rysie wrote:is it ok if i go to the toilet.

No, sit down and fucking listen!

MrFood wrote:stood outside the front door with the mrs, heard that it was a tenner to get in, and remembered how ridiculously fucking hot it was in there when we saw wolf eyes there last week (shit - in case you were wondering), and fucked off to the dive on the corner near the venue.

did i miss much? i just don't like that venue...

Yeah, £10 is alot, considering I saw it advertised as £7.50.

I reckon it was above 36 centigrade in there, anyway the heat was pretty nasty. The view was quite restricted by the pillars too. The music was good but the venue was like the Black Hole of Calcutta.

I'm beginning to feel like MRs. Haversham.

MrFood wrote:anyway, um - back to battles.

i was gonna go last night.

stood outside the front door with the mrs, heard that it was a tenner to get in, and remembered how ridiculously fucking hot it was in there when we saw wolf eyes there last week (shit - in case you were wondering), and fucked off to the dive on the corner near the venue.

did i miss much? i just don't like that venue...

play better venues battles!

It was brilliant and if they now go back to the States and break-up you'll be living a life of regret.

rysie wrote:I'm beginning to feel-up Mrs. Haversham.

Freak.

Cranius wrote:

MrFood wrote:stood outside the front door with the mrs, heard that it was a tenner to get in, and remembered how ridiculously fucking hot it was in there when we saw wolf eyes there last week (shit - in case you were wondering), and fucked off to the dive on the corner near the venue.

did i miss much? i just don't like that venue...

Yeah, £10 is alot, considering I saw it advertised as £7.50.

I reckon it was above 36 centigrade in there, anyway the heat was pretty nasty. The view was quite restricted by the pillars too. The music was good but the venue was like the Black Hole of Calcutta.

Even if they put a 20cm riser for the stage it would make a big difference. As far as the heat goes... The lack of air-con in this country is an endless source of wonder for me.

MrFood wrote:stood outside the front door with the mrs, heard that it was a tenner to get in, and remembered how ridiculously fucking hot it was in there when we saw wolf eyes there last week (shit - in case you were wondering), and fucked off to the dive on the corner near the venue.

Might this be because the venue's underground!?

Gramsci wrote:Even if they put a 20cm riser for the stage it would make a big difference. As far as the heat goes... The lack of air-con in this country is an endless source of wonder for me.

We have no need for this. Surely as a resident of this country for more than a few months you can see that the sun coming out is a rarity.
Some ice cubes in your knickers are perfectly adequate.


What time did the gig wrap up, BTW?

Rimbaud III wrote:

MrFood wrote:stood outside the front door with the mrs, heard that it was a tenner to get in, and remembered how ridiculously fucking hot it was in there when we saw wolf eyes there last week (shit - in case you were wondering), and fucked off to the dive on the corner near the venue.

Might this be because the venue's underground!

What time did the gig wrap up, BTW?

Late, 11:40. I had to get a cab back to Camden.

Gramsci wrote:
In fact for all you non-politicos Gramsci was an Italian neo-Marxist theorist that first really expanded on the idea of Hegemony. He founded the Italian Communist Party and created a version of Marxist theory that broke away from the Soviet model and is often referred to as "Autonomous Marxism" and is a................

Asleep yet?

Gramsci also got a mention in 'Spaced'...

"In the inner sanctum of Fantasy Bazaar, Tim's boss, Bilbo, is telling the story of Minty and Gramsci. Minty was a communist who had trained his monster Alsatian, Gramsci (named after an Italian Marxist), to attack the rich. The whole thing worked until Minty won £100,000 on a scratchcard and Gramsci bit his knees off… It wasn't the tragedy it first appears because he just used his winnings to buy new joints and Gramsci… Gramsci supposedly found refuge on Hampstead Heath… Close to the meat…"

That's about the only level at which I can get involved in this discussion.
I know my man El Capitan went to see Battles last night. I've heard great things about them, but sadly I don't think they're playing any dates in Lincolnshire. UK Subs are playing next month though., and we had a Blondie tribute playing in the park last weekend, so can't complain...

Yup, El Cap was there.

And indeed they are a good band.