Kevin Eastman on Storage Wars (A&E)

[The Fifth Turtle]

Title of the episode is "Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Buyers." It was pretty good IMO.


http://fan.kevineastmanstudios.com/?p=2740

[Commenter 42]

Kevin Eastman: The man who can't find bottom.

[Powder]

Would've been good to know this at least half an hour ago...

[Utrommaniac]

Isn't Storage Wars on Netflix right now? I'm sure it would be updated "eventually".

There's something kind of funny about cans of Slurm being in the turtle van, but I'm not sure what?

[AdamWarlock87]

Would have been better if they would have shown a little more of the gallery and his office.

[ToTheNines]

Kevin Eastman: The man who can't find bottom.

I wonder what that's all about. My buddy at the comic book store made a joke about how filthy rich/baller Eastman and Laird were the other day, and after telling him how Peter kinda just rides his Segway and photographs Massachusetts wildlife, I didn't even know what to say about Eastman.

I'd like to believe he's not in any financial tight spot, but all these cheesy guest appearances and (I think) him selling off a large chunk of his turtle memorabilia, seems like an indicator of just that.

[Commenter 42]

They don't make sense, either one of 'em.

Kevin's just, well, he has some Hasselhoff in him, maybe. I think missing out on the 60 mil payday cut deep. He's been soft shoeing for years.

Pete jusy wants to throw clay, like the money doesn't exist.

[The Fifth Turtle]

Would've been good to know this at least half an hour ago...

I didn't see this until after the fact. Regardless, in the age of technology that we currently live in, the episode can be found via websites, on demand, Netflix, Hulu, or a variety of other means. Just because it isn't viewed when it originally airs doesn't mean that it isn't worth informing the community of it.

[swing_kinker]

They don't make sense, either one of 'em.

Kevin's just, well, he has some Hasselhoff in him, maybe. I think missing out on the 60 mil payday cut deep. He's been soft shoeing for years.

Pete jusy wants to throw clay, like the money doesn't exist.

They're two completely different people. Peter just seems to want a quiet life and Kev is out there promoting himself. Nothing wrong with either really.

[Commenter 42]

Nope. They're both weird dudes. Anyone who loves pottery is a weird dude.

Now go ahead, defend the Millionaire potters, cause Millionaire potting needs some defending.

[Andrew NDB]

Kevin's just, well, he has some Hasselhoff in him, maybe. I think missing out on the 60 mil payday cut deep. He's been soft shoeing for years.

We don't really know how much Kevin got when he sold his half of the rights to Peter in 2000. Probably not... you know... 30 million, but probably still a fairly hefty payday. Another one when he sold Heavy Metal.

[Ninjinister]

Nope. They're both weird dudes. Anyone who loves pottery is a weird dude.

Now go ahead, defend the Millionaire potters, cause Millionaire potting needs some defending.

Not that I have a dog in this fight but what is with you and pottery

[swing_kinker]

Nope. They're both weird dudes. Anyone who loves pottery is a weird dude.

Now go ahead, defend the Millionaire potters, cause Millionaire potting needs some defending.

You seem to have issues.....a need to be outraged over nothing

[Commenter 42]

We don't really know how much Kevin got when he sold his half of the rights to Peter in 2000. Probably not... you know... 30 million, but probably still a fairly hefty payday. Another one when he sold Heavy Metal.

Yeah, but he continues to go back to the well. He has made numerous risky/bad deals over the years, and his buyout in 2000 was at a low point for TMNT, so, I doubt he made much from Peter, (especially given the hostility).

I'm with 2The9's, something strange about his behavior.

(EDIT: Honestly, 6 revisions! Stupid ipad page refreshes... apologies.)

[Commenter 42]

Not that I have a dog in this fight but what is with you and pottery

You seem to have issues.....a need to be outraged over nothing


Jesus...this place sometimes.

Here: :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I'm having a laugh kids...

People are funny is all; he spent 30 years amassing a fortune from TMNT, to turn around and spend his twilight years occupied by a hobby last popular in the movie Ghost.

It's like taking decades to build a bridge to an incredible island, only to then spend the rest of your life on the mainland

[ToTheNines]

I had a few amazon credits for music/video so I bought the episode and it was awful. I don't watch any reality tv, so forgive me if this is old news but all the "characters" are sofa king annoying and stupid. So much forced humor and drama.

Anyways, after utilizing the 10 second skip function I muscled through it and some idiot with a grating accent found a still in box 88 Splinter and E&L's TMNT #'s 1-4.

He took them to Eastman's studio and it turns out #1 was a third printing, but the other 3 were left unidentified (you could tell #3 and #4 were first printing though). Eastman appraised them at about $750 (seemed low), then went on to sign them, increasing their value.

[Prowler]

Nope. They're both weird dudes. Anyone who loves pottery is a weird dude.

Now go ahead, defend the Millionaire potters, cause Millionaire potting needs some defending.
Well, it seems fitting to me that the Turtles were created by weird people.

[Commenter 42]

I had a few amazon credits for music/video so I bought the episode and it was awful. I don't watch any reality tv, so forgive me if this is old news but all the "characters" are sofa king annoying and stupid. So much forced humor and drama.

Anyways, after utilizing the 10 second skip function I muscled through it and some idiot with a grating accent found a still in box 88 Splinter and E&L's TMNT #'s 1-4.

He took them to Eastman's studio and it turns out #1 was a third printing, but the other 3 were left unidentified (you could tell #3 and #4 were first printing though). Eastman appraised them at about $750 (seemed low), then went on to sign them, increasing their value.

I watched the ep as well.

Call me crazy, looked like the turtle merch was planted.
The account team repping Eastman is funny. They clearly have a very low opinion of his fans. Next he'll be on Ancient Aliens and Hoarders.

[mrmaczaps]

Watched this today when it was on again... they really glossed over any real info on the comics. Barely showing anything about what the guy had. The price quote of $750 seemed high as well...

And did anyone else catch Kevin saying it was Peter's idea for the cartoon to change the bandana colors?

[King Kahn]

I watched the ep as well.

Call me crazy, looked like the turtle merch was planted.
The account team repping Eastman is funny. They clearly have a very low opinion of his fans. Next he'll be on Ancient Aliens and Hoarders.

It was most def planted.

My friend, who created fighting robots for robot wars, was hit up.

They "found" some robotic stuff in a locker and brought it to him to "evaluate"

It was HIS stuff that was in the locker. They asked him for his stuff to put in a locker then brought him in as the expert. It happens ALOT.

[The Fifth Turtle]

Anyone here ever see Auction Hunters? (Used to be on Spike Tv.) That show was so staged it was crazy. They'd find hovercrafts, motorcycles, arcade cabinets, all in one locker :lol::lol:

I liked this episode just because it was neat to see Kevin.

[Prowler]

Anyone here ever see Auction Hunters? (Used to be on Spike Tv.) That show was so staged it was crazy. They'd find hovercrafts, motorcycles, arcade cabinets, all in one locker :lol::lol:

I liked this episode just because it was neat to see Kevin.
is there any reality tv show that isn't staged at all?

Ironic how "reality" tv is arguably the fakest one out there. At least with fiction they're being honest about it.

[d_osborn]

Nope. They're both weird dudes. Anyone who loves pottery is a weird dude.

Now go ahead, defend the Millionaire potters, cause Millionaire potting needs some defending.
I can relate to Laird. As a introvert creative-turned-business dude, diving in head first, I don't blame him for leading a quiet life. If I had $60m fall into my lap at retirement age, you bet your ass I would retreat into the hills and start woodworking or building guitars or something.

I get the feeling that Eastman is just having fun with his family and soaking up this TMNT limelight while he can. I'm sure he's doing just fine.

It's pretty cool how both guys are friendly and open with the fans.

[Commenter 42]

Gott'a be honest, I'd go full Charlie Sheen.

[ProactiveMan]

People are funny is all; he spent 30 years amassing a fortune from TMNT, to turn around and spend his twilight years occupied by a hobby last popular in the movie Ghost.

What is he supposed to do; travel the world in an gold plated submarine?

I watched the ep as well.
Call me crazy, looked like the turtle merch was planted.

Storage Wars has been sorta, kinda exposed for 'salting the finds' i.e. planting a few interesting items in otherwise mundane lots. I've read a few things here and there about people who purchase crap from storage lockers, and they seem to think that the hit rate the show enjoys is improbable, even allowing for a reasonable amount of unused footage.

Plus, it doesn't ring true to me that someone with a hell-valuable item would end up in the position where they default on their locker without taking the thing out first, but that seems to happen on the show all the time. Yeah, maybe they don't know how much things are worth, or they die or something, but crazy-rare things seem to pop up on that show every week.

[Commenter 42]

What is he supposed to do; travel the world in an gold plated submarine?


60 Million dollars.

60. MILLION. Dollars - and that's just what he made that year.
Over the lifetime of TMNT, they easily made that twice over.

And he's taking pottery classes? He still owns a DVD player? A DVD PLAYER?

C'mon now.

[ProactiveMan]

Hehehe. We should all be so lucky.

From what I can see from the pics he posts, the place where he lives is beautiful. Maybe that and his family are enough to make him happy... and the pottery.

I have to be honest here; when I dream of being rich, buying a bunch of stuff isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Not having to worry about money, or the future, and being able to spend my time as I please is what I dream about.

[Powder]

60 Million dollars.

60. MILLION. Dollars - and that's just what he made that year.
Over the lifetime of TMNT, they easily made that twice over.

And he's taking pottery classes? He still owns a DVD player? A DVD PLAYER?

C'mon now.

He didn't get $60 million, you know. That's what Viacom spent, not what went to Laird. For example, 11 of the 60 was to buy out 4kids, & it trickles down from there across the various other rights holders. Plus, to my understanding, he gave a bunch of money to the Mirage guys given they'd be out of a job. That aside, leave the guy alone, man. Y'all are nothing alike. I for one understand his position.

[CyberCubed]

Of the 60 million sent to Laird, 10 million was to buy the 4kids show.

So that's 50 million, after that some of it was split among the Mirage employees like Gary Richardon and I remember Jim Lawson and Dan Berger said they received some money too although I have no idea how much (or how little) they got out of it.

Who knows what PL did with the rest of that money. He only has one daughter who already graduated College so he has no other kids.

[Prowler]

60 Million dollars.

60. MILLION. Dollars - and that's just what he made that year.
Over the lifetime of TMNT, they easily made that twice over.

And he's taking pottery classes? He still owns a DVD player? A DVD PLAYER?

C'mon now.
Peter Laird is what, 60 years old? People that old rarely are tech savy. Or maybe he just isn't the type that wastes a lot of cash? He can use his money as he sees fit. He probably wants his daughter to inherit as much of it as possible.

[CyberCubed]

Peter Laird is what, 60 years old? People that old rarely are tech savy. Or maybe he just isn't the type that wastes a lot of cash? He can use his money as he sees fit. He probably wants his daughter to inherit as much of it as possible.

PL is rich and his wife teaches in Colleges and publishes novels. Yet he lives in a modest size house in Northampton and doesn't spend that much money.

[Prowler]

PL is rich and his wife teaches in Colleges and publishes novels. Yet he lives in a modest size house in Northampton and doesn't spend that much money.
Nothing wrong with that.

I know he's not that old, but many old rich people born before 1950 saved their money until their death and never really spent a lot of it at once. They just kept it for the social prestige of it, I'm guessing.

Being rich doesn't mean you're gonna automatically buy a lot of expensive stuff. I doubt I'd change my consumer habits much if I won the lottery and got rich one day. I'd probably buy more games and that's it. Everyone is different.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah, its always been noticeable how down to earth both Kevin and Pete are. Both are millionaires yet are still act like average joes. Obviously fame never went to their heads.

[Prowler]

Yeah, its always been noticeable how down to earth both Kevin and Pete are. Both are millionaires yet are still act like average joes. Obviously fame never went to their heads.
Yeah, notice how so many people have no idea who the creators of the TMNT to this day are.

I think both remember how much the FW series success came with a price to them back in the late 80s/90s. The Turtles have brought them lots of financial success but lots of professional and personal stress as well.

[Coola Yagami]

I'd kinda live the same way to be honest. Having a secure future without having to ever worry about money would be awesome. And while I admit, at first I'd probably go out and buy stuff I've always wanted to buy, after a few days I'd settle down and live the peaceful life. I'm a bit of a skinflint, and I doubt a couple of millions will change that. The last thing I'd ever want to do is make the millions disappear as soon as I got it.

[Commenter 42]

Crazy. Hands up, who here failed their Maths?

[Etsyturtle2]

I just watched it and that was the fakest thing I have ever seen.

[newhire13]

It was most def planted.

My friend, who created fighting robots for robot wars, was hit up.

They "found" some robotic stuff in a locker and brought it to him to "evaluate"

It was HIS stuff that was in the locker. They asked him for his stuff to put in a locker then brought him in as the expert. It happens ALOT.

Lol yeah, all that stuff is fake. I actually had a course in film school where we learned how to shoot (aka "stage") and edit reality tv shows lol.

[Prowler]

I'd kinda live the same way to be honest. Having a secure future without having to ever worry about money would be awesome. And while I admit, at first I'd probably go out and buy stuff I've always wanted to buy, after a few days I'd settle down and live the peaceful life. I'm a bit of a skinflint, and I doubt a couple of millions will change that. The last thing I'd ever want to do is make the millions disappear as soon as I got it.
Yep. I'm not very high maintenance either.


Lol yeah, all that stuff is fake. I actually had a course in film school where we learned how to shoot (aka "stage") and edit reality tv shows lol.
Yeah, reality TV is anything but.

[Prowler]

I can relate to Laird. As a introvert creative-turned-business dude, diving in head first, I don't blame him for leading a quiet life. If I had $60m fall into my lap at retirement age, you bet your ass I would retreat into the hills and start woodworking or building guitars or something.

I get the feeling that Eastman is just having fun with his family and soaking up this TMNT limelight while he can. I'm sure he's doing just fine.

It's pretty cool how both guys are friendly and open with the fans.
Yea, people seem to be overlooking the fact that Peter Laird is 60 years old. I f he had become a millionaire at age 20, I'm sure he'd spend more money. As a 60 year old man he doesn't have the energy to do anything crazy any more. And Peter seems more like the introverted type, anyway. I cannot imagine him living the rock n roll lifestyle. That would seem to be more right down Eastman's alley.

[Commenter 42]

I don't know about Laird, but dude my GF is an artist and she LOVES making pottery. She teaches a local class at the YMCA where she teaches over a dozen people of all ages how to make pottery. And she also has sold several of her pieces to customers for extremely good prices. It's not a dead hobby no one cares about anymore, nor are those who make pottery weird.

And this GF of yours, she's also 60 million in the black?

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

And this GF of yours, she's also 60 million in the black?

Ah, you were just talking about pottery making in the context of being a weird hobby for the rich, never mind then.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

42, a person doesn't stop enjoying their hobbies just because they get rich. If he liked doing it before, why would that change just because he has more money? If anything, that just means he has more TIME to enjoy it!

[Prowler]

All of this simply because the guy made a pottery joke.

[Commenter 42]

42, a person doesn't stop enjoying their hobbies just because they get rich. If he liked doing it before, why would that change just because he has more money? If anything, that just means he has more TIME to enjoy it!

Duckie, it's POTTERY!

Whatever. If he doesn't want the money, give here damn it.

[d_osborn]

Perhaps he could make a ceramic version of this.

https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6697039/il_fullxfull.333048282.jpg

[mrmaczaps]

What the hell is wrong with pottery? I took two classes in pottery in HS and actually enjoyed what I was doing... It's fun to use your hands to make things. I even made a mold so I could easily replicate a design in order to sell some items in the school store. Made a good few extra bucks in my last year of HS for it too.

Pottery is creative not unlike drawing.

[Commenter 42]

All together now everyone, defend potting. That's obviously the point.
Millennials are the worst kind of human, ever.

Here's a visual of 60 million dollars.

http://www.koogle.tv/static/media/uploads/news/9-10_raid_3.jpg

Here's a list of really silly things you could do with less than half of 60 million dollars.
http://agilone.com/new/?p=9962

Not that i would want to, but you could ostensibly buy P.Diddy.

yep, buy him.

I don't see pottery anywhere on that list.

[Prowler]

All together now everyone, defend potting. That's obviously the point.
Millennials are the worst kind of human, ever.
"
Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y) are the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the generation starts and ends; most researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s."

It makes no sense for it to be so broad. People born in the early 80s had completely differente childhoods and teenage years from people born in the late 90s/early 2000s. Technology from 1995-2000 feels so ancient nowadays. No way in hell me, a 25 year old born in 1990 is part of the same generation as a 15 year old born in 2001.

[Powder]

etc

Don't go thinking I dislike you now, but, dude, give it a God damn rest. It's far more perplexing you would hound the issue for so long than it is he's chillin' on that dough.

[CyberCubed]

Also hasn't PL been a millionaire since basically the 80's? Obviously having a lot of money is nothing new for him. If you've been that rich for 30 years obviously why would the sale from 2009 be any different?

And as said, his wife teaches in Colleges and publishes her own books, so even she makes a lot of money by working too in addition to whatever PL has

[Commenter 42]

Don't go thinking I dislike you now, but, dude, give it a God damn rest. It's far more perplexing you would hound the issue for so long than it is he's chillin' on that dough.

I'd made my point, and was done. It's the crazy responses from the drome that kept the convo going. "I wouldn't want to blow my money either" it's too funny. As if he could really burn through it. That would take serious effort, it's not a paycheck from Walmart.

Straight talk, when you have that amount of money, there's an inherent responsibility, to do something with it. Money is power, and he's perched atop a huge pile, twiddling his thumbs. A lot of good could be done with those dollars.

Obviously there are other people with millions in the bank we could point at, but it doesn't change the fact that he's acting a little bit Scroogey here.

That's my real beef, but I get it, the new America is a cornered animal, lashing out at the slightest provocation; more PC than brains, devoid of a true conscience and hungry for the soapbox.

But again dude, you know me by now, I do a fair bit of yelling into the void.
I'll drop it :P, we're going in circles.

[Commenter 42]

"
Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y) are the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the generation starts and ends; most researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s."

It makes no sense for it to be so broad. People born in the early 80s had completely differente childhoods and teenage years from people born in the late 90s/early 2000s. Technology from 1995-2000 feels so ancient nowadays. No way in hell me, a 25 year old born in 1990 is part of the same generation as a 15 year old born in 2001.

Yeah, the idea that GenY is a Millennial, is bullsh*t. Boomers, GenX, GenY, Millennial's, GenZ.

They are all VERY different folks. I clash with most of y'all on issues due largely to being a GenY dude. I was well into College before internet was a thing, which is a hollow statement unless you were there too, a lot like kids today unable to imagine a world without facebook. Many of you probably don't remember a time when even the word Gay, the very idea or mention of it, would get you into a fight. Millenials embrace the word; my generation broke your nose.

The differences are massive, shouldn't be lumped together.

Jesus. I was in NY when it was the corrupt hell of the early 80's. Now it's freaking Disneyland.

[CyberCubed]

Jesus. I was in NY when it was the corrupt hell of the early 80's. Now it's freaking Disneyland.

So how old are you? Your mid-late 30's I assume?

[Commenter 42]

So how old are you? Your mid-late 30's I assume?

Numbers. I hate numbers. I'm older than I care to be.

[Bry]

Straight talk, when you have that amount of money, there's an inherent responsibility, to do something with it. Money is power, and he's perched atop a huge pile, twiddling his thumbs. A lot of good could be done with those dollars.

Well, he did run/fund the Xeric Foundation for like 20 years and gave millions in grants to up-and-coming comic creators. He may be fully retired now, but he's already done more good than... I'd say most other people who've been in his position.

I don't disagree with your point here, mind you. But credit where credit's due.

[Prowler]

Yeah, the idea that GenY is a Millennial, is bullsh*t. Boomers, GenX, GenY, Millennial's, GenZ.

They are all VERY different folks. I clash with most of y'all on issues due largely to being a GenY dude. I was well into College before internet was a thing, which is a hollow statement unless you were there too, a lot like kids today unable to imagine a world without facebook. Many of you probably don't remember a time when even the word Gay, the very idea or mention of it, would get you into a fight. Millenials embrace the word; my generation broke your nose.

The differences are massive, shouldn't be lumped together.

Jesus. I was in NY when it was the corrupt hell of the early 80's. Now it's freaking Disneyland.
Wut? When I was a kid we also would mock each other using the word "gay" as an insult. Just like I've heard the word "gay" being used numerous times as an adjective for something being stupid or crappy.

I didn't get into facebook until I was 19-20, so I damn well remember life without it.

[Commenter 42]

Wut? When I was a kid we also would mock each other using the word "gay" as an insult. Just like I've heard the word "gay" being used numerous times as an adjective for something being stupid or crappy.

I didn't get into facebook until I was 19-20, so I damn well remember life without it.

You really can't compare the two. It's not at all the same. You, not getting into facebook for years has nothing to do with the what the world was doing, being a late adopter makes you an outlier, not the rule.
I'm not challenging you, but you lived in a world that had facebook. I grew up in a world where we shared a land line, and getting a second phone extension to your bedroom was considered a big deal.
And yeah, gay was an indefensible position, akin to be called a child molester, or coping to enjoying molesting kids. Yeah, like that. You were mentally ill, and probably sick, with some disease.

That's the kind of attitude I'm talking about, it was ULTRA dangerous to be gay, much more than today. I'm sure the older members here can recall what it was like, very different from the openness of gay culture today.

[CyberCubed]

To be honest he's right. Nowadays gays are largely accepted unless you're a bigot, and lesbian kissing is so common nowadays people consider it natural. Now all girls are expected to kiss each other growing up or in College.

[Prowler]

I was only a kid at the time, but no way in 1998 would most straight people agree with same-sex marriage. You'd be immediately suspected to be gay for even bringing such issue up in a conversation. I remember a soccer player here being rumored to be gay(he wasn't) back in 1999-2001 and it pretty much destroyed his career. Even many fans of his own team would boo and jeer him with slurs.

Also in the late-80s/early 90s gays were still being blamed for HIV/AIDS. 1998 was only a few years after that. Society's mentality doesn't change overnight like that.

[Commenter 42]

I was only a kid at the time, but no way in 1998 would most straight people agree with same-sex marriage. You'd be immediately suspected to be gay for even bringing such issue up in a conversation. I remember a soccer player here being rumored to be gay(he wasn't) back in 1999-2001 and it pretty much destroyed his career. Even many fans of his own team would boo and jeer him with slurs.

Multiply that by a factor of 100 for the mid eighties dude. It was a rough time for anyone remotely effeminate. There are still pockets of discrimination, and no, it's not perfect today by any stretch, but contrasted with the world I knew, we've come a very long way.

My point is, the younger generation just knee jerk reacts to perceived slights, often without cause, because they don't understand why some folks sought protection in the first place. It becomes like an urban legend. They think any disagreement must be met with full force confrontation and flag waving.

The other day, I read somewhere that selecting a preferred race in your dating profile, was considered racist. You're kidding right? So if I don't want to date a white girl, or a latino, I'm a racist? If I don't go on dates with women outside the Black community, I'm not being inclusive? You want to tell me who I can and can't f*ck?

I'll date who I want, the end.

[Prowler]

Multiply that by a factor of 100 for the mid eighties dude. It was a rough time for anyone remotely effeminate. There are still pockets of discrimination, and no, it's not perfect today by any stretch, but contrasted with the world I knew, we've come a very long way.

My point is, the younger generation just knee jerk reacts to perceived slights, often without cause, because they don't understand why some folks sought protection in the first place. It becomes like an urban legend. They think any disagreement must be met with full force confrontation and flag waving.

The other day, I read somewhere that selecting a preferred race in your dating profile, was considered racist. You're kidding right? So if I don't want to date a white girl, or a latino, I'm a racist? If I don't go on dates with women outside the Black community, I'm not being inclusive? You want to tell me who I can and can't f*ck?

I'll date who I want, the end.
I'm not saying that LGBT people had it worse in the 90s than in the 80s. Back in the 80s guys like Rob Halford and Freddie Mercury didn't advertise being gay, even though most people could tell they were. They were obviously afraid of losing fans. Hell, homosexuality was a crime in my country until 1982! That's just a year before my brother was born.

My point is, people born in the late 80s/early 90s still remember the time before society became ultra politically correct like today with all the tumblrtards and the likes. Don't underestimate me, old guy!

You can date whoever you want to. People don't understand that it goes WAY beyond race/ethnicity. It's a matter of culture similarities. It's a lot harder to have a good long lasting relationship with someone with who you don't share many cultural similarities. I mean. there's a reason most people stick to their own kind and why there's still tons of different countries, ethnic groups, languages, cultures, religions, etc.

[CyberCubed]

Back then interracial couples were considered a taboo, let alone being gay. I remember being a young teenager in the late 90's or early 2000's watching Jerry Springer and they had a white man with a black girlfriend and they made a big deal out of it with the families of both on stage arguing and the audience going nuts.

Nowadays nobody cares if white/black/spanish/asian/indian/etc. people all date each other. Literally who cares.

[Prowler]

Anyway, how the hell did a thread like this take such a turn? And only because C42 considers pottery to be a weird hobby for a millionaire? This sounds like another tumblresque thread in the making.

[Powder]

I like how I told someone to ease up on an old man who likes crafts & created the thing we all love & have been equated with extremist SJW's as a result. 'Cause that's totally accurate. :trolleye:

[Prowler]

I like how I told someone to ease up on an old man who likes arts & crafts & have been equated with extremist SJW's.
Yeah, it's strange. Why are you so stressed out, C42?

[Commenter 42]

I like how I told someone to ease up on an old man who likes crafts & created the thing we all love & have been equated with extremist SJW's as a result. 'Cause that's totally accurate. :trolleye:

Lol, None of that was directed at you man - just the world in general...
I've been mentoring while working the last few months. The kids are half my age, and they're in my ear all day with the hypersensitivity BS. It's too bloody much after a while.

I got no serious beef with Laird, obvs. Feeling my age and overworked is all.

I know we got a thread for this kinda thing, apologies; we all have our breaking point, and the kids+job stress have me at mine.

[Powder]

I hate those people too, probably a lot more than you do. But I was not exhibiting behavior anything like theirs nor is this is fit place to discuss the breakdown of American society.

[Commenter 42]

I hate those people too, probably a lot more than you do. But I was not exhibiting behavior anything like theirs nor is this is fit place to discuss the breakdown of American society.

Like I said, it wasn't at you :P

But maybe, just maybe, this is the nexus of the breakdown? :lol:

[plastroncafe]

I am those people, and I'm probably older than both of you.

[Commenter 42]

I am those people, and I'm probably older than both of you.

...tell me you read the entire thread, please. :lol:

[plastroncafe]

...tell me you read the entire thread, please. :lol:

Oh I did.
And someday when I win Mass Millions I'm going to send you a mug with your name on it. Fresh from the kiln.

[Commenter 42]

Oh I did.
And someday when I win Mass Millions I'm going to send you a mug with your name on it. Fresh from the kiln.

I sincerely hope you do. :lol:

Pottery is still an incredible waste of time.

Ok I'm done.

[Powder]

Like I said, it wasn't at you :P

But maybe, just maybe, this is the nexus of the breakdown? :lol:

Well I am eternally in a state of existential crisis, so there's always a breakdown when I'm around.

[plastroncafe]

I sincerely hope you do. :lol:

Pottery is still an incredible waste of time.

Ok I'm done.

It'll have "male tears" written on the side, and "my feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullsh!t" on the bottom. That's how you'll know it'll from me.

[Commenter 42]

Well I am eternally in a state of existential crisis, so there's always a breakdown when I'm around.

I sympathize. My real name is Schrodinger's Cat.

The basturd couldn't even decide on a name...

IT WAS JUST A NAME ERWIN!!!!


That guy....

It'll have "male tears" written on the side, and "my feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullsh!t" on the bottom. That's how you'll know it'll from me.

Please include a note with who I'm supposed to f*** and it will be perfect. :lol:

[plastroncafe]

Please include a note with who I'm supposed to f*** and it will be perfect. :lol:

Stick with yourself, and I think you'll be okay.:D
And before someone goes makes themselves a glass swan, I'm kidding.

There's no way I'm taking a pottery class. Knitting is my craft of choice. Man...the fiber stash I could buy with 30 million.
Yeah, I'd probably hold up in Western MA too if given the chance with that kind of dough.

One thing is for certain, I'd steer as clear of reality tv as I possibly could.
The internet is bad enough.

[Commenter 42]

Glass swan, that's special. I like it.

I'd probably buy Kanye. No, wait...
I'd definitely buy Kanye.

[CyberCubed]

So this is what I have to look forward to 10 years from now when I turn 40? Interesting.

[ToTheNines]

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTcyNTYyMDY3MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjMxNzM3._V1_S X640_SY720_.jpg

[Prowler]

Lol, None of that was directed at you man - just the world in general...
I've been mentoring while working the last few months. The kids are half my age, and they're in my ear all day with the hypersensitivity BS. It's too bloody much after a while.

I got no serious beef with Laird, obvs. Feeling my age and overworked is all.

I know we got a thread for this kinda thing, apologies; we all have our breaking point, and the kids+job stress have me at mine.
I had a feeling it was just you venting due to all the stress accumulated within you.

For the record, I agree with a lot of your points or can see where you're coming from.

[Commenter 42]

anyway, this was a less than fascinating thread to begin with, now at least you've all been privy to what should have been a conversation with my therapist.

I feel closer to you all.