illusionofjoy | The downstairs neighbours...

I've never met them, but every day I become more and more convinced that if I do, I should throw them out of an open window. The cheering and whatnot at Steelers games I can tolerate, since the Steelers don't play constantly, despite the fondest dreams of the most hardcore yinzer. However, the shitty muzak after 11:00PM (usually around 2:00 or 3:00AM) is a point of contention. Shitty muzak at any time of day is bad, but playing it outside of the noise clause in the lease should have gotten them fined or something more than a mere warning letter.

And let's not even discuss the arguments this couple has. I hope they end up killing each other, so I don't have to hear it anymore.

Today, they committed an act of war. I use my room as a studio and I practice in it. I'm not overly loud, but I'm not going to pussyfoot around during daylight hours when a song needs to be sung. In any case, before I started, they were already playing their shitty muzak. Fine...whatever - it's daylight, I really don't give a shit. By the time I'd finished, they had cranked up their already loud wanktones.

Assuming I can afford it, in the near future I'm going to have to acoustically seal my room. What I don't understand is that, all throughout the recording of The Forever Syndrome, this wasn't an issue. Now it is? What the fuck is wrong with people?