Werewolf vs Freddy ♥ Sheraton Hotel, Minneapolis (11/07/09)
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This year, the merchandise room was reduced to a size of a
large bedroom, so you walk in and out in about a minute. I did manage
to pick up some stuff, but they weren't cheap. Celebrities prints are
costs anywhere from $20-40, we weren't allowed to take pictures (if you
did purchase a print, then taking pictures would cost an extra $5).
Last year, most of the nicer stars let us take pictures for free.
As for merch, the usual bootlegs, toys, horror t-shirts were
there, but because of the smaller room - it feels like there weren't a
lot of choices. Some commonly seen t-shirts were Nightbreed and
Hellraiser, which I thought were cool, since I have always thought
Clive Barker is genius.
Also, this year they had music as part of the show. The person that was supposed to give me a pass to the music area was not at the ticketbooth and I didn't feel like paying extra to see music. Besides, all of the bands seems to be either punk or metal, not really my cup of tea, so I didn't bother to make much effort in getting the pass.
With the disappointing cancellation, incorrect/false information (is
updating a website too much to ask?), the smaller space, and
expensive admission ($30 at the door) - this will be the last year that
my group will attend. 
11/08/2009 02:54:28 ♥ vu (
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Thank you to A/T for sharing!
My U2 concert stats for the 360° Tour! (so far......)
You've selected the following 6 shows:
· 2009-08-14 - London, England - Wembley Stadium (23 songs)
· 2009-08-15 - London, England - Wembley Stadium (24 songs)
· 2009-09-12 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field (23 songs)
· 2009-09-13 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field (23 songs)
· 2009-09-20 - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - Gillette Stadium (23 songs)
· 2009-09-21 - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - Gillette Stadium (23 songs)
We found 28 different songs played during these shows.
· Beautiful Day (6 times)
· City Of Blinding Lights (6 times)
· Get On Your Boots (6 times)
· I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (6 times)
· I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (6 times)
· Magnificent (6 times)
· MLK (6 times)
· Moment of Surrender (6 times)
· No Line On The Horizon (6 times)
· One (6 times)
· Sunday Bloody Sunday (6 times)
· The Unforgettable Fire (6 times)
· Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (6 times)
· Unknown Caller (6 times)
· Vertigo (6 times)
· Walk On (6 times)
· Where The Streets Have No Name (6 times)
· With Or Without You (6 times)
· Breathe (5 times)
· Elevation (5 times)
· Mysterious Ways (3 times)
· Pride (In The Name Of Love) (3 times)
· Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (3 times)
· Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (3 times)
· Until The End Of The World (3 times)
· Bad (2 times)
· New Year's Day (2 times)
· Your Blue Room (2 times)
We found 31 different snippets played during these shows.
· All You Need Is Love (3 times)
· Amazing Grace (3 times)
· Blackbird (3 times)
· Far Far Away (3 times)
· Rock The Casbah (3 times)
· Stand By Me (3 times)
· You'll Never Walk Alone (3 times)
· 40 (2 times)
· Acquiesce (2 times)
· Fool To Cry (2 times)
· King Of Pain (2 times)
· London Bridge Is Falling Down (2 times)
· London Calling (2 times)
· Reverend Black Grape (2 times)
· Two Tribes (2 times)
· A Day Without Me (1 time)
· Blue Suede Shoes (1 time)
· Break On Through (1 time)
· Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1 time)
· Get Up Stand Up (1 time)
· Here Comes The Sun (1 time)
· I Want To Take You Higher (1 time)
· Mofo (1 time)
· Movin' On Up (1 time)
· Norwegian Wood (1 time)
· Oliver's Army (1 time)
· Rock And Roll (1 time)
· Run (1 time)
· She Loves You (1 time)
· Stories For Boys (1 time)
· Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (1 time)
Songs from 9 U2 albums have been played during these shows.
· No Line On The Horizon (7 songs)
· Achtung Baby (4 songs)
· All That You Can't Leave Behind (4 songs)
· The Unforgettable Fire (4 songs)
· The Joshua Tree (3 songs)
· How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs)
· War (2 songs)
· Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 (1 song)
· Zooropa (1 song)
Opening songs
· Breathe (5)
· Magnificent (1)
Closing songs
· Moment of Surrender (6)
Shows by tour
· 360° Tour (6)
I admit to being a Denise Austin fan. Even though she never shuts up. And she always lies. But you get used to that. I now know that when she says
just one more
She doesn't really mean just one more. She means just that one more then a few more after that.
I've been doing the Fat Blasting Yoga dvd. Its pretty strenuous. And just when you think its over she brings out the stability ball and does another 15 minutes.
When I first started doing it a few weeks ago my legs would be wobbling and shaking from the effort but now I'm pretty good. My thighs feel like they're packed with cement actually. Jem was feeling them the other night and said I'll be able to crack coconuts with them. Which I guess could come in handy someday.
And I've lost 5 kilos which is also pretty handy. 4 more to go. But my aim is really firmness. I want to firm up all those bits that start going soft after 40. You know where they are. Triceps, back fat over the bra, thighs, well lots of places really.
And I made this magnet a couple of years ago when I was trying to lose weight and I think its time to put it back on the fridge to help the cause. Because she's 52 and looks pretty damn fine. And firm. Thats my aim. To be fitter at 50 than ever before. So I have 5 years up my sleeve.
One small world, folks.
One small world, one life each.
Why fuck it all up.
Guess what I've been listening to all morning while waiting for the washer machine to do it's thing?
That's right. Miley Cyrus. Bwa hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! I know I should hang my head in shame. BUT....this song is a little bit catchy!!!
I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan
Welcome to the land of fame, excess, whoa am I gotta fit in?
Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time
Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy, everybody seems so famous
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
And the Jay-Z song was on
And the Jay-Z song was on
And the Jay-Z song was on
So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"
Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Get to the club in my taxi cab
Everybody's lookin' at me now
Like "Who's that chick that's rockin' kicks
She's gotta be from out of town"
So hard with my girls not around me
It's definitely not a Nashville party
'Cause all I see are stilettos
I guess I never got the memo
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune
And the Britney song was on
And the Britney song was on
And the Britney song was on
So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"
Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Feel like hoppin' on a flight, on a flight
Back to my hometown tonight, town tonight
Something stops me every time, every time
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright
So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"
Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"
Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
What are your favorite web or mobile apps? Which ones do you use everyday?
Hmmm. The two I use the most are just Facebook and AIM. I guess I am boring Vox! : )
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11/08/09 Aquarium* Fargo, ND
11/09/09 Waiting Room* Omaha, NE 11/11/09 Brick Kansas City, MO 11/29/09 Oxford O2 Academy 3, UK 11/30/09 Relentless Garage London 12/01/09 Thekla Bristol, UK 12/02/09 Wedgewood Portsmouth, UK 12/03/09 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh 12/04/09 Bodega Nottingham, UK 12/05/09 Brickyard Carlisle, UK 12/06/09 King Tut’s Wah Wah Glasgow 12/07/09 Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK 12/08/09 Plug Sheffield, UK 12/09/09 Academy 2 Dublin, Ireland 12/10/09 Stiff Kitten Belfast, Ireland 12/12/09 Concorde 2 Brighton, UK 12/13/09 Barfly Cardiff, UK * with Bang Bang Eche Read More |
Opening up for Har Mar Superstar are three very different genre and acts. Starting with Koo Koo Kangeroo (official / myspace), whose music styling is that of hip hop - for toddlers. Their songs are dead simple, like "AOA" (sample lyrics: "aye oh aye oh aye") and "Cheh Cheh Chi" and "LMNOP", but they're catchy and easy to sing along. The highlight of their set was when they threw down a white tarp-like covering and the audience was dancing under it like a party fort.
Wow, Bang Bang Eche (myspace) are young. Someone told me that they're about 18 years old, but they certainly look much younger. Their music is very punk high-energy and reminds me a bit of Arctic Monkeys influenced. My easily favorite song from their set is "Fist Full of Dollars", perhaps a reference to Sergio Leone classic film? They ended their setlist with "Die Hippy Scum". Oh, also, it's worth noting that bassist T'Nealle sported a three keyboard cat moon t-shirt. Adorable.
The odd group on the bill was two-person group, Lookbook (myspace). The band is basically guitarist Grant Cutler, who plays guitars and handles the pre-recordings, with vocalist Maggie Morrison. Their music sounds like 80s pop, not exactly the "body-moving" type of music that you'd think Har Mar's audience would demand. Not really much to say, except I think Maggie looks really cute and I will be talking about them in further detail on my "book"-theme news on Sunday.
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Har Mar Superstar ♥ Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (11/06/09) |
After the first song, he took off his hat. After "DUI", he took off the overall to reveal a Prince "Purple Rain" shirt. He kept taking off articles of clothing as the night went on. From "EZ Pass", to "Girls Only", to "Creative Juices"... the audience was loving it all.
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Har Mar and Melinda Park singing "Powerline"
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The very last song, Har Mar sang an a cappella version of Boyz II Men's "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday". He would pretend the song ended and everyone would clap... only he would continue to sing the refrain. After the third false ending and after he said "goodnight", he came back and sang some more.
Har Mar's latest album is Dark Touches, available from Dilettante Recordings. Read Andrew's review of the album, pick up a copy at amazon
11/07/2009 04:22:06 ♥ vu ()
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