we should have thefeatures.com tshirts. since we post at this site, we're obviously cooler than the other features' fans and we need tshirts saying so.

Damn..great idea. I have the shirt that you can order from this site already, but we should have something else...stating that we are cooler since we are on this board. Once again, good idea sinasugarsick. I'm in.

Hell yeah man, I'm in. Maybe we could just take the new shirts (because they're pretty damn cool) and iron on some words to the back in order to distiguish ourselves. We could be the ones with 'God Save R&R' on the back, or something like that.

Freezetag and I toyed with the idea of making shirts that just had our username on the front:

jamiecarroll
freezetag
deevol

Etc, etc. Only intended people would understand.

Hey guys! I haven't posted in a while but, I think the shirt thing is a beauty idea.

What about we combine both jamiecarrolls and deevols ideas? how about the original shirts, with our usernames on the back? just a suggestion...

sounds good to me, we should each get a number or something.

I can work on that. Do we just want iron-on lettering or what?

Nothing says 'cool' like showing off your message board membership. I don't know if having my username on my shirt would really make for a good inside joke either. I'll take BrianEno2's though, if he doesn't claim it.

i want a sinasugarsick tshirt

Keith, I think your member name would be perfect for the back of a t-shirt. If you take eno2's, I'll take yours, it might fool some people

(Edited by deevol at 12:36 pm on May 19, 2002)

My name isn't all that inventive either, but i'm still fine with putting it up on the back of a shirt.

hmm. despite the initial confusion of having the name of a Self song on the back of a Features shirt, that would be fun. I like the number idea too.

we could make badges or something indicating our status, newbie, full member,etc.

we should form an intermural softball team.

how bout a bowling team, I would love to have a Features bowling uniform. besides, any sport that includes drinking and smoking is just more fun.

Bowling sounds good.

fuck it dude lets go bowling

I'm in

OK, how about the show on the 3rd and bowling on the 4th? or bowling on the 2nd and the show on the 3rd?

too bad all of us are lazy drunks and none of this will ever happen but I guess it just gives us all something to talk about for a few days

I'll tell you what, I will really look into getting those iron-on letters, and I could mail you all the ones that spelled your names. Just let me know. I have a tendency to get committed to things, and then I HAVE to carry them out.

I hate it when reality creeps in and ruins everyone's enthusiasm.

but everyone always seems to get pissed off when their identity has been revealed. i like the idea though. too bad we dont remember the number we joined as. i think i was like member #144 or something.

right on, how about immediately after ditd, at the late night bowl, in Donelson I believe.

Hey, what could be better? The Features then bowling...Nice. HeyItsBriggs is in, too. He's coming with me.

what about some poly/vinyl blend jackets a la t-birds and pink ladies. i mean, we're supposed to be the cool kids in school, right?

Oh, we ARE the cool kids..obviously.

that makes me really happy; i wish that i could go to a show and see kids and be like, 'oooooooooooh. THAT's that kid.' and then everyone would see 'stalker on skates' on me and Matt would run in fear.
anyway, good call.

I joined the message board almost as soon as it went public and I have a whopping 30 posts. I should really stop lurking so much. However I do feel intimidated by being one of the few people that aren't known to the group.

(Edited by Ceeze at 1:37 am on May 24, 2002)

Don't feel bad Ceeze. I only know lw and mindylieu here. And, I have met HeyItsBriggs once. That's it. So everyone is going to get to see me, and be like, 'Hey, THATS the girl that lives on the messageboard.'

Actually, I have one friend that is a member here, but he never posts. And I've met Lauren on several occasions. She's given me tapes of shows. I love her for that. Oh and she's given me a hug, it was awesome.

i was thinking of having 'relevant' or 'very relevant' on the back.

I went to Michael's (you know, that craft store) today, and I found the iron-on lettering. Just let me know what you all want to do. I could send everyone the letters or numbers they needed.

Really? Just once? I heard that you two were, like, married or something.

Nope. I'm not married. I hate to disappoint...

Does Briggs know this?

Uh oh, Stephanie's been telling stories about me.

After about three drinks, she's quite the little chatterbox.

I thought that was our secret?

My hugs are legendary. Feel free to request one should I meet any of the rest of you.

Stephanie, I just realized that you and BrianW have the same last name. Are you two related?

I don't think so...

Hey all! Im new to this....My roommate who got me HOOKED on the features is StephanieW. I want to THANK HER for gettin me hooked on such a great band. I went w/ her to see them @ the boro back on May 2nd. It was an awesome show. I really thought Rollum was a hottie too and an awesome drummer. I'd like to meet that boy one day...just to say hello! Anyways...im excited about meeting all of u..make me feel welcome! J/K   PEACE, LOVE and ROCK AND ROLL!    -Jenny

welcome. watch out for the hazing.

Is it W?

and the league of johnson city fans keeps growing. braughhahahha! (hint hint rory and meeks)

Welcome, welcome, welcome. I am glad that you finally decided to join.  Now all you need to do is get some Features paraphernalia. Oh how I love living with someone who shares my love for the Features.

Wasn't there a large constituency of JC fans at the February 9th show at 12th & Porter? I vaguely remember a member of one of the bands addressing that group of people.

really? well i'll be a suck egg mule. i guess there must be others i'm not aware of. i don't think i (or any other jcity features fans that i know of) was there. even more reason for them to come here.

Well I was really high on crack that night so I might have been hallucinating. Come to think of it... I also remember a pink kangaroo swapping guitar licks with Roger during their cover of 'Hit Me Baby, One More Time.'

What a surprise! You were doped up again?? We really can look into getting you help for the substance abuse...

I hear those jc people are starved for good live music, only one good band in the whole town, and it's hardly ever completely intact.

I heard that everyone in JC things the Features should be come a rap-metal band.

or a Dave Matthews cover band.

Don't scare me! How I hate rap-metal! Yeah, we are in desperate need of some good bands. There is one that I anticipate seeing, and that's about it. And, since they are recording in NYC this summer, I won't get the opportunity to see them a lot. That just means more driving for me.

so lw, are you an official features fieldrep? because it sounds to me like you have the qualifications, but i don't think you reap any of the benefits other than the pure satisfaction of turning music deprived people into satiated features fans.

that's all i need, baby.

It's amazing how many posts I'm seeing Tom Foolery post these days...

How can so much crap flow from the mind of one man?

welcome jenny. i think the features should become pop stars and they should be on the show pop stars with all those teenage girls and they could hold auditions, but then in the end, it would still be the same old features. and then there should be drama between parrish and rollum like who gets more hunnies and so they start fighting and they almost break up. then they shoulod review some pictures of themselves and fight becasue none of them are thin enough, but roger, see, he's like mega conceited and hes like, 'i don't care what you think, i look good in ALL of the pictures.' then him and matt get into a fist fight. then we find out that matt's wife is pregannt (oh yeah this is old school by the way) and that causes even more drama.
etc etc.
it'll be just like 90210 with the best band in the world instead.

Good call.

Cross referencing the 'Old School Memories' and countless other related threads, who remembers the show, 'The Heights'? It was about a band trying to make it in the rough times of the early 90s and all.

Anyway, the Features should cover the hit song from that show whether or not they follow the path described above. Does anyone remember it?

How do you talk to an angel?
How do you hold her close to where you are?

Yes. Jamie Walters, which brings us back to 90210. That ruled when he threw Donna down the stairs.

I remember that song REALLY well, and it would be a good Features song.

It would work well on Parish's solo effort.

that is so hott that you remember that show. dude, i LOVED that show. i even had the soundtrack.
on a side note, it was cool when donna got thrown down the stairs.