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before i was 21, i'd use the "heeeyyyyyy, lemme give you a hand with that amp!" line when a band was loading in, and just walk by the door guy. of course, depending on how early load in is, you might be killing a lot of time lurking around the band like a creep. that was a long time ago - and in seattle, not SF - things might be different here and now. never failed for me, though. good luck!

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Music Shit / Re: A Tale of Two New Hives Songs

« on: April 05, 2012, 06:51:56 PM »

i still like the hives a bunch, but i really wish they'd drop that fuzzy-synthlike sound they put on one of the guitars. drives me up the wall. i did think that a couple of the tunes off their last album were some of their best ever, though. and they're definitely one of the few bands i'll put up with a big venue show to see.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Oregon shows???

« on: February 09, 2012, 03:10:13 PM »

you might also consider trying to get two shows in portland - a lot of the people in the NE part of town won't venture to the SE or downtown often for a show or vice-versa. especially because of the weather here and the fact that the SE/NE buses don't run past about 12:30, so it is the kind of town where you don't have to be a huge band to have two consecutive shows in town both pretty well attended, if the venues are far enough away...

here's a couple good NE venues:
http://www.theknowpdx.com/
http://kentonclub.com/

i'm sure you already got a line on the downtown/SE ones, like the East End or Slabtown?

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Oregon shows???

« on: February 09, 2012, 01:02:27 PM »

Yeah, maybe Eugene, but being a college town it's DEAD if you're looking at booking shows during the summer after the school term ends. (at least from what i remember)

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Non-Music Shit / Re: More Kickstarter Bullshit

« on: February 09, 2012, 12:59:26 PM »

I liked Kickstarter more when it was called "panhandling."

ha! totally stealing this line...

this one reaaly took the cake for me. can't believe he actually PASSED the $16,000 goal...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karlblau/give-a-hand-for-klaps

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Non-Music Shit / Re: my companion cat is dead

« on: January 04, 2012, 03:57:21 PM »

i'm so sorry for you guys, Officer Brad - what an awful way to start the year. hope you're doing okay...

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Coast to Coast AM

« on: December 29, 2011, 01:12:54 PM »

used to listen to it almost every night and loved it. gave my wife weird dreams, so i gave up on it for quite a while. the rare times that i toon in now, the topic always seems to be some diet ya gotta try... or weird weather patterns... or boring religious topics. i never seem to catch the ufo, shadow-people or ghost stuff anymore. some of my favorite episodes were back in the art bell days when he'd have on the backwards speech people. and also, the haunted house ones where they'd play the weird ghost voices that'd appear on tape.

but, i gotta agree - george noory... not so good. just comes through too dimwitted in my opinion. almost like the host of an infomercial. i do like ian punnett, though - he'd do the saturday shows - don't know if he still does.

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Music Shit / Re: The "Why isn't this reissued on vinyl thread?" Part 2

« on: December 21, 2011, 01:38:25 PM »

to the person looking for the Ivy Green reissue a few months ago(?), someone's got a reasonable copy up on ebay - well worth the $30! (and, no, i'm not the person selling it)....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IVY-GREEN-S-T-LP-FIRST-DUTCH-KBD-PUNK-JAPAN-UNPLAYED-/370569814868?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5647aea354

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Music Shit / Re: Thee Spivs MUSIC VIDEO yes mate

« on: November 06, 2011, 02:51:27 PM »

good stuff! gonna make it to the states on this record?

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: DEAF WISH (Melbourne, Australia) US TOUR SEPT / OCT 2011

« on: September 29, 2011, 10:00:30 AM »

Quote from: backlash on September 28, 2011, 03:58:19 PM

Any details about the PDX show at East End?

the East End has got Jacuzzi Boys and 3 local bands listed for the 6th - if you guys had been scheduled to play, you should get in touch! let me know if you doods need any help...

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