Did anyone jot down the complete actual ordered setlist from last night's gig? I need it to name the tracks on a recording, and I don't know the name of most CR songs (especially all the new ones)! Thanks for any help.

I don't remember the setlist, but I know the names of all the songs so I can help. E-mail me.

I can also give you a hand, Justin, and if you'd be interested in doing any tape-trading, I screwed up my own recording last night so I'd love to swap you for a copy. I've got their prior Knitting Factory gig, if you don't. If you want to trade or just need a hand with the titles you can email corokinny@earthlink.net or get me on instant messenger (AIM: promocoro / MSN: promocoro@hotmail.com / ICQ 221068363).

I think a couple people here have it and I'm sure they'll eventually post it.

Princess of Venice
Don't Let's Start
Indie Rockin
Gone Dyin
Complex
Everything Under the Sun
PrimeTime
Answering Machine
Cowboy
Savior
More Than Once
Post Modern
Sit Down
Fortunate
Oklahoma
God Will

Cece
http://alyfan.livejournal.com

"Sometimes I get so weird, I even freak myself out..." -Avril Lavigne

Don't worry, that isn't actually a word that I bleeped out up there. So you're the lucky ... who got the only setlist the band didn't keep? I really wanted one but I couldn't get to the stage after the set to get it. And then Ken picked one up and folded it, so I think he kept it (the little packrat). I saw someone onstage (dunno who) hand one to someone down in front. Was that you? Alrighty, enough of my setlist obsession. Thanks for posting it. I need to grab one next time!!

I got my copy from Hacker who had a few in her bag... she was standing up front with TB, Aimercat, etc etc... and they snagged some... I was stuck in the back because I got lost and didn't get there until just before "Sit Down"

Cece
http://alyfan.livejournal.com

"Sometimes I get so weird, I even freak myself out..." -Avril Lavigne

Damnit I hate these fricking pop ups! Let's try this again...

our group ended up with three I am sure someone will post it and oh look Cece just did! Also most of us know the songs so we could help as well as if you look at the lyrics section of this site it lists a good portion of their songs. But here's a bit of help.

Three of the TMBG covers they do are Don't Let's Start, Hey DJ, and Answering Machine.

The songs off their first album 28 Orange Street are as follows (in order)

Did A Verse End?
Rockstar
What We Have Now (Adam wrote this one)
Payback
Burgandy
The First Time
The Crowd and I
Oklahoma
Dancer (Eric's Solo) (with the White Boy Rap Crap at the end)

Newer songs are:

Offstage Lines (the one Adam wrote)
Post Modern
Cowboy
DJ
All My Time
Pretty Lights
Princess of Venice (Eric's solo)

And songs not found on the CD but crowd favorites are:
Fortunate
More Complex Than It Sounds
Independent Rock and Roll
Sit Down
Savior
One Step Up

And then newer ones I reckon they premiered last nite (well for me anyways since I had never heard them):
Gone Dyin
Everything Under the Sun (really pretty ballad, made me cry)
More Than Once

They also like to cover Tears for Fears' Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Warren's song I call it) and Whitesnake's Here We Go Again. Also She is Love and one they did at the Hotel Cafe show I forget the name of.

Did that help you any?

And I know there are tons of older songs I left out but hey I never heard those oldies.

And shockingly I did most of these from memory. snicker

Oh and CommonRo4Me-ONE of the setlists? Haha, actually, I grabbed one for myself, one for Hacker Groupie after she begged me for it and then Mike handed her one So considering there were like 5 setlists on stage, 3 are in our possesion, one in the band's, there must be another floating out there. Stef or I or bdbdb usually try and snatch the set lists after gigs Hehe sometimes we get lucky






*wuvs*

TB

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"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

TB - Hon, about the Pop Ups go to Sureshot Pop Up Killer And download the free 30 day trial. If you like it it is only 15 dollars to keep. It is the BEST pop up killer I've tried to date. I've had absolutely NO pop ups manage to escape it AND you can still use all of the Instant Messengers w/out trouble - unlike some of the other killers I've tried. It take a bit to get used to holding down the shift or ctrl key in order to purposefully open additional windows - but it's worth it.

CommonRo4Me - As TB said - that was Mike onstage who handed me the setlist. I accepted it and gave the additional list to CeCe. I generally let others grab the lists but I was so completely impressed by last night's show I felt the need to have one.

I don't know who might have the others 'sides TB, CeCe and I - but I know at least one of them has got to be damaged due to water spillage on stage.

CeCe listed the setlist already in order And I can honestly say that "Everything under the sun" is my new favourite. Beautifully done.

~Hacker Groupie

hacker=== you naughty girl...I called you about meeting at our secret location to discuss the killing of my "stalker" and all I got was a message!!! And where's my lj update I was going to get as well??? (just giving you a hard time)

tb and cece= um hi. I should be in bed, but i'm not. ha ha....earthlink popup blocker!!!

Drive a mile in my shoes because no one walks in L.A: http://www.livejournal.com/users/aimercat/

Cece, TB, et al: Thanks for the info... that should work. =)

Kinny: Yes I do some tape trading (CDR trading actually). I'd love to get a copy of the prior Knitting Factory gig... what kind of mics and recorder did you use? I actually showed up there for that show, but because the place was sold out due to Rosey, I couldn't get in. =( Anyway... I'm planning on going to the Whisky gig next month too, so maybe we can just swap there. In fact, I don't mind bringing a few extra copies with me if anyone else wants one.

Justin

While I'm still here, I've got a related question: What is the band's position regarding taping (audio or video)? Do they freely allow it?

Aimer -

Um... I got home a little after 1 AM tonight.. when did you call? Hey, any time you want to meet there - let me know. We could rally the forces and get them to um.... do something dastardly to your stalker.

As for the LJ update. I just updated it this morning. Or this night, since I still haven't gone to bed. Not even The Matrix is helping me sleep tonight!

To Whomever asked about recording (I'm drawing a blank on names)
- I have no idea if CR approves of it or not. But I will say that The Whiskey does not allow it. They also tend to check bags at the door. FYI.

~Hacker Groupie

http://www.livejournal.com/users/hackergroupie

save a setlist for me next time! lol Just kidding....I could have grabbed one if I really wanted to. The one closest to me was Adam's, which was sopping wet and had dirty shoe prints on it LOL Ken kept his for the band I think so I guess you got Eric and Mike's...and some other random one.
TB- The newest songs were premiered at the last Knitting Factory show in Nov. They also played those three in NY. "More Than Once" used to be called "Baby Go Down." Totally threw me off when I saw it on the setlist. Also, the other cover they did at HC was "Old Shoes and Picture Postcards" by Tom Waits. Which Stef needs to add to A-B.net! hint hint
Justin- I'd really like a copy if we see each other at the Whisky show. I don't have anything to trade, but if you're super nice I'd like one. :D Thanks
K, I guess that's all....OH! for TB and Hacker and all who got setlists...did it say anything at the top? Adam's was the one I could see throughout the show and it said something on the top...I could only sort of figure out his chicken scratch. It said something like "The Ballad of Matt..." it looked like it said "Mattn" and then some last name...I really had no idea what it said or meant lol If anyone has any guidance on that, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all

I'm on it! I'm on it!

haha glad we've got ya working hard Stef! LOL And there was another new song they did in NYC..."Let It Go" or something like that...if you wanna MSN me, I'll help ya with a couple songs you're missing

CommonRo4Me-

Looking at the set list now.

At the very top it says "Ballad of Matt n Nora - 1/10/03" I think. It is very hard to read and I swear the "Nora" looks a lot like I V a a

Thank god I'm not a school teacher, I have enough trouble reading my own handwriting.

Hope that helps.

~Hacker Groupie, once again ruining her sleeping habits by going to bed at 10 AM and waking at 6 PM.

Thanks Hacker! I can just slur it when I write it myself lol

Justin-Aimer, me, Hacker and AJ tried the same at the Nov. show. We also missed out. And I hope that helps

Kinny-I know the Knitting Factory says no audio recording so how did you manage this? And well they were new to me g And no wonder I didn't recognize More than Once! Two of the songs the did weren't on the set list either. Actually three I think.

And to my knowledge, as long as you get permission from the VENUE and Adam I think you can. He likes getting copies of the tapes and stuff, I mean Abbie and Stef give him that stuff. I guess it is just a matter of getting permission.

Oh and I echo Hacker on the Whisky. They will check your bags. They allow cameras but no vid ones. They're strict on that stuff.

CommonRo4Me-It's Nora. Adam seems to like to name the gigs. I have three setlists, two of them have names g
And Adam's was all torn up from him stepping on it. I saw that one lying on the stage. I grabbed Mike's and Eric's. I had already seen Mike's cuz Jeff and crew were looking at it beforehand and then I wanted a peek. And ok what were you wearing? Cuz if you were near Adam I probably saw you.



*wuvs*

TB

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"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

TB - You can't video at the Whisky? Damn. I'll find a way... so help me god.

Stef-my advice, call the venue, talk to the manager, see if you can arrange something. 14B doesn't allow video usually and they made an exception right? You're a clever girl, I'm sure you can figure a way



*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

CommonRo4Me: yeah, I can definitely give you a copy at the Whisky -- no prob. (I'm assuming most of us will be there early and standing in line?) You think the guys in the band would want a copy as well and not take offense?

BTW I finished messing around with the recording and uploaded two live MP3 clips to my old college web server (the file names are self-explanatory I think). Copy and paste the links into your browser, since I wasn't sure how to add the direct links to my post without them being inserted inline:

alamoana.eng.hawaii.edu/~justin/adamsucks.mp3
alamoana.eng.hawaii.edu/~justin/fortunate.mp3

Stef: Hacker & TB are correct... the Whisky does have tight security at the door and many times they don't let any type of cameras in at all -- they search all bags and jackets, and sometimes pat your pockets, sleeves, and pant legs down. I think the best thing to do is make arrangements with either the band or the venue management beforehand.

TB: sorry you guys didn't make it in either that last time. =( Were you the bunch of 4-5 girls sitting on the bench inside trying to get into the lounge, and then went outside to ask the guy in the ticket office?

TB & Justin - thanks for the heads up on that guys!

Justin! The clips were awesome! Thanks for posting them! Do you have any more? :P

-Rachel

"Yes I do some tape trading (CDR trading actually). I'd love to get a copy of the prior Knitting Factory gig... what kind of mics and recorder did you use? I actually showed up there for that show, but because the place was sold out due to Rosey, I couldn't get in. =( Anyway... I'm planning on going to the Whisky gig next month too, so maybe we can just swap there."

That'd be great. My recording from Nov is okay but a little scratchy... my equipment's new and I'm not used to it yet so I had the levels set a little higher than I should have. I record on minidisc with SoundPros binaural mics. I can lay it out on CD or cassette for you.

You asked about the taping policy... I emailed the band's manager (Matt) about that before I did any taping, and basically what he told me is that folks are encouraged to tape and trade, but the band likes to get a courtesy copy. He told me I could mail a tape (or CD or whatever) to the PO box address that's listed on the main page, but I imagine you could just give a copy to one of the guys in the band and save the postage.

Thank you so much for posting those! I have been dying for an easier to hear copy of Fortunate, especially as Adam's lyrics to this one cracked me up so much... EXCELLENT QUALITY You rock!!

when the band was cleaning up, i saw ken on stage with a piece of paper. he made it into a paper airplane and it sailed to the front of the stage. everyone else in the place was talking and not paying attention, so i went up and got it. it makes up for me not getting adam, tom, and danny to sign my sfx cartoon. at the moment, i am almost playing with my pictures, which i love.

cm

Rachel: Glad you liked the clips. I don't have any others uploaded, but if you have a specific request I can get it for you.

Kinny: Great! Sound Pro binaurals w/minidisc recorder usually comes out fairly good... as long as your levels weren't set SO high that things are digitally clipping. I also use Sound Pro mics (SP-CMC-6 omnis or SP-CMC-8 cardioids) with a minidisc recorder. We should definitely swap copies at the Whisky... and I'd much prefer the recording on CD vs. cassette. Do you know how to master from MD>CD with smooth track breaks?

Also, I see that Matt posted CR's official policy on recording... audio taping & photos welcome, but not video taping. I hope this means we'll be allowed by the venue security to bring still cameras & audio recorders in.

Cece: You're welcome! I figured that (if anything), people here would want to hear that part of the show the most. =)

"Kinny: Great! Sound Pro binaurals w/minidisc recorder usually comes out fairly good... as long as your levels weren't set SO high that things are digitally clipping."

Unfortunately I think they were. It was only my second recording with my new gear and the first was a mellow acoustic show so I wasn't prepared for the noise level and the clipping that would occur with higher volumes. I think the clipping's not too bad; I'm more having compression problems at the moment that I basically need to solve by getting my own CD burner instead of trying to use the one at work and get myself fired. :D

"I also use Sound Pro mics (SP-CMC-6 omnis or SP-CMC-8 cardioids) with a minidisc recorder. We should definitely swap copies at the Whisky... and I'd much prefer the recording on CD vs. cassette. Do you know how to master from MD>CD with smooth track breaks?"

Not really. Mostly I've been editing tracks to do fade-ins and fade-outs, so that they can stand alone as MP3s, and so any long silences from the band having technical problems or anything isn't really reflected on the recording. But I have to re-record the whole thing anyway because of the aforementioned compression issues, so if you want to give me some tips on getting the best of this minidisc, I'd really appreciate it. You can email me at corokinny@earthlink.net.

was this the first show you taped? I am dying for a better copy of Hey Mr Dj if you have it...

as for last night's show, would love a recording of God Will and well, anything else not on the cd or already available on the main Common Ro site... you can post links here or my email is cece@cox.net

Kinny: That's too bad about the clipping. I'm sure you still did a better job then me the first time I ever used my minidisc recorder... I taped a Natalie Merchant concert and messed up the levels so badly that for 1/3 of the show you can't hear anything, and for another 1/3 of the show every single sound is clipped!

You definitely should not add fades between songs when mastering onto CD... if you use Windows, I think the most commonly used program to edit and break audio into tracks is Cool Edit. I use a Mac so can't really be of much more help... if you don't want to deal with track breaks, you can always just burn the entire show onto a CD as one gigantic track - that'd still be cool with me.

Cece: I'm guessing this was the first CR show Kinny taped. As for me, I also attended and taped the CR gigs on 7/26/02 @ John Anson Ford, 8/24/02 @ Universal Citywalk, and 10/26/02 @ 14 Below. Did they do Hey Mr. DJ at any of those shows?

I'll upload an MP3 of God Will either tonight or tomorrow night. BTW: Don't know if you remember, but a couple of months ago I uploaded MP3 files of both versions of Oklahoma (slow and fast) here on this board. I believe those were from the 7/26/02 and 8/24/02 shows respectively.

Thanks to whoever posted about the setlist.
Justin-The clips are amazing. I am truly impressed (and excited LOL) by the quality. I just wish you had direct linked them so I could download them. Being the stupid non-computer person I am, I can't figure out how to dl them to my HD from the address. But I don't think you can, so yeah. Justin, if you're willing to share any more mp3s through e-mail and such, please e-mail me! VintageSoul69@aol.com Thanks
TB (I think): I had on a "Secret Agent Man" type hat (it was tweed) and a black off the shoulder shirt and jeans. I have long, curly, dirty blonde hair. I was standing just to Adam's right (if you're onstage) and I was in the "2nd" row. How's that for specifics? LOL

Justin.. I live in Phoenix, so the only other LA show I was at was Citiwalk and we missed most of the first set, so I am not sure if they played "Hey Mr DJ" or not... but it is one of my favorite Common Ro songs....

I seem to recall the DJ song at CityWalk. But my memory is kinda unreliable tonight. Hehe.

~The Official Hacker Groupie

Justin -

Neat MP3s! Hope you don't mind that I saved them to my HD. They are great. And I've also forced my sisters Heather and Re to listen to them. I will convert both of them.

~Hacker Groupie

Justin-every time I have been to the Whisky (twice now) they have let me bring in my camera. It's the Viper Room that doesn't allow them. So I know still cameras are fine but for audio and video I think you HAVE to get permission. I mean most venues don't usually allow recording so I always thought you had to get permission.

I dunno. I look exactly like my pic in my siggie looks. We were the girls who kept popping in and out though while Sweetness was on trying to wait for the room to clear out so we could get near the stage. Trust me I'm easy to spot with my bright red hair, and digicam permanently hanging round my neck g
I will have to check out those recordings

CommonRo4Me-sounds familiar. We will have to meet at the Whisky show g

Stef-you're welcome. Good luck! Hey you still owe me a copy of City Walk and Hotel g

CallistaMorgan-I wanna see your pics! And hehe what paper was this? Was so good to see you and Gypsychick!

Justin2-Damn someone really did say that? Now I understand the whole thing! I was at the front of the bloody stage and I didn't get what was going on. Thank you for that! Do u have Everything Under The Sun recorded? I would love that. What else did you record? Do you have a list? How do you get these so clear?

I'm having trouble saving it. Any chance you can actually make it a link so I can right click? Saving quicktime is evil pout

*wuvs*

TB

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ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
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"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

Cece: I'm impressed - do you drive all the way from Phoenix just to see CR? Anyway... I'm uploading the God Will MP3 right now. Remember that since Adam and Eric did it totally unplugged (i.e. no mics or amps or speakers) it'll sound quite different from the other clips... you can hear a lot of background noise.

alamoana.eng.hawaii.edu/~justin/godwill.mp3

I am now way over my disk quota on my school web server, so I'm going to delete all three MP3 clips within 2 or 3 days. Please d/l and save them if you want to keep them!

Hacker: glad you liked 'em, and of course I don't mind that you saved them!

CR4Me & TB: use this page I just made...

http://alamoana.eng.hawaii.edu/~justin/clips.html

I linked to the MP3's from there so you can right-click to Save As a file (or click-and-hold if you use a Mac).

Justin

TB: a whole bunch of guys near the bar yelled it together... in the clip you can hear someone counting it down so that they all yell it in sync.

I recorded the entire show on minidisc (continuously with no interruptions except for when they left the stage before God Will). I'm already planning on bringing CD copies to the Whisky show for Kinny and CR4Me and probably a couple for the band too. If you want one I'll bring one for you too. (This offer applies to anyone else who wants one and will be there next month!) The sound quality on the CD version will obviously be better than these MP3 clips I've uploaded too.

Gwen - did I promise you a copy of those shows? I decided I wasn't making copies of those gigs, I had a few people had asked me. If I did, I can't do it right now because I don't have the right kind of VCR to play my tapes to record. I'm still waiting on my own copy from Melissa! I want to find out if there's a way I can get them put onto DVD, that would be ideal. If/when I figure it out I'll email you.

justin...you are a GOD.

i've been searching everywhere for a good quality recording of fortunate, so thank you.

is there any way for you to bring another cd for me? i will definitely pay you for your labour and the cd --- whatever. i must have that cd!

thanks muchly.

connie

Justin - thanks so much for sharing those MP3s.. great for peeps like me who can't get to watch CR perform live as often as we want to, simply becoz we are NOT IN THE USA!

I have a request... anyone has an MP3 of "Princess of Venice"? I've been wanting to listen to that for awhile.. and haven't had the chance to.

~Ash

Thanks Justin, out of curiosity, would you maybe beable to upload "All My Time" and "Offstage Lines"? Pretty Please? Those are the ones that I haven't had much luck hearing...clearly. lol
-Rachel

Justin - thanks for doing these... I would love a copy of the cd, since we missed most of the show due to traffic issues and me being directionally challenged... We came in right before the "you suck" and barely squeezed in the back :p Yes we do drive from Phoenix just to see Common Rotation, but only when they do weekend shows and then we make a weekend of it... the first time was in August for the Citiwalk show... went to Aimercat's b-day party and then the show... this weekend did the show Friday night and Disneyland on Saturday... it's only about a 5-6 hour drive when there's no traffic and I don't get lost :p So this was our 3rd Common Ro show cos our first was when they opened for TMBG up here in Scottsdale (ritzy part of Phoenix)... and I will be there at the Whisky since I am in town Wed Feb 12 - Tues Feb 18 for PBP fun

btw, if you need server space for the MP3's of those, I am sure we could all sign up for boomspeed or angelfire accounts or something and then make a page that links to them... I would offer up my server, but I don't have enough space.... SOMEDAY I will buy a desktop mac and use apple's neat web sharing to run my own server from home Against Cox's TOS you say? Muahahahaha. Lucky for me, Cox is deeply stupid

Hacker: if you say they did Hey Mr DJ at Citiwalk, I believe you... you missed most of the first set because we were at Aimer's b-day party and therefore busy flirting with the cute waiter (well TB was...) and eating Aimer's face.... G

Ok, I am done rambling now, really

Justin~ Thanks for sharing your MP3's. Everyone really appreciates it (as you can probably see. ) I am going to be at the shows in February and would love a copy of the songs if it wouldn't be any trouble. I know that yours are much better quality than mine, that's for sure. LOL I only use a voice recorder like those people use for lectures at school and such. It's better than nothing I suppose but when we have people like you and Kinny making great MP3's then we don't need mine now.

"Kinny: That's too bad about the clipping. I'm sure you still did a better job then me the first time I ever used my minidisc recorder... I taped a Natalie Merchant concert and messed up the levels so badly that for 1/3 of the show you can't hear anything, and for another 1/3 of the show every single sound is clipped!"

That's what I did at the Jan 10th gig, actually. I was trying so hard to get it right since I'd clipped the last show that I set the levels lower... and since I couldn't actually see my display in the dark, I ended up setting them so low that I got nothing but silence. Then when they unplugged I turned it up to high and every sound clipped. :D

"You definitely should not add fades between songs when mastering onto CD... if you use Windows, I think the most commonly used program to edit and break audio into tracks is Cool Edit. I use a Mac so can't really be of much more help... if you don't want to deal with track breaks, you can always just burn the entire show onto a CD as one gigantic track - that'd still be cool with me."

My only worry is that my computer -- which is old but decent, though definitely overtaxed -- wouldn't be able to handle a file that large. That's generally why I do the songs one at a time. But I'll try to clean it up a little, remove some old files, see if I can free up the space and get Cool Edit to work for me. I have the program and use it for any editing I have to do, but I can't get it to recognize the audio input so I've been using TotalRecorder to actually capture the tracks.

"Cece: I'm guessing this was the first CR show Kinny taped. As for me, I also attended and taped the CR gigs on 7/26/02 @ John Anson Ford, 8/24/02 @ Universal Citywalk, and 10/26/02 @ 14 Below. Did they do Hey Mr. DJ at any of those shows? "

Justin, I will love you forever if I can get copies of any of those. (Aw, who am I kidding? I love you forever already.) It was great to hear the clips you put up before of "Oklahoma", especially the John Anson Ford one, because I was at that show (but hadn't bought my MD yet). I've got a clearer copy of "God Will" that I've been giving people (it's the only track that came out perfectly from my Nov 26 recording) if you want that or any other MP3's. But I have the same problem with web space and bandwidth and stuff, so I usually just do direct file transfers on instant messenger programs.

I LOVE that acoustic Oklahoma with Adam and Eric...it's my favorite of all the versions I've heard I think.

connie: I'll bring another copy of the CD for you. It's free... as I would never accept any amount of money in exchange for such things.

AshBaby: You're welcome! Are you in the UK? Hopefully you'll get to see the guys in England in June?

Rachel: Which show did they do "All My Time" and "Offstage Lines" at? Right now I can only easily upload the stuff they did this past weekend at the Knitting Factory.

Cece: Okay I'll bring you a copy of the CD too. Sorry you missed most of the show! What's "PBP fun"? (Forgive my ignorance.)

Briel: No prob - I'll bring you one too. Those voice recorders are usually terrible at recording loud music, but (as you said) it's still better than nothing. That acoustic version of Oklahoma is my favorite as well... in fact it's the main reason I ever decided to see CR again. I'm always a bit disappointed when they do the uptempo full-band version instead of the slow acoustic version.

Kinny: What brand of minidisc recorder are you using? I'm wondering if you are using a Sony and plugging your mics into the mic-in jack... that would explain your problems with the levels. Also, the only CR shows I have in distributable form (i.e. on CD) are the 7/26/02 J.A. Ford show and this recent Knitting Factory show.

Yikes... okay, so far I'm bringing a CD to the Whisky for: Kinny, CR4Me, connie, Cece, Briel, and possibly TB. Did I forget anyone? I hope I'll be able to find you guys there, since I don't know what anyone looks like... except for TB who has her photo in her .signature. =)

Justin-> PBP = Posting Board Party, it's the last annual Official Buffy Posting Board Party... I will be in town for that, so bonus CR-age And you should have no problem finding me since I will be with TB g We're like joined at the.. something

Justin -

Me!Me!Me!Me!

And if I weren't sitting down right now I'd be jumping as I said that. I'll name my firstborn for you.. which might not be for a while since I don't intend to become pregnant anytime soon... I'll write a dorky haiku for you... I'll.. um... love you for always?

I loved the Knitting Factory show and the quality of your recording was fantastic. Just let me know if you want me to reimburse you the cost of the CD.

~The Official Hacker Groupie

HG, you are SUCH a dork :p G but we love you

~Cece~
http://alyfan.livejournal.com
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Here's a pic of me and Eric from the CityWalk show so you can sorta see what I look like...


Just ask around and I'm sure you'll find someone who knows me if you can't find me. lol

hee Briel I recognized you and Deb both from pics on your LJ icons when I spotted you Friday night I am in love with the icon I made of me and Adam

~Cece~
http://alyfan.livejournal.com
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GRR AT MY SCANNER! I would have a cute little icon of me and Adam, if only my scanner wasn't a useless piece of crap! kicks it Bah! I also have awesome CR (and Rosey!) pics that would make you all very happy, but nooooo I have to have this crappy piece of...OK, I think I've ranted enough about my scanner. I'm sure you're all tired of it by now (especially Briel and Deb ) Yeah, I'm just always angry about that. But maybe if I get off my ass someday I'll scan some of the pics at school. Where I am now...Instead of in class...where I should be....hee hee

but missed the show. Justin did you record the whole show? I really appreciate the fact that you were able to post the mp3s on the board. I haven't heard these songs yet and was wondering if you could post them please:

1.Answering Machine
2.Gone Dyin'
3.Cowboy
4.More Than Once
5.Post Modern

Sorry for asking for such a lot, but I am really eager to hear these songs, since I haven't seen Common Rotation since they were named 28 Orange Street. Also, I moved, so I haven't been able to go to LA to see them. I live in Chicago right now.

thanks, wuv ya all
Lynn

Justin- Silly me, I was looking at the wrong set list. lmao. Okay.. breath *breath*... could you maybe upload 'Answering Machine'? Oh.. And what else did Adam say after the guy told him he sucked.. if possible I'd like to hear that aswell.. some one said it was a real kickass comment, but it wasn't on the one attatched to the mp3.. I don't think. LoL. Thanks for all these mp3s that you're uploading, it's really nice of you to spread around the Common Ro. Goodness! :P

Thanks, Rachel

Adam responded with his common intro to Sit Down, which was telling the guys they needed to go get a drink and shut the fu*k up and listen to the next song cos it might apply to them snerk The real dig though was during his verse of Fortunate where his last line is "that guy paid 7 dollars to tell me I suck.."

Justin: I can't wait for the cd, it will be nice to hear the songs I missed, especialy since there are a few there that I haven't heard yet.

Justin-oh hell yeah I'd love a CD! Thank you, thank you, thank you! glomps ya I have two tapes of shows, one of the Mollys gig where I got me my "pity smooch" and the HRC gig with Tamz's sign g
You are awesome to do this for us! And thanks for linking those mp3s Much easier to save them They're great quality too And hehe yes I am easily recognizable, just look for the girl who has the digicam permanently hanging round her neck snicker and yep Cece and I are usually joined at the hip g We're Momlet and daughterlet see g Now you need to post a pic so we know what you look like g

Oh and what the heck does Answering Machine sound like? I would love to refresh my memory on that one

Cece-hehe you and I are always joined at the hip. And haha I wasn't flirting with the waiter... much g He was cute, hey I had to flirt! And Aimer's face was delish g And cute pic!

Hacker Groupie-as Cece said, we missed most of the first half of the show. But I did get to see it on tape thanks to the lovely Stef!

Stef-yeah when we were watching them in the hotel you said you would. No rush hun, if you can do it, go for it I'd love copies of them And hey I like your pic

Briel-hehe cute pic! And hey I know whatcha look like g

Ok one more day till I know if I got my vacation. Pray real hard now that the scheduling gods gave it to me




*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

"Kinny: What brand of minidisc recorder are you using? I'm wondering if you are using a Sony and plugging your mics into the mic-in jack... that would explain your problems with the levels."

It's a Sharp, and I am using the mic-in (rather than line-in) because I'm not using a battery pack or anything. I think my problems with the levels are nothing but user error on my part; I know it can record perfectly well, and has. I've done okay with live shows that are a little less loud, like seeing acoustic acts at Hotel Cafe.

BTW, I'm looking at buying a second set of mics (because the ones I have can be inconvenient, in that I can't turn my head while recording :D); have you ever used SP-BMC-3? They're about all I can afford, but I wouldn't want to buy them if they'd suck for this kind of recording. :D

"Also, the only CR shows I have in distributable form (i.e. on CD) are the 7/26/02 J.A. Ford show and this recent Knitting Factory show."

Can I get the Ford from you as well? I don't have anything else to trade, though, unless you like Gary Jules.

Cece: Thanks for decoding the acronym for me (wouldn't it actually be BPBP then?). I suppose a majority of CR fans followed Adam over from Buffy? I think I've watched less than five episodes of that show in my life. =P

HG: I put your name down for a free CD as well... no firstborn-naming or everlasting love required! A dorky haiku would be funny though. =)

Briel: Nice pic... looks like Eric is enjoying himself there, hehe.

Lynn: I'd love to help out with all those songs, but the disk quotas on my web server limit me to having only one or two MP3 files up at any given time. After I delete the current ones, I'd be happy to post another MP3 over the weekend. It sounds like Rachel is already voting for Answering Machine!

TB: Okay since it seems like you'll be the easiest to spot (red hair + digital camera), I'll look for you then you can point out everybody else. I'm sort of a plain looking average-sized asian guy with glasses.

From what I've seen in posted pics & at the shows... everyone else here seems to be girls with red/maroon/purple hair, or girls with longer dark hair and glasses... am I right??? (please don't flame me!) =)

Kinny: If I have time, I'll try to burn copies of the 7/26/02 Ford show too. I actually have a spare pair of used SP-BMC-3 mics... they are decent mics, and can be clipped onto lapels, collars, sleeves, hat, etc. for easy mounting. If you want to buy it off me I can sell it for $30. BTW, which model are you using now? (I use the SP-CMC-6 mics, which are higher quality but also over $200.)

Well I am a girl, and I have long hair, but it's not red/maroon/burgandy, and I don't wear glasses...I did notice that a lot of CR fans have glasses. Funny. I'm a short-average teenage girl with longish curly blonde hair...yeah. I'll probably be wearing something really recognizable at the Whisky, so TB won't necessarily have to point me out to you...not that she and I have ever met before either g

Justin - I would love a copy of the CD if I could get one! Pretty please!

TB - that's right! I totally forgot you saw them! Ok well I just found out today I can get them put onto DVD!!!! So TB and Kinny, I'll bring you guys DVDs in Feb!

Justin~ Eric wasn't the only one enjoying himself. LOL

TB & Kinny - ok I found out the DVD costs $15 an hour to make, so once I get my copy I can pop it in my DVD player and record a VHS tape for you guys. Hope that's ok.

TB & Kinny2 - ping *ping*

Justin - email me.

Hi Justin.. no I'm not in the UK.
I'm stuck in SUNNY Singapore, where hardly anything's going on right now, except the MTV Asia Awards next week :p

And yep, will be going to UK to see the band in June.

I'd love to have a copy of the CD, but I don't know how I'm ever going to get it from you... maybe you can email me to discuss.

vampyralic@yahoo.com

~Ash

oops. forgot the no money rule that matt made!

but thank you again justin! i would bring homemade muffins for you, but they'd probably stop me at customs.

"Kinny: If I have time, I'll try to burn copies of the 7/26/02 Ford show too. I actually have a spare pair of used SP-BMC-3 mics... they are decent mics, and can be clipped onto lapels, collars, sleeves, hat, etc. for easy mounting. If you want to buy it off me I can sell it for $30. BTW, which model are you using now? (I use the SP-CMC-6 mics, which are higher quality but also over $200.)"

Yeah, I'd love to buy those from you! Not only that, but I'll buy you a drink. :D Right now I'm using the SP-TFB-2, which are really good, but can be a little bit of the hassle because of the mounting style. You are completely my new hero. :D

Thanks again to everyone who showed up. Sold out, completely packed, lots of fun.

Connie: pounce

CR4Me: Whoops, sorry for the overgeneralization . By any chance, were you left center, and about 4-5 "rows" back at the Knitting Factory show? I do remember seeing a young girl with longish blond hair singing along to all the songs and occasionally taking a picture with her camera.

Stef: no prob - I'll put you down for a copy of the CD too. I'm sending you an e-mail right now, since you asked me to.

Briel: hee hee.

AshBaby: Wow! You are in Singapore but still going over to see CR in England? That sure beats Cece's trek from Phoenix to Los Angeles by a ton, huh?

Connie: Thanks! I've never been a doll before . Customs? Are you flying in from another country to see CR next month or something?

Kinny: cool, you bought those in-ear binaurals... I'd been wondering how good those were. I'll bring the BMC-3's for you then... and if you remind me I'll take you up on the drink offer too!

'night all,
Justin

Hey Justin - yep.. will be in London for the Buffy Harvest shindig, and coz I miss my fellow Troika Bitches very much
BTW, can you pls email me too? 'bout the CD/ MP3s.

*common girl:* pounce!

*justin:* yup. coming for the pbp, staying for the gig on sunday. i'm from canada, eh? :P

CeCe - snickers You love me AND I'm a dork. I feel warmed and only slightly overwhelmed. And maybe amused since my sis Re just told me that she agrees with you. Laughs

TB - Yeah, I recall that you all were late to the City Walk show. I even recall seeing the tiaras. grins

Justin - SMOOCH Danke! Now if I can just convince you to go over to the 24 hour Woodland Hills Starbucks sometime BEFORE the Whisky show so that I can get my cd early.. plots

laughs Okay, one EXTREMELY lame dorky haiku coming up..

clears throat

Common Ro CD
Made especially for me
Or maybe not, dang.

bows

coughs

Connie - Ooh.. yeah, no money rule. face palms
My bad too.

Common Girl - Wow! It's neat to see you posting more often here lately Good fun that.

~Hacker Groupie should be asleep

Hi all! I wasn't able to get access to a computer since last thursday, and already it looks like i missed out on a ton of info. How will I ever catch up?

Justin~ Could I please snag a copy of the recording you made at the knitting factory last friday? My tape recorder broke yesterday at my audition, (gah!), so i can't even listen to the crappy mini-disk recording i made. I don't have any material to trade, but I am more than willing to give you a ton of blank cds to make up for all the ones you're burning. let me know if that's okay. my email is soccerchicastar@aol.com

Cece~ I love the pics!! My friends and I were on the side of the stage, so we managed to be in some of your pictures. (I'm the dorky girl in the red button-up shirt, holding the posters I bought for a friend who couldn't make it to the concert. It's like picture 39 or something)

The concert was fantastic! I had gotten 8 friends to come, and we had the best time. I don't know which was funnier, when Adam almost stepped on my best friend during "Complex" (The sound check song), or, after my friend and I switched spots, Adam fell down practically on top of me at the end of "Sit Down". Oh, and my friend snag me Adam's gross setlist, so I guess that was the missing one you guys were chatting about.
I gotta head off to school, so i'll post more later!
Ashlyn Suzette

I think ya got me Justin. I was just left of center and I guess 4-5 "rows..." but yeah, I was singing along to EVERY song LOL

"Now if I can just convince you to go over to the 24 hour Woodland Hills Starbucks sometime BEFORE the Whisky show so that I can get my cd early.."

Hold the phone. There's a 24-HOUR Starbucks in Woodland Hills? What makes Woodland Hills such a thriving center of nightlife that they need a 24-hour Starbucks? What about the rest of us who venture into Woodland Hills only when absolutely necessary? What about MY needs?

I get the feeling that Justin's going to be a very busy guy. I think you all owe him a lot of liquor. I'll get him started and the rest of y'all can take it from there. :D

Kinny - Hehe. Apparently Woodland Hills is THE place to be. snorts Yep, 24 hr Starbucks on the corner of Ventura and Topanga. It's my home away from home away from home. Well, at least it is when it's after midnight and I'm craving lattes.

~Hacker Groupie

Justin - thanks so much!* ping

Connie - my fellow Canadian! We're gonna have fun down south there eh? No doubt.

Justin- I am unable to make it down to the CR show in LA, but was wondering If I could maybe get a CD from you since I have never once before seen the band live. Maybe, please? It would be awesome. Email me if ya can: troika03@hotmail.com

-Rachel

AshB: I linked my e-mail into my name this time. Everybody feel free to e-mail me! (I like getting e-mail.) Anyway Ash, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the CD if you want to do a B&P early next month. Do you know what that is?

Connie: Cool beans. What part of Canada are you from? I've been to Vancouver a few times, as well as Toronto and Montreal once.

HG: Thanks for the Haiku (and the smooch)... I dunno if the Haiku is dorky enough though! Also, I'm with Kinny... I didn't think there were any 24-hour Starbucks anywhere in SoCal! All the ones around here where I live (Torrance) close by 10pm... ugh.

Suzette: Are you gonna be at the Whisky show next month? If so I'll bring you a copy of the CD.

CR4Me: Ahh, so that was you. Who was that other girl you were with, the skinny one with the dark hair and glasses standing behind your right shoulder? She was the reason I was looking over that way in the first place... .

Kinny: I agree, what the heck does Woodland Hills need with a 24-hour Starbucks??? I figured if there was one anywhere, it'd probably be near USC/UCLA/etc..

Stef: Got your e-mail msg, about to ping you back...

Justin

Rachel: Whoops looks like you posted while I was taking my sweet time to type out my last post. You can do a B&P early next month if you want a copy (same offer as I made to AshBaby). Whoops^2, I see you just sent me an e-mail about it! I'll go read that now.

J - So you think Nicole's perdy, eh? LOL Aww...I'll be sure to tell her. She's one of my best friends (my other best friend is the other girl who was with me, the shorter one with red hair and a pink skirt standing next to Nicole). She'll be flattered.

stef: you betcha we are!

justin: i'm from vancouver, actually. all revved up for la though.

Justin - As I told Kinny - Apparently Woodland Hills is the place to be. Seriously. I don't think they are EVER slow. 2:30 AM and the patio is full as is the inside. I like the patio and the heat lamps - makes me feel like an iguana.

My haiku wasn't dorky enough? Dang. Well, I'd share the other dorky haiku I wrote day one of my current attempt at joining the non-smokers of the world but... Let's just say the haiku had to do with a desire for cigarettes, Tom Lenk and his cute behind. GRIN

Anyhow, if either you or Kinny or any other LA CR denizen wanna meet up at SB sometime lemme know. Aimer, AJ (whos MIA from this board), TB and I have been known to go there. Though TB doesn't leave near the area.

~ Hacker Groupie, Obsessed with Starbucks, Common Rotation, Saving the earth from Supreme Alien Beings and Men in Corsets cough

Hacker Groupie also loves getting emails they make her happy and you will get good karma

I hate these crappy popups! growls

Justin-hehe well I could write you Mouse Ears. Then you could be like Adam cuz I wrote him ears for his bday I have proof of him wearing them too g Thank you so much for the CD! And hehe yes I am easily recognizable especially with my new flaming red hair I don't mind pointing out the gals even if I don't know CommonRo4Me g You rock for doing these ya know! I'd love a copy of the Ford show too. Heard the acoustic Oklahoma version mp3 which I love And yeah I met Adam a year ago at the Dangerous Visions book signing, so I'm one of the Buffy geeks g How did you hear about Common Ro?

Stef-hehe VHS is fine And yeah don't ya remember our vid fest in the hotel? I didn't leave LA till 2 AM! And checking email now...

CommonRo4Me-nope we have yet to meet but we will at the Whisky!

Hacker Groupie-yes we were late and Aimer had on the tiara. I had on the tinsel. g And hey I used to live near Woodland Hills, is it my fault if my school is down here in Irvine? g

Suzette the Bloody-ok we have two Suzettes now? g And Cece's pics are actually mine hun. So you guys are in some of them? I'll see what you look like then g And yes those flashes were evily blinding.

I cannot wait till the Whisky Show. Cece and I will be even more recognizable in our Purple Fuzzy Headbands she wants us to wear g That and my PBP tag of course

Just so everyone knows I run ABC also, so if you are a new Adam fan, go join! Link is in the siggie


*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

quote--> AshB: I linked my e-mail into my name this time. Everybody feel free to e-mail me! (I like getting e-mail.) Anyway Ash, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the CD if you want to do a B&P early next month. Do you know what that is?

-------

Er.. not really. Justin, you've got mail.

TB - so do you? Did you rec my email abt the KF pics??

~Ash

Should we start a new topic/thread? Loading these 80+ posts is starting to slow things down! =(

CR4Me: okay okay you got me, yup Nicole was a cutie. Wish I were 10 years younger and better looking. uh... let's forget I just said any of that.

HG: That's so weird! Watch out though... Kinny and I have a secret plan to shut down that SB and move it exactly halfway between our respective houses. You just wait. I'm almost never up there in the Valley, since I both work and live in the South Bay area. But buzz me if you are ever down this way and wanna try a non-24-hour SB for a change.

HG2: BTW, were you a MUD or IRC user before? The way you like commenting about yourself in the third person reminds me of those old (pre-web) days on internet.

TB: Mouse ears??? Don't worry, I'm gonna try to bring copies of the Ford show too (if I have enough time to burn all those discs!). I never knew a darn thing about Common Rotation until I attended the They Might Be Giants concert at the Ford. CR Unplugged (a.k.a. Adam & Eric, a.k.a. Tenacious D Lite) was so funny and Oklahoma was such a great song, that I had to see them again after that. So you're lookin' at one little reason why opening for TMBG was a good thing all around.

Ash: gonna go read my e-mail right now. (although I should be going to sleep!)

AshBaby-I did. When I finish with my photos I will. But I can't email them. My email can't handle it.

Justin-haha you don't know us very well do you? This is not a long thread compared to some of the threads we do! And yes Mouse Ears. I work at Disneyland g And ooh well that was a good thing they did that then eh? I was gonna try and catch the HB show but when I finally found out I could get off work it was sold out. This last show at the KF was like the 13th time I have seen CR play since last Feb. I used to go to all their Cali shows (LA ones) before I started working at the park. Also did photos for the Buffy mag So I am quite the devoted CR fan And thanks for the CDs! South Bay, where is that?



*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

Steph,Cece & Briel your icons are awesome

Yeah, you guys! Awesome icons! They're so nice. sigh I'll have one of my own with me and Adam hopefully soon..that is, if I can get a chance to meet him when the board is still around. gah, i so wish I didn't live in this part of Canada...the cold part..the part that is 3 days away from Los Angeles.

-Rachel

"Should we start a new topic/thread? Loading these 80+ posts is starting to slow things down! =("

I'll rev one up for tape trading, mp3 trading and B&P. But I doubt we're going to stop writing in here anyway. We'll just have to deal. ;D

"HG: That's so weird! Watch out though... Kinny and I have a secret plan to shut down that SB and move it exactly halfway between our respective houses."

As I recall, my plan was to get you to help me take over the Starbucks, tell you that of course Torrance would be a great location, then betray you and move it to Burbank. But I guess that plan will work, too. I used to drive to Torrance every day for work. Glad that's over. :D

"HG2: BTW, were you a MUD or IRC user before? The way you like commenting about yourself in the third person reminds me of those old (pre-web) days on internet."

I used to MOO, myself (in a chatroom rather than role-playing way, which really... why not just use IRC? I don't know), but I must say that the third person just reminds me of Ross Perot. And Bob Dole. And uh... The Rock?

"TB: Mouse ears???"

That's what I said, too. Don't encourage her. I think she might be having an affair with Mickey Mouse. TB, I think you should stop projecting your love of Mickey onto Adam. He deserves BETTER than to be a sad substitute, and trying to make him look like Mickey is just degrading to them both!

too long? this is nothing compared to a lot of our threads we do tend to ramble...

TB: Cece and I will be even more recognizable in our Purple Fuzzy Headbands she wants us to wear g

ummm it was YOUR idea :p I just agreed with it :p

HG: poor Hacker, noone wants to come to WH to see you :p

~Cece~
http://alyfan.livejournal.com

TB: Wow 13 shows?! Which one was the best so far? The South Bay area is pretty much everything near the coast between LAX and the Port of L.A.. I think of it as everything south of the 105, southwest of the 405, and west of the 110.

Kinny: dang it. Just for that I think TB should bring some personalized mouse ears and make you wear 'em the whole time at the Whisky. Also, I forgot about MOO - never tried one. Re: third person... don't forget Jimmy(?) from that Seinfeld episode.

When you say MOO it makes me think of 'Mothers Opposed to the Occult' from the Buffy episode "Gingerbread" in Season 3...I'll just sit here and be quiet now.

Justin - Long threads are fun and choke full of vitamins!

And no shutting down SB! I would die, don't you understand that? As for me leaving the valley. I almost never leave the valley. Unless I do.

Oh my! MUD and IRC.. two things I never hear of anymore. I never really did the MUD/MOO thing - that my friend Stephanie's job.. oye.. her and the Anne McCaffery stuff.. hehe. IRC I played with from time to time but that was long ago. In 1996 I became active in the WBS chat system - an html based webchat. I lived there.

But about me using the third person and/or speaking of myself in plural... that's just an odd quirk of mine, I think. We (meaning me) actually will talk like this. It only gets scary when we're having a conversation and saying stuff like "she needs to go to bed now." She being us or me. Confused yet?

Talking about old stuff like IRC makes me remember my old mac. pat pat It may have only come with 8 MB RAM (we expanded it to 16!) but it was a beaut. And it's external modem was nice. And I was one of the first people among my friends to get the wickedly cool 28.8 bps modem!

Kinny - giggles Betrayer. Burbank already has Starbucks. And you know.. Burbank really isn't THAT far from Woodland Hills.

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.. sorry. I couldn't help myself. Hey, do you remember Pow-wow? Why is that suddenly in my head too? And I am no Ross Perot. He scares me. And Bob Dole reminds me of pineapple juice. Except I like pineapples.

Hmm.. The Rock.. I don't mind him so much. But he's not really my type. We prefer slightly more geeky guys.. like Steve Jobs.. L Well, not actually. But Tom Hardy currently holds a space in my heart.

~Hacker Groupie, Annoyed that she has lost her voice and doesn't know when she'll find it

Briel, while it is suitably geeky for that to remind you of Buffy, you'd reach new heights of geekness (like I'm talking Andrew scale, here) if you knew that it actually stands for "Multi-user Object Oriented" or "MUD Object Oriented" (which is actually messed up because how can you have an acronym within an acryonym, anyway?).

"Kinny: dang it. Just for that I think TB should bring some personalized mouse ears and make you wear 'em the whole time at the Whisky. Also, I forgot about MOO - never tried one. Re: third person... don't forget Jimmy(?) from that Seinfeld episode."

You would have to beat me unconscious before I'd wear mouse ears in the privacy of my own home, much less in public, much less at a club. Just because Adam got suckered into it doesn't mean I have to be. I'll never be consumed by her corporate zombie machine! NEVER! No matter HOW sparkly her shirts are!

(Also you'd have to beat me unconscious to get me to watch Seinfeld. Except that I wouldn't be able to watch because I'd be unconscious so that'd be fine.)

*is suitably impressed by Kinny's geekdome*

Refering to Buffy in conversation is not just a habit, it's also an art.

~The Official Hacker Groupie

I'm crying snicker

Kinny and Justin-just for that I am gonna make you Mouse Ears and force you to wear them. You two are hilarious. Hey I needed a gift for Adam's B-day and since I was a new hat writer I figured it would be cute.

See proof:

And hey I work for the Mouse! I'm not in love with him or nothing. I just like making people all Disneyfied g

I used to be an IRC user too. Had a habit for getting thrown outta the bar. snicker

Briel-I thought the same thing g

Cece-LOL well yeah ok it was my idea but I like blaming it on you g

HackerGroupie-hehe it is an art g

Rachel-awww hun you will eventually





*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

Justin-my fave show well that's a toughie. I was totally groovin on the HRC show Feb 17th, that's the nite I established ABC. Also really loved the HRC Show April 21st :0 And of course the Mollys Show March 30th, the nite of my "pity smooch". I love them all really So hard to choose a favorite. Do love seeing the boys and of course Adam hugs g



*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

HG: you sure are a weirdie. j/k... speaking of old Macs (or Apples), my first computer was an Apple IIe, and I would log in to send e-mail and read news on a "blazing fast" 300-1200 baud modem. If there had been a www then, loading up this one page here would probably have taken me like 10-15 minutes. mooooo

Kinny: hey what's wrong with Seinfeld? I used to love watching that show. My my my... such a strong refusal to don the mouse ears? TB will have to get you to wear them now!

TB: what's the "pity smooch" story, or should I not get into that? (Did it just cause everyone else here to groan after already hearing it a hundred times?)

"Hey I needed a gift for Adam's B-day and since I was a new hat writer I figured it would be cute."

See, now that's just wrong. Having now seen photographic evidence I can honestly say that you owe both me and Adam a lot of money for our psychological trauma. I'm gonna be in therapy for years and I'm not even wearing the hat, I can't even imagine what the poor guy went through.

And you just need to admit that you are a shill for the Mouse. He is your lord and master, and you are his butt monkey. You worship the Mouse, and everyone here knows it.

J-dog,

speaking of old Macs (or Apples), my first computer was an Apple IIe, and I would log in to send e-mail and read news on a "blazing fast" 300-1200 baud modem. If there had been a www then, loading up this one page here would probably have taken me like 10-15 minutes. mooooo

I remember those days. My first computer was a Commodore 64, which to this day remains one of the illest computers ever made. I wish I still had it. The games on that thing were, as the kids say, "off the hook". You can get simulators now for regular PCs (so there is a remote chance that one day I will once more waste an entire Saturday playing a Dutch merchant in PIRATES!), but I can't get them to work on my shitty-ass Micron. Anyway, my Commodore was even more dope than my Atari. And that's sayin' somethin'. (Do you like how all my slang is so last-year? It amuses me.)

Kinny: hey what's wrong with Seinfeld? I used to love watching that show. My my my... such a strong refusal to don the mouse ears? TB will have to get you to wear them now!

There's a lot wrong with that show, but chief among them I would have to say Jerry Seinfeld. If I were keeping a list of people I'd like to never see on my television screen ever again (oh wait, I am keeping one of those), he'd be near the top.

And there is no way in heaven or hell that I am wearing mouse ears. And neither you nor TB is man enough to make me do it.

TB: what's the "pity smooch" story, or should I not get into that? (Did it just cause everyone else here to groan after already hearing it a hundred times?)

I think it's safe to say that everybody's heard all of TB's stories many times. But you can't stop her from telling them so we all might as well hear it again. I, however, challenge her to tell the story..... in Spanish. You know, just for variety.

Justin Timberlake (hehe) -

Weirdie? I object to that. I prefer eccentric or even unique. Yes, we like that. :D

You had an AppleII? Very cool. I don't use mac comps these days but I miss them. I think they are very hardy souls. While people kept upgrading computers again and again I played on my LC475 until 1996. My mom stubbornly refused to buy another. So I bought my own. And the next year she bought herself a new one. Go figure. I miss that sweet thing. It was always good to me and chugged along with the best of them... though it did occassionally quack.

Oh my god! He shot ..Kinny - You had a commie64? Wicked. I actually have been keeping my eyes out for old TRS80s. I think it'd be cool to own one. You say Atari, you refering to an Atari computer or game system or what?

With the game system I was hopelessly addicted to Pit Fall and pacman. Nice and classic. Used that Atari until my mother finally bought my brother a Sega Genesis. You'll note that when it came to anything electronic it was my brother who got the new stuff. I got the pity gifts from friends. (The Atari was a gift from my friend after they got the new and wicked cool Nintendo)

Mouse ears are funny. But I'd wear them. Then again my idea of fun at Disneyland is riding around in the train singing Disney songs at the top of my lungs.

~Hacker Groupie, bored at work, still no voice and has a 30 year old cannon camera that needs a new battery that no one seems to sell.

I had an Atari game console and Pit Fall was its reason for being. But nothing -- no, NOTHING! -- is as cool as "PIRATES!". Mine was even a pirate (get it? pirated pirates!) copy, and that was back in the day when I had no idea what pirating was anyway except that I was totally sure you'd need a parrot for that shit. I had a Mac Performa 550 once, too. It was all very cutting-edge at the time but the Mac was so inferior to the Commodore because I didn't have BATTLETECH: THE CRESCENT HAWK'S INCEPTION for the Mac. So there.

Also, the best part about Disneyland (if there can be a "best part" of being stranded in a crowded wasteland full of children and chipper people in costumes) is the old-school rides. Pinnochio, man. That's a SCARY-ass ride.

HG: hey! How dare you call me Justin Timberlake! I'm quite offended now.

Kinny: ho hum....

My dearest J Rock,

That is SO wrong. I'm totally not that orange and fuzzy.

TB - Poor Adam in those Mickey ears! He looks so silly! Hahahahaha! Awwwwww

You know what else is sad, though? As silly as a person can look in mouse ears, it doesn't even approach how silly a person can look in a chef's hat holding a lightsaber. I wonder if someone somewhere knows the actual story behind that one.

Kinny - Ya that was kind of stupid. Dressing poor Adam up and taking pictures of it for their own amusement. I'm just waiting for someone to string Christmas lights around him and stick a star on his head.

"I'm just waiting for someone to string Christmas lights around him and stick a star on his head."

Dammit, why didn't I think of that? I could've gotten an installation at LACMA.

:gah: I went on one of the school's crappy computers during lunch, and typed up a huge post (before the talk turn to computers, and I had a chance of following the lingo), and it went kabloo-ey on me when I tried to hit the respond button. Oh, well. I'm consoling myself with the fact I actually managed to get tickets to the Whiskey show.

Kinny~ If you think mouse ears are bad, try fuzzy, striped orange and black Tigger ones. Two years ago, a friend of mine convinced me that we should both buy a pair, and get pictures with all of the cast members we ran into at Disneyland with them on. I wouldn't even have remembered them, but i recently found them in the back of my old closet when I was moving, and then proceded to throw them in the back of my new closet. Great system, no? ::grins::

Kinny~ I got the tickets to the Whiskey, so I'll be there, if you're still willing to burn me a CD of the last knitting factory show. Just name your demands.
Oh, and if we end up not meeting at the Whiskey (which knowing my luck, something will go wrong), I actually live in Redondo Beach, so i'm really close to you.

TB~ sorry! When I saw that Cece had posted the link to the pictures, I assumed (incorrectly) she was the one who took them. So, I'll repeat: The Pics are awesome!

What's this about a chef's hat and lightsaber?

Briel - someone put a chef's hat on Adam and had him hold a lightsaber at one of the UK conventions a few months ago and took a picture of it. It was the "Jedi Chef Adam" picture. I don't remember where it is online.

Justin-well everyone has heard the story but ok just cuz you asked for it. So I went to the March 30th gig at Molly Malones (even ended up dragging my Mom). Well two days before I had had my wisdom tooth out and my Mom said becuz of this Adam should give me a pity smooch on my cheek. Well she was joking of course but I told Zeus and he threatened to tell Adam. Well after the gig he did cept he didn't say it loud enuf so I had to repeat it and well Adam laughed and did it but he did it so fast and my friend wanted to get in on film for me, so I had to go chase him down and ask him to smooch me again g The proof is in the picture



And that's the story g I mean I was wearing an ice pack on my face almost all nite and everyone kept asking me what happened, but Adam didn't seem to notice. In the pic looks like he is kissing my ear but really it's my cheek And yes I am turning red g We have it on tape too. Highly embarrassing but highly memorable And hehe I like that pic of Kinny Mouse g Too cute! And if you think HG is weird, you should meet me. My saying is "Normal People Worry Me" g

Kinny-the Mouse is my boss. He pays my wage. Hey I have to help Disneyify everyone And haha I thought Adam looked cute! He liked the Mouse Ears idea. He laughed when he saw them And hey I can force you to wear Mouse Ears I have my ways Noone can resist my Burgandy charms g And I had an Atari. I loved Donkey Kong. Till I lost it of course g Psst I'm a woman g And I am Woman enuf to make you wear the ears! And I don't know much Spanish snicker And I reckon Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is scarier g

Stef-hey he liked his Mouse Ears! It wasn't torture perse... g And we like silly on him! I have lots of pics of him being all silly like! And Xmas lights? And it wasn't for my amusement, it was for his!

Hacker Groupie-you do that at Disney and I reckon you're bound to get me fired snicker But hey I'd do that with you I did sing Part Of Your World with you into someone's cellphone after all g

Briel-I wanna hear that story too g



*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

Gwen - Ahh the infamous Molly's smooch picture. I have never seen so many smilies in a post in my life lol.

Connie: Indeedy, my Lane friend.

Hacker Groupie: Oh, I've been here forever. . .

Macs are so cool... I am the proud user of a 700 mhz snow iBook... it so purdy I am waiting for my new RAM chip to come... I have the 14.1 inch model with combo dvd/cd-rw drive... I heart my mac!

I also heart Disney... those of you on live journal might have noticed my Disney Freaks icon of me and TB... cos that is us.. she WORKS there which is great cos she can sign me in free with her lovely cast member-ness Not to mention get me discounts on all the cool stuff there! I should have checked Disney's pic of me with Pooh, they gave me a ticket but I forgot to go look

Dang. I'm sleepy...
TB: thanks for the story... what a cute photo! Should I be more jealous of you or of Adam there? haha j/k .

'nighty nite.

Stef - they were Neils pics.. the Neil who gave us the North con pics for our Eric site.

And it's the Jedi-chefs

His website is here:
http://www.planet-zhadum.com/
Go to Convention galleries, Sector14 North

TB - my email can't accept that many pics at one go either. The last time, Neil sent me like 4 pics a time, over several days. So what is your suggestion re: transferring the pics to me? I cld perhaps try to set up some site for you to upload it to, if you want... Let me know

Neil has given me permission to use many of his adam photos on the site. Sofar I have put some up in the Common Rotation section. just follow the like:

http://www.geocities.com/troika03/commonphotos.html and click on 'Conventions'(Adam&Eric)


-Rachel

Stef-yep that's the infamous pic g And I know I know we've all heard the story a million times. Hey I really like telling it g

Cece-I love that icon of us I look so dorky in my Toontown costume And hehe yes being a CM does have its perks indeed g

Justin-awww thanks And hehe ask Adam. Depends on if you're the one who would want to be smooching me.

Wait, that didn't come out right g I got smooched by Danny Strong too. And that one he did all on his own The boys are so cute!

AshBaby-I have no idea. We can work something out or you can DL them after I UL them if I ever get them up.



*wuvs*

TB

Adam's Biggest Fan
ABC #1-Founder and Official Geek
ABC Version 1.0 Retro Adam
West Coast So Cal Common Ro Pimp
"Don't don't don't let's start this is the worst part. To believe for all the world, that you're my precious little girl. Don't don't don't let's start, I've got a weak heart. I can't get around till you get around."-"Don't Let's Start", They Might Be Giants covered by Common Rotation-
"It's not the size of the mic it's the length of the song."-"Rockstar", Common Rotation-
"What was so delicately touching was she recalled that I preferred it red."-"Burgandy", Common Rotation-
"I'm not a poet, nor a prophet though I dream from time to time. I'm an artist of illusion and I sketch a strange design.. So don't pay me with respect, just pay me with attention."-"Did A Verse End?", Common Rotation-
"When I was younger I used to get angry at all the girls. Now that I'm older, I just get angry at the world."-"Oklahoma", Common Rotation-

Ooh! What a pretty picture of "Kinny!"

I am randomly commenting here, sorry, only one window open and an uber quick post. Oodles to do at work today.

Jedi Chef Adam... that is scary. The poor guy. I wonder, if I brought a spatula and one of those old Burger King crowns to a show, would Adam put the crown on and pose with the spatula? Hmm.... it's like paper dolls or Barbie - only not. Oh My God! It's The Sims, live action.

I like the pirated pirate game. That's cute.

~Hacker Groupie has "The Middle" stuck in her head.

TB thanks for the story and your pic is lovely very cute.

Adam in the ears it's a cute pic I mean he must be a fun guy for wearing them.
Or I've just made abig mistake and he could just love wearing those ears.(but any way he still looks cute)

Justin I guess it depends on you'd like 2 be smooching TB or Adam? (they do look cute together though)

TB am jealous of your pic I got one taken with Adam in Belfast. 2 be honest some one just grabbed me and said it's your turn and pushed me over 2 him.
He said Hi am Adam I made a strange noise like blah blah something like that but I know it was a mumble.
It was my first convention and i've never asked any one could I have my pic taken with, so I was a little embarssed with it all.
I was not expecting a hug, and I thought the guy taking the pic might say something like ready but no nothing.

So in my pic am getting a nice hug from Adam, but am looking the wrong way. I mean not at the camera and not at Adam and am all teeth in it.( its a bad pic of me)+ I have no idea what am looking at I look freakn mental in it.

Before I left the convention I finaly got the courage 2 go up and say something other that blah blah 2 Adam.
I asked him 2 sign the pic and gave it 2 him upside down hoping he wouldn't look at it.
And it looked like it was gonna work untill he handed it back he looked, and you could tell by his face it was like wow he totaly looked freaked for a second & not in the good way.
Well you had 2 be there but it was funny looking at his face. He said its cute but I know he was thinking whhhhat happend in that.

Well am hoping that he might let me get another one with him during the next convention.
I say might as am not sure if he's up for another scare so soon.

There's a picture of Adam in the ears??

Rach - scroll up the page a bit. TB posted a small pic of it. C'mon now, keep up with us here!

haha! He's so cute! :D
Stef- Found it. Thanks
-Rachel

The Jedi Chefs are rather funny and tongue-in-cheek though. They had various people who attended conventions to pose with them and with light sabres and a chef hat. Some are darn hilarious!

quote: --> AshBaby-I have no idea. We can work something out or you can DL them after I UL them if I ever get them up.

TB - yah sure! I can DL them if you are able to UL them somewhere LOL (Boy, does that sound cryptic!) You just email me when you are ready or we need to discuss further nitty-gritties.

~Ash