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Title: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 10:08:00 am
I figured its wednesday already, time to see what's up with you all. Obviously, i'll be there. Who's with me?
 
 And lurkers, you are welcome to chime in as well.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 12, 2004, 10:10:00 am
I'm writing my mass email at the moment....hoping to get a good turnout of FOBs (friends of Bags), both music fans and neophytes alike.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on May 12, 2004, 10:12:00 am
We are Canada bound for our first anniversary.
 
 Hope all goes well with the big night. I'm sure it will be a smashing success.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 12, 2004, 10:14:00 am
kosmette and i are planning on being there...
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: ratioci nation on May 12, 2004, 10:17:00 am
Uhhh, I know I should be there, but I have a friend in town who wants to go to Q and Not U so that is where I will be.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: brennser on May 12, 2004, 10:18:00 am
I'm gonna do my level best to go but w/ 50'~ on Sunday and a friends birthday on Saturday night, its not looking good
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 10:22:00 am
Hello losers, music stops by 1030....which means plenty of time to go home and rest up, or go see Q and Not U. Can't do much about the Canada trip though.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 12, 2004, 10:28:00 am
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Originally posted by redsock:
  Hello losers, music stops by 1030....which means plenty of time to go home and rest up, or go see Q and Not U. Can't do much about the Canada trip though.
music stops at 10:30pm?  whats up with that?
 
   what do we do then? sheesh, what a YAWN of a party!
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 10:33:00 am
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   
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Originally posted by redsock:
  Hello losers, music stops by 1030....which means plenty of time to go home and rest up, or go see Q and Not U. Can't do much about the Canada trip though.
music stops at 10:30pm?  whats up with that?
 
   what do we do then? sheesh, what a YAWN of a party! [/b]
sorry, the bands stop at 10:30... DJ spins the best in new music till dawn, or there abouts. And it gives you some time to sober up, since apparently one drink is enough for you, and it is a long drive back to Charm city.   :D
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 12, 2004, 10:39:00 am
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Originally posted by redsock:
 DJ spins the best in new music till dawn, or there abouts. And it gives you some time to sober up, since apparently one drink is enough for you, and it is a long drive back to Charm city.    :)
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 10:47:00 am
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   
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Originally posted by redsock:
 DJ spins the best in new music till dawn, or there abouts. And it gives you some time to sober up, since apparently one drink is enough for you, and it is a long drive back to Charm city.     :)  
well, here is the link to the page they list their music:
 http://www.dcnine.com/index.php?page=music (http://www.dcnine.com/index.php?page=music)
   (http://www.dcnine.com/index.php?page=music)
 And you can listen to previous sets in their entirety on that page as well. No HFS to be found.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 12, 2004, 10:54:00 am
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 what do we do then? sheesh, what a YAWN of a party!
We drink, dude, and gossip about board folks not there.  Adventurous folks dance to the good DJ music....    :p
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Venerable Bede on May 12, 2004, 10:56:00 am
sorry, will be in chicago eating chicago-style pizza and drinking old style to my heart's content.  mind you, some people on this board were supposed to be in chicago this weekend as well.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 10:58:00 am
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  sorry, will be in chicago eating chicago-style pizza and drinking old style to my heart's content.  mind you, some people on this board were supposed to be in chicago this weekend as well.
Oh, sorry about flawd... you do know it's illegal to transport minors across state lines right?
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 12, 2004, 10:59:00 am
are the frauds still bashing it out that night?
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Samantha on May 12, 2004, 11:02:00 am
I would go except YOU PEOPLE SUCK
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 11:03:00 am
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  are the frauds still bashing it out that night?
yup, they're the opening act.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bombay Chutney on May 12, 2004, 12:07:00 pm
What time does this start?
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 12:11:00 pm
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Originally posted by Skeeter:
  What time does this start?
Frauds go on about 8:15
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 12, 2004, 12:24:00 pm
I don't know the Frauds, so did some digging.  Four MP3s at this  site (http://www.thefrauds.com/download.html) ....
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 12, 2004, 04:44:00 pm
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Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
  I don't know the Frauds, so did some digging.  Four MP3s at this  site (http://www.thefrauds.com/download.html) ....
Now Bags, I know you get the (semi) weekly e-mails BigYawn sends out... in it you could have found a link to the Frauds site. Also, we have a Frauds mp3 up on our site as well. Tsk, tsk, tsk...
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 12, 2004, 05:33:00 pm
I know, I forgot about the BigYawn links until just now.  I should've linked to BigYawn.  I'm a bad, bad regular reader.  I'll buy ya a beer Friday...   ;)
 
 
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Originally posted by redsock:
   
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Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
  I don't know the Frauds, so did some digging.  Four MP3s at this  site (http://www.thefrauds.com/download.html) ....
Now Bags, I know you get the (semi) weekly e-mails BigYawn sends out... in it you could have found a link to the Frauds site. Also, we have a Frauds mp3 up on our site as well. Tsk, tsk, tsk... [/b]
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 13, 2004, 11:59:00 am
Hey Kurowsawa, sorry i missed you at Metric last night, I owuld have passed along some flyers for you ;-)
 
 But I was happy to hear you are thinking of coming. Adding verbal commits from Lulu, Markie and GGW (he thinks), it is shaping up to be quite the Board party.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 14, 2004, 12:31:00 pm
since i am a promotor, at least for tonite, i feel it is my duty to move this topic back to current. Sorry for the lameness.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 14, 2004, 01:06:00 pm
np.  you cant help it.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 14, 2004, 01:39:00 pm
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Originally posted by redsock:
  since i am a promotor, at least for tonite, i feel it is my duty to move this topic back to current. Sorry for the lameness.
Free beer is not promised.  ;)
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 14, 2004, 02:57:00 pm
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
   
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Originally posted by redsock:
  since i am a promotor, at least for tonite, i feel it is my duty to move this topic back to current. Sorry for the lameness.
Free beer is not promised.   ;)  [/b]
No free beerm it's true. But relatively cheap beer all things considered.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 14, 2004, 03:29:00 pm
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Originally posted by redsock:
  [QUOTE But relatively cheap beer all things considered.
In DC that means $3 for a Miller Lite, $4.50 for anything good.  :)
 
     Plus, its SO early, i dont usually start drinking til 10:30!
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 14, 2004, 03:33:00 pm
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   
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Originally posted by redsock:
  [QUOTE But relatively cheap beer all things considered.
In DC that means $3 for a Miller Lite, $4.50 for anything good.   :)  
 
     Plus, its SO early, i dont usually start drinking til 10:30! [/b]
Look, if you wanna complain, go do it somewhere else. I'll see you tonite.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 14, 2004, 03:38:00 pm
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 i dont usually start drinking til 10:30!
wussie!
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 14, 2004, 04:13:00 pm
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
   
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Originally posted by redsock:
  since i am a promotor, at least for tonite, i feel it is my duty to move this topic back to current. Sorry for the lameness.
Free beer is not promised.    ;)   [/b]
No free beerm it's true. But relatively cheap beer all things considered. [/b]
I meant to you silly!
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 14, 2004, 04:15:00 pm
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   
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Originally posted by redsock:
  [QUOTE But relatively cheap beer all things considered.
Plus, its SO early, i dont usually start drinking til 10:30 AM! [/b]
Lush!
 At least you don't have to go to Arlington this time, doodle.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 14, 2004, 04:19:00 pm
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Originally posted by redsock:
   
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
     
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Originally posted by redsock:
  since i am a promotor, at least for tonite, i feel it is my duty to move this topic back to current. Sorry for the lameness.
Free beer is not promised.     ;)    [/b]
No free beerm it's true. But relatively cheap beer all things considered. [/b]
I meant to you silly! [/b]
Oh, that's ok... with any luck the bar will give me free beer  ;)
 
 You coming?
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 14, 2004, 04:24:00 pm
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
 Lush!
 At least you don't have to go to Arlington this time, doodle.
OHHH, its YOU.  i didnt know you changed your name.  are you going?  cause i only am if you are.  ;)
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 14, 2004, 04:27:00 pm
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
 Lush!
 At least you don't have to go to Arlington this time, doodle.
OHHH, its YOU.  i didnt know you changed your name.  are you going?  cause i only am if you are.   ;)  [/b]
Don't say that too loud around a certain someone!  :eek:
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 14, 2004, 04:36:00 pm
Oh we're all square.  ;)
 
 Do I get a free t-shirt if I bail no my family who just had a flood in their home?
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 14, 2004, 04:38:00 pm
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
  Oh we're all square.   ;)  
 
 Do I get a free t-shirt if I bail no my family who just had a flood in their home?
hmmm....i might still have one left over from our party earlier this year... eh, the great things about floods is that they eventually dry up.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 14, 2004, 04:44:00 pm
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Originally posted by redsock:
   
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Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
  Oh we're all square.    ;)  
 
 Do I get a free t-shirt if I bail on my family who just had a flood in their home?
hmmm....i might still have one left over from our party earlier this year... eh, the great things about floods is that they eventually dry up. [/b]
I come bearing gifts. (More to be distributed at a later date.) Even a special one for Bags. Someone double-park so I don't have to trek far (I'm arriving late).
 Good outlook - I'll remember that when I use my new t-shirt to sop everything up. KIDDING. I hate floods it's my second one.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 14, 2004, 05:01:00 pm
you know, your posts, confuse me.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 14, 2004, 05:15:00 pm
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  you know, your posts, confuse me.
I don't speak Canadian.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: redsock on May 15, 2004, 01:32:00 pm
Well, I just want to thank all who showed up last night. While not as jam-packed as I was hoping, it turned out to really be an awesome night. The Frauds might just be as good as sonick told me they were, and The Bigger Lovers, well, those guys are just flat out great. Two nicer groups of guys would be hard to find (though I'm sure the High Strung are great Lulu).
 
 Anyway, look for another BigYawn night coming to you soon, or not so soon, but still coming.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bombay Chutney on May 15, 2004, 08:20:00 pm
Had a good time while I was there.  Wish I could have hung around longer.  Nice to meet some more folks from the board.
 
 How was the birthday, Bags?
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 15, 2004, 08:50:00 pm
Oy, very very good.  Yup, it was a good birthday.  Love DC9, my non-music fan friends enjoyed the back room lounge (with a supply of condoms, no less) and had a great time with the band and friends.  Yippee.  Weekend birthdays really rule.    ;)
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: ratioci nation on May 15, 2004, 11:43:00 pm
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Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
  Oy, very very good.  Yup, it was a good birthday.  Love DC9, my non-music fan friends enjoyed the back room lounge (with a supply of condoms, no less) and had a great time with the band and friends.  Yippee.  Weekend birthdays really rule.     ;)  
happy belated birthday Bags
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 17, 2004, 09:00:00 am
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Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
  Oy, very very good.  Yup, it was a good birthday.  
good enough to call my girlfriend by someone elses name!!!!
      :roll:
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 17, 2004, 10:25:00 am
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   
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Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
  Oy, very very good.  Yup, it was a good birthday.  
good enough to call my girlfriend by someone elses name!!!!
        :roll:   [/b]
Yup, I did that, though I don't know what the high level of stress was over -- I got two names confused.  Actually, even more, as everyone on the board has TWO names.  My fault, and I'm sorry sonick.  From now on I just say, "hey you..."  I called Thirsty by Sonick's name once...can't believe it hasn't happened more.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: kosmo vinyl on May 17, 2004, 10:46:00 am
It's been awile since seeing the Bigger Lovers live, they barely toured when the second CD came out, so i t was real treat to see them in action again.
 
 the drummer remains the bands secret weapon, being able to power the band when need be and lay back for the slower stuff.  my fav Bigger Lover CD still remains the first and they played a couple tracks of that which made me happy.  The new one is growing one me and the second was too laid back for me.  
 
 the band has most excellent tastes in covers... Wreckless Eric, The Pretty Things and the Soft Boys.  The last being appropriate since I often described their first cd as Robyn Hitchcock backed by Keith Moon.
 
 The Frauds started and ended strong IMHO...  Their up tempo stuff is catchy fun to listen to, and "The Church of Seduction & The Republic of Business" has hit single written all over it.  The bass player even admitted to says its the bands "radio song".  Not a real fan of the slacker stuff, it's a bit painful to listen to.  The first show I saw them was better because it was a shorter set with less of the songs that don't float my boat.  With a good manager and producer on board to focus the band they go farther then Baltimore.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 17, 2004, 12:01:00 pm
Bags, or someone, can you post the review on The Bigger Lovers' cd from The Washington Post here? Thanks. BigYawn tells me to lie on the sign-up form for the online Post, but that takes way to long as errors occur when doing so.
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Bags on May 17, 2004, 01:09:00 pm
THE BIGGER LOVERS "This Affair Never Happened . . . and Here Are Eleven Songs About It" Yep Roc
 
 
 Friday, May 14, 2004; Page WE07
 
 
 THE BIGGER LOVERS "This Affair Never Happened . . . and Here Are Eleven Songs About It"Yep Roc
 
 
 Three years ago, the Bigger Lovers debuted with an album that paid sly homage to the Everly Brothers, the forefathers of pop-rock harmonizing. On the group's latest release, "This Affair Never Happened . . . and Here Are Eleven Songs About It," the Philadelphia quartet covers a tune by the Only Ones, a British punk-era band that didn't follow the lead of the Pistols or the Clash. Maybe the album's rendition of the Ones' wittily fatalistic "You've Got to Pay" doesn't mark a major shift, but the Lovers do sound more like fighters this time.
 
 Songwriters Bret Tobias and Scott Jefferson haven't forsaken melody, and such numbers as "Slice of Life" feature effervescent harmonies. That affair must have been brutal, though. From the cover's photo of a praying mantis -- notorious for its lethal mating habits -- to the snarling resignation of "Blowtorch," the Lovers are bristling. "Put a flower on my tombstone / Have a chuckle when I'm gone," commands the latter song. Yet the slower tempos that characterize many of the songs don't make them funeral marches. "This Affair" may be a little short on joy, but it's full of life.
 
 -- Mark Jenkins
 
 Appearing Friday at DC9. â?¢ To hear a free Sound Bite from the Bigger Lovers, call Post-Haste at 301-313-2200 and press 8102. (Prince William residents, call 703-690-4110.)
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: Fico on May 17, 2004, 01:34:00 pm
Great night... congrats to BigYawn and the skipper who stirs the ship!
Title: Re: BigYawn/Bigger Lovers Roll Call...
Post by: eltee on May 17, 2004, 01:45:00 pm
Thanks for the post Bags.