[kj] KJ in LA

Brendan Quinn bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Mon Apr 7 02:46:24 EDT 2008


Mike if you came shooting out of your nose a seedy part of Hollywood wants
to talk to you rather urgently...

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Michael Garcia
Sent: Monday, 7 April 2008 5:09 p.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] KJ in LA

I wine almost came shooting out of my nose after I
read that! that was brilliant!
--- sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Even when we go up in flames we do it in multiple

> platforms** all across the map and

> we always also involve "the international

> community" and "coalition partners"because it

> is, you know, immoral, to, um.. act alone/

> 'unilaterally.'

>

> **& always start in

> someone else's

> country first

>

> Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> Getting stranded at several airports...that's the

> kind of awesome

> productivity and multitasking we've come to expect

> from the 'States, we

> can still only manage getting stranded at once place

> at a time...

>

> > (did you previously

> > write you were flying in?)

> >

> > About booking airline flights (in the U.S.), keep

> in mind that we've

> > had 3 airlines

> > close up shop just during this last week, with no

> previous notice

> > whatsoever, and

> > lots of people stranded at several airports.

> >

> > Michael Garcia wrote:

> > Well the Hotel wont cost me anything yet. I'm just

> > going to reserve it and they have a 3 day

> cancellation

> > policy. No tickets available to buy anyways at the

> > moment

> > --- bongo wrote:

> >

> >> you guys planning stuff are fucking brave if you

> ask

> >> me!

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 10:10 AM, sade1

> >> wrote:

> >> > Just guesses here,

> >> > maybe New York confirmed before LA, and given

> >> something prohibitive in LA

> >> > (rates,

> >> > pre-holiday season availability and

> >> airline/shipping/surface transport

> >> > rates, etc.) the band

> >> > took what they could in LA?

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > melinda grant wrote:

> >> >

> >> > i have been thinking exactly the same ever

> since

> >> the tour was announced,it

> >> > makes logical sence to play in n.y after london

> >> and ilogical sence to play

> >> > l.a b.4 n.y,was the person who put these last

> 3-4

> >> gigs at the end of the

> >> > tour together,pissed at the time LOL it seems

> so

> >> to me looking at the choice

> >> > they have made ;/!!!

> >> >

> >> > anyway,it could change again for all we know

> befor

> >> oct,who says they wont

> >> > chuck in chicargo even if it makes no sence

> what

> >> so ever to do so ;)!

> >> >

> >> > milinda

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > ________________________________

> >> > From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

> >> > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 02:22:27 -0400

> >> > To: gathering at misera.net

> >> > Subject: Re: [kj] KJ in LA

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > That is true about adding another L.A. date.

> But

> >> the whole flying back and

> >> > forth deal seems a bit sketchy also? For

> example

> >> the dates of the gigs...

> >> >

> >> > October

> >> >

> >> > 03 - (UK) London, The Forum

> >> > 04 - (UK) London, The Forum

> >> > 09 - (US) Los Angeles, TBC

> >> > 11 - (US) New York, TBC

> >> >

> >> > Flying from London to L.A. does not make sense

> >> then flying and doing shows

> >> > first in NYC and then going to L.A. You see

> what I

> >> mean? But is it all

> >> > backwards? ;) If they do add another night in

> >> L.A. on the 10th is fine by

> >> > me for I really do hope they come and not pull

> a

> >> big flake.

> >> >

> >> > ~ LB

> >> >

> >> > In a message dated 4/3/2008 4:14:42 P.M.

> Pacific

> >> Daylight Time,

> >> > Partyslammer at socal.rr.com writes:

> >> > LONESTYLE at aol.com wrote:

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > >I called HOB yesterday to try to confirm this

> >> date with the box office and

> >> > > to no avail I could not get anyone but Ticket

> >> Master. They said they did

> >> > > not

> >> > > have a listening of it yet, and it does not

> mean

> >> it they won't . I do not

> >> > > understand why the NYC tickets go on sale

> first

> >> and not the L.A. tickets

> >> > > yet? Odd?

> >> >

> >> > I think KJ are trying to line up a second

> >> consecutive date at the same venue

> >> > around the same 4 - 7 day span and may possibly

> >> have the one date that's

> >> > listed as a hold in case they can't nail a 2nd

> >> date there especially if

> >> > demand for a 2nd show is weak (which I'd

> honestly

> >> doubt).

> >> >

> >> > What strikes me as odd, is that it seems the

> very

> >> short span between the NY

> >> > and LA dates as they now stand would preclude

> the

> >> band trucking gear across

> >> > the country and I can't imagine they'd spend

> the

> >> money flying even their

> >> > personal gear, much less amps, crew, etc with

> them

> >> across the country for

> >> > one or two gigs.

> >> >

> >> > I honestly would not expect the LA show(s) to

> go

> >> on sale until late June at

> >> > the earliest and if I was flying, I would not

> book

> >> a flight and hotel until

> >> > there's an onsale time listed on Ticketmaster

> for

> >> LA. Considering this

> >> > band's history, I am still very skeptical this

> >> tour is going to go off as it

> >> > currently seems to be planned.

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

> (looking at the current state of things)

>

> 'Save me..

>

> save me from Tomorrow..

> I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'

>

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