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Post by klawrencio79 on Jun 12, 2024 13:55:32 GMT
Last night, caught Gary Clark, Jr. at Radio City Music Hall. My 4th time seeing him, and I am not the biggest fan out there of his (the Mrs. loves him, which is why I agreed to go), but I have to say, he was outstanding last night! The most recent time seeing him, which was about 5 or 6 years ago now, I felt his playing was very stilted and he didn't have a ton of stage presence. He has guitar chops clearly, but his songs weren't that interesting or rocking, and he didn't have the personality to elevate his game.
Well last night, I dunno, he just had it. His playing was tight, the setlist was great, he interacted with the crowd, often in very amusing ways, and it was just a great night of music. Well done Gary!
The fucking gen Z pussies behind me though, they're probably telling everyone how it was the best show they had ever seen, though I call balderdash on that claim for them! They were so bombed, so annoyingly loud while screaming to each other about their work days, and filming the entire concert on their phones. Kids these days...
Dinner was at Hatsuhana on 48th and Madison, a great new find for me! Sushi in Manhattan is always going to be better than what we have on Long Island and the reasons why were on full display. For one, the fish is just fresher. It just is. Secondly, "real" sushi places honor the ingredients and don't add unnecessary shit to it. I can't tell you how many fucking plebeians try to convince me that ABC sushi place on LI is the best ever because the pieces are huge and they have this great mango sauce that they put on everything. Fuck that, and fuck you. No. Sushi is just rice, fish, sometimes a dash of wasabi and a brush stroke of chef-chosen sauce and that's it. You want a tiny bit of soy sauce on your piece? Fine, but keep the 3 different sauces and crab mayo off my sushi. And the pieces shouldn't be huge. You shouldn't be required to unhinge your lower jaw in order to eat one piece. That's not eating; that's being an American. Anyway, Hatsuhana was great, check it out, and was quite reasonably priced to boot.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 12, 2024 15:20:25 GMT
Last night, caught Gary Clark, Jr. at Radio City Music Hall. My 4th time seeing him, and I am not the biggest fan out there of his (the Mrs. loves him, which is why I agreed to go), but I have to say, he was outstanding last night! The most recent time seeing him, which was about 5 or 6 years ago now, I felt his playing was very stilted and he didn't have a ton of stage presence. He has guitar chops clearly, but his songs weren't that interesting or rocking, and he didn't have the personality to elevate his game. Well last night, I dunno, he just had it. His playing was tight, the setlist was great, he interacted with the crowd, often in very amusing ways, and it was just a great night of music. Well done Gary! The fucking gen Z pussies behind me though, they're probably telling everyone how it was the best show they had ever seen, though I call balderdash on that claim for them! They were so bombed, so annoyingly loud while screaming to each other about their work days, and filming the entire concert on their phones. Kids these days... Dinner was at Hatsuhana on 48th and Madison, a great new find for me! Sushi in Manhattan is always going to be better than what we have on Long Island and the reasons why we're on full display. For one, the fish is just fresher. It just is. Secondly, "real" sushi places honor the ingredients and don't add unnecessary shit to it. I can't tell you how many fucking plebeians try to convince me that ABC sushi place on LI is the best ever because the pieces are huge and they have this great mango sauce that they put on everything. Fuck that, and fuck you. No. Sushi is just rice, fish, sometimes a dash of wasabi and a brush stroke of chef-chosen sauce and that's it. You want a tiny bit of soy sauce on your piece? Fine, but keep the 3 different sauces and crab mayo off my sushi. And the pieces shouldn't be huge. You shouldn't be required to unhinge your lower jaw in order to eat one piece. That's not eating; that's being an American. Anyway, Hatsuhana was great, check it out, and was quite reasonably priced to boot. I saw him years ago, before he blew up, at Mountain Jam upstate, back when Warren Haynes was in charge. I was barely familiar with the guy, but he kinda blew me away when, and he was playing among guitar greats like Warren and Derek Trucks. Mountain Jam was always cool because Warren would play with literally everybody, so watching those two jam together was pretty awesome. He's gotten way bigger since then (that was like ten years ago or something) and I haven't followed him all that closely, but every time I see him I appreciate him more. Good tip on the sushi spot. I'll check it out. But 'fresh' is a sort of a complex word for sushi. Some of the highest end fish is flash frozen on the boat, and now there's a dry-aging trend in fancy sushi places. So some of the best sushi around is not fish that was in the ocean the same day that you're eating it. When it's great, I love the plainest plain stuff, but I also kinda fell in love with poke when I went to Hawaii, and that's all about saucin' it up. But I've also been trying to keep away from simple carbs, so recently I've just been having sashimi at home. I bought a ultra sharp sashimi knife, and I'll go to Wegman's which has decently fresh sushi grade fish, or H Mart which is a Korean grocery store (on the Island too, I believe) where they'll have a guy cutting pieces from a whole tuna, and I'll just bring a piece home and cut some slices myself. Good stuff.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jun 12, 2024 15:39:31 GMT
I saw Joss Stone about a week and a half ago. The show was about 45 minutes away from me in a casino showroom. It’s not hyperbole to say this was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I fucking love her voice and hearing her sing live was just unbelievable. Her band was fantastic. The tickets were affordable and we had great aisle seats which gave the added benefit of being like two feet away from her as she went up and down the aisles in the crowd to sing. Her opening act was even pretty good, someone named Nik West, who I hadn’t previously heard of. Think kind of a female funkier Lenny Kravitz. Apparently she once played with Prince too. The only negative thing I can say about the concert was that for some stupid fucking reason the casino had a 10:00 pm curfew. She was supposed to go on at 8:15 but didn’t appear until about 8:45. She had to cut some songs out, but what was there was incredible. Highly recommend seeing her if you have the opportunity.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jun 12, 2024 16:39:51 GMT
Last night, caught Gary Clark, Jr. at Radio City Music Hall. My 4th time seeing him, and I am not the biggest fan out there of his (the Mrs. loves him, which is why I agreed to go), but I have to say, he was outstanding last night! The most recent time seeing him, which was about 5 or 6 years ago now, I felt his playing was very stilted and he didn't have a ton of stage presence. He has guitar chops clearly, but his songs weren't that interesting or rocking, and he didn't have the personality to elevate his game. Well last night, I dunno, he just had it. His playing was tight, the setlist was great, he interacted with the crowd, often in very amusing ways, and it was just a great night of music. Well done Gary! The fucking gen Z pussies behind me though, they're probably telling everyone how it was the best show they had ever seen, though I call balderdash on that claim for them! They were so bombed, so annoyingly loud while screaming to each other about their work days, and filming the entire concert on their phones. Kids these days... Dinner was at Hatsuhana on 48th and Madison, a great new find for me! Sushi in Manhattan is always going to be better than what we have on Long Island and the reasons why we're on full display. For one, the fish is just fresher. It just is. Secondly, "real" sushi places honor the ingredients and don't add unnecessary shit to it. I can't tell you how many fucking plebeians try to convince me that ABC sushi place on LI is the best ever because the pieces are huge and they have this great mango sauce that they put on everything. Fuck that, and fuck you. No. Sushi is just rice, fish, sometimes a dash of wasabi and a brush stroke of chef-chosen sauce and that's it. You want a tiny bit of soy sauce on your piece? Fine, but keep the 3 different sauces and crab mayo off my sushi. And the pieces shouldn't be huge. You shouldn't be required to unhinge your lower jaw in order to eat one piece. That's not eating; that's being an American. Anyway, Hatsuhana was great, check it out, and was quite reasonably priced to boot. I saw him years ago, before he blew up, at Mountain Jam upstate, back when Warren Haynes was in charge. I was barely familiar with the guy, but he kinda blew me away when, and he was playing among guitar greats like Warren and Derek Trucks. Mountain Jam was always cool because Warren would play with literally everybody, so watching those two jam together was pretty awesome. He's gotten way bigger since then (that was like ten years ago or something) and I haven't followed him all that closely, but every time I see him I appreciate him more. Good tip on the sushi spot. I'll check it out. But 'fresh' is a sort of a complex word for sushi. Some of the highest end fish is flash frozen on the boat, and now there's a dry-aging trend in fancy sushi places. So some of the best sushi around is not fish that was in the ocean the same day that you're eating it. When it's great, I love the plainest plain stuff, but I also kinda fell in love with poke when I went to Hawaii, and that's all about saucin' it up. But I've also been trying to keep away from simple carbs, so recently I've just been having sashimi at home. I bought a ultra sharp sashimi knife, and I'll go to Wegman's which has decently fresh sushi grade fish, or H Mart which is a Korean grocery store (on the Island too, I believe) where they'll have a guy cutting pieces from a whole tuna, and I'll just bring a piece home and cut some slices myself. Good stuff. All true, but "fresh" I'm really using colloquially. The fish tastes fresher than, say, what I would get at the best sushi restaurant in Babylon. I also love poke bowls but haven't been to Hawaii....yet. But yeah, plain is the way to go. Pretty sweet about the sushi knife! That's an unchartered frontier for me.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 12, 2024 18:18:16 GMT
I saw him years ago, before he blew up, at Mountain Jam upstate, back when Warren Haynes was in charge. I was barely familiar with the guy, but he kinda blew me away when, and he was playing among guitar greats like Warren and Derek Trucks. Mountain Jam was always cool because Warren would play with literally everybody, so watching those two jam together was pretty awesome. He's gotten way bigger since then (that was like ten years ago or something) and I haven't followed him all that closely, but every time I see him I appreciate him more. Good tip on the sushi spot. I'll check it out. But 'fresh' is a sort of a complex word for sushi. Some of the highest end fish is flash frozen on the boat, and now there's a dry-aging trend in fancy sushi places. So some of the best sushi around is not fish that was in the ocean the same day that you're eating it. When it's great, I love the plainest plain stuff, but I also kinda fell in love with poke when I went to Hawaii, and that's all about saucin' it up. But I've also been trying to keep away from simple carbs, so recently I've just been having sashimi at home. I bought a ultra sharp sashimi knife, and I'll go to Wegman's which has decently fresh sushi grade fish, or H Mart which is a Korean grocery store (on the Island too, I believe) where they'll have a guy cutting pieces from a whole tuna, and I'll just bring a piece home and cut some slices myself. Good stuff. All true, but "fresh" I'm really using colloquially. The fish tastes fresher than, say, what I would get at the best sushi restaurant in Babylon. I also love poke bowls but haven't been to Hawaii....yet. But yeah, plain is the way to go. Pretty sweet about the sushi knife! That's an unchartered frontier for me. Picked up a sashimi knife at Homewood for like 20 bucks. It's super sharp and it stays that way. Totally worth the low price even if you only use it a handful of times.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 18, 2024 15:25:28 GMT
Saw Foo Fighters last night (sort of) at Citi Field. I'm not even a huge Foos fan, but they put on such a great show that they're a must. For my friends in the NY metro area, they're playing again tomorrow night at Citi Field and I highly recommend if you have nothing to do and want to see a great rock show.
What sucked, however, is the fact that about 75 minutes (roughly the halfway point of the show), crazy thunderstorms rolled in and started dropping hail on the field so the show was called. Truly unfortunate but that's how the cookie crumbles I guess.
Also, the entire crowd gets a demerit because one of the covers they played was Nine Inch Nails' March of the Pigs, and very few people in the crowd really reacted when they started playing it. Shame on you, all of you!
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 8, 2024 13:47:37 GMT
Monday night, was able to snag tickets last minute to see Green Day, with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas opening up at Citi Field. The Linda Lindas, a random, all-girls band out of Los Angeles was the only one of the 4 acts I had seen before, but sadly I missed them at this showing because traffic was a disaster getting to the venue.
I'm not a huge fan of Green Day, I don't like Rancid at all, and I've never been a fan of Smashing Pumpkins though I do like certain songs. Billy Corgan just rubs me the wrong way and his stage presence is kind of annoying. My wife wanted to go and even though I'm not a fan of the acts, I'm always a fan of a good time and when acts like these, who have been touring forever, color me intrigued. I will say that overall the show was a lot of fun. Rancid was much better than I expected (probably my edibles, but hey), Smashing Pumpkins played the songs that I do enjoy for the most part and Green Day was pretty great. The main downside with Green Day is that if you aren't a huge fan, all the songs basically sound the same and while they played for about 2:30, we took off around the 2 hour mark.
One thing I really liked though was that Billie Joe Armstrong kept chiding the crowd for filming the show on their phones. He wasn't being a dick about it, but he did keep saying put those things away and enjoy this moment. Of course, nobody listened and just continued to watch the entire show through their phone while recording.
I'm sorry, but fuck these people. Sure, people can enjoy the show however they want to and they're not hurting anybody, but come on already. You basically miss the entire show so you can post it on Instagram? Piss off. And anyone who tells you that they go back and rewatch those videos is lying to you. You wanna rewatch the show? Visit Youtube, where they have countless soundboard recordings that are exponentially better than your garbage phone recording.
The other excuse that seems to crop up on message boards (but not in reality, naturally) is that people record the shows for their loved ones back home who aren't physically able to attend. BULL. FUCKING. SHIT. There may be one, yeah just one, person in the entire venue doing that and even that is a stretch.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 8, 2024 14:58:24 GMT
Monday night, was able to snag tickets last minute to see Green Day, with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas opening up at Citi Field. The Linda Lindas, a random, all-girls band out of Los Angeles was the only one of the 4 acts I had seen before, but sadly I missed them at this showing because traffic was a disaster getting to the venue. I'm not a huge fan of Green Day, I don't like Rancid at all, and I've never been a fan of Smashing Pumpkins though I do like certain songs. Billy Corgan just rubs me the wrong way and his stage presence is kind of annoying. My wife wanted to go and even though I'm not a fan of the acts, I'm always a fan of a good time and when acts like these, who have been touring forever, color me intrigued. I will say that overall the show was a lot of fun. Rancid was much better than I expected (probably my edibles, but hey), Smashing Pumpkins played the songs that I do enjoy for the most part and Green Day was pretty great. The main downside with Green Day is that if you aren't a huge fan, all the songs basically sound the same and while they played for about 2:30, we took off around the 2 hour mark. One thing I really liked though was that Billie Joe Armstrong kept chiding the crowd for filming the show on their phones. He wasn't being a dick about it, but he did keep saying put those things away and enjoy this moment. Of course, nobody listened and just continued to watch the entire show through their phone while recording. I'm sorry, but fuck these people. Sure, people can enjoy the show however they want to and they're not hurting anybody, but come on already. You basically miss the entire show so you can post it on Instagram? Piss off. And anyone who tells you that they go back and rewatch those videos is lying to you. You wanna rewatch the show? Visit Youtube, where they have countless soundboard recordings that are exponentially better than your garbage phone recording. The other excuse that seems to crop up on message boards (but not in reality, naturally) is that people record the shows for their loved ones back home who aren't physically able to attend. BULL. FUCKING. SHIT. There may be one, yeah just one, person in the entire venue doing that and even that is a stretch. I hate video with a passion, always have. My inlaws take video at every family gathering and never, not once, has anyone said, "Hey let's go rewatch five minutes of Thanksgiving 2015." The worst part is when they take the video and then rewatch it immediately, because remember this thing that literally just happened? Before forgetting it exists until some aliens find it 8 million years from now. And yeah not only are concertgoers ruining the moment (for themselves as well as those around them), why would you want to experience (or re-experience) a concert through a phone camera with shit sound? A picture really is enough, folks.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 8, 2024 15:41:11 GMT
Monday night, was able to snag tickets last minute to see Green Day, with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas opening up at Citi Field. The Linda Lindas, a random, all-girls band out of Los Angeles was the only one of the 4 acts I had seen before, but sadly I missed them at this showing because traffic was a disaster getting to the venue. I'm not a huge fan of Green Day, I don't like Rancid at all, and I've never been a fan of Smashing Pumpkins though I do like certain songs. Billy Corgan just rubs me the wrong way and his stage presence is kind of annoying. My wife wanted to go and even though I'm not a fan of the acts, I'm always a fan of a good time and when acts like these, who have been touring forever, color me intrigued. I will say that overall the show was a lot of fun. Rancid was much better than I expected (probably my edibles, but hey), Smashing Pumpkins played the songs that I do enjoy for the most part and Green Day was pretty great. The main downside with Green Day is that if you aren't a huge fan, all the songs basically sound the same and while they played for about 2:30, we took off around the 2 hour mark. One thing I really liked though was that Billie Joe Armstrong kept chiding the crowd for filming the show on their phones. He wasn't being a dick about it, but he did keep saying put those things away and enjoy this moment. Of course, nobody listened and just continued to watch the entire show through their phone while recording. I'm sorry, but fuck these people. Sure, people can enjoy the show however they want to and they're not hurting anybody, but come on already. You basically miss the entire show so you can post it on Instagram? Piss off. And anyone who tells you that they go back and rewatch those videos is lying to you. You wanna rewatch the show? Visit Youtube, where they have countless soundboard recordings that are exponentially better than your garbage phone recording. The other excuse that seems to crop up on message boards (but not in reality, naturally) is that people record the shows for their loved ones back home who aren't physically able to attend. BULL. FUCKING. SHIT. There may be one, yeah just one, person in the entire venue doing that and even that is a stretch. I hate video with a passion, always have. My inlaws take video at every family gathering and never, not once, has anyone said, "Hey let's go rewatch five minutes of Thanksgiving 2015." The worst part is when they take the video and then rewatch it immediately, because remember this thing that literally just happened? Before forgetting it exists until some aliens find it 8 million years from now. And yeah not only are concertgoers ruining the moment (for themselves as well as those around them), why would you want to experience (or re-experience) a concert through a phone camera with shit sound? A picture really is enough, folks. Now I kinda watch video of your 2015 Thanksgiving dinner! My brother in law does that at Christmas, where he films his kids opening their presents and then running off to play video games. The only reason you would need such a video would be to give Will Graham something to watch while he's hunting the Tooth Fairy.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 16, 2024 14:47:01 GMT
On Tuesday night, saw Glass Animals at MSG. I think I saw them once before at a festival, but my memory (while strong) does tend to waver when it comes to remembering some of those days. I can't say I'm a huge fan, my buddy had an extra ticket so I went with him, but they were pretty great. Very lively, lots of fun and great energy. Kind of like a better version of Portugal, The Man.
The opener was some rapper named Lil Nas X, or something equally inane, and he was atrocious. No flow, no energy, a completely inability to work the crowd. Just garden variety, R&B type shit where the dude sings through autotune. In fact, at one point, he was clearly just doing karaoke of his own song, but his singing track was playing through the PA while he just.....kinda stood there miming. Fuck that.
But last night, oh yeah, I saw Chali 2na, former singer for Jurassic 5, at Brooklyn Bowl with Cut Chemist (who also opened). It might very well have been the best hip hop show I have ever been to (granted, I haven't been to a ton), but he absolutely brought it. If you're into that 90s era hip hip, Tribe Called Quest stuff, then this is right up your alley. Tons of energy, the crowd loved every second of it, he sounded awesome. Just everything you want in a show. Plus, Brooklyn Bowl is tiny. There were maybe 1,000 people there and even that is a stretch. And honestly, J5 was pretty big back in the day, selling our arenas and playing big festivals routinely. For a former frontman, now 53 years old playing in front of tiny crowds at smaller venues, for him to bring it like he did last night is a testament to his ability. Just a pro.
And yes, some little pussyboy next to me stood there recording the entire show. A fantastic, private hip hop dance party and this incel is watching through his phone. Pathetic.
Of course, dinner at LASER WOLF, the ultimate in Israeli cuisine. We were lucky to get a table at 5:15, because that's all you can basically ever get. This place is worth the wait if you can snag a table. So you have my favorite show of the year thus far and an A+ festive meal beforehand, that's my kind of night!
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 16, 2024 16:42:20 GMT
On Tuesday night, saw Glass Animals at MSG. I think I saw them once before at a festival, but my memory (while strong) does tend to waver when it comes to remembering some of those days. I can't say I'm a huge fan, my buddy had an extra ticket so I went with him, but they were pretty great. Very lively, lots of fun and great energy. Kind of like a better version of Portugal, The Man. The opener was some rapper named Lil Nas X, or something equally inane, and he was atrocious. No flow, no energy, a completely inability to work the crowd. Just garden variety, R&B type shit where the dude sings through autotune. In fact, at one point, he was clearly just doing karaoke of his own song, but his singing track was playing through the PA while he just.....kinda stood there miming. Fuck that. But last night, oh yeah, I saw Chali 2na, former singer for Jurassic 5, at Brooklyn Bowl with Cut Chemist (who also opened). It might very well have been the best hip hop show I have ever been to (granted, I haven't been to a ton), but he absolutely brought it. If you're into that 90s era hip hip, Tribe Called Quest stuff, then this is right up your alley. Tons of energy, the crowd loved every second of it, he sounded awesome. Just everything you want in a show. Plus, Brooklyn Bowl is tiny. There were maybe 1,000 people there and even that is a stretch. And honestly, J5 was pretty big back in the day, selling our arenas and playing big festivals routinely. For a former frontman, now 53 years old playing in front of tiny crowds at smaller venues, for him to bring it like he did last night is a testament to his ability. Just a pro. And yes, some little pussyboy next to me stood there recording the entire show. A fantastic, private hip hop dance party and this incel is watching through his phone. Pathetic. Of course, dinner at LASER WOLF, the ultimate in Israeli cuisine. We were lucky to get a table at 5:15, because that's all you can basically ever get. This place is worth the wait if you can snag a table. So you have my favorite show of the year thus far and an A+ festive meal beforehand, that's my kind of night! I have no idea who the rapper you saw was, but Lil Nas X, as dumb as his name is, is a huge name and probably isn't opening for anybody anymore. Have not heard of Laser Wolf, but I wouldn't have guessed it was a restaurant from that name... and if I had, I don't think I'd have guessed it was Israeli food. A truly strange name choice, but one that I'll certainly remember next time I'm thinking of booking a table in Williamsburg.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 16, 2024 17:27:38 GMT
On Tuesday night, saw Glass Animals at MSG. I think I saw them once before at a festival, but my memory (while strong) does tend to waver when it comes to remembering some of those days. I can't say I'm a huge fan, my buddy had an extra ticket so I went with him, but they were pretty great. Very lively, lots of fun and great energy. Kind of like a better version of Portugal, The Man. The opener was some rapper named Lil Nas X, or something equally inane, and he was atrocious. No flow, no energy, a completely inability to work the crowd. Just garden variety, R&B type shit where the dude sings through autotune. In fact, at one point, he was clearly just doing karaoke of his own song, but his singing track was playing through the PA while he just.....kinda stood there miming. Fuck that. But last night, oh yeah, I saw Chali 2na, former singer for Jurassic 5, at Brooklyn Bowl with Cut Chemist (who also opened). It might very well have been the best hip hop show I have ever been to (granted, I haven't been to a ton), but he absolutely brought it. If you're into that 90s era hip hip, Tribe Called Quest stuff, then this is right up your alley. Tons of energy, the crowd loved every second of it, he sounded awesome. Just everything you want in a show. Plus, Brooklyn Bowl is tiny. There were maybe 1,000 people there and even that is a stretch. And honestly, J5 was pretty big back in the day, selling our arenas and playing big festivals routinely. For a former frontman, now 53 years old playing in front of tiny crowds at smaller venues, for him to bring it like he did last night is a testament to his ability. Just a pro. And yes, some little pussyboy next to me stood there recording the entire show. A fantastic, private hip hop dance party and this incel is watching through his phone. Pathetic. Of course, dinner at LASER WOLF, the ultimate in Israeli cuisine. We were lucky to get a table at 5:15, because that's all you can basically ever get. This place is worth the wait if you can snag a table. So you have my favorite show of the year thus far and an A+ festive meal beforehand, that's my kind of night! I have no idea who the rapper you saw was, but Lil Nas X, as dumb as his name is, is a huge name and probably isn't opening for anybody anymore. Have not heard of Laser Wolf, but I wouldn't have guessed it was a restaurant from that name... and if I had, I don't think I'd have guessed it was Israeli food. A truly strange name choice, but one that I'll certainly remember next time I'm thinking of booking a table in Williamsburg. You're right, I looked it up on setlist fm and it was some dipshit named Kevin Abstract. He was atrocious, but he kept saying Lil Nas X, and Glass Animals even thanks Lil Nas X. In any event, he was bad. I highly, highly recommend Laser Wolf. It's a really difficult table to get, that was my first time going and we've been trying for a long time to grab a reservation. But if you can swing something during the week on the earlier side, I'd say go for it.
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Post by sdm3 on Aug 19, 2024 17:34:11 GMT
No, I haven't wandered into the wrong thread while trying to post some mundane NFL news item - I'm here to report a concert I attended!
I saw Justin Timberlake at the 02 Arena in London last week. This isn't something I usually do, but my wife got tickets with a couple of her friends so I went along. I wasn't really a big Timberlake fan beforehand but I actually had a pretty good time. But what really bothered me was all the people filming on their phones throughout. It's a seated arena and they were standing the whole time filming? I mean this one guy a few rows below was literally dancing while holding his phone straight and level - for 2 hours. Are they really going to watch the whole recording later on? Weird - but I guess it's just something that happens at concerts.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 19, 2024 18:52:32 GMT
I have no idea who the rapper you saw was, but Lil Nas X, as dumb as his name is, is a huge name and probably isn't opening for anybody anymore. Have not heard of Laser Wolf, but I wouldn't have guessed it was a restaurant from that name... and if I had, I don't think I'd have guessed it was Israeli food. A truly strange name choice, but one that I'll certainly remember next time I'm thinking of booking a table in Williamsburg. You're right, I looked it up on setlist fm and it was some dipshit named Kevin Abstract. He was atrocious, but he kept saying Lil Nas X, and Glass Animals even thanks Lil Nas X. In any event, he was bad. I highly, highly recommend Laser Wolf. It's a really difficult table to get, that was my first time going and we've been trying for a long time to grab a reservation. But if you can swing something during the week on the earlier side, I'd say go for it. What kind of music do they play at Laser Wolf?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 19, 2024 19:33:41 GMT
I have no idea who the rapper you saw was, but Lil Nas X, as dumb as his name is, is a huge name and probably isn't opening for anybody anymore. Have not heard of Laser Wolf, but I wouldn't have guessed it was a restaurant from that name... and if I had, I don't think I'd have guessed it was Israeli food. A truly strange name choice, but one that I'll certainly remember next time I'm thinking of booking a table in Williamsburg. You're right, I looked it up on setlist fm and it was some dipshit named Kevin Abstract. He was atrocious, but he kept saying Lil Nas X, and Glass Animals even thanks Lil Nas X. In any event, he was bad. I highly, highly recommend Laser Wolf. It's a really difficult table to get, that was my first time going and we've been trying for a long time to grab a reservation. But if you can swing something during the week on the earlier side, I'd say go for it. I don't know this Kevin Abstract character, but if he calls his next album 'Some Dipshit called Kevim Abstract' I'd respect it. You're not kidding about the difficulty of reserving a table at Laser Wolf. I just checked availability... there sure isn't much! Maybe if I name drop Some Dipshit Named Kevem Abstract they will squeeze me in.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 19, 2024 19:41:50 GMT
You're right, I looked it up on setlist fm and it was some dipshit named Kevin Abstract. He was atrocious, but he kept saying Lil Nas X, and Glass Animals even thanks Lil Nas X. In any event, he was bad. I highly, highly recommend Laser Wolf. It's a really difficult table to get, that was my first time going and we've been trying for a long time to grab a reservation. But if you can swing something during the week on the earlier side, I'd say go for it. I don't know this Kevin Abstract character, but if he calls his next album 'Some Dipshit called Kevim Abstract' I'd respect it. You're not kidding about the difficulty of reserving a table at Laser Wolf. I just checked availability... there sure isn't much! Maybe if I name drop Some Dipshit Named Kevem Abstract they will squeeze me in. Dude, it's impossible, but that's been a problem with restaurants and ticketing in general over the past few years. If you're persistent, you can grab a table during the week very early (5 or 5:30) or go at 10 at night. Not ideal, but at least there's an option if you're open to leaving work early and having a very early dinner. Also, in the same building is K'Far, owned and operated by the same folks as Laser Wolf. I haven't been there, but I believe it's brunch only and it's an easier reservation if you're more amenable to that. I can't vouch for it, other than knowing that Michael Solomonov's restaurants are all fantastic.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 19, 2024 20:51:52 GMT
I don't know this Kevin Abstract character, but if he calls his next album 'Some Dipshit called Kevim Abstract' I'd respect it. You're not kidding about the difficulty of reserving a table at Laser Wolf. I just checked availability... there sure isn't much! Maybe if I name drop Some Dipshit Named Kevem Abstract they will squeeze me in. Dude, it's impossible, but that's been a problem with restaurants and ticketing in general over the past few years. If you're persistent, you can grab a table during the week very early (5 or 5:30) or go at 10 at night. Not ideal, but at least there's an option if you're open to leaving work early and having a very early dinner. Also, in the same building is K'Far, owned and operated by the same folks as Laser Wolf. I haven't been there, but I believe it's brunch only and it's an easier reservation if you're more amenable to that. I can't vouch for it, other than knowing that Michael Solomonov's restaurants are all fantastic. I've heard that the next, or maybe current, big grift is that people are making reservations at trendy restaurants ahead of time and then selling them to jerkoffs who are willing to pay someone for such a thing. I think it's just people doing this independently these days, but it's only a matter of time until some tech douche creates some software that reserves every table everywhere before anybody else can get online and lobbies congress to allow them to have that monopoly.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 19, 2024 21:10:19 GMT
Dude, it's impossible, but that's been a problem with restaurants and ticketing in general over the past few years. If you're persistent, you can grab a table during the week very early (5 or 5:30) or go at 10 at night. Not ideal, but at least there's an option if you're open to leaving work early and having a very early dinner. Also, in the same building is K'Far, owned and operated by the same folks as Laser Wolf. I haven't been there, but I believe it's brunch only and it's an easier reservation if you're more amenable to that. I can't vouch for it, other than knowing that Michael Solomonov's restaurants are all fantastic. I've heard that the next, or maybe current, big grift is that people are making reservations at trendy restaurants ahead of time and then selling them to jerkoffs who are willing to pay someone for such a thing. I think it's just people doing this independently these days, but it's only a matter of time until some tech douche creates some software that reserves every table everywhere before anybody else can get online and lobbies congress to allow them to have that monopoly. That's exactly right and it has become a big problem for restaurants because it directly impacts their food purchasing. It's similar to the bullshit that happens with US Open tickets and bots scooping everything up and then doubling the price on secondaries. New York did just pass a law banning this practice, but it's unclear as to how exactly they're going to enforce it, and even if they do, these guys are crafty enough to implement a workaround in short order. But still, I want to go to La Bernadin, and I fucking can't!
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Post by masterofallgoons on Aug 20, 2024 13:24:52 GMT
I've heard that the next, or maybe current, big grift is that people are making reservations at trendy restaurants ahead of time and then selling them to jerkoffs who are willing to pay someone for such a thing. I think it's just people doing this independently these days, but it's only a matter of time until some tech douche creates some software that reserves every table everywhere before anybody else can get online and lobbies congress to allow them to have that monopoly. That's exactly right and it has become a big problem for restaurants because it directly impacts their food purchasing. It's similar to the bullshit that happens with US Open tickets and bots scooping everything up and then doubling the price on secondaries. New York did just pass a law banning this practice, but it's unclear as to how exactly they're going to enforce it, and even if they do, these guys are crafty enough to implement a workaround in short order. But still, I want to go to La Bernadin, and I fucking can't! They'll never really enforce that, and like you said, any enforcement will be loopholed into obsolescence. And they know we wanna go to the places, and those with obscene money will overpay for a table to then overpay at the table. I haven't run into this kinda thing yet, but I do have reservations for Goosefeather (Michelin star Cantonese restaurant in Tarrytown) coming up. If someone wants to throw me some cash for it, I'm not above the temptation.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 20, 2024 13:52:49 GMT
That's exactly right and it has become a big problem for restaurants because it directly impacts their food purchasing. It's similar to the bullshit that happens with US Open tickets and bots scooping everything up and then doubling the price on secondaries. New York did just pass a law banning this practice, but it's unclear as to how exactly they're going to enforce it, and even if they do, these guys are crafty enough to implement a workaround in short order. But still, I want to go to La Bernadin, and I fucking can't! They'll never really enforce that, and like you said, any enforcement will be loopholed into obsolescence. And they know we wanna go to the places, and those with obscene money will overpay for a table to then overpay at the table. I haven't run into this kinda thing yet, but I do have reservations for Goosefeather (Michelin star Cantonese restaurant in Tarrytown) coming up. If someone wants to throw me some cash for it, I'm not above the temptation. Oooo very nice! I'd want you to keep the reservation and enjoy it, but I'd buy you a round of drinks if an invite were extended. Just sayin.
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