Spiritualized

[Red]

hey withahip.....not sure where your location is, but they just added another US date....in Boston. Nov 19. argh! wish it were Philly or somewhere closer. they say it's the last date on the US tour. only 5 dates?? guess i'll have to settle for London only.

[withahip]

Western New York. Home of da Bills and da Sabres.

No small shows come here anymore. Due to inept government and an even more inept constituency, we have lost something like 25% of our population in the past four years. Even the Bills are moving to Toronto, Ontario Canada.

The only bonus is you can buy a wonderful house for 150K, there are good schools and anyone making over 60K a year lives like a king.


So if any shows come to Toronto, Ohio or Pittsburgh, let me know.

[JackT]

Western New York. Home of da Bills and da Sabres.

No small shows come here anymore. Due to inept government and an even more inept constituency, we have lost something like 25% of our population in the past four years. Even the Bills are moving to Toronto, Ontario Canada.

The only bonus is you can buy a wonderful house for 150K, there are good schools and anyone making over 60K a year lives like a king.


So if any shows come to Toronto, Ohio or Pittsburgh, let me know.

You're not coming to the NYC shows then? I promise I will pick you up so you won't get drunk and lost like last time.

[withahip]

When is it? On a weekend? I need a good road trip.

Oh, and 61% of the people in my area are obese.

Not overweight.

Obese.

[JackT]

It's the cheese fries.

[JackT]

When is it? On a weekend? I need a good road trip.

Oh, and 61% of the people in my area are obese.

Not overweight.

Obese.

We'll let you know when the tour starts. Yes, pray for a weekend show.

[withahip]

It's the cheese fries.

mmmmm, cheese fried.

No, this is even better, some place around here has deep fried sour cream balls.

And deep fried broccoli.

[Red]

So if any shows come to Toronto, Ohio or Pittsburgh, let me know.

Ohio?? wait! that has to be just as far from you as NYC! and Pittsburgh?!! I don't even go to Pittsburgh shows, and I live in PA!! hahahhaa you gotta come to NYC the next time the bunnymen tour.

[Frank The Bunny]

It's the cheese fries.

mmmmm, cheese fried.

No, this is even better, some place around here has deep fried sour cream balls.

And deep fried broccoli.

Deep fried button mushrooms and zucchini... with copious ranch dressing. Or fried calimari (sliced thin) and mozzarella with marinara sauce

[withahip]

So if any shows come to Toronto, Ohio or Pittsburgh, let me know.

Ohio?? wait! that has to be just as far from you as NYC! and Pittsburgh?!! I don't even go to Pittsburgh shows, and I live in PA!! hahahhaa you gotta come to NYC the next time the bunnymen tour.

I'm there, bud!

Toronto is a little over an hour.

[withahip]

So I hear Jason what's his name is a total bastard.

True?

[Red]

So I hear Jason what's his name is a total bastard.

True?

Jason Pierce? i dunno. never met him. i'm in the middle of reading a book called: spacemen 3 and the birth of spiritualized by erik morse. it's not an easy read in the beginning, so i'm not far enough into the book yet, but i do know that him and sonic boom had a huge falling out. dunno what happened yet tho. i heard a while back he fired the whole band.

[withahip]

I meant as far as working with in a musical setting. Hiring a band, working with them, and then without notice firing them . . .a kind of "Devil Wears Prada" (shut up Jack) kind of boss.

Then again, it doesn't really affect my view of his music. And being an artist with a goal - stepping on toes is part of the deal.

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/critic/featu ... 24,00.html

If Pierce is used to deflecting accusations of rampant drug abuse, the last year has brought an entirely different set of allegations against his character. At the end of 1999, three members of Spiritualized left the band amid claims of financial irregularities. According to guitarists Sean Cook and Michael Mooney, and drummer Damon Reece, Pierce wasn't the hapless dopehead of popular myth, but a ruthless Scrooge who treated the members of Spiritualized like "slave labour". When the topic arises, Pierce's perpetually hushed tones become more animated. Needless to say, he's having none of it.

According to him, Cook, a member of Spiritualized since the early 1990s, has "done himself out of exactly what he was saying he wanted - recognition for the band and its music and a better standard of living from it. It would have happened, just not in the timeframe he wanted." The two more recent arrivals are summarily dismissed: "It was almost like they wanted to find cobwebs, they wanted to find some way that it wasn't working. It became ludicrous - Damon would grow a beard and wear shorts on stage because he thought that would get me riled. Apparently he wasn't allowed to do that in his previous band, but why would you want to? That doesn't reflect on me one bit."

[Red]

So if any shows come to Toronto, Ohio or Pittsburgh, let me know.

Woah!! This is freaky withahip....but it looks like you get your wish!!
I just read this on the Spiritualized myspace!!

Toronto Canada is the final show to be added to the Acoustic Mainlines tour . Nov 17th Toronto Canada, The Phoenix Concert Theatre.

Tickets go on sale Saturday October 27th.

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10003F59C9418D41?

[withahip]

Word just in!!!! Spiritualized plays Toronto November 17!!!