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Thanks to all L.A. ilx0rfia for representin' to the fullest! Seeing ilx0rs at shows RULES! And Ned's positive energy, to put in in a real hippie way, is completely infectious!

Hurrah!

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 3 October 2003 01:37 (twenty years ago) link

Aw, thanks! Hey, yer not so bad yerself on that front. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 3 October 2003 02:05 (twenty years ago) link

to which i will also attest (for both of you)

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 3 October 2003 02:07 (twenty years ago) link

I said something similar on ILE, but I'm a total convert to The Mountain Goats!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 3 October 2003 02:52 (twenty years ago) link

Aw, I saw the Mountain Goats Monday night in Phoenix. It was a wonderful show. I thank my friend who is a M.G. fan of the first order, for harassing me into leaving the apartment. I love encores at shows, they make me feel all warm and fuzzy... all the lurve in the room.

― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Friday, 3 October 2003 03:24 (twenty years ago) link

i just made this mix for a newbie. needless to say, i'm a huge fan:

01. Some Swedish Trees
02. Raja Vocative
03. Color In Your Cheeks
04. Going To Port Washington
05. Korean Bird Paintings
06. Alpha Incipiens
07. New Star Song
08. Baboon
09. Alpha Rat's Nest
10. Pure Heat
11. Going To Queens
12. Jenny
13. Cheshire County
14. It Froze Me
15. Raid on Entebbe
16. No Children
17. Neon Orange Glimmer Song
18. There Will Be No Divorce
19. Distant Stations
20. Nine Black Poppies
21. Alpha Omega
22. Going To Georgia
23. The Alphonse Mambo
24. Soft Targets
25. Commandante
26. Going To Chino

and John, for the love of god, give Iowa one more dose of the rock before you jump ship. don't make me go to Omaha, man!

― colin mcelligatt, Friday, 3 October 2003 04:33 (twenty years ago) link

Having just returned from the SF show, I will henceforth concur with Mr. Raggett: TERROR SONG!

― Nick Mirov (nick), Friday, 3 October 2003 06:44 (twenty years ago) link

OK, I have a question. What is the name of the song about the Easter Bunny (maybe I'm recalling it incorrectly?). Or some kind of bunny or rabbit, going somewhere for Easter. The cool DJ on KDHX St Louis used to play that song alll the damn time, back in 1993 or whenever, but I never managed to catch it on one of my high school-era radio-copied cassettes. My learned Mountain Goats fan friend could not answer this for me. Maybe I should have asked John himself after the show, but I'm not very good at talking to people, and it's kind of a dumb question.

― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Friday, 3 October 2003 17:36 (twenty years ago) link

"it's going to be so nice when the easter bunny comes" is the refrain of "fresh berries for you" off of chile de arbol (it's on one of the ajax/3BOS comps).

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 3 October 2003 18:28 (twenty years ago) link

I hate doing this kind of thing because I'm a shallow arsehole and like to pretend I've got a thickskin, but I've just broken up with my girlfriend of the last two+ years for reasons I wont go into, and the two records that have got me through this emotionally (and spiritually - uergh) are The Violet Hour and Tallahasse, both of which I've only got downloaded copies of, and both of which I intend to buy real copies of very very fucking soon indeed. John, I'm in the middle of a whole heap of complicated emotional crapulence, and you've helped me cry about it and sort things out a touch in my own mind/heart/whatever (as have The Clientele if they're reading this by any chance). Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:29 (twenty years ago) link

That's a complete arsehole post above, but it's true. It really is.

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

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:31 (twenty years ago) link

oh, why not--something I wrote this week: http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0340/music-goats.php

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:52 (twenty years ago) link

Nice, M Matos. I'm so glad more people are appreciating the Mountain Goats and I can't wait to see him/them again in a week or so.

― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Friday, 3 October 2003 21:07 (twenty years ago) link

Thank you gygax. All these years of mystery are over!

(I almost cried when he played "it froze")

― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Saturday, 4 October 2003 00:31 (twenty years ago) link

It crosses over from John the musical figure to John the ILX poster and good egg here, to be sure, but it is VERY comforting to see someone demonstrate that one can be a truly distinct performer and musician as well as being an extremely fine feller. If anything, it makes the relative rarity of that combination in general all the more clear.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 October 2003 00:40 (twenty years ago) link

i'll hide in the back when he plays denver. last time i saw him was in zoots in detroit with alastair galbraith.

― keith (keithmcl), Saturday, 4 October 2003 00:47 (twenty years ago) link

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

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