If you'd told me in my old bleached blond days at rebar that some day I'd be excitedly reserving a spot to see an NPR star appear there after a symphony hall show, I'd have begun cutting myself on the spot.
Now my elderly prostate aches with joy as I enter my credit card information online for this. Tempus fugit.
Boy, I would like so totally hop on a plane and fly to Seattle for that. Except that, if I really did spend that much on a plane ticket, I'd go to Portland instead.
From reading your books, and your dismissal of "dance" music (aka: music people like to hear at clubs..?) I can only assume your portion of the evening will be a melange of "wash this man right outta my hair", "dance 10, looks 3", and maybe some highlights from South Pacific? Are you going to "mix" them (I have no idea what I'm talking about) or lead people in show tune sing-a-longs? Will there be a Bjork tune for Terry? Inquiring minds, and all that...
The real question: can either of you beatmatch or will it be one train wreck after another? Will you be using CDJs or Tech 12s? Or going totally new school with ipods and laptops? If you're not going to try to mix properly, will you at least borrow Ira's glasses for the duration of your set? or will this be a dual dj set on 3+ turntables, with each of you mixing off the other's records?
@12 Have they even converted South Pacific and Pal Joey to CDs or made them available on iTunes? Won't they have to use records? That said, if I lived in Seattle, I would want a front row seat.
Having seen and thus fallen in love with Ira once in Denver, and stalker-crushed on Dan more than is remotely healthy, I am seriously tempted to drive 20-odd hours to Seattle for this. Damn my work and responsibilities and rational behavior.
ohhh shit, it's gonna be an ICP and straight up pimpin' Justin Bieber, wit' Michael Bublé and MC Hammer & David Sedaris kind of mash-up night, dawg it's gonna be off da FUCKIN' hook yo!!!
yeah check it, you peeps, & dudes, home...guys/persons.
i love how some folks feel the need to complain about something pretty cool and unexpected the ONLY COSTS FIVE BUCKS. i'm going to hear what ira plays though, savage is gonna play fucking showtunes.
Note: watch out for #16. If yer smart, you'll bring bodyguards.
In other news, what the fuck is up with people's crushes on the nerdy, unattractive, radio dude with a speech impediment? I mean, Ira Glass has a great radio show and all - love it, but a sexual crush on the guy?? I don't like to think about dude having genitalia just like I don't like to think about my awesome 7th grade science teacher having genitalia.... eeewwwwwww....
Were this just Ira Glass spinning, I'd certainly want to go. If it were Ira spinning with David Sedaris or Sarah Vowell doing spoken word over Ira's selections, I'd drop everything and go.
We're going to be in Seattle (from Texas and NYC) for Ira's talk and REALLY want to go to this after event. But my 17 year old grandaughter will be with us. Do you think they'd let her in (given that she will be with her grandmother)??
Now my elderly prostate aches with joy as I enter my credit card information online for this. Tempus fugit.
Sell me on this.
this post alone makes me wish i lived in seattle. *sigh*
yeah check it, you peeps, & dudes, home...guys/persons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjW_yvrC0…
Hah.
I ask this as somebody who's lived in Portland for 7 years. Just curious what the draw is for you.
In other news, what the fuck is up with people's crushes on the nerdy, unattractive, radio dude with a speech impediment? I mean, Ira Glass has a great radio show and all - love it, but a sexual crush on the guy?? I don't like to think about dude having genitalia just like I don't like to think about my awesome 7th grade science teacher having genitalia.... eeewwwwwww....
Once again, advantage: Seattle.