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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: ModestMouse] 1
#20555922 - 09/12/14 12:42 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hahahahahaha oh my god!!!! I have followed this thread since the beginning close to 9 months ago and each and every character is unique genuine and hysterical!!! Keep on keepin on modest mouse! I thoroughly hope you'll continue these characters all the way through and maybe even throw a story line up after words (as mentioned in some post somewhere in this thread(I think(hahahaha)))
Very great thread the idea was pure genius to begin with
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: nksfo5]
#20556576 - 09/12/14 07:05 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Appreciate the feedback, and i'm glad you enjoy it as much as I do!! I wrote Paco a few different times and scrapped him, thinking he was too obvious or stereotypical. Then I just sort of went with it. His profile is about Festivals as much as it is sketchy drug dealers 
I'll try to make the next entries more frequent but I can't make any promises.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: ModestMouse]
#20557289 - 09/12/14 11:01 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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lol paco, i can not relate to xD
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: Legend]
#20557776 - 09/12/14 12:54 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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How funny, I met "Paco" last night.
Me and my dad were gonna go get some bud from this Mexican fellow he knows. When we get there, he's wavin' a meth-pipe around "Hey, man, wanna get tweaked?"

First time I'd ever heard of a Mexican doin' meth.
A Methican.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: Sterben]
#20560888 - 09/13/14 03:38 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Haha, nice one Modest Mouse! I've met Paco a couple of times, only in my country he is Polish instead of Hispanic :p
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: Turtletotem]
#20560917 - 09/13/14 04:02 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I really dig this thread, I'm not sure I'm one of the first 10, but I may be a combination of parts of two or three of them. But can't wait to read the last two and see if I'm one of the twelve people you meet on the couch.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: ModestMouse]
#20922625 - 12/03/14 01:18 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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When do we get to meet number eleven ??
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: nksfo5]
#20923080 - 12/03/14 02:58 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Between now and January I'm hoping. Usually its when I encounter "them"
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: ModestMouse]
#20924274 - 12/03/14 06:43 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Awesome sounds good man
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: nksfo5] 1
#21007330 - 12/21/14 12:26 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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11. Ross
Right about now this man is sitting in his garage smoking a sizeable blunt, and attempting to hammer out the chords of an obscure Zeppelin song. His place is trashed, in all the right ways; old duplicate vinals of some of the best are nailed haphazardly to the wall, there's an array of well-used drums off to the side, and what appears to be Chewbacca's distant cousin sitting on a blown-out couch ripping a grav bong. The hairy fellow exhales the plume of smoke and shouts: "Hey what do you think about the 8th of May?"
"That's Jess' birthday man, you know that. We are going out of town that weekend. We've gone over this, we gotta tell them no Howie"
At this point, the wooly fellow, "Howie" gets up, walks over to the amp, and turns a few knobs.
"Listen to me for a second Ross."
"I'm listening howe, I've been listen..."
"Do you remember all that momentum we had last summer? The crowds, the busy weekends, Bernie's Cove..."
"I remember the Cove"
"Good times right?"
"Righ, they were great times Howe but..."
"BUT Sid hopped off, and we lost our touch for a little while. So what? It happens, Ross. We have Marco now, Marco is a kickass drummer man you know that..."
Ross and Howie continue talking, but the picture is clear. Those times when Ross was playing with his friends Howie and Sid felt electric. Even in the smallest of venue's, the feeling that he was doing what he loved with his two best friends is hard to beat. Somewhere along the line, Sid lost sight of the plan and left the group for his girl. Now Ross can't seem to play like he once did, and he's not even sure he wants to. Ironically, he routinely finds himself in the position Sid once did. His relationship with Jess is routinely on the rocks as he struggles daily between the band and his woman of 6 years.
Ross never went to college, and his JCPenney sales experience isnt exactly a hot resume seller. He never had a real plan, and instead relied on his musical momentum almost entirely. He had played the "parents garage/apartment" card for several years, and it was getting old. At the age of 26, he began to see his peers and friends take up the reigns of responsibility, while he remained stagnant. All he had to show for his years of jamming away in the garage was a band that was, at one point in time, full of potential. You cannot make a living on potential alone, though. He has to do something to get his life back on track, and he knows this.
What Ross doesn't know, is that there are millions just like him. Chock full of good potential without the certainty or confidence to act on it. All sitting somewhere pondering if they themselves will ever "make it". Stuck somewhere between 1st gear and Neutral. After him and Howie are done talking, he picks up his guitar, and turns his amp back up. "Howe, are you feelin sharp?"
"Sharp enough" he mumbles as he ignites the bong once more.
"Good. Give Marco a call, lets try to get something going tonight. I'm going to talk to Jess... We'll sign on for the 8th. This conversation is going to suck ass. You fuckin owe me, man."
Howie grins a bit and then nods and springs up. Tobacco Bong Rip may soon make their return.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: ModestMouse]
#21007397 - 12/21/14 12:40 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Glad to see you back at it.
Good one!
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch *DELETED* [Re: pslyke] 1
#21007593 - 12/21/14 01:24 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks!
I really love writing these. Nearing the end of the saga, and my writing style changed up throughout it, but there's still strong coherence to the original plan.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: ModestMouse] 4
#22061429 - 08/08/15 02:36 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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12. The Gambler
He may sell drugs, but seeing the transaction take place is about as likely as catching herpes from a nun. He's fast but cautious. With his ducks in a row, and all his chips in the pot, he's got a full house and a loaded gun. The only time he wakes up with bed head is when his lady stays the night, and he never seems to be asleep if someone needs to get a hold of him.
There's a pair of sunglasses seemingly stitched to his head, as you'll seldom see his eyes. You'd assume he's simply coked up, but there's never a crash nor coke to be found. His speed and confident decisiveness are derived from nothing more than the desire to live in the moment. He'll take a single puff of that blunt he rolled for everyone and then later stroll around the bay, casually making conversation with passerby. Anxiety extinguished and inhibitions long revoked, The Gambler is at ease in crowds, and always looking to meet others. It's in his blood, the drive to make as many connections as fate allows. These friendships and connections are only as good as the people behind them, and The Gambler knows this. You will only catch him hanging out with the right crowd at the right time; he spares no time for the fake. These seemingly natural gifts of charisma and good judgement got him in the game, and it's why he'll remain in it long after the others are barred.
The various drugs he occasionally ingests appear to be of more utility than necessity, and you've never seen him addicted to anything except for those damn Marb Reds he's always got hanging out of his mouth. He knows as well as you that drugs will push you off your high horse just as soon as they'll let you on it.
The Gambler is frequently on the move, but you're certain you'll keep in touch with him. Not because he sells you and your buddies good shit but because he's a real soul, someone to hold meaningful conversation with. Member of a dying breed - those with as much substance as they have style are in short supply and always have been.
Perhaps it's all luck, and his apparently overwhelming fortune and happiness in life has just emerged out of some statistical anomaly, or maybe, just maybe, he's no different than the rest of us who live for the day.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: ModestMouse] 2
#22061443 - 08/08/15 02:54 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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#12!
I've loved reading all of these MM. You're a small inspiration (lol) to me. All of your stories to this have been small and personal, while still universally understandable. Bravo!
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: extreme] 2
#22064294 - 08/08/15 07:56 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Glad it inspired you man! It's been a long strange year
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: ModestMouse]
#22065398 - 08/09/15 12:39 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Wow! What a helluva way to wrap it up.
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Thanks man, like a few of the others, this one practically wrote itself. This thread is like a vessel with which I can take myself back to a specific person, time, and place. Like my drug addled diary that others can enjoy and relate to. Beyond that, most of these characters seem to have a lesson of some sort behind their description, some of which was originally unintentional.
It's been really awesome bringing these figures to light, and I'm happy you agree.
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Re: The Twelve People You Meet on the Couch [Re: ModestMouse]
#22069984 - 08/09/15 10:57 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I fucking love it, bro. Please keep writing. I assume, since this is the twelfth person on the couch, that this series is over, but it would be awesome if you started something else.
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damn, you finshed this thread already? ive checked it out multiple times the past year or so... but never expected it to end so soon.
i feel like there are more people on the couch to meet!
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