UK Watercooler 32: Fall Into The Meaning Gap

Which reminds me, when is the next Magpies Nest?

deary me, I was this close to blowing tea all over the computer.

Wednesday, Martin Carthy so should be good.

Wednesday! Shall we folk?

Sounds like a good idea, let me shake this cold though, (surrently at home in bed)

(er, kate it was a spoof: KMB being the clue)

I am disappointed: I have hardly any photos of the Riga Teashop. But at least the photo I do have has a shot of one of its huge, double-bed sized sofas:

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Was just randomly reading through an old 'Cooler; am now nostalgic for those chat-happy times ;_;

It is so slow today!

you should chat more then G00blar!

Yeah, I know!--that's sort of what I'm saying.

It's strangely sweet to read through random threads and see a whole lot of people wasting time at work in unison.

Too many people have stopped posting sadly. And when Kate's not here no-one but me posts..

I tend to get dispirited on cooler threads by the lack of responses my posts usually get.

xpost Yes, I gathered. I know I'm part of the problem, but it does get to be a slippery slope, doesn't it?

I keep going back and forth between resolving to swear off ILX all together (trying to get some shit done in my life for once), or staying on, but actually using the time to post, instead of just lurking and wasting time.

haha, sorry FP, I wasn't trying to be part of the problem with that xpost!

I gave up reviving the threads when Kate's not here. I think everyone is missing the prog rock chats of yesteryear and that's why they don't post...

We stopped talking about prog and mark c, onimo, ailsa and others stopped posting. Coincidence?

I just got the new ltd to 100 cd by The Heads!

Less prog, more Japanese hardcore! I'm going to see Systematic Death tonight, hurrah. With the Varukers and Sick On The Bus supporting. Who aren't from Japan, but never mind.

the varukers are still going?

Oh yes. Their singer also moonlights singing for Discharge.

do discharge play any of that metal album they made that you hate?

They did play one song off it before Xmas.

did you go to the bar?

Nah I was all squished at the front, it wasn't too bad anyway cos they played it in the same style as all their other stuff, and without the horrible singing (since it was a different singer and all)

At least with punk bands most of them are bald now so they have the same amount of hair as 30 years ago

Sorry, FP, I ran out of time in the web cafe, and didn't see the lovely sofa you posted! That place looks excellent. If I had a tea shop, it'd look just like that. In fact, when I open my pub, it will be full of sofas like that. Kind of like the Luna Lounge used to be, when the back room was a sea of sofas.

Who is KMB? Sorry, I don't know any radio presenters. Or did you mistype KMF, and I'm supposed to be the presenter? Oh, I hate when someone makes a funny joke at my expense and I don't RECOGNISE it as a joke. It makes me feel foolish when I should be laughing.

I swear off ILX forever when I'm at work. But when I'm not, well, I do sometimes get lonely. Yesterday I took loads of codeine for my cramps and managed to finish Lady Chatterley's Lover without laughing too hard at the ridiculous sex scenes. It's too bad about the sex, as it's quite a decent book otherwise. Full of that interwar angst I happen to love.

I guess, um, sorry. The B was for Boom, I plain forgot the KMF. Will try harder next time..

Argh! I'm so dumb I don't know mine own name.

and DOUBLE ARGH, I totally forgot - the Heads played on Saturday, I had a ticket I'd bought in advance, but I forgot to write it in my diary and I forgot to go! I AM SO ESTUPID!!!!

Actually, no, I was being distracted by jazz singers, but that's all over now.

Taking suggestions for a new crush, please.

Also, I still haven't had my polling card. Can I just turn up to the polling station with proof of ID and proof of address and that little piece of paper that said I registered? I sincerely hope I can. Considering this is the first election I've been legally qualified to vote for in my life, it would be a real shame if I was disqualified on a technicality. :-(

My neighbour has put up Boris Johnson posters. For the first time in my life, I'm NOT pleased to see his face first thing in the morning.

you do not need yr polling card. That ID would be fine.

Afternoon.

Colonel Poo how was the gig?

You don't need a polling card or proof of ID.

I got the new Heads cd yesterday Kate. It's one of their ltd to 100 experimental albums. They were selling some at the gig in London.
Some of their ltd to 100 cds sell for nearly £100 on ebay. Same with their early vinyl albums.

he's not helping...

Who?

Oh, good. I can vote after all.

::gnashes teeth:; Don't tell me these things, Kerr! I should have been at that show! I am such a dummy. :-( Stupid jazz singers lounging around sexily on sofas. :-(

Kerr, the gig was absolutely brilliant. Sick On The Bus were just OK, but the Varukers and especially Systematic Death were fucking ace. Systematic Death were really manic. I got a discography CD from them. They seemed really happy to be playing London.

Charlie Harper from the UK Subs was there, I spoke to him briefly, asked him if there's any plans for a new album, he said he's working on some songs with someone from Rancid. Hmm.

Oh dear.
At least the gig was good. Any more coming up?

Well, I'm going to see Times New Viking and Jay Reatard next month. Apart from that not until MBV I don't think.

MBV is my next gig too. Hopefully will meet grimly fiendish unless work makes him pull out as usual.
Anyone else got any gigs lined up?

Martin Carthy tomorrow night.

There 3 gigs going on May 30th - June 1st but I haven't decided which I'm going to, can only afford one really. Armitage Shanks or Oi Polloi, Chester & Cress or Raw Power. Although I spoke to a couple of blokes on the tube who'd been to the Systematic Death gig and they said they'd seen Raw Power recently and they sucked.

Well, I'm going to see Times New Viking and Jay Reatard next month.

Me too! At Barden's?

Oi polloi still going? Blimey!

Yes, at Bardens! Only £6.60! Bargain!

Oi Polloi AFAIK have never stopped going, although there's only 1 original member. I'm not a big fan though.

The Heads are playing Brighton with Wooden Shjips

I wd like to see Jay Reatard and Times New Viking! Enjoy.

I've spent the past two months all excited about going to see HEALTH tonight and now I'm not going to go because I just can't do weeknight gigs (no bus home, taxi too expensive, getting < 5h sleep when I feel like death even on 7-8), and meanwhile nobody out-of-town wants a weekend gig in Oxford because they're saving those nights for big cities.

Folk tonight, then, Ed?

Oh, and Spiers and Boden at Union Chapel in two weeks! Exciting!

Kerr, are Odewas anything to do with Grandaddy? Don't know why, they just remind me of them.

And another Marmaduke, clearly this is what this thread needs:

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