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We're better than this
BUT
Are you going to Fuel on Friday? Well Wisher an' tha'
yeah I certainly will be. I'm looking forward to it
are you?
probably
GOOD
then this thread has been a great success
wooo, we're better than glasgow and london
ha, dicks
Has anyone been to...
the woman off Masterchef's mobile oriental food van on the Green?
Looks pretty rad.
expensive?
Doesn't seem so.
£4-£7 per portion by the looks of it.
Looks properly tasty, though.
The Hungry *something* in the Beech?
Was in there on Sunday and saw that. It does look pretty good. No idea how long it's sticking around for.
yeah I live there now :)
I mean I've not been yet but I will yes
Have you moved already?
Fast work
no I decided I was moving out on Tuesday and found somewhere
properly moving in on Sunday
Need a fucking gig Manchester. Pull a finger out.
moousee's yer man i think
moousee let's put mits' band on
where? who with?
oh i dont know
this is why i'm no good at these things
no he failed
Failed I tell thee
I went to Manchester during the Election 2010 for the Labour Party. Although I was working so didn't really see Manchester. Met John Prescot though. He is amazing.
send me some links so i know what your band is like and then i'll be able to point you in the right direction
i went up to manchesteron saturday
Had a good walk around and a few beers in the Angel. Would definitely go back there again. The castle looked nice too, but we couldn't get a seat so we left
it is the best place
Ancoats is ridiculously good for a pub crawl.
Virtually all the best pubs in Manchester within about five minutes of eachother.
The Angel's the best of the bunch, though.
it was real good in there
Cheap, really good beer, roaring fire and it was quiet. Quite glad I managed to change my mate's mind about meeting in bolton now.
I went on a little pub crawl before
the City game with a few of their fans up there. I like that little green-tiled one. I love mild and how whenever you find anywhere that serves it it's only ever about £1.80 a pint.
Theres a clubnight in Edinburgh called madchester
Go every month and get off my nut: http://www.list.co.uk/event/112743-madchester/
Bet youre so proud
look at this amazing poster they had a while ago
http://www.liquidroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/MADCHESTER-TRAINSPOTTING-F.jpg
get out
jesus christ
that IS how we all look
moousee - THE CHIEF
andyvine - KING MONKEY
my brother calls me 'our kid' :(
I call my sister that
Its affectionate
Don't worry about it.
I'm not moousees brother by the way
Just to clear that up
Liam Gallagher's photoshopped Tennent's!
I quite miss Manchester
It's been a few months since I last visited, giving me time to reflect upon things I liked about it:
- Massive proper old buildings in the centre. It felt foreign.
- Museums and galleries weren't too busy even on a Saturday
- That Buddhist restaurant place in the NQ opposite that cafe with the tea towels hanging off a rack. I liked that.
- The inventive use of heritage buildings - Cornerhouse was ace, as was the ex-post office cafe in Lev
- The Trofs I went to were all pretty neat. The kind of place you can depend on being decent when you can't decide on anywhere else to go.
- Yeah it's not bad.
I hope that they stop making Trofs soon though
anyone know what's happening with Brannigans?
pleased to meet you
I'm Scout and I have this blog where I write about cool buildings. I got in to that place about 9 months ago and wrote all about what's happening with it.
(READ WHAT I WRITE, DB)
http://theskyliner.org/post/31389360454/albert-hall-manchester-skyliner
Thought this said Masterchef
ive still never been to fuel
yer not missing owt.
a fairly long time ago
melesmeles took me to somewhere in manchester that was well good. was a cafe place run by the church maybe? was hidden away, you'd only know it was there if a mate had told you about it. was quiet, full of nice looking people and had well good sandwiches for cheap prices.
this probably describes lots of places.
they tend to feed those who look homeless in most churches
oh good, another thread about manchester
you guys are more self-important than that london these days
dont be jel you dont live
here
i will allow a rolling boothstown thread, however.
Make it happen.
I saw DoTs tonight
he's got a really poorly foot, he forgot to use his crutches sometimes though.
What's going on tomorrow?
foaaaaaaaals
their new stuff is really great.
This surprised me a lot.
did you not like the 2nd album?
first half of it was 8 maybe 9. second half's crap.
It was patchy at best.
Might go and watch that Talking Heads thing in fuel tonight.
The Bowie one was good fun.
Also you're a douche Mousee.
I'm helping Ben to set that up, the poor lad has had an operation on his back.
fancy a party after? Why am I a douche?
you're not really.
Do you mean that in the way that prostitutes mean "party" or the other way?
the other way.
Although I might be convinced after a couple of ales.
Yeah don't see why not. Some of my chump mates are going to watch Caitlin Rose
so might have to meet them later but other than that I'm free.
sweet, get in touch with me on the telephone innit
Sound.
You going to MBGs?
I am indeed. Will you be gracing us with your face?
yeah if i can be arsed
trof tonight yes
I'll be there for a bit actually.
probably just gonna go to the Beagle, drink loads of ale and ogle the hot chicks.
not been there yet, is it any good? I've heard good things
Not convinced. Less so now that old man forza has given it his flat cap seal of approval.
the food should be good though right?
best ale in Chorlton by an absolute mile.
bit too foody/beardy, though, absolutely.
Same problem as the last few incarnations of the place in that it's
just a horrible place to spend any amount of time in.
Nah.
Good pub = good ale + friendly staff. If you get those two things right it doesn't matter what colour the walls are or how the seating's set out. The previous incarnations were shite because they had poor beer and shit staff. This place ticks both those boxes + good food and they play decent music, though it loses marks for being too mum+kid-friendly.
Think i'd say it's the best pub in Manchester at the moment, including the city centre. It's like Port Street Beer House, without the crowds. That place is hardly a traditional pub or a great building for a pub, but as i said, it works brilliantly because of the beer & staff.
Font and Trof are both opening bars in Chorlton, actually. Font's going to be where the Iguana was. I'm not sure exactly where Trof will be.
wo
Kid friendly pub = bad pub
i hate kids in pubs
yeah, that's what i said, boss.
yeah but it can't be the best pub in mcr if it's kid friendly
Vinepie has done you.
gonna overule you there, lad.
i don't follow yr logic there, big man
just that being a beer monster my opinion counts for more, innit.
like if Vinny Jones popped up on the Beeb telling everyone that the penguin Dimbleby was talking about was actually a giraffe. i'll side with the man with the expertise in his field.
Pretty fair
Just a request for a little enlightenment
I always want to go there on a Monday
it's closed on a Monday.
full MiF line up announced
got a ticket for mogwai doing the Zidane film OST live :D
that's in Albert Hall, it's cool in there
I've got tickets for James Murphy in New Century Hall and The Machine. Got residents tickets too so it was nice and cheap.
Can't wait for the stuff in Mayfield, been begging Network Rail to let me in there for ages!
not been to albert hall so looking forward to it
3rd row too :)
ive got tickets for the james murphy thing too, saturday night though and it'll be weird being in work on a saturday night... also got tickets for massive attack. good year this year. plenty of decent free stuff too.
no, no one has yet
it's not been open for about 80 years :) I went in there last summer for an article, it was ace, will be great when it's opened up.
I'm going on Saturday too. See you there :)
Might be going here for uni
don't its awful
Stay out of Chorlton
i went in chorlton last night
i even stole a little bit of DOTS' wireless internet. ha
waaaa!
stop coming to chorlton and missing me out, moousse was here the night before too. Come have a drink with me next time please - I'll buy (if there is a next time before Oxford!)
FFS you of all people should know how to spell my username
i was only there to have tea with and build a spreadsheet for amy
that's all
I would of had her down for someone capable of building a spreadsheet.
looooooooooooooooooooooooooool
no chance. have you met her? when? anyway, she can cook a GREAT curry so it was a good trade
No I'm just going off the name Amy and drawing IT based conclusions.
Get to Oxford you belm.
couple of hours yet
Couple of hours too many.
Thinly veiled don't go to Oxford*
three weeks and i'm GONE FOREVER
unreal
Like Fraiser in Cheers.
frasier is in frasier
not cheers
Frasier is in Frasier
Cheers
no, not cheers
frasier. cheers
Cheers
The Tortellis
look at this, it's near heaton park
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=heaton+park+manchester&hl=en&ll=53.528319,-2.246876&spn=0.008928,0.04107&hq=heaton+park+manchester&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=53.527995,-2.247024&panoid=VWI3DrM0taWaGsHN-aGMPA&cbp=12,288.41,,0,1.46
NO
Here we go.
Is there room for this guy in Oxford?
loads man
it's dead spacious. not like where we've all been getting cramped in in manchester
Cheers > Frasier
Cheers.
Do you ever tire of being wrong viney?
get to fuck
I didn't think a program could suck *and* blow at the same time, but Frasier does
Not as much as Cheers.
Frasier.
The Tortellis
look at this, it's near heaton park
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=heaton+park+manchester&hl=en&ll=53.528319,-2.246876&spn=0.008928,0.04107&hq=heaton+park+manchester&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=53.527995,-2.247024&panoid=VWI3DrM0taWaGsHN-aGMPA&cbp=12,288.41,,0,1.46
Cheers
my last act as mme is to bork this thread
The MME: Where everybody knows your name.
and pin
and relative position of your bedroom
AND password to your internet.
Alright Captain Simpsons Quotes calm down.
You're wrong for sure but you are about many things it's one of your quirks I (sort of) like you for.
i will end you
http://youtu.be/dgcY2W5qs6M
for some reason i thought that that was going to be the video
of that really shit fat dog running in slow motion
haha stupid fat dog
Good man. Come to fuel.
no, off to oxford after work
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOurns
That's not for you!
hahaha
Will she make me curry in exchange for internet?
it's possible
but don't be under the impression that she uses it even close to as much as i do
I was under no such impression.
I just want some curry.
maybe then
knock on and ask. top flat. i haven't managed to work out which buzzer it is yet. or you could just smash the wall down
Figuratively?
If I knock on my bedroom wall is it her bedroom? We could be like you and mooussee, little sleeping angels.
This has crash landed into weirdsville now.
i'm not sure but it might be. her living
room bit is at the very front and her bedroom bit is at the back. i think her bath shares a wall with your bedroom actually
.
Last night was strong in the MME vibe
We were MMEing hard
It was powerful
we should have got a picture of us all. It would have been like a team photo.
Great bunch o' lads.
when did you leave?
About 7am
Came downstairs and only residents were left, dancing around to Animal Collective (the indie fucks). Great night.
fucking hell
Did we say we were going to do this?
I remember someone saying that. Next time. CP
Solid work. I feel terrible.
I'm still in bed.
Frasier.
cheers
The Tortellis
look at this, it's near heaton park
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=heaton+park+manchester&hl=en&ll=53.528319,-2.246876&spn=0.008928,0.04107&hq=heaton+park+manchester&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=53.527995,-2.247024&panoid=VWI3DrM0taWaGsHN-aGMPA&cbp=12,288.41,,0,1.46
Cheers
The Tortellis
if y'all haven't heard, I'm coming to your bit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/209659185846966/?ref=ts&fref=ts Easter Sunday half-dayer!
Can we change this to a Manchester thread that is more like those 'I'm going on holiday' threads
Rather than a MME circle jerk? Or should I just start one?
I'm moving to Manchester in a few months and don't have a clue.
Where's good to eat?
Where's good to drink?
Where's good to simultaneously eat and drink?
What venues do good gigs?
Where's good to live?
Is there a food market?
Etc.
where abouts you moving to?
Manchester
then have a look at
bury, rochdale, wigan. proper northern parts.
haha
Yeah, don't do that
I'll bear that all in mind
Thanks.
i'll be gone by the time you arrive. but for the sake of nostalgia i'll give you a couple of my favourites
eat - zouk is a great curry. near where the old BBC building (waste land) is on oxford road. up a side street. you can have pig's trotters.
drink - the castle in the northern quarter does good beers. the briton's protection down near oxford road does good whisky
both at the same time - dunno, i never drink with my meal
venues - wahlbar in fallowfield has started putting on some good stuff. fuel is still strong in withington. the bay horse and the castle in the northern quarter both have decent stuff. that's all smaller places. after that there's the academy venues at the uni and the ritz and all that big shite.
best place to live is, despite my own bias, probably whalley range. close enough to chorlton to basically be there but without the price tag. easy links to town and a few good bars of its own. chorlton, west didsbury and withington are all good as well but more expensive
food market -0 yeah, they pop up all over the place all the time. i can't keep up with it because i'm not that interested.
actually yeah
common is decent for eating and drinking at the same time but more during the day really
Manchester is top
Eat- pizza- dough, thai-try thai, chinese- happy seasons, burgers etc- solita, french- 63 degrees
Drink- weeknights northern quarter- Port st, castle, common, trof, bay horse....horrendous on the weekend though
Gigs- Deaf institute, gorilla, roadhouse, bay horse, fuel, wahlbar, ruby lounge
Live- City centre, hulme, chorlton, withington
That's my application to the MME
Do i get a certificate or is it a special handshake vibe.
It's a secret handshake thing
seeing as Tillance is too rude to say so,
THANKS SHINJERS AND CR.
Also, where does the best eggs?
wow
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4425615#r7371054
That was sarcastic
I'm fully aware Rochdale, Wigan etc are no place for a southerner like myself.
solomon's in witho used to do a great eggs benedict
that was a while ago though
they changed the breakfast
dick heads
Lead Station
in Chorlton. AMAZING eggs.
great stuff.
Bring on the eggs.
FREE RANGE CHESHIRE EGGS
THANKS GUIZE
This is all good stuff.
hiya
move somewhere nice like chorlton or w. didsbury. people say 'it's expensive' but I'd rather pay £20 more a week to be able to not feel depressed going to/from work and to have to get on a bus to get anywhere near a nice pub. I don't think I've ever lived near this many nice pubs and places to hang out. Bye bye wages
will post with what i can actually help with
i don't go out to eat much so i'm useless there, although i have had breakfast a few times at deaf institute.
drink: i really like font but it can get super busy. also i'm heartbroken still that they took chokes off the menu. i know they also sell food. trof is also nice and cosy. like others have said, northern quarter is a good place to explore.
venues: i really like academy 3, ruby lounge, roadhouse, and occasionally there will be something alright on at moho. i moved here from devon though so i just really appreciate having good live venues in close proximity.
live: i have lived in the city centre and fallowfield and i much prefer fallowfield. obviously the massive student population puts people off but our street is quiet yet still in a great place. dead handy.
Thanks :)
We're in the city cent did you live?
We're looking at castlefield because it's near media city (where my bf would be working), and it's close to train stations and stuff which expands the area in which I can look for a job. God, I'm really not looking forward to job hunting :/
It's as close to mediacity as anywhere in city centre near a tram line
distance-wise it's no different really. Manchester's city is very small, so don't worry about living in Castlefield to be closer - if you lived across the other side of Manchester it would still mean you were only an extra minute or two away on the tram. Same goes for train stations.
I like being able to walk everywhere though
you will be able to
you can walk from one side of manchester to the other in no time, honestly, it's tiny!
Also he doesn't use public transport
He either drives or cycles.
Whole city is pretty cycle friendly.
Where we all live in Chorlton is about as far out as you can get give or take and it still only takes 15 minutes to cycle to the centre.
I work in castlefield
It is lovely (probably pricey) few mins walk to deansgate and then city centre, it has canals and barges and locks.
Omg fallowfield has a big pond that looks like a bit like a scrotum
:D
don't go in that park at night
fix
fix
hi
I'm invited to a surprise brthday party in MAnchester on the 16th. If I'm not still in scotland I might come down. HI. (Just checked my diary, last time I was in Manchester was weekend of 7th December. No way, it's been too long.)
i accidentally ^thisd this oh god what am I doing in this thread
gonna be coming to manchester soon though
might avoid every single place mentioned in this thread
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4425615#r7366515
I'm going to come to Chorlton and steal all of your girlfriends
swit swoo
Come to Chorlton!
(Stay outta Chorlton, though)
SOMEONE doesn't like his girlfriend
Please don't steal my girlfriend.
(Steal Viney's)
she can have mine
Which one?
shut up
Such a playaaa
you're fantasizing pal
You're confusing him with women who think the can tame you.
Im tame pal
she's moving to whalley range soon!
ps don't steal her
stay out of whalley range!
what's that 'cool' burger place with the horrendous advertising? don't go there
Almost Famous?
I went there once and tried desperately hard to hate it but the burger was pretty fucking delicious.
Agreed on the advertising, though. They're so WaCkY!!!
so i hear, but i don't think i could go there on principle.
this is when I'm going to have my 30th/housewarming party
come to that too! :)
will be in town for future everything, and then for maybe a week or so after that. also maybe the 16th. it's gonna be wild
I just moved to Chortlon
Much, much happier here. Think I just offended my new housemate by saying my friends think Chorlton is too 'old' for me... Forza gave me a very extensive list of good places round here. Probably wont even have time to see half of them before I move on to greener pastures in July but thanks again bud x
you have an old brain
I worry myself sick
dorktopus
I live with proper grown ups
I feel like an awkward teenager
slammed any doors yet?
not quite
had a tantrum this morning cause my bf packed my bag and forgot to put my phone in and I had to go back to fetch it. And another one when I had to talk to my old landlord on the phone. And another one at work.
jumped up little madam
yeah stop being a bellend
everyone go to this
http://www.facebook.com/events/407859952631818/?fref=ts
what is it?
no FB at work
chris corsano at the bayhorse on the 17th march
oh hello
anyone going to meandyou the night before?
i don't know what that is
but i'm looking for events and stuff that weekend so i could be easily sold
it's this:
http://www.facebook.com/events/102970033221796/
depends what you're into i guess but vakula is a great booking.
i don't know what any of that means
walmsley is going though. he goes to everything
no idea who that is, but i'm glad it meets his seal of approval. he looks like he would be a diser.
i think he might lurk actually. he probably has an account
he looks like he does
he does
he'll be reading this as we speak
Top lad is Walmsley
just sent him a pic off this.
yeah he's ace. full love for him
I'm going
then going to eels with s_a_d afterwards
gonna be attending the shit out of this. sightings!!
http://www.facebook.com/events/548466631843625
Good line up
I'll be at that
KK <3
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4425615#r7375740
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/208647
Y'alright. I'm putting this on Thurs 28th March.
http://www.facebook.com/events/565178353494796/?ref=notif¬if_t=plan_user_joined
Come down.
I'm putting a gig on that night pal.
I'll prob go to wilykit's thing tbh as it's literally a minutes walk from my house
He's not putting out on, he's just being a douche.
What a dick
its an amazing joke that I made.
You're a terrible human being
Awful
even you thought that it was funny, and you're a stupid dick.
It was pretty good.
You're still a dick.
Going to The Roadhouse tomorrow?
You dick
Sure am playa.
might show later on innit
Where you at beforehand
its my sisters birthday, and I'm going for dinner at my folks for it
What time shall I be at your parents for then?
did I ever tell you about my 21'st birthday dinner party?
Go on...
its too long, painful and funny for DiS.
I'll tell yous tomorrow.
In your face DiS!
gonna come to your gig...
and constantly cut through the crowd to go upstairs to the stupid toilets for poos.
Yeah not really sure how this is going to work.
who's going to Underachievers tonight?
anyone want a pint?
you in whalley range?
Right then, what are our plans for cat_race's sendoff?
I know that he's had 46 of them already, but he's actually going this time, and I'm going to be sad.
WHY WON'T THIS BUMP
Fuel Friday anyone?
Love a bit of queer'd science me
come to The Star and Garter after, party party party
harder?
but everyones going to soup kitchen
moousee djs party harder innit
Oh aye, Mouse is N.
is that a fact?
just might
Yep it's them, well wisher doing their weezer thing and the hipshakes
OH
i might be in for that then
My first MME meet. Can't wait!
hipshakes <3
Rolling Manchester Thread you say?
*Drops jag for show he's putting on tonight*
East India Youth - Kraak - £4 OTD
http://greylanternmcr.tumblr.com/east-india-youth
*runs*
Anyone going to this?
I want to go this.
I wish
Alright, R Kelly.
I'm not going to be around ALL weekend so want to go out now.
can meet you for a half somewhere in town at 8?
in fact text me, I'm going to get my lunch now x
what a glorious day it is in the city.
Indeed it is, deffo a day for after work beers.
Bad Language is on at The Castle.
So you could soak up their beautiful beer garden too.
It's tales of whatever tonight not bad language
I will be going to the castle straight from work as it's round the corner. Might stay for ToW, I'll see who's about.
The beer garden is wank, if i wanted a beer garden i'd go to fringe, in fact i met you in there once.
you met ME there?
Yes you
And a jolly nice chap with a lovely beard you are too. I've also met you at fuel and kraak.
I'm a blank
I'm an acquaintance of walmsley.
hold on, guy who was going to see a film or sutin. You have a beard too?
I've got a beard, was it batman that i was going to see?
it was, and you were all fairly drunk.
this is very stalkerish
I've got a dossier on the MME
Including real names and pictures
you love this thread
don't you
I certainly do!
bit of crossbow action in stretford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21798647
I've noticed that...
whenever there's a situation in the news involving a ridiculous weapon, be it a crossbow, a hand grenade, a mortar, anything like that, it's always, without fail, in Manchester.
It's becoming like London with stabbings, innit.
*wipes away a proud tear*
People blowing their own houses up
(taking out the toddler next door in the process...)
someone i know lives back to back with that house
he's posting pics on his fb of armed police going into the back yard
I hope that they have swords and shields.
just gunz
what happens on thursday nights?
I dunno if I've ever been out on Thursdays apart from with work. Tell me somewhere to go out after a gig (next week)
Stop making sense @ common
commons open til 2 i think
or the tiki bar is 2 for 1 cocktails.
Cheapskates at Rockworld.
just googled that
Looks good. Is it a rollerskates thing or is that just coincidental in the name?
it stopped when they kicked in the place and made it into a tezzers
I think it was because everyone in there occasionally tried to ride a skateboard.
that was the best clubnight in the world. i used to love that. i touched so many tits there over the years
I loved dancing to weezer in the punk room.
Doesn't sound like you, pal.
Right, who's going to this gig that willykid is putting on tomorrow?
Bad Grammar are a right good do.
THURSDAY DUDE
That's what I said 'THURSDAY'
Anyway I'm in NZ at the moment.
How is it?
very thursdayish
is it still not wednesday today?
I shouldn't because i owe nuff money
but i will because it's at the end of my road
*MY road
That won't stop moousee from coming!
ARE YOU COMING?
House party at ours afterwards, probably.
Definitely mate. Your house is going to be packed.
I'm not even joking.
I'm going to come all over the gig.
That wouldn't have been a very funny joke.
Would have been the funniest one you've ever told.
ZING
He told that the other day.
Can't remember it, like
did he make his voice really high pitched and go 'PLAYAAAA'?
Cause that's dead funny.
Don't post all my fuckin jokes on here you dick.
yeah that is all of them.
:D
Christ this is a 3 way mullering the like of which hasn't been seen since whichever 3 blokes were with DOTS' mar last night.
me you and Viney I recall.
Well the cat is out of the bag now, eh?
You've all done me here (and my ma).
Tonight should be a good do. Is this houseparty happening?
Last I heard, which was last night, yes.
Also people should come. Bad Grammar and Wire to Follow are both really good.
someone tell me what you're talking about
oh hang on, it's thursday isn't it
I know what's going on again
You coming?
nah, looks like it's exclusively a sausage fest
Cheers for the ringing endorsement.
Who doesn't love a bit o'sausage?
who're you?
hi, I'm your pal that lives in Chorlton that you didn't tell you were coming to Chorlton tonight
fish lasagne in the bin.
if you ever actually spoke to me rather than saying 'I'm working I can't talk'
then our relationship wouldn't be on the rocks. Also, you never put out.
right
ok
Fish lasagne in the bin
You massive flirt
Come to Wahlbar on Sunday please!
I cant make it, I really want to though
:( shaaaame
I'm going to try to
but I'm at a christening in the afternoon so no promises yeah
well we're headlining (lol) so should be plenty of time!
WE ALSO NEED SOMEWHERE TO STAY YOU GUYS, DON'T WANNA HAVE TO DRIVE TO LEEDS
how did you cope with the tortuous 40-minute drive in the end, pal?
anything exciting happening between today and sunday? gonna be at that gig that i posted upthread, obv.
Meeting ol' ma dots for a drink after work tonight?
Going Video Jam at Islington Mill tomorrow (possibly Fuzzy Lights at the Castle afterwards, but probs not)?
Hookworms on Friday followed by Dots & Loops at Kraak?
Celebrate the births of myself and mouusee on Saturday?
hookworms at soup kitchen
the skinny launch
party at the top floor of the CIS tower
crack yr skull
That's all in Friday, I'm doing all of them. Why can't they share out the fun into saturday ffs
ooh, cheers for the suggestions guys. think i might come to hookworms at the very least.
It's very close to selling out, apparently.
It is
We just stuck the very last tickets for it up on Ticketline
https://www.ticketline.co.uk/order/tickets/13279848/hookworms-manchester-soup-kitchen-2013-04-05-19-30-00
there's about 10 of 'em
Is Manchester as fun as it seems whenever I'm there?
I should make more trips to Manchester. I bet we all have loads of mutual Facebook friends.
yes it is
That's that cleared up
manchester was great on sunday
best night of the tour
dot to dot festival: any good?
any of you lot go last year? I bought a ticket last night.
normally pretty good line-ups...
but appalling for clashes.
i went one year, the venues were too far apart and all the better bands seemed to be on at the same time. a mate went the year after and said the same. might've changed since, idk.
That's pretty much what I was expecting to hear.
The venues don't seem too bad this year though, google maps says you can walk between them all in 15 mins.
What time does it end? I've (probably) gotta get the last train home at ~11pm. I'm hoping its just like normal gigs.
is it on bank holiday monday again this year?
nah its on a friday
24th may
I'm going on Saturday
Gonna pop into town first to look in Oi Polloi, then meet my mate and go to Chorlton. Where should we go for nice beers, in either of those areas? Bearing in mind we're quite old (35).
Stay out of Chorlton!
Old man beers near oi polloi
The castle, port street or fringe.
Chorlton- just go anywhere, if you want to get drunk really cheap and do minging holts farts go to the spread eagle.
Pi
Always Pi.
Pretty much anywhere.
There are more good pubs per square mile in Chorlton now than anywhere else locally, and Font and Trof are both opening soon.
In order of absolute best to still pretty good, though - The Beagle > The Bar > The Beech > Pi > Marble > Parlour > Dulcimer > Elektrik > Oddest > The Nook > Da Nada > Horse & Jockey.
Font's open now, pal.
Very good selection of ale in there.
I liked Chorlton!
Love that it seems to be populated by people who work for the BBC. My mate has just moved up there, and he kept bumping into people from work.
Went to Port Street Beer House in town first. Very good.
Then went to The Font which was great. Seem to be a lot of places like that in Chorlton - more bar than pub, selling dozens of 'craft ales'.
Then went to about 3 other places that I can't remember the names of. Ended up in Dixy chicken.
Yeah, it's pretty great.
If you went from Font to Dixy Chicken you would've gone past Pi, Marble, the Beagle, Proof, the Sedge Lynn, the Royal Oak, Electrik, and Dulcimer.
There's a lot of GOOD pubs round 'ere.
Via Google image search
I recall going to Dulcimer and Marble Beer House (watched Match of the Day in here),
I wanted to go in the Sedge Lynn (Wetherspoons right) but wasn't allowed.
There's a good chance you saw one of us dickheads too then
anyone fancy gesamtkunstwerk?
Bit forward mate. I barely know you.
;) xx
http://www.facebook.com/events/422333291185558
i haven't posted on here in about three years
but you should all come to the internet forever/her parents gig that i'm putting on at kraak on may 25th. it will be great.
info: http://www.facebook.com/events/530390347025179/
tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217780
see yer!
another guy jumping off a carpark in town
why aren't there any fucking cheap hotels available
on 18th May FFS.
bet it's all dots's fault.
This but next week
I am also blaming dots.
what a fucking twerp
DOTS I'M CALLING YOU OUT
FU BUDDY
I could try and get you (and tillance) a B&B room here for £30 if it's any use?
http://www.chancellorshotel.co.uk/
If you weren't such a turbotwerp, that is.
Separately, obvs.
quite possibly actually
pretty much just in a straight line from the academy by the looks of things. I'm guessing you know some people? Will have a word with lady wife and let you know.
YES PLEASE DOTS
XX
it probably is his fault
what are you coming over for cb? PARTYTIMEZ?
POSTAL SERVICE TIMESZ
oh yeah that band that did that rekkid
we should totally go for drinxx
YEH THAT BAND THAT DID THAT REKKID
well i'll have to buy twerponthestairs a drink if he does manage to get me a cheap room, so i suppose you can come along too. Although i'm not sure how i feel about my wife being around renowned manchester ladies man and mildy popular music website user andyvine.
She will be safe
(if she stays outta Chorlton)
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4425615#r7439428
That's so lovely of you
I think we're getting a hotel paid for now though as my boyfriend will be there doing work stuff.
Gutted, as I'd love to meet a domestic hedgehog.
well you're welcome anytime :)
if you want to stay at mine
you'd be very welcome - you could have my room for the weekend, it's HUGE and pretty much like a hotel (I'm going to put it on Air BNB over summer in fact). Anyway, you're very welcome to!
there would be the two of us...
And isn't your housemate a complete knobber? (Where will you sleep??). If it was just me I'd bite yr hand off but think she might feel a bit weird staying in someone else's house/flat Idk. Very kind of you to offer though.
I live in a new house with awesome people now
it's a queen size bed I think and there's like almost a living room in my room. Downstairs we have a pool table and stuff too, it's wicked and TONS of room (we have another bedroom too if you didn't mind sharing with a hedgehog) but anyway, no worries if it'd be weird :) Like I say I'm going to be advertising it as a B&B room on AIR BNB anyway come summer so you are welcome anytime if you come back
think dots has sorted b&b room this time
but may take you up on the offer in the future, v sweet of you, thanks scout! b d
no worries
here it is anyway if you want to be nosey :)
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/1061393
Enjoy your visit!
I manchester fun in the summer?
Turns out I'm/we're moving a few months sooner than expected.
always
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4425615#r7429823
Specifically summer
What I want is a pub with a good selection of tap and bottled beers, outdoor seating and next to a body of water so I can feel a breeze when I sit outside on a hot, summers afternoon.
Is there at least one of those?
Oh, maybe with some grass too
Basically what I want is the Tyne bar, but in Manchester.
Shall i get you the moon on a stick while i'm at it?
yes please x
*sigh*
I'll do what I can
salford quays
The old Pintpot.
The Knott at the bottom of Deansgate
ticks the beer boxes and the balcony overlooks the canal at a nice bit at one of the seating areas next to the viaduct.
The Wharf has the beer too, and is down in the Castlefield locks.
these both look great
bd
The Knott is a sister pub of the Macc and also the Bar in Chorlton
All good pubs.
Yes it is a lot of fun in the summer.
I'm going to be in manchester next Wednesday afternoon
What can I do on my own to amuse myself for a few hours?
John Rylands library
did anyone used to call it the Ja Rule library?
no just me okay
science museum
record shops
art gallery
pub
The Rafiq Shaw
Exhibition in the Art Gallery is supposed to be pretty interesting.
it's awful
I like the shubbery outside but I hated the actual exhibition. But I think I'm in a minority.
Not seen it yet
just going on reports. Need to get along for a look myself. Plus the Lowry & Valette room is always worth a wander around.
it's worth checking out cornerhouse just because it'll move soon
and it's the best place to sit and people watch. It's an art house cinema, and has a nice cafe that does amazing pizza too
The menu looks really good
I might go there if I'm around at lunchtime. I need to book train tickets soon.
just be aware that Manchester isn't exactly a tourist city...
as in you won't arrive and be like OH THIS IS AWESOME. It's a real grower :)
If you find yourself near the town hall, go in there! See if you can book on a clock tower tour maybe. Also, if you're by Royal Exchange go inside - there's a nice cafe but it's also a really cool theatre sitting in the middle of the main room (once the biggest room in the world before it was bombed and rebuilt a bit smaller) like a spaceship, and if you look up in the main room you'll see the stock exchange prices up by the ceiling from the day it ceased trading as the cotton exchange. All still there, like they're frozen in time - it's awesome.
Is the town hall near the art gallery?
I think I'm going to have lunch at that cinema place then go and see the Lowrys. Maybe walk over the the museum of science and industry if I have time.
are you just there for one day?
Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday
town hall and art gallery are just next to each other
HAHA YOU FOOL ONE IS OVER THE ROAD AND A BIT AWAY DON'T YOU EVEN KNOW MANCHESTER YOU FOOL
HA HA HA
ignore him, Tillance
the back of the town hall is right next to the gallery, you just need to cross over
http://tinyurl.com/d7uhgy3
and walk down the road...
Tank you scout :)
Good stuff
Thanks guyz.
HEY GUYS
the Help Yourself Manchester DIY film is coming to Newcastle on Thursday!!
http://castlesbuiltinsand.wordpress.com/helpyourself-manchester-the-film/
I am excited cos I went to some of those gigs when I was at uni. Perhaps you also went to some maybe? It was a while ago mind ye.
this is cat_races film
(He's in it)
i'm actually going to watch cat_race's film?
fockin ell
yeah i'm in that. hahah
Any MME going to watch British Sea Power tonight?
no
Everyone should come and see my housemate's band at Academy 3 tomorrow night though, it's their last Mcr gig before they move to Ireland at the end of the month. You will meet all of my housemates apart from the mental one as well, hooray
You're the only one of your housemates I don't want to meet.
Eat my shit
You've changed Andyvine.
I knew you'd like that.
Can you believe this thread is pushing 500 replies?
Yes as most of them are senseless bickering.
You are.
...and sick burns about your night
Which was a storming success!
Despite the presence of Andyvine.
great amps
Naymedici?
Which one do you live with? I play football with 1 or 2 of them lot.
Well, I assume it's them - they have their band name as their middle name on FB for some reason.
Bob
Bob?
plays the violin
not football
Bob plays what the fucking MME tell him to play!
Fuck Bob!
And his stupid fucking band!
used to get stoned with the short singer one at open mic nights at B lounge
he's a good lad
I'm going to British Smee Power tonight
I wonder if they'll play Remember Smee
I'm hoping for Apolosmees to Insect Life, tbh mate
what, no Favours in the Smeetroot Fields?
Larson Smee?
So am I
7.30 acoustic set by them before the support and main set too.
hi, laurne and I are coming to visit soon
This is on Saturday and it's gonna be pretty great
https://www.facebook.com/events/531521860199897/
Im going here ^^
Lock up your daughters / mothers / pets
for real?
stop not telling me things. Wecome to crash at mine again if you like - got someone living in the spare room but there's plenty of room still
Heeey
I thought you were away at the weekend, would have got in touch otherwise! Got somewhere Saturday but Friday would be absolutely mega if possible? Ill be getting in at 21:30 and then have to shoot off really early (bout 8:30) but would be lovely to have a couple of drinks on the Friday? Then could hang out on the saturday night too if youre going :D
nope, you imagined that - I would have booked time off though
too late to now I think. I'm working Friday night but of course you can stay, I'm in work until 11ish but just head over to mine or to my work or whatever (now you know the house I can leave my key for you if you're coming straight here).
I was thinking of going in the day on Saturday but I'm in work at 6 and all the bands I love are on in the evening :/ So probably not.
Maybe you were away last weekend
I can just get some food and I'll head over to your work for 11pm, that cool? Awww thats a shame, still, can hang out a bit :D Thanks, its really kind of you by the way
really good new ale shop opened in the M21.
just near Croma.
loadsa great beers, really quite reasonably priced, no beardy Belgian beer/IPA obsessed staff (i think).
I went to the dulcimer today
Bet I saw you
they have some nice cider in the back too
I like it in there, it's similar to the new beer one in the NQ. No idea about that peculiar window display though
bit desperate, but does anyone fancy a drink?
The train journey has really stressed me out and I want a drink but don't want to drink on my own and I'm not meeting my bf until 6ish.
would love to
but Im at work.
bit desperate, but does anyone fancy a drink?
The train journey has really stressed me out and I want a drink but don't want to drink on my own and I'm not meeting my bf until 6ish.
so desperate I posted it twice
does the art gallery have a cafe?
I might just go there and drink expensive, tiny bottles of wine like an old, mad person.
the cornerhouse is a good place to go to time waste
got a small gallery, bar, cafe and book/mag shop.
Maybs.
Meeting ol' ma dickonthestairs in town later but she's fucking off about 5.15.
The art gallery does have a cafe, not 100% sure it's licensed though.
I told her not to come over till 7?
It always takes her a couple of hours to keep the bile down before meeting you though
I know what you mean sometimes after she's been with Mousee I make her gag in the blowy shack and it
doesn't half leave a terrible mess.
dear lord. I'm really sorry Ma DoTs. That is such an awful thing for someone to say about you :(
Truth is often terrible. Especially when it comes to Ma DOTS.
She's an awful woman.
Looks a bit like Andy Murray's mum too.
You leave ol' ma Murray out of this!
She's a saint.
yeah can do, you'd need to jump on a bus to fallowfield though?
Don't want to drink on your own?
Get the Queen of Sheeba over here!
*Smeeba
Smeen of Smeeba
aw, if I'd checked this sooner I would have come hung out with you
next time!
Doh
That would have been lovely. I'll be here again soon!
does anyone here put on shows or know people who do?
Great Cop coming back to Manchester this summer, make it happen.
2 questions: are your band good and are any of you douche bags?
yes and no
was that a test?
Right then, who's coming to the gig of the millenium tomorrow?
Weird Era have just been added to the line-up. It's going to be awesome.
Really like Weird Era.
Tomorrow's going to be ace.
yeah, we were sat around at Matt's last night thinking
'you know what tomorrow needs, another band'. They're playing three shows tomorrow.
You can never have too many bands.
Especially with such a large venue.
Sorry I didn't come, Thursday is house meal and we'd missed the last few, so went pub after.
it's cool. We mainly played party games
and sorted out gear. Out tonight?
Going aHaaH tonight
Might be out for a couple after as it's an early one. wuup2, hun?
(If you even consider an Alan Partridge joke I will SMITE you so hard)
me
Not me.
why not?
No dollar and I'm going to spend my last tenner going to watch Place Beyond the Pines
wanker
Mate, don't ever speak to me unless I address you first.
Also I'm not your fucking mate.
Stick it up yer bum you stupid old slag
ANDREW VINE!!
Watch your language
i can't go, but all you guys should go to the pan showcase.
Hello pals, would anyone like a free ticket to a Mark Thomas recording for radio 4 tonight?
we have a spare, it's at The Dancehouse x
also, over 500 replies.
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Great thread.
it's been emotional so far.
I don't post much on these boards, but this thread is tip top.
It's the dream team
FU AV
I'm in Manchester this weekend :D
Go to this! Everyone go to this!
https://www.facebook.com/events/178287648986680
Obe, Alpha Male Tea Party, Vasco Da Gama, New Hips and Tribal Fighters at Kro on Oxford Road TOMORROW NIGHT. Tell Obe's bass player that I sent you, his name is Greg and he is my old housemate and I <3 him. Totally gutted that I'm not going to be able to see them as they are an excellent band and it's an excellent bill.
Also please give Obe a place to stay for the night as they were meant to stay at mine but can't now :'( I can totally vouch for them all being lovely men, completely house trained. They'll probably pay you in sexytimez if you ask nicely but I can't promise you that. But I can promise you RIFFS
are you feeling any better?
The X files is working very well thx bbz x
How desperate are they for somewhere to stay?
As far as I'm aware they still don't have anywhere
I really would, but I'm not here till tomorrow morning.
I do, however, have literally nothing to do on Sunday. Suggestions?
how many people are obe?
Four
hmmm, don't think I can do it
the spare room's taken and I won't actually be staying myself so although they can have my room and it'll fit them all in I don't know if my housemates would be cool with 4 strange men :/
Yeah that's fair enough
Underachievers roll call:
Going
Not Going
Andyvine is a dick
I want to go but it'd be after I finish work
so I suspect it'll be sold out by then :/
went
Was a banger all in all.
Could have done with being 100 less people there though.
Its a nice day, anyone fancy some chorlton pub in a bit?
Its a nice day, anyone fancy some chorlton pub in a bit?
at work then recording tonight
good day for it though. enjoy.
Can't unless it's after nine in which case I can.
sure that it'll be happening then
Come to the university and I'll sit in the grass and drink beer with you.
just come out after work
I am going out after work.
I don't want to be in work now though, we can look at alt babes together.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO SIT ON THE GRASS TO LOOK AT ALT BABES
Fucking perv, are we at Pi after nine or not?
I went to yr place guys.
I went to Rochdale and lost my wallet.
I went to Mosside.
I had curry.
Drink.
how was it?
It was good. Is Manchester always grey
It has been each of the 6 times ive been.
sunny as fuck today
it's only three and a bit weeks until
THIS! http://www.facebook.com/events/530390347025179/
i will stop jagging all over the place now. do people still jag on here?
anyway, come! internet forever and her parents are great and that.
I wish this was a week later :(
uuugggghhhhhh
i miss manchester
Who are matt_was_taken and areyouarealdoctor
in real IRL?
youdontknowwhoiampal
Hmmmm.
areyouarealdoctor
is walmo
I'M COMUING TO MANCHESTER ON THE 14TH OF JUNE GUYS x
comuing
I'm on the BBC now talking about Manchester, btw
b d
any of you guys going to sounds from the other city then? tempted.
jk i'll probably just say i'm gonna go and then not bother like i always do in this thread
gan see astral social club he's on early
then go home and go to bed
i'm not going
didn't think much of the lineup this year
The lineup doesn't think much of YOUR FACE.
FINE
I am going.
I'm going
me too
need a haircut
anyone able to recommend anywhere good?
What kind of haircut?
A trendy one or an efficient one?
a haircut you can set your watch to
but i dunno.. its long at the minute, i want it shorter, but not military.
put me down for a geek pie
I've only ever been to K-Style and Sanli's in Chorlton.
Sanli's is better because they take less time.
I don't really like getting my hair cut though.
i havent had it cut in a about 18 months
as much as I dislike the experience.. not sure Id judge a hairdresser on length of time taken :/
Ground floor of Afflecks
The Northern Cutter, i think it's called. Totally fine, cheap. Never had a bad haircut from there.
nice one
There's a good show on down at Albany Road tonight.
DoTs won't like any of the bands, they have drums and play through amps.
I've not been to Albany Road show for ages, miss them all
might pop down after Daniel Kitson
Missed out on Daniel Kitson tickets and this has made me sad.
I've never been to one
which is frankly ridiculous
does anyone know if wilykit is going to the postal service gig
at the academy on saturday night?
No, I'm not.
Saturday is fingerbanging DOTS' mam night. Fingerbanging her is my business and business is good.
well this is embarassing, it appears she's double-booked that night...
Don't worry it's exceptionally roomy in there.
:D
3 CAESAREANS, YOU PRICK.
could have done with its own thread really.
are you angling to replace icwar as my nemesis?
we can have a big fight on Saturday.
sounds good
nothing below the waste or above the neck though right?
BUT YOU'RE ALL WASTE
who's going to either of the Bugs?
tomorrow's I guess
not 100% sure though
hmm do
I plan to but there's a few other things happening as well
so depends if I can fit them all in. Should be able to. Will let you know and meet up with/sit next to you
don't be so presumptuous
I want to but I have no money so I am not
Yes.
Radio and the Heads.
bit of news for those Manchester people who are fans of Kiran Leonard
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15455-kiran-leonard-dear-lincoln/
he's on the Pitchforks!!!
Wow, they've taken their time getting around to that! Its a really good album though.
I was speaking to his brother the other day, he's in the middle of writing/recording a new album. When he's with his full band he's brilliant. The young lads he plays with are really great too.
max? i know max he is a top doude
I would like to see the actual band. i've only see him play with max ages ago and I think that was a very different thing cos the band was called turdsledge iirc.
tell me about pubs along wilmslow/oxford road please.
preferably the fallowfield side of the academy, and do food, or places that just do food. w/e.
big hands
right outside the academy. don't think it does food though. but definitely go.
they used to do amazing sandwiches.
like proper 12" subs, for about £4. dunno if they still do, but they were top notch.
i normally walk up to the Salutation when around there. sort of up towards town, left before the RNCM, then right. good ale, food's nice, staff are alright and that. nice local-style boozer.
ffs lost my reply
yeah I second Big Hands. Used to go there for lunch at uni a lot. Could get a sandwich with two cheeses and any salad and a coffee for £3/4. It was always surprisingly empty too given that it's right there basically in the university and the jukebox is decent. Lovely staff. It's always absolutely mobbed esp after a gig at the Academy but somehow I always find a seat! 9/10/.
For food on Oxford Road though, if I was going to a gig at the academy I'd consider Red Chilli but then I just love Chinese food. there's not really anywhere worth going between there and Fallowfield unless you fancy a curry or would put up with sub-wetherspoons.
I used to like the food at the deaf institute but in my experience it's sometimes quite rank.
*mobbed at night
big hands is also owned by sirius black (that's a harry potter reference forza)
who also owns temple, another good pub.
properly like the look of this place.
It's pretty great man
salutation
or
big hands.
big hand looks alright.
salutation looks rilly rilly good.
ugh. there's a pub called the friendship inn wtf.
Not been to the Salutation actually but yeah Big Hands
(also what they call dots mum)
or sutin.
what fun things do we have coming up?
I know I'm a bit of a social outcast now but it'd be nice to get out x
hmm
postal service
fucked up/titus andronicus/metz
olafur arnalds
Rugby League Magic Weekend
Lancs Vs Northamps cricket
MIF - Massive Attack, Mogwai, soulwax/James Murphy
come to mine for dinner
I've not had anyone to visit yet since I moved in in Feb, except for s_a_d. I'll cook for you and nick and whoever wants to come over :)
MOOUSEE
chocolate or lemon?
moousee :(
When are we coming over then?
in a couple of weeks?
I can book a Fri or Sat night off work
DEAL
oh actually
book 1st june off work, drinks in c-town 4 ma burfdy
Won't be here :(
moousee :(
booo
Hey rolling Manchester thread
I'm putting on this fun thing next Saturday on the bank holiday at Trof and Wahlbar in Fallowfield. Vision Fortune and Meddicine are coming from outta town then Base Ventura, Bad Grammar and some other types are also playing. Think I'm going to make it £6 OTD.
https://www.facebook.com/events/174153612741770
Also in the interests of saying hi and not just breezing in with a cheap plug, what should I do this Saturday? I got a new job and would like to revel
YOU'RE SIMON CATLING
that's going to be a foos do. What's the job?
Outed.
It's not very exciting and just temp, dealing with grants applications for things, but it means I get to live the high life over the summer and autumn before being thrust into the pit of unemployment despondency just in time for winter
FUCK BUTTONS!
What's yr new job?
OH YEAH
Is that sold out? Sorted if not
New job described above. It's going to beat my current one of writing about celebrities.
Still available, as far as I AFAIK.
Sweet. Sounds significantly better. 'grats.
I want to go to Fuck Buttons but no moneys :(
This looks good SJC, what date is it?
Next Saturday May 25th
First act is on at 4pm, done by 11pm so folks can go off partying after elsewhere should they wish - should be a good do!
Cool, prob see you there then
make more details of that visible here please.
i can't get on facebook at work and i think i might be in manchester when that is on!
Ah! Yes of course
Saturday May 25th at Trof Fallowfield and Wahlbar . 3pm-11pm.
There are some £5 + BF tickets at Skiddle and wegottickets but I'm just going to make it £6 OTD so if you'd rather do that you're not losing out. Just some people like getting advance tickets.
Trof will have...
Vision Fortune (new LP out split on Gringo/Faux Discx. Hookworms recommended them to me t'other month when I put them on)
Meddicine (one person analogue synth stuff; she's had a release out on Comfortable On A Tightrope before, local label fans)
Silver (drone, slowcore, dream-pop kinda thing, reminds me a bit of Grouper)
Vei (not sure what he's going to come out with tbh, he's not played in a while. Usually very enjoyable panoramic electronica though)
Sphelm (front man of Cyril Snear's debut gig of his solo project. Acoustic guitar with a laptop/midi setup is what he told me he was going to do last time I checked.)
Wahlbar will have...
Base Ventura (righteous psych rock)
Bad Grammar (righteous two-piece garage rock)
Tribal Fighters (righteous party-pop)
Veladrome (two-piece atmospheric post-punk, booking them to check them out for myself as much as anything, like the music on their soundcloud a lot)
Dinner Time (Short sharp thrashy stuff. I think Carefully Planned put on their first show and it was great by all accounts)
So yeah, come on down! Or nip in and out, or just come to some of it, whatever you fancy
this is a good chance to catch up with a lot of people all in one go.
excellent
Dinner Time were awesome
Basically Queer'd Science with different riffs. I think Vei is getting more upbeat nowadays, not seen Jon for ages though. This is going to be so great
<3 Dinner Time
good stuff!
props to the Carefully Planned lot for doing this regular, it's the first time I've attempted an all-dayer thing it's a mega stress (but a fun stress)
I finish work at 4pm
so I can come along with andyvine, IF HE'S LUCKY
wo
If *you're* lucky, pal
.
anyone after a ticket for Radiohead Bug tonight?
Might know someone who is, like.
How much are they again?
Who knows loads about public transport in Manchester?
andyvine can get you a free bus pass.
What do you wanna know?
I just want to know the quickest/easiest way to get to work in the morning
I've come up with about three options but idk which is best.
Options are
1. Walk to Deansgate
Train to Piccadilly
Train toMacclesfield
2. Walk to Oxford road
Train to Stockport
Train to Macc
3. Bus to near Piccadilly (service 256)
Walk to Piccadilly
Train to Macc
I assume the trains from Piccadilly are more regular than Stockport
and either way it's a nicer station. You probably don't want to get a train from Oxford Rd to Stockport either, that sounds mad. I'd probably go with option 3, but you might want to check the TFGM website
use the hourney planner on tfgm website
http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/default.aspx
*Journey
I have done, that's what gave me option 3
But I know the newcastle journey planner is a bit ridiculous so idk how much to trust it.
where are you starting from?
Corner of stretford road and Chorlton road
for what it'd cost you on a bus...
you might as well just get a cab to Picadilly station and a train from there.
:D
Bus would be £12.50 a week (less if you bought monthly).
Cab would be about £10 a day (return).
shes not overly concerned about cost
should charter her own zepplin ;)
alright, Martin Lewis, chill out.
was under the impression we were on about a one-off journey. if so paying a cabbie a fiver door-to-door would make much more sense than walking to a bus stop, waiting, having to mix with the great unwashed, and getting dropped off about a mile from the station.
if it's an every day thing, sure, bus it.
defo bus to piccadilly then train
that walk is ok in summer but you'd get pretty bored of it in bad weather
You can trust that journey planner, it's all much of a muchness though. You could also walk to Deansgate and get the tram to Piccadilly instead of the train, or just walk all the way to Piccadilly.
Once you're here you'll see how small the place is and how it won't make much difference which option you choose. If you want to meet up for drinks and ask anything then just shout :)
Tram from Deansgate to Piccadilly, Train to Macclesfield.
1 or 3
Probably 3. 256 is pretty regular and depending on whereabouts in Hulme you are you could also pick up 85/86 buses which are even more frequent.
is money a concern?
3 seems the best bet to me.
Not overly
We've ended up with a flat about £200 per month below the top end of our budget and I'm going to be earning way more than I am currently.
defo zeppelin
I can't get anyone a free bus pass, least of all dots
but I do know some stuff. Shoot
Thank you for your help x
Anyone going to Fuck Buttons tomorrow?
Nah mate
Got your ma round for a bit of rumpy pumpy instead
Always good when you pop your head above the parapet.
Funny you should say that.
'Buttons' is my nickname for ol' ma wilykit. Was thinking of going over on Sunday, rather than Saturday, though.
Postal Service
Could do pre gig beers for both gigs.
which pub?
trof or wahlbar for food guys
trof or wahlbar?
I had a well nice burger at trof the other week
It was £10 for a bottle of timmermans and a bottle of Jaipur ipa though.
wo
I've not eaten in Wahlbae
ah that went well
I've not eaten in Wahlbar but Trof food is good. How come yr hanging round Fallowfield anyway? If pre-gig drinks are happening I'll come have a jar with yers
hotel is in/near fallowfield
didn't realise how close troff and wahlbar were to it, properly handy. That yr neck of the woods then?
Not far
Chorlton massive, along with the likes of Scout, dots and wilykit. moousee lives not far from Fallowfield too
yo, chickenbones
the offer to stay at mine still stands. But if you don't fancy it then don't bother with a hotel near Fallowfield as it'll be shit, just get one in town if you want a hotel and it's like a fiver in a taxi or you can get a night bus and be back to town in no time. I guess the closest is the new Holiday Inn opposite the Palace Hotel, the Palace do offers fairly cheap too on laterooms but normally only if you stay 2 nights.
we booked this one
www.chancellorshotel.co.uk cos dots said he could get it cheap but turned out he couldn't but turned out I could, doesn't look too bad. We'd only usually get a Travelodge anyway, so I'm sure this'll be an improvement (breakfast is included how fancy!)
never heard of this place.
looks alright.
Hello Manchester people
Is Piccadilly station open 24 hours a day?
yes
Good stuff.
That will save me £35-£45 in hostel/taxi fares. Although the idea of spending around 3 hours there at 3AM doesn't really excite me.
yeah
the stations open, theres a cash point and taxis.. but most if not all the shops and that are shut. its 30p to use the toilets.
I'm familiar with the station (I used to go watching City every other week) but never been after like, 11.30pm.
I'm going to the Dot to Dot festival and most of the acts I actually want to see are after my last train home, so it's either stay in a hostel for the night (30-odd quid), get a taxi home (40-odd quid) or stay in the train station for a few hours and get the first train home (4 quid).
Is that little cafe open all night too just outside the station ? Antonio's is it?
You definitely can't stay at my house mate.
:(
sc
trof
Beer
Any gigs of note coming up in June and July that aren't on songkick or last.fm?
ie. at the smaller venues.
June 3rd Kiran Leonard at The Castle
June 4th is Robert Newman's book launch at Gorilla, Olafur Arnolds at RNCM too.
June 13th is Holy Esque at Dulcimer
19th is DBH (go to this!) and DAniel Bachman at The Castle
24th David Thomas Broughton at The Kings Arms
28th Doctrines at Fuel, and Plank at Kraak
30th Nancy Elizabeth at International Anthony Burgess Foundation
I'm AMAZED that Plank gig isn't on songkick.
also, don't have much faith that Holy Esque will be much good, especially when playing the worst venue in Manchester.
Really wanna go to that DTB show
Cant make it in Glasgow, cant remember why
come with me!
Cheers!
Definitely going to that Plank! gig. Wanted to see Weird Era for a quite a while.
I don't know if they're on those things
but the all dayer in Fallowfield this Saturday that SJC links up ^there followed by DiS heroes Her Parents and Internet Forever at Kraak is going to be the greatest
They aren't in June or July, andyvine
I don't care about that, Scout
you're off the rails
always misread this as "Rolling Masterchef Thread" before disappointment hits
so the postal service
That was good.
yeah really good. Some scottish guy went insane at some girls for talking.
He was much louder and more obnoxious than they were at any point.
Properly amazing.
9 maybe 10.
Ben Gibbard is such a wonderful chap. He's not cool in the slightest, but still.
And Jenny Lewis... mmyes.
Hey man, his dad dancing was WAY cool!
seemed kinda
jeff winger-esque somehow. idk.
can people come and rescue me now please?
ha ha you oxford wanker
i've had enough!
I thought that you liked it down there?
well yeah, i do
hi i'm coming to manchester in two days please
can you make sure it's tidy and everyone is lined up
I'm working until 4 on Saturday but either come see me at work
or I"ll be out that night though I can't decide what at yet (Pierre's 30th, Her Parents, Kramer's comedy night, that Grey Lantern thing, Jeffrey Lewis - WHAT DO I DO?!) I have a phone again now though, text me your number please - I'm the same number as before.
Actually this is a good plan
if we come and meet you at work before you finish then you can't run away and you'll have to come to the Grey Lantern thing innit
well I can't go straight there as I'll need to go home and pack
and pick up the rats and take them to rat camp as I"m away the next day
i'm not really too bothered about any specific events. i'll go wherever
just want to make sure i get a chance to have sex with everyone
oh alright then
as long as we're all agreed
there's so much going on today.
Too much. Fuck this.