All right, who's the joker who left the ILX-related graffiti in the backstage bathroom at the Empty Bottle in Chicago?

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― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 07:45 (twenty years ago)

Let me reiterate, this was the BACKSTAGE bathroom. The one that only bands (and presumably Empty Bottle staffers) can use.

J0hn Darnie11e, I'm looking at you.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Google google.. Oct 14, 2005. I guess it could be! I still hope it was Nick or Sarah.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 2 March 2006 07:52 (twenty years ago)

Also, I said to Chris earlier, we've played there four or five times, but this is the first time I've noticed it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 07:55 (twenty years ago)

has m0mus played chicago?

― Autonomous University of Zacatecas (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 2 March 2006 12:02 (twenty years ago)

It's Kanye, obv.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 2 March 2006 12:03 (twenty years ago)

I think Momus has played at that club in fact, but not for a few years!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:21 (twenty years ago)

The picture looks like the cover to Smell the Glove -- what does it say?

― The Milkmaid (of human kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:23 (twenty years ago)

"Hi ILX corny indie fuxors"

That seems specific enough.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:26 (twenty years ago)

could've been also batman. or robin. or the joker.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:29 (twenty years ago)

or a lurker!

― The Milkmaid (of human kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:30 (twenty years ago)

...although it would have to be a pretty serious lurker to bother to scrawl something on a backstage bathroom wall.

― The Milkmaid (of human kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:31 (twenty years ago)

well that's wot lurkers lurkingly do!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:41 (twenty years ago)

There's graffiti in the Pilot Light bathroom in Knoxville that says simply "ILX."

― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:42 (twenty years ago)

Korny Indie FluX0rs

― Redd Scharlach (Ken L), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:43 (twenty years ago)

"Korn? I don't remember korn!"

― Illy Nelson (Ken L), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Looks like a turf war!

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 2 March 2006 15:02 (twenty years ago)

bah da bah bah bah

― bobpeck (bobpeck), Thursday, 2 March 2006 15:29 (twenty years ago)

Any new messages?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 2 March 2006 15:31 (twenty years ago)

So, no?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 2 March 2006 17:22 (twenty years ago)

What?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 19:49 (twenty years ago)

bobpeck, the lurker strikes again? who is this mystery human?

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 2 March 2006 19:51 (twenty years ago)

um, how often do you bring your camera into the mens room mr. c?

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 2 March 2006 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Ha, I saw it there at the beginning of the night, and then later on went to my car to get my camera.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 19:54 (twenty years ago)

(Partially so I could show Chris and Dan.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 19:55 (twenty years ago)

It was not me, we've only played at EB once and I was too nervous to leave graffiti.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 2 March 2006 20:17 (twenty years ago)

I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I wrote it one time when I was drunk.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 20:18 (twenty years ago)

HA!

― Sarah Madkitten McLusky (coco), Thursday, 2 March 2006 20:39 (twenty years ago)

Chris Marker's La Grafitée

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 2 March 2006 20:41 (twenty years ago)

jaymc was the first person I thought of.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:49 (twenty years ago)

Once again, chicago in being way behind nyc shocka!

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:53 (twenty years ago)

Way, way behind. There's Sinister graffiti in the women's bathroom at the Blind Tiger Alehouse from probably 5+ years ago. :)

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:55 (twenty years ago)

also: "HI DERE"

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:56 (twenty years ago)

It's about one notch above tagging "KoL RULEZ" -- goddamn nerds.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:57 (twenty years ago)

a tagger is you!

― gbx (skowly), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:59 (twenty years ago)

I hope this "joker" has better material than that.

― Adam Rice Lacucaracha (nordicskilla), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:59 (twenty years ago)

http://blog.simpy.com/blojsom/resources/otis/Simpy-OneWordVsMultiWordTags.png

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:59 (twenty years ago)

I'm hesitant to rely on this tired old meme, but surely if anyone else had done this, jaymc would have known about it, therefore it must be he himself what done it. It's like The Paradox Of The Barbers' Haircuts, sort of.

― Redd Scharlach (Ken L), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:02 (twenty years ago)

I'm almost offended not to be a suspect.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:04 (twenty years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/40/105548565_a572016c24.jpg

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:06 (twenty years ago)

Nabisco, your name did come up last night, but we didn't know in what capacity you would have had the opportunity to use the backstage bathroom.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:10 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.ably.co.jp/ilx/img/ilx.jpg

― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:52 (twenty years ago)

http://eolsurplus.com/images/ILXOMM-6810B.jpg

― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:53 (twenty years ago)

http://aviation-safety.net/photos/aircraft/20000613-1-P-d-1-500.jpg

― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:53 (twenty years ago)

We need to Photoshop Sarah and n/a as the Mastermind duo in front of that plane shot.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:55 (twenty years ago)

That's my favorite backstage ever! It's like a little clubhouse or something with the sofas, eating polish food and old style, okay.

― andy --, Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:01 (twenty years ago)

You mean like the downstairs part? The green room?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:03 (twenty years ago)

http://www.zuckermanpharmacy.com/images/products/big/045039.gif

Yeah, the downstairs if very nice and homey.

― andy --, Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:04 (twenty years ago)

http://www.jupiterevents.com/itsmf/fall05/img/ILX.jpg

― andy --, Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:08 (twenty years ago)

There is Sinister graffiti all across America.

I know, because sadly, I have done some of it. :/ :/ :/

― POOP BITCH (Mandee), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:09 (twenty years ago)

That's true, I guess. I've never really spent much time down there because I'm usually upstairs mingling with people before and after the show.

Also, I think I prefer clubs that leave a tray of beers on ice in the green room in lieu of drink tickets -- it feels more luxurious, and you don't have to waste your time standing in line at the bar.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:10 (twenty years ago)

(Although in the end, free beer is free beer, so I don't really care all that much!)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

A tub o' beer is more social but some fancy-pants prefer drink tickets so they can have their stoli & vanilla juice or whatever the fuck it is.

― andy --, Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:16 (twenty years ago)

haha FINALLY SOMEONE FINDS IT"!!!!!!!111

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:19 (twenty years ago)

WHAT!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:23 (twenty years ago)

tricksy

― gbx (skowly), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

ken c, you have never even been here, have you?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

He could have come over and not told anyone.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

Your search - "red bull dozers" "empty bottle" - did not match any documents.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:26 (twenty years ago)

that isn't the name of his band

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

http://www.theurbanwire.com/stories/images/stories/kenchu2.jpg

Ken Chu is a member of Asia's most popular boyband: F4 (also known as Flower 4). He recently released a very good album, "On Ken's Time".

Ken Chu is a multi-talented artist dabbling in photography, singing, and acting. He composes his own songs, writes his own lyrics and speaks at least 5 different languages.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:33 (twenty years ago)

omg otm

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:33 (twenty years ago)

Bullshit isn't a language.

― Adam Rice Lacucaracha (nordicskilla), Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:37 (twenty years ago)

When you're dabbling it is.

― andy --, Thursday, 2 March 2006 23:51 (twenty years ago)

ken has been in chicago

i saw him there

― POOP BITCH (Mandee), Friday, 3 March 2006 00:15 (twenty years ago)

the best ilx graffiti is the Alex in NYC tag at Siberia that he did like ten years ago and actually signed "ALEX IN NYC".

― Allyzay Rofflesberger (allyzay), Friday, 3 March 2006 00:20 (twenty years ago)

i have been to the empty bottle a few times. but ive photographed the graffiti there...

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 3 March 2006 03:11 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SCC/Pict0515.jpg

this building in lower manhattan is home to ILX Systems

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 3 March 2006 03:15 (twenty years ago)

I have never been to the empty bottle but I've never photographed the graffiti there...

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 3 March 2006 03:26 (twenty years ago)

damn, that should read "but ive only photographed the graffiti there..."

its late. my brain is mush. mush!

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 3 March 2006 03:57 (twenty years ago)

You took a camera there, only to photograph the graffiti there?

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 3 March 2006 08:41 (twenty years ago)

ILX is fag oriented.

― u bangee stomp, Friday, 3 March 2006 09:40 (twenty years ago)

fap oriented, I think you'll find

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 3 March 2006 09:45 (twenty years ago)

the former.

we dont need ilx graffiti in little rock because every other number plate is ILE or ILX. it seems appropriate at this point to say its unsettling but it really isnt. maybe its like that in every state.

― sunny successor (katharine), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:43 (twenty years ago)

i've been to the empty bottle thousands of times but never photographed the graffiti inside. i did photograph graffiti in my neighborhood which included a stencil someone painted on the south window of the bottle.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:50 (twenty years ago)

How did Encyclopedia ILX know that the graffito on teh 5IHTHOUSE wall was drying?

― Redd Scharlach (Ken L), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:58 (twenty years ago)

a stencil someone painted on the south window of the bottle.

omg was it an hstencil?

― sub-ken-c (jaymc), Friday, 3 March 2006 17:32 (twenty years ago)

y'know i almost put "but not an hstencil" in parenthesis but i thought that would be a bit much. i don't think joel had anything to do with this one way or the other.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Friday, 3 March 2006 17:39 (twenty years ago)

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