upcoming l.a./ long beach shows

[dr. strangelove]

i'm planning on going to both shows at the smell and koo's next week, but the people i was planning on going with have cancelled, so i figured i'd offer to carpool with anyone who wants. i live in diamond bar, near claremont, pomona, etc.

so, if anyone needs a ride, or doesn't want to brave the smell alone, let me know

[wolfpac444]

Hello. I don't get back to Claremont until the 29th ;-\, but I have a friend who is planning on at least one of those shows. I'm sure he'd be willing to carpool.

[todd]

i plan on attending the long beach one, i think. the one that Castione ISN'T playing
school conflicts.

the 26th is my birthday, so XIU XIU + THIS SONG IS A MESS is the best fucking present i could ever recieve.

but i don't know where diamond bar is since i'm driving down from Fresno.

[todd]

oh yeah.
do you have the info for that show? what time it starts, cost, etc? because i have no idea where to look...

[dr. strangelove]

for information on the long beach show, go here: www.koos.org

for the smell, www.thesmell.org

actually, casiotone for the painfully alone is playing both shows... actually both shows have the same lineup, other than the fact that this song is a mess... is playing koos, which is strange... shorter show, but mroe bands the long beach show starts at 7pm, and will be over by like 10 or 11... the show at the smell starts at like 9pm

[powderblue]

i will be attending the show at koo's..driving myself though.

[todd]

dr. said:

actually, casiotone for the painfully alone is playing both shows... actually both shows have the same lineup, other than the fact that this song is a mess... is playing koos

OOOOOOOOPS.
okay. so i'll be going to the show on the 27th. i'm guessing that's The Smell show.

the 26th is Cursive!

[powderblue]

so who else is going to be at the koo's show? i cannot wait.

[Helper monkey]

I'm going to The Smell. I didn't see any information about pre-sale tickets on their site, am I correct in assuming they are only purchase-able at the door?

[dr. strangelove]

yeah, the smell opens their doors at 9pm, and it's $5 to get in... they never presell... if you've never been there before, show up early, as it's easy to get lost.... however, if you do get lost, feel free to ask a local homeless person... they all know where it is, as they often serve as security, and they're usually very nice people

[Helper monkey]

sounds great! I'm most definitely looking forward to it.

Thanks for the info good Doctor Strangelove, I'll try to pick you out at the show.

[dr. strangelove]

i'll be the one with bleached blonde hair and 6'4... not sure what i'll be wearing

as for tonight's show at koo's, i thought i would quickly report on it

fortunately, koo's has a back room now where music is played, and the acoustics don't cause pounding headaches... unfortunately, this room is rather small, and has little/no ventilation. it easily broke 100 degrees in there. and since it was so small, all of us sitting on the floor at the beginning were told to stand up and get closer together so more people could get into the room.

they sounded superb, although the set was cut short when they suddenly turned the lights on. setlist:

1- bog people
2- fabulous muscles
3- clowne towne
4- jennifer lopez
5- sad pony guerilla girl
6- suha
7- ale (this is the new "shut up" song. it was called "ale" on the setlist)
8- i luv the valley

at this point, the lights came on, preventing them from playing the last two songs on the setlist:

9- apistat commander
10- helsabot

great show, and there were some guys filming it up front. i asked them for copies of the video for the fansite, but it turns out they were the guys who put out the split 7" with this song is a mess but so am i... a few videos from tonight's show, and tomorrow night's show, will end up as bonus features on the cd single of the soon to be released cdep

that's it for now.. later

[powderblue]

hey i remember you (it's hard to miss someone who's 6'4 ).

the setlist was to die for.

i was the one right in front with the white button up. i gave Jamie a Smiths pin, which i hope he enjoyed

[dr. strangelove]

i saw you, and remember seeing you hand him something that made him laugh, which he then put on his shirt.

are you gonna post those pictures you took?

[katrina forgot her password]

can someone give me a ride to union station after the show? it's about 1 mile away...or a two minute drive. i would be forever grateful. the bus i take back to union station drops me off half a mile away and i really, really don't want to walk that alone. i need to catch the last train at 12:35 or else i'm sleeping at the lobby till the 5am train. help me out?



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