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11-15-2011, 08:57 PM
MadMan

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Originally Posted by D_Davis

It's my new favorite. Love that show and guy, so much.

I'm tempted to actually seek out that show, but I'll settle for the funny Internet memes of it for now.

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Originally Posted by transmogrifier

Hopefully the live versions of the tracks off The King of Limbs are better than the studio versions. Man, talk about a clicky-clacky disappointment.

Nah, it was a good album. They can't always do In Rainbows or Ok Computer or Kid A every single time, you know :P

Radiohead was on The Colbert Report a while back, and in addition to playing material from King of Limbs they also played The National Anthem live. It was pretty radical.

Awesome looking place you've got there, number8.
11-16-2011, 01:20 AM
ledfloyd

back from a wedding weekend in charleston, sc. from the moment i got there i just felt like i fit. such a cool, laid back, artsy town. i'm always on edge and i was completely relaxed down there. i really regretted leaving.
11-16-2011, 01:58 AM
Raiders

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Originally Posted by ledfloyd

back from a wedding weekend in charleston, sc. from the moment i got there i just felt like i fit. such a cool, laid back, artsy town. i'm always on edge and i was completely relaxed down there. i really regretted leaving.

Yeah, Charleston really is a nice quaint, easy-going place. I'll be there for Thanksgiving as a matter of fact.
11-16-2011, 03:19 PM
Thirdmango

PETA is the Fox news of animal rights.
11-16-2011, 03:51 PM
dreamdead

Just ordered tickets to Seattle for a conference January 5-7. I'll be out there a day or two earlier. Do any of the MC Seattle-ites wanna get together for coffee/beer at some point?
11-16-2011, 03:53 PM
D_Davis

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Originally Posted by dreamdead

Just ordered tickets to Seattle for a conference January 5-7. I'll be out there a day or two earlier. Do any of the MC Seattle-ites wanna get together for coffee/beer at some point?

Yep!

I'd love to hang out. What kind of beer do you like? I can play a cool night out.
11-16-2011, 04:06 PM
dreamdead

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Originally Posted by D_Davis

Yep!

I'd love to hang out. What kind of beer do you like? I can play a cool night out.

Honestly, I have less an a beer aesthetic than I likely should by now; I've found some good ales and sweeter beers, but nothing I can name right now. Sarah's more of a mixed drink kind of girl. We're not board gamers, alas, but we'd be up for a night out.

And Sarah and I are foodies, and would welcome recommendations of low-key but tasty restaurants that you frequent, too... The conference is largely being held at the Washington State Convention Center, so if you're familiar with that area, that's the general area that we'll be in (I haven't visited Seattle since '97)...
11-16-2011, 04:16 PM
Sven

Hey, I'm here too! I'd love to chill.
11-16-2011, 04:21 PM
D_Davis

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Originally Posted by dreamdead

Honestly, I have less an a beer aesthetic than I likely should by now; I've found some good ales and sweeter beers, but nothing I can name right now. Sarah's more of a mixed drink kind of girl. We're not board gamers, alas, but we'd be up for a night out.

And Sarah and I are foodies, and would welcome recommendations of low-key but tasty restaurants that you frequent, too... The conference is largely being held at the Washington State Convention Center, so if you're familiar with that area, that's the general area that we'll be in (I haven't visited Seattle since '97)...

I try to keep my beer drinking and board-gaming hobbies separate these days. Beer drinking is serious business.

I can definitely hook you up with some good places to eat. You can be up in First Hill or Cap Hill quickly from that area. Sven lives up in that direction, too. Also, the Belltown area, while trendy, has some great places to eat and drink.

We all need to hang out. Unfortunately, Sven and I haven't had a chance to get together in far too long.
11-16-2011, 04:50 PM
dreamdead

We definitely want to have time to visit with you and Sven. I'll PM you two when we're closer to heading out and try to establish some tentative plans...
11-16-2011, 05:16 PM
ledfloyd

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Originally Posted by Raiders

Yeah, Charleston really is a nice quaint, easy-going place. I'll be there for Thanksgiving as a matter of fact.

i'm jealous. i'm already trying to figure out how soon i can get back there. and it definitely needs to be for more than three days next time.
11-16-2011, 09:10 PM
Dukefrukem

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/ima...EeCagMRrnLElXw
11-16-2011, 09:15 PM
Sven

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Originally Posted by dreamdead

We definitely want to have time to visit with you and Sven. I'll PM you two when we're closer to heading out and try to establish some tentative plans...

Excellent. Another addition to the ever-expanding list of MCers I've met in person.
11-17-2011, 01:07 AM
Mara

I really think Minerva McGonagall is the unsung badass of the Harry Potter world.
11-17-2011, 01:21 AM
monolith94

Really? Unsung? I've always been under the impression that she was fairly well-loved by a whole lot of people.

Personally, I found her character a bit dull and one-note.
11-17-2011, 01:26 AM
Mara

Naw, she's superawesome.

Especially in the books, she is underappreciated by the lead three. They tend to think she's stuffy, but Rowling throws hints out at the reader that she's much more subversive and funny than they realize.
11-17-2011, 03:41 AM
BuffaloWilder

There are no other Texans on Match-Cut.

:sad:

In other news, I caught a pair of theater-jumpers tonight, and threw them out by the scruff of their necks like a boss.
11-17-2011, 03:44 AM
monolith94

Yeah, I get the idea that she's funnier and more subversive than they supposedly realize, I just don't think she's all that funny/subversive anyways. I just don't see it.
11-17-2011, 03:59 AM
Ivan Drago

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Originally Posted by BuffaloWilder

There are no other Texans on Match-Cut.

:sad:

As far as I know, there's no other MCers here in Nashville, either.
11-17-2011, 04:44 AM
MadMan

There were a couple other MCers in Iowa, but they've all wised up and gotten the hell out except for me :lol::sad:
11-17-2011, 05:52 AM
Ezee E

Lone Coloradoan here. bac0n and I were gonna meet up, but was a busy weekend for the both of us.
11-17-2011, 06:08 AM
Dead & Messed Up

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Originally Posted by MadMan

There were a couple other MCers in Iowa, but they've all wised up and gotten the hell out except for me :lol::sad:

The Mike's still there, he just doesn't post anymore.
11-17-2011, 06:10 AM
Lucky

Since we're on the subject, I'm not very familiar with where everyone is from. Anyone else in the Chicagoland area?
11-17-2011, 02:22 PM
monolith94

Nope.

I'm from the Boston area. I think Ringo lives in New Hampshire. And Raiders and Duke live not too far away probably.
11-17-2011, 02:24 PM
Mara

Raiders lives near Baltimore and moi. Benny lives in Philadelphia, Number8 lives in Brooklyn, Winston* lives in New Zealand, ETM lives in Montenegro, KF lives in Michigan.