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Aw, sorry Sam, but really, the Polyphonic Spree were brilliant, and I wasn't expecting them to be so. Beastie Boys, meh, sorry, don't get it at all.

Haven't checked out the house thread yet, but my parents have just done their en-suite with little glass tiles and they're beautiful. I have inherited a peach-coloured bathroom which I really don't like at all, but I haven't worked out what I want to do to rectify this.

Sometimes I wish I was the kind of person who was prepared to make more of an effort to make the house look the way I want it to. I'd love to have it all done in a kind of atomic style. When my older brother and his wife moved into their house in Glasgow, it had this great deep blue bathroom suite from the 60s that I just loved. They offered it to me, but I couldn't be bothered trying to get it all over to Dublin. I should have, though.

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I was living in Dallas when the Spree first hit it big (that's where they where from.) You couldn't turn around without running into one of them. I always joked that it was my goal to run over at least two Sprees a day on my to work. (Sorry they're too cult-ish and happy-happy-joy-joy for me)

They unfortunately frequented the bar I worked at and when they were on the David Letterman show they even gave a shout out to "Sh1p's Lounge in East Dallas!" One night when I was working, my ex-boyfriend was there with a friend of his. They were commenting on a sketch of me a regular had drawn which was pasted up behind the bar. Right below it was a Spree postcard and I commented that the glory of my portrait was ruined by the shitty band below. The ex's friend said, "I play bass in the Spree." Me: "Oh sorry. I hate your band." He still tipped.

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Make your house Sputnik!

I remember seeing the Beasties on a co-headline with the Rollins Band, the week after RHCP had said they'd never play in Britain again, which must have been about 89? Last time, frankly. The Licence To Ill tour was fun (even the riot at the Royal Court was nearly a laff) but this was just mopey shite.

Stop stop all of you or I shall have to keeeel you!

Misery! Ouch.

Beasties = stopped being fun about the same time as RHCP. Kill me if you like.

*BANG*

I've only seen the Beastie Boys once, about 13 years ago. All they could talk about was how they couldn't believe they had never played in Ireland before, considering how good our golf courses were.

hey Ms Misery! YOU KNEW THE SPREE! Did you hang out? Did you pick flowers? Did you get together with Ween and have a sleepover? O GOD do tell all your stories.

I like the Beasties but I've yet to see them live. I'm kind of sorry I talked myself out of going to Connect :(

Glad you had fun ailsa, you can bore me all you like about JAMC as long as you're buying the beer :)

they're too cult-ish and happy-happy-joy-joy for me
Aye, a poor man's Danielson tbh

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Obv. I didn't know them if I insulted members to their face unknowingly. Besides it is not hard to know them when you live in Dallas as there are only 368 members in the band. Is Ween from anywhere in TX? I have no idea.

All they could talk about was how they couldn't believe they had never played in Ireland before, considering how good our golf courses were.

Haha, this is hilarious. Have they played there since? Sounds like the golf would've been a regular draw.

I believe they have played several times since, bless their plaid trousers.

By missing all the music festivals this year, I've missed any chance to see Jarvis. I've not seen him on stage for years now. I miss him.

Misery - that was just a joke, since you were in the mood to shoot people.

I don't think Pulp has ever played in the US. I could be mistaken. I just know they never played back when I was into them.

I try to respond to possible trolling/flaming with a straight face. It's my only defense mechanism.

I am a Texan. We do love to shoot.

What is trolling / flaming? If you don't mind. Nobody else will tell me.

IIRC that Beasties tour, despite being a co-headline, was headlined 100% of the time because according to Andrew Weiss (again, IIRC, it was a long time ago) "let's face it guys, compared to us you're nobodies and never will be".

multi xposts to accentmonkey - if they've waited that long then I suppose "ungrateful bastards" is a fair response. That said, I'm always pleasantly surprised by "thank you" cards as I don't expect to receive them as I assume everyone's as scatter-brained and/or inconsiderate as me.

xpost - It is true. Collectively they block out the sun.

Humansuit, for me it is when I feel someone is trying to bait me or provoke me into a stupid argument.

Hey thanks, I'm really new to this. Mine was just a joke - no argumentation involved.

Jarvis wasn't being Pulp, he was being solo-Jarvis. He did a cover of Into the Valley by the Skids, which shamefully my companions had never heard before. He also had a whole field of soggy wet indie-kids singing "cunts are still running the world", which was nice.

The Mary Chain actually made me nearly cry during Some Candy Talking by being so blindingly good. Annoyingly, no-one I was there with, or any of my friends that I met there, saw them, so I just had to carry this round with me all weekend until I met some drunk people from Dundee half-way back along the 105-mile trek to the carpark who were gibbering about how brilliant they were and gave me some vodka and discussed ace gigs we have seen over the years.

xpost - it took me AGES to do my thank-yous after the wedding, mostly because we got millions of stuff and I failed pathetically at my attempts to keep a notebook saying who'd given us what so we ended up sending generic "thank you for thinking of us" notes for loads of them.

I believe according to formal etiquette couples have up to a year after the wedding to send thank you notes.

I don't think most Americans know who Pulp is much less Jarvis Cocker. His cameo in HP-GOF went largely unnoticed over here.

I thought Americans would know him for taking the piss out of Michael Jackson (not the dead beer writer) at the Brits.

At the what? (j/k I know what the Brits are. Although I'm really not a good barometer for that.)

The Mary Chain actually made me nearly cry during Some Candy Talking by being so blindingly good.

It is at this point I say, on behalf of of myself and I believe onimo, OH JUST FUK OFF. (Only kidding IR just jelus)

2nded (only kidding but no really FUK OFF, jokes jokes, no really).

JAMC are playing some US shows in October. Hopefully some UK dates will follow if William cba dragging his arse across the pond again. There's talk of a new studio album plus the Rhino b-sides, demos & rarities thing is due in February or thereabouts.

Oh, morning all :) Back on the early starts after a couple of lazy days. I even managed to make time for breakfast before leaving. I expect to crash around 11am when this stupid hueg latte wears off.

Listened to Siouxsie on the way in today. I fucking LOVE Siouxsie.

I don't think most Americans know who Pulp is much less Jarvis Cocker.

I wuv him. Sigh.

I am really only kidding about my friends being ungrateful bastards. I will have to email them soon to find out whether the actually got the card or not, though.

My god, I don't give a damn about Luciano Pavarotti dying. NOT ONE DAMN!

Today's Metro had a "close to death" story with something like "football fans would know him from doing Nessun Dorma, the theme for the Italia '90 World Cup" - like no football fan would have heard of him otherwise.

Jarvis

Not having heard his album I found him great fun. He finished with "The boys are back on town" which was ludicrously good!

Rilo Kiley (OK)

OTM. Nice hot pant suit thing though.

Managed to miss Bjork totally (no great loss)

Sadly OTM from what I caught.

the Beastie Boys (even less of a loss)

U MAD + RONG!!!

I wish we could do our entire bathroom in them but they are a bit pricey.

Long term project? Plans are a bit similar with wherever I end up except I would like lights recessed into the actual base and side walls. Sounds mad but actually works out quite well. My love of the whole art deco thing has already been done to death on these threads. Needless to say I am hoping to buy a his and hers walnut set of cupboards with a dressing table/vanity thing shaped rather like a penis (elongated elliptical mirror, two round pillars for tables).

*BANG*

-- Ms Misery, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 20:13 (Wednesday, 5 September 2007 20:13)

Aldo? Aldo? Oh shit. We didn't see nothin' people, keep movin', angry beastie fan packing heat and glass tiles of polyphonic destruction...

I believe they have played several times since, bless their plaid trousers.

RONG. EP was first time in years and years and years. Possibly 13.

Humansuit isn't a troll, I believe that he is the small cat.

Luciano Pavarotti dying

Really? That's a bit sad :(

Hello all.

I'm still alive. </eddie vedder> It was only a flesh wound.

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;_; NEVUR FURGIT ;_;

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Aldo, you can now post to the "Have You Ever Been Shot?" thread full of misplaced pride.

glass tiles of polyphonic destruction...

This sounds like a good name for something. .

I like the small cat(s).

What the heck is that picture kv_lol? Confused nao!

I bought an 07/08 diary today and have been happily writing in SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS. So, tell me your birthdays and your social events I can guarantee that in my usual 2 months time I will have forgotten I ever bought the diary, never mind remember what I put in it.

I dunno. Saw it on another thread and I though that it fit!

Social engagements already? I am intimidated by your organisational abilities!

I'm having a party on the 22nd if you'd like to pencil that in. I'll send you directions if you need them.

I've taken to writing NOM NOM NOM on my deskpad instead of drawing eyes. I'm sure this is endearing me to the woman who thinks I'm into Christian Child Slave Steroid Suicide Cults.

The 22nd is so far free! But I may wish that to remain free, as the weekends before that are all full. But this will depend on what I am doing during the week, which is currently unplanned! Send me the directions anyway. I might swing by. Where's the nearest offy?

offy

off-license??

Be forewarned it's the much anticipated Harry Potter party that was previously canceled at the last minute due to one participant's extreme illness. If you are not down with HPP, you might want to skip. (although I'm definitely making a treacle tart this time and there will be lots of bouze.)

Yes, substitute Food & Wine store, liquor joint or whatever! Anywhere I can get a Watneys Party Seven. I will be there if there is treacle tart! In fact this is reminding me I never had treacle tart after we talked about it somewhere upthread *waves hand*

This was stupid of me and I want treacle tart.

I will send you some in the mail.

There's a liquor store near my house. It's a pretty scary place. The ancient man behind the counter was very rude and refused to give a box instead of a bag. I spent $50 the other patrons were only buying Steel Reserve tall boys! he should've been kissing my ass

I cannot imagine Jarvis doing Into The Valley or The Boys Are Back In Town. I would like to though. Maybe youtube will deliver...

A treacle tart with black treacle and pastry bat-shapes on top would be the best thing ever, I reckon. Maybe such overt witchery theming is passé for Potter parties though.

(Yeah, I just rudely wandered into your thread just like that. Hope nobody minds but I'll probably forget to look back anyway since these jumbo threads move so fast. Hi.)

Hi, introduce yourself, I'm not good with keeping up ILx pseudonyms.

I briefly looked for HP cookie cutters to make lightening bolts, snitches and the like. We are a bunch of silly grown women meeting to gush over a children's book. And drink. Nothing's passe.

a passing spacecadet lives up to his name!

*Her* name, surely (if you are indeed ms lo-fi space :))

I have fab dinosaur cookie cutters - but my last attempt at biscuits in our somewhat bonkers oven were a disaster so I haven't used them since. I will try and rectify this soon. DINOSAUR COOKIES man.

Am pretty sure you could say they are DRAGONS ie hungarian firey nose dragon or whatever they were called in that competition where Harry flew about a bit and stole 1x golden eggy.

Humansuit isn't a troll, I believe that he is the small cat.

Why thank you!