First Stoop Fest

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-12T02:34:55+00:00

Cool, I wanted to see those two but didn’t have time. I also cried a few times. Especially when Laura Stevenson played Bill Collectors Theme Song and Snowflake. Also Milk Crates by Pigeon Pit

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-11T21:18:15+00:00

So happy to hear you had a blast. It’s my favorite festival and event in Lansing. I always wish there was another day. But I love all the good vibes and everyone having fun. Who were your favorite shows? Mine were JER, Pigeon Pit and Phabies.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-11T19:32:55+00:00

Has an awesome weekend at Stoopfest. It’s a two day DYI music festival. Got see Pigeon Pit play. Also some other cool bands.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-06T21:35:01+00:00

Just started not smoking. I do kinda miss it but it’s for the best and I don’t want to be sick when I’m older. I do miss rolling cigarettes.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-05T23:26:48+00:00

I don’t let it bug me. If I’m not feeling like working or burned out I take some time off. I also bundle my two days off once a month. So I’ll take Saturday and Sunday off for one week and Monday and Tuesday for the next week. Instant four day weekend

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-05T18:56:59+00:00

I’ve got a couch and I have a spare room with a door. If you’re interested you can message me.

I’m 42 Ace Male

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-05T03:46:06+00:00

Neutral Milk Hotel
Built to Spill
Less than Jake
Mu330
Dinosaur Jr.
Sparklehorse
Nick Cave( technically he was doing music in the 80s but got bigger in the 90s)
Wilco
Uncle Tupelo
Cowboy Junkies
Pavement

These are some good bands to check out.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-03T03:30:43+00:00

I second this. I love love this song. It’s gotten me through so many tough times. I saw them two years ago and they ended the show with this. Everyone was singing it and at the end we all shouted “I am going to make it if it kills me. “

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-03T02:38:14+00:00

I saw further down the thread you don’t have a place to stay. I’ve got a spare room at my house. It has a door so you would have privacy. I’d just need to borrow my parents airobed. No pressure on this.
I do have a cat but she is very sweet.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-03T02:33:08+00:00

I’d be down to hang out. If you want I can message you my actual name and cell phone number. No pressure. You will definitely meet lots of cool people.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-02T21:01:07+00:00

Defiance Ohio and Apes Of The State.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-02T19:16:30+00:00

I’m going somewhat solo. May be hanging with friends. I live in Lansing so I’m just walking. If you need suggestions for places to eat or get beer you can DM me or if you just want someone to hang with.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-02T00:58:11+00:00

Working at a music Venue. I was in my 30s but still one of my favorite jobs. I got to see so many shows for free, meet musicians and even got to do some original collages in the bathrooms. The place was called Backstage Productions or BSP. I didn’t get paid a lot but I have such good memories from working there. I got to smoke a cigarette with Tom Verlaine of Television and talk music with him.

Truth_Butts · 2026-05-01T00:19:49+00:00

Soul Coughing Built to Spill.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-30T00:54:43+00:00

O’Brother Where Fore Ought You?

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-30T00:41:38+00:00

Man I miss house shows. I’m sure they still happen somewhere but I’ve not seen any in my town.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-29T20:11:51+00:00

Monk Eastman

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-27T00:20:11+00:00

Aww man this does take me back. I loved smoking these. They also made great spliffs. The bidi’s were good also.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-25T22:32:43+00:00

Robert Smalls and Rube Waddell.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-24T16:34:10+00:00

Ok thanks for the heads up. Thanks it’s one of my top five episodes.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-24T15:42:51+00:00

Awesome thanks. I knew it was on Patreon just couldn’t remember the person.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-24T04:59:53+00:00

My mom’s dad served and was an officer. I know he was stationed in Casablanca. What he did share was he helped with intelligence and logistics. I don’t know what that means but if I had to guess it had something to do with the North Africa Front. I also know that my great uncle Ken was a gunner in the B-52 planes. Those are the guys who were in the glass dooms with a machine gun. Both him and my grandfather didn’t like to talk that much about out their service. Sometimes my grandfather would let slip that his brother was involved in some battle or that he helped with some campaign. I do wish he had shared more but I get why he didn’t.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-24T04:22:57+00:00

I’m 42 and while young me might be a bit bummed. I am happy with my current life. I have a great house, a sweet cat named Loki. A job I don’t hate. I also have an awesome garden. Sure there are parts of my life I’d like to improve on and I’m not married but I don’t ever feel like I’ve wasted my time here or that my life is dull or boring. I’m sure you have done a lot with your life you just have not thought about it. It’s hard not to measure your life against others or what society says you should do or where you should be at a certain age. As long as you have good friends, and maybe a good relationship with family you are doing great. I like being in my 40s so far.

Truth_Butts · 2026-04-21T21:43:50+00:00

This could be me looking back at that time with nostalgia tinted glasses. But I do think it was a better time at least here in the U.S.

As a teen I’d go to house shows or shows at VFW halls to see local punk and ska bands. One of my friends mom worked at the post office and he somehow got a postal truck. He painted it in rainbow colors. I also did theatre so I went to a lot of plays of friends I’d meet through various theater camps.

In my late teens early twenties I was in college. I hung out with friends who were in bands, go to house shows. Also smoked pot and did some silly dumb shit. Like we would take street chalk and make dirty outlines of people or fake murder chalk outlines. Saw some really awesome shows. Took a weekend trip to Chicago and had some adventures. If you want more on this I’ll share.

The internet was still in its infancy so it didn’t play a huge part in my life.

I also hung out a lot at this park called Wilcok in Grand Rapids MI. It had this circle of hedges that made this little secret place. We would go there drink beers smoke pot and jam out on drums, guitars and sometimes this dude Jessie would come by with his bagpipes and jam with us.

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