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I thought Darkroom was a dancey club? It sure seemed like it the one time I was dragged there.

xpost stop it you guys are tempting me

― dan m, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:13 (nineteen years ago)

dan, normally it is but on thursday's they have decent rock bands. i saw h3adache city there with submarine races. i believe the night ended with jered from the ponys sliding across the floor on his knees playing air guitar. it was like something out of footloose.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

It's a nice room. We played there once a couple of years ago on what had to have been the coldest day of the year. One of the bands cancelled. Literally the only people we played for were Jody and Joren Nueva Cat, Ben's gf Amy, the other band and the staff of the Darkroom.

It was also a notable show because we had a female soundguy. This was the only time this has happened to me.

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:37 (nineteen years ago)

is a female sounguy analagous to a male soundgal?

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

Isn't Sarah's friend Sarah a soundguy? I think she did sound for MDBB once (at one of our worst shows ever).

xpost, all soundpeople are soundguys regardless of sex

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

I think Nick means he had both male and female organs.

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

xpost Yep, she is.

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:41 (nineteen years ago)

Also, tusks and a trunk. A female soundguy pachyderm.

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:41 (nineteen years ago)

soundgal

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

soundbabe

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:45 (nineteen years ago)

soundbroad -- not to be confused with the soundboard in front her. The broad is behind the board.

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:45 (nineteen years ago)

One of the best ways ever to fuck with a soundguy is to mime talking into the microphone like it doesn't work, then make confused faces and pointing gestures at the mic.

― dan m, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

That's a recipe for feedback.

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

Our favorite soundguy is this older guy named Gary who used to work at Gunth3r Murphy's but now works at B3at Kitchen. He's just really sarcastic and he's constantly complaining about some other show he worked where the bands all brought Marshall stacks to play some tiny bar and he's really grizzled and he's one of those people that is really negative all the time but in a way where it seems like he's actually a pretty together guy who just thinks it's really funny to be miserable about everything. He's really entertaining. The thing is, I don't think he's a very good soundguy.

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

All-time crankiest occupations:

1) ????
2) soundguy
3) studio engineer

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

1) crank shaft manufacturer

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

rimshot.jpg

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/40/MPW-20391

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

There is a soundgal that works at the Empty Bottle and Schubas (or maybe she was just filling in at Schubas with Le Frenchie was on vacation). I forget her name. She's really nice, though.

― jaymc, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

Frenchy at Schuba's = "F@b"

When the FFs were just starting out, we practiced a few times in his basement, which he rents out as a rehearsal space. The last time we were supposed to go there, we found out we had gotten our own space so we just didn't show up at his space. However, there was a $20 fee if you didn't cancel before an hour before your reserved time. Sarah kept trying to go back and pay him the cancellation fee but I wouldn't do it. Flash-forward to last year when we played at Schuba's, Frenchy was our sound guy and we got really paranoid he would recognize us and a) demand his $20 or b) intentionally fuck with the sound to "get back at us." It was pretty ludicrous.

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

Jordan, don't tease.

― Laurel, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

Haha. REVERB REVENGE!

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

Our sound guy in Grand Rapids last week told us to call him "Hillbilly."

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

Chev Chelios looks like sissy compared to Chris Chelios, 'specially if you take that gun out of his hand.

― dan m, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

Do you have a bald British dude crush, Laurel?

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

#1 crankiest profession is surely chef, no?

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

they're cutting the grass on campus for the first time this year. i stood in the middle of the quad and just breathed deep for a while after i finished my cigarette. made me feel pretty good.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

I have a Jason Statham crush, which I assume is what you meant. That movie sucked, though, even by my standards.

― Laurel, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

dammit, i really want to go out tonight but am broke broke BRO-EK.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:16 (nineteen years ago)

I don't blame you, he makes bald & stubbly work for him like many men only dream about.

I actually thought the movie was a pretty good time, but then again I saw it on the day my ex moved out and I spent all day in the theater.

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:17 (nineteen years ago)

I am listening to fake fictions, and I think I like this band. Have you heard of them?

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:19 (nineteen years ago)

where did i read that the bald-dude look was the combover for the new millenium? because that's fairly otm.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

nah, because the bald dude look isn't nearly as hilarious.

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

but it is though, that's kinda the point.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

if you are going bald, esp at a young-ish age, it is the only dignified way to deal with it.

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

:(

(I say this as a future bald man)

xpost, 8080

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:22 (nineteen years ago)

god you people....

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:22 (nineteen years ago)

You could always go the Mr. Hooper route, I suppose.

http://www.wrathofkahn.com/archives/hooper.jpg

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

they're cutting the grass on campus for the first time this year. i stood in the middle of the quad and just breathed deep for a while after i finished my cigarette.

That would have potentially put me in the hospital. The breathing deep of the cut grass, not so much the cigarette.

where did i read that the bald-dude look was the combover for the new millenium? because that's fairly otm.

I have said that often, possibly on ILX, but I did not come up with it myself.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

dudes i need a hobby.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

one that doesn't involve pouring beer and/or gin down my gullett.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

The difference is that I do not love the combover.

Kevin: Whittling. Will keep your hands busy.

― Laurel, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

I could show you how to crochet. It's very soothing.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

I need more toys in my home to keep my hands busy. Like, a Rubik's Cube and such.

― kenan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

Topless Latchhook (nsfw)

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

Kevin, I didn't even know you played guitar, so that's something.

This thread is killing me http://www.ilxor.com:8080/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=60&threadid=5847#unread

― Jordan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

There's a guy I work with who has a really sad combover. It sort of epitomizes everything that I find depressing about him: he's been working for the company for 25 years and only got promoted to supervisor (i.e., a non-hourly position) like two years ago. He also talks very slowly and deliberately.

― jaymc, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:32 (nineteen years ago)

Knitting/crochet is brilliant for giving you something to do with your hands, plus hats for everybody!

I'm going to learn how to knit one of these days soon. I'm kind of excited about it.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

i just remembered what i wanted to investigate and i just looked into it but it's not really a hobby.

xpost- knitting would either be really awesome or i'd drive myself absolutely insane.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

omg giant isopods now have a permanent place in my nightmares.

xp to Kevin - yeah, there's an element of obsession to it at times that is both scary and comforting. Like, "Wow, I sure am kind of obsessive almost to the point of mania about this, but it's yarn! Yarn is benign and wonderful!"

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

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