9:30 Forum Gathering at Curiosa

[Bombay Chutney]

Add my kudos and thanks to everyone who setup that shindig.  Sorry I didn't get to meet Seth.  Many thanks to kosmo for being the host of the party.
 And of course it was great to see everyone - old and new.  Had a terrific time.
 
 I thought all the bands I saw were great, but I thought The Cure blew them all away.  Not the setlist I would have chosen, but still a really good show.
 
 Next party at Sonic Youth?

[sonickteam2]

Alright, I FINALLY made it home from the damn concert, 24 hours after i got there. (no i didnt sleep in the parking lot)
 
   The show was just great, it was a very fun night, more so than i thought it would be. Lemme sat one thing.
 
    Muse owns all of you.  they are simply unreal, and to think , they headlined Glastonbury (over Morissey) and then played for 200 people is just crazy!!  
   
   The Cure was very very good, i was kinda just talking in the back of the lawn, but they are good background music! I liked that they played Lovesong, and Plainsong, but the rest i didnt really recognize so much, but i still enjoyed and i bet if i was a die hard i may have been in heaven.  
 
    Interpol was very good, they are here to stay i think.   Cooper Temple Clause....i dont know...i like em , but eh, wasnt feeling them at all
 
    The 932 is awesome, i wish there were more merriweather shows i wanted to go to! I'd like to hang out there more.  It was good to meet some more boardies, though, i only met a handful (where ggw and kurosawa were i dont know cause i was lookng for them)
    Guiny is my long lost brother i found out, and redsock is trying to get in my pants....
   ok, so maybe i had a lot to drink last night.
 
  thanks to Kosmo to for everything, what a guy, and he realy wore a kilt!! i thought you were kidding.
 
   anyway, lets do it again sometime!

[Jaguär]

Words could never say what a fantastic day yesterday was! So many good things about the day from the weather, to the bands, the venue, the DJs, the old and new friends, the total atmosphere and more. Lots more!
 
 The sound was incredible! Especially for an outdoor pavilion. Seth, you've outdone even your very own self with what you've done with Merriweather. Columbia owes you a big dept of gratitude and if they refuse to recognize that, they are even bigger fools than Baltimore Shitty. It doesn't even seem like the same place at all. Anyone who now questions attending a Merriweather concert because of sound issues doesn't know squat about what has happened with the extensive high quality renovations. I even love the giant cicada on the tree.
 
 Thank you ever so much Seth for thinking of us and putting on the best party ever!!! Sorry you missed out.        Well, hopefully you were there...somewhere.
 
 Kosmo, thanks for organizing, supervising and DJing! Great job!
 
 To all the DJs, you all did a fantastic job and caused me to miss a few bands. That's okay because I left thoroughly happy and fulfilled.
 
 Sorry I didn't get to meet all of you who were there and couldn't spend even more time with those whom I did get to see.
 
 Pollard, Thirsty, Mankie, Smackie and others, you were missed.

[brennser]

thank you....
 
 ....seth for pulling this together and not only allowing us abuse your bandwith but also organizing our forum get together at 9.32 - you are a class act
 
 ....kosmo and kosmette for the ride to Merriweather, and to kosmo for his DJing tutelage
 
 ....lulu and sonick for shattering 'wee markies' illusion that he was taller than me   :p  
 
 ....salparadise for playing happy mondays
 
 ....stereofaith for playing the libertines
 
 ....medusa and strange for playing lloyd cole
 
 ....the awesome 9.32 staph for looking after us the whole night
 
 great seeing the folks I already knew - great finally putting some faces to screen names, chimbly, dandy, samantha, liberte, sonick etc
 
 I was very impressed with the whole MPP set up - sound was amazing - I only saw TCTC and The Cure - I'm not a Cure fan but I thought they were excellent

[Medusa]

Greetings all -
 
 I can only echo the sentiments of the other boardies and say that it was indeed a truly wonderful evening.
 
 It was *fantastic* and such a treat getting the opportunity to spin at 9:32 - thank you so much, Kosmo!    
 
 Meeting other people from this board was also tons of fun - great to meet people in person and have the chance to chat.
 
 I hope that those of you who were inside 9:32 when we were spinning liked what we played.    
 
 Our setlist is up on our web site - here is the direct link:  http://www.medusapromotions.com/curiosaaug6.htm
 
 My thoughts on Merriweather are that it is 100% better than the last time I was there (4 years ago, coincidentally also to see The Cure).  I love the sculptures, the access to all of the food/beverage stands (they are all over the place) and also having two t-shirt/merchandise booths.  The sound was great, and those TV screens were really cool.  Whoever did the lighting for The Cure also should be commended.  Amazing.
 
 I admit I had tears in my eyes when The Cure were playing - I always do, even though I've seen them multiple times now.  Complete highlights of their set were: The Figurehead, Push, Closedown, 100 Years and A Strange Day.  I didn't see any of the other bands - I was inside 9:32 until The Cure went on.
 
 To wrap up: Thanks so much to everyone who organized things inside/for 9:32, and of course for the drinks, the fun and comraderie.  I'm excited for more parties/meets like this!    
 
 P.S.  And could we have asked for better weather?!  Absolutely *glorious*!  I am glad I brought my 2 sweaters though.  
 
 Cheers
 
 DJ Medusa.

[Seth Hurwitz]

I'm actually really sorry I didn't get to meet everyone, but it might have been a bit loud of a setting to talk, anyway
 
 perhaps we should have a gathering downstairs at a Magnetic Fields show

[SalParadise]

small world...turns out a friend of mine is good friends w/ a boardie, who happened to be my ride. so helicon1, thanks again, and i hope your car is doing better.
 
 just wanted to give a big thanks to kosmo for putting this together and for the chance to share some of my favorite tunes with the 932 people. i ducked out soon after finishing playing to catch the rapture, but for the forum people i did speak with (stereofaith, brennser, kosmo/kosmette, kurosawa), it was definitely cool meeting you.
 
 kosmo, send kosmette my apologies for being such a drink-ticket hound! (aka alcoholic?)
 
 until next time...

[Jaguär]

Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
  I'm actually really sorry I didn't get to meet everyone, but it might have been a bit loud of a setting to talk, anyway
 
 perhaps we should have a gathering downstairs at a Magnetic Fields show

Magnetic Fields would probably be good.      
 
 You know, one thing I had noticed but hadn't noted here is that though the sound (at least on the lawn) was nice and loud and clear, it was still easy to talk without major hearing problems. A very good balance. Not as easy inside the 9:32 Club though but still possible. We all sure did enough of it!
 
 Sal, so close yet so far away. Sorry that we didn't get to meet. Hope so next time.

[kurosawa-b/w]

Everyone has pretty much voiced my thoughts. It was a great outing. Merriweather is vastly improved...the sound, the layout, the intimacy (surprisingly enough). It was a perfect event to showcase the venue to all of us because the Curiosa bands are greatly accentuated by pristine sound. And it was an especially fun night because I kept running into so many friends -and meeting new ones! Thanks to Kosmo and Seth for a lovely 9:32 gathering. I wish I could have stayed longer, but I didn't want to miss some of the bands. So nice to meet salparadise, chimbley sweep, and liberte for the first time. (Sonickteam2, I saw you but then had to leave for Interpol.) And great to catch up with my other forum friends. I look forward to the next event/gathering/concert!
 For me, the highlight of the night was (and this will not surprise anyone) -Interpol. Those new songs are incredible. I cannot wait for their tour this Fall.

[poorlulu]

i'm just sorry i managed to miss so many  boardies (how the hell was that possible..........oh yeah free booze)
 
 next board meeting suggestion.............atmosphere at blue room.................

[kosmo vinyl]

Well I'm back from enjoying the fab weather in south Cental PA and it's time to add my thank you's etc. Feeling a but like having just won an award and hoping that I don't forget anyone in my thanks yous.
 
 First off a huge thanks to the 9:30 and IMP family for giving us the opportunity to gather at 932 as part of the Curiosia festival.  Seth, Eddie, Chad and his staff, Shadrach, and the 932 bar staff.  Especially, the bar staff who were facing an already swamped bar with added forum crazy's.  It was nice to finally meet Seth, looking forward to a less hectic event to gather at it.
 
 Secondly, thanks to all the DJs who took the time to go up to show and DJ.  Brennser, SalParadise, Stereofaith, DJ Strange and DJ Medusa.  It was great getting to hear what everyone choices were with loads of variety and all very cool.  My only worry is the more people who get a chance to DJ will only result in me being forced into retirement.
 
 Thirdly, Thanks to all the forumites who got out to the show.  It was great putting a face to a couple more screen names.  Now who wants to get the ball rooming on that Record Store/Bar co-op where we can all go hang out between shows and when the weathers crappy.  Kinda like a cool rec room...
 
 Lastly, and most importantly Thanks to the Cure for playing the party.  Once they were on board everything fell into place.

[Guiny]

Well It's Monday morning and It seems like Friday night was just five minutes ago. I have to say I had a lot better time than I thought I would. Merrieweather has improved a billion percent since the last time I was there (either the Depeche Mode show or The Cure show, can't remember which one). The 932 bar was kickin' and it was great to meet Skeeter, Bags, Markie, Lulu and Kosmo for the first time. Medusa, good to see ya again......OH yeah, how could I forget my boyz...Redsock and Sonick, what a great frickin' night huh? I can hang with you guys at a few more shows thats for damn sure!!!!!!!!! As for bands, I thought The Cure played alot better this time then the last two times I've seen them and secondly Sonick was right, Muse put on one hell of a show. I bought the cd and will let you know what I think Sonick. Like I said that night, I think they are more of a live band then a CD band but we shall see. Once again, great meeting everyone for the first and second times and hope we can do it again sometime.
 
 Peace,
 
 Rob Gee
 
 P.S. - Sonic Youth is next.

[kosmo vinyl]

For of those wondering the Kilt I was wearing was from  Sport Kilt
 
 And from their website
 
 "Sport Kilts® were originally made for athletes to enable them to change clothes at crowded venues without "mooning" the fans -- discreetly, and with style!"
 
 The kilt favored by Thatguy and others is made by
 
 
  Utilikilt

[jkeisenh]

thanks to all the friendly boardies i met, and to kosmo, whose ticket stash made it possible for me to get inebriated enough to somewhat insult my designated driver/date.
 
 and... is there actually a magnetic fields show scheduled, or are we all dreaming?  if only...

[markie]

So yeah, a big thanks to Kosmo and Seth for organising and supplying the entertainmment.
 
 I had a great night at my first "big show". I was surprised at enjoying a giant show like that quite so much. The sound was really spot on, I cannot imagine the cure sounding any better than that. The giant TV screens worked well and as said already, whoever was doing the cures light show really knew what they were doing.
 
 It was great hanging out with all the loons and to put some new faces to names. The DJ's were great, well all except that tall guy who just played 80's stuff.
 
 Thanks again, I will probably check out Merriwether again in the future.