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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1470 on: November 18, 2011, 11:13:15 PM »
Through a series of unfortunate circumstances, (none serious), I am afraid I'll have to sit Stills out. Looking forward to Noah And The Whale on Monday, though.

Goddammit -- do we ALL have to change our names again?

Yeah, man...what gives?  I liked Swellegant!  Oh yeah, hey T-Cat...how ya doin'?    ;)

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« Reply #1471 on: November 18, 2011, 11:29:53 PM »
Through a series of unfortunate circumstances, (none serious), I am afraid I'll have to sit Stills out. Looking forward to Noah And The Whale on Monday, though.

Goddammit -- do we ALL have to change our names again?

Yeah, man...what gives?  I liked Swellegant!  Oh yeah, hey T-Cat...how ya doin'?    ;)

Hee hee!  When lightnin' strikes, it strikes all over!


aw, yeah...dat's right.... 8)
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« Reply #1472 on: November 19, 2011, 06:19:35 AM »
I guess it belongs on the "Somethin' About My Life" thread, but the reasons I changed my name were:

1. "Swellegant" was getting kind of old, and would remind me how much I miss "Mad Men".
2. I decided to go after a Tier 2 right-winger, specifically Georgia's 10th District Representative Paul Broun on FB. During one argument I was having with his brain-dead supporters, one told me to "Shut Up, Intellectual Elitist". I realized that would be a great screename, said so, to which the reply "Fuck You" was added.

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« Reply #1473 on: November 19, 2011, 08:37:07 AM »
I guess it belongs on the "Somethin' About My Life" thread, but the reasons I changed my name were:

1. "Swellegant" was getting kind of old, and would remind me how much I miss "Mad Men".
2. I decided to go after a Tier 2 right-winger, specifically Georgia's 10th District Representative Paul Broun on FB. During one argument I was having with his brain-dead supporters, one told me to "Shut Up, Intellectual Elitist". I realized that would be a great screename, said so, to which the reply "Fuck You" was added.

to quote Linus Van Pelt:  Those are good reasons.   

My reason is because everything thinks "Tinka Cat" is female.  Who knew I would stick around here so long?  :) If I had, I would have chosen "StarMasterFighterGuy" or something.
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« Reply #1474 on: November 19, 2011, 09:55:35 AM »
I guess it belongs on the "Somethin' About My Life" thread, but the reasons I changed my name were:

1. "Swellegant" was getting kind of old, and would remind me how much I miss "Mad Men".
2. I decided to go after a Tier 2 right-winger, specifically Georgia's 10th District Representative Paul Broun on FB. During one argument I was having with his brain-dead supporters, one told me to "Shut Up, Intellectual Elitist". I realized that would be a great screename, said so, to which the reply "Fuck You" was added.

to quote Linus Van Pelt:  Those are good reasons.   

My reason is because everything thinks "Tinka Cat" is female.  Who knew I would stick around here so long?  :) If I had, I would have chosen "StarMasterFighterGuy" or something.

I thought it was cute!  But, yeah, I saw you cringe when I said it out loud.   :P

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« Reply #1475 on: November 19, 2011, 11:24:04 AM »
I guess it belongs on the "Somethin' About My Life" thread, but the reasons I changed my name were:

1. "Swellegant" was getting kind of old, and would remind me how much I miss "Mad Men".
2. I decided to go after a Tier 2 right-winger, specifically Georgia's 10th District Representative Paul Broun on FB. During one argument I was having with his brain-dead supporters, one told me to "Shut Up, Intellectual Elitist". I realized that would be a great screename, said so, to which the reply "Fuck You" was added.

to quote Linus Van Pelt:  Those are good reasons.   

My reason is because everything thinks "Tinka Cat" is female.  Who knew I would stick around here so long?  :) If I had, I would have chosen "StarMasterFighterGuy" or something.
Just another example of my cluelessness; I never thought anything of tinka.  It was just a series of letters and a sound.  Tinka Cat was a person.  Good on you for sticking around!
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« Reply #1476 on: November 20, 2011, 05:54:59 PM »
Went to the Noel Gallagher show last night at the Orpheum.  Good perfomance - though he was not happy with the audience shouting for Oasis songs the whole time (when he played "Don't Look Back In Anger" for the encore he said, "I'd better get a fucking standing ovation after this one").  It was also an odd place for a rock concert. He probably lost a bit of money on it since it didn't sell out and had to pay union guys to work that venue.  He can afford it, though.

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« Reply #1477 on: November 21, 2011, 02:51:00 PM »
Went to the Noel Gallagher show last night at the Orpheum.  Good perfomance - though he was not happy with the audience shouting for Oasis songs the whole time (when he played "Don't Look Back In Anger" for the encore he said, "I'd better get a fucking standing ovation after this one").  It was also an odd place for a rock concert. He probably lost a bit of money on it since it didn't sell out and had to pay union guys to work that venue.  He can afford it, though.

Yeah, the Orpheum is not normally a rock venue but they have done shows there occasionally. I remember Tom Waits playing a couple of shows there a number of years back, and I think Jerry Garcia may have as well--Geoff, confirmation? I'm sure there are others; can't recall them at the moment.

But unless he put the show on himself, more likely whoever was the promoter (APE would be my guess) is the one who took the bath on it.
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« Reply #1478 on: November 21, 2011, 08:55:50 PM »
This Noah & The Whale audience looks like a collection of kids who were ejected from a Creed show for excessive sarcasm.

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1479 on: November 21, 2011, 09:57:48 PM »
Went to the Noel Gallagher show last night at the Orpheum.  Good perfomance - though he was not happy with the audience shouting for Oasis songs the whole time (when he played "Don't Look Back In Anger" for the encore he said, "I'd better get a fucking standing ovation after this one").  It was also an odd place for a rock concert. He probably lost a bit of money on it since it didn't sell out and had to pay union guys to work that venue.  He can afford it, though.

Yeah, the Orpheum is not normally a rock venue but they have done shows there occasionally. I remember Tom Waits playing a couple of shows there a number of years back, and I think Jerry Garcia may have as well--Geoff, confirmation? I'm sure there are others; can't recall them at the moment.

But unless he put the show on himself, more likely whoever was the promoter (APE would be my guess) is the one who took the bath on it.
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« Reply #1480 on: November 22, 2011, 09:23:48 PM »
up for grabs, free:

I have two tix to BB King for tomorrow night, Wednesday Nov 23, at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. 

I won these from KFOG's Connected feature, and although I told Dred Scott I couldn't use them, they sent them to me anyway.  Anyone want them?  msg me.
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« Reply #1481 on: November 22, 2011, 09:27:37 PM »
This Noah & The Whale audience looks like a collection of kids who were ejected from a Creed show for excessive sarcasm.

But by and large it was very enjoyable. Apparently they have a pair of Top 20 hits in the U.K. I could see them having a minor hit in five years or so, at which point I can say I saw them before they sold out. Probably not more than 700 in attendance, of which 10% were devotees. We sat in the upper right balcony, right above the band. Good times, and the root beer floats weren't too shabby either. Was very impressed with the Great American Music Hall.

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« Reply #1482 on: November 22, 2011, 09:37:54 PM »
up for grabs, free:

I have two tix to BB King for tomorrow night, Wednesday Nov 23, at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. 

I won these from KFOG's Connected feature, and although I told Dred Scott I couldn't use them, they sent them to me anyway.  Anyone want them?  msg me.

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« Reply #1483 on: November 22, 2011, 09:46:43 PM »
This Noah & The Whale audience looks like a collection of kids who were ejected from a Creed show for excessive sarcasm.

But by and large it was very enjoyable. Apparently they have a pair of Top 20 hits in the U.K. I could see them having a minor hit in five years or so, at which point I can say I saw them before they sold out. Probably not more than 700 in attendance, of which 10% were devotees. We sat in the upper right balcony, right above the band. Good times, and the root beer floats weren't too shabby either. Was very impressed with the Great American Music Hall.

Wait... the GAMH holds 700 people?  Always seemed much smaller than that to me.
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« Reply #1484 on: November 22, 2011, 11:05:11 PM »
This Noah & The Whale audience looks like a collection of kids who were ejected from a Creed show for excessive sarcasm.

But by and large it was very enjoyable. Apparently they have a pair of Top 20 hits in the U.K. I could see them having a minor hit in five years or so, at which point I can say I saw them before they sold out. Probably not more than 700 in attendance, of which 10% were devotees. We sat in the upper right balcony, right above the band. Good times, and the root beer floats weren't too shabby either. Was very impressed with the Great American Music Hall.

Wait... the GAMH holds 700 people?  Always seemed much smaller than that to me.

That's 'cause it is. I think the max legal capacity at the Music Hall is around 500 or so. Which is less than 700, so InSwellectual wasn't wrong, strictly speaking.
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