*OvErPrOtEcTeD*

This thread is devoted to appreciating 27-year-old Grammy award winning singer/song writer/guitarist extraordinaire, John Mayer. Visit John's official site to learn more about the man and the music.


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Welcome to Wonderland. Population: 33

1. Moochie (Steph)
2. Tanique33 (Brie)
3. **SuperGirl** (Kara)
4. eM_au (Em)
5. ~*Astaldoantoiel*~ (Kim)
6. CaptainBackfire (Mijay)
7. *OvErPrOtEcTeD* (Kat)
8. Violet Bues (Violet)
9. amore85 (Lucy)
10. Tesseract (Kitt)
11. Just Tracy (Tracy)
12. ~*grace*~ (Grace)
13. loquacity (Tina)
14. bizkitprinzess (Laura)
15. *Cherry Lips* (Annie)
16. Maliejandra
17. Enigma, I.C.
18. Dixie1903
19. BreathofJasmine
20. HornyCookie
21. BiggerThanMyBody (Jen)
22. lasha4god (Delise)
23. dorksrock (Alyssa)
24. Corrsfanre (Regina)
25. IheartJohnMayer (Stephers)
26. csgreeneyes
27. LivingInTheOCsucks (Lindsay)
28. ComeAwayWithMe
29. stargazer123
30. freak42gether (Kristy)
31. *Ledi*
32. Empress Chynna
33. Manda105

The title, of course, refers to John's rainbow shirt slogan, and some on stage smooching action that was had with several members of Maroon5.

Now that John's summer tour is over, our thread opener was left looking a little blank. I can't make banners, and I'm not even going to pretend I can. But I made an attempt to brighten things up a bit (till someone makes a better one, maybe? ). I also made a posters list. Let me know if you don't see your name, and would like to be added! Once we get some album news, I can edit that in too.

ETA: Upcoming dates (thanks to Steph):

9.18.04 - Boston, MA (The FleetCenter)
10.09.04 - Oranjestad, Aruba (Aruba Music Center)

Let the John goodness continue!

Kat

Moochie

Thanks for starting the new thread Kat!

There are a couple of upcoming dates:

9.18.04 - Boston, MA (The FleetCenter)
10.09.04 - Oranjestad, Aruba (Aruba Music Center)

It's a small, piddly list though.

*OvErPrOtEcTeD*

You're most welcome, Steph!

Thanks for the dates. I'll add them in. Yeah, it barely accounts for a list. But they mean we can look forward to pictures and reviews! Good thing too. 'Cause I'm experiencing concert-report withdrawal already.

**SuperGirl**

Thanks for starting the new thread, Kat. Nice title, too.

lasha4god

I'm happy to see a small list. That means he's finally resting and haveing more time to dedicate to the new album! Plus, even though I'm from Mass origianally, I think that Aruba date is sweet! Him and Jackson Brown? I'd love to be there. Plus I love island music (ska, rocksteady, calepso) so it would be a great experince. I've always wanted to go there or Jam. I just feel bad about the recent hurricanes that hit some of the islands and Florida, yet again. It's so sad. I hope it all comes to end and they can start to build back to a normal life.

Delise
P.S. I actually have no clue as to how close Aruba is to Jam.

*OvErPrOtEcTeD*

Anytime, Kara! Glad you dig the title too.

I'm pleased that the nice, long space between those show dates mean John will have time to continue resting up too, Delise. He sure as hell deserves it.

Violet Blues

You're brilliant, Kat! I swear. It's about time we got a list of Mayer posters and a banner! Which is awesome, by the way! But what shall we call ourselves, I wonder...? Hmmm..... And the thread title is too funny!

I'm glad he's resting up too, Delise! And I know, these hurricanes are out of control! It hit here and I actually started to think that water was pouring inside of my room! I started to freak out, but thank God there was none.

Sorry I haven't posted here in a while, hehe....the only reason why I even got the chance to do so today is because I'm sick, (there's always something wrong, isn't there? ) But I'm getting pampered with whatever I want so for that! I will not neglect this thread no longer, though!

See ya later, folks!

---Violet

eM_au

kat, thanks for the new thread!

~*grace*~

Great start Kat. Love the new thread title too ! John even has a matching t-shirt to compliment the hoodie



Just a suggestion... but you could add a link to the Request thread for a John board

lasha4god

I agree. I think the first thread post should include key JM links and goodies.

Good mornin everyone! Got nothing else to say I thought I would just start with that.

Delise

*OvErPrOtEcTeD*

Aww, it's was my pleasure, Violet! I thought so too, and thanks, I'm glad you like the banner and title. I'd be open to any suggestions for what we could name ourselves on the posters list. Think about it, and let me know what you come up with. I'll do the same.

So great to see you back again! But sorry to hear it's 'cause you're sick. Hehee, apt use of the violin smilie there! Make sure you milk the pampering for all it's worth. I'm glad the hurricanes didn't hit your area too badly btw!

No worries Em, and thanks Grace!
Ha, I have that pic as my WP atm actually! Thanks for posting it in honour of our thread title. Gotta love that he appears to be collecting the set. I can't help but wonder if matching HLoR underwear is available too!

Great suggestion! I should have thought to slip the request link in, but since I have it in my sig, it tends to slip my mind. Editing it in now.

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John's latest Esquire article:

Esquire, October 2004

This month's lesson: i-Fi The Next Generation of portable speakers look sleek and sexy and sounds like garbage!

There’s a new phenomenon in digital audio. I call it i-Fi: portable listening devices lauded for small size and elegant design but seriously lacking in sound quality. Since the wax cylinder was introduced in 1886, each successive listening format has sounded better than its predecessor. Now, 118 years later, the MP3 has broken that streak. And even more troubling, speakers and headphones are getting worse every year. So pull out your permission slips, kids, because we're going on a field trip to the science lab.

Speakers rely on the cone (the paper ring that you get a kick out of touching when OutKast comes on) to vibrate back and forth and produce sound frequencies. Treble vibrates faster and less intensely, while bass
vibrates slower and deeper, making longer waves. When your speakers are the size of a ten-year-old's nipples, they'll never have the room to do their job, making most low-frequency instruments nearly inaudible. And I thought you loved your bass.

If these details didn't matter to people, there'd be nothing to complain about. But details do matter to consumers. They're just the wrong details. I've stood in line in the electronics department and seen a middle-aged housewife and a tech-savvy 20-something ask the same question: "How many megapixels does this camera have?" But they miss the plain fact that with a pea-sized lens, 6 million pixels still give you one huge grainy image. Congruently, the iPod produces CD-quality sound but is most often listened to through uncommonly bad earbuds, which seem to sit most comfortably in the ear of a manta ray.

Okay, maybe I’m complaining, taking a hair dryer to a tornado of evolution. Let's go one step further: Music is no being produced with i-Fi as the presumed listening environment. That means that the music is being produced to sound better on a laptop than through full-sized home-stereo speakers, which narrows the sound spectrum and makes everything sound really pointy. Case in point: During the making of my last record, Heavier Things, mixes were auditioned on a laptop, which is invariably where music ends up for most listeners today.

But wait, there's one silver lining around the ominous cloud of i-Fi: If you can't hear how great the instruments sound, you'll have nothing to fall back on if the lyrics suck. And that's where I have to put my faith. If you don't care about the sound quality, I won't, either. I'll just spend less time finding the right microphone to go under that snare drum and more time making sure the words mean something.

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I had no idea how technologically uninformed I was till I read that. But then I suppose being the musician and tech-head that he is, he's bound to be clued in on the latest advancements in speaker sound quality. "Speakers the size of a 10-year-old's nipples". Tehee!

If anyone's interested, an Esquire article scan. (from j-mayer.org )

And a Teen People scan (resized to post 'cause I love the pic):



The original scan can be found at JMeyecandy.com.

eM_au

i know there is a matching thong on sale on eBay

ohhh new pix at JMeyecandy!

Violet Blues

Hmmm....I've been thinking of a name, but I haven't come up with anything good yet! I'll have to get "back to you" (hehe) on that one, .

It's great to be back! I'm starting to feel a bit better, so that's good! Oh yeah, I'm milking the pampering all the way! It's been great to get to chill out for once and have a little "John-time" (I'm watching AGT as I'm typing this ) Thanks! I'm glad too; we're all okay. I just hope that Hurricane Ivan doesn't hit here (or anywhere else for that matter!).

Thanks for posting the picture (I that picture--- ) and the article!

So pull out your permission slips, kids, because we're going on a field trip to the science lab.

I don't know why, but that line is cracking me up!

---Violet <---This smilie is growing on me!

lasha4god

Is this what you are all talking about?


It's for sale at http://www.cafepress.com/rainbowlovers. I thought it was too funny, but I guess every major doorway needs proper signage. The boys room, the girls room, the.....

Delise
P.S. Violet - I'm so glad to hear your feeling better!

ETA: New icons for a new thread...

dorksrock

I was looking at the the date of last post in the old JM thread and was thinking what was going on since no one posted in two days. Thankfully, there was a link to this one.

Thanks for the new thread, Kat! Awesome title, btw. thanks for posting the pic from TP too, I the lips.

I hope you feel better, Violet!

Awesome icons Delise especially #1 and 2. He does look spiffy.

John's shirt looks awesome in the "Heterosexual lover..." shirt. I should get one.