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Perhaps. I have indeed confirmed my return to NYC via JetBlue today -- fly in Friday night Feb. 15, return Monday Feb. 18. I leave all planning for any official ILx get-together in Ally's capable hands, for she knows where the good drinks are. :-)

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Depends on who's showing whether I show the good drinks or not, damnit.

― Ally, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I want to be there, but Joei and I have dress rehearsals that weekend. DAMNDAMNDAMN.

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't you feel the weight of pressure when you're responsible for taking people not from NY out?

I know if I had to show people where the good drinks are I'd be scared. But maybe that's just because Dublin is such a dump. I suppose there are a few cool places. Still, even the places I like might not be other peoples cup of tea.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I want to be there, but Joei and I have dress rehearsals that weekend. DAMNDAMNDAMN.

And as I've implied before, whose fault is that? YOUR OWN, for having a life and not consulting with your doppelganger.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Get yer organize on, Ally: I will be there and may possibly bring someone with me.

― Nitsuh, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well obviously I don't mean my statement as a slight against Ned or Nitsuh. If it was just you two, we'd go down to the BPC Ritz and par- tay. Or something. No, don't worry, I'll find a kicking place. I wanna do posh-y (note my definition of poshy isn't that expensive being as I'm trying to save)

― Ally, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i may come to this one. you may now all commence drooling in anticipation.

― jess, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dan surely you could do some kind of choral teleconferencing thing?

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Heh. Ally, do you still have the same cell phone? Because I could call you guys and give a big shout-out at a prescribed time...

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Funny how you two never end up in the same room together...

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I will, coincidentally enough, be in NYC for the March Records festival, so if the meet goes down on Saturday, preferably just before the Ocean Blue's set (ugh ish), preferably near Brownies, that'd be swell, thanks.

― David Raposa, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Funny how you two never end up in the same room together...

Rumbled!

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That's not the best weekend for me, and I'm hundreds of dollars in debt with no discernible source of income, but I'm sure I'll wind up showing. But fuck the daylight this time.

― Otis Wheeler, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Otis, Master of the Evening.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Holy Lord: I can go see My Favorite while in New York! I would even sit through Bennett or the Cherry Orchard for that, but I know not this "Skating Club" and then Kleenex Girl Wonder, who I don't mind so much, close. This vacation gets better by the minute.

A quick look at the March site, by the way, reveals scary news (they've signed the fellow from the Railway Children, who will presumably be locked up with the Ocean Blue in the Great March Cabinet of Ancient Curiosities) plus great news (Wolfie are breaking up -- if only they'd done it before going to shit). Please note that I like both the Ocean Blue and the Railway Children, I'm just not sure I'd be signing any of them at this point, and particularly not both. Especially when if my order site were called Future Pop Shop.

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Kleenex Girl Wonder
I always pictured Graham Smith to be really outrageously rude n(judging from the banter he posted on Postal Blowfish). Quite the contrary. Ah well, when's he playing in NY? I am there in a week or two.

― helenfordsdale, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Are you sure you're not too busy?

― Richard Hell, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's quite heartening to know that you're still full of shit.

― Richard Hell, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Love Comes in Spurts, Richard — so let it go!!

Also you didn't invent punk rock, so let that go too.

― Billy Murcia, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I suppose the phrase "None of your fucking business" would be lost on you, what with being in a bath and dead.

― Richard Hell, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"And when I'm bored — everything's my business"

― Judy Nylon, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Look out liars and you highlife scum who gotta keep your victims poor and dumb-- Your motives and your methods are not disguised by your silk, soap, sex, or your smiling lies.

Look out here you pompous jerk Look out here I go berserk

Well I guess you put me in my place but I won't forget your stupid face

― Richard Hell, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Important questions:

(a) Does Ally like My Favorite? Ally is sort of like the Strokes in that I have a hard time imagining her liking any band at all. I think there's a 95% probability that she loathes My Favorite but then a 5% probability that she's madly in love with them.

(b) I don't like saxophones: doesn't this mean I won't like New York?

(c) Do any of you know a bar called Botanica? And what have you to say about it? This is not a meet-up suggestion as I'll have to be there at other times; I'm just curious. I want dirt on it.

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Also -- with regard to certain other threads that I don't want to put my name on -- doesn't it seem as if the link to that "P0w3rp4!n" site essentially let Google throw open the portal to hell and draw those not-so-funny fellows here-ward?

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

O-Town, don't worry about the weekend or financial situation, Ramon owes you money anyhow so he'll buy your drinks. Anyways, I don't know what is being spoken about in regards to My Favorite, and it will be after dark when the rest of us show because that daylight stuff WAS bullshit.

― Ally, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hear hear!

Nitsuh I've been to Botanica a number of times but can only remember the vaguest details because it is one of the darkest bars known to science. It's where the Knitting Factory used to be, on Houston St, and they usually have some alright DJs.

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Both My Favorite & KGW (an acquired taste, especially LIVE, oh boy) are both playing @ Brownies on Thursday, February 14th. Nitsuh, you freaky pop freak, you will HAVE to come if you are in town. You HAVE to; no choice in the matter. Info for those interested can be found @ the aforementioned "Future"PopShop.

Personally, I am super-jazzed for Friday's show because A) Aden "rocks" and B) I am quite curious about Ooberman & the Saturday People and C) Barcelona (unfortunately, for those of us with an affinity for such shenanigans) are calling it quits.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(a) Don't worry, Daver, I'll be there. I've always dreamed of seeing My Favorite live, as it's about as close as I can get to actually having seen New Order or the Smiths or whomever else when I was 13 -- as opposed to sitting around in Colorado imagining it. (If only I could be 13 again for that part of the show.) Plus they really do have fabulous "tunes" of a sort that are hard to come by live nowadays, and if/when they kick into "17 Berlin" or "Homeless Club Kids" I will be sent.

(b) I would want to see Aden except I've already seen them twice over the last year. And I'm sort of curious about the Saturday People, as I remember Archie V-Girl being a very nice guy on the indiepop list and being very enthusiastic about this project, but alas: I will probably need to be elsewhere that evening. I can't imagine Barcelona being good live, considering that even on record they can never seem to live up to the blazing snottiness some of their songs seem to imply. Am I wrong?

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Barcelona LIVE is, in my estimation, MUCH better than on their records (though I only have 1, the first, which I've enjoyed in the past). On certain songs, when the guitar's strummed just right, and the drumming's pretty simple, and there isn't much synth, I catch a bit of a VU "Foggy Notion" vibe. Then they start singing about computer viruses, and it all comes back into focus.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'd still really love to come to New York to meet y'all, but that weekend is already booked. I hate being this busy.

― Nicole, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Aw, man. *weeps*

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Can I come? I do promise to behave and can provide references, if necessary.

There's a good little coffeeshop up the street from Brownies, I think, in which one can actually order coffee, pastry, and then SMOKE indoors. I don't believe alkyhol is served there, I'm just saying in case a place near Brownies is needed...

― Pyth, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've been looking for a place like that in the E. Village for some time - how have i missed it??

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Uh, I dunno? Shamefully, I can't remember the name or exact address, and don't know the area well enough to guess out of the blue. Will check around with friends and get back to you.

― Pyth, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

There was a quaint little ristorante / coffee bar across the street from Brownies - had a nice risotto & some tea before braving the sweaty confines of that club once upon a time.

Of course, no alcohol = no dice. This is a tough crowd.

― David Raposa, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

A) I'm planning this, therefore locals in that area of town are being frowned upon after the rather ungood last couple experiences.

B) No alcohol, not going.

There's my stand on that. I'm thinking a more central and dark and mysterious locale. I probably couldn't make it til after dark, due to work constraints, but we'll see.

― Ally, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"more central" = Midtown ?

Or are there "dark and mysterious" locations on Amsterdam Ave?

― Benjamin, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I probably couldn't make it til after dark, due to work constraints

Ah, but surely I'm there on the weekend, after all. ;-) However, I heartily agree night = good.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In case you missed the bulletin, Ned, I work on Saturdays thru January and February due to audit constraints. It's just you, Ramon and possibly O-Town if he gets his license back during the day, luv.

― Ally, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

By the way, what's coming up soon is the part where I ask you all what I should do with myself during the daytime while my hostess is working: that's five eight-hour days to fill.

― Nitsuh, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sight-seeing should get you through a lot of stuff, Nitsuh. Also, you might want to try the TKTS booth in Times Square to see if you can get rush tickets for a couple of matinees. Plus, there are the many art museums and AFTERNOON TEQUILA SHOTS.

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I work on Saturdays thru January and February due to audit constraints

Ah well. Ramon, Otis and I will idly yak about ridiculous stuff, then.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No alcohol, no dice? Sheesh.

― Josh, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In vino veritas. Now get thee to a winery.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

So what's up with this thread falling out of the New Answers?

We're talking about Ned here! And me! Y'all should be in a tizzy to end all tizzies!

― Nitsuh, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well then, here we go. Are plans vaguely more set in stone or not or...?

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was just putting in the nudge because I'll be headed out there in ... well, a week and a half, and I probably won't be checking in here very often.

― Nitsuh, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

don't forget: disco. dance party. u-haul. be there.

― jess, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'll think of something. I always do. It will involve a strip club. With loco latinos with animals.

― Ally, Tuesday, 29 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i would like to come to this!!!

― maura, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I knew my promise of strippers + animals would get everyone coming.

― Ally, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yeah, wait til April and I may be paying a visit too, and I want Animal strippers!

― chris, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Animal strippers" = "furriers"..

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

not sure I can condone that, and wouldn't want to watch it! even though I keep lapsing into carniverousness.

― chris, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I will be in New Yoik, but I will be hiding from the scary internet people.

However, I have this to say- go see The Saturday People! They're aces... I think I'm right in saying that a guy we know called Ara was in them (are you reading this, Steve? You'd remember), and he's lovely... but they're good, anyway.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I will be hiding from the scary internet people

*JUST* because I insist on a game of Russian roulette with every new person I meet, Emily. Wuss.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Why don't you come, then, Maura?

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's not like you need to work overtime or anything, anyway....

― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ahem. are we forgetting driving around in the u-haul dancing like bjork in the "big time sensuality" video?

― jess, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We're trying to, Jesus. How are we going to fit that in between loco latinos, stripping, drinking and the gun running operation I'm setting up?

― ALly, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If I come to this, I'm gonna have to bring a change of clothes, aren't I?

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 30 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

twelve years pass...

reviving this cuz i like the thread title. hi, i'm in nyc! let's do something.

also: i'm supposed to be interviewing a band over skype tomorrow afternoon but i forgot to pack a mic -- does anyone in the downtown brooklyn/downtown manhattan area have a cheapo usb mic i can borrow asap? i will buy you beer or shake shack or something for your trouble.

― Rihannamator (get bent), Monday, 8 September 2014 20:17 (eleven years ago)

tomorrow night, i'm going to an opening reception for a john lurie art exhibit at LPR. holla if you want to check that out, or grab dinner after.

― Rihannamator (get bent), Monday, 8 September 2014 20:28 (eleven years ago)

(i picked up a headset thingy at best buy. man, the barclays center is an albatross. i'm glad people like it, but guh.)

― Rihannamator (get bent), Monday, 8 September 2014 23:44 (eleven years ago)

i think this is the thread they use: i go to new york

― markers, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 00:53 (eleven years ago)

unfortunately i am still sick (not the same sick i was in LA!).

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 9 September 2014 00:56 (eleven years ago)

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