try glasgow more

thanks for the heads up WF! have you seen any performances in the city halls? the acoustics are INCREDIBLE (even for someone like me who doesn't usually notice such things).

How was the Xenakis? I wish I'd spotted it was on the City Halls are a brilliant space for sitting down and listening music.

try doomsday more

Look out for my flat.

!

a friend from nz'll be in glasgow soon ... apart from going to optimo (she's pretty keen to see no age), what else is there around & about to do? &, uh, what's the flatting/job situation like for yr artist types?

Depends on the sort of job/flat she wants. Flathunting is fast-moving at the moment (excuse the pun) because it's the end of the student year so loads of people are moving out of halls and into private accommodation, or from one shared flat to another.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/renting.rsp
http://www.s1rental.com/

this is me at the research club on saturday attempting to sing "islands in the stream" with rvth l34sk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MLRzUKQt-M

and here is donald from the 1990s doing both parts of "to all the girls i've loved before":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyllSQOtYc8

highlands industry, that is what we are

i will be trying glasgow more for the first time may 29-june 4; anything exciting happening around then?

Hey Jed, did you go and see the Necks in the end? I was too broke to attend but found out after the fact that I could've blagged a freebie - dbl bummer! The City Halls is indeed a lovely lovely venue, wish more 'rock' acts played there...

Cpl of gigs I'll be going to this week -

STARS OF THE LID @ Stereo on Thursday 22nd May

TIMES NEW VIKING @ Captains Rest on Saturday 24th May

See you all there (hope springs eternal)

Ward, i missed the necks due to illness, double bummer :(

I'll be at Animal Collective & Stars Of The Lid this coming week.

I'm another one who failed to see the Necks, despite really wanting to. For me it was monetary reasons and a general lethargy.

i might be at SotL; not sure. fuck me, these past few weeks have sucked, blown and honked in various different ways.

we should, at some point, drink.

Hope you do make it along on Thursday, Grimly, and that things improve for you soon. I'm going to the gig with my friend Marc, who teaches illustration at Glasg0w Sch00l 0f Art - he's a great geezer and I think you two wld hit it off.

Is there an ILX handshake or signal for if we think we've spotted other ILXers?

Animal Collective were awesome last night by the way. Psychedelic joy.

i categorically won't make it, which is a bummer. thanks for your kind words, ward: it'd be awesome to catch up with you soon, anyway.

rememberremember is supporting, apparently. i fucking love that dude an' all.

shite, i missed both Animal Collective and Stars of the Lid at ATP, and now have missed/will miss both in Glasgow too. Ah well.

Ward, I thought I saw you in the airport on my way to ATP, but given your posting times here, I guess it wasn't you.

i'm going to be meeting up with Joe (aka impudent Harlot) at some point when he's in glasgow. he has friends here and he's going to be heading to optimo this sunday so maybe we can have a FAP on the sunday evening/night. i think Mono would be a good place since i think he's into his music. ailsa, i'm not trying to piss you off ;) but if anyone would like to meet there this sunday then maybe we can head somewhere else. possibly McSorleys? it would be nice to see as many people as possible and a visitor from elsewhere is a good enough reason to unite the motley crew.

also Ward Fowler - could you email me on colinohara at gmail dot com? cheers.

I'm up for Sunday.

i'm theoretically up for it, though i have a nagging feeling i'm already doing something (this is not an excuse to avoid mono)

I'm in Krakow (appropriately), so I miss the chance of my first Glasgow ILX meet-up.

damn.

i wish i'd went to see the 39 steps at the gft. glasgow, fuck you. i will try you more in a while.

i think i'm going to be at the theatre tomorrow night, so won't be able to make mono. wank.

Fiendish! I was praying you were on!
*high five*

I gotta say I really enjoyed this phenomenon when I was on vacation recently (in Hollywood, CA) where I would stay up late enough to actually encounter Brits on ILX. I did that many nights, and it seems I'm doing it again. Hello! It's 4 AM here. But I'm happy.

Hallo!

i'm going to meet impudent harlot at mono at around 8 o'clock.

well, i haven't actually arranged it yet but i think he will come. i have a phone number and will arrange it so who is in?

Oh yes.

good.

I'm sorry...I opened my wallet and moths flew out...just can't afford to go drinking right now :-(((

ha! sorry, bimble, i was on and then off again in a flash (ooer).

I'll be at Mono, though I have a 7.45am flight tomorrow so I'll be going home fairly early I'm afraid.

i won't, i'm afraid. sorry!

didn't go to the theatre ...

... and totally forgot about this until 30 seconds ago. fucking hell. sorry. hope you had a top night.

that a a good small gathering. had fun in the pub and impudent harlot did a good job of joining in on our UK (big brother!) chat. some good optimo too!

we should try to drink more this summer. i've not seen some of you in aeons. i'm cross i missed this, especially through my own dickwittery.

yes! we should try drinking more, especially as I've finished school now.

p.s. hello krakow! nice to see you join the ranks of glasgow ILXors.

especially as I've finished school now

yay! didn't realise that. congrats.

that reminds me ... i'm due some results. should go and look, i guess :/

off to the library later to pick up a load of stats books. light summer reading :(

I really must try and get through to Glasgow at some point this year. It would be good to meet you fine people in person.

that would rock, too. and, to be honest, give us the kind of impetus we need to actually organise some kind of beer action.

I might even try and make it up for that.

LET'S DO IT.

yeah scottish football prediction FAP (I promise I will buy treefell that pint I have been promising him all season)!

I was wondering if it would be a good idea to come through for one of the euro2008 games this month?

It's easiest for me to do a Saturday or Sunday but I suppose a Friday after work is possible too.

Unfortunately with me living in Fife I need to get the 10pm train from Queen Street to be sure of catching the last train back home (9.30pm on a Sunday!).

i'd certainly be up for that. onimo's off the internet at the moment, but i'll find out when i'm next speaking to him if he's not back by then.

weekend might be better so we can involve non-football types at some point rather than gawping at a telly all night...