GIT CD launch (Corner Hotel, 25th July 2003)
Tim Chmielewski
02:37 26/07/2003
GIT CD Launch, Corner Hotel
I know it's late, but I want to write this before my memory of the night
and Suzannah's lipstick on my cheek fade and I don't get everything I
want to remember.
The night started out with a surprise as I had thought I would be going
by myself as the person I had planned to go with had other plans. When I
got home I found an instant message flashing saying they wanted to come.
I can't remember what I said that made them change their mind, but I am
glad that they did come.
We had arranged to meet at a pub on Swan street (originally for dinner,
but I changed my mind). The name of the hotel is Vaucluse and what I
remember most is the CHEAP Vodka & Orange drinks (I only had a few!) and
the meat raffle that the person I was with thought didn't happen any
more. As I didn't want to be carrying a load of meat around all night I
didn't buy a ticket.
After dinner at a very nice Indian restaurant (which became deserted
while we were in there) we walked down to the Corner Hotel to wait for
the doors to open.
I would have liked to introduce the person I was with to all the people
from GIT, but I had to settle for pointing them out when they first came
on stage.
The Wagons
This front man of this band seemed to be very serious at first, but he
loosened up during the set and played some good songs with his
interchangeable band members. One of the better songs was "seven sided
dice" which is not about a D&D game as you would expect.
Chris Wilson & Shannon Bourne
God dammit! How am I going to be able to afford going to GIT and Chris
Wilson each week? Either I need to start visiting the Colonial Inn twice
a week or I have to find one of his CDs to play at home.
There were many whoops and hollers during the "train" song and you would
think Shannon Bourne would break his guitar the way he plays sometimes.
Chris also threatened to only play ABBA during the disco if people
didn't dance during one of his songs.
GIT
"GIT, Melbourne's answer to someone not from Melbourne!"
As I told the person I went with, I so much wanted someone to go see GIT
with me that I put a request in my profile on an online personals site
(and paid money to be able to contact people.) Tonight would have to be
the best gig of theirs I have seen due to the venue and the big crowd
attending.
GIT and their management really went to a lot of trouble to prepare for
the gig and it was well worth it. It was strange seeing someone else set
up the microphones and tune Trish's guitar, but I am used to seeing them
at them play their residency in the pub at Fitzroy. (The publican from
that bar turned up tonight which was really good.)
Their plan for the night was to play their entire new album, with the
twist being that they played their last track as the first song. It was
a pity the person I was with had to leave after only a few songs to
catch the train - I was talking to Trish from the band later and she
said it's a joke that a city like Melbourne has public transport that
stops at 12am.
I saw a lot of familiar faces from the bands other gig and was surprised
to turn around at one point and see Mick Molloy in the crowd - at least
he has good taste in music.
I hope the videos they made of the night turn out as it would be good to
see what it looks like on tape and if they release the video I get
pictures to go along with the music.
Afterwards I talked to the band while they were signing CDs. They all
thanked me for coming and even Matt seemed talkative for a change.
Chris Wilson's Shit Disco
"DANCE YOU BASTARDS!"
Chris Wilson and a friend put on the best "shit disco" I have heard as
it was really fun. I probably didn't really need to stay this late as I
had already talked to GIT and I can't dance but it was funny to watch
the two DJ's playing around and seeing the reaction of the crowd when
they put on something no one wanted to dance to.
Mick Molloy also left the bar for one song to have a dance which is
saying something. I am just not sure what though.
Thanks.
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Daniel Bowen
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> GIT CD Launch, Corner Hotel
The Age has some GIT multimedia online:
http://media.f2.com.au/?rid=12523
Daniel
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Claudine
> and Suzannah's lipstick on my cheek fade and I don't get everything I
> want to remember.
Dang it, if I knew that was going to happen, I would have gone out and
got a camera and stayed till the end to capture the moment.
> The night started out with a surprise as I had thought I would be going
> by myself as the person I had planned to go with had other plans. When I
> got home I found an instant message flashing saying they wanted to come.
> I can't remember what I said that made them change their mind, but I am
> glad that they did come.
I'm not sure what convinced me either, maybe I was just getting tired
of my weekly routine of lonely boring Friday nights. I'm glad I went,
too.
My report of Friday night is at
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/claudine_c/4589.html>, complete with
very poorly concealed and not really humourous in-jokes for Barbara's
benefit.
C.
Tim Chmielewski
news:9b9bce82.03072...@posting.google.com:
> Dang it, if I knew that was going to happen, I would have gone out and
> got a camera and stayed till the end to capture the moment.
>
It was nothing, she was just glad I came. I also think she attempted to
drink Mick Malloy under the table afterwards.
> I'm not sure what convinced me either, maybe I was just getting tired
> of my weekly routine of lonely boring Friday nights. I'm glad I went,
> too.
YAY!
> My report of Friday night is at
> <http://www.livejournal.com/users/claudine_c/4589.html>, complete with
> very poorly concealed and not really humourous in-jokes for Barbara's
> benefit.
I'm just "a guy" now am I? I could have paid for your taxi if you had
asked me earlier.
The band asked me to model their tshirt for them at their regular gig
today which was good. I also bought "Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book" and
"Two Bears" by Ylla at the op shop yesterday.
Jeremy D. Impson
> [...] but in attempting to rectify that, I found it harder than
> expected.
Yeah, I get that all the time.
--Jeremy
(I'm not sure what that means, but I am sure it's dirty.)
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jdimpson can be contacted at acm dot org
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Claudine Chionh
> clau...@chionh.org (Claudine) wrote in
> news:9b9bce82.03072...@posting.google.com:
>> My report of Friday night is at
>> <http://www.livejournal.com/users/claudine_c/4589.html>, complete with
>> very poorly concealed and not really humourous in-jokes for Barbara's
>> benefit.
>
>
> I'm just "a guy" now am I? I could have paid for your taxi if you had
> asked me earlier.
OK, I've fixed the reference. And thanks for the retrospective offer even
though I didn't think of it at the time.
C.
Tim Chmielewski
news:3f247432$1...@news.unimelb.edu.au:
> Tim Chmielewski wrote:
>> clau...@chionh.org (Claudine) wrote in
>> news:9b9bce82.03072...@posting.google.com:
>
>>> My report of Friday night is at
>>> <http://www.livejournal.com/users/claudine_c/4589.html>, complete
>>> with very poorly concealed and not really humourous in-jokes for
>>> Barbara's benefit.
>>
>>
>> I'm just "a guy" now am I? I could have paid for your taxi if you had
>> asked me earlier.
>
> OK, I've fixed the reference.
>
You have been trolled, you have lost, have a nice day.
Tim Chmielewski
> My report of Friday night is at
> <http://www.livejournal.com/users/claudine_c/4589.html>, complete with
> very poorly concealed and not really humourous in-jokes for Barbara's
> benefit.
I would also recommend buying the "Jackson Street Jubilee" CD as it has
36 songs by 35 different bands in the country/folk/hillbilly etc Style
and I am trying to find all their CDs.