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space*Bands:
| BAND | CONCERT DATE(S) | BAND | CONCERT DATE(S) |
| The Smiths | N/A | Depeche Mode | 11.1.98, 7.5.01 & 12.9.05 |
| Morcheeba | 1.21.03 | Kent | N/A |
| Pet Shop Boys | 5.18.02 | Erasure | 3.2.03 |
| Placebo | 5.24.01, 7.1.03, 12.12.03 & 11.06.06 | Doves | 2.25.01 |
| Badly Drawn Boy | 5.2.01 | Mansun | N/A |
| Scissor Sisters | 5.21.04, 9.7.04, 1.12.05 & 3.4.07 | Simple Minds | 6.29.02 |
| Catherine Wheel | 12.8.97 & 7.8.00 | The Cure | 11.30.97 |
| Peter Gabriel | 6.22.03 | The Police | 8.04.07 |
| Luscious Jackson | 5.31.97, 6.24.98 & 8.10.99 | Psychedelic Furs | 5.11.01 & 5.19.03 |
| Travis | 5.10.00, 9.8.00, 10.6.01 & 10.23.03 | House of Love | N/A |
| Gus Gus | 5.2.99 | Portishead | N/A |
| James | N/A | The Cars | N/A |
| Happy Mondays | N/A | The Charlatans UK | 4.8.00 & 1.31.02 |
| Stereophonics | 4.8.00 | Esthero | 5.2.99 & 8.15.06 |
| INXS | N/A | The Faint | 5.8.03, 10.17.04, 5.26.05 & 5.28.07 |
| Trembling Blue Stars | 11.5.01, 10.29.02 & 9.28.05 | Gay Dad | N/A |
| PJ Harvey | 9.19.95, 11.6.98, 6.15.01 & 9.8.01 | Toploader | N/A |
| Coldplay | 5.27.01 & 9.16.02 | Magnetic Fields | 4.13.01 & 12.3.04 |
There are dozens more! I especially love brit pop and 80's new wave stuff [view my mega 80's playlist] -- I'm admittedly a total music snob and can't stand most mainstream crap, er, music ;)
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More Music Related Mumbo Jumbo:
If you wanna see a list of as many bands as I can think of that I've seen in concert click here.[Last Updated May 28,2008]
Upcoming Shows I'll Be Checkin' Out:
Phoenix in DC, VNV Nation in DC, Depeche Mode in DC
Concerts I've Been To In The Past Year:
Junior Boys & Max Tundra in DC (May 5, 2009), Ladytron & the Faint in DC (April 14, 2009), the Whip & Late of the Pier in DC (April 7, 2009), the Presets (April 1, 2009), Friendly Fires in DC (March 24, 2009), Cut Copy in DC (March 23, 2009), the Bird and the Bee in VA (March 4, 2009), Passion Pit in DC (February 3, 2009), Moby in DC (January 18, 2009), Tigercity in DC (January 10, 2009), CSS in DC (December 20, 2008), the Notwist in DC (October 15, 2008), Walter Meego & Ra Ra Riot in DC (October 12, 2008), My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult in DC (September 28, 2008), Cut Copy & the Presets in DC (September 26, 2008), James in DC (September 18, 2008), the Faint in DC (August 16, 2008), Tigercity in NYC (Jul 19, 2008), Yaz in NYC (Jul 17, 2008), Peter Murphy in NYC (June 27, 2008), Cut Copy & Black Kids in DC (May 15, 2008) Back Log**
My Most Recently Purchased Discs:
- Robyn: Robyn: S/T
- Junior Boys: Be Gone Dull Care
- Royksopp: Junior
- Robyn: Robyn: S/T
- Junior Boys: Be Gone Dull Care
- Royksopp: Junior
My Favorite Lyrics:
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: 'How come you taste so good? This time I'm really hooked.' ~The Sounds
- 'Love is like a bubble, easily breakable.' ~Cibo Matto, Speechless
- 'Fear can stop your loving, love can stop your fear.' ~Morcheeba, Fear & Love
- 'Now that you've made me want to die, you tell me that you're unboyfriendable.' ~Magnetic Fields
- 'How could I change? I live without restraint.' ~Electronic
- 'I'd like to meet a madman who makes it all seem sane.' ~Morcheeba
- 'I'd follow you through time til it's not worth living' ~Catherine Wheel, Ursa Major Space Station
- 'Just when it seems like
Everything's evened out
And the balance seems serene
Trouble loves me' ~Morrissey, Trouble Loves Me
- 'Oh God it's raining
But I'm not complaining
It's filling me up with new life' ~Depeche Mode, But Not Tonight
- 'Making contact gets harder,
As the silence grows longer
Why would you think of me?
When you were not the one in love
When you were not the dreamer
When you were just the dream.' ~Trembling Blue Stars
- 'Is what you want exactly what you need? I don't think so.' ~Gay Dad
- 'If you have to go, then go, but my heart's going with you.' ~Geneva
- 'Music was the lamb that made a lion out of me.' ~Esthero, Swallow Me
- 'Every key can lock you up or set you free.' ~James
- 'Why you have to make it so complicated? Can't it just be beautiful?' ~Badly Drawn Boy, Disillusion
- Time provides the rope, Love will tie the slipknot, And I will be the chair you kick away.' ~Magnetic Fields, The Desperate Things You Made Me Do
- 'I am freefallin' with no parachute at all, but I don't have any concerns.', ~silverchair, Punk Song #2
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: 'How come you taste so good? This time I'm really hooked.' ~The Sounds
- 'Love is like a bubble, easily breakable.' ~Cibo Matto, Speechless
- 'Fear can stop your loving, love can stop your fear.' ~Morcheeba, Fear & Love
- 'Now that you've made me want to die, you tell me that you're unboyfriendable.' ~Magnetic Fields
- 'How could I change? I live without restraint.' ~Electronic
- 'I'd like to meet a madman who makes it all seem sane.' ~Morcheeba
- 'I'd follow you through time til it's not worth living' ~Catherine Wheel, Ursa Major Space Station
- 'Just when it seems like
Everything's evened out
And the balance seems serene
Trouble loves me' ~Morrissey, Trouble Loves Me - 'Oh God it's raining But I'm not complaining It's filling me up with new life' ~Depeche Mode, But Not Tonight
- 'Making contact gets harder,
As the silence grows longer
Why would you think of me?
When you were not the one in love
When you were not the dreamer
When you were just the dream.' ~Trembling Blue Stars - 'Is what you want exactly what you need? I don't think so.' ~Gay Dad
- 'If you have to go, then go, but my heart's going with you.' ~Geneva
- 'Music was the lamb that made a lion out of me.' ~Esthero, Swallow Me
- 'Every key can lock you up or set you free.' ~James
- 'Why you have to make it so complicated? Can't it just be beautiful?' ~Badly Drawn Boy, Disillusion
- Time provides the rope, Love will tie the slipknot, And I will be the chair you kick away.' ~Magnetic Fields, The Desperate Things You Made Me Do
- 'I am freefallin' with no parachute at all, but I don't have any concerns.', ~silverchair, Punk Song #2
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*Movies:
Parodies, dumb comedies, teen movies and sci-fi action stuff. Old School, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers & Return of the King, Almost Famous, 10 Things I Hate About You, Not Another Teen Movie, Zoolander, Donnie Darko, Death To Smoochy, Garden State, American History X, Fight Club, the Matrix, High Fidelity, Event Horizon, Se7en, the Blade trilogy, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Clueless, Grosse Point Blank, The Mummy, The Stargate, Contact, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth, Little Miss Sunshine, Thank You For Smoking, Robinhood Men In Tights, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dirty Dancing, Say Anything, The Princess Bride, Legend, Big Trouble In Little China, The Dark Crystal, The Neverending Story, The Last Unicorn (I'm a sucker for those old 80's movies too) and others. Most Ed Norton, John Cusack and Adam Sandler movies.
*Foods:
All things Taco Bell (bring back cheesy gordita crunches you bastards!), the Neutral Zone from DP Dough, Mexican, pad thai, most indian food, most any fruit, homemade chocolate chip cookies, macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, Bennigans fried cheese with bleu cheese dressing (sensing a cheese trend here?), fettucini alfredo, pretty much anything spicy -- I keep tabasco sauce in my drawer at work -- Sour Patch Kids, OK, basically I'll eat just about anything if someone else makes it for me. I'm easily amused by food.
*My College Pals:
The F5 Party Posse: Kara - 4 years together and not one fight!, Miss Jess - DC misses you baby!, Rach - you married the best guy and I'm so glad you're in town now!, Beanie - who cracks me up; Houser (now Simeone!) - cus she always starts her sentences with 'Kim, YOU'LL think this is funny'; Christa - 'we're dorks, but we're cool ones!'; Becky, my first friend to get married!; Laura, my second friend to get married!; Oliver, cus he's a great friend; my favorite incestuous group: Jimmy, Bob, Shane, Quincy, Alicia, Andyman, Krisk, Steph, Ryan, Nick, Matt, Bill, Chiara, Tingle, D, Josh - I don't see you guys often enough!
*My Home Boys (and Girls):
Alex - you reappeared after years and it's been swell!, Drew - officially my second oldest friendship; Tiffany - who's never in one place for long!; Dan - for going to tons of shows with me!; Mirjam & Noah - moved to San Fran, but not forgotten!; Mary, my BFF!, you'll always be my soul sista; Joe M., Joe B., Erin, Trent, Sara, Kim, Cathy, Jennifer, Giane, Kyle, Jess, Jon, Maggie, Michael, Steve, Paul, Hugh, Seth, Tanya, Ana, Jimi, Will, Brian, Kevin, Carolyn, Rick, Torrey, Randy, and all my other 'Cat people' - I appreciate the many, many hours of drinking and dancing; Jaime - my gay best friend and favorite dance partner! - Depeche Mode forevah!; Elise - cus we've shared many things ;); Ryan - thanks for your cooking!; Lindsay and Emily J., my happy hour girls, and all my other local UD buds, the Laurens, Cyndi, Cara and Lori (who gets lumped in by association :); my favorite tea drinking ex-roommates - Jess and Alexa, I miss you guys!; Amy - work would be so boring without you!; the JSI soccer team; and Shannah - my oldest friend - I love you baby, mucho congrats to you and Jon!
*Random things about me:
I'm addicted to chapstick, I hate mushy tofu and orange juice and white rice (don't tell me it's benign, I still hate it!) and ketchup and coke, I'd much rather be hot than cold, I love to dance...and I mean a LOT!, I have a serious fixation with the NBA - I love the Wizards - reprazent, but still follow the Lakers, my favorite old guy is Sting!, I drink scotch, particularly Johnnie Walker Black Label and Laphroaig. I love blowing wads of money going to concerts and on CDs, I absolutely love living in DC!, I have 4 tattoos (the Japanese kanji for 'Joy' [my middle name] on my left shoulder, a 4 leaf clover [for my birthday] on my lower back, a Depeche Mode symbol [that matches Jaime's] on my left hip), and 3 stars on my ankle, and I love Australia, land of my birth!
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