NYC FAP 10/18

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Or 18/10 if you prefer.

― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Any suggestions for places?

― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

also, where is the FAP thread for NY? It turns out I won't be in NY much on this trip. I can do this fri, tho it is wedding early next morning, and friday 18th at the end of the trip (i leave next day, but it's an evening flight i think)

-- Alan (AlanTrewartha@yahoo.co.uk), September 30th, 2002.

Alan, what do you mean by this? signed,

― confused New Yorker (felicity), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

yay for the 18th october!!!

i'm staying on west 63rd st, but i can do pretty much anywhere. i'm trying to remember where i went last time i was over. then i was staying around bleeker, whats on the corner of bleeker, is that the astor. i went in there and some other bars around the bowery. i have, of course, no idea if these are the good places

lets talk options baybee!!

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 07:39 (twenty-two years ago)

i meant i am free in NY to do something on either friday 4th or 18th.

i'm off to a wedding on 5th, and it starts v early in morning (a tea ceremony thing), so limits chances of getting wasted on the 4th, whereas i leave on the evening of the 19th, so would relish the chance of drinking tons on the 18th.

― Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 07:55 (twenty-two years ago)

i am planning to spend the night of 18th in brooklyn, but can be mobile of course. might prefer starting on the early side.

― ron (ron), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I theeeenk I can make this one, although I will not be able to stay too too late as I have a show the next day.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Nory and I will be coming from Soho. She's lazy and might prefer something downtown, but it's not as if she has any choice.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

And wow, Ronnylongjohns!

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm trying to think of a place with tables and lots of seats. What about Corner Bistro or the Kettle of Fish? Or do y'all want east side or further downtown?

― Benjamin, Tuesday, 1 October 2002 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I want near the PATH.

― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

corner bistro is tight as far as seats go. art bar is right down the street and has much more room.

there's also ace, which is in the east village and, well, ace. i always have large gatherings there -- good pinball, huge space, excellent draft selection. also it is right around the corner from sing sing karaoke ...

― maura (maura), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I second Art Bar -- lots of seating, fire in the fireplace if we're lucky.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

East Village/L.E.S. bars all get really crowded and loud on Friday nights.

Anyone ever been to the Ear, way down at the west end of Spring Street (by Don Hill's)? It's near the PATH, and if you go at the right time it's not too crowded.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 1 October 2002 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I have walked past Ear on the way to Bell Cafe but never gone in.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I 3rd Art Bar (though, as Nabisco is so kind to point out, I have no choice).

― nory (nory), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Well I didn't mean "no choice," I just meant ... you know, finally something you can't skip out on just because it's in Brooklyn and you don't feel like getting on the train. I was thinking it'd be funny if this managed to drag you out to Queens, or something.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, just ignore me. Hug?

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

)))nabisco(((

That means hug, right?

And I'm not denying that I'm super-lazy and ridiculously Manhattan-bound...

― nory (nory), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Ear is awesomely dank yet cozy though there's no room on weekends

gareth you may be thinking of Bowery Bar aka B-Bar, or Astor Lounge?

"ace" sounds like the best bet so far - pinball!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw, to hell with you downtown weenies.

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll be there, btw.

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I was thinking it'd be funny if this managed to drag you out to Queens, or something.

Ooh! The Beer Garden! The Beer Garden!

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 1 October 2002 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

sheesh, it's so difficult accommodating all thee princesses.

Art Bar OR Ace are fine with me. Just pick a place already.

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I vote Art Bar, for the fireplace and the non-EV location.

― Benjamin, Tuesday, 1 October 2002 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Then it will be: ART BAR. That's final.

(I feel so manly having seized the reins like that.)

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok people looking forward to it--I will work on honing my non-ilm talk in the meantime. Preview: I don't think the white stripes are very good... Oh! is there a preferred time?

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

:-(

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

the beer garden is approximately 6 blocks from my apartment.

but hooray for art bar!

― maura (maura), Tuesday, 1 October 2002 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

To be pedantic: the place on Spring Street really isn't commonly called just "Ear," which sounds to me like some sort of nightmarish and expensive 1999-era drum-and-bass lounge that would have been frequented by a bunch of boors borrowing against their new media stock options. It's much more coolly called "Ear Inn," so named because of the broken neon sign that once read "Bar Inn."

That said, I really like the place, but it's too crowded, and the table service is too slow, for me to want to fancy a p. there.

― Benjamin, Wednesday, 2 October 2002 00:29 (twenty-two years ago)

yeaa, this is turning into the biggest pub crawl EVAH!

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 07:05 (twenty-two years ago)

no B-Bar. the foot is coming down, the foot is down, no B-Bar.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 07:20 (twenty-two years ago)

i am looking fwd to meeting you all - please take it easy on my fragile nerves! time frame?? address?

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Art Bar: 52 8th Avenue between Horatio and Jane

Time: I dunno? Art Bar opens at 4 . . . perhaps some of us can get there around 5-ish and save all the good seats around the fireplace.

Afterwards maybe you can come over and I can serve you some beef bouillon and chicken livers on a wooden "prick."

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i hate Art Bar

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

but if you're all there then i guess i can suck it up

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

:`(

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

That's right, Tracer, don't start questioning my authority. You'll be there and you'll like it.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

is this like the biggest US meet up ever?

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I think they have some big shindigs at those american football games. Cooked meats and everything!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

is this like the biggest US meet up ever?

And if it is, why must it be so that I can't be there? *cries at fate*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it okay if I show?

― Yancey (ystrickler), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

show us what? (yes, of course)

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, Art Bar. what time, again?

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)

felicity you are so good at being bad

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I love you all and look forward to seeing you.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 3 October 2002 00:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Matos! The time is from 5-ish on...

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 3 October 2002 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, but when do the cool people show up? ;-)

― Jody Beth Rosen, Thursday, 3 October 2002 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

fashionably late = 6
obnoxiously late = 8
pointlessly late = Saturday at 5

― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 3 October 2002 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, Jody Beth, I might be there around 6ish. Just look for my entourage. They're the ones w/ the goldfish boots.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 3 October 2002 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)

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Bnw: awash with guilt for the sins of the FAP...please apply the deficit to the cost of the next one...

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 October 2002 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

my thoughts exactly. just a watchword.

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

So what exactly are we doing tonight -- if anything?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 21 October 2002 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm doing you michael

― mr hands (mark s), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:31 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm back in grey old england now:(

i had the greatest time, it was brilliant, i want to come back to nyc asap. but mary, i wasnt ducking away from the eating out of protest, we went for a smoke by the bar cuz that guy told me off for smokign at the table.

so, what were the 2 other places we went to? the eaty one, and the end of the night one. i sooooo knew i would be the last one (well, two) out still drinking. but i didnt realise ally, matos, geeta et al left becuase they'd stopped serving, mine was still pretty full at that point.

saturday, there was extensive alcohol related damage. ie i was hungover badly

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 21 October 2002 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"i wasnt ducking away from the eating out of protest, we went for a smoke by the bar cuz that guy told me off for smokign at the table."

I know! I was just joking!

"so, what were the 2 other places we went to? the eaty one, and the end of the night one. i sooooo knew i would be the last one (well, two) out still drinking. but i didnt realise ally, matos, geeta et al left becuase they'd stopped serving, mine was still pretty full at that point."

And I thought you stayed bc you thought I was so charming! Hmm...I actually don't know if that was the reason for their mass exodus, Geeta last night said it was bc they were *tired* but I can't imagine the whole group leaving on account of tiredness...Matos to thread?

"saturday, there was extensive alcohol related damage. ie i was hungover badly"

We all were! Come back to NYC soon Alan & Gareth, and any other out of town guests!

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm sorry i didn't stay for the hardkore drinking (as is my usual, judging by number of spanish bar visits) but i had to fly out next day, blah blah. anyway yes, it was great to see you all. i just remembered suddenly being surrounded/swooped on by a gaggle of girls when i was on one sofa. that was nice. i will get my pix developed soon and uploaded somewhere soon.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I wasn't hungover because I proceeded to sleep for 12 hours. Ahhhh.

I did leave because I was tired. I'd also been completely sober for hours at that point--had sobered up before we left Art Bar--right around the point where Mr. Hands started feelin' on Ally's booty (well, thigh). What. A. Fucking. Creep.

So...Halloween party?

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:20 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, mary, but what is a beer without great company < /smarm >

i'm coming back asap!

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:21 (twenty-two years ago)

(we will eat nachos in Alan's honor at the next NYC FAP, natch)

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"i just remembered suddenly being surrounded/swooped on by a gaggle of girls when i was on one sofa."

See...ILXNYC knows how to treat the menfolk right. And if you are a female visitor, I can promise you will be similarly well treated, by the men or women, whichever is your preference...

"I'd also been completely sober for hours at that point--had sobered up before we left Art Bar"

Oh, really? I so didn't notice... Though I will take credit for participating in the soberization walk around the block ritual...

So...Halloween party?

Come on Matos. Stereo To-tal! You know you want to!

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

you deserve all the credit I can give you for that--had almost forgotten! thanks again.

Come on Matos. Stereo To-tal! You know you want to!

you know I don't want to! we have NOTHING in common...!

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"you deserve all the credit I can give you for that--had almost forgotten! thanks again"

Oh, no problem, it was my pleasure...

"you know I don't want to! we have NOTHING in common...!"

Haha! I almost forgot. B-but it's like a French-German P5...

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I love having my points made for me

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(also, did you see the P5 book that's on sale at Virgin Megastore? really really up yr alley....)

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

m, what was the track on Now...52 that you were so excited about. my copy (and 99% of everything i own) is in storage, but not for long. i hope.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 21 October 2002 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Shakedown, "At Night," which Gareth thinks isn't very special and is WRONG about

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, but Gareth thinks Kes was the last great UK film despite appearing to have never seen any film in the last 25 years.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"I love having my points made for me (also, did you see the P5 book that's on sale at Virgin Megastore? really really up yr alley....)"

I was so waiting for that! Oh really? I would check it out--if going inside Virgin did not make me feel physically ill--ok, no puns on that one please!

Wait--what's this about again? Gareth's favorite film is by Ken Loach?! Is it, like, quantitatively better than all of the other Loach films I've seen? (FITE!)

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

i meant "made in the last 25 years" obv

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

As for karaoke: I would love to go to Winnie's. I haven't been in a few months. My last visit: the entire crowd swaying hand in hand to "We Are the World."

― Yancey (ystrickler), Monday, 21 October 2002 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I give the ILXNYC massive six months before their profile piece appears in the New Yorker.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 21 October 2002 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

since when did everyone in nyc want to become each others butt buddies?

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 21 October 2002 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

ILX is just like fight club, chapters all over the world. But who is the evil Tom, or is Tom the Brad Pitt?

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 21 October 2002 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

ever since you hinted you might move back here, Jess

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 21 October 2002 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm doing you michael

Isn't that Jess' job?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 21 October 2002 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

butt buddies

Coming to NBC this fall.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Monday, 21 October 2002 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't get "Photograph" out of my head, curse you all, so I think I'm going to punk/metal karaoke tonight. Any chance any of you will be there?

I probably have Halloween plans but will be there for Stereo Total (and Quintron!) on Nov. 30.

― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 21 October 2002 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't get "Photograph" out of my head, curse you all, so I think I'm going to punk/metal karaoke tonight. Any chance any of you will be there?

Sure, why not?

Nov. 30

My birthday!

― Jody Beth Rosen, Monday, 21 October 2002 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Sure, why not?

Um, because I am going to be singing Def Leppard.

My birthday!

It's my dad's birthday too, and my friend W.'s (not the president). Maybe we can have a big Total-fest.

― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 21 October 2002 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, because I am going to be singing Def Leppard.

Singing Def Leppard in front of a bunch of drunXoR punXoRs = CLASSIC.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Monday, 21 October 2002 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

CLASSIC

So what are you going to perform for us?

― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 21 October 2002 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm. "I Fought the Law," maybe?

― Jody Beth Rosen, Monday, 21 October 2002 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

All right!

What time does one arrive?

― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 21 October 2002 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll be there around ten.

Anyone else coming?

― Jody Beth Rosen, Monday, 21 October 2002 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't make it tonight, but I would absolutely be down for Winnie's this week.

― Yancey (ystrickler), Monday, 21 October 2002 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Mr. Eater -- I wish you well in your karaoke endeavors, but I've decided to stay home tonight. Lemme know how it went.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Monday, 21 October 2002 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought we were leaving because the guy at the bar screamed in an unpleasant uberpitch "LAST CALL! LAST CALL! LAST CALL!", though admittedly I am extrodinarily tired still - I think I'm getting a mild recurrance of my health issues, not that it stopped me from going out every night since Thursday. But yeah, was I the only one of us who heard that dude? He was hollering like a psychopath about last call.

We were supposed to actually do that karaoke tonight?! I thought it was a vague thing off in the future.

― Ally, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 03:39 (twenty-two years ago)

We were supposed to actually do that karaoke tonight?! I thought it was a vague thing off in the future.

It still is a vague thing off in the future. But Paul Eater wanted to go and sing "Photograph."

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 03:54 (twenty-two years ago)

We were defeated in the sign-up scrum. Couldn't get anywhere near the clipboard.

But we stuck around for a little while anyway. It does seem to be massively dominated by regulars, but the horrible annoying MC made an effort to invite newcomers to perform first.

They don't do the echoey voice treatment on the performer that I always love in (real) karaoke.

Didn't get your message, JBR, so I went up and gushed to the poor girl who sang I Fought The Law:

"That was great!"
"Thanks."
"I'm Paul."
"Hi...."
"Are you Jody Beth Rosen?"
"Am I what?"

Good fun.

Capsule review: Not bad. Probably Winnie's has an overall better entertainment/annoyance ratio, though.

― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry! That poor girl.

I'll make it up to you -- we'll do a duet at Winnie's.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

That public karaoke mishap merely reinforces my original interpretation -- we shall conquer at village karaoke -- and be all japanese style, booths, yay! And we can pick up the telephone, and order in beer, and pizza, and other sundries, and if I get drunk enough, I'll bore everyone to tears with my SNAP rendition...

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Ugh...that is to say...SMAP...! I heart Kimutaku. Sike!

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 22 October 2002 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I was hoping you meant Snap, though. I never seen anyone do Rhythm is a Dancer karaoke.

― Ally, Wednesday, 23 October 2002 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"I love Morrissey! I want the power! It's getting, it's getting, it's getting kinda hectic!"

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 23 October 2002 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

surely there should be some more photos now? there were at least 2 cameras going round werent there?

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 7 November 2002 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

i think they fear the wrath of photoshop.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 7 November 2002 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought Nory's was the only one, hence everyone treating me like a dork for taking pictures! (I was on vacation, that's when you're allowed to take pictures.)

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 7 November 2002 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

where are alans pics of this fap?

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 22 January 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

ten months pass...

perhaps he has them now

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

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