What's the most "losing my edge"-like accomplishment you can boast?

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Broheems,
No, but I used to go see them fairly regularly when they played at one of the galleries in town.

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:15 (twenty years ago) link

I have:

1.Bumped into Phil Lynott in a restroom doorway at the 688 Club in Atlanta.
2.Took a swig from a can of beer that Iggy Pop handed me after a show, on the sidewalk outside 688.
3.Seen REM open for BowWowWow at the Agora Ballroom, Atlanta.
4.Been in a band that opened for Full Time Men & Plan 9 (two different shows, not together) at the 688 Club.
5.Let Johnny Thunders use my cap as a windscreen because the mic was shocking the flying hell out of him, once again, 688. It had a ton of his spit on it, and I never washed it again.
6. seen the Only Ones open for an Atlanta band called the Restraints, Atlanta Agora.
7. Gotten shitfaced with Nikki Sudden & Drivin' & Cryin' (his backup band for numerous Southeastern gigs while recording the Jewel Thief in Atlanta) before, during, & after their gig at the Point, Atlanta, and at the Chameleon Club, Atlanta. Nikki is partial to white russians, and a really cool cat.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Thursday, 10 June 2004 22:19 (twenty years ago) link

I shook hands with George Clinton. I played frisbee with Roni Size, Die and Suv. I got offered a Perrier water by Big Boi.

― JoB (JoB), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:28 (twenty years ago) link

i taught algebra with the saxophonist from olneyville sound system???

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link

jon williamz was in the volcano suns & produced a thee hydrogen terrors albums!

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago) link

Charlie VA and I opened for Surface of Eceyon during college. I had dessert and drinks with noted microtonal composer Ben Johnston. Hmm, maybe I need to go to more shows...

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:34 (twenty years ago) link

i was there when Jet played to 30 music industry people and no fans before apple "saved" them from obscurity

― the surface noise is another unwelcome bonus resulting from a preamp's inab (ele, Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:35 (twenty years ago) link

i got hugz from various indie rockers, & i kissed al burian on the cheek once. exploring deep concrete shafts with 1/2 of lightning bolt.

― FAGS (orion), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

"I was there with Roni Size, Die and Suv ...playing frisbee" just doesn't sound quite right.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:39 (twenty years ago) link

Give it a good beat and away you go...

― JoB (JoB), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:22 (twenty years ago) link

It just doesn't strike me as a seminal moment. I don't know much about jungle, though. Maybe frisbees were key.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:33 (twenty years ago) link

i could own this thread but i don't like to ~~bore~~ brag.

― stirmonster, Friday, 11 June 2004 00:39 (twenty years ago) link

Ah, go on.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 00:48 (twenty years ago) link

Aaron W. to thread! tell us all the story about your phone call from Michael Stipe!

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:20 (twenty years ago) link

I was at New Order's soundcheck in 1983 at Billy Barty's Roller Fantasy in Fullerton. Peter Hook was warming up with the basline from "Age of Chance." The only people in the room besides New Order were me & my friends.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:21 (twenty years ago) link

Conor Oberst offered me a beer once.

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:21 (twenty years ago) link

Actually, Aaron W to thread again! Please regale us with the Jack White drink-throwing debacle too!

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:24 (twenty years ago) link

i heard that your band sold your guitars and bought turntables

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― the surface noise is another unwelcome bonus resulting from a preamp's inab (ele, Friday, 11 June 2004 01:24 (twenty years ago) link

I was there ... when Marine Research played their first (?) show in the US at the Fez during the Summerflies festival.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:29 (twenty years ago) link

I was there ... when the Hasting-on-Hudson cops shut down a Kleenex Girl Wonder "concert" in the backyard of the March Records house.

("THE Fez"?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:31 (twenty years ago) link

I saw two consecutive Dead Boys Christmas reunion shows before Stiv shuffled off this mortal coil.

I saw the Beastie Boys open for RUN-DMC at Madison Square Garden (circa License to Ill/Raising Hell)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:35 (twenty years ago) link

My father saw Dylan in the early 60s. He said this guy's terrible, he'll never go anywhere.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:40 (twenty years ago) link

well he was half right

― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 11 June 2004 01:42 (twenty years ago) link

Does Geddy Lee speak like an ordinary guy? Fact Checkin Cuz to thread.

i've (not) met him, and he (at least according to alex) does. and i'm your...

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:21 (twenty years ago) link

i was there when guided by voices played their first gig, cbgb, 1993. i used to be able to impress myself with this knowledge.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:25 (twenty years ago) link

I admit I'm not up on my GBV lore, but you're saying that they never played live beforehand despite all those other albums?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link

i was thinking the SAME thing

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link

i've never gotten a completely straight answer on that myself, but they count the cbgb gig as their first "real" gig. before that, they hadn't bothered to form themselves into a proper band; they were just robert pollard and his brother and their buddies amusing themselves by writing songs and making records. if they did any gigs around dayton in those days, they've written them out of their own history.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 11 June 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link

I saw that same Run-D.M.C./Beasties tour in Richmond, Va. I was wearing a Ramones T-shirt. A kid about 12 read the back of it and commented: "'Too Tough to Die'? Who does he think *he* is?!"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 11 June 2004 04:32 (twenty years ago) link

5.Let Johnny Thunders use my cap as a windscreen because the mic was shocking the flying hell out of him, once again, 688. It had a ton of his spit on it, and I never washed it again.

fuck washing a hat.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 11 June 2004 05:53 (twenty years ago) link

I played stand-in drums for Drugstore on their last US tour!

― Possibly Kate Again (kate), Friday, 11 June 2004 07:06 (twenty years ago) link

I gave Nicky Wire an Opal Fruit. It may have been a strawberry one.

― clive (Clive), Friday, 11 June 2004 08:34 (twenty years ago) link

I saw the first ever Heavenly gig in Oxford (supporting The Family Cat!) and played stand up drums in a band that supported Prolapse the night that Cherry Red came to see/sign them.

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Friday, 11 June 2004 08:49 (twenty years ago) link

i was there when 23 skidoo the pop group and the fire engines played the nite club in edinburgh. unfortunately i was downstairs in the playhouse seeing marillion.

― stirmonster, Friday, 11 June 2004 09:06 (twenty years ago) link

I was there... at the Duran Duran concert in 1984 where the filmed "The Reflex" video.
I was there... having coffee with Paul Weller before a solo gig in 1992, discussing Lambrettas and soul music.
I was there... the first DJ in Toronto to play Underworld's 'Rez' - the original promo on pink vinyl.
I was there... at the Buffalo Tom/Mercury Rev/My Bloody Valentine gig when the soundsystem broke my brain.
I was there... at a tiny P0sies gig I booked, overhearing Ken on a payphone talking to Courtney love, sounding very lovey-dovey.
I was there... doing drugs after a gig with the Dandy Warhols back when they sounded good.
I was there... producing Radiohead's first concert webcast (in North America).

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 11 June 2004 09:32 (twenty years ago) link

first REM gig in NYC, summer of 1981. They opened for lesbian-rockers The Bloods (w/Adele Bertei) in a bombed-out theatre on 3rd or 4th St between C&D, part of a festival-something called Music for Millions. "Hey, these guys are pretty good," I remember thinking.

― lovebug starski, Friday, 11 June 2004 09:40 (twenty years ago) link

I was there... when DJ Rave acted as the third member of the duo the Inbreds. (actually, no).

― gspm (gspm), Friday, 11 June 2004 10:31 (twenty years ago) link

I was there, May 1977, at the soundcheck for the first Police tour when they were still Cherry Vanilla's backing band.

I was there, Spring 1981, when an unknown Soft Cell played Rock City to a sea of blank faces, the week that Memorabilia came out.

I was there, Nottingham Garage, Summer 1986, when Graeme Park started playing Chicago house imports to the indie kids.

I was there, The Cock Live, Summer 2003, when The Scissor Sisters played rock music to the electro kids.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Friday, 11 June 2004 10:57 (twenty years ago) link

I hung out with Steve Kilbey and Richard Ploog after a Church show, and shared a durrie

― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 11 June 2004 11:22 (twenty years ago) link

I think the only non noise related thing I can post here is getting snooty with H0t H0t |-|34t before they were anybody. God, lame shit!

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 11 June 2004 11:40 (twenty years ago) link

i was there when 23 skidoo the pop group and the fire engines played the nite club in edinburgh. unfortunately i was downstairs in the playhouse seeing marillion.

What?! I would have KILLED to see those three bands!!! Marillon...sheesh...

― Ian Beverly (Eastern Mantra), Friday, 11 June 2004 12:20 (twenty years ago) link

i know, i know! i was like 13 or 14 and being the kind of teenager who used to read 'sounds' cover to cover had heard of them but had no idea what they looked like. anyway, i was waiting outside the playhouse and saw these guys with weird haircuts taking these weird percussion instruments upstairs to the nite club and remember thinking, 'that must be that band 23 skidoo'.

my sister was going out with the drummer of marillion at the time so i remember thinking i was pretty cool being on the guest list. needless to say, marillion were awful and no doubt what was going on upstairs would have been life changing!

d'oh!

― stirmonster, Friday, 11 June 2004 12:32 (twenty years ago) link

I was there, The Cock Live, Summer 2003, when The Scissor Sisters played rock music to the electro kids.

Er, oh yeah - I saw them play to about 20 people in Cardiff last year. A location that makes it a bit difficult to add much to this thread (especially as it's mainly populated by Americans)

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 11 June 2004 12:39 (twenty years ago) link

I was at the last HALO OF FLIES gig (err, possibly)...

― NickB (NickB), Friday, 11 June 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link

still not sure if i understand the topic, but here aremy contributions appropriate or not ...

I asked Kim from The Muffs to marry me after a CBGB's gig.

I snuck backstage at a Cheap Trick Concert.

Joey ramone moved out of my way so I could put my amp down at the continental.

I hung with Pop Will Eat Itself after they played the stone pony in '94

― cw28 (cw28), Friday, 11 June 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago) link

I've attended some fairly early/rare live performances: My Dying Bride and Anathema in '93, The Gathering somewhere in '92 or '93, Enslaved/Immortal/Marduk in '94 (with a VERY young Trym Torson), Mysticum, Behemoth and Countess in '96, Impiety/Abigail/Decayed in '00 and talked with most of these bands - does that count? Oh and Armin van Buuren as an inexperienced DJ in his local student disco circa '94.

― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 11 June 2004 13:04 (twenty years ago) link

I was there when Eddie Izzard mentioned he was a transvestite for the first time in his stand-up routine.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 11 June 2004 13:07 (twenty years ago) link

"I SAW PONY, THEY SUCKED."

My band opened for Pony.
My band opened for Versus.
My band opened for Silkworm.
My band went nowhere.

― earlnash, Friday, 11 June 2004 13:11 (twenty years ago) link

Me and my then-girlfriend once (1980?) ended up on a major piss-up to celebrate Charlie Harper's birthday, with a huge gang of people that included (amogst others) the rest of the UK Subs; Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray of The Damned; all of The Ruts; Mensi from The Angelic Upstarts; and Lemmy.

We started up in Fulham and somehow (I have absolutely no recollection of how) ended up at The Captain's gaff somewhere in Brighton.

I suspect that the reason we got invited to join in was because Lemmy fancied my gf.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 11 June 2004 13:30 (twenty years ago) link

Ah, in that case it wasn't that council flat, the one I mentioned was last year or thereabouts.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 11 June 2004 13:35 (twenty years ago) link

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