lily1
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 05:48 PM UTC
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i dunno about iota. i've been there a few times now where i've had to cut out part of the encore and book it to the metro before 11.40pm so i don't have to pay $20 cab fare to dc.
the black cat you are almost guaranteed that a cab will be necessary during the week.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Yes, but what time is the HEADLINER scheduled for? I thought the point was that shows at the 9:30 or Iota typically end at 11:30-12:00 on weeknight. If the headliner doesn't go on at the Black Cat until 11:30, even if they're on time, it doesn't help out the notion of getting to bed at a decent time…
Rhett Miller
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 05:52 PM UTC
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well, like i said…11:30-12. 11:40 is before 12.
ggw
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 05:53 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Yes, but what time is the HEADLINER scheduled for? I thought the point was that shows at the 9:30 or Iota typically end at 11:30-12:00 on weeknight. If the headliner doesn't go on at the Black Cat until 11:30, even if they're on time, it doesn't help out the notion of getting to bed at a decent time…
Are you 35? Or 65?
bunnyman
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 05:54 PM UTC
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Am really floored by some of the responses from the show last night…by all means, for me it was one of the best concert experiences I've ever had. True, I was in the front row…but the performance itself was near flawless. And I find it hard to believe that a band like Radiohead can sell 15,000 seats in DC, not have any proper hits (except Creep), and still get called mainstream and a suburban kid's bedroom poster band. This isn't Good Charlotte, Staind, or any of that stuff. I left the show VERY happy…I know it's difficult to enjoy a show like Radiohead in a venue like Merriweather. To all of those stuck in traffic or out on the lawn, sorry that you didn't have a better time and I realize that could deter from your enjoyment of the show…but as a fan that was really excited, I didn't have any disappointments that are worth mentioned. Yes, I'm happy, and now I can finally shut up. :)
lily1
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 05:58 PM UTC
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sorry, what i meant to say was scheduling things to be a bit more metro friendly. i think the 9.30, over the last couple of years, has gotten really good about trying to set things up so the headliner finishes up before the last green line takes off. it'd be nice if other venues followed suite. i know that's not always a possibility but it just seems that shows at the black cat seem to run past the last metro during the week, and sometiems iota too.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
well, like i said…11:30-12. 11:40 is before 12.
markie
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:00 PM UTC
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
And I find it hard to believe that a band like Radiohead can sell 15,000 seats in DC, not have any proper hits (except Creep), and still get called mainstream and a suburban kid's bedroom poster band.
Errr what?
How many hit singles did, say Led Zepplin have, or Pink Floyd, Phish or the Grateful Dead?
ggw
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:03 PM UTC
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
And I find it hard to believe that a band like Radiohead can sell 15,000 seats in DC, not have any proper hits (except Creep), and still get called mainstream and a suburban kid's bedroom poster band. This isn't Good Charlotte, Staind, or any of that stuff.
Radihead has one of the most active street-teams in music, and it's all supported by Capitol Records.
I'm not saying they are on the same level as TRL bands, but they are far from an underground indie act.
Rhett Miller
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:05 PM UTC
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36. What time do most 36 year olds who work a day job go to bed? My brother goes to bed around 8 pm each night. My dad went to bed around the same time. I imagine the people in my office who are in their 30's and 40's who get to work between 6:30-8:00am probably go to bed pretty early too.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Yes, but what time is the HEADLINER scheduled for? I thought the point was that shows at the 9:30 or Iota typically end at 11:30-12:00 on weeknight. If the headliner doesn't go on at the Black Cat until 11:30, even if they're on time, it doesn't help out the notion of getting to bed at a decent time…
Are you 35? Or 65?
ggw
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:06 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
36. What time do most 36 year olds who work a day job go to bed? My brother goes to bed around 8 pm each night. My dad went to bed around the same time. I imagine the people in my office who are in their 30's and 40's who get to work between 6:30-8:00am probably go to bed pretty early too.
pussies…..
markie
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:07 PM UTC
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Originally posted by mankie:
[QB] Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
[qb] collegestream
Sorry Mank it was already in the dictionary,
col·legestream   ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (kljstrm)
n.
The passing of urine by a frat boy, usually in public.
redsock
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:17 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Mr. Wet Blanket:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Iota does a good lob of starting shows early as well.
I think it's Black Cat and Velvet Lounge that start the shows too late. They probably figure all of the record store clerk hipsters that go the shows there don't have to get up early anyway.
The Black Cat is fairly good about keeping on schedule, nowhere near as bad as Velvet Lounge. Nobody at the Velvet Lounge ever knows what time bands are playing or even which band is headlining. There really isn't a schedule at the Velvet Lounge.
No shit, mt girlfriend doesn't even know what time her band is playing there on Monday night. So disorganized.
ggw
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:23 PM UTC
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Originally posted by redsock:
……mt girlfriend….
Freudian slip?
redsock
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 06:29 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by redsock:
……mt girlfriend….
Freudian slip?
hmmm..it should have said my girlfriend…
I don't get the slip?
ggw
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 07:05 PM UTC
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"mt" is an abbreviation for a word which, when used in conjunction with "girlfriend," would present a double entendre.
lily1
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 07:13 PM UTC
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and that word is…?
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
"mt" is an abbreviation for a word which, when used in conjunction with "girlfriend," would present a double entendre.
jadetree
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Re: RadioHead - Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 21, 2003 at 07:20 PM UTC
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Originally posted by lily1:
and that word is…?
hill