Todd Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 does anyone know what is the current occupation of John Kiffmeyer? I think he's a producer
Justin Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Okay- I was wondering how many people here on GDC besides myself own 1,000 Hours in the pink sleeve. Is that a question? I technically own one.... i just don't have it. The post service lost the parcel about 12 years ago, so it never actually got me. I got the money back, but i would have rather owned it. Rarely see them nowadays.
TheJedi Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 does anyone know what is the current occupation of John Kiffmeyer? i dont really remember, but i think he's selling bikes or something
Todd Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 I technically own one.... i just don't have it. The post service lost the parcel about 12 years ago, so it never actually got me. I got the money back, but i would have rather owned it. Rarely see them nowadays. Oh, wow, I'm so sorry! I know how excited I was to recieve mine. Now that brings up the mystery of the ages-where do lost packages go?
Tre_Cool_is_cool Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Who decides the band's wardrobe on stage? I much preferred when they just wore jeans and thirts. Also, the AI-era stuff was okay too.
Slave To The Network Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Here's the article : And they talked about it in this interview : youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0cJd-3rwi_4 Honestly, the things that surprises me the most about that is the fact that Billie is familiar with The Toxic Avenger and that he sounds and looks pretty much exactly the same as he does now.
solongfromthestars Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Okay- I was wondering how many people here on GDC besides myself own 1,000 Hours in the pink sleeve. Is that a question? I have one.
kerplunk_chick Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 How many copies of the original Dookie were sold? (With Ernie on the back). I bought a used one at an FYE a few years ago but haven't been able to find another since.
Justin Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 You can still actually find copies with Ernie on the back in stores over here. I've never actually seen one without, ironically.
Karol Oliveira Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 You can still actually find copies with Ernie on the back in stores over here. I've never actually seen one without, ironically. Same here. In Brazil, there are only copies with Ernie. I think that only US have copies without him.
GuitarPunk94 Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 is there a special story about Ernie being on the back of Dookie?
kerplunk_chick Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 You can still actually find copies with Ernie on the back in stores over here. I've never actually seen one without, ironically. I should have been more specific I guess. In the U.S. they no longer sell Dookie with Ernie (at least not new CDs). In Canada, England, etc. they do though. So how many were sold in the U.S. before they took him off? I have both copies. They just photoshop him out on the newer version. is there a special story about Ernie being on the back of Dookie? I'm assuming the crowd had him at a show and it made it on the back of the album.
Todd Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I should have been more specific I guess. In the U.S. they no longer sell Dookie with Ernie (at least not new CDs). In Canada, England, etc. they do though. So how many were sold in the U.S. before they took him off? I have both copies. They just photoshop him out on the newer version. I'm assuming the crowd had him at a show and it made it on the back of the album. If they took a picture with ernie there, then when they photoshopped him out, where did that person's face come from?
kerplunk_chick Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 If they took a picture with ernie there, then when they photoshopped him out, where did that person's face come from? Half of her face was already visable with Ernie still on the back cover. Chances are they just filled in the rest with what they wanted her to look like.
ThibautDookie Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 What elements/objects did the band saved and kept from the Dookie and Insomniac Era ?
Todd Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 What elements/objects did the band saved and kept from the Dookie and Insomniac Era ? What???? Like does Billie still have his slugger shirt?
ThibautDookie Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 What???? Like does Billie still have his slugger shirt? Yeah anything, i want to know.
green day is Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 If they took a picture with ernie there, then when they photoshopped him out, where did that person's face come from? I have always wondered this
Todd Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 WHERE IS JOHN KIFFMEYER NOW, AND DO YOU KNOW IF HE REGRETS HIS DECISION TO LEAVE THE BAND? John is married and living in San Francisco, working in various aspects of the media. He hasn't spoken to me in nearly seven years, and the last time he did, it was to yell at me for giving an interview about Green Day to a reporter from Rolling Stone (the band had asked me to speak to him). So I have no way of knowing how John feels about leaving the band, whether he's happy or sad or whatever about it. I know that he did very well financially, even just from playing on the first album and two EPs, because the band still gave him his full one third share of the earnings, but as to whether he wishes he were still in the band, I have no way of knowing. After he left Green Day to attend college, he played in several other bands, most notably the Ne'er Do Wells, but as far as I know, he's not playing music, at least not in a band, anymore. I found this interview with Larry Livermore from I don't know when, but this might answer some of the recent questions about John. Underlined quote- do you guys think they still do, even with Reprise? And do you think John had a say on Green Day's decision to pull out their inventory from Lookout in 05?
KilltheDJ23 Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 So honestly, if i were to actually ask BJA anything I'd without a doubt ask him where the hell he buys all his awesome socks.............
WhiteTim Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 I found this interview with Larry Livermore from I don't know when, but this might answer some of the recent questions about John. Underlined quote- do you guys think they still do, even with Reprise? And do you think John had a say on Green Day's decision to pull out their inventory from Lookout in 05? By copyright law they have to pay him royalties for any song or album he performed on or helped write
Hermione Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 I found this interview with Larry Livermore from I don't know when, but this might answer some of the recent questions about John. Underlined quote- do you guys think they still do, even with Reprise? He's one of the three people who made the album so he's just as entitled to his third of the earnings from it as Billie and Mike are to theirs. In Cometbus: In China With Green Day, Aaron said that John doesn't want anything to do with Green Day, to the extent that he doesn't even cash those cheques he gets from the old albums/EPs. No way to know if the cheques part is true or not, but from everything Aaron said there it sounds like since John left the band he's wanted nothing whatsoever to do with it. He said when he mentioned to John that he'd be meeting up with the band John said "Are you still hanging out with those guys?". Seems he sees Green Day as something firmly in the past that he no longer has any interest in, and that they never made up after he left. So honestly, if i were to actually ask BJA anything I'd without a doubt ask him where the hell he buys all his awesome socks............. This thread isn't for thinking up questions to ask Green Day . It's just for asking questions about Green Day. I do agree his socks are awesome though.
green day is Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 He's one of the three people who made the album so he's just as entitled to his third of the earnings from it as Billie and Mike are to theirs. In Cometbus: In China With Green Day, Aaron said that John doesn't want anything to do with Green Day, to the extent that he doesn't even cash the cheques he gets from the old albums/EPs. No way to know if the cheques part is true or not, but from everything Aaron said there it sounds like since John left the band he's wanted nothing whatsoever to do with it. He said when he mentioned to John that he'd be meeting up with the band John said "Are you still hanging out with those guys?". Seems he sees Green Day as something firmly in the past that he no longer has any interest in, and that they never made up after he left. This thread isn't for thinking up questions to ask Green Day . It's just for asking questions about Green Day. I do agree his socks are awesome though. I think he's just butthurt that they got big after he left. I know I would be.
kerplunk_chick Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 I think he's just butthurt that they got big after he left. I know I would be. Right? Haha. Especially since he ended up joining another band later on anyway. Clearly he didn't want to completely desert the music industry just yet and his chance to make it big was happening without him. Ouch.
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