide whether or not i'll let them play live.
ok

Tom Foolery · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:56:19 AM »

Quote from: jamiecarroll on April 02, 2009, 04:00:13 PM

I can't tell if it's the music that's changed, or me. In my mind, the 1990s will always be the best music ever made. Does that mean I'm getting old? Maybe. I turned 30 last year.

JC, I feel the exact same way! And sometimes that scares me.

I've always made fun of those guys who still live in the 70's... driving Trans Am's, listening only to "classic" rock, and talking about how Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd are the greatest bands ever. Sometimes I'll be driving around town, and I'll hear a Gin Blossoms song on the raido. I think to myself, "Those guys were good. Why don't they make music like that anymore?" This makes me wonder if I'm becoming one of those guys who's still stuck in high school. At this point I realize I'm driving a car of 1996 and wearing a Nirvana T-shirt, and then I freak out.

I have to remind myself that the 90's also produced Vanilla Ice, Kris Kross, and 'N Sync. That prevents me from romanticizing the decade too much.

smee · « **Reply #20 on:** April 05, 2009, 01:30:04 PM »

the past few years have been relatively uneventful. i still live in the same house & work at the same job. although the two have been merged somewhat, as i get to work from home a few days a week. hanging out with the pets + watching tv + making my own lunch + avoiding traffic/commutes = job much more tolerable. speaking of pets, we got a greyhound named helen 3 years ago. she rules, and runs fast too.

Juan Horsetown · « **Reply #21 on:** April 05, 2009, 01:52:48 PM »

Quote from: Tom Foolery on April 05, 2009, 11:56:19 AM

Sometimes I'll be driving around town, and I'll hear a Gin Blossoms song on the raido. I think to myself, "Those guys were good. Why don't they make music like that anymore?"

Well, the Gin Blossoms never really stopped making music. They tour in a van now and play venues the size of 3rd and Lindsley nowadays.

I thought about starting a separate thread after reading what Ms. Carroll said, but I think the core of the issue is this: Yes, I can listen to something new now at a much older and more emotionally mature state, and it tends to bounce off of me because I'm not as receptive to it. But then I listen to something like, say, Automatic for the People, and even if I don't identify with it like I did when I was 16, listening to something like that is connecting with all the other times I've listened to it. I hear it, and it reminds me of how much I hated college (well, Up really reminds me of how much I hated college...) or driving around through the back roads of Blount County with the volume on full and my friends rivaling it with our voices. That experience, linking the quality of the music to the sum of my times with it, is certainly more preferable to something I'll hear now and have no connection with that.

I think I heard about some brain research about people and their receptivity to music in their adolescence, but I don't know if that was credible, and it just makes me feel like we're talking about something we talked about on the old board.

Keith · « **Reply #22 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:23:59 AM »

Hey everyone. I've been quite busy over the past three years. I joined De Novo Dahl. I toured the US and Canada a few times with neat bands like Hot Hot Heat and The Bravery. I accomplished a couple of my dreams such as working with David Fridmann and playing at Red Rocks. I quit De Novo Dahl. This isn't in order anymore, but I got a master's degree in social work. I've been working with drug addicts and alcoholics for the past 3 and 1/2 years. I bought a house. I didn't get married. I still live in Nashville. I still play in a band (but I'm pretty much down to one), and I have a playstation 3. That's about it.

carligula · « **Reply #23 on:** April 08, 2009, 10:49:55 AM »

Wow, the PS3 gets some love but no mention of the Wii. What a sell-out.

ben*slack · « **Reply #24 on:** April 10, 2009, 07:06:13 AM »

Keith what's your PS3 user name and what games you got?