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asimplechord

I should serve a nice, ripe brie to go with this whiney post

Jan 13, 2011 21:01

1. I thought more than once about extending my visit to NYC when I got the NDP notice and then the pre-sale code for the Discos' show at the Bowery, but I seriously cannot spend that time off without consequences - the day and a half I'm taking are being made up by working MLK Jr Day and the thirteen hours I spent in lab on Tuesday. (As an aside, J ( Read more... )

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harriet_vane January 14 2011, 03:03:16 UTC

Tell me again when you are going to be in New York? I'm away a couple of weekends, and it would suck to miss you twice. :| Also, I am undecided about Discos.

asimplechord January 14 2011, 03:05:42 UTC

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, the 28th-30th January. My flight leaves early Monday morning. Good weekend, bad weekend?

I would love to see them, but staying that much longer would essentially be two entire days, and I'm supposed to be saving vacation days for an actual vacation this summer. :/

harriet_vane January 14 2011, 03:09:33 UTC

Great weekend! I'm away the weekend before that, but I'm around that one. Whoo! Working, but around.

I'll go if someone else is going. I miss them, but I am also REALLY WORRIED about what the new album is going to sound like. I am counting on Butch Walker to make it sound good, fingers crossed.

asimplechord January 14 2011, 03:17:19 UTC

\o/ We'll have to get together!

I'm really hoping that they'll play SXSW. And that their tour will spend some time in TX. WE HAVE PINKY SWEARS ON THIS SUBJECT, DAMMIT. Actually, my original hope was that they would tour with Butch Walker, and he completely skipped TX last tour so he'd probably swing through this time, but rumor has it that Gold Motel will be opening for him on his next tour, so. We'll see.

I'm really really curious about the new album. I definitely enjoyed Fever more than Pretty. Odd, and I'm hoping the new stuff will be a mix of the two - you know, less twisty-lyric'd but not as mellow as P.O. And yes, hopefully Butch will work his magic and make it awesome. (Is it just the name, Butch? Because Butch Vig = awesomest producer ever. Butch Vig + Dave Grohl is one of my OTPs.)

harriet_vane January 14 2011, 03:23:54 UTC

Let me know when you're around and not booked; I know you have shows and whatnot, right? We can catch a meal or a museum or something. Yay!

I am also worried about it being the first show in like, years. Because Brendon gets nervous and weird on stage, and I LOVE that kid, but he's already a little squirrely. I don't know. It's very watching-through-your-fingers for me.

The couple reviews we have say it's more like the first album, right? I think PO was more Jon and Ryan's sound, and Brendon and Spencer are a lot more rooted in pop music. I hope, anyway. Butch will use the magic of his name to make it awesome.

Hey, can I ask you something about the Foo Fighters, since you know way more than I do? I was a fan of their music and then someone pointed me toward the AIDS denialist shit they were raising money for/handing out info about at their concerts a while back, and I was like, OH WELL. >:( Have they stopped that, so I can go back to listening to them again? Because I remember thinking they were pretty much the shit.

asimplechord January 14 2011, 03:37:37 UTC

The last few times I saw them they were at festivals that policed all the non-profit info given out, so there was none of that happening. My understanding is that that was a charity that the bassist supported, and the band itself no longer allows their name to be used to endorse it. But Grohl said things in support of it early on, and he's the front-man, so clearly it wasn't ONLY Mendel. Ugh, I had forgotten about that, tbh. Why are people so stupid sometimes? Oh, yeah, because we're PEOPLE.

harriet_vane January 14 2011, 12:02:29 UTC

Ha. People are my least favorite kind of humans, honestly. (It wouldn't be that big a deal to me, just something to be annoyed about, but since my sister works in AIDS research and awareness it's the kind of thing that sets her off with the fuming and the shouting and the waving of the hands. So I try to be supportive.)

asimplechord January 14 2011, 18:03:34 UTC

Oh, hey. Because I'm working out the household budget for this year... our budget each year includes various donations that A usually leaves to my discretion, and usually I give to AmFAR. Is that a good one, or is there a better/different organization your sister would recommend?

harriet_vane January 15 2011, 00:27:02 UTC

Uh, she says:

AmFar is definitely the best for research (they're the ones working on the Berlin patient thing, I believe) (and also their social media coordinator is super nice, I met him in Vienna, small world). If she wants to donate directly to care services, there are organizations all over the country and she should be able to find one near her -- we also run asofinder.com, and basically all ASOs are desperate for money right now.

asimplechord January 19 2011, 13:40:18 UTC

Sunday, maybe? I'm seeing AI with J that evening, but I was thinking of heading up to the Met earlier in the day and actually making it up to the second floor galleries this time. I could meet you there, or for brunch or something? :D?

harriet_vane January 21 2011, 02:20:59 UTC

That sounds good! I'll pencil you in and if we can swing it that would be great, but if you're busy or whatever it's fine. It would be cool to see you when you're around. :)

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