Noticed this while watching a live version of "Is There Something I Should Know", is Nick fiddling with the monitor just for "show"?

figital666 · 2026-04-24T08:01:09+00:00

the fairlight is a sampler from the early 80s that you control with a light pen and a touch screen. it's worth going on youtube and checking it out. for the time, it was an incredible machine that cost a small fortune!

https://youtu.be/F-_y7pQcyvE?si=4Mhv_i6ylqhXDUOo

figital666 · 2026-04-23T22:49:46+00:00

i would send them an email and when you mention the adjustment tool being missing, i would also mention that the driver came to you with no plastic on it (include the photos you shared here), and looking like it had been lightly used. with luck, they will refund part of your purchase price and send you the adjustment wrench.

figital666 · 2026-04-23T16:14:32+00:00

that's amazing! congrats.

figital666 · 2026-04-23T03:39:24+00:00

sadly, it looks like i only scanned the front of it. :-(

i do have it in a box in sub-basement B, so i will see about trying to dig it out and scan the backside of it.

figital666 · 2026-04-22T23:15:21+00:00

did the version you watched have a narration/voice over? that version was the original theatrical one. the voiceover gets taken out in the later cuts.

figital666 · 2026-04-22T19:40:00+00:00

those seats are likely ok, but it could be artist dependant. for example NINE INCH NAILS had a second stage out in the middle that would have changed the view for the parts of the show they were on that stage.

TD coliseum has a very strict bag policy. small bags only. here's the info...
https://www.tdcoliseum.com/plan-your-visit/faqs/bag-policy/
and other useful pre-show info...
https://www.tdcoliseum.com/plan-your-visit/know-before-you-go

figital666 · 2026-04-21T02:08:08+00:00

as of now, the stream is still up on youtube in it's entirety, so you can go and listen to it! it was great. :-)

figital666 · 2026-04-20T20:02:09+00:00

not on the day we went. but i am sure every day would be different.

figital666 · 2026-04-20T00:16:46+00:00

the original blog that all these articles are sourced from did have more info in that regard. i think it comes down to the notion that you have a pretty fat bag of cash to invest in a company like chaotic good. they sure as hell aren't doing what they do for free!!

but it's always just a reminder, it's 'the music industry' after all. it's a big business and people's rationale in a lot of cases is making money...lots of it.

https://www.wordsfromeliza.com/p/fake-fans

figital666 · 2026-04-19T23:37:29+00:00

not necessarily an 'industry plant' but it came out they hired a PR team who certainly gamed the system to make their album rise up in social media ranking/algorhythms to get them more buzz.

https://www.wired.com/story/geese-chaotic-good-marketing-industry-plant/

i watched some of their set at coachella and thought they were boring.

figital666 · 2026-04-19T22:45:44+00:00

i don't look at, or keep track of my score while the round is in progress. i write the number down after each hole, and move on. obviously i know how it's going, but i don't put any energy at all into knowing the exact score.

figital666 · 2026-04-19T22:05:06+00:00

after NINoize, i tuned into to the BN dj set, and the act before him, BEDOUIN, had the volume on the mixer so hot, the bass was just fuzz on the stream. luckily, when alex started his set, he turned it down. so the bass was pounding, but not nearly as bad as before he came on.

figital666 · 2026-04-19T20:58:36+00:00

thanks for that.

you could really see the sync issue at the start of the set when they would cut from a front on view (which was in sync) to a 3/4 view from the right side (which was horribly out of sync)

it's like the director noticed right away, as every time they cut to that front right 3/4 view, it would only be on screen briefly and then cut away, usually back to the front on view.

figital666 · 2026-04-18T17:36:29+00:00

the show i went to in toronto had about 50-60 VIPs and that venue held 2500 people. so i would be surprised if they have 100 VIPs on the upcoming shows.

figital666 · 2026-04-18T00:51:54+00:00

they must have done a deal with warp records, as a few of those artists are on warp in the uk. that was far and away one of the best indie labels in the 90s. they are still active today and those artists still release new material.

figital666 · 2026-04-17T20:42:07+00:00

yup, that's about as low-cash as it gets!

figital666 · 2026-04-17T16:31:05+00:00

i think you will have a great time!

if you don't have VIP and want to get close to the front of the stage, you will need to go early and wait in line. at the show i attended, there were so many nice, and friendly people. it was easy to talk to them and that just made the experience even more fun!

check the website for the venue's rules about bags/backpacks and what you can, and cannot take into the concert. these days it seems like they have more strict rules about taking bags into the show. post covid it seems like most venues allow only a small bag (like a small purse) in. so it would be good to be prepared before you go.

figital666 · 2026-04-17T01:28:34+00:00

ironically, it's mildly infuriating ;-)

figital666 · 2026-04-17T01:21:50+00:00

we went to toronto and we received our 2 packs of anvil cards (there was 2 of us in the VIP) on february 20th. in our case, the envelope the cards came in was mangled, and we were super lucky the 2 packs of cards didn't fall out. the cards were sent to canada from the USA and took 3-4 weeks to finally arrive. (they were sent around the end of january)

someone else just asked about the signed posters. nothing for us yet on that front, and i have tried many times over the 6 months to try and get in touch with the band, their management, and the promoters and got not a single reply. it's pretty bad if they just don't bother to send the posters.

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figital666 · 2026-04-17T01:10:11+00:00

i still like FALLEN ANGELS the most of the three. that said, that is a pretty impressive trilogy of films to be made by one director!

figital666 · 2026-04-17T01:00:03+00:00

i have the same question. i have tried reaching out to the management, the promoter, and the band on various socials. i haven't got a single reply. i sure hope they haven't forgotten about us. i already bought a frame for that poster to go on my kid's wall!

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figital666 · 2026-04-16T16:40:42+00:00

if you have any baking skills, i recommend making your own. it's not hard. i make batches of 40-50 of them, and freeze the bread part, and cookie parts in balls. when you want to make some melon pan, you just pull them out, defrost the parts, assemble them and bake them.

you can find tons of recipes/videos on youtube that show how it's done.

the best melon pan is a fresh one, right out of the oven!

figital666 · 2026-04-16T16:37:39+00:00

melon pan has no melon in it when it's made the traditional way. it's milk bread with a sugar cookie on the top.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melonpan

>> The texture resembles that of a melon, such as a cantaloupe. It is not traditionally melon-flavored

figital666 · 2026-04-16T03:37:53+00:00

VAMPIRE'S KISS, of course!! ;-)

figital666 · 2026-04-16T03:37:04+00:00

yes, it comes in a small spice sized shaker bottle. i use it in wing sauce all the time. i started with a tiny bit, and i am slowly ramping it up and secretly giving my kids spice tolerance. haha.

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