Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island - Somebody Please Stake Out!

[Perpetual Change]

To me, a couple-hour stakeout isn't creepy.  I work in the newspaper industry and my co-workers are asked to stakeout or something similar on occasion.  Staking out at a public area and observing is different from stalking.  Isn't it? lol.  Idk.  Anyway, my main concern is disrespecting the band and not allowing them to announce the drummer at their own pace.  I don't want me or anyone else here to be that jerk fan that causes trouble for the band or forces their hand.  However, as I said earlier, they've had many months now to make an announcement or set a date for announcement and have remained hush-hush.  The fans are getting antsy now.

It's totally different. People do that to bands all the time.

That said, I doubt you'll get anything by going late at night.

[njdtfan]

Just beacuse there may be a legal tieup (which as a business person in the legal field) may be the problem. there is no reason the ":tied up" drummer cant't be in the studio with the guys. They may just not be able for legal reasons to announce.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

[Mebert78]

Just beacuse there may be a legal tieup (which as a business person in the legal field) may be the problem. there is no reason the ":tied up" drummer cant't be in the studio with the guys. They may just not be able for legal reasons to announce.

True.  I feel like they should say that then, no?  Nothing wrong with that.  Don't just stay silent.  They said just 5 months ago they would start to go the extra mile to communicate with fans and keep them in the loop.  If it's legal reason, then just tweet and say something like: "We're still really excited to announce the drummer and appreciate everyone's patience, but we're still in the process of dotting the i's and crossing the t's on the legal front.  Expect news in March!!"  

I think that would be the thoughtful thing to do for fans, especially at such a huge crossroads and point in the band's career.

[Perpetual Change]

Is there any place around cove studios, near an entrance or something, where one can just sort of stand around inconspiciously?

[dvargas]

Standing near the studio is absolutely nothing compared to the degree of stalking that other bands and hollywood personalities get.

[dethklok09]

Here is my plan:

6:30 A.M. You sneak into one of  the bushes in front of the studio headquarters.

7:00 A.M. John petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and John Myung Pull Up to a parking spot and proceed to enter the building. Proceed to walk while holding the bush toward their cars so that it does not look suspicious. Afterward check their cupholders for any spare change. Within a minute John Petrucci will come running back out of the studio to go fetch star bucks so make it fast.

7:02 A.M. John Petrucci calls up starbucks and asks if they are still open. Begin to slide near the car and listen in on the conversation assuming the window will be down.

7:03 A.M. John leaves.

7:05 A.M. Continue your plan by following after him in a van tricked out to be an ice cream truck. He will never suspect it is a stalking fan.

7:08 A.M. He parks his car into star bucks and asks you for an ice cream treat. You give him an ice cream slightly more melted than usual (you will see why later).

7:10 A.M. He tries to purchase a few coffees but realizes he needs a few more cents. While this happens some ice cream gets on his wrist in which he needs to get a napkin giving you more time. While this happens you sneakily put a quarter on the counter.

7:11 A.M. John Petrucci finds it and proceeds to ask if it is yours but you say no and believe that it just dropped out of his wallet on accident.

7:12 A.M. John Petrucci exits and goes back to the studio. You may ask what was the point but in actuality he was carying four coffees and that must mean the new drummer must need coffee. This must mean that the drummer needs energy and could possibly be a skilled drummer. The pirate doesnt drink coffee and instead prefers warm water never chilled and tea, for the instrumental breaks when he is not shoveling.

8:00 A.M. You have allowed dream theater some time in the studio and watched as the new drummer disguised in a bunny rabbit costume and James Labrie enter the studio.

8:30 A.M. You knock on the studio door asking if Jordan would like to donate some money to your cause you made up to supposedly benefit kids without private jets.

8:31 A.M. You glance over and notice a secret tunnel resembling the ones that you had to crawl through in the kokiri forest in legend of zelda ocarina of time. To get your sword so that damn guy would get out of your way.

8:35 A.M. You dress up in a bunny rabbit suit as to resemble the new drummer and find your way to the back entrance and notice off to the side a tunnel, guarded unfortunately by a trained team nicholas cages.

8:45 A.M. You convince them that you have a hidden the piece of paper dating all the numbers of the dates leading up to the drummer announcement which is conveniantly said to never happen.

8:50 A.M. You enter the recording room and pretend to be the new drummer who is conveniantly using the bathroom at the moment. You proceed to play a simple beat in 4/4. they will then compliment you saying "wow you have gotten alot beter ----".

I am assured this plan if full proof.

[eric42434224]

 

[LCArenas]

Whoa man, that's obsession. I would do it as well.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

How come not long ago everyone was like "OMG YES! FIND OUT WHO TEH NEW DRUMMR EES!", and right now everyone's like "hey mang, chill out...it's not that of a big deal". 

[TheOutlawXanadu]

Some of you guys are sad. Unless you're joking. Then you frighten me.

[dongringo]

Here is my plan:

6:30 A.M. You sneak into one of  the bushes in front of the studio headquarters.

7:00 A.M. John petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and John Myung Pull Up to a parking spot and proceed to enter the building. Proceed to walk while holding the bush toward their cars so that it does not look suspicious. Afterward check their cupholders for any spare change. Within a minute John Petrucci will come running back out of the studio to go fetch star bucks so make it fast.

7:02 A.M. John Petrucci calls up starbucks and asks if they are still open. Begin to slide near the car and listen in on the conversation assuming the window will be down.

7:03 A.M. John leaves.

7:05 A.M. Continue your plan by following after him in a van tricked out to be an ice cream truck. He will never suspect it is a stalking fan.

7:08 A.M. He parks his car into star bucks and asks you for an ice cream treat. You give him an ice cream slightly more melted than usual (you will see why later).

7:10 A.M. He tries to purchase a few coffees but realizes he needs a few more cents. While this happens some ice cream gets on his wrist in which he needs to get a napkin giving you more time. While this happens you sneakily put a quarter on the counter.

7:11 A.M. John Petrucci finds it and proceeds to ask if it is yours but you say no and believe that it just dropped out of his wallet on accident.

7:12 A.M. John Petrucci exits and goes back to the studio. You may ask what was the point but in actuality he was carying four coffees and that must mean the new drummer must need coffee. This must mean that the drummer needs energy and could possibly be a skilled drummer. The pirate doesnt drink coffee and instead prefers warm water never chilled and tea, for the instrumental breaks when he is not shoveling.

8:00 A.M. You have allowed dream theater some time in the studio and watched as the new drummer disguised in a bunny rabbit costume and James Labrie enter the studio.

8:30 A.M. You knock on the studio door asking if Jordan would like to donate some money to your cause you made up to supposedly benefit kids without private jets.

8:31 A.M. You glance over and notice a secret tunnel resembling the ones that you had to crawl through in the kokiri forest in legend of zelda ocarina of time. To get your sword so that damn guy would get out of your way.

8:35 A.M. You dress up in a bunny rabbit suit as to resemble the new drummer and find your way to the back entrance and notice off to the side a tunnel, guarded unfortunately by a trained team nicholas cages.

8:45 A.M. You convince them that you have a hidden the piece of paper dating all the numbers of the dates leading up to the drummer announcement which is conveniantly said to never happen.

8:50 A.M. You enter the recording room and pretend to be the new drummer who is conveniantly using the bathroom at the moment. You proceed to play a simple beat in 4/4. they will then compliment you saying "wow you have gotten alot beter ----".

I am assured this plan if full proof.

There's only one flaw in your plan. Who caries change in their wallet? Thus, it will never work. 

[dethklok09]

Some of you guys are sad. Unless you're joking. Then you frighten me.

Its only sad if you dont come back with news detailing who the new drummer is.

[Perpetual Change]

Some of you guys are sad. Unless you're joking. Then you frighten me.

I don't think there's anything sad about someone who lives 15 minutes away walking over and hanging out for awhile to see if they notice anything.

The minute someone jumps into a bush, though, things go wrong.

[dethklok09]

Here is my plan:

6:30 A.M. You sneak into one of  the bushes in front of the studio headquarters.

7:00 A.M. John petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and John Myung Pull Up to a parking spot and proceed to enter the building. Proceed to walk while holding the bush toward their cars so that it does not look suspicious. Afterward check their cupholders for any spare change. Within a minute John Petrucci will come running back out of the studio to go fetch star bucks so make it fast.

7:02 A.M. John Petrucci calls up starbucks and asks if they are still open. Begin to slide near the car and listen in on the conversation assuming the window will be down.

7:03 A.M. John leaves.

7:05 A.M. Continue your plan by following after him in a van tricked out to be an ice cream truck. He will never suspect it is a stalking fan.

7:08 A.M. He parks his car into star bucks and asks you for an ice cream treat. You give him an ice cream slightly more melted than usual (you will see why later).

7:10 A.M. He tries to purchase a few coffees but realizes he needs a few more cents. While this happens some ice cream gets on his wrist in which he needs to get a napkin giving you more time. While this happens you sneakily put a quarter on the counter.

7:11 A.M. John Petrucci finds it and proceeds to ask if it is yours but you say no and believe that it just dropped out of his wallet on accident.

7:12 A.M. John Petrucci exits and goes back to the studio. You may ask what was the point but in actuality he was carying four coffees and that must mean the new drummer must need coffee. This must mean that the drummer needs energy and could possibly be a skilled drummer. The pirate doesnt drink coffee and instead prefers warm water never chilled and tea, for the instrumental breaks when he is not shoveling.

8:00 A.M. You have allowed dream theater some time in the studio and watched as the new drummer disguised in a bunny rabbit costume and James Labrie enter the studio.

8:30 A.M. You knock on the studio door asking if Jordan would like to donate some money to your cause you made up to supposedly benefit kids without private jets.

8:31 A.M. You glance over and notice a secret tunnel resembling the ones that you had to crawl through in the kokiri forest in legend of zelda ocarina of time. To get your sword so that damn guy would get out of your way.

8:35 A.M. You dress up in a bunny rabbit suit as to resemble the new drummer and find your way to the back entrance and notice off to the side a tunnel, guarded unfortunately by a trained team nicholas cages.

8:45 A.M. You convince them that you have a hidden the piece of paper dating all the numbers of the dates leading up to the drummer announcement which is conveniantly said to never happen.

8:50 A.M. You enter the recording room and pretend to be the new drummer who is conveniantly using the bathroom at the moment. You proceed to play a simple beat in 4/4. they will then compliment you saying "wow you have gotten alot beter ----".

I am assured this plan if full proof.

There's only one flaw in your plan. Who caries change in their wallet? Thus, it will never work. 

I forgot to add that while john petrucci is talking on his phone he will have set his wallet down in the cupholder of the car before he goes to starbucks. Thankfully it is conveniantly opened just enough for you to toss a quarter into it without him noticing. To get him to not notice you will shout free fish which will cause him to use his bear like instincts and look towards the river.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Some of you guys are sad. Unless you're joking. Then you frighten me.

hi, handsome 

[teoevans]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

[dongringo]

Here is my plan:

6:30 A.M. You sneak into one of  the bushes in front of the studio headquarters.

7:00 A.M. John petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and John Myung Pull Up to a parking spot and proceed to enter the building. Proceed to walk while holding the bush toward their cars so that it does not look suspicious. Afterward check their cupholders for any spare change. Within a minute John Petrucci will come running back out of the studio to go fetch star bucks so make it fast.

7:02 A.M. John Petrucci calls up starbucks and asks if they are still open. Begin to slide near the car and listen in on the conversation assuming the window will be down.

7:03 A.M. John leaves.

7:05 A.M. Continue your plan by following after him in a van tricked out to be an ice cream truck. He will never suspect it is a stalking fan.

7:08 A.M. He parks his car into star bucks and asks you for an ice cream treat. You give him an ice cream slightly more melted than usual (you will see why later).

7:10 A.M. He tries to purchase a few coffees but realizes he needs a few more cents. While this happens some ice cream gets on his wrist in which he needs to get a napkin giving you more time. While this happens you sneakily put a quarter on the counter.

7:11 A.M. John Petrucci finds it and proceeds to ask if it is yours but you say no and believe that it just dropped out of his wallet on accident.

7:12 A.M. John Petrucci exits and goes back to the studio. You may ask what was the point but in actuality he was carying four coffees and that must mean the new drummer must need coffee. This must mean that the drummer needs energy and could possibly be a skilled drummer. The pirate doesnt drink coffee and instead prefers warm water never chilled and tea, for the instrumental breaks when he is not shoveling.

8:00 A.M. You have allowed dream theater some time in the studio and watched as the new drummer disguised in a bunny rabbit costume and James Labrie enter the studio.

8:30 A.M. You knock on the studio door asking if Jordan would like to donate some money to your cause you made up to supposedly benefit kids without private jets.

8:31 A.M. You glance over and notice a secret tunnel resembling the ones that you had to crawl through in the kokiri forest in legend of zelda ocarina of time. To get your sword so that damn guy would get out of your way.

8:35 A.M. You dress up in a bunny rabbit suit as to resemble the new drummer and find your way to the back entrance and notice off to the side a tunnel, guarded unfortunately by a trained team nicholas cages.

8:45 A.M. You convince them that you have a hidden the piece of paper dating all the numbers of the dates leading up to the drummer announcement which is conveniantly said to never happen.

8:50 A.M. You enter the recording room and pretend to be the new drummer who is conveniantly using the bathroom at the moment. You proceed to play a simple beat in 4/4. they will then compliment you saying "wow you have gotten alot beter ----".

I am assured this plan if full proof.

There's only one flaw in your plan. Who caries change in their wallet? Thus, it will never work. 

I forgot to add that while john petrucci is talking on his phone he will have set his wallet down in the cupholder of the car before he goes to starbucks. Thankfully it is conveniantly opened just enough for you to toss a quarter into it without him noticing. To get him to not notice you will shout free fish which will cause him to use his bear like instincts and look towards the river.

It all seems so simple. I think it'll work. 

[Perpetual Change]

He's watching us! It's like trying to scheme when you're wearing the ring and the Eye of Sauron is around!

[njdtfan]

He's watching us! It's like trying to scheme when you're wearing the ring and the Eye of Sauron is around!

hahah agree

[robwebster]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

"Once revealed it will have been understood." Gotta wonder what that means.

Alternatively - once discovered by hanging around! it will have been understood.

[ResultsMayVary]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

HE KNOWS.

[dongringo]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

HE KNOWS.

Who the drummer is?

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

HE KNOWS.

[ResultsMayVary]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

HE KNOWS.

Who the drummer is?

I was referencing the 'stalking plan' that everyone has been talking about, whether they are serious or joking. 

[Mebert78]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

Holy cow!  He definitely must have been reading this thread lol.

[dongringo]

Update from JLB Twitter...

" Extenuating circumstances prevail with maintaining the drummer's secrecy. Once revealed it will have been worth the wait and understood. ;-) "

HE KNOWS.

Who the drummer is?

I was referencing the 'stalking plan' that everyone has been talking about, whether they are serious or joking. 

Oh I get. lol He saw this thread so had to say something to keep the paparazzi away. 

[Mebert78]

Seriously.  Earlier in this thread I called for a band member to tweet and tell us when the drummer would be announced as a simple courtesy to patient fans.  An hour later, JLB tweets, lol.  He definitely is lurking here!

[bosk1]

He's watching us! It's like trying to scheme when you're wearing the ring and the Eye of Sauron is around!

[ResultsMayVary]

Seriously.  Earlier in this thread I called for a band member to tweet and tell us when the drummer would be announced as a simple courtesy to patient fans.  An hour later, JLB tweets, lol.  He definitely is lurking here!

Either that or something went down today.  

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

The Eye of Sauron looks like a vagina.

[bosk1]

The Eye of Sauron looks like a vagina.

If that's the case, I REALLY think you're doing it wrong.

[dongringo]

Seriously.  Earlier in this thread I called for a band member to tweet and tell us when the drummer would be announced as a simple courtesy to patient fans.  An hour later, JLB tweets, lol.  He definitely is lurking here!

Yeah, and just a few days ago he tweeted that he's lurking.

[Nick]

He didn't say that he's lurking here thought.

[dongringo]

He didn't say that he's lurking here thought.

Yeah I know, but it's possible.