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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: ggw on August 23, 2006, 12:17:00 pm
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I'll be trying to get there.
Anyone else?
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planning on it. if only this band could get some press...
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i'll be there
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Originally posted by BookerT:
if only this band could get some press...
I'm sure they get a lot of press in the European polka rags.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by BookerT:
if only this band could get some press...
I'm sure they get a lot of press in the European polka rags. [/b]
that was me trying to make a joke, with usual results. dude gets more coverage steve smith. (that was me trying to make a decent reference/metaphor, also lamely.)
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Originally posted by BookerT:
that was me trying to make a joke, with usual results. dude gets more coverage steve smith. (that was me trying to make a decent reference/metaphor, also lamely.)
I knew what you were doing...that was me making a joke as well.
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i will be running around like a madman trying to make sure everyone gets into this show...90% chance it will sell out, so get there early if you can.
the beirut album is really quite good, though i wonder why the same people who are excited about this have no interest in black ox orkestar.
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You all better get there early...I'll be with a LOT of people and we will be arriving at 6 PM.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by BookerT:
that was me trying to make a joke, with usual results. dude gets more coverage steve smith. (that was me trying to make a decent reference/metaphor, also lamely.)
I knew what you were doing...that was me making a joke as well. [/b]
i figured that was the case ... but i wasn't sure how well your brain was working lately, given your performance over in the fantasy baseball league.
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Originally posted by BookerT:
i figured that was the case ... but i wasn't sure how well your brain was working lately, given your performance over in the fantasy baseball league.
Ouch.
Three leagues is one too many for me. I'm winning the other two, but you're right, I can't do anyhting right in this league. Looks like I'm going to owe you two beers pretty soon.
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I just drove by Warehouse and the line was around the block. I was going to try but quickly did the math, most of those people weren't getting in. Ah well, hopefully next time.
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beirut? why'd you want to go there? y'all know you never make it out alive, with alls that fighting and shit. besides . . . lebanon is so 'eighty-four.
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How was the show?
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It was well worth the two hour wait in line. Loved the set by Beirut (not as into Get Him Eat Him). There's something about the combination of two horns, ukeleles, an accordian and other various instruments that charms the soul. (Also, that guy has a great voice.) A truly intimate show. I got some good pictures and will post them later tonight. Thanks for putting on the show, Snailhook!
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Holy crap - two hour wait in line?? Were they doing strip searches? I was thinking of going but glad I didn't. I assume there wasn't any way to buy tix in advance so you HAD to wait in line. Ick...
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Nothing is worth a two hour wait in line, man. Nothing.
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driver's licence? cause i totally waited for 6 hours for one when i moved here
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You obviously didn't move to Fairfax County.
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
driver's licence? cause i totally waited for 6 hours for one when i moved here
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Did you go during the week? It took me 30 minutes on a Saturday..
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
driver's licence? cause i totally waited for 6 hours for one when i moved here
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
You obviously didn't move to Fairfax County.
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
driver's licence? cause i totally waited for 6 hours for one when i moved here
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why the hell would anyone move there?
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there was only a two-hour wait in line because people started showing up at 7pm. we had to open doors about 45 minutes late because beirut's soundcheck took forever (which is understandable, considering they had nine people on stage), and we were doing a live feed to the cafe next door so people who got shut out of the show could still hear it if they waited to get in. after we initially sold out, some people left and we let in the rest, so anybody who actually waited was able to see the show. i think we did a pretty damn good job of organizing everything, given the warehouse's lack of pre-sale ticketing and minimal staff.
as for the show itself, i was generally too busy running around outside and dealing with the bands, so i didn't see/hear a whole lot very clearly. curtains sounded ok but i really couldn't pay attention, and i already know what get him eat him are like. beirut was good but i'm still amazed that they're garnering all this hype. well, maybe not...they have that brass section the kids love these days, and the singer's voice is very affected and over-the-top. there are some great melodies, but like the record, half the set kind of petered out.
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Originally posted by snailhook:
beirut was good but i'm still amazed that they're garnering all this hype. well, maybe not...they have that brass section the kids love these days, and the singer's voice is very affected and over-the-top. there are some great melodies, but like the record, half the set kind of petered out.
yeah, he's kind of a victim of his own hype at this point. it was a good show, but nothing spectacular. the first song was totally neutral milk hotel-y and awesome, but it was the only one like that. his voice really did get to me after a while. but it was still solid.
and yeah, pretty decent turnout.