"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Do rock band members earn less than rappers?

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Does a rock band have to split their bills to each members. Does that mean rappers earn a lot more money
than rock stars?
 

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Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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i would assume they split the money, same as a rap/r&b group.

but judging from the lyrics, bands wouldn't care as much about the money as much as rappers do.
 

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The avg rock band member probably has more money in the bank than the avg rapper.

there is so much of an "image" that the avg rapper has to poertry, you go broke.
 

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Unless you happen to be Dr. Dre or somebody like that, a rock star probably has a longer shelf-life, so will make more money overall.

As for being in a band, Noel Gallagher (Oasis), being the songwriter, makes far more than anyone else including his brother. Does he share it? No
 

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the only real expense rock stars have is heroin. lol
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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So what if you are a rapper and a rock band at the same time like Kid Rock?

Things that make you go hmmm....
 

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speakeasy said:
So what if you are a rapper and a rock band at the same time like Kid Rock?

Things that make you go hmmm....
kid rock= has been...throw in limp bizkit too..
 

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speakeasy said:
So what if you are a rapper and a rock band at the same time like Kid Rock?

Things that make you go hmmm....
:crackup:
 

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In todays music industry, the majority of revenue comes from publishing, merchandising, and concerts, not record sales. So rock bands typically make more off merchandise than rappers.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Desdinova said:
Who do you think is richer; MC Hammer or Courtney Love?
Courtney Love of course, she got 50 million for selling a portion of Nirvanas catalog.
 

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I remember watching a VH1 special on MC Hammer. He went broke fast. ...He was on Surreal life hell that should tell you something
 

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Average rock band doesn't make "that much". For example Nighwish (pretty famous in europe/japan(?)) made 1.2M last from which around 400k was profit. Divide that to 4. Now this will most likely double now when they got new singer. Still around 100k a year for one member.
 

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Now this will most likely double now when they got new singer.
I somehow doubt that. I miss Tarja :(

Courtney Love of course, she got 50 million for selling a portion of Nirvanas catalog.
Okay, let's try this again...

Who do you think makes more money, Bruce D1ckinson or Puff Daddy (aka Puffy Combs aka Pif Diddy aka whatever the hell else he calls himself)?
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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