No it was just that it was very smelly and noisy and the cows didn't seem to be being treated very well. A big commercial diary, not like a small family run business. I won't even repeat the other thing, just something I read about the content of most commercially sold milk but I think it was on some animal rights or vegetarian website, I can't remember, so it could have been sensationalist. But then there is the thing I read that in order to produce milk the cows have to produce frequent calves (which figures) who are sent to the slaughter house. Don't know whether again that it is sensationalist.

Anyway. Matt's farm. Sounds a much better idea to me than a Beverley Hills mansion/celebrity lifestyle, though he could be after both, who knows how rich he is!? No, I'm pleased for him. I get the impression that he needs something alongside the music business, somewhere to get away from the madness. Presumably he can get people in to do the majority of it. Hopefully it will work out for him. If it doesn't turn out as he thought, I would imagine he would be able to sell up and move on.

Don't worry about it! The majority know about the ISP post and the thread has been viewed and posted on to death already! If you have a spare million hours and fancy checking out the idiosyncracies of fanhood, you could have a look but I wouldn't recommend it! Though as Matt was making a serious point, I doubt he would mind more people looking.

I've already preordered the download. Well it's only 79p and I like to show my support. I'm not sure whether there will be a physical.

Hello macgivera

In answer to your question - definitely the first one. I'm 100% positive that this article is saying how brilliant it is that Muse are getting the resistance message out to so many people as they are so popular. I think the "red pill" comment isn't meant literally. It's sort of tongue in cheek. Basically it is just saying it's great that a band as big as Muse have links on their site.

Are you asking because some people are concerned that Muse are working for the NWO? Or using mind control or something. If so, I'm sure that is total rubbish. Or are you wondering about the power of the conspiracy theorists? In any case Muse aren't forcing fans to do anything. They're popular because they're a great band!

Hello. I'm okay. I'm still struggling with revision. I can't wait to get that over and done with and get my life back! I haven't done enough though. I'm not going to even practice questions I don't think. Too bothered I won't be able to do it and it will freak me out. I think I'm just going to try and keep calm and hope for the best when I get in there.

How are you?

Here's the relevant thread:

http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=73885&highlight=conspiracy

Hi "plug-in-baby"

Um two messages but nothing written! Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Hi Epona

Well I did put it in speech marks! LOL! I might wait until tomorrow now or later. I'm burning the candle at both ends at the moment! Thanks for contacting me.

Hi Ju

Hope you are okay and had a good Christmas though it was a while ago now. Sorry I've only just noticed that you posted me a message!

Hi Julie,

Did I reply to you before? I thought I did, but maybe it got lost somewhere. I am confused about what you said about the tweeting musefans. Anyway it was funny what Matt did to Dom! He's such a sod but I love him to bits anyway!

Finally finished my exams, thank god, but I haven't quite realised it yet. Now I've got a bit of time off so I'm going to tackle my house and catch up with people I have been neglecting.

Hope you have a good day.

Hi Kirky

Don't know if you read these messages (last activity July 2006 I noticed) but just wanted to say sorry for calling you Kirk in a couple of threads (in thanking you for posting things) in case it sounded rude (I don't know if you read threads) but it was just because I am a noob to posting and got mixed up. I did wonder whether you were the Tom Kirk but had a mental block! Sorry!

Thanks for all your work keeping us up to date and the site is great!

Hi there

No actually I'm doing a course that involves politics, social history, psychology and sociology. It's a bit of a mixed bag. I like that it's multidisciplinery though, everything crosses over. I did a bit more politics and law before in an access course. Sounds great what you are doing.

Thanks for your message.

Hi

It is from a photo I took in Teignmouth when Muse performed there.

Hi

She registered to post something on the Matt and Kate Hudson thread, so you can read it. I have since noticed a couple of catty remarks, following that, regarding Kate Hudson, and just saw her name post up on your thread on the list. I don't normally read it. And low and behold it was another remark about Kate Hudson! Its getting a bit much, particularly as every post she has done so far, which isn't many granted, is in relation to Kate Hudson.

Carrie

Hiya.

It's from an interview Chris did with a football website. There you go.

http://http://www.rotherhamunited-mad.co.uk/roll/edz5/chris_wolstenholme__a_millers_museings_final_part_480114/index.shtml

Hiya

Is that your home in the photos, the one of the swimming pool etc?

Enjoy your weekend. Mine is quite boring. I'm trying to read up on sociological theories regarding crime for an essay. And it's sunny outside. I guess I'll have to wait until the holidays to enjoy the sun. Hence I have to come and take a break on here every so often! lol!

Hiya

Yes my megapost as been bubbling under the surface, unable to surface because it really is such a tricky subject. I mean are we really assessing Matt's mental health on line!? Jeez! So I steered away and made some effort to keep it light. But while pulling some huge weeds out of my drive this afternoon, I was sort of thinking about stuff, so I posted. He is quite inspirational I think, but I forgot to put that in there, as I had to go and pick my daughter up, so I added that in as that was actually quite important to the point of my post! lol!

I do feel like there is a kind of constant suppression going on of any alternative way of thinking about things, and certainly, like you say, a blowing out of proportion and dismissal of any thinking that has any depth, which shows up in relation to attitudes towards Matt I think. In fact what I said is all intwined into what I'm studying too. I could have put references in! But even that is feeling constricting to me. It's all quite hypocritical. I want to be inspired but so much of academia is caught up in the very things that that it is criticising, hierarchy and control! Like Weber said over-rationalisation and bureaucracy removes the magic. I think like Matt I want to read a few paragraphs and work the rest out myself! It's probably just the adult version of my childhood fascination with Star Trek and The Faraway Tree!

Anyway as to Matt, looking at past interviews, it's difficult to untangle actually, what is meant, what is humour, what is journalistic sensationalism, what is of Matt's own making, and what is actually part of his personality/life experience, but he certainly comes over as perfectly fine to me now. He has said that stuff he has said has been twisted before. I take a lot of it with a pinch of salt but I also get a sense that there may have been an attempt to push a young man along a path which would satisfy the public desire for a tormented rock star and it's all power to him really that he didn't succumb to that. Did you read that interview when he keeps saying "it's not the time or the place" - that appears to me clear evidence that they were attempting to push him to talk about stuff that was beyond what he felt comfortable with. Made me think of Citizen Erased.

Anyway I think Matt's not your average dude, but all the lovelier because of that, and I think he comes over as very sensible, at least nowadays, well apart from his constant baiting of Dom that is!

I'm okay. How are you?

LOL! I'm not so sure about that, the intelligent thing! But brilliant that you will be seeing Muse again in the fall!

Thanks for your message!

Now I'm curious! You've posted the pseudonym somewhere? Can't see it. That's where PM's come in useful, see? You find out about a pseudonym, post it and suddenly everyone on the planet is interested so he can't use it anymore!

Matt has looked at the board before, he said he did. I don't know if he still looks at times but I wouldn't be surprised. The temptation must be great! But he didn't find it I very good experience before from what he said, so maybe he tries to keep away. Dom and Chris have also said recently that they have looked at the board on occasion.

Oh dear! Not really! Thanks for the message anyway.

Love Bee03's message by the way!

Oh god, don't! I like his teeth!

I think really it's natural to reflect the lifestyles of your peers in a material sense. It's not about him trying be something he's not, because he is up there with all the other rockstars.

I can't really see him becoming Americanised. For one thing it would seem to be against everything he stands for. Secondly he's so individual, he doesn't exactly conform. Thirdly he said that he pines for England when he's not there, though America is probably less culturally different than Italy.

It sounds like he's always enjoyed gambling starting with the 2p machines on Teignmouth pier, the stakes are just potentially higher now! . I very much doubt he would change as a person any more than would be natural from getting older anyway. Nah, it was just looking at houses to get a base there I think. The magazine just made a thing of it. I bet he'd be just as happy living in a caravan. Though it would be a bit hard to have big celebrity parties in a caravan!

Anyway makes me feel a bit uncomfortable discussing. I was just being a bit moody. We have no right to judge anyway. It's only because they make themselves fairly accessible I suppose. I hope that continues. Thanks for your stories though.

Oh I'm okay thanks Renee. Listening to Abba Gold at the moment! I wonder why!? lol! Great news re your ticket! It will be fantastic! Got loads of things to do really. Haven't started Christmas yet and deadlines for coursework I'm putting off as I'm finding it difficult.

Thanks for your message.

Oh no I'm not trying to stop you from contacting me. I'm just trying to have the self control to keep away for a while. As you may see it's not working too well this evening!

I hadn't seen that video, it's closer. I just love that song. It works perfectly in a intimate setting like that. I like the piece that Morgan does too.

Thanks Julie. Sorry I keep forgetting to reply. I'm more used to having conversations by PM than visitor messages tbh. Have been popping on here but still attempting to complete my essay! It's getting there but it's already late! I probably already have areas I can research coming out of my ears tbh! Social deviance is a big subject to fit into a 2500word essay, I have learnt! I already have several books on criminology which I haven't time to read!

I didn't get round to asking Muse a question or applying for tickets at that secret gig, though tbh if I had been lucky enough to win, it would have been a bad idea just before exams! I'm looking forward to the new single on Monday though!

PS Just a comment on message from HeavenlyAlchemy below! If MB has a pseudonym on here, I wonder if he's a fanboy or a Muse hater!

Yeah I've been trying to find out how I can go earlier. Seems a long time until September especially since the last time I saw them was November. Not had much luck though. Oh well!

I've not been too good on the revision front. Just can't get motivated. Bit scared! Though I could do really crap and still get through because of the coursework, I don't want to embarrass myself! Spent a while yesterday looking for holidays in Brittany in the hope that I might be able to go to the festival on the 15th July (instead of doing revision) and then realised I was already committed to something else that day!

Anyway better get on with it. The revision I mean. Have a good day.