Insane Clown Posse on Jax Native Fred Durst

Started by Metro Jacksonville, July 01, 2012, 01:00:59 PM

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Captain Zissou

#15
November 19, 2012, 09:00:04 AM
Wow.  Good thing this thread has stayed on Topic.  I was actually talking about Fred on Thursday with some co-workers.  He knows my sister and brother in law and I had the chance to meet him in March.  He was absolutely the nicest guy and he was very welcoming and friendly.  He was extremely respectful of my sister and spoke very highly of her husband.  His monther Anita was also very friendly and nice.  My coworker had the chance to meet him on a separate occasion and said the same thing.  I hope he has continued success in the future.

Adam W

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November 19, 2012, 09:11:40 AM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on November 19, 2012, 09:00:04 AM
Wow.  Good thing this thread has stayed on Topic.  I was actually talking about Fred on Thursday with some co-workers.  He knows my sister and brother in law and I had the chance to meet him in March.  He was absolutely the nicest guy and he was very welcoming and friendly.  He was extremely respectful of my sister and spoke very highly of her husband.  His monther Anita was also very friendly and nice.  My coworker had the chance to meet him on a separate occasion and said the same thing.  I hope he has continued success in the future.

You know, I always wondered how much of his persona was real and how he actually was as a person. I'm sure he's also mellowed a bit with age.

I despised Limp Bizkit when they were big - for all sorts of reasons. These days, I can't help but look back on them a bit more fondly.

Wacca Pilatka

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November 19, 2012, 09:25:41 AM
Quote from: stephendare on November 18, 2012, 12:44:28 PM
Quote from: Adam W on November 18, 2012, 12:05:42 PM
Quote from: I-10east on November 18, 2012, 10:38:07 AM
He might not truly be a Jax 'native' but if he says he's from here, then he's from here. It's no different than Eminem, Ludacris, and Kanye West repping Detroit, ATL, and Chi Town respectively.

I don't doubt that he's "from" here. He's "from" Jacksonville as much as I am. I was just pointing out that he's not really a native, per se. But then again, it might be down to how you define the word native.

And my quibbling with the use of the word 'native' is more a function of me being a pedantic prick than it is of me hating on Jacksonville, so save your breath  ;D

since pedantry and semanticism seem to be the order of the day, I havent actually read any rule that requires that someone's birthplace is where they are 'from'.  In fact, I have often heard people describe the matter thusly:  I am from (place a) although I was born in (place b).

Shoot, I've never lived in Jacksonville at all but allow anyone and everyone to assume I'm a native and certainly never discourage the notion  :D
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Henry J. Klutho

PeeJayEss

#18
November 19, 2012, 09:43:42 AM
Quote from: stephendare on November 18, 2012, 04:44:25 PM
(This relationship became the inspiration for his breakout hit, "Nookie.")

This makes me question the whole article. "Faith" was their breakout hit. "Nookie" was their breakdown hit.

Also, the internets have Wayne Kramer as the director after having Durst as the director, so it would seem the order of directors attached to the project is incorrect in the above article, and imdb has it correct. Time (or legitimate inquiry) will tell for certain.

While I don't doubt that Fred Durst is an alright guy, why are we trusting the opinion of ICP? Why are people even still talking about those guys?

Captain Zissou

#19
November 19, 2012, 09:53:06 AM
Whoa bro.  Why you gotta hate on ICP?  Juggalo nation raise up!!!  Are you a maggot or something?? 

KenFSU

#22
November 19, 2012, 10:06:51 AM
P.S. Not suggesting that Fred Durst couldn't have mellowed and become a decent guy -- fame can really do a number on people -- but not quite sure the phrase "Jax Native Fred Durst" does much for the old local public image either :)

James Weldon Johnson, now there's a guy we should embrace.

fieldafm

#23
November 19, 2012, 10:23:34 AM
Anyone remember the LP record release party at Club Five?  I think there were more people on the street that night than there were at Riverside Wine Festival, except the street wasn't technically closed. 

KenFSU

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November 19, 2012, 10:33:25 AM Last Edit: November 19, 2012, 10:35:28 AM by KenFSU
Under almost all circumstances I agree with you. We've got some great local artists. Yellowcard was a great local success story (they were our neighbors in Tallahassee, we spent a lot of time with them, and they would occasionally crash at our place) and their new album is quite fun. Our Southern Rock heritage is massively underappreciated. In this hyper-specific case though, I just can't say I agree with the idea of actively celebrating someone with such a horrid reputation of just downright jerkishness, violence, and misogyny, simply because he was born in our city limits.
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