Lose the eyeliner, Billie Joe!

[tigereye]

I just feel a bit snarky today. He's wearing more eyeliner than a 13 year old!

[Richardo]

1. Ha! I read 'Billy Joel'

:rofl: Imagine my confusion.

[tigereye]

5. that would have been a fun typo!

I had to look twice to see if that's what I put!

[myrna minx]

14. I had read "Billie Jean" as in "The Legend of Billie Jean"

Fair is Fair! :P

[Kathleen04]

18. You too, Billy Joel!

;)

[Richardo]

24. HAHAHAHAHA!

If the shoe fits, Billy...

Great find, Kathleen04 :rofl:

[Kathleen04]

35. First

image that came to my mind. I am a wanna-be Long Islander after all, it's a requirement to know my Billy Joel ( as if I didn't before :blush: ) :)

[arwalden]

36. Same Here... The Exclamation Point Looked Like A Small "L"

Billy Joe!
Billy Joel

[tigereye]

37. well, play it as it lays

Arwalden! :hi:

so are guys with eyeliner intrinsically hot? What I am I missing here?

[arwalden]

51. Dunno... I Don't Have Any Problem With The Eyeliner.

I guess it depends on who's wearing it. I'm a little old and a bit traditional (square) for that look... but it seems to work for him. It's harmless.

[tigereye]

57. I didn't say it was dangerous!

just... hmmm... annoys me for some reason. ;)

[blondeatlast]

70. Me too; God, I'm getting old! The image was more than slightly

disturbing, too. :scared:

[tigereye]

95. is it age, then?

;)

not sure.

[tjdee]

2. I think he looks hot in it.

Though, less is definitely more.

Methinks he applied it himself last night instead of letting the stylists get a chance, LOL.

[tigereye]

4. it's just too much for me

I guess I think their music doesn't really need the eyeliner. Although I seem to recall Michael Stipe going through an eyeliner phase as well.

[tjdee]

8. Just a different look I guess.

:shrug:

I'd bet it'll be gone next album.

[tigereye]

11. I think he's looked like that for a while

I'll have to check some old photos...

[LynneSin]

22. He usually changes the look from album to album

It's not my thing but it doesn't phase me either

[tigereye]

28. I just needed something to whinge about

as a distraction from more weighty matters...

[LynneSin]

33. Sorry, been really digging Green Day

Seeing them in concert tomorrow night too!

[tigereye]

38. no I really like Green Day

they remind me of the energy of the old punk days, somewhat.

[LynneSin]

49. I think this latest album is has been phenomenal and with a great message

One that I hope gets out to our youth about the horrors going on with this government & the war. The shame of it though is there really isn't anywhere else for the band to go - I can't imagine how they'll top something as great as 'American Idiot'. But then again Pink Floyd still made "The Wall" even after their success of "Dark Side of the Moon"

[tigereye]

59. ab=nyone who can bring out a political concept album

in this day and age is impressive. I would love to see them. That's a great album.

[ofrfxsk]

78. Oh now I am jealous.

I've liked them for a long time (that makes me an idiot round these parts). Please post details!

[hibbing]

79. I'm going again

I saw them in May and they were soooooo fun I had to
get tickets to the next one that was close, so heading to
Des Moines on the 17 of Sept. Let me know how you liked it LynneSin

[peacebuzzard]

94. I personally like their music, and I have been around....

he makes great political statements, too.
I do not think the eyeliner detracts at all.

[Rising Phoenix]

99. me too!

[swag]

3. I think he oughta lose that weird quasi-Brit accent he sings with.

[tigereye]

6. is that some Cali affectation?

the guy from Rancid has one of those, too.

Now I'm sure that there were some of my punk heroes who wore eyeliner, but, dammit, this just bugs me!

[swag]

7. He looks like Lucy Arnaz.

All that neo-punk and neo-ska shit is just noxious. It's worse than the worst power pop (read: the Knack). I can't listen to a second of it.

[tigereye]

12. The Knack!

:rofl:

gawd!!!

[tjdee]

9. I was shocked to learn they were American.

All of them.

Sigh.

[tigereye]

13. is that cuz they are nowhere near you?

;)

I think the band was in San Francisco, but I thought Bille Joe was from the Midwest somewhere.

Must be fun to explain to the kids why dad wears eyeliner. Not that there aren't cool dads who do.

( I am treading a bit close to being sexist on this one, I fear)

[tjdee]

17. Well, being English would make them so much hotter, LOL

(I'm treading on being...um...something, LOL.)

My sister and I have a very complex hotness index, and Billy and the other boys would have scored extra points with us for being exotic furriners. But regular old American guys? Sigh. At least they're musicians and liberals!

They might as well be in England, CA is *so* far from NJ. :(

[tigereye]

21. I do think he's sexy

but I would like him better without the eyeliner. I don't think he needs it, any more than Stipe needed his or the glitter he used to wear.

[tjdee]

23. Stipe also dabbled in nail polish....

You're right, they're so cute without it...but I guess guys sometimes get bored with themselves and their cosmetic options.

At least they do!

[tigereye]

32. actually I used to shake my head

at my drag queen buddies, since it seemed to me that they wanted to take on the worst, most uncomfortable and what I saw as most stereotypical aspects of "femininity." But at the same time I do like it when people play with androgyny.





can't tell if Bowie has eyeliner in this pic. I'm sure there's one of him around somewhere.

[LynneSin]

25. They're all from Oakland

:D

The bassist Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe went to school together.

[tigereye]

41. I thought they were from SF

I was just in SF and rode the BART train in Oakland... I should have gone on a Green Day safari while we were there, not just on the trail of the Beats in North Beach!

[LynneSin]

54. Nope - Oakland

http://www.greenday.net/faq.html

I think Armstrong was born & raised in Oakland but bassist Dirnt was born in Berkeley

[tigereye]

60. no I meant Oakland as part of the SF oeuvre

but I guess the attitude and the economic differences are pretty wide.

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Tim from Rancid is doing his best Joe Strummer impression

Just listen to The Clash's "Guns of Brixton" and compare it to anything Tim sings.

[tigereye]

16. well I did know that

but I thought there was something else going on there, kind of like WF Buckley's weird blueblood Boston accent...

accents are so strange to deconstruct.

[jonnyblitz]

10. I like it!

:thumbsup:

[tigereye]

19. well good onya!

:)

guess I'll have to think about why it bothers me.

I know, he looks like Bandit from Johnny Quest!



:silly:

[swag]

31. He's too corn-and-milk-fed to pull it off.

It just looks wanky on him.

And his wardrobe choices generally suck as well.

I think they used to call people that looked like that "Jay Jacobs punks" because they all bought their corny looking gear at the mall.

[tigereye]

43. ah, like that Hot Topic store

:scared:

it's like my college life from the late 70s repackaged and sold to 13 year olds!

[swag]

44. Bingo, Ringo!

[tigereye]

48. ah we're just cranky old schoolers!

;)

[swag]

50. Yeah, we need to get out of the fuckin' way.

So all the young dudes can carry the news.

[jonnyblitz]

53. LOL...hey its cool!!

it's all subjective!! its not like you are a freeper if you don't like billy jo's eyeliner. there was a big argument over this on a gay punk discussion board, many didn't like it there either!

[tigereye]

62. ah, I would hate to start a fuss with this

I'm just contemplating.

What was the gist of the argument there! That's very interesting. Too femme? Or what? And is he bi?

Trust me, I'm about as far from a freeper as you can get! ;)

[jonnyblitz]

66. that is exactly it

the anything resembling "drag/femme" crowd didn't like it. I am sure he is straight but gay friendly as most bands/punks are from the SF bay area...

oh i never was inclined to think you were a freeper based on your opinion of how somebody appears/dresses..that is lame..i was just sayin...some people on here get all irate if you don't agree with them on shit that is just personal taste..i was letting u know it doesnt matter to me u dont like how he looks.

i think billy jo looks like a kid so i like how it looks on him. if he had a different look/build i might think it didn't...

[Kire]

20. me too

:thumbsup:

[tigereye]

26. oh well, it was just my meaningless

postcard from the edge for today! ;)

maybe we need an eyeliner poll. I always hated the stuff - it made my eyes itch. It just seems so "trying too hard to be an image of grown up" to me.

[swag]

34. Don't back off.

It's high time for the old punks to fight the wanky neo-punks.

I bet you're pretty tough. Can I be on your team?

[tigereye]

45. yeah, I'm really tough

:rofl:

well, I at least can talk a good game and have some cred to bolster it with.

I always say to the youngsters, dammit, don't tell me what punk is, I WAS THERE. :evilgrin:

[Kire]

71. I'm just saying I like it.

I'm not going to fight with you about it.

Jeez.

[swag]

80. Well how about an unfriendly game of foosball then?

Loser buys the winner two old school glass bottles of Coke.

[tigereye]

97. ha ha ha

actually I miss those bottles of coke. From the old fashioned red cooler in the corner store! (and I don't even really like Coke)

and, when you are more seasoned, you don't take yourself as seriously, either, now do we? ;)

[tigereye]

96. nah we don't want to fight

just being silly.

[LynneSin]

27. Yes, let's inform all musicians they must look all the same

:crazy:

I'm so glad you weren't around to give David Bowie any advise during his Ziggy Stardust and/or Thin White Duke stage.

At least BJ was the only one last night to remember our troops over in Iraq and ask that we bring them home.

[swag]

39. Snaps to Billy for those words.

As for the eye-liner and BJ v. Bowie, don't confuse an imitator with an innovator.

[LynneSin]

40. I wasn't saying the two had anything alike

Just pointing out that Musicians do creative stuff like this. I don't want a world of carbon copy Justins & Brittneys :puke:

[tigereye]

52. eyeliner is creative?

I'm teasing.

Maybe it's that he's creative enough without the eyeliner.

(maybe I should search and find a pic of Joey Ramone with eyeliner.) Then I'll have to shut up. ;)

[LynneSin]

56. I'm just saying musicians go through different 'looks'

And Armstrong is notorious for changing his look from album to album. I was just using Bowie as an example as someone who went through different looks throughout his career since Bowie is probably the most obvious one.

[tigereye]

65. sure, I know

I'm a "rock chick" from way back. Played in a post- punk type band for years. I used to wear men's suits, etc.

Bowie is cool because he had chops and was able to morph into different personas. Maybe Green Day will continue that tradition.

[tigereye]

46. nah, I think it's just a little old school punk attitude

Bowie is cool, he still is.

[AntiCoup2K4]

74. Actually it was Mike who said that.

About bringing the troops home, that is.

[PittPoliSci]

29. he's just goin' with the flow.

that's the new thing. he is permitted :-)

[swag]

42. But doesn't Witch Taint pull it off with a little more panache?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=210x8831

[tigereye]

55. well

then there are the Misfits guys, and the goth folk, and ... it's a sign of well, I don't know what it's a sign of!

swag, you are my hero! Let's bust some... uh, expectations, and go on an old schoolers lecture tour!

[swag]

61. Yeah! We might not have much to say, but we'll sure be taking

lots of naps.

[PittPoliSci]

82. oh you old schoolers...

quit living in the past!!

Even though that's where all the good music comes from! :evilgrin:

[tigereye]

98. well

aha! we won't have to battle with you, then! And I won't tease you with stories of Ramones concerts I attended. Wait, I think I already did that! ;) Yeah, back in 79.....

Most good music has happened before. Maybe it's just that punk wasn't commercial and now it is, which has good and bad ramifications.

[ghostsofgiants]

89. Dude, us kids can nap with the best of them

So don't get too cocky. :evilgrin:

[jonnyblitz]

58. love that name!

:D

[ghostsofgiants]

90. Shit yeah

That was my reaction too.

[Heidi]

83. swag, you are responsible for the coffee on my flat-screen monitor.

:spray: I read through the entire correspondence between lance
(the king of black metal) and saiihtam (representing mysticum). Too funny, possibly _as_ funny as various legal threat correspondence fielded by Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka at www.somethingawful.com

:spray:

[swag]

88. Credit kire for the fresh coffee patina on your monitor.

I agree, it's a comic masterpiece.

Good morning, Heidi.

[Heidi]

93. I will thank kire at the first available opportunity.

Good morning to you, too, swag.

Dark regards,

Heidi

[tigereye]

47. what, eyeliner is new?

and BTW, tell Swag how tough I am. :rofl:

I'm gonna go look and see if BJ has any old pix with eyeliner.

[PittPoliSci]

81. Eyeliner isn't new or old.

It was done in the 80s, and prior to then by women only.

But now it's done again by both sexes.

by the way, black metal makeup owns billy joe :-)

[tigereye]

100. yawn

;)

tell me something I don't know.

(and guys were wearing eyeliner long before the 80s dear.)

you are missing my point, btw, whatever the hell it was!

(hmm, what other snarky comment can I put in here?)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

30. Looks like he could morph into a movie trailer

That "Emily Rose" movie that's coming next month - a guy's eyes suddenly drip liner!! Scary as crap, but not as scary as this dude!

[Dastard Stepchild]

63. ohh... it's kinda dashing...

It just doesn't fit the music they sing.

[RevolutionaryActs]

64. I think it's hot.

:D

[tigereye]

67. ya know

maybe I do think it's hot( I do think he's hot, just for all extents and purposes) and I'm in denial. ;)

[RevolutionaryActs]

69. That's it

You can't deny the eyeliner!




:P

[graywarrior]

68. I dig the eyeliner look

[benny05]

72. Alice Cooper's Son?

or Twins separated by birth?:shrug:

or he is shooting for a quasi-Bowie or George Boy eyeliner look?

[AntiCoup2K4]

75. Now on the other hand, what's up with these "Chemical Romance" guys?

When did Ozzy Osbourne and Robert Smith have a child together? :scared:

[ghostsofgiants]

91. As much as I dig My Chemical Romance...

That's the best thing I've heard all week.

[DawgHouse]

73. He's totally hot.

[swag]

76. That's Olivia's Schtick

[Chovexani]

77. I think it's hot

But I've always had a thing for guys that wear eyeliner (see avatar). :shrug:

[REP]

84. It's GUYliner, and He Can Wear As Much as He Wants!

Especially if he (and the rest of the band) keeps on producing great albums like American Idiot.

[bliss_eternal]

85. Sorry, but I really dig the eyeliner.

I think it looks particularly hot in the American Idiot video, during the photo still kinda' moments. Very hot, indeed!

:P

Then again, I like my rock boys kinda' dirty. Smeared eye-liner, spiky dirty hair, tattoos, quasi-fake Brit accant and all.

[fleabert]

86. I love it.

he looked really hot.

I adore a man in eyeliner, really.

[Skittles]

87. he overdoes it

but I love it too :D

[supernova]

92. Billie Joe is hot! Keep the eyeliner!

It works for Billie, so keep it I say! :D

[tigereye]

101. well the ladies and men have spoken!

;)