Kevin Costner's Russian's Rusty: Washington DC Metropolitan Area Thread II

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6pm tonight? I'll try to get there.

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 12:57 (eighteen years ago) link

everyone who's goin to konono ougta say hey to me and pete if you see us - maybe we can get a drink or some food after, as brian suggested

― ZR (teenagequiet), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Hey, sorry I left early y'all.. had to be somewhere, also this Congolese (I think?) dude started talking to me in French and was like, well, if you want to go visit Africa (I do), then give me your phone number, you never know, maybe for Thanksgiving someone will give you a plane ticket! I was like, that's so nice of you, but I don't have any vacation time and oops, gotta go. It was funny.

― dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 06:17 (eighteen years ago) link

It's also funny in that there were not that many Congolese folks there. The K. Center will never learn to give flyers to little African shops like Simba Records in Langely Park, or to that African art and furniture and cd store in Landmark Mall in Alexandria.

Hey Zach, Brian, and Pete, sorry I was distracted afterward tracking down band and song info. But I had to do my research for the review. Some other time I should be able to talk and hang out.

― curmudgeon (Steve K), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 06:54 (eighteen years ago) link

I will have to meet Strongo/jess and Dar1a another time. It was ILX and music geek central--Contributors to the Post, City Papers, Jazz Times, Post Express and more.

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 14:03 (eighteen years ago) link

darn, I am sure I knew a bunch of people there & wish I hadn't had to bail. oh well, there will be more music.

It was neat stuff but the sound was already pretty familiar to me - now I know why I'd been reading an article saying this was seen as a v traditional group in the Congo, not really cutting edge (that would be hip hop, nowadays).

― dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 15:08 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah, pretty neat overall - i really don't like the kennedy center as a venue though.

so yeah just a reminder but mandalay in silver spring on saturday.

― ZR (teenagequiet), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 15:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Without the handmade from car part amps and mics, and with the megaphones broken, Konono was a good African dance band but not as unique as on the cd.

Enjoy Mandalay, I'm busy with family this weekend.

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link

what time mandalay, ZR? 7?

― petesmith (plsmith), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 15:58 (eighteen years ago) link

i think 7 sounds like a reasonable goal to shoot for - actually, here's the thing - if people could say yeah or nah as soon as they can, it'd help cuz i guess i'm gonna try and make reservations or something. otherwise it might be really hard to get a table.

― ZR (teenagequiet), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link

I'll still be swilling gravy in our nation's heartland Satuday, alas; eat some tea leaves for me.

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 16:04 (eighteen years ago) link

me! me! i'll be there! unless of course I befall some tragic fate in Troy, Virginia, which is apparently near Charlottesville. . . so, what I should I do in the Charlottesville environs Thurs/Fri? I haven't been since, uh, 1996.

― quincie, Wednesday, 23 November 2005 16:13 (eighteen years ago) link

I can come to Manderlay on Saturday!

― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 23:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Greetings from not-quite Charlottesville. Hope everyone is having a pleasant Thanksgiving. Please post if we're definitely on for Saturday--I'll be able to check the board tommorrow (Friday) to see if we're on; I'll be Internet-less on Saturday.

Also: I am drunk. Turkey not yet served. Must procure refill. Ciao!

― quincie, Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Greetings from the flatlands, where my male kin are preparing to burn the house down with one of those turkey-frying apparatuses. Some Mandalay sounds pretty good just now.

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:37 (eighteen years ago) link

hello all. would love to be @ Mandalay but am also out in the country 'til late Sunday. we're redneckin' now.. gee, I could go to the Wal-Mart at 5am!

or not.

― dar1a g (daria g), Friday, 25 November 2005 04:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, we're on. 7 pm. Will make reservations tomorrow - so if you can, lemme know before early afternoon if you can come by so I can get a big enough table and all that. I cut a christmas tree today. It was really fucking cold.

― ZR (teenagequiet), Friday, 25 November 2005 20:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Quincie, did Mr. Q's boss grant blue-jeans privileges for today?

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Friday, 25 November 2005 21:42 (eighteen years ago) link

We should still be able to make it, I have the car reserved until midnight.

No worky for me today, kind of a holy shit moment!

― TOMBOT, Friday, 25 November 2005 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Hi all! No worky for either me or Mr. Q yesterday, and the clothing of choice was pajamas until well into the afternoon. We'll be headed back to town later this afternoon and I plan to see ya'll in beautiful downtown Silver Spring this evening.

― quincie, Saturday, 26 November 2005 15:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Arg I don't think I can make it after all. I wasted all of yesterday being depressed and advising strangers how to get into college, now I have to do this project that is due Monday that I just started. Have fun, though!

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 26 November 2005 20:19 (eighteen years ago) link

I am still back in my hometown. The local mall has a new booth near center court with "Redneck Outfitters" and other various and sundry redneck t-shirts for sale. I was tempted to buy one but unfortunately the confederate flag is rather prominently featured in each and every design, and I have to draw the line somewhere.

― dar1a g (daria g), Saturday, 26 November 2005 20:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Urgh. It is almost four and we haven't left the sticks yet, so I may not be back in time for chow. Someone please eat some horse gram powder and describe it in intimate detail for me!

― quincie, Saturday, 26 November 2005 20:38 (eighteen years ago) link

See you all at Mandalay at 7pm.!

― j.lu (j.lu), Saturday, 26 November 2005 22:29 (eighteen years ago) link

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/FDX20211272132.jpg

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 28 November 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm gonna refrain from laughing at y'alls this week.

― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Monday, 28 November 2005 15:58 (eighteen years ago) link

dudes they were ahead when I left my home town late in the 3rd quarter.. and then.. three and a half hours later (WHY YOU ALL DRIVE SO SLOW ON I-70) I walk in the door & the first thing my housemate says is awww, sorry about the Redskins!

― dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 28 November 2005 21:40 (eighteen years ago) link

But how was Mandalay?

― Curmudgeon Steve (Steve K), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 02:40 (eighteen years ago) link

I think restaurant critic Todd Kliman has started at the Washingtonian. I will have to check out the November and later issues at a newstand, or at my folks (it's not worth buying, but he is worth reading)...

― Curmudgeon (Steve K), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 02:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Mandalay was a good time. I don't know about the rest of you, but I was feeling a little woozy from chronic holiday overindulgence, so I think I was more of a space cadet than usual. But yeah, it was fun. I believe horse gram powder was indeed consumed.

We'll have to schedule something again, maybe when Nick's down.

― ZR (teenagequiet), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 14:37 (eighteen years ago) link

dear tofu salad and bitter melon pork,
i love you.
,
carly.

― carly (carly), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 17:23 (eighteen years ago) link

zack: at least you didn't break any glasses.

― carly (carly), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 17:24 (eighteen years ago) link

only hearts

― ZR (teenagequiet), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 17:54 (eighteen years ago) link

So is no one else going to hit up ANNIE's appearance at the Black Cat tonight? It's sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Embassy!

― adam (adam), Friday, 2 December 2005 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link

God DAMMIT adam. don't you know that what I don't know can't hurt me?

We have to finish packing. Three Guys and A Truck coming tomorrow morning. Also, I have to work from 1030-1030.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 2 December 2005 13:42 (eighteen years ago) link

I'll be DJ'ing a couple of sets at BLISS/Annie tonight.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 2 December 2005 14:12 (eighteen years ago) link

I'll be there.

― dar1a g (daria g), Friday, 2 December 2005 14:53 (eighteen years ago) link

The gf and I may be there as well.

― ZR (teenagequiet), Friday, 2 December 2005 15:39 (eighteen years ago) link

Tom you can feel free to go, I mean I'm already handling the move and the unpacking by myself so packing should be no problem.

― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The main building of the Library of Congress was evacuated for several hours on Wednesday because of a "suspicious odor," but the building reopened early in the afternoon, a library spokeswoman said.

STEPHEN YOU OK?

― quincie, Friday, 2 December 2005 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Woohoo, I won tickets to Annie. Extra $$$ for beer is always good. Look for the tall guy in a black hoodie wearing either a High On Fire or Eyehategod t-shirt, because I like to dress the part when I go to indiepop nights.

― adam (adam), Friday, 2 December 2005 17:09 (eighteen years ago) link

SAYONARA ARLINGTON, I HARDLY KNEW THEE.

― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Saturday, 3 December 2005 04:25 (eighteen years ago) link

Boo, VA defectors. How was Annie?

So, if I wanted to go to a Depeche Mode after-party next Fri. night, should I choose Black Cat or DC9? Black Cat seems a bit more in keeping with my taste. Right Round v Liberation; thoughts?

Anyone going to the Patiot Center?

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 3 December 2005 18:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Underwhelmed by Annie. Overwhelmed by poorly-dressed, poorly-dancing DC types and really expensive drinks. What the hell is going on with a $3.50 PBR?

― adam (adam), Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:02 (eighteen years ago) link

poorly-dressed, poorly-dancing DC types

Are there any other kind? Ha, I will be one next Friday.

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:07 (eighteen years ago) link

haha adam welcome to the big city.
I'm glad you were underwhelmed because that makes me feel better about not being able to go. And having to work today.

Guess what everybody? T-Mobile cell coverage doesn't reach our new apartment. Catherine Zeta FUCKING SHIT.

Anybody down with Vonage?

― TOMBOT, Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Where do you city-types live now?

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link

haha adam welcome to the big city.

No kidding. DC is not how I left it at all.

― adam (adam), Saturday, 3 December 2005 21:15 (eighteen years ago) link

They were trying to dance? That's an improvement over the usual arms-crossed scowl.

I've used Verizon for the past few months--as promised, full coverage throughout the Metro system. Except for, you know, on the actual trains.

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Sunday, 4 December 2005 04:26 (eighteen years ago) link

being drunk is awesome, guys

― ZR (teenagequiet), Sunday, 4 December 2005 04:55 (eighteen years ago) link

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