New Years Eve with the Flaming Lips

[Beth]

I'm with Samir. It would be fun to watch them live but I've never been all that interested in their music. They aren't bad by any means. I agree that they haven't made a bad record but nothing comes out at me as great.

 Their old stuff is good, but I think their first perfect album was  The Soft Bulletin.  It's pretty amazing to me. That's probably the standout. Yoshimi is pretty wonderful too, I dare anyone not to tear up during Do You Realize?.

I really didn't like At War With The Mystics very much though. I thought it was kind of blah. But when they perform the songs from it it's pretty wonderful.

[Laurie]

I saw them last year, and it's in my top 5 shows ever. I could've done without the bit where Wayne asked everyone in the audience to turn to the person they came with and say, "I love you." Fortunately, I went with FOT Josh, and I feel a platonic sort of love for every single one of my fellow FOTs. Awwww. Still, it was kind of awkward. I'm not so good at expressing love or affection.

For the record, my favorite show EVER EVER EVER was His Name Is Alive at CMJ. I can't wait for the opportunity to see a full show from Warren (Warn?) Defever and friends. I hope they play San Francisco. I can use it as an excuse to visit my brother!

[Matt]

I love them. I saw them with Wilco and Sleater Kinney on New Years Eve four years ago, and it was awesome. It would have been the best New Years ever if my ex boyfriend hadn't dumped me for another girl 2 weeks earlier.

Weird! I was at that show too! Oh, the stories I have about that night...

Anyways, I remember Sleater-Kinney completely owning that show, although Wilco's breakout of "Love Will Keep Us Together" was not an unpleasant surprise.

[Beth]

I love them. I saw them with Wilco and Sleater Kinney on New Years Eve four years ago, and it was awesome. It would have been the best New Years ever if my ex boyfriend hadn't dumped me for another girl 2 weeks earlier.

Weird! I was at that show too! Oh, the stories I have about that night...

Anyways, I remember Sleater-Kinney completely owning that show, although Wilco's breakout of "Love Will Keep Up Together" was not an unpleasant surprise.

Sleater Kinney was one of my favorites for a long time (I was so deep into that riot grrl stuff in high school). That was a nice last time seeing them for me, now that they've broken up).

I have stories about that night as well. I kissed the guy next to me at midnight, and he was a stranger. I've never done anything that crazy, but I was feeling particularly brave I guess. Also I was very drunk.

That wasn't you was it?

[Matt]

I love them. I saw them with Wilco and Sleater Kinney on New Years Eve four years ago, and it was awesome. It would have been the best New Years ever if my ex boyfriend hadn't dumped me for another girl 2 weeks earlier.

Weird! I was at that show too! Oh, the stories I have about that night...

Anyways, I remember Sleater-Kinney completely owning that show, although Wilco's breakout of "Love Will Keep Up Together" was not an unpleasant surprise.

Sleater Kinney was one of my favorites for a long time (I was so deep into that riot grrl stuff in high school). That was a nice last time seeing them for me, now that they've broken up).

I have stories about that night as well. I kissed the guy next to me at midnight, and he was a stranger. I've never done anything that crazy, but I was feeling particularly brave I guess. Also I was very drunk.

That wasn't you was it?

No, but wouldn't it be cool if it had been?

[Beth]

It would have been crazy. I was telling that story to my boyfriend the other day, and I was thinking "who was that guy, and where is he now?". I wonder if he remembers it, and tells his friends about it. Or maybe I'm giving myself too much credit. It could happen to him all the time. It was pretty crazy for me though. Probably the nuttiest thing I've ever done.

I'm such a dork.

[kenkwan]

Ten Commandments be damned - I COVET that lucite double neck SG!

I've been wondering what that guitar is. The only lucites I know are those Dan Armstrong Ampeg guitars. What is that guitar?

[Rainer]

It is one of the sadder facts of my life that I got to see them at City Gardens in Trenton in 1986, opening up for The Dayglow Abortions, and mostly ignored them because everyone said they were hippies.  And then I bought a Dayglow Abortions shirt featuring Ron and Nancy Reagan eating a fetus that my mom immediately made me get rid of.

Had a chance to take part in the Zaireeka synchronized tape experiment but, regrettably,  passed.

[scotttsss]

Had a chance to take part in the Zaireeka synchronized tape experiment but, regrettably,  passed.

Have no regrets Rainer.  I went to one in Norman, OK, in 97', and it was the kind of thing that sounds better in discussion than in participation.  Interesting yes, but...  only a little.