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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: killsaly on March 31, 2008, 01:45:00 pm
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Who is going? This show will be great. I have a question... Were the tickets for this will call only? I assume it is, but I cant remember.
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I'm going. Unless you bought them at the Black Cat they were probably will call.
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I'll be there! The last Jens Lekman show at the Black Cat was absolutely magical.
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I should be there with my wife. Can't wait.
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I'll be there.
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i'll be there ... my favorite show of last year (by a country mile), really looking forward to this one
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I'm there. Still convincing a buddy to go. If he doesn't go, I'll have an extra...
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i'm in too. very much looking forward to it, based on the buzz after his last show.
pre/at/post show meet-up? i know half of the people above, always up for adding new faces to the names. azaghal, i'm looking at you :)
anyone familiar with either of the openers, The Honeydrips or Marla Hansen?
assuming...
doors 8:00
opener #1: 8:30
opener #2: 9:30
Jens: 10:30
... i should be able to make the last metro. cool.
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sorta sad i'm missing this one. such a good show last year.
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I'll be there. I hope he has as many people in the band this time around.
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Marla plays with Sufjan and My Brightest Diamond. She'll probably also play with Jens.
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If it's the band he had during his SXSW set that was webcast on NPR, it'll be more stripped down. Or at least it sounded that way from the stream.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I'll be there. I hope he has as many people in the band this time around.
lemme know if any of the beers on offer at the BC are up to snuff, as i owe you one.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I'll be there. I hope he has as many people in the band this time around.
yes. his army of girls playing backing instruments was adorable. they even stuck around and played pinball after the show in the red room.
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I'm in.
Tickets were also available at TicketMaster outlets.
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i've been holding on to this ticket since december. i am so there.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
anyone familiar with either of the openers, The Honeydrips or Marla Hansen?
Based on reviews of last night's Chicago show, the Honeydrips (actually just one guy) are absolutely horrible.
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link? thanks.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
anyone familiar with either of the openers, The Honeydrips or Marla Hansen?
Based on reviews of last night's Chicago show, the Honeydrips (actually just one guy) are absolutely horrible. [/b]
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I haven't heard the Honeydrips live, but just ran a listening party about them/him yesterday, the album and singles are fantastic:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/music/the-honeydrips-listening-party/ (http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/music/the-honeydrips-listening-party/)
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
link? thanks.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
anyone familiar with either of the openers, The Honeydrips or Marla Hansen?
Based on reviews of last night's Chicago show, the Honeydrips (actually just one guy) are absolutely horrible. [/b]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
link? thanks.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
anyone familiar with either of the openers, The Honeydrips or Marla Hansen?
Based on reviews of last night's Chicago show, the Honeydrips (actually just one guy) are absolutely horrible. [/b]
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http://soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=9413&st=500&start=500 (http://soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=9413&st=500&start=500)
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Based on reviews of last night's Chicago show, the Honeydrips (actually just one guy) are absolutely horrible.
well, that might work out for the best, for me... work is having a "team building" activity tomorrow evening, so i might have to miss some of the openers. based on that review, i won't be missing much.
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Don't get to see the Black Cat show, but Jens is at my office this afternoon so I'm looking forward to hanging out with him. Maybe we'll get haircuts or sip on some sweet nectar or just be oh so silent together.
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
Don't get to see the Black Cat show, but Jens is at my office this afternoon so I'm looking forward to hanging out with him. Maybe we'll get haircuts or sip on some sweet nectar or just be oh so silent together.
Maybe you'll think he says maple leaves at some point. I hope so.
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Did anyone confirm that he has the same band as last time around, or is it smaller scale?
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Set times?
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Look above...
Originally posted by mkf3:
Set times?
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There will only be one cellist :/
Originally posted by dfmcpete:
Did anyone confirm that he has the same band as last time around, or is it smaller scale?
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Is this Miss P?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html)
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Is this Miss P?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html)
The fact that you think I'm in my 30s is laughable. Also, thats uber tacky...and I have a boyfriend.
[was previously edited out] So - not even a good attempt? Or could you just not think of another girl on the board to target?
Why don't you take her? Aren't you the one who is always going to shows alone?
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If someone thought I was 30, I would cry for the better part of a month. That's a low blow.
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It's a sloppy attempt...don't be mad :roll:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Is this Miss P?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html)
The fact that you think I'm in my 30s is laughable. Also, thats uber tacky...and I have a boyfriend.
Why don't you take her? Aren't you the one who is always going to shows alone? [/b]
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Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:
If someone thought I was 30, I would cry for the better part of a month. That's a low blow.
30?....Many of us wonder if you are over 13.
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sweetcell, nkotb and darth ed don't count :p
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
It's a sloppy attempt...don't be mad :roll:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Is this Miss P?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html)
The fact that you think I'm in my 30s is laughable. Also, thats uber tacky...and I have a boyfriend.
Why don't you take her? Aren't you the one who is always going to shows alone? [/b]
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Hey now! He stalks me to shows; I've never knowingly gone with him...
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
sweetcell, nkotb and darth ed don't count :p
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i don't count :(
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i don't count :(
not as a date with joey m... no. unless you really want it to.
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They did spend a romantic weekend getaway in Indio one time. Just sayin'...
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i don't count :(
not as a date with joey m... no. unless you really want it to. [/b]
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I'm not. :(
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
I actually am going with someone tonite! :roll:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Is this Miss P?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/627767942.html)
The fact that you think I'm in my 30s is laughable. Also, thats uber tacky...and I have a boyfriend.
Why don't you take her? Aren't you the one who is always going to shows alone? [/b]
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I don't stalk sweaty dudes who fist pump... never met Darth Ed.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Hey now! He stalks me to shows; I've never knowingly gone with him...
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
sweetcell, nkotb and darth ed don't count :p
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Do you wear glasses?
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
I'm not. :(
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no
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you should say hi to all of us tonite! :roll:
I don't bite, but sometimes I do when in close proximity with nkotb.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
no
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breaking my long gig drought for this one
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
30?....Many of us wonder if you are over 13.
Well, I only have to shave once a week...
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Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
30?....Many of us wonder if you are over 13.
Well, I only have to shave once a week... [/b]
Yeah, but what is it you're shaving?
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A 'lil pubic hair? :D
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Yeah, but what is it you're shaving?
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Yeah, but what is it you're shaving?
My face and neck, silly.
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Wow, the opener was amazing. I can totally see why pitchfork gave his album an 8.7.
And what dance school did Jens pluck his dj from?
And does anybody else think that Jens looks like Elliot Spitzer?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Wow, the opener was amazingly shitty
there you go...
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solid, solid show. wasn't quite the transcendental experience that his last show was (based on first-hand accounts), but definitely a fine evening of entertainment. damn that jens knows how to give & take with the crowd. for a sold out show, there was a HELL of a lot of room behind the soundboard.
i was lucky enough (by all account) to have missed the openers.
got to see a ton of boardees which is always a hoot. big ups to gentlemens chutney, hoya & brennser - always a pleasure. didn't see nkotb, although he was probably hidding from mr. marshmellow, who i did get to hang with. and no sightings of mr. nakatestes, unfortunately for me. to you, and to mr. ed: "next time!"
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I actually kind of liked The Honeydrips. Not the performance, mind you, if you even want to call it a performance, but I do like his music. I checked out his web site this afternoon and enjoyed listening to several of his MP3s. I was going to buy his CD, but they wanted $15, which seemed ridiculous for an opener, so I passed. Maybe the high CD prices are due to the weak dollar-to-euro exchange rate?
So Jens was really great, but not quite as great as last time, I thought. The set list wasn't quite as strong (I particularly missed "Cold Swedish Winter"), and the crowd didn't seem to be as into it, at least not up front. The sing-along at the end was pretty much a disaster compared to last time's perfection.
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was that five encores? that concert was delicious. i could do that every night. i'm running on such a high i don't even care to compare it to the other jens shows... i'd willingly put up with mister honeydrip and his terrifying swedish song for tonight every night, and it wouldn't be like that time elmo wished it were christmas every day.
pocketfullofmoney was cute and fridaynightatthedriveinbingo was a lot of fun, i don't know if that many people will be whistling in one room that i'm in again. so there.
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Completely agree with the "great show but not as great as last time" sentiment. What the fuck happened in Pocket Full of Money? "Disaster" is right.
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But pitchfork gave him an 8.4,so he must be good.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47401-here-comes-the-future (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47401-here-comes-the-future)
I did see marshmallow (sorry i was in a rush), but missed seeing sweetcell and other boardies...
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Wow, the opener was amazingly shitty
there you go... [/b]
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The hilarious freaked out reaction of the girl in front me toward the creepy appearance/lyrics of the Honeydrips more than made up for the boring set.
My favorite line I overheard from someone in the crowd:
"I bet his parents are glad that he's out of their basement."
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I can't believe you guys didn't grasp the brilliant parody of a bored ironic hipster, complete with beard and scarf, as portrayed by Mr. Honey Drip. "I'm going to put my guitar down. I don't need it on this one." Sheer brilliance.
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Mr. Honeydrip was creppy. He had that "I'm going to tie you up and kill you" look. And his nodding made him even creepier.
Jens was great as always. We got "Higher Power" this time, but the string arrangement of the song went to "Black Cab". "Drive-In Bingo" was a real treat solo with the whistling...it was perfect. "Maple Leaves" was quite a mess, though.
nkotb said he made it but is sick. He didn't want to give anything to Mr. Marshmallow...I get sick easily with un beso grande on the cheeks.
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when i arrived at the black cat last night, first thing that i did was order some tickets for upcoming shows. by the time they got my order right (british sea power & tom morello) and i headed upstairs, the honey drips were walking off the stage. if he was in fact parodying the disinterested hipster, i'll bet it was funny for about 2 songs. i'm told they played more than that.
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The album is most certainly worth picking up, one of my fav this year so far. While I found the self-depreciating nature of the performance entertaining, yeah, was a bit disappointed. Being familiar with/loving the songs already though made it still enjoyable.
As for the not as great as last time sentiment -
I'm trying to detach the aspect of it being the first time seeing Jens that last time he was here and comparing the shows on even ground, and I still think the last show was better. Definitely there was this vibe in the crowd of holy shit this is so magical last time that wasn't quite there this time. I think a lot of people there had heard how great he is live and went in with expectations unlike the first time around when everyong was taken by surprise. Plus the outfits were cuter last time. Still - loved it.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I actually kind of liked The Honeydrips. Not the performance, mind you, if you even want to call it a performance, but I do like his music. I checked out his web site this afternoon and enjoyed listening to several of his MP3s. I was going to buy his CD, but they wanted $15, which seemed ridiculous for an opener, so I passed. Maybe the high CD prices are due to the weak dollar-to-euro exchange rate?
So Jens was really great, but not quite as great as last time, I thought. The set list wasn't quite as strong (I particularly missed "Cold Swedish Winter"), and the crowd didn't seem to be as into it, at least not up front. The sing-along at the end was pretty much a disaster compared to last time's perfection.
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Honeydrips was entertaining for all the wrong reasons. He kept saying "we are the Honeydrips." I kept closing my eyes and trying to just listen to him to see if his music was any good, but I just couldn't look away! It was a total train wreck. Hi-friggin-larious.
I agree with the great-but-not-as-great-as-last-time sentiment for Jens. I think a lot of the audience missed that show last year so didn't understand how to make Pocketful of Money brilliant. Some tools in the front even laughed at the people who were singing in rounds because they thought they were off. oh and did I mention that there were a bunch of tools at the show. Even in the front. grr.
But the amazing part of the night came after the show when Jens came downstairs and sang Julie a capella by request and then hung out and ate french fries in the cafe. He told us he wasn't touring with the huge band anymore because he lost *a lot* of money on the last tour because of it. He told some funny stories and made me a very happy girl. Joy!
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I concur -- not as great as the last show, but still a very good set by Lekman. Glad I skipped the openers.
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Marla Hanson was good but the talkative crowd during her set was overbaring.
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BINGO!!!!!!
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Are you saying that I missed some crowd nudity? Given who the crowd was, I reckon that's not a bad thing.
I missed her, but my friend said she was pretty bad as well. Said she's just not in the TP league. Not many are.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Marla Hanson was good but the talkative crowd during her set was overbaring.
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Interview and performance at NPR yesterday:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89310593 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89310593)
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Interview and performance at NPR yesterday:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89310593 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89310593)
absurdly awkward interview ...
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Most of his interviews tend to be.
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Most of his interviews tend to be.
that one eclipsed basically everything i've ever heard from him on the awkwardness scale
i really liked the show, but i'm such a fanboy that it's hard to have much objectivity ... i think i'd probably go along with the consensus here that this was great but last fall's was better
if i had to pick nits, it did seem like on a few songs that the samples weren't synced up right or that they were a bit muddled, and "pocketful of $$$" could have been much better ... but overall it was great
oh, some ridiculously fucked up girl to my left kept collapsing in the first half of the show (we were stage right, about 6 row back) ... after holding her up a couple of times she told me that "it's those damn pain-killers!" and i kind of washed my hands of the situation, i think a bouncer came by and snatched her out of the crowd eventually
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Ehh...Its awkwardness is about on par with the other two interviews of his I've heard recently (they were all with NPR).
Hahaha MyraEllen, I'm like 90% sure your squeamish reaction to Mr. Honeydrips was the one I referred to on page 1. Was a pleasure meeting/talking to you if so. :)
How long did you end up waiting outside before finding out that he was going to sing/hang out in the cafe?
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twas a good show - nice seeing sweetie and chutney again
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Hahaha MyraEllen, I'm like 90% sure your squeamish reaction to Mr. Honeydrips was the one I referred to on page 1. Was a pleasure meeting/talking to you if so. :)
How long did you end up waiting outside before finding out that he was going to sing/hang out in the cafe?
Hahaha that *was* me. It was good meeting you, too. Glad the Boredoms show was awesome.
We waited outside for a while until most people left. The other three I was waiting with were underage. Sometime after 12:15 I went into the Red Room to see if Jens was in there and he was standing by the entrance talking to some people and taking pictures. I then asked the door guy if the underage folks could come back inside to meet him, and he was like, "Yeah okay fine whatever." As soon as Andrew got inside, Jens asked "So what do you want to hear?" Andrew asked for Julie, and Jens sang it over whatever music was playing in the bar and we snapped our fingers along and squirmed because we were so happy. About mid-way through the song he realized he was in a difficult place to sing the song, so we moved to the entrance and then to the cafe where he finished the song. Then he said, "I want to sign records now." It was adorable. Everyone was smitten. We talked about his shoes and the keys they were all wearing around their necks. He wished Andrew a happy birthday and signed the set list for him. It was pretty sweet :) I was home at like a quarter to 1, so I guess it was all over just after 12:30 or so.
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Originally posted by MyraEllen:
We talked about his shoes and the keys they were all wearing around their necks.
since you brought it up - what was the deal with those keys?
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
since you brought it up - what was the deal with those keys?
He smiled and said "It's a secret," and tucked the key in his shirt pocket. Then he showed us that they were all uncut keys, "but maybe someday they'll be keys to somewhere." Right now they're keys to nowhere.
I commented that he and the DJ and the bassist all had the same (white patent leather) shoes, but the other three band members didn't. He said they got a sponsorship by this shoe company, but the company would only send three pairs of shoes. After being on tour for a while, he asked for a new pair because they had a bunch of stains on them, and when he finally got the new pair, one was black and the other was white. Then he told us a cute little aside about how he wore the mismatched shoes for a while. Again, adorable :)
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I went to his NPR set as well. It was pretty good.
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Some photos from the show:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/live-dc/live-dc-jens-lekman-the-honeydrips-the-cat/ (http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/live-dc/live-dc-jens-lekman-the-honeydrips-the-cat/)
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Originally posted by MyraEllen:
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Hahaha MyraEllen, I'm like 90% sure your squeamish reaction to Mr. Honeydrips was the one I referred to on page 1. Was a pleasure meeting/talking to you if so. :)
How long did you end up waiting outside before finding out that he was going to sing/hang out in the cafe?
Hahaha that *was* me. It was good meeting you, too. Glad the Boredoms show was awesome.
We waited outside for a while until most people left. The other three I was waiting with were underage. Sometime after 12:15 I went into the Red Room to see if Jens was in there and he was standing by the entrance talking to some people and taking pictures. I then asked the door guy if the underage folks could come back inside to meet him, and he was like, "Yeah okay fine whatever." As soon as Andrew got inside, Jens asked "So what do you want to hear?" Andrew asked for Julie, and Jens sang it over whatever music was playing in the bar and we snapped our fingers along and squirmed because we were so happy. About mid-way through the song he realized he was in a difficult place to sing the song, so we moved to the entrance and then to the cafe where he finished the song. Then he said, "I want to sign records now." It was adorable. Everyone was smitten. We talked about his shoes and the keys they were all wearing around their necks. He wished Andrew a happy birthday and signed the set list for him. It was pretty sweet :) I was home at like a quarter to 1, so I guess it was all over just after 12:30 or so. [/b]
That's awesome! If I'd known it would've been that brief, I would've stayed and hung out. Ahh well.