I Saw Corey Feldman Live on Saturday
I went to Riot Fest in Chicago over the weekend. Among the many highlights (The Cure, Foo Fighters, Insane Clown Posse, Dresden Dolls, Ride, Death Grips, Ani DiFranco) there was a particularly special act: Corey Feldman.
I was in semi-shock the entire set. It's rare you get to see something this bizarre live with your eyeballs.
I definitely came to the little side stage he was playing at 2 pm in the afternoon, in the blinding light of day, with one aim and one aim only: to laugh. But I walked away 45 minutes later in a state of awe. I thought "If this motherfucker is up here doing this, what is MY excuse not to be taking risks in my own creative life?" It gave me a sense of purpose and drive to think that you can actually do quite literally ANYTHING -- and nothing terrible is going to happen. And most people ultimately respect someone for having the courage to get up there, regardless of the quality.
I took lots of video but someone else posted their clips on youtube. So I will link to that. Please enjoy. I hope you feel as inspired as I do by seeing a 52-year-old man take himself so seriously in spite of his lack of talent. And the sweet, good-natured generosity of the crowd.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 105 | September 25, 2023 11:00 PM
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Here he reminds us to GO 4 IT
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 1 | September 20, 2023 9:40 PM
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He's not inspiring OP, he's an embarrassment. I am actually embarrassed for him!
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 20, 2023 9:45 PM
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There are loads of people with real talent who don't have a dollar, it's sickening not inspiring in the least. A completely whacked out ghoul and his sex trafficked whores being trotted out by enablers who are probably robbing him blind sucking attention and money away from real talent because we love a celebrity freakshow.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 20, 2023 9:47 PM
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R2 I know. Just wait until you see this clip.
It is embarrassing but it's also so freeing! Because it would be hard to be as bad as Corey Feldman. He's already taking up that space. So you know you will be better than that, and that's a great feeling.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 5 | September 20, 2023 9:48 PM
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It's always nice to see people who are lower on the food chain.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 20, 2023 9:50 PM
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Great lesson, OP.
Plus, you don't get any better sitting at home, you may as well get up there and practice!
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 20, 2023 9:54 PM
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Bless his heart. He probably thinks the people are recording him because they like his music.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 20, 2023 9:55 PM
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His band is as out of tune as he is.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 20, 2023 10:43 PM
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[quote]I Saw Corey Feldman Live on Saturday
The Datalounge condoles you.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 20, 2023 10:50 PM
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His face looks good from a distance, for 50! And he's NOT fat.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 20, 2023 10:55 PM
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Did he still have secrets to tell, or has the right book deal not come along yet?
by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 20, 2023 10:58 PM
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He’s such a creepy jerk. He still mimics Michael Jackson and He Can’t Siiiiing!
by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 20, 2023 11:16 PM
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Whhhhhaaat? What happened to Corey's Angels?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 15 | September 20, 2023 11:24 PM
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I once spent an evening with Corey and his Dad in 1987. I was dating his publicist at the time. We went to the NYC premier of the Lost Boys. I sat with Corey during the movie, he was a nice kid and we ate popcorn. After the movie we all went to Catch A Rising Star in NYC where Corey was going to do his stand up act, I drove him there in my car. The act was fine, I sat with his Dad and other family members. Also on the ticket was Joy Behar doing her act. She saw me in the audience and swore I was her cousin from Brooklyn. We hung out at the bar and she smoked all my cigarettes. Corey was only 16 so couldn't drink and his Dad took him home. Ah memories.....
by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 20, 2023 11:26 PM
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R15 sounds like Christian rock
by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 20, 2023 11:38 PM
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Dammit, now I'm gonna be singing "Ascension! MILLENNIUM!" all fucking night.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | September 20, 2023 11:44 PM
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Why does he still need to dance & act like MJ- he is ridiculous & still a nobody.....
by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 21, 2023 12:13 AM
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Is that what you young people call a "bop?"
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 24 | September 21, 2023 12:43 AM
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Awwwww lol lol.
Well, you're awful cute, R19. I am sorry from the bottom of my heart.
If it helps any, his growling off-pitch voice has been pummeling my head all day, too.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 21, 2023 12:44 AM
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The other one of the two Coreys, not the cute one.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | September 21, 2023 12:51 AM
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Did he fire the surviving angels?
by Anonymous | reply 27 | September 21, 2023 12:52 AM
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I think one of his Surviving Angels frequently posts here. Ask her!
by Anonymous | reply 28 | September 21, 2023 1:09 AM
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I wonder if he reads the DL, if so Hey Corey that was a fun night and I wish you well. Been a long time.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | September 21, 2023 2:23 AM
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He may be an obsessed MJ impersonator, but at least he didn’t fuck up his face, and never hooked up with little boys.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | September 21, 2023 4:18 AM
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Also, he doesn’t sing like MJ. He sounds more like Redd Foxx.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | September 21, 2023 4:33 AM
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Agree with you OP. I admire people who have low shame and let their insanity all hang out. I find them incredibly entertaining.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | September 21, 2023 4:44 AM
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Good post OP. Why are the people dancing around in a circle? Is it a mosh pit when you don't have enough people or don't have a small enough space?
by Anonymous | reply 34 | September 21, 2023 5:21 AM
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Who did he blow to get a place in that line-up?
by Anonymous | reply 35 | September 21, 2023 6:34 AM
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Thanks for taking one for the team, OP.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | September 21, 2023 6:48 AM
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Do you think the opening tech problem is part of the act?
by Anonymous | reply 37 | September 21, 2023 7:25 AM
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He lost me when I saw that documentary about him (or was it about the two Coreys?), back when he was with this wife and he was talking about how she had been invited (or was it that she wanted to be invited to the Playboy mansion) and the way he said it, it sounded like it was the Holy Grail of a woman's life to be invited to the Playboy mansion and I was like who the fuck says things like that? Or even thinks like that? From then on, I always thought the wrong Corey had died (and God knows what a low bar it is to clear).
by Anonymous | reply 38 | September 21, 2023 7:46 AM
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Was he the Corey in 'Burbs'? I still enjoy that movie.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | September 21, 2023 8:17 AM
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How can this guy still have any money?
Nobody is paying for his "musical talents" and his twink days are long gone.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | September 21, 2023 11:57 AM
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Was he *ever* attractive?
by Anonymous | reply 42 | September 21, 2023 12:08 PM
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Whenever someone says of a 50-something celebrity “they never did anything to their face” my first thought is that that's probably incorrect.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | September 21, 2023 12:58 PM
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Yes, he is the Corey from The Burbs, R39. One of the funniest of the 80s comedies!
Corey Feldman actually is a good actor. Both comic and serious. It's interesting that he devotes all of his time to the singing when he is more likely be able to have a resurgence as an actor, if he but only tried, than to become a huge musician. Acting would make him some money. He must really hate acting.
R34, It's called a circle pit. "A circle pit is a form of moshing in which participants run in a circular motion around the edges of the pit, often leaving an open space in the center"
by Anonymous | reply 44 | September 21, 2023 1:19 PM
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[quote]Do you think the opening tech problem is part of the act?
R37, I wondered the exact same thing. But then I saw the pissy look on his face and thought "Oh shit, I think he's serious." You never admonish your band as a joke.
But -- it's Corey Feldman we're. talking about, so who knows. His brain works in mysterious ways.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | September 21, 2023 1:42 PM
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The last I saw of him was in a video with Tyler Henry.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | September 21, 2023 1:46 PM
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No r42. He used to have parties at his house with his angels and charge creepy men money to attend.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | September 21, 2023 2:22 PM
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Was there a better act on after him, or something? I’m amazed that big of a crowd stayed to watch Corey Feldman. Am I the only one?
by Anonymous | reply 49 | September 21, 2023 2:24 PM
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Yes, R49. He was the second act on the stage that day (it was a three-day festival. There were several increasingly bigger acts after him, culminating in the Insane Clown Posse at 8pm.
There were also four other stages. This was the smallest stage of the five.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | September 21, 2023 2:41 PM
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R49 I’m suspecting that there were people there that actually appreciate musicians that can play the guitar properly , like ani di franco. I would have stayed there regardless to see ani beating that guitar into submission like mark king playing bass. She puts guitars through their paces in a real way
by Anonymous | reply 51 | September 21, 2023 2:41 PM
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^^^ ani also has witty lyrics. Worth waiting for. I saw her live in the 90s and I was completely astounded.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | September 21, 2023 2:43 PM
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Yes I would have liked to have caught Ani's set, R51 / R52, but the Breeders were on a different stage overlapping with her and I chose the Breeders. They are celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Last Splash. I saw the Breeders 30 years ago when that album first dropped. So I kinda had to bring it full circle.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | September 21, 2023 2:46 PM
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Here is an example of another person with the same disorder as Corey Feldman.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 54 | September 21, 2023 2:46 PM
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R50 People don’t always show up that much for the earlier acts, though.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | September 21, 2023 4:41 PM
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Correct, R55. Corey was clearly a draw (for reasons that are well known to the rest of us).
by Anonymous | reply 56 | September 21, 2023 4:57 PM
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Wow, that was even worse than I expected. His "music" is objectively terrible. I feel bad for his band. His bass player looks bored.
It takes pretty big balls to start a circle mosh pit at a Corey Feldman "concert."
by Anonymous | reply 57 | September 21, 2023 5:37 PM
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He was really cute on the sonogram R42. It went downhill from there.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | September 21, 2023 5:44 PM
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R44 Thank you. I thought the 'Burbs was a good movie with a great cast. I loved the dyanamic between Bruce Dern and Corey. And let's not forget Gale Gordon!
by Anonymous | reply 59 | September 21, 2023 11:07 PM
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He’s old now. With the dyed hair and floor show, he looks like every loser in show biz.nibidy hires him for anything anymore.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | September 22, 2023 1:32 PM
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Is that paparazzi in the front row? Were they waiting for him to do something even worse than his singing?
by Anonymous | reply 61 | September 22, 2023 1:37 PM
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Sometimes he looks like Sara Gilbert.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | September 22, 2023 3:19 PM
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He must have insisted the backup dancers were worse dancers than himself.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | September 22, 2023 3:21 PM
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I just saw him in an Eight Is Enough episode. He looked like an eight year old playing a five year old.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | September 22, 2023 5:52 PM
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[quote]Sometimes he looks like Sara Gilbert
We should investigate this.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | September 22, 2023 7:03 PM
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He's just always been so heinously ugly. Always.
And he's always seemed to think he's hot and funny.
The delusion is strong with this one.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | September 22, 2023 10:07 PM
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R64 He looks EXACTLY like Sara Gilbert. They could be brother and sister!
by Anonymous | reply 69 | September 22, 2023 10:11 PM
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What’s your favourite Corey Feldman song?
by Anonymous | reply 70 | September 22, 2023 10:18 PM
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The Heinz ketchup jingle.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | September 22, 2023 10:28 PM
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His videos are truly a wonder
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 72 | September 22, 2023 10:59 PM
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^^^All one take! No edits, no cuts! No attempt to stage/delcutter the home prior to filming!^^^
by Anonymous | reply 73 | September 22, 2023 11:37 PM
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R16 you hung out with Joy Behar? That sounds like a lot more fun than OP's odd fascination with Feldman. Spill the Tea.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | September 23, 2023 1:31 AM
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R19 here, this time getting very pissed off by R31, who compared Corey's voice to Redd Foxx.
Pissed because it is dead-balls 💯 and now I cannot unhear it.
And props to R72, because God help me I am loving both song and video.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 75 | September 23, 2023 1:47 AM
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Meanwhile, during r16's lovely night with the Feldman klan, Corey Haim was likely coked out of his mind getting railed by a couple of ancient producers at the film's after-after party.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 76 | September 23, 2023 2:03 AM
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Like most stand up comedians R73 she suffered from anxiety and low self esteem and was self deprecating. Not the loud broad from Brooklyn as in her act but nice though.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | September 23, 2023 2:12 AM
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You would think SOMEONE would tell him that aping Michael Jackson is not woke.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | September 23, 2023 4:42 AM
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I can’t believe he just divorced his wife for her health problems. He seems like a douche
by Anonymous | reply 80 | September 23, 2023 4:44 AM
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At least he cut his hair for the Ascension video. But I got a laugh when he emerges from the shower in eye makeup.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | September 23, 2023 4:45 AM
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ooh he roped in Sean Astin into his video.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | September 23, 2023 4:49 AM
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We need more vocalists who growl.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | September 23, 2023 5:02 AM
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Where's that key?
Oh, there it is
And finally!
THIS IS THE BIG ONE, ELIZABETH! I’M COMIN’ TO JOIN YOU!
by Anonymous | reply 84 | September 23, 2023 5:43 AM
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Wasn't he on Madame's Place as a child?
by Anonymous | reply 85 | September 23, 2023 6:06 AM
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His mom or dad should have had him chemically castrated in his youth so he could reach the high notes. What a sad excuse for stage parents!
by Anonymous | reply 86 | September 23, 2023 6:14 AM
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He's very demanding of the people around him.
by Anonymous | reply 88 | September 24, 2023 1:29 PM
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It was generous of Sean Astin to participate in CF’s video. The Goonies references were cute and SA appeared to be enjoying himself. Has a sequel to The Goonies ever been rumored?
by Anonymous | reply 89 | September 24, 2023 1:38 PM
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I saw him once on a morning TV show performing in studio, and i think he also had some kind of problem with beginning a song. That’s what this reminded me of.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | September 24, 2023 2:13 PM
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I'm legit impressed you were able to sit through an entire set, OP. I couldn't make it through more than a few seconds of those clips.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | September 24, 2023 2:16 PM
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[quote] I can’t believe he just divorced his wife for her health problems
Was that the same devoted wife who kept a vigil by his "hospital" bed after he was "stabbed"?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 92 | September 24, 2023 2:21 PM
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He wasn’t stabbed he was high.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | September 24, 2023 2:57 PM
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I'm surprised Corey hasn't incurred the wrath of feminists over his Ascension Millenium video and the way he objectifies women. But we see him bare chested so maybe that balances it out.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | September 24, 2023 5:12 PM
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Omg, I’m going to see him tonight! I’m looking forward to an absolute mess. I just hope he’ll be done by 10 because I’m getting old.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | September 24, 2023 5:27 PM
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Pictures please r95. I’m surprised to r94. They probably just don’t even notice what he does.
by Anonymous | reply 97 | September 24, 2023 8:11 PM
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There's no way I'd be able to stop laughing out loud if I saw him live. He's hilarious.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | September 24, 2023 11:48 PM
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Can't wait to hear your thoughts and impressions, R95!
by Anonymous | reply 99 | September 24, 2023 11:56 PM
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[quote]I can’t believe he just divorced his wife for her health problems. He seems like a douche
I know, R80. It doesn't make any sense to me. Why would you divorce someone you purport to love and adore, just because they are dealing with health issues? Unless she needs to get away from him for her own mental health and has instigated it. But she's only said wonderful things about him. It's seems super fucked up.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | September 24, 2023 11:58 PM
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This binder is a psychotic’s feverdream.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | September 25, 2023 1:36 AM
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R102 He's a fucking trip, right?
by Anonymous | reply 103 | September 25, 2023 2:18 AM
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Corey built this shitty on his rock and roll.
by Anonymous | reply 104 | September 25, 2023 2:54 AM
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