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About damn time, I would think. There's me, Arthur, Chaki, Spencer, Luna Cee and those who I am shamefully forgetting, along with friends and semi-regulars Chris Barrus and Stripey down in my neck of the woods in OC. Let's finally do something if we can!

I idly suggested Thanksgiving weekend in another thread, assuming we're all in town. Perhaps the Saturday? I take it everyone else is up in LA or thereabouts. Let us demonstrate to the NYC group how we too can go out for Ethiopian food but not have to freeze our butts off.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll be in the L.A. area around Xmas time... so brew some thoughts for an FAP LA followup, zoitenly.

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Or an FAP Bay Area or FAP Portland/Oly before and after Xmas for that matter...

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Well I'm always around, so I'm in

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:31 (twenty-three years ago)

WILL you, Mr. DB. We'll just have to have a second one, or postpone until then! :-) Mind you, I'm out of town from Dec 23rd to the 28th, when will you be around?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:37 (twenty-three years ago)

heh, uh, probably between Dec 23rd and Xmas... are you going to be around family, ie in the *Bay Area*, during that times perhaps?

(not to dishovel this specific FAP LA thread..)

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:45 (twenty-three years ago)

I would love to hook up with any or all of you.

Stars Of The Lid are playing in Chinatown on Friday and I'll be there. Low and Pan American are in town on Friday (Pomona) and Saturday (Silver Lake) and I'll probably be there Saturday.

― dan (dan), Monday, 11 November 2002 21:58 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm definitely trying for Stars of the Lid on Friday -- hadn't realized that Low and PA would be playing the following day! HMM...

DB, won't be stopping in the Bay Area this time around, unfortunately. You are however more than welcome to stop by Carmel. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 November 2002 22:06 (twenty-three years ago)

You are however more than welcome to stop by Carmel. :-)

Well, how are you getting to and from Carmel? By way of SF airport?

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 11 November 2002 22:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Not this time. Ater a while of having to go through SF for cheaper rates, I stumbled across a more direct connection through LA at $200 cheaper than what I was expecting. So no SF FAP with me this time, alas! Definitely I'll be up again sometime next year, though -- if not early, then Memorial Day weekend or something.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 November 2002 22:21 (twenty-three years ago)

I want to meet Arthur, and learn more Gilmore Girls spoilers!! I also want to come to LA; maybe I can be all Nedlike and travel crosscountry in search of random ILM meetups, um probably not, seeing as I don't really work, have any money, etc., but it is a thought! Felicity was telling me about some decadent restaurant out there!

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 01:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Do it, Mary! And bring Felicity, too! I'm going over the friend's house to watch the Dance Marathon episode on Tuesday, I'll try and come up with some dirt for you.

Not really up on Low or Pan American or Stars of the Lid, Ned and Dan, but I'd be happy to meet up beforehand. Also, I think I might try and make it down to OC for Soft Cell, Ned.

Stereo Total are at the Troubadour this Thurs the 14th and Saint Etienne are at the Palace on Mon. the 18th. Anyone interested in either of those?

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 03:49 (twenty-three years ago)

hey arthur:

yeah i might be up for those.

― pb, Tuesday, 12 November 2002 05:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Stereo Total is out for me because of the Legendary Pink Dots show. St. Etienne are playing the Palace, though? HMMMM. Tempting.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 09:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I finally turn on my computer at 2am and finally an LA/FAP! I'll write more tomorrow but basically I'm all over it and my new job starts at 9:30am so I'm down for virtually any night. In fact, this Saturday I'm going to be in an excellent group art exhibit called unDRAWN at the Brewery Project near downtown and all are invited to the opening reception at 7pm - email me for details if you'd like to go - free wine!

Thanksgiving weekend Sat is good for me. Ned, I'll be at my parents in La Costa on Thanksgiving, post-turkey Lou's shopping trip on Friday?

Also Arthur, I will definitely be at St Etienne (as long as it's not sold out yet).

Mary, yes! get out here and bring my AmerAsian peeps wit-cha.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 10:07 (twenty-three years ago)

i shall probably be in LA next year, alhtough that is a touch late for this lez up

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 10:25 (twenty-three years ago)

seeing as I don't really work

b-b-b-but, your rent?!

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 12:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Gareth, I think I remember reading about your planning another trip and mentioning SF. You should make sure it includes Southern California too. Read "City of Quartz" on the way over.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

I would love to visit LA and meet you all!

Watch for the Mary and felicity West Coast Tour, coming 2003.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 21:48 (twenty-three years ago)

"b-b-b-but, your rent?!"

I thought we agreed never to talk about again!

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 22:02 (twenty-three years ago)

and Ned, I want one of these 'Endless Drift' things.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 04:25 (twenty-three years ago)

So, who was at the Saint Etienne show? I know what Arthur, Ned and Chaki look like but my eyes were drawn to the stage for some reason.

In fact, this is the first of several threads where I drunkenly proclaim my UNDYING LOVE FOR MS. SARAH CRACKNELL.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 08:48 (twenty-three years ago)

I missed it. Aaaargh. Stayed at home, counting pennies and studying for the MSAT test. Didn't make it to Stereo Total, either. I forgot I'd told my old roommate I'd go see him play in one of those neo-Burlesque Velvet Hammer shows at the Mayan that night.

Don't believe a word I say on these FAP threads. Also,
these days I look nothing like that photo in the What Do You All Look Like thread , Spencer.

So St. Etienne was great, huh?

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 16:42 (twenty-three years ago)

these days I look nothing like that photo in the What Do You All Look Like thread

http://www.dee-dee.net/jonny/photos/velvet6.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)

hahahahahahahaha

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 17:02 (twenty-three years ago)

"I am the captain of the gravity, Maxwell"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 21:14 (twenty-three years ago)

St Etienne were v. great. "Hatful of Hollow" encore cover!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 21:16 (twenty-three years ago)

! That sounds pretty dang cool.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 21:23 (twenty-three years ago)

and they made it euro-disco-y to boot!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 21:29 (twenty-three years ago)

sorry - broken brain today. "Hand In Glove" cover in a euro-disco style.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 22:07 (twenty-three years ago)

So, are we going to do this? Ned where are you going to be on Saturday? I will be in Los Angeles that night.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, let's! Chaki can't make it due to work, but Stripey and Chris Barrus have expressed interest. Arthur, Luna Cee, anyone else? Suggest a spot!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:46 (twenty-three years ago)

How about Reno?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Let me rephrase my previous request.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 22:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Hollywood - Silverlake - Downtown - Westside - Santa Monica

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Westside or Hollywood, I'd think...some place where we can meet up late afternoon/early evening. I'm always up for a place for a drink first and then maybe a meal (Ethiopian, say?).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:46 (twenty-three years ago)

OK, I'm throwing a couple of destinations out there:

Hollywood: Toi on Sunset
Silverlake: Thai American Express on Rowena
Downtown: Komasa Sushi on 2nd is my fave, but are there objections to sushi?
Westside: (can't remember the name of it, but there's new Indian restaurant that opened up on Westwood Bl. kinda near Rhino Records. I'll get the name on Friday)
Santa Monica: Gate Of India on Santa Monica Bl.

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I was just at Toi the other week, so for variety I'd suggest somewhere else...but I'll go with the flow!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:28 (twenty-three years ago)

DUDE! Merkato (Ethiopian) on Fairfax, between Whitworth and Olympic. Do you not worship Thee Ngera?

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Merkato is great.

There's also Versaille (Cubano) on La Cienega or on Venice (both vaguely near the 10).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 02:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Heh. Regular haunts keep coming up here (or regular enough given all of LA's choices)! Should we go for a standby or boldly strike out into the unknown?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 03:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey do you really want to decide where and write it on here...as I might crash this 'coz i can't go home for the holiday and i'm stuck in south central (for realz) muahahahaaha

― V, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 03:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll go anywhere, but the new Indian restaurant by Rhino sounds interesting. I don't make it over to that part of town often enough.

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 03:49 (twenty-three years ago)

We'll definitely decide, no worries! Let's keep this thread alive...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 04:16 (twenty-three years ago)

so you um, don't mind if i show up? ----> note: i am certainly aware that this is one of those questions its virtually impossible to say no to without looking like you're very mean and/or exclusionary.

i know a thing or two about indian food as that's what id be eating at home if i went back because my mom is a hindu vegetarian who'd rather rub the metaphorical dot off her head rather than cook turkey (but i wish i knew how to make it), so um, i could tell you how to pronounce the names right if u, like, care. the ethiopian place on fairfax is good but expensive i've heard. note: please don't go to anarkali on melrose or halal's on 4th in koreatown, as that is NOT a good representation of indian food. TRUST ME.

― V, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 04:32 (twenty-three years ago)

so you um, don't mind if i show up?

Show up or we'll hunt your lame ass down and beat you up. There. (Recommendations on good food places, Indian or otherwise, always welcome.) There are actually about ten or so different Ethiopian places on Fairfax, which is part of the charm.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 04:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Have any of you been to or even heard of Gaylord - ? No, it's not a place where there are/you eat gays, but it's a very classy Indian restaurant, I believe, but I've never been there. Too classy, I think.

Oh thats;s phrased so wrong, of course there could be gays at Gaylord, I just meant that that's not what the food has to do with. In India one summer I remember there used to be a Gaylord ice cream brand, must be some sort of brand name (British inspired).

― V, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 04:56 (twenty-three years ago)

oooh, now that i've seen what db looks like, he sure does looks familiar... i think (?) i may have chatted with him at some point over the years (crossover between la/sf)

not that i'd crash all y'alls' party but instead i'd like to invite any of y'all deepsouth ilx0rz to northern mississippi hill country area (lafayette county) for a little FAP around xmas time...

holly springs? we love it
abbevilla? we love it
toccopola? we love it
ox-ford we love it we love it we love it we love it

why-thai,-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai
rock-thai,-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai

― gygax!, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 07:55 (twenty-three years ago)

why-thai,-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai
rock-thai,-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai

yeah, thai sounds good too.

more thoughts?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I say we make some sort of Friday deadline to figure something out and then stick to it. Thai never hurts, no question of that!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 19:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Skipping 193 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

I swear that, if I am in town that night, I will bring the phone (seriously).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha! Brilliant!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 01:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll be at Spaceland tonight from 10-12 or so if anyone's interested. It's free as always on Mondays.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

anybody? anybody? :..(

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:22 (twenty-two years ago)

me.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:22 (twenty-two years ago)

im playing every monday at a club called the good hurt in venice so i cant make it :( but if you guys wanna come then ill be there!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:26 (twenty-two years ago)

chaki chaki chaki chaki (to the tune of badger, badger, badger)

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

what i dont get it. the good hurt is hospital themed!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:36 (twenty-two years ago)

What time are you playing Chaki?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:40 (twenty-two years ago)

i dunno yet but its my band not me solo

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:43 (twenty-two years ago)

chaki--see here:
http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 02:45 (twenty-two years ago)

fun show, Juliet Lewis' band played. All kinds of hipsters. I wore my "KILL ALL HIPPIES" t-shirt and felt cool.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 10:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Juliet Lewis' band played

Juliette Lewis has a band? oh no it's all over now isn't it.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

She's actually a pretty good singer.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, they play a lot in LA. From what I hear they're not bad.

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

No surprise, there. Anyone has to be better than bloody Keanu, even tuneless.

(xpost)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

In fact, I thought they were surprisingly pretty good.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Keanu does get props for namechecking Peter Hook at every conceivable opportunity.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, but Hooky's got actual talent, so that isn't a shockah.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

right... well he didn't have to refer to anybody, and it's nice that he would mention Peter Hook, ok?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think I said anything about whether he was talented or not.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

He isn't (which was my entire point), so it doesn't take much grace to big up such a rock legend.

(Now, let's agree to disagree, already, shall we?)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

ARGH, there's no disagreement. I'm saying that to bring up Peter Hook is not an everyday occurrence on American network TV.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(grin) Just know I wasn't picking on you, OK?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

So did Juliette sound like Courtney? I find her speaking voice pretty awful-- that smug Valleyish drawl. She's terrible on those VH1 Eighties specials. Maybe I'd like her singing better. Although her band is called the Licks. Ugh. So, does she have the Monday night residency at Spaceland? Maybe I'll go one of these weeks. Or maybe I'll head out to Santa Monica. Chaki vs. Juliette fite oh no! FITE! oh no!

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

haha, no the residency this month is a band you might enjoy called The Vacation. Juliet Lewsis does have a deep singing voice - do you remember "Born Bad" from 'Natural Born Killers'?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, it's been ten years since I've seen that -- when did she do that part in the movie?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)

(Then there was Strange Days, oh dear.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

She sang it in prison. I think it's on the soundtrack. I actually like it very much.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)

It is? I'll have to dig that out again, haven't listened to it in years (one of the best things Trent R's ever done, though -- very good choices, especially the Leonard Cohen).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Chaki vs. Juliette fite oh no! FITE! oh no!

shes got Scientology hipster power behind her. im just a regular guy.

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 04:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I heart you anyway, chaki.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 06:19 (twenty-two years ago)

OK- we are leaving tomorrow morning, so Ned I am sending you Sarah's cell # now. Yay!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 12 February 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Huzzah! So who's around and should we start a separate thread or...?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 February 2004 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Harper Valley F.A.P.

/ obscurity

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 12 February 2004 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...

Aw hell - the one day of the week I want to go out, things go haywire - hope y'all had fun!

-- luna.c (luna.c), Sunday, December 1, 2002 1:42 AM (5 years ago) Bookmark Link

lol

― jaymc, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 23:41 (eighteen years ago)

I'd go, but I'm stuck at work as always because I let the other bitch who works here go early and so am forced to play catch up. If only I'd read this sooner!

-- luna (luna.c), Monday, June 30, 2003 8:14 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Link

lol

― jaymc, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 23:42 (eighteen years ago)

Of fucking course. I have class Tues & Thurs. until around 1030, but as ever, I'll do my best.

-- luna (luna.c), Saturday, September 20, 2003 9:05 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Link

lol

― jaymc, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

hahaha

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 22 January 2008 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

three years pass...

Hi dudes. I'm going to be in LA for 2 weeks from next Tuesday - be good to meet up if you fancy it. Caveat being I have to rely on public transport which is not too great so I dunno how mobile I'll be.

I will be going to see Man... Or Astro-Man? in a couple of weeks at the Echo so on the off-chance any Ilxors are going hit me up

― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 5 February 2011 01:59 (fifteen years ago)

Hmm, how does next weekend sound, actually? Send me a quick note through FB.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 5 February 2011 02:22 (fifteen years ago)

That could work - we are going to see Kevin Smith (not my idea, I did like Clerks but not really too fussed about anything else) do some show I think on Friday, but I think the rest of the weekend is free - I'll message you over the weekend when I've got a better idea what's going on

― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 5 February 2011 02:25 (fifteen years ago)

Excellent.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 5 February 2011 02:48 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

jaymc otm

― With extreme tenderness - flexible - always guided by the words (get bent), Saturday, 20 October 2012 01:55 (thirteen years ago)

I heart you anyway, chaki.
― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, February 10, 2004

― buzza, Saturday, 20 October 2012 02:08 (thirteen years ago)

oh and if luna doesn't make it again, we must all swear to never talk to her online ever, ever again

― Vic, Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:32 PM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink.

Bite me.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:37 PM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

we can talk about that in person, luna

― Vic, Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:07 PM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― omar little, Saturday, 20 October 2012 02:29 (thirteen years ago)

seven years pass...

I am DJing (as half of Hot Mess) in April at what seems like an extremely cool LGBT party called Ostbanhof. I decided to extend my stay by another weekend because it's only the second time Hot Mess have been booked outside of the UK. I'll be in and around West Hollywood from the 16th of April until the 28th. Who's there and would like to say hello to me? My plan to extend my stay was that I was planning to go to Palm Springs for the second weekend (I'm really into mid-century architecture) so I booked by return flight based on that plan before looking at the cost of hotels etc. in PS and holy shit at the prices! So I may or may not be in PS but I will be in and around LA for 12 days from the 16th. I'd like to see some ILX people, that would be lovely. I'm fairly sure I could get you on the guestlist for a cool LGBT party too, if that's up your street!

― Alain the Botton (jed_), Wednesday, 4 March 2020 23:59 (six years ago)

I'll shamelessly bump this thread for the next six weeks, fwiw.

Or if there's a better/more current thread then please let me know.

― Alain the Botton (jed_), Thursday, 5 March 2020 00:05 (six years ago)

I have already had Joe (was Joe his ILX name?) as a fb friend for a long time and we have said we hope to meet up without any firm plans thus far.

Please feel free to make suggestions for me, for things to do also.

― Alain the Botton (jed_), Thursday, 5 March 2020 00:34 (six years ago)

I don't think he uses ILX any more but I'm sure you all know the Joe I mean.

― Alain the Botton (jed_), Thursday, 5 March 2020 00:35 (six years ago)

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