Brighton

lol, did you make the booty in the end, or did you get trapped at the afters?

Thanks as always E.mily for hosting that by the way. Total star. x

no, that didn't quite happen - by the time i crawled out into the light i'm pretty sure all the good stuff would have evaporated into the morning sun. that thing starts early! xp

also ditto

Anyone up for a pre-Ex fap somewhere quiet on Wednesday early evening? Day before my birthday, no pressure though mind

Pre(ex) fap shout

I'm up for it, it can be my first FAP! I have to be sensible that night though because I'm working in London on Thursday. Which I'll probably forget long before the Ex come onstage.

I could do a pint earlier in the evening, although I think I’m falling onto the Andy Stott side of the gig coin on Weds in this horribly formed metaphor.

fappy bump

anyone still up for this? if so, any suggestions for a pub? preferably somewhere quietish, maybe in the north laine? will be going straight from work, so food would be a bonus (more than happy with just chips though tbh)

kind of annoying that andy stott is on the same night, definitely would have gone to that otherwise

After Andy Stott talking a good game with his YMO talk, I was then rather unimpressed with the first track released from the LP, so I may not bother as I fancy a quiet week. Likewise I would be up for seeing The Ex if I wasn't in such a mood for a quiet week.

However, a couple of early beers tomorrow sounds like something that one does on a quiet week. Always a fan of the Brighton Beer Dispensary despite the so-so name, and they go OK pub food.

Can do this - not sure exactly what time as we are doing a code release tomorrow at 5:30 which may drag on if something isn't working correctly. But I'm working from home and North Laine is about 10 mins away.

Okay I have no idea what that pub is, but happy to give it a go. Sounds a bit bro-beard and fixed-gear bike, happy to staplegun a cat to my chin and steal the boys' bmx if it helps us blend in. Will aim to get there at six-ish.

Craig/Emily - consider yourselves nagged in the mildest possible manner. Would be great to see you, but totally understand if you can't make it. Hope yr both doing okay btw.

Oh colonel poo, for purposes of identification I shall endeavour to wear a purple hoodie.

I met up with erstwhile ilxor Raw Patrick at a gig once years ago, and he told me I would recognise him because he looks like "a guy who'd post on ILM". I think that description would probably do equally well for me tbh.

Despite the name, it's not really like that at all I think. It's much more old school boozer in feel than most of the other new beer-focused pubs in Brighton, infinitely better than Craft or, spit, Brew Dog,

lol I used to work with the drummer of the support band tonight. Small world. Oh yeah he was in Shrag iirc (who tbh I didn't like that much).

Oh, is 4ndy Pyn3 playing? Shrag were awesome, btw.

And no, I'm not coming out tonight. I'm not doing very well right now.

I love that Shrag track you played around yours at stupid o'clock in the morning once.

Sorry to hear you aren't well enough to come out, any time you do get in touch and I'll buy you beers.

xpost yes that's him.

For a time it seemed like Shrag were a permanent support band at gigs I went to, I dunno just didn't click with them for some reason, even though (or perhaps because) they sound like other bands I like. Not that I've listened to that much of their stuff. I do have one of their singles, but I don't think that much of it.

wow, andy certainly gets around. think i've seen him in about 10 different bands over the years, and they've all been fairly different to each other. not heard bamboo yet, but they're described as ooioo-ish so i'm game.

emil.y: saying this as though it were your choice but get well okay? looking forward to seeing you sometime soon x

How was the gig? My quiet 2 drinks plan ended with my rolling out of the pub at eleven.

It was good, although we missed the beginning of the Ex's set because we were sitting downstairs for a bit.

Was a pleasure meeting you all last night. I'm slightly worse for wear today, mainly tired really. I missed my train this morning, but I wasn't so late I got in any trouble for it. Early night tonight I think!

Ah, yeah, a little gutted I missed them, but I'm sure I'll see them another time.

Excellent stuff, previous tenant is getting threatening letters from debt collectors, this place just gets better and better.

I know I'm not supposed to open mail addressed to someone else but I tend to if it's from collection agencies, just to see how likely it is that I'm going to have bailiffs turning up at the door in the near future. I know they can't legally take anything if it's not my debt I just don't want the hassle.

Interestingly it's not actually illegal to open someone else's mail unless you do something fraudulent with the contents, I'd always heard it was. The more you know.

Best thing though is to write something along the lines of 'Not known at this address' and fling them back though isn#t it?

Yeah that's what I will do with the next one. I had just been chucking his mail in the bin but that one looked official and I googled the address and was like oh here we go again. This happened at a previous place I lived and yeah it was fine eventually. They took a while to stop sending the letters but after a few sent back they stopped.

Although I remember my wife getting hassled repeatedly because someone had given her phone number to one of these bastard agencies and they wouldn't believe it was the wrong number.

If anyone is at a loose end on this Bank Holiday Sunday in the evening, you are more than welcome to come to this event I am putting on (my generosity knows no bounds)

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I think I might be going to a crust punk all-dayer at the Cowley Club that day, but if I don't I will definitely bear that in mind.

I will be at the Hope & Ruin on Friday night for the Number Ones gig tho.

Come on your way there/on the way home/when you fancy a break! We are in the bar downstairs.

god damn fuck it, i thought the optimo thing was this coming weekend. sorry i missed it, wtf my brain?

I knew I should have handed you more flyers ;)

Maybe see you Sunday, but probably not!

i will try! am doing a marathon that morning though so it depends on how mobile i am after that. man u v leicester too that day, it's all go

Anyone going to Kollaps tomorrow night? Apart from emil.y who is DJing obv. I might go along for a bit but while I don't mind going to gigs on my own, going to a DJ/club night on my own I'd probably feel a bit (more) awkward tbh.

In other news I gave notice on our crappy damp woodlice-infested stinky drains no smoking flat today, only 2 months to go...

oh shit i would definitely go, but i'll be in london at a party i'm not really looking forward to :(

also emil.y - good luck, but i know you will smash it anyway

It's just a room above a pub this time so will be fairly casual. I will attempt to be sociable but as I p much never go out anymore I might have forgotten how.

I have tried to tempt Mrs Poo but she's not feeling sociable either. Do you know what time your set is?

We don't tend to have delineated set times, there's a few of us and we usually do a couple of sets each when we're feeling on it/have had enough cigarettes outside to tide us over. I usually try to do one very early set so I can play my less danceable/more weird stuff before people arrive, and then hope that I get a second slot when lots of people are there to pull out some bangers.

I might make it along for the early set then!

i might be around for an early set as it happens as well.

I just put some real cheesy garageband beats under an old horrible noize track of mine and am planning on dropping it at some point. At this stage I can't actually tell if I like it or not, I've been fiddling about with it for the last couple of hours. I think it's probably stupid as shit but it just might work.

It's upstairs at the Caroline of Brunswick this time, by the way - not sure if that's actually been mentioned yet? Doors at 9, I probably will grab the first or second slot for my first go, nobody else ever wants them.

nine's probably getting on a bit for me, as I've got to go back to London - but if anyone/the Colonel is around for a pint a bit earlier, say eight-ish, post here, and I'll pop my head in.

I'll be there at eight but might be a bit busy prepping the room. Say hi if you spot me, though.

will do emil.y, and know what it's like, so yes, i'll just wave and say hello.

I can get there for 8, Fizzles - see you in a bit?

works for me, yep.

flying visit but always good to see CP, and good to meet emil.y, esp for a set that introduced Phew to me.

Oh dear god I think I am only just getting a hangover now, have been drunk the whole day. Really nice to meet you Fizzles and good to actually have a proper hangout with CP. Though I am very worried my drunkenness and nervous energy made me super obnoxious and annoying.