POPTIMISM Friday March 2nd - You'll believe a Dad Can Dance!

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POPTIMISM this Friday night - Union Tavern in Clerkenwell - free entry! - 7 to 12! - Returning regular Tom E (as in, me) joins Carsmilesteve, the Barnet Ape, and a Very Special Guest (when I remember to invite them, oops) in a night of joyful pop celebration. Come one come all, especially if I haven't seen you in ages!

― Groke, Monday, 26 February 2007 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

BAH

i am working friday night :(

have fun, you buggers.

― emsk, Monday, 26 February 2007 12:45 (eighteen years ago)

I haven't been to Poptimism for ages. I shall come to this one!

― Anna, Monday, 26 February 2007 12:56 (eighteen years ago)

Argh argh argh, why do I think I am doing something that night? Like maybe going to a shoegazer club?

there are TOO MANY shoegazer clubs in London now. I never thought I would say that.

Do you think they will have fixed the beer?

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 26 February 2007 12:57 (eighteen years ago)

I am seeing 1x (one) Robyn on Oxford St that night but will be along if it finishes early

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 26 February 2007 13:06 (eighteen years ago)

Spin something for me. (Cause it's my birthday and I won't be there yet.)

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 February 2007 13:41 (eighteen years ago)

Hooray! I am going to try and purchase a NEW FROCK for this!

― Sarah, Monday, 26 February 2007 14:09 (eighteen years ago)

there are TOO MANY shoegazer clubs in London now. I never thought I would say that.

The fever dreams of 1991 finally came true!

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:14 (eighteen years ago)

I'm excited. It feels like ages since I was last at Poptimism.

― Matt DC, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:15 (eighteen years ago)

ditto

― ken c, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

missed last month's so looking fwd to this immensely. can there be a margaret berger half hour please.

― Alan, Monday, 26 February 2007 16:31 (eighteen years ago)

I shall only be playing things I have illegally taped off of Myspieces.

― Pete, Monday, 26 February 2007 17:09 (eighteen years ago)

bouncy bouncy

i think i shall play some early 80s novelty rap...

― CarsmileSteve, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

ALERT: I have not had time to purchase a new FROCK :(

I have a window of approx 1hr 30 mins tomorrow after work to run around Oxford Street (ok ok H+M Top Shop Miss Selfridge) to try and find something otherwise I will be in home-made vest made from those red string bags oranges come in.

― Sarah, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

Doesn't seem like five minutes since the last one! I'll be there though, raa.

― JimD, Thursday, 1 March 2007 11:40 (eighteen years ago)

I will be unable to attend due to being en route to a weekend of careering over rocks and grass, as is usual when one attempts to go skiing in scotland.

― ledge, Thursday, 1 March 2007 11:45 (eighteen years ago)

Steve I can send you a great 80s rap track all about Janet Reno. It rules.

― Anna, Thursday, 1 March 2007 13:31 (eighteen years ago)

Steve wears the clock so you know the Time.

― Ed, Thursday, 1 March 2007 13:38 (eighteen years ago)

I haven't been to one of these in ages either! Count me in! I don't have a new frock, though. :(

― marianna lcl, Thursday, 1 March 2007 15:49 (eighteen years ago)

i'm looking forward to hearing about the plans for next month's good friday "crucifixiontimism" all-dayer which will NOT be featuring "I Am The Resurrection" on a loop. oh no

― Alan, Thursday, 1 March 2007 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

All day plainsong, you know it makes sense.

― Ed, Thursday, 1 March 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

Damn, I would enjoy all day plainsong! Lots of good drones.

I am sorry to report that I will not be making this one - my Scene needs Celebrating, I've found out my friends are debuting a new 30 minute drone opus at a new shoegazing club and something tells me that unfortunately there won't be any 30 minute drone tracks at Poptimism.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:03 (eighteen years ago)

whats the new shoegazing club?

― 688, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:03 (eighteen years ago)

But Marianna all yr frox are awesome anyway! I have been looking on asos.com and am strangely enamoured with the idea of a puffball dress!

― Sarah, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:05 (eighteen years ago)

I can't remember... there are so many. It's not Sonic Cathedrals or AC-30 or Night of the Long Swords (that's the one this Saturday that Ed and FMM and I shall be celebrating ourselves at) or Goonight... it's a NEW one. Erm, hang on.

Oh no, I cannot read the flyer, the colours are too psychedelic. It's at the Enterprise in Camden which is a bit rub but you should not go to that - you should go to Poptimism. If you want drones, come see the Telescopes on Saturday.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

i quite like the enterprise, but i know im probably in a minority on that one

― 688, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

I will ask Kontacte as it is they who are doing the 30 minute drone piece. I think you would like Kontacte, Gareth.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:10 (eighteen years ago)

It is called Recluse, hah. How can you read a flyer which is printed purple on orange and fuchsia?

Anyway, go to Poptimism. Yes.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:11 (eighteen years ago)

Okay!

― Sarah, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:18 (eighteen years ago)

Crucifixionism!

― Matt DC, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

With added scourging and flagellation.

― Ed, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)

MiniEGGtimism

― blueski, Thursday, 1 March 2007 17:57 (eighteen years ago)

are you going the the postmen's pub after? i will be cycling back from kilburn and v tempted to drop in.

― emsk, Friday, 2 March 2007 00:59 (eighteen years ago)

I am a fool - I'm not going to Scotland till tomorrow! Poptimism here we come!

― ledge, Friday, 2 March 2007 10:30 (eighteen years ago)

I have failed on the new frock count, so instead I am wearing a t-shirt with owls on it. It has been a pleasure keeping you informed this month, hope to see you next month for moooore of the same!

― Sarah, Friday, 2 March 2007 10:32 (eighteen years ago)

There has never been a Poptimism when the Pakenham has not been visited for at least one x bouze, so I think it is probably quite likely.

― Pete, Friday, 2 March 2007 10:36 (eighteen years ago)

Is this Dadrock set still happening then?

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:09 (eighteen years ago)

How about a *Dadrockismus set?

(*copyright M. Sinker)

― Tom D., Friday, 2 March 2007 11:11 (eighteen years ago)

Play an hour of PROG!

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:13 (eighteen years ago)

Prog?!?!? Oh dude, don't play a prog set at the one I'm missing.

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:13 (eighteen years ago)

I shall probably be dropping by, maybe not till the pakenham though.

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:31 (eighteen years ago)

GUYS I KNOW THIS IS A HUEG LETDOWN, BUT I CAN'T MAKE IT THIS MONTH.

Do try to carry on without me.

― G00blar, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:38 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.theflagpole.com/images/eagle_cry_white_backgnd3.jpg

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:40 (eighteen years ago)

Actually I'll probably give tonight a miss, since I have had a stinking 'flu for most of this week and need to recover.

But I'm definitely not going to miss the next one...

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:42 (eighteen years ago)

yes, play an hour of ~~nu-rave~~PROG

― Alan, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:55 (eighteen years ago)

one day maybe we'll get some deodato and bob james, one day

― 688, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:59 (eighteen years ago)

Book the foundry, I will come and play some tunes with you.

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 12:06 (eighteen years ago)

actually Ed, we've got a date booked in at the foundry, it's THE DAY HELL FREEZES OVER ;)

― CarsmileSteve, Friday, 2 March 2007 13:54 (eighteen years ago)

and on the day the cows come home you'll move back to Oxford and start Sussed at the Cellar again ;)

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 2 March 2007 13:55 (eighteen years ago)

I was suggesting gareth do it. Anyway we already ahd a FAP there the day hell froze over. (I have hear tell of Tracer Hand's Shoreditch faux pas, as well ROFL)

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 13:56 (eighteen years ago)

what's a Shoreditch faux pas?

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)

We just have to do our Hawkwind/Prog/Psych/Folk night there. Come on! FMM already said she would play records and everything.

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)

Get ur own thred for this prog abomination!

― Sarah, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:08 (eighteen years ago)

Ooh, ooh, TESTY!!! Does this thread have RULES now?!?!? Fascists, temper tantrums, etc! Get her!!!

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:11 (eighteen years ago)

I recommend P.R.I.L.E

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:11 (eighteen years ago)

It was meant in the style of a tribute...

― Sarah, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

There may be some kind of OPEN MIC DJing element to tonight's proceedings. Because we forgot to ask Dadaismus to do a guest set. If Dadaismus has been asked (by winged monkeys, or Pete) then the slot's his. Otherwise another slot is his, another time, and it's free for all time.

― Groke, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

And when I say "we" forgot, I mean "I" forgot. :(

― Groke, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

Come gareth, bring the deodato.

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:18 (eighteen years ago)

Into the misty mountains the pair o' yers

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:19 (eighteen years ago)

More dancing goblins

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:22 (eighteen years ago)

goblin on the dancefloor

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:23 (eighteen years ago)

Me? I don't even go to Poptimism anymore!

― Tom D., Friday, 2 March 2007 14:23 (eighteen years ago)

... oops, that's a big big xxxxpost

― Tom D., Friday, 2 March 2007 14:23 (eighteen years ago)

i doubt things will go that far, fortunately. although i heard some things about last month.

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:23 (eighteen years ago)

I'm not coming back to Poptimism til they have nuns with sticks to curtail that kind of behaviour!

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:27 (eighteen years ago)

i have started drinking in anticipation :D

― lex pretend, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:38 (eighteen years ago)

of the nuns?

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:38 (eighteen years ago)

Oh jebus.

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:39 (eighteen years ago)

in anticipation of dancing :D

champagne in the office!

― lex pretend, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:42 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe for the next Poptimism I will dress up like a nun and whack with a stick anyone who snogs on the dance floor.

Or even better yet GET MY MUM!!! especially if she wears her vicar's dog collar.

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

You always promise wackage by your mum but never deliver.

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 14:47 (eighteen years ago)

Oh Lex.

Not sure if I'll be making this after all.

― marianna lcl, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:02 (eighteen years ago)

That's because I hide the umbrellas, sharp sticks and slippers when she's around - cause you know the main person she would be whacking would be ME.

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:03 (eighteen years ago)

whoah. i never find out about this til it's too late (apart from nye which was Just Right).

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:03 (eighteen years ago)

second friday of every month. memorise it yo.

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:05 (eighteen years ago)

but this is first friday, yo

― Ed, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

friday 2nd of this month. memorise it me.

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

There should be more snogging on the dancefloor, not less.

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

FIRST FRIDAY FO THE MONTH.

Next month is a ALL DAYER for GOOD FRIDAY!!!

― Pete, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:09 (eighteen years ago)

who do you have in mind matt?

― lex pretend, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:13 (eighteen years ago)

sounds good. might finally be able to make it!

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:14 (eighteen years ago)

OK, you win, you've found a sure-fire way to make sure I never ever come to Poptimism again!

Snogging, a vile thing. Don't you know GERMS are spread that way? No one wants to see that. Get a room, etc.

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:15 (eighteen years ago)

Next month is BLASPHEMISM surely?

― Matt DC, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:15 (eighteen years ago)

There aren't that many Easter related records are there? Easter Theatre by XTC and Easter Everywhere by Julian Cope. What else?

There's a song called Good Friday by Modern Romance but that's just abt going out and having a good time on a Friday night.

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:17 (eighteen years ago)

Easter Everywhere by 13th Floor Elevators, I think you'll find!

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:18 (eighteen years ago)

is that a different song or did Julian Cope cover the 13th Floor Elevators? I am not familiar with the 13th Floor Elevators' work; they are just a name to me.

The Cope song is on his My Nation Underground album from 1987 or thereabouts and goes "I'm in the mood for Easter everywhere".

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:23 (eighteen years ago)

Tell Me Easter's On Friday by the Associates!

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

so, new exciting pop music then...

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

maybe there is none. perhaps i'll find out later.

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

C. I. A. R. A.

or the cod-reggae rmx of 'irreplaceable'...

― lex pretend, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:25 (eighteen years ago)

aha, Easter Everywhere is just the title of the 13th Floor Elevators album, not a song!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Everywhere

so maybe the Julian Cope song is abt listening to this album? hmmm....

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:25 (eighteen years ago)

Easter Everywhere by 13th Floor Elevators

That's an album, not a song. "Blessed Easter" by Holger Czukay (with vocals by the Pope), that's a good one.

― Tom D., Friday, 2 March 2007 15:26 (eighteen years ago)

What's that got to do with Easter?

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:26 (eighteen years ago)

Then, of course, there's "(Zwei) Osterei" by Kluster!

― Tom D., Friday, 2 March 2007 15:27 (eighteen years ago)

snogging on the dancefloor sounds good to me

probably not at poptimism though

― 688, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:29 (eighteen years ago)

certainly preferable to Murder on the Dancefloor.

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:30 (eighteen years ago)

(that was a Lex xpost btw)

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:30 (eighteen years ago)

Marillion had a single called 'Easter', if you MUST know.

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:30 (eighteen years ago)

Birthday boy request: "Stand and Deliver" kthxbye

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:31 (eighteen years ago)

<I>Next month is a ALL DAYER for GOOD FRIDAY!!!</I>

oh mama. whose palm do i have to grease to worm my way behind the decXorz for an hour or so?

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

The great thing about Good Friday is that my beloved fiancee will be over from Canada, and I believe that she has already been in touch with the Shadowy Cabal about getting a slot... ;-)

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:47 (eighteen years ago)

The great thing about tonight is I have 1 x bag of AWESOME rekkids and am itching to play and dance to 'em!

― Pete, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)

HI DERE

luv

yr friends, the shadowy cabal

charles dearest, noone is getting an hour on good friday, no one ever gets an hour ;)

i have 1 x bag of teh usual records, DOUBLE HURRAH!

― CarsmileSteve, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:00 (eighteen years ago)

oh! i just assumed all-dayer = teh superlong set....

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:02 (eighteen years ago)

I have 1x a bag of ROPEY OLD SHITE, some of which may also be Pete's awesome rekkids and Carsmile's usual stuff.

Something for everyone!

Mostly I'm looking forward to seeing you all, whoever "all" are.

― Groke, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

All-Dayer is likely to mean fun and games and who knows what else and LOTS of little sets - we have a guest spot waiting list that is like 20 names long :(

― Groke, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

Is my name on that list?

― JimD, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

Yes!

― Groke, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:22 (eighteen years ago)

:-D

― JimD, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:27 (eighteen years ago)

feh.

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:42 (eighteen years ago)

Hold up, who said Peter Noone could have an hourlong set on Good Friday!

― Pete, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:47 (eighteen years ago)

b'dum tsch.

thanks for coming everyone, sorry it got a bit quiet at the end, silly man next door.

nick says he's puting some soundproofing in for next month, so we'll see how that goes...

― CarsmileSteve, Saturday, 3 March 2007 13:26 (eighteen years ago)

this was loads of fun :)

― lex pretend, Sunday, 4 March 2007 17:29 (eighteen years ago)

I am glad you are still alive Lex. However have you made fire since?

― Pete, Monday, 5 March 2007 12:57 (eighteen years ago)

Hey! Would the Poptimism DJs be interested in DJ-ing at ILX0rpollooza? We're trying to set something up on the ILX Comp3 thread.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:01 (eighteen years ago)

we're ~~absolute whores who will play anywhere~~ always keen to pitch in, as long as it's not glasto weekend, and we don't get a wedding booking ;)

― CarsmileSteve, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:55 (eighteen years ago)

I am glad you are still alive Lex. However have you made fire since?

no unless you count the fire on the dancefloor in the all-night pub the next night where i got even more drunk :D

― lex pretend, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)

even more drunk?

is that like infinity + 1?

― CarsmileSteve, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:18 (eighteen years ago)

You were not more drunk the following night.

― Matt DC, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:33 (eighteen years ago)

Thanks to all who unburdened me of mysterious foreign booze after the postie pub.

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:36 (eighteen years ago)

I was mysteriously un-hungover, depsite drinking the black death schnapps.

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:36 (eighteen years ago)

matt, you left early.

i also left early, went home when the castle shut.

― lex pretend, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:41 (eighteen years ago)

I left very very late

― braveclub, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:43 (eighteen years ago)

my most concrete memory of the castle was being really rude to strangers, the bitches on the next table who had no concept of pub space, and the dude who came up to us when we were on the jukebox and asked for the stone roses.

oh and of course raving to ellen allien :D

― lex pretend, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:53 (eighteen years ago)

bring back national service

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:59 (eighteen years ago)

I wd be so pleased if someone asked for the Stone Roses in a bar! Happened once in an Oirish bar in Queens and it made my night -- a good example of the delighted frisson you get from hearing familiar opening chords in public, when you could listen to the song any time at home.

― Laurel, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:05 (eighteen years ago)

great club night

― Frogman Henry, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:05 (eighteen years ago)

That internet jukebox is 1x LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY. It's such an amazingly simple idea I'm amazed I haven't seen one before.

― Matt DC, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

Ugh, I can't think straight. I wasn't really amazed enough to justify including it twice in one sentence.

― Matt DC, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

Yes but the internet jukebox also trips me up by suggesting that I'm going to be able to get ANYTHING, ANYTHING I EVER WANTED out of it, when in fact the last one I tried had no Orange Juice, no Embarrassment...none of like six things that I tried (can't remember the rest now).

― Laurel, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

i think it had most everything we tried, apart from a couple of songs off the new ciara album which isn't even out here yet anyway. it had, like, gui boratto.

― lex pretend, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:50 (eighteen years ago)

lex, were you wyatting?????

― CarsmileSteve, Monday, 5 March 2007 20:33 (eighteen years ago)

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