The November 2009 Tool Newsletter is out, though nothing is mentioned in the news about it. I’ve only vaguely read through it, but it seemed to suggest some things about the Toolarmy downtime, though in the usual Blair fashion rather than what most of you would want to read.
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Blair mentions “a private site containing a false front page/ login screen* (similar to some of the more elitist BitTorrent websites out there), ”
He may be referring to http://www.waffles.fm here. I’m sure there are other torrent sites with false logins though…
“First off, what’s the “big thing?” (Certainly it wasn’t the bonus summer tour).” -from the last paragraph of the news letter.
I guess maybe the summer tour was the “big thing”, although that setlist could hardly be described as anything but miniscule.
God now my brain hurts. Why can’t he just say what he means. What I got from it was that there isn’t actually any maintence going on and that someone fucked with it. Anyone else?
I’m pretty sure all of these news-letters he releases during the time the band isn’t doing anything are only there to fuck around with everybody’s head who takes this band too seriously. It’s probably best not to do anything more than take a quick glance at them and belt out an occasional ha-ha at his geeky jokes.
Jen, I am sticking to what Hellboy has said from the beginning, don’t expect TA as we know it to ever return.
My thoughts, Dec 31 is when TA shall expire. Something new will come out of all of this. Remember when some of ‘our’ peeps were like, ‘be sure to save your contacts and friends information down somewhere else, well……
I think that sums it up. TA is done.
you think blair’s ever seen a vagina?
well, atleast on the way out during childbirth i suspect.
RUN JINX LMAO
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LOL!!! Seriously I’m rolling on the floor down here JT. As for TA….that’s bull. They gonna refund all that membership money?
If they don’t refund it, I’ll just beat my refund out of blair at the next Volto! show.
Oh (markus) poopyface, I try and keep my conspiracy theories to a minimum before everyone starts to wear tinfoil helmets.
No I suspect that, as hellboy stated, the TA format as we know it shall be replaced with a conglomerate of sorts. I do believe that at the end of the year, we shall see the new face of TA.
I stated earlier, either on here or TA, that legally they could not just drop the ball. Especially after all the new memberships that came in as a result of the summer mini tour.
As for beating the hell out of Blair at the next Volto show, pics or it never happened.
Slave I
[quote comment="36190"]“First off, what’s the “big thing?” (Certainly it wasn’t the bonus summer tour).” -from the last paragraph of the news letter. I guess maybe the summer tour was the “big thing”, although that setlist could hardly be described as anything but miniscule.[/quote]
Huh? It sound pretty clear to me that the tour definitely wasn’t the Big Thing.
I wonder when it started being referred to as “The Big Thing”? In April 2008 we were told ”Good things are coming…Be patient…”, and then this was turned into “The Big Thing”?
I never considered that the summer mini tour to be this “Big Thing” until Blair’s comment in this last newsletter actually. So now I’m not so sure. Not sure his comment is really all that clear…as…it actually sounds like a something coming from someone with a smirk on his face.
I’ve definitely got a new appreciation for patience though. : )
Come on guys/gals
All these years and you still actually believe a “thing” that is “big” actually exists whenever Blair mentions a “BIG THING”?
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[quote comment=""]Come on guys/gals
All these years and you still actually believe a “thing” that is “big” actually exists whenever Blair mentions a “BIG THING”?
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Good point.
the Big Thing is Blair himself. He showed me one night in the toilets at The Baked Potato
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[quote comment="36190"]“First off, what’s the “big thing?” (Certainly it wasn’t the bonus summer tour).” -from the last paragraph of the news letter. I guess maybe the summer tour was the “big thing”, although that setlist could hardly be described as anything but miniscule.[/quote]
Huh? It sound pretty clear to me that the tour definitely wasn’t the Big Thing.
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i think that section of the newsletter was meant to be sarcastic. like he’s saying , “oh, CERTAINLY it wasn’t, it COULDN’T HAVE been. this is really the first time it’s been mentioned since the tour anyways.
A friend of mine pointed out to me that the number that Blair mentions in the November newsletter (614223114422) is in fact the UPC code for aenima.
just thought id throw that out there
Yep.
maybe he is trying to tell us something! (lol)
And here I sit with no Secret BMB Decoder Ring. Damn the luck.
don’t waste your time kittaan, It just says “drink more ovaltine”….WTF right?
Not sure what Blair means by “Ruth Montgomery (you know, the lady depicted on the one dollar bill)”. I researched Ruth Montgomery, but I’m not sure how she’s related to the dollar bill. Anyone have any ideas?
Also…in the October 2008 Newsletter Blair mentions “..the Big Thing (your words)…”, and that’s the first reference I can find from him calling it this. Then again in a post from June 4th 2009 he posted information about Matthew Santoro’s movie ‘Offline’ and says, “Look for more of Matt’s stunning art in a future Tool project (i.e. “the big thing”).”
So…I dunno…I’ve obviously got a bit too much time on my hands this morning though, that’s for sure. : )
Hahaha! Classic Cori! I am intrigued and can’t wait to have more to speculate, overthink and generally geek out upon anything TººL related right along with you…
Damn Blair and Tool for being in cahoots with Little Orphan Annie.
hey hellboy, blood into wine out in feb. with a new trailer.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131838
[quote comment=""]hey hellboy, blood into wine out in feb. with a new trailer. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131838/quote
“…suck off the tool.”
[quote comment="36216"] “…suck off the tool.”[/quote]
That’s Bob Odenkirk for those who didn’t recognize him.
“This is the purest wine you’ll ever have…that you suck off the tool.” Too funny…ah…just too freakin’ funny.
Definitely looking foward to the documentary.
Thinking back….a year or two ago, someone dug-up a registration-type document from somwhere about TA. I’m no internet expert, but I’m sure Hellboy will tell me how it works. Anyway, this ‘document’ showed an end date for TA’s registration on the www or something. Like it expired on that date unless it was re-registered, or however it works.
Maybe that was it? Maybe it really is over?
are you talking about the whois domain name information?:
Registrant:
Ihrig, Camella
ATTN: TOOLARMY.COM
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 459
Drums, PA. 18222
Administrative Contact:
Ihrig, Camella hm2kh4h59ys@networksolutionsprivateregistration.com
ATTN: TOOLARMY.COM
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 459
Drums, PA 18222
570-708-8780
Technical Contact:
Alagao, Debbie hx65m55m4dq@networksolutionsprivateregistration.com
ATTN: TOOLARMY.COM
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 459
Drums, PA 18222
570-708-8780
Record expires on 07-May-2011.
Record created on 07-May-2001.
Database last updated on 13-Dec-2009 00:46:25 EST.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.ASPEXTRA.NET 63.126.69.100
NS2.ASPEXTRA.NET 63.126.67.228
NS3.ASPEXTRA.NET 65.61.177.83
NS4.ASPEXTRA.NET 64.36.4.27
Slave I
If they’re anything like me, they probably won’t re-register until a few days before expiry.
Lighting Dude
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Tool?
Put something off until the last possible minute?
No way!
JT I do believe it is stated in the contract and has been pointed out that the “Collective Unconscious” messageboard is a FREE service provided to Toolarmy Members– the money paid is to join the fanclub, not the website.
anyone with a serious interest in cryptography could check out Greg Taylor’s “Guide to Dan Brown’s the Lost Symbol”. As some of you may know, Greg Taylor is the owner of Daily Grail Publications, the creator of the Darklore series that Blair’s articles have been published in, and also the author of the “Occult Rock” article.. DG also published Blair’s poetry book Ijynx.
As for Ruth Montgomery, you are on your own… Where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him??
Time will tell with TOOL as with TA and Blair.
There’s no sense trying to guess what the mind
Of a nutter butter is thinking when high.
[quote comment=""]Time will tell with TOOL as with TA and Blair. There’s no sense trying to guess what the mind Of a nutter butter is thinking when high.[/quote]
Hi JJ, Care to guess what I am thinking ??
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She just said, that there was no point in guessing what was going through a mind of a nutter butter….LOL!!….Whats going on Elpster?
Zing. Just like old times (and even an old-timer, too!) What’s up y’all?
There goes the neighborhood
and you would know Jr!
merry holidays and shit ! =)
[quote comment=""]Hi JJ, Care to guess what I am thinking ??
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Your thoughts are always in your pants baby.
Booty claps Nathan and Kit
Hope your holidaze were memorable
mmmmmm….booty claps!!
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mmmmmm….booty claps!!
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Nathan, too funny man.
Really ??
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Not sure how long it’s been up, but there’s a new picture of Danny in the Lightside photo album of TA. : )
Shut up you!
toolarmys Primary Penetrater started the rumor about a secret tool chatroom, but hes probably talking about live harmonys toolchatreborn, where he dishes all members of ta and tb kabirs site and this one, hence why hes hated so much