Hello.
I've only recently become a Nottinghammer, so it's my first year. I imagine there'll be lots of wanting to set fire to indie types. Ah well.
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you have always been a nottinghamer at heart
its bound to be disappointing, but we can still make it a fun weekend
I'll probably get drunk and try to set fire to teenagers
and Pro Evo will only be a 10 minute walk away if I get bored.
You've been here ages now!
You can't use the "I'm new here" thing anymore! :)
But that's my best chat up line
other than 'come here often?' :(
and
"does this clotch smell like Sadpunk to you?"
*crotch
I shall be there
Mt Eerie and The Ruby Suns clash, apparently. I'm bitterly disappointed.
Oh, and it's going to rain, apparently, just like last year. Hurrah.
Rain?! Nooo!
It's nice at the moment. LAME.
if its nice;
BBQ?
Yeah, may as well
Mmm meat
BBQ
where? no body owns any grass
You don't barbeque grass
I thought someone
would pick up on that...
Maybe we should have one of those "Block Parties" and take up a whole street
We could have that cobbled street
that mine backs onto, no-one else seems to live there anyway.
maybe you should shut up
you can fit a bbq on my front yard, innit
mt eerie as well?
that clash is horrific!
Woah, wait
I meant Caribou, not Ruby Suns. Still, it's a terrible clash. I'm thinking I'll go to Caribou, but it's not an easy decision.
im going it think
altho i havent yet bought tivkets
It's sold out
It's Not Sold Out
Yet
(I know, but don't tell i-o that)
absent
almost cerntainly :(
me too :(
I hate you all.
you've got a valid excuse
mine is that I've got a gig in Leicester (wtf are Vincent Vincent etc doing playing around here when Dot To Dot is on anyway?) and that my Cricket club can't do without me for the afternoon cause everyone has died or something.
I should be playing 5-a-side
but it looks like they're going to have another heavy defeat this weekend without the white Rio Ferdinand sweeping things up at the back...
Now there's commitment.
I hate you less.
oh, w'll get trounced anyway
the white Robert Key's presence won't help any, just be less embarrassing possibly.
I want to go :(
Just bail
you pussy
what about the gig
which is clearly the main issue.
Just bail
you pussy.
but they'll break my keyboards
or something
Then that would give you an excuse not to go?
oooh paradoxical
I hate you most for not having a valid excuse
If there are pictures of people at dot to dot smiling on facebook I will be VERY upset.
:(
I'll photoshop everyone
to look miserable if you want?
Only if its everyone
even people in the background I don't know. I'm going to be in Hiroshima all weekend looking at Atom Bomb sites can I hear you say PARTY?
"PARTY"
That's very insensitive.
i feel your pain
at least you're in Japan. I'm in fucking Loughborough.
This is true
But I am almost out of money and this part of Japan is very quite. I have three days of being supermegaawesome in Tokyo left though ^o^
I feel your pain
at least it's not coalville
That's my "niche"
and you know it. :-P
SUNDAY
Warning for anyone thinking of using public transport
some services are disrupted this weekend.
http://www.thetram.net/times/bank_holiday_may08.asp
trams
are so last year(s?)...I've never been on one :(
I've been on them a few times!
I remembered this came up in the Events Planning Meeting and I thought I'd share...
p.s. where are we lunching tomoz?
ah
I'm the bringer of good lunch spots! I'll let you decide, you may have things you want/need to do- I'll be in town from 11 dawdling
I went
to dot to dot last year, and am going again this year. its good, but no cigar. I can't explain myself, something lacking. Probably something to do with the topsy turvy line-up- great acts and dull shit
I'm in Nottingham
on the Sunday can't wait to see Spiritualized!
me!
FoTB will be playing in Nottingham and Bristol
Nottingham: Stealth Live Room (Downstairs)
Sat 25th @6:00pm (Sadpunk has promised to attend)
Bristol: Fiddlers, Sun 25th @6:25pm
*Sat 24th
I mean
I'll be there! :)
Ill be there
look out for me.
Im the guy with no arms and legs moshing
Does anyone know which bands we're going to see?
Is harru deciding?
Bah
It looks rainy. Totes lame.
Im going to see the following (if anyone cares)
Dan Deacon
Caribou
The Mae Shi
1990s
Rolo Tomassi
& XX TEENS
Any other recommendations?
Tropics
Rolo Tomassi
i went to hox to dot last night
everyone should see dan deacon...it was ridiculous. cadence weapon is, obviously, one to go and see as well.
Noted.
Anyone to avoid/a big load of hype?
harru
I'll do my best.
I am going to be the king of this weekend.
^^ I too saw Dan Deacon
at Hox to Dot last night. has to be seen to be believed, most fun at a gig in a long time.
The Mae Shi
Dan Deacon, Mystery Jets, Wild Beasts, Saul Williams..who else is there?
I really don't think they should have turned it into a weekend, could have had one great day instead of two OK days.
my list contains
caribou, Friends of the bride, thomas tantrum, slow club, mae shi, two gallants, eugene mcguinness, cutting pink with knives.
G-town
G-town G-town!!!
ex models
EX-MODELS (feat Kid Millions from Oneida) are late additions to the bill on Saturday in Nottm. 5.30pm in Rescue Rooms. I think!
alphabeat not playing
ex-models is, or something.
band schedules are £5
Band schedules £5!!
What twats. They've been free every other year.
Another good reason not to bother with it.
!
they were free in todays 'Post
or yesterdays.
I dunno, my brother gets it.
oh and
anyone whos been today,
which of the venues are 14+?
rock city
ive seen five bands, three of them were the foals
*hands up*
but we're currently having between-band drinks at home.
todays DiS-meat was very fun
met harru and coleen for the very first time. both lovely.
ruby suns=absolutely incredible
See Fight Like Apes tomorrow
if you have time.
will do..
do you know what time they is on?
No, sorry
They were on at 5 today in Bristol but I'm pretty sure the schedules are different.
There was a DiS meet at the Ruby Suns?
They were incredible, though, despite the lacklustre crowd.
Did you see the Russell Brand wannabe waving his hands around to try and flirt with some girls? Made me laugh.
no i didnt
and the DiS meet was earlier, hardly anyone came up to watch the ruby suns.
i think we are converging at games workshop today for the lolz.
Seconded
Ruby Suns possibly one of the most astounding live shows I've ever seen - that makes it two in a week (APTBS). Can't be bad...Other highlights for me - Saul Williams and his blinding U2 cover, Slow Club, Dan Deacon, meeting Harru for the first time, pints of Leffe in the Orange Tree. Will be back at Rescue for Nephu Huzzband at 2, then off to play football for an hour at 5, then back hopefully in time for Oppenheimer.
I think maybe with the social
the distance from the other venues may be a bit of a factor...
Yesterday I thought Tropics, Mae She and Saul Williams were the aceness. Wish I'd caught more of Chrome Hoof too.. lousy clashes.
Still, it was bizarre about the early afternoon Foals overload.. that definitely bought the RAGE.
RAAAAAAAAH etc...
rahh indeed
you forgot ex-models...or did you?
Games Workshop?
I'm surprised they're still around, what with the rise in fantasy online gaming and etc.
What's everyone seeing today? I'm planning on hitting Shortwave Set at Trent for half 3, then staying through Ida Maria and Born Ruffians for Caribou, then heading to the Social for Eugene McGuiness and Noah & the Whale.
The night on after the bands are finished at the Bodega is called Grimewatch. Puntastic.
im watching
most serene republic at trent at 2, then shortwave set at half three. maybe see you there.
Most Serene Republic
didnt play in Bristol. Keyboard trouble or something like that.
Wanted to see them as well.
was there a Q for mae shi
in Notts?
Nope
Just walked straight in- it was pretty packed though.
Going to go and see Lovvers in a minute, hurrah!
Sadpunk
had "actual shi in his mouth" at mae shi
I actually did!! :D
I've just left Royter, Harru and Colleen at the train station. They looked knackered!
I'm back!
I'm too tired to sleep.
Hatfood is trying to cancel his birthday party but can't :D
Can I have less Ralph in this post please?
thanks!
this was a fun weekend
ima upload my photos i think
just looked at mine.
ALL shit, surprisingly.
Mine too
It's really not worth uploading pictures of a giant white sheet and a massive twat!
my
umbrella pic of coleen is pretty great, emily less so.
i have a great picture of you and harru too.
can you upload the five minute long video you took of Fail Mountain?
I will do at some point! :)
I have a good pic of Royter with his fail-brolly! That's it.
i found some more
including some uber-cute ones of you and coleen, possibly laughing at Fail Mountain
I'm uploading my pullitzer winning set now.
and trying to get the video working...