Poptimism! Friday 29th June, NEW VENUE!!

how do you know dave lee travis (who is this?) and fearne cotton won't turn up?!

Shimura Curves gig in Kilburn that night. :-(

But we go on til 2am. So you can come over afterwards!

Not when you've stolen all our punters. :-(

Not like anyone would have come to see us anyway, but... wah, etc.

...and you remember what happened the last time I came to Poptimism after a gig. All my pedals got nicked. Though that was technically Magnus's fault.

Dave Lee Travis and Fearne Cotton are going to the SC gig! Cool!

2) No disapproving parents tutting and saying “is that a girl or a boy?”

Are you sure?

OK, there might be disapproving parents-to-be!

I'm only coming if somebody plays "Bastardo"

CORRECKSHIN!

TOTP2 still going strong in spare Saturday slots to fulfill all your Ray LaMontaigne and Hoosiers needs.

nOPT TAWKING ABOUT totp 2. tAWKIN BOUT totp

Speaking of which, any chance of playing "Talkin' About Talkin' About" by Bubonique?

I'm only coming if someone plays Tickle Tune. And any one of the several Glastonbury anthems that we have adopted in the next few days. What will be this year's 'George Bush Is An Islamic Fundamentalist', I wonder?

actually there will hopefully be a fair number of my cow-orkers as it is also my leaving do, so there may be soem gender-based confusion by parental units...

matt, that is a question we just can't answer.

No Fearne Cotton!

sorry, you lost me at this point.

I didn't know she was from Eastcote.

as is siobhan donaghy and THE SWEET!

i'm totally moving there </derail>

Good job this isn't a Club Popular night since you'd have to play the Pol Pot single at the end.

the cross kings is a very lovely venue.

and so much easier to get home from.

well, a bit easier

as in it wasn't that difficult before.

Yay! Last night in town before maternity leave starts, I can really let my hair down! ...oh, hold on... Still, I'm looking forward to it!

Fearne Cotton is one the hundred sexiest women according to FHM magazine. Then again, so is the skanky one out of The Zutons.

No I did not buy it.

Also, I did not know you were leaving, Smiler.

yes, i am off to newham.

HULLO, THIS IS ON FRIDAY! top special guest DJs lined up already and everything.

nu(rave) flyer:
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/pictures/flyers/070629flyersmall.jpg

Steely Dan?

there MUST be a tribute band called Stealy Dan.

Where is Winifred Atwell band?

Just cos it is not on the list, doe snot mean it won't be played. Winifred Atwell is an old friend of Poptimism and is always welcome along with her Poor People Of Paris.

oh i have heard that song played so many times at poptimism over the years i don't think i could bear another airing of it. it must be so hard to resist the demands of the crowd who clamour for it every time tho of course.

... play it in celebration of Paris Hilton's release!

It's the storming of the Bastille all over again.

lovely flyer! NOM NOM halftone effects. (is it a hand holding a mic in the b/g?)

no it's a sailboat

no, listen to the question, the words in it.

PLAY THE BUGSY MALONE ONE

no, listen to the question, the words in it.

oh alright it's yet another pic of kylie (from 'spinning around' vid)

"PLAY THE BUGSY MALONE ONE"

do you mean the new My Chemical Romance track?

No, the one about sitting at home with a cup of tea watching Corrie.

wish i could be there..
sounds poptimistic!

Aaah......wrinklepaws.

Goodness me, is this tonight already?

It will be raining, so wear majikal pixie waterproof capes. If you wear enough capes, we will play Hawkwind. And the Girls Aloud Hawkwind cover.

It'll be an interesting journey getting there tonight.

xpost Are you saying the new venue has no roof?

will you play "voodoo child" by rogue traders??

If you wear enough capes, we will play Hawkwind. And the Girls Aloud Hawkwind cover.

That isn't Girls Aloud, that's SHIMURA CURVES. And you're just rubbing it in that we can't be there. :-(

DJ GIVE US THE BUGSY MALONE ONE

"will you play "voodoo child" by rogue traders??"

DUH

Will you play hot new Glastonbury anthem 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'?

Total Eclipse Of The Heart more like.

TURN AROUND...

I wanna hear the Spice Girls!

That was... yeah. Wow.

Best Poptimism since the days of the Polar Bear, definitely. As you know I'm no big fan of the Union Tavern but the Cross King's is such a lovely venue and the layout was perfect for Poptimism - best place you've found yet definitely. Bit thin on the ground early on but it was pretty obvious we'd get people arriving later due to the 2am close. I prefer that to being cut off or turned down at 11pm just when people are getting into the swing of things.

Best bit of the night = white umbrella dancing during Umbrella-ella-ella hooray. And playing I Love This Bar right at the end worked really well too.

I have lost my voice from too much singing. Well done everyone.

That whole yacht rock end section went down surprisingly well. Dancing on tables!

ELLA ELLA ELLA AY AY AY :D

I would like to know what records were played by Starry Sarah AKA DJ GLUEPOT.

i'm jealous that apparently all my old co-workers were so impressed by the last poptimism (in april or something) that they went to this after i'd moved to america...

i think there should be a chicago poptimism. soon.

colette! oh hai!

i think there should be a chicago poptimism. soon.

Poptimism BRAND EXTENSIONS! Make it happen!

Can we have one in Glasgow? Take it on tour!

franchise arrangements can be made at very reasonable rates ;)

that yacht rock end section in full (having been told by manager to turn it down/slow it down c. 1.35):

Africa - Toto
Rikki, don't lose that number - Steely Dan
Waiting for a girl like you - Foreigner (NB this was A REQUEST by someone i didn't know)
I love this bar - toby keith

"Can we have one in Glasgow?"

someone in glasgow ripped off the name (and kylie featured poster!) for their own night already!

http://www.myspace.com/thegarageglasgow

Yeah, but they aren't you, also worst club ever.

Is there any meaningful difference between "yacht rock" and Guilty Pleasures TM apart obviously from T Keith?

steely dan are a Guilty Pleasure TM?

no deodato or doobie brothers sadly. thought asking for grover washington jr might have been pushing it

The S Rowley definition of Guilty Pleasures TM includes both the Dan and the Todd.

No guilt about playing what is clearly great music. Obv. No "Ha ha I am dancing to Toto", rather "hooray, Toto, Africa!".

Has anyone got a photo of Umb-a-rella - ella - ella - ay - ay dancing then. In particular the chin balancing!

Hopefully they will have us back.

Hopefully I'll be sufficiently non-knackered to go to the next one.

seven weeks at number one - the real reason this was the first poptimism in 3 months

Poptimism BRAND EXTENSIONS! Make it happen!

i think poptimism should just absorb other brands, and then have 3 shows a week and they sometimes show up on each other's shows to beat each other up and also every couple of months have a huge PPV where they all meet up and fight.

Lovely Poptimism - I had a really good time despite feeling like a dish cloth from heavy drinking the night before. The sofas helped me to recover in time for dancing, including pretending to be a Spice Girl with Marianna.

I don't think we want Russell Brand DJing at Club Poptimism with his vintage March Violets sides.

i quite like his ball sack

ew