Manchester/24 Hour Party People

marky · Post by **marky** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:08 am

I know I haven't been around lately. Everything is getting away from me again now that school is back. Oh, The Drudgery.

For anyone who has watched the 24 Hour Party People film, I would like to share some experiences I have had within the last week or so on the music freak message board.

I had been engaged in a long discussion with 2-10 people over several days about A Certain Ratio when one of the actual band members appeared on the board. I tried so hard not to be the sycophantic fan, dumbstruck, but I just couldn't help it. All I could muster was "I'm honoured, sir."

Then I found out that this guy from Glasgow I've made good friends with in the last couple of weeks actually interviewed Tony Wilson at one time.

I try so hard not to be starstruck about these things, I know what bullshit it is. They are just people. But JESUS a member of A Certain Ratio? They are like my third favourite Factory band ever, even if they put out a fair amount of crap along with the great stuff. And not to devalue the Tony factor, either. Though I know he is just a person, too.

Pardon me if I feel blessed a bit.

But EVEN if the new New Order album sucks (due at the end of March) then the LCD Soundsystem album will cushion the blow for me. I was soooo skeptical about this album but there's only two songs that are anything less than brilliant. I plan to buy it on vinyl when it comes out: Februrary 15. Prepare to have your cynical socks knocked off, and above all, dance.

Tommy Martyn · Post by **Tommy Martyn** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:36 pm

Happy new year Marky. Let's do lunch sometime.

marky · Post by **marky** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:40 pm

Thanks Tommy I needed that. I have corresponded lately with some great folks from the UK that really made me feel like less of an anglophile freak than I've ever felt in my life. It's a real nice thing and it makes it very very much harder to concentrate on school work. I'm not so sure I've ever had it so good before, with so much wonderful music and so many people to talk about it with! I love my computer and I love you all very very very very much.

marky · Post by **marky** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:30 am

Sometimes I get on here and I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. Apologies to anyone who read my deleted post. I'm in a Funkk, a transitional period of some kind. I can't explain it, even to myself.

I do things when I'm drunk that I wish I hadn't done. But more importantly, I THINK things when I'm drunk that I wish I hadn't THOUGHT. Sometimes I just don't know how these things even happen. I mean not the things that happen when I'm drunk but...things. How do THINGS happen, that shouldn't happen?
The solution for me is always more isolation. I know myself too well, though and there aren't any more answers within. If only I could change myself. I thought I was on the verge of change. That's why I'm in a funk now. So big deal.

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