The Mike Portnoy Appreciation/Discussion Thread (merged)

[bosk1]

Yeah, he's dead to me.  I'll never buy another MP-related project again.

Hope you didn't buy An Evening Of I&D from Metropolaris yet.

-Marc.

Well, that money is going to him, not Mike. 

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

[The Letter M]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

saw on social media he was spotted in downtown seattle yesterday!! rumor mill was buzzing that maybe he was looking for a home

[faizoff]

Could he have been passing time going downtown while waiting for the game to begin?

[Adami]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

saw on social media he was spotted in downtown seattle yesterday!! rumor mill was buzzing that maybe he was looking for a home

But if he was doing a gig there.....wouldn't he be there?

[HOF]

I wonder if he was invited by the team or the drum line or what.

I wonder that as well, what's his connection to the Seahawks?  Pretty cool regardless, love to see him at a Giants game.

Speaking of seeing him, I wonder if he'll be at the Code Orange album release show in NYC this week to support his son.  I plan on attending.

It sounded like the band leader invited him. A YouTube search last night showed that Charlie Benante played with them last year (or early this year I should say).

I’m kind of shocked that we don’t have any YouTube videos of MP playing yesterday.

[HOF]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

saw on social media he was spotted in downtown seattle yesterday!! rumor mill was buzzing that maybe he was looking for a home

I mean, he was in town to perform with the drum line. Don’t see how that would start any rumors.

[Schurftkut]

I wonder if he was invited by the team or the drum line or what.

I’m kind of shocked that we don’t have any YouTube videos of MP playing yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uT3lXAOWp50

[Metro]

Yeah, he's dead to me.  I'll never buy another MP-related project again.

Hope you didn't buy An Evening Of I&D from Metropolaris yet.

-Marc.

Well, that money is going to him, not Mike.

Exactly. The money is going to me so that I can buy a Seahawks jersey

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

saw on social media he was spotted in downtown seattle yesterday!! rumor mill was buzzing that maybe he was looking for a home

I mean, he was in town to perform with the drum line. Don’t see how that would start any rumors.

well he may have just gone from the airport directly to the football stadium. the fact that he was spotted in residential neighborhoods is pretty sus to me. i for one would welcome him to the left half of the country!!!

[HOF]

I’m kind of shocked that we don’t have any YouTube videos of MP playing yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uT3lXAOWp50

Nice. YouTube search is so iffy these days.

[HOF]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

saw on social media he was spotted in downtown seattle yesterday!! rumor mill was buzzing that maybe he was looking for a home

I mean, he was in town to perform with the drum line. Don’t see how that would start any rumors.

well he may have just gone from the airport directly to the football stadium. the fact that he was spotted in residential neighborhoods is pretty sus to me. i for one would welcome him to the left half of the country!!!

Is downtown Seattle a residential neighborhood?

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

did MP move to the Pacific Northwest? this and the other rumors are interesting

What "other rumors"?

-Marc.

saw on social media he was spotted in downtown seattle yesterday!! rumor mill was buzzing that maybe he was looking for a home

I mean, he was in town to perform with the drum line. Don’t see how that would start any rumors.

well he may have just gone from the airport directly to the football stadium. the fact that he was spotted in residential neighborhoods is pretty sus to me. i for one would welcome him to the left half of the country!!!

Is downtown Seattle a residential neighborhood?

have you never been in a major city? downtown regions of cities include both business districts as well as residential neighborhoods. it's not like MP was spotted at the space needle, he was spottted in queen anne, a residential neighborhood in downtown seattle

[jammindude]

I mean, you’re not technically wrong, but…

It’s just that the downtown residential districts are often where some of the most talked about shops and restaurants are as well. So he may have just been taking in the sights.

[ReaperKK]

Really disappointed with Mike Portnoy. When drummers I like are in town to perform a show I prefer they stay at the venue at all times and never leave the premises. I don't think I'll be able to view MP is the same light again.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

I mean, you’re not technically wrong, but…

It’s just that the downtown residential districts are often where some of the most talked about shops and restaurants are as well. So he may have just been taking in the sights.

true, they are, after all, just rumors! i really hope he moved out west tho, he'd fit in with the culture. east coasters can be a bit too stuffy and uptight for people like MP and I

[HOF]

Yeah, I mean I’m not disputing there are residential portions of downtown Seattle, but I would not assume being in downtown anywhere equals house hunting, LOL.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

yeah i mean it's just rumors. nobody is drawing up a contract AFAIK. just relaying what i saw elsewhere

[gmillerdrake]

yeah i mean it's just rumors. nobody is drawing up a contract AFAIK. just relaying what i saw elsewhere

His social media showed him visit some famous house that a movie was filmed in as well. So, maybe that was it?

[Cocopjojo]

That was almost undoubtably why.

Mike has a super nice house now with tons of space and a beautiful pool. I lived in Seattle for over a decade, and for him to get anything even remotely close to what he has now would cost an absolute fortune. Anything comparable within the Seattle city limits is going to see you pay 4+ mil and still have no pool, no backyard, and your exterior wall is going to be an arm's length from the house next door.

I'd be willing to bet large sums of money that he was just visiting that famous house while he was there, and not that he's moving to Queen Anne.

[hefdaddy42]

MP's not moving to Seattle.

[Ben_Jamin]

Oh DTF...You guys are hilarious at times. 

[Ben_Jamin]

I wonder if he was invited by the team or the drum line or what.

I’m kind of shocked that we don’t have any YouTube videos of MP playing yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uT3lXAOWp50

Did I just hear the intro to Two Far?....

[Grappler]

From MP's facebook page just now. 

TWIN PEAKS NERD ALERT!! ⚠️🌲
As if playing drums at the Seattle Seahawks game this weekend wasn’t already cool enough…Saturday I had the insanely surreal experience of visiting Laura Palmer’s house! Yes, the owner of the real house (who also appeared in the very last scene of the very last episode of TP: The Return as the new homeowner Alice Tremond) knew I was a Twin Peaks fan and personally invited me to come visit the house. What an amazing experience!! Heard so many stories and saw so many artifacts from the show and shooting there…
Being in that staircase with the ceiling fan above me was already creepy enough, but I almost shit my pants when I went into Laura’s room only to see BOB hiding in the closet!!! 😱 (see my pix/videos to see…) Also while I was there, Kimmy Robertson (Lucy) called up and I got to speak with her for a little while…
The whole experience was absolutely incredible! Huge thanks to Mary Reber for the invite and hospitality…you seriously made this Twin Peaks über-fan totally nerd-out with excitement!

[faizoff]

Ok I guess MP definitely is buying the twin peaks house now and moving to Seattle.

[cramx3]

Ok I guess MP definitely is buying the twin peaks house now and moving to Seattle.

Confirmed

[The Letter M]

Ok I guess MP definitely is buying the twin peaks house now and moving to Seattle.

1000% Confirmed. Someone let Blabbermouth know ASAP!

-Marc.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Ok I guess MP definitely is buying the twin peaks house now and moving to Seattle.

1000% Confirmed. Someone let Blabbermouth know ASAP!

-Marc.

they were my rumors first, i want credit for the story

[jammindude]

WOAH! Pump the brakes!  He just said he visited it and got to take a tour. I don’t see anything that says he’s BUYING it.

[Ben_Jamin]

See that's why DTF is hilarious for me. People speculate some funny ass conspiracies and then the truth gets revealed.

That's why I stayed and am participating again. Albeit with a more non-serious mindset.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

WOAH! Pump the brakes!  He just said he visited it and got to take a tour. I don’t see anything that says he’s BUYING it.

you know he would buy it if he could afford it!!

[Cool Chris]

That's crazy, I've lived my whole life here, and loved Twin Peaks in its original run. I've been to Snoqualmie Lodge (Great Northern Hotel) multiple times, driven by the Double R Diner, and had no idea Laura Palmer's house is... checking... 12.1 miles from where I live.

[cramx3]

That's crazy, I've lived my whole life here, and loved Twin Peaks in its original run. I've been to Snoqualmie Lodge (Great Northern Hotel) multiple times, driven by the Double R Diner, and had no idea Laura Palmer's house is... checking... 12.1 miles from where I live.

So did MP make an offer on your house?

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

i bet after the house closes and he moves in he gets possessed by BOB and tries to rejoin Dream Theater via force