Posts by recordari
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Cracker: Gimme Shelter, in reply to Russell Brown,
Guess I was thinking both of the need for surety in these things, and the fact that they both may be before the courts. I certainly hope they are.
There has definitely been a sea change in what I remember of security in the 80s and early 90s. It helped knowing all the bouncers by name, but the general feeling once inside a club, and I'm probably being pretty narrow in my field here, was that it was safe, and you had to try pretty hard to get thrown out, which of course some people did. But there weren't as many brawls making it onto the 6 o'clock news, as has been the case recently.
BDO punters are asked to exercise respect and tolerance towards each other on the day. If the so-called security can't do the same, then another firm should be hired.
Definitely saw evidence of the changed mentality Damian and others have covered here. I kept looking for the sheep dip.
The coffee, as seems to be usual at the BDO, was fantastic. Well done whoever is in charge of that!
Yes it was. Being my stimulant of choice, that's quite important.
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Cracker: Gimme Shelter, in reply to Russell Brown,
Naming and shaming seems like the right thing to do in this case.
I'm a bit surprised by this. But if you're sure that's wise, then who I am to contradict.
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Hard News: A few (more) words on The Hobbit, in reply to Sam F,
Ah, so we’re talking about the storm now?
Apparently not. But these photos are certainly attention grabbing, as me bestest drives over the harbour bridge. Hopefully it has cleared by the time she comes back.
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Hard News: A few (more) words on The Hobbit, in reply to Danielle,
Oh, *that* explains the flooding.
If there's much more of this sandbagging, we'll have to throw in the towel.
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Someone said thread-merging was prevalent.
All I can say is;
"Good grief, gimme strength." It must be my sense of in-title-meant.
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Cracker: Gimme Shelter, in reply to Jackie Clark,
Anyway, how was the music?
Expected a lot from Crystal Castles, but as one of my friends said, she (the lead singer) was too wrapped up in her artiness to notice her mic was turned off. They started late, played 4 songs, and then it was on to the next.
Enjoyed Phoenix Foundation immensely.
Shifted listlessly between other acts lacking traction.
Alliteration notwithstanding, Shihad seemed to get the crowd going, but I had one of those moments when the intro started ‘oh, this is what I saw at the Powerstation last year. Have I finally reached my Shihad saturation level?’ Yes.
There was some pure purple haze guitar madness in Lilyworld during the afternoon, including, according to someone in the know, a well known double Bass player, last name Orange, first name, can’t remember. Was quite awesome.
Primal Scream were I suspect legendary, and there were certainly some classic moments of the bits I saw. If anyone stayed the whole set, did they play Higher Than the Sun? That’s always been a favourite, and shame if I missed it.
Maybe I’m not the person to do this. As noted, it was not my best work, in terms of preparedness, for either the weather or the masses of people. I’m more hopeful for Laneways, somehow.
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It's so obvious, but just as a counter culture shift, in a positive note.
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Saw a bit of this myself, and the incongruity of insisting people enter or exit from the right lane, while others nonchalantly peed behind a tree, was rather stark.
There was a bottle neck under the south stand that at one point became a bit frightening, as some impatient people started to suggest we all push. Blocking access from one side of the food vendors to the other made it almost impassable, until you got your little blue wrist band (why can't they do this at the gate?), allowing you to duck through the Lilypad.
Anyway, feel like I'm bitchin', though your observations did fit with my own. When you're standing in a plastic poncho, with rain running down your neck, the little things like common human decency matter.
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Hard News: A few (more) words on The Hobbit, in reply to Rich Lock,
Would it be wrong of me to say at this point that I had an awesome time?
Not at all. I was well aware of the majority of people letting go and having fun, unfortunately I just wasn’t one of them. Bad hair day, or something. Now I’ve had a haircut, I feel much better. Should have done it beforehand.
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Field Theory: Japan Part Two: It's…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Entranced…
Reminds me of the story, which I can't find, about the lifts in the Kansai Airport.
It only dawned on the (probably male) designers the obvious flaws in having a glass bottom lift raising above waiting passengers when they opened it. They skirted the problem by putting cardboard on the floor while they found more aesthetic solutions.
Seems strange the story is so hard to find, and I'm starting to wonder if I dreamt it, which would be a slight concern.