hi, i'm new here, and bored, and drunk, and in seattle

For instance tonight, Alan from the Sun City Girls showed stuff from his amazing new DVD "Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg" over at the Rendezvous in Belltown.

Tomorrow there's a rad free show 6 p.m. at 2nd Ave. Pizza with Odessa and Steve Fisk and later on The Lights (Gun Club + The Clean X The Urinals) are playing at the Showbox opening for someone, I forget who but the Lights are one of many many fabulous bands in town, the best of course being the A-FRAMES who are so good it makes me cry. Well, not really; I only cry at bad movies.

Of course I have no idea what kinda stuff you are interested in, and maybe you would hate these events of which I speak.

The ConWorks "Heaven/ Hell" ball on New Years looks to be fun (Lifesavas, Decemberists), but then I am DJ'ing it, and I've found a way to mix the Shaggs and Outkast together which will likely be horrible, so maybe you shouldn't go to it.

Anyway. Email me if you want to meet up at a show or for coffee or something.

Yes, I said coffee. I am afraid I've become very Seattle after 5 years in this place.

and there is NOTHING WRONG with drinking coffee, as long as you are not drinking bad coffee. which is rampant and horrible up here.

ummmmmmmm, "link"?

YETI MIKE! WE, LIKE, JUST FRIENDSTERED EACH OTHER. I MET YOU THROUGH MATOS AT THAT SUN CITY GIRLS SHOW IN TACOMA. YOU'RE FOLLOWING ME, AREN'T YOU?

mr. bitch -- hey! it is amazing how the internet, and the sun city girls, do bring us all together. it's not called following it's actually more like stalking. that sound outside your window is me typing this on a laptop.

*sigh* those my little pony underoos you have on are fucking ADORABLE!

a'ight -- insert emoticon smiley face here.

fondue? cool. which night is it? i think i have a date one of the nights but will try to shuffle? [say -- you wouldn't be into changing plans and going to maneki, would you??? i bet we could get a tatami room there... just curious. it's probbaly my favorite restaurant, next to matt's, so i'm always bugging folks to go there. okay i'll shut up now.]

anyway, if someone would want to email me about this i would gladly meet up. need to meet more people in this town (evidenced by the low-quality but still earnest hermit thread)

http://www.cab-elvis.com/

[yetimike:] It takes a while to figger this palce out, I agree to that. And people are not exactly "friendly" here, and don't get me started on the inability of anyone to drive remotely well. But I think there's a shitload of rad stuff going on --

Haha, I read "here" as ILX and thought "WTF?"

best phrase ever!

http://www.koly.com/stereolab/discog/images/81.jpg

and other issues... A little more on the story as described here in a great comprehensible unofficial Stereolab website page here.

(mike, is there an official website for YETI? I tried google and no luck)

(donutbitch, pizzadog, yetimike, i sense a pattern...)

argh, bad mental calendar! must find new one!

Actually, I was walking by there the other night talking with my roommate about these people that i never want to see again, and as we walk by the little driveway thing, WHAT DO YOU KNOW but these same people come walking out of the club. One of them gave me a hug but I was so stoned i was unable to say a single word during the whole awkward exchange. Subtext was like this: "So great to see you! Even better to see you LEAVE!" My roommate on the other hand ran his mouth for like 20 minutes to these fools, after which we hurried home in the freezing cold and proceeded to guzzle booze until it was sleep time.

re: Dead Science. Hey, I saw those guys play at this 28 band Beatles tribute show at the Re-bar this past summer which was a benefit for the move for Confounded Books and Wall Of Sound Records (which I think was partially organized by Rick Bishop of the Girls, so all goodness ALWAYS comes back to the Sun City Girls here). They played toward the very end. They were all very tall, dark, harrowing, and had a damaged bassy sound. I kinda dug em.

Bauhaus Coffee on the other hand is an OK place by me. The building is indeed great, especially the upstairs, where you can still witness Magic: The Gathering competitions. (this may be a good or bad thing for you) Actually, last time Ned was here, memorial day weekend, we all had a big FAP/gettogether outside the place. A) They have the best coffee in town no doubt, and B) that corner of Melrose & Pine is THEE best people watching corner in town on a Saturday night. Just ask the dude with the headphones that was figuratively stomping on Clinton and Bush's face in front of us there. Ask the older vaudeville red nosed drunk dude with a jug in his jacket staring at Ronny the entire time. Just ask the seven foot tall rail-thin Euro dude with two dollies on either side of him pumping his fist to handbag house music in his little convertible.

I won't defend Capitol Hill, generally... aside from the Elysian Brewery, Bauhaus, Zion's Gate records, and seeing shows there. Ok, there are a few other good places too. But generally, I shy away from the Hill. That's why I live in Fremont. I'd rather deal with people into hemp candles, antiques, and collectible records than people that jumped out of a Hipster Bingo board.

I like Belltown- it feels like NJ in a great many ways. But all around, Seattle is not a good place to make friends.

ps- "people who jumped out of a hipster bingo board" is my most favorite description EVAH

but yeah, we should have doughnuts after new year's.

Seriously, we timed 6th from University -> Olive at 2 PM today, it took 15 minutes!

ugh, i wanted a beer tonight and thought "oh, Comet, okay" but my friend refuses to go anywhere that is doing karaoke, so he dragged me to Barca. More like Barfa (i know, har-d-har-har). There were many cute girls, true, but they had the unsurprising "don't talk to me jackass" vibe. i would like to hope that i never have to go in there again.

Also, i saw Return of the King tonight. fine movie!

Ned: I's love to meet you but Sat. night is tough for me, since I have to do a favor with a friend early eve., then go to the Detroit Cobras show which is a date... But I might be able to swing by and meet you guys for dinner, or if you are willign to eat late, like 9:00, I could meet for dinner for sure.

Alternate brunch proposal for all: Any chance we could meet up for brunch, Sat. or Sunday? My favorite place on the hill is 611 Supreme -- will this work for anyone? I'll actually check back om this thread.

Matos: Awesome? Awww shucks, you make me blush. Esp. since you rule yourself and are such a major playah in the ILX realm...

Pizza: I missed the Pinback show too (heard it was awesome) in order to go to two different shows to see friends' bands (who were not awesome, plus I missed the Steve Fisk part which I'm sure ruled...)

Donut: Ummmm, the YETI website is kind of not working now but it's nobrow.org/yeti -- it's sopooo hard to work for others on the internet for so long then do your own website, I've found I just don't have the energy! The restaurant I mentioned was MANEKI -- they have tatami rooms but for 4 people a table will work just fine you know? It's my favorite restaurant, overall -- cheap, excellent, cute waitstaff. http://www.nwsource.com/ae/scr/nws_vd.cfm?c=r&id=6010

All in Seattle: I am DJ'ing (mostly punk rock, gospel and really bad X-mas music) at the Three Imaginary Girls party this Sunday -- I might have guest list-age if you want to come lemme know -- threeimaginarygirls.com -- buncha local indie bands doing X-mas songs, etc.

Fuck, that was a long-ass post!!!

Wait, do you all not swear on here on purpose? I've noticed like no one else cusses. Maybe you are just house-trained...

Mike, lots of ideas to ponder tomorrow, lots of them. And hell yeah, I'm pretty sure we will be fondueing it well after 9pm if there's a sustainable crowd of folks who want to chat. but don't ruin your date for us. :) there will be other opportunities, surely (though possibly Nedless)

Pinback show was great. The audience was filled with Canadians. (this was their most northern show in the U.S., Vancouver is just three hours north, doink) I can just smell them.

Bauhaus to me is just so silly but I go there a lot since I dated one of the baristas briefly and am friends with the people who work there, so I get the hook-up.

Once I staretd to not have to pay for coffee at my favorite places I just felt like 'OK, I'm never moving anywhere else, again.' I am such a dork that this is the greatest measure of happiness in my life!

I should clarify: "which most city dwellers here treat as what they think is is a miniature Manhattan"

I just figure those little kids on the hill are sooooooo scared, and that's why they act like little poseur-y jerks with their slant-y haircuts and etc. I find the whole thing funny. I try to treat people nicely even if they don't treat me that way at first, and I get surprisingly good results back from people that way.

But Christ, how I wish we had ONE decent art space -- there's a couple good galleries (Greg Kucera, that one right next to 2nd Ave. Pizza) but if we had anythign like the Walker Arts Center here, ohmygod I'd be so much happier here!!!

I've lived all over the east coast -- Miami, Chattanooga, NYC area, Cleveland -- and nowhere I've been is as weirdly repressed and uptight as this place. The best thing about it, aside from free coffee(!), is the abundance of rad, cute, strong, artsy & cool women. It's by far the best place I've ever been single, even though I might be about to be not-single, which is fine by me as well...

I'll totally at least drop by the fondue on Sat.

Any ideas on the viability of brunch, though? We could move it if folks don't dig 611 (it's a crepe joint on Pine, across the street from Rudy's).

So, Thai on Sunday or 611? Just so long as I can sleep in....

This isn't BigDirtySean from Portland, is it???

mike: I was actually thinking of the Thai thing on Saturday. i have to run a shopping errand early on Saturday, and surely houseguest Ned will happily sleep in, so I doubt anything will be commencing until around early afternoon anyway. Ned might have to be on his way back to Sea-tac by Sunday morning... or not. Who knows. But if there is time, I'd happily join you at 611 on Sunday, and anyone else for that matter.

Same with all Ethiopian places except the one across the street from Twice Sold Tales on the hill. I LOVE Ethiopian food...

Ethiopian food is k-odd - I think I do not like the flatbread which is a chiz as theoretically all bread = my hearts desire.

I love that injera bread, though I guess it tastes 'sour' to some.

You'll have to bug pizza-man for the picture. I still don't know what the fuck he was on about there, myself.

and it's not that i really go to bars to meet girls or find friends or whatever, i am just a Drinking Fan in general. i've met some really cool people while i'm out, but i'm so awkwardly lousy with the girl thing that it doesn't even really enter my mind in a realistic way.

i don't think i fit into the CAP HILL KIDS scene or whatever is rumored to be going on here. I agree there is an overflow of morons up here, but i'm starting to think that's just general Seattle demographic. i got a place on the hill because it's not as retarded as downtown, yet still pretty central. then i got a job where i don't actually have to go to an office for once in my life, and suddenly the desire to be centrally located seems irrelevant. but i'm here and it's okay.

I'm a broke-ass-but-eat-out-all-the-damn-time guy myself so tell me -- what food do you want to eat, and where, and what price range, and I'll make suggestions.

THEN WHY BOTHER? Oh wait, that's rude.

I'm more of a Thai snob than Matos is. There are tons of thai places in Fremont for instance, but only one, IMHO, is worth any trip and that's Tawon Thai, between Sonic Boom records and the Greek restaurant. I'll just say this: Deep fried Banana fritters and black sesame ice cream. Then again, I like the more American fast food Thai they serve at Mae Pham in Pioneer Square, so I might not be the best judge.

And maybe because I'm a sucker for conveyer belts and impulse sushi, but that new "boat" sushi place in Fremont called Blue C Sushi is definitely worth a visit, but it's become a third home to me just for the convenience. (Second home is jive time records)

P-dog, you may not be vegan, but could you stand it in the honor of an excellent brunch? If so, The Globe on Pine & 14th is absolutely great. You will probably see many of the Cap Hill Kids you hate there, but once you get your huge fucking plate of grilled tofu fajitas for a decent price, ($7 or so, which isn't dirt cheap, but you get huge amounts), you'll forget all about your neighbors.

As for PIZZA, Pizzadog, again it's not cheap, but if you ever want to dive deep into rich cheesy pizza goodness, make the trip to the Wallingford Pizza House in Wallingford. Great deep dish chicago style pizza there, and a really neat building to boot.

Hi Ned! We need to get the balls rolling. *obvious set up for Dan Perry rejoinder*

WAH.

Will call you tonight. I am looking forward to this Thai deal very much.

and yes, it takes forever to meet people in seattle. i knew the indiepages/copacetic zine crowd from before moving to town, as well as yetimike. and i met some nice people through volunteering at vera, but seeing as how i'm about 10 years older than the average vera member, didn't make too many lasting friendships...

i miss the place.

I like the Green Cat on Olive on Cap Hill, but I haven't been to many other places around there. If you want Belltown recommendations, Marco's Supper Club, Palace Kitchen and Shallots are my favorites, & then we have Biofournil (teensy French Bakery) and Macrina (great muffins & pastries) which are both excellent.

Anyway, most of my swearing is when driving- you can ask Matos how I am with local drivers.

i still say boston's a worse place to drive, though.

Only because you never call! (And one weekend I was out of town, sorry.)

I can't believe you mentioned Big Gay Sean on ILX! Anyway, based on his friendster profile (http://www.friendster.com/user.jsp?id=1278606, OMG Ned I can't believe you wrote him a testimonial, you are hysterical) he's still in Seattle, which I think is true. So. He's easy to track down!

I can get us on the waiting list ahead of time if you all can get me a # of folks, too...

And greetings to Mike A !!!