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Alexander Kowalski's on now, so I'm gonna have a dance.

Yay, does this mean I'm not the only one on ILM that loves that album???

― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 4 October 2003 17:23 (twenty years ago) link

'Fall of the Star High School Running Back' and 'Raid on Entebbe' are really good. I'm getting that sinking feeling again.

― youn, Saturday, 4 October 2003 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

I was at that Zoot's show!!

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 4 October 2003 23:54 (twenty years ago) link

So then, Cubs in Five?

― Tom E., Sunday, 5 October 2003 01:05 (twenty years ago) link

Indeed it does Siegbran - although it was your mention of it somewhere that inspired me to download it.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 5 October 2003 08:46 (twenty years ago) link

i miss zoots. i remember seeing this godawful band Comet there and they had enough gear to play the silverdome. ugh. i forget where the mountain goats show is here, he should play at lost lake too sort of a zoots in the making here in denver.

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 5 October 2003 22:20 (twenty years ago) link

You mean Comet from Denton, TX? They had one amazing album, at least!

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 5 October 2003 22:22 (twenty years ago) link

They did indeed! Produced by David Baker o' Mercury Rev no less, who for a second there looked like he would do a lot more than he did.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 5 October 2003 22:23 (twenty years ago) link

standing four feet away from 6 foot amplifiers in the room the size of my living room might have colored my opinion.

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 5 October 2003 22:30 (twenty years ago) link

..speaking of Denton, and songs thereof, i had to repost this pic that was taken last night at the seattle show... the two on the left were hardcore fans that came down from Vancouver. the other guy shall remain nameless.

http://www.kuci.org/~brianm/ile/goats/019_death_crew.jpg

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 5 October 2003 22:35 (twenty years ago) link

(ur, that is "two on the right")

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 5 October 2003 22:38 (twenty years ago) link

Dude, I didn't know Fred Durst was into the Mountain Goats!

― Nicolars (Nicole), Sunday, 5 October 2003 23:47 (twenty years ago) link

Hey, there was also a a.m.a. semi-regular from Denton, too, I think.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 5 October 2003 23:58 (twenty years ago) link

CONSPIRACY?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 6 October 2003 00:38 (twenty years ago) link

three months pass...

wh3r3 15 j0hn?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 03:36 (twenty years ago) link

PLOTTING WORLD DOMINATION.

Also, wasn't he finally moving?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 03:42 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yeah.

But how I wish he were here to dance, sing, and make funny for all of us.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 03:46 (twenty years ago) link

Don't we all. *sniff* Don't we all.

Where's he moving to?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 03:46 (twenty years ago) link

North Carolina, I gathered.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 03:48 (twenty years ago) link

A lot of people seem to be moving to North Carolina recently, have you noticed that?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 04:17 (twenty years ago) link

It must be where to avoid the apocalypse. Uh, yeah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 04:18 (twenty years ago) link

Oddly, I have noticed. My best friend from high school just moved there. I hear it's lovely.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 04:18 (twenty years ago) link

msp moved there too.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 04:19 (twenty years ago) link

I have learnt that someone my brother knows heads a "Bring J0hn M0untain G0ats to Indiana" club. I promised him I would use my ILM connections to help out. J0hn, if you're reading this come to Indiana!! it's the finest state in the union, and i don't know one hoosier who doesn't love the mountain goats!

― sonny d., Wednesday, 7 January 2004 07:27 (twenty years ago) link

john has already moved. he is refraining from posting to ilx for the time being.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 07:29 (twenty years ago) link

Nothing wrong with that. I hope he's doing very well. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 07:33 (twenty years ago) link

i don't think it's anything personal, just the usual gripes about time and productivity.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 07:35 (twenty years ago) link

Check out this gem John wrote for me in Phoenix right before he moved to Durham. On Diamanda Galas:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2003-12-25/music3.html/1/index.html

― Chris O., Wednesday, 7 January 2004 08:37 (twenty years ago) link

WELCOME TO NORTH CAROLINA.

Hopefully this will translate to more GSO shows. One a week? Is that asking too much?

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:27 (twenty years ago) link

I have been lucky enough to hear some of them new songs now (I hope Mr. D minds not) and the combination of "The Young Thousands" and "Your Belgian Things" makes me an extremely happy man. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:09 (twenty years ago) link

North Carolina?

Raise Up, j0hn! Take your shirt off/twist it 'round yo hand/Spin it like a helicopter!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:31 (twenty years ago) link

Heh, just noticed that the staff of Norway's leading record store chain has voted Tallahassee their number 1 album of 2003 (which is apparently when it was released here). Congrats j0hn! ;)

― OleM (OleM), Monday, 12 January 2004 16:38 (twenty years ago) link

two months pass...

I hear more than a passing resemblance to Robert Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues" in "Some Swedish Trees"... and considering there's a true RJ cover that comes a little later on Sweden, I'm not sure how intentional it is!

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 25 March 2004 16:51 (twenty years ago) link

four months pass...

confession: i bought tallahassee a few months ago, gave it one listen, and then put it aside because it just wasnt doing it for me at the time.

well. its doing it now. This is one GREAT cd. i know you dont post anymore, but if you're reading, thanks j0hn.

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 16 August 2004 11:41 (nineteen years ago) link

I have "We Shall Not Fall" (or whatever) and I think it's ace.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 16 August 2004 11:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Tallahasse was played at my house yesterday. Fucking extraordinary record. I miss J0hn.

― Jimmybommy JimmyK'KANG (Nick Southall), Monday, 16 August 2004 11:54 (nineteen years ago) link

why don't j0hn--or, for that matter, mat0s--post anymore? is ilm the new friendster?

― akiva, Monday, 16 August 2004 14:37 (nineteen years ago) link

J0hn was prompted to leave following an unfortunate problem with a semi-formal 'publishing' of a few threads via Cafepress -- MarkH, I recall, wanted to test the publishing service said firm provides, but did so without telling those who had posted on the threads until after the fact. There was no maliciousness intended but many people felt understandably upset; J0hn was one of them.

Mr. Mat0s did in fact post briefly on the Stranger/Seattle Weekly thread over the weekend.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 16 August 2004 14:53 (nineteen years ago) link

it was mark grout, btw.

j0hn has set a board at LPTJ, and some ilxers are posting there. I'm sure he's lurking tho'. Ditto everybody who has 'left'.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 16 August 2004 15:03 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...

absolute classic beyond beliefs.

― cºzen (Cozen), Monday, 18 October 2004 18:29 (nineteen years ago) link

three months pass...

"blue jays and cardinals" is a good song. thanks, J0hn.

― youn, Friday, 11 February 2005 11:02 (nineteen years ago) link

Indeed. Spiffy show. :-)

i wonder if we'll ever get to hear the "behind the music" story of rachel...

ITEM! Rachel was at the show last night and sang backup on "Going to Georgia!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 February 2005 13:49 (nineteen years ago) link

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1995 all over again, visions of young people in the pomona arts colony, a blissful state, fair youth. Sweden is the greatest record.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:40 (nineteen years ago) link

god, 10 years ago...

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:41 (nineteen years ago) link

A while indeed.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 12 February 2005 06:21 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/1LHDZ571GEJUR/ref=amb_right-4_206509_1/103-8285579-1078238

― Samuel Glickstein (nordicskilla), Monday, 18 April 2005 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link

Got my Goato tix. Woohoo!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 01:23 (nineteen years ago) link

YOU GOATY MAN

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 01:33 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...

mediocre. also john darnielle is annoying.

― _Bad_Command_or_File_Name_ (bcofn1), Monday, 24 April 2006 21:50 (eighteen years ago) link

the mountain goats are wonderful...but i don't understand the tortoise jibes(or am i missing something)?tnt is great.

― dggdhfgd, Monday, 24 April 2006 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link

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