The CoB - Church of Bourdon Thread!

[Ravynlee]

After much discussion, here it is; The official Home of the CoB. (Thanks Vash,Twi, Pheonix and everyone else who helped!) If you're Rob-Obsessed (like me) THIS is the place to share your thoughts, pics and fascination for our favourite Drummer Boy, Rob Bourdon.

 

After clogging up the Rob Pics Thread (with excessive amounts of drool) and much deliberation amongst the rest of the CoB gang, we've decided to start a new thread here where we can start fresh essentially, and of course everyone's welcome!

 

For those uneducated few who don't yet know, this all came about as a kind of spin-off from my Journal a while back now, which I intentionally started as a kind of psuedo-Rob Shrine (because, hell, I wanted to! Plus, I couldn't think of what else constructive to do! *laughs*) I'd add pics and thoughts and general Rob-rants really, and after a few others started sharing my apparent obsession, it kind of spilled over into the Rob Pics thread. But, seeing as how we were choking precious pic-space with our usual carrying-on, PLUS we're slowly starting to build a respectable membership, a few of us thought it would be best to start a breakaway thread where we could do ALL the obsessive-compulsive Rob-Obsessing things we usually did over there right here! So, having said all that...

 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB!

*Big Bourdon-Bopper Bear Hugs* to all!

 

I'm Rav, also known on occasion by a few other names as Reverend/High Priestess of the CoB, The Rob Obsessor, Rav-the-Rob-Ranter, Woody's Lil Drummer Gurl, Rob's Gurl and so on and so forth...

It's fair to say I'm a HUGE fan of Mr Bourdon (don't get me started), as of late have almost 1000 pics of him alone!! *yay!*

 

I look forward to catching up with all you fellow Rob-Obsessors and revelling in our usual madness (and drool, see that's why we have two official janitors in this place) and everyone's welcome!

 

Thanks, enjoy your stay and feel free to post your comments, pics and general thoughts regarding dear Mr Bourdon, but as usual please be respectful of others' opinions, etc. And remember our official motto;

 

"It's all good!"

 

Anyway, now the formalities are dispensed with, let the drooling begin!

 

 

Take care and talk to you later,

-Rav

 

 

(As a sidenote, let me remind everyone I use UploadEngine.com Thumbnail viewer, so you have to click on images to see them full size. This saves a LOT of time for people running slow-@$$ computer systems like mine to actually see the images posted.)

[Ravynlee]

Official members list (so far)

 

Okay, as far as my memory serves me, this is who we have as members to date (and their adopted 'roles' within the institution *laughs* which seems an oddly appropriate description for our humble little gathering);

 

Rav (me, of course) - Reverend/pastor/main obsessor/head chick

TwilightCrimson7

Pheonix791989

Shahfire

Rusu_luvs_LP_4ever - official (and much overworked) Janitor

JammerG - official towel/water Girl

4everLP_Shinoda

Chipmonk

Woodyloveslinkin

StupidSoul1 - our other (overworked) janitor

FadedBlue

 

Sorry if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I'll edit. Will update it as necessary when/if new people jump on board. Remember, you don't need an official role to be part of the CoB, it's not a role-playing exercise, it's just something a few of us adopted for sheer amusement... (like most things we do here, really; serves no purpose but feels good, damnit!)

 

Oh, and for those of you who haven't been with us from the very begining, this is something a few of us thought up in my journal a while back (again for the sheer purpose of entertainment) as part of the whole CoB uh... "experience" shall we say...

 

Things you MUST do now as a member; (not really, but it's good for my amusement)

 

*Drink lots of water (or at least carry a bottle of it with you at all times to look as cool as Rob does, and besides that, it's good for ya, ah-ha!)

 

*Wear all caps backwards, that's non-negotiable

 

*It's not compulsory to actually play the drums or even want to, but you MUST watch/listen to/obsess over Rob's drum intro on 'Faint' (if you don't already) and consider this our congregational hymn. (Extra merit points to those of you who have/seen Rock am Ring 06/06/04, and likewise obsess over Rob's drum solo/intro to 'Don't Stay', that absolutely makes my knees go weak! *gush*) If you haven't seen it yet, consider that homework!

 

*Use the phrase "It's all good" as many times a day as possible where appropriate (if you don't already) and adhere to that philosophy.

 

*Familiarise yourself with the word; Vater. It'll come in handy if you ever meet the man in person and can fit it into a conversation *laughs* Likewise for Gibraltar, Gretsch and Zildjian (exotic names for pets, maybe? *raises an eyebrow thoughtfully*)

 

*Never badmouth DVS, DCSC, Matix, DrunknMunky and Replikant as standard forms of fashion, regardless the occasion.

 

*Appreciate the goatee in all it's forms... yes, even the 'lumberjack' look *laughs*

 

Jammer and I have come up with a few others since then;

 

One is to adopt what we colloquially refer to as "the Bourdon sniffle" for those very obsessed fans like me who take idol worship to a whole new level. Ever see Rob's video Diary entry over at LPU? If you have you'll understand what I'm refering to *laughs* (sorry Rob, you were probably just cold, y'poor bugger!).

 

And another is expressing our every thought with nothing more than our eyebrows, funny as all hell! Try it in front of a mirror (or better yet, another person) and see if you can keep a straight face! This is hommage to Rob's unique talent with those luscious brows... looks benevolent and charming at the same time (watch Frat party and see what we mean - now that's talent!)

 

Uh... okay, well, shall do for now.

Take care folks and talk to y'all later!

*big Bourdon-Bopper bear-hugs*

-Rav

[JammerG]

*Jammer walks into the new Church and looks around nodding "It's all Good." She says and turns to the delivery driver who is backing up to the steps. "This way," she guides the Towel truck up to the steps carefully making sure that the truck doesn't smuged or hurt the fresh paint. She gets the towels unloaded and then puts them in stacks on the end of each pew. Next she readies the ^WATER^ packing it into urns of ice just inside the entry for those who will be making their way to worship. Once finished she makes her way up to the shrine and lights a drumstick shaped candle and says her devotion.

 

"HAIL TO THE DRUMMER!! The one whom all others look to for rhythm and amazing Solos AND INTROS!!

HAIL TO THE DRUMMER!! The backward Cap wearing goateed one, for whom water was invented!!!

HAIL TO THE DRUMMER!!!"

 

Jammer raises her hand in the "It's all good." salute and walks away, sighing in her peaceful contentment!!!

[stupidsoul1]

*gets drool buckets ready* XD dang i love my job!! *cleans up drool*

[Vash_the_Stampede]

I have stopped by to say, "You're Welcome."

Now I take my leave. lol

[FadedBlue]

YES. IM IN THE CHURCH OF BOURDON!

 

*hails to a picture of rob*

You sexy beast..we luf you..

 

*drinks 2 litres of water*

Damn..looking at his picture is like a workout! Aie!

[Ravynlee]

Hey, thanks SS1, JammerG, Vash, Faded_Blue, was starting to feel all alone out here... *looks around virtually empty new structure* Okay, is to be expected, place hasn't been open a full day yet... sheesh!

 

Anyhoo, Faded_Blue, you crack me up! The whole "Looking at Rob's pic is like doing a workout" That's so true! *laughs* I admit, gets me a bit flustered too... but, to play it safe I'll 'contain' myself for the time being, we all know how perverted I/we all can get on occasion when the mood takes us... seems to kidnap me often!

(Inner monologue:Brain to self; "Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts, (Insert name of ugliest person you can think of here) naked on a cold day..." That ought to do it!) *yay! Cheers self-control - hey, I'm new to this!*

 

Well, this will be a tester then, huh? Seeing as how things are a bit slow and it's still early days, thought I'd kick off the pics as well... so here's a fan-frickin-tastic one I 'acquired' from rbylp.com (one of the best sites I've come across in a while for Rob pics) Don't know what kind of war this will start by naming sources, but *shrug* at least I'm giving credit where it's due (plus a little plug on the sly! *wicked grins*)

 

 

You have to tell me if it works or not, my usual source is 'cracking a darkie' at the moment (that's Australian slang for 'not working properly' or the like) See, this place is educational too! Come for the images... come away with knowledge, incredible! *rolls eyes*

 

Okay, well, running off again to see what else is happening in my virtual realm (over at LPU). Personally, and this is NO slight against LP in any way, but I actually prefer the forums here. I know it must be way difficult having to manage all the traffic over at the official fan site and all, but the whole place just feels... I dunno, 'impersonal' for want of a better word. *sigh* Maybe ATLien should take over for Sparkart and see if he can weave his magic there too, huh? *grins*

 

Anyway, take care guys/fellow Rob Obsessors/perverts!

Til later,

-Rav

[Chris]

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight..

[4everLP_Shinoda]

Hey Rav!!!Thanx you so much 4 adding me into the CoB ^_^*enters the CoB and shakes hands with every1 in there*.

Yay!!!He is sexy,and one of the best drummers ever:DGo Rob Bourdon!!!*she sings*.

Here´s a pic of Rob B for all of you to enjoy^_^:

 

http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/47724f8bdcb771355bfec02f187764ac.jpg

 

L8rz,every1 ^_^.

[Ravynlee]

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight..

*Grumbles under breath* God damnit' date=' I HATE posts like this, intentional or not. Seems like a waste of space. I'm sure ppl only do things like this to bump up their post count... *grumbles irately again* A [i']constructive[/i] PM would have been easier, perhaps (constructive being the operative word here, yup)? *shakes head and wanders off despondently*

 

Anyhoo... thanks 4everLP_Shinoda *big bear hugs right back* Thanks for the pickie... unfortunately my pain-in-the-@$$ computer runs at a snail's pace so I can't actually view it until traffic eases, (which usually isn't until some ungodly hour of the morning here in Oz *sigh*) but rest assured, I'll be back, I always come back, I'm like the Arnie of LPF... *rolls eyes* (Hey, I've had like 3.5 hours sleep, okay??) and anyway, when it shows up I'll comment on it. Thanks again for sharing!!

 

Take care people. TTYL,

-Rav

[Pheonix791989]

I have returned from the trip from hell. woo hoo can I be the assitant obsessor? I have adopted the Rob fashion and its all good. I start drum lessons on monday (props to my brother for teaching me) oh and nice rules ravyn.

[twilightcrimson7]

WHOOOOOOOOOOO I'm here!! *eats excessive amounts of cherries* good work guys it feels like home

sorry to inform I can't stay long, and have not a notion as to when I'll be back, buuuuut, I was just stopping by to check deh place out

*hugs all rob obsessors*

hmmm *ponders* what is my duty in regards to rob-worshiping?

bye bye!

[Chipmonk21177]

Wow!! what a great new place for the CoB! I could really get used to it here, and wow, look at all the water!! *drinks lots of water* o0o0o0oh so many Rob pics!! *drools* oops...well we hav great janitors so "it's all good!". can't wait to just chill here for a while...unfortunatley i can't right now, but, i will be back!! lol, catch up w/ u guys later, i'm going to go check out the LPU and see what the costs r for a membership! laterz

[Chipmonk21177]

okay, i know this isnt a pic or anything but, its an interview with Rob, talking about Collision Course, that i found on lptimes.com and i just thought the CoB should check it out, cuz some of Rob's answers are pretty funny, and i'm sure u'll know which ones i'm talking about:

 

How are people responding to the project?

Great, we didn’t think the whole project would do this well. But looking at the charts, it seems to be doing very well.

 

What was it like to work with Jay-Z?

We were honored to work with Jay-Z. People often think Jay-Z is careless and languid. I guarantee that Jay-Z is a real professional and very creative.

 

Did Beyonce come round?

*laughs* Unfortunately not! I would have loved to have met her.

 

Didn’t Mike get jealous when he heard Jay-Z rappin those hard rhymes almost without any effort?

Jealous? No, but when you’re working with someone like Jay-Z, you know you’re working with one of the best rappers in the world. He’s the best at what he does..

 

Now something about you. I always see a drummer like a goal-keeper of a soccer team. He’s kind of the weird one of the team. Is that correct?

I’m not really a weirdo, but i do like the comparison with soccer. Actually a drummer should be kind of invisible. The less you actually hear him, the better. However, drummer guides the group. If he plays good, everyone thinks that’s normal, if he makes 2 little mistakes, he will be hearing about it for a long time.

 

Last year when you played a show in Malaysia, the authorities forbid you to jump and curse on stage. Can we still speak of a real Linkin Park live show?

Yes, of course. We obeyed the rules, because we were so fortunate to be playing a show in Malaysia in the first place.

 

Are you guys that calm when you’re backstage too?

A lot of stories go round about what happens backstage at a rock show. Like that there’s always a huge party going on, but actually we’re all pretty normal backstage. We don’t drink, 4 of us are married and 1 of us has children. The only thing we do backstage is play videogames.

 

Do you guys ever do anything exciting?

The only exciting thing that i have done this past year is sleeping in my own bed. I mean, our tour bus is awesome. We have all the comfort in the world on our bus and we even installed a little studio in the back of the bus, but still, I was happy to finally be home again.

 

Your fans know your tourbus very well. Are you so open to your fans or is it just a way of getting in touch with the female fans?

We’re just nice to our fans like everyone else, because they buy our albums and merchandise. Our merchandise has become a very important factor of our income and if we want our fans to buy our stuff we should be nice to them.

 

On the back of the album (Collision Course) it says: “witness how Linkin Park and Jay-Z made music history”. Do you really mean that?

Yes and no. What we did has been done before by other artists, but still it’s new. Also, because we have succeed in blending 2 music styles together into a new sound that sounds incredible. Because of that I think we wrote a little piece of music history.

[Ravynlee]

Hey guys! *huge back-breaking hugs* Glad y'all could drop in! Place just hasn't been the same without ya's! *grins* Okay, NOW it dfeels more like it used to! *sighs in relief*

 

Hey, Chipmonk, a HUGE thanks for the Interview, I have to confess I've never read that one (which is strange) and it freaked me out! *huge hugs to you for sharing that with us* Wow... the man's a card isn't he? (Rob, I'm talking about, of course)

Freaked me out though, am I like the last person to know this or something; is he actually *gulp* married to his g/f Susan? (Being the last known person I can recall reading about him being with to the best of my somewhat relatively limited knowledge) Last I heard, and I don't even know the source anymore, but they broke up late last year, early this one didn't they?? *looks puzzled* OMFG, I like feel like such an idiot... *laughs stupidly* It doesn't change s**t as far as I'm concerned, and won't stop me drooling any less... or more for that matter. He's still the same sweet, sexy, super-talented guy he's always been (to this obsessor at least) single, married or... uh... otherwise *blushes embarrassedly* (clears throat)

Ah well, yes, moving on a fraction, he said four married; at that stage;

 

Phoenix - Lyndsay

Mike - Anna

Chas - Samantha

?? - ??

 

Who's the fourth? Am I just dense or something?!? *looks about the silent congregation then shrugs* There's Joe and Karen (also refered to by some as 'Trista'?) and Brad and Monica (so I've been led to believe at one MSN site) *shrugs again blankly* And of course, Rob and Susan. I know it's not actually relevant to anything and ppl would freak and go 'why do we need to know?' Isn't it all supposed to be about teh music? In honesty; It is and I don't need to, I'm simply curious is all. Life goes on with or without such knowledge, I just like to keep relatively informed. As 'Obsessed' as I claim to be let me make it painfully clear I have no designs to be the so-called next Mrs Bourdon, I mean, shit ppl, get a life! *chuckles* That's fantasy land (and LP fanfic) stuff *looks surprisingly innocent*

 

But funnily enough I remember having a similar discussion with Viking (miss my Viking *sob*) a while back about this very subject, and simply stated; the Rob/LP obsession is just for kicks. There's a distinct line between reality and fantasy and while some fans tend to lose focus from time to time (by bagging the guy's respective partners with "I hate Sam/Anna/etc, I'm so jealous/glad they broke up so now I have my shot at Chas/Mike etc' garbage) as much as we toy with this fantasy let me make it clear to all you neigh-sayers bagging this thread/relative obsession; It's just for the fun of it!

 

*whew!* Preaching is really emotional and energetic stuff, huh? *grins as she wipes brow* I don't know where that whim came from, but if y'didn't know me and my love of ranting by now, then you soon will! *laughs sinisterly* See, it aint all prety pics and buckets upon buckets upon oceans of drool...

 

Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah... the interview! Uh, inspiring stuff, thanks for that Chipmonk! I'm glad you're with us too, you appear to be another invaluable asset to our humble little gathering! *hands Chipmonk a bottle of water*

 

Uh, okay. Twi *hugs* you're duty in regards to worship? *shrugs* What would you like to do? We're all laid back here, (except for me, I appear comparatively highly-strung) remember the creed, huh; "It's all good" so, y'know, do what feels good, man. *Holds up hand in the timeless 'rock-on' gesture* JammerG wanted to be towel/water gurl, don't ask me why. We had a joke about all of us descending on Rob in the locker room at the gym after his workout and *ahem* educating him in the ways of our little Church *laughs embarrassedly* so it could have come from that... *shrugs* And as for everyone else's roles, you'll have to ask them...

 

Pheonix, you 'lil devil you, missed you too! *more hugs* So you're following in the footsteps of our Lord huh? *grins* I'm sure he'd be chuffed to be such an inspiration! Good luck with that, hopefully you've better luck at keeping a beat than me, I'm pathetic... let's just not go there, I'm too embarrassed to even talk about it! *s******s* Uh, of course you can be the assistant obsessor. I'll edit soon enough and make it 'official', so when I'm off sick or have laryngitis from excessive ranting and carrying on, you can pick up the mantle and lead the congregation forth huh? Sweet! It's all good! *yay*

 

Well, this post is probably long enough (aren't mine always, though?) and the system is still slow from excessive traffic at the mo (I think everyone's clawing each other's eyes out to get their claws on the Live 8 stuff, lucky bah-stardos *is jealous*) Meh, oh well, I'll run off again and contnue my search for more pics to share with y'all and give us more to drool about. Can never have too much drool (or too many janitors as the case may be, here) *winks* Lovin' it!

 

Take care guys, *big Bourdon-Bopper Bear hugs* as usual and talk to you later,

-Rav

[Pheonix791989]

w00t!! yay. I had another CoB dream last night so check it out over at the fan fic section. lol Ravyn u were in it too but i got rob lol. glad to be back where I belong in this rob obsessed place and not in hell where my aunt thinks that LP is sucky. I was on the road yesterday and they were playing some live preformances in the radio. I was so happy to listen to them and Mr. Hahn (my cat) started meowing to it. lol. I loved it so much. I didnt get a chance to see the live8 concert. but its all good. I listened to my rock am ring cd. I have the rock am ring cd so if any one wants the track just IM me and I'll send it to u. but all hail the drummer. Oh and just so you knoe I'm taking up drumming to replace our drummer. he never showed up for practice and then quit. so he gave me his drumset and Im picking up the drums until we find a bassist. those are really easy to come by in NC alot of ppl play bass. so im turning drummer. lol. I can only imagine being as amazing as our lord. maybe when and if my band gets good enough we can play or open up for them. I would die if that ever happened. so I guess thats my preaching for today. luv all u rob obsessors. and so u kno rav, brad is married too.

[Chris]

*Grumbles under breath* God damnit' date=' I HATE posts like this, intentional or not. Seems like a waste of space. I'm sure ppl only do things like this to bump up their post count... *grumbles irately again* A [i']constructive[/i] PM would have been easier, perhaps (constructive being the operative word here, yup)? *shakes head and wanders off despondently*

 

bump up their post count? if i want to do that id post in every thread but i dont.

 

Seriously. A church of Brad? Sexy? BEST DRUMMER? Riiiiiight. Some people really need to listen to other music. He's just sexy because he's in the band. John Otto of Limp Bizkit is an better drummer than him. And it seriously is.

 

You guys really need to stop fantasizing about someone you cant reach. "Thinking of Brad is a workout"? COME OOON PEOPLE! I thought i was hopeless. GROW UUUUUP! FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITYYYYY!!!

 

 

*dies*

[FadedBlue]

Cheeze wiz, you need to calm down Chris.

This is all in good fun. We are obviously joking. We know we are never going to get him.

 

Btw..its bourdon! Not brad..

[Pheonix791989]

bump up their post count? if i want to do that id post in every thread but i dont.

 

Seriously. A church of Brad? Sexy? BEST DRUMMER? Riiiiiight. Some people really need to listen to other music. He's just sexy because he's in the band. John Otto of Limp Bizkit is an better drummer than him. And it seriously is.

 

You guys really need to stop fantasizing about someone you cant reach. "Thinking of Brad is a workout"? COME OOON PEOPLE! I thought i was hopeless. GROW UUUUUP! FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITYYYYY!!!

 

 

*dies*

 

 

u apparently dont listen to LP. Either that or you dont know the members. for starters, look at our sigs and avatars. thats rob bourdon. seccond, having unatainable crushes is part of building healthy relationships. you learn how to deal with it easier for when there are real crushes. besides its all good and its all in good fun. look at all the chester and mike boppers that are out there. do you think they need to grow up? what about those who are crushing on fred durst? besides Limp bizkit sux major ass. oh and I forgot something...hmm where is it.... ah here it is. the unspoken rule of the forums, its alright to disagree but you must respect what the other members have to say. My friend if you keep this up you wont last too long around here. Take it from someone whos been around for a year.

[Chris]

Yeah, I thought I had something wrong..

 

you learn how to deal with it easier for when there are real crushes.

I bet Dr. Phil never said that. Maybe you should just go and speak to someone at school you like, ask his/her (depends what you are) number and do something! I never fantasized about Carmen Electra. Sure, when I was asleep but not actually making up stories or even making a whole religion about it.

 

look at all the chester and mike boppers that are out there. do you think they need to grow up? what about those who are crushing on fred durst?

Of course they need to grow up. Everyone who has a crush on a celebrity needs to grow up. Everyone who was just a little bit mad when Chester got a new girlfriend needs to grow up. Do you really think you can start an relationship with him? Nah.

 

besides Limp bizkit sux major ass

They sold more records than Linkin Park. Owned

 

I have nothing against you or whatsoever. I bet you're a cool person, but if you're going to put up some kind of religion for a bandmember you really need to watch Dr Phil.

[Pheonix791989]

look its not a religion its just fun. its some place where a bunch of ppl have one thing in common. obviously you dont like what we're doing here, if so maybe you should just leave our fine establishment and leave us alone. I have a boyfriend, and as a matter of fact he thinks rob bourdon is an amazing drummer. I know that we have no chance at rob. everyone here is mature enough to know that ( I hope) but if you dont like it leave. I dont have a problem ripping in to you like tissue paper. so dont waste our valuable posting space by being negative. PM me or Rav and we'll deal with you that way.

[Chris]

I thought there was an rule like : "its alright to disagree but you must respect what the other members have to say" and you dont have any problem ripping in my like tissue paper?

 

Way to go!

[Pheonix791989]

no i dont have a problem with tearing you to shreads. I respect you enough to warn you before you do something stupid. so I will ask you nicely, please leave if you dont have anything nice to say about this. you have been warned.

[Chipmonk21177]

ur welcome! i luv sharing rare Rob stuff that i find with the CoB! *takes water bottle from Ravynlee* thnx for the water!! its all good. anyway i just wanted to say to Chris, i want u to know that i do respect ur opinions and everything but, this is a thread for us to hav fun and talk about Rob so if u dont like it leave. and for ur information, u may say that who ever from Limp Biskit is the best drummer, but the CoB thinks Rob is so deal with it! and i'll hav u know that i think Rob is an awesome drummer! also there is only a few ppl that like Limp Biskit and all those ppl are whack! to me Limp Biskit sux! so deal with that! and also most ppl perfer LP over Limp Biskit and if i had to choose out of all the drummers i'd say that the top 3 are: 1. John Dolmayan- System of a Down 2. Rob Bourdon- Linkin Park and 3. Pheonix791989 (lol). btw haven't u ever heard that saying "if u dont hav anything nice to say than dont say anything at all"? leave us here to obsess and drool in peace!

[Chris]

A few people. Lets say..err.. millions? And dont discuss with me about Limp Bizkit because I know more about them than you do. I wasnt actually trying be hostility but seems like it turned out like that. I bet you all are awesome, nice, cool, funky, and all that other shit. And of course i respect your opinions, but tearing in me like I was tissue paper? Come on. Feels like you're kinda offended.

 

Anyway. I'll just let you guys drool in peace. Dont forget to whipe it off when you go to sleep or you might sufficate in it.

 

*makes one of those ubercool-looking westside handflashes that makes you look cool*