Kelowna, April 30th

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 4/15/2006, 7:02 pm

row 3, seat 1.

how are your guys' travel plans working out? when are you coming from vancouver to kelowna and where are you staying?

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 4/16/2006, 7:03 am

Yay. We're row 1 seats 5-6. So nice and close

We're arriving in Kelowna the day before the concert and staying at the Royal Anne hotel for 2 nights - going back to Vancouver the day after the concert.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 4/16/2006, 7:46 pm

i took the day off of work, so i should come to kelowna in the morning so we can hit up the town. actually, if you guys are going to be in the okanagan, we should totally see the sights (parks and such), it's a pretty place. i'll give you my number and we'll make more precise plans once the time comes.

i am le stoked.

don't ask why · Post by **don't ask why** » 4/16/2006, 8:22 pm

I'm hoping that place is full!

Gotta book Monday off early this week.
It's all about last minute planning :nod:

Post by **faninor** » 4/16/2006, 8:42 pm

thirdhour wrote:
Soozy wrote:Is Yannic coming to this show? She'd better be!

of course!

I have an actual real Oregon quarter now.

I will give it to Nikki and Soozy in Vancouver and have them deliver it to you.

:O

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 4/16/2006, 10:59 pm

sweet

someone gave me a delaware quarter at work today and i thought about you.

Post by **faninor** » 4/16/2006, 11:29 pm

Haha.

Post by **faninor** » 4/16/2006, 11:30 pm

By the way, to those of you who are just reading. I'm not a really nice person who goes around giving quarters to everyone on the Internet I know. So stop pming me about it!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 4/16/2006, 11:37 pm

May I have a Oregon quarter?

Post by **faninor** » 4/16/2006, 11:46 pm

I'll trade one to you for the Happiness sampler cassette that you're getting from Sooz. :sugar:

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 4/17/2006, 12:31 am

don't ask why · Post by **don't ask why** » 5/1/2006, 10:34 am

It was a pretty good time in Kelowna, albeit I had more fun being in Kelowna than actually being at the concert. Drinking at the restaurant, drinking at the marina.

I had my hands in my pockets trying to hide my camera. Security dude was like "get your hands out. what the hell is that?" At that point thought I was pretty screwed; however, he just asked me if I had video and of course I said no (even though it does).

Pretty good seats in the 3rd row. Pedestrian was awesome, Jets Overhead was OK (that backup singer girl was pretty useless - she needed some cowbell). Neverending White Lights was awesome though they seemed pretentious and arrogant.

Met Soozy, Nik, Yannic briefly during the drunkeness period.

OLP was pretty sweet; Raine was into things. Moved up to 2nd/1st row when they went on. Setlist seemed a little short though with no Naveed, there was some BS with the venue timing or a curfew? Also I disliked the big corporation thing especially if the band is sponsored by adidas - that's pretty much hypocrisy.

Sketchy drive home at midnight. Nearly hit a few deer, saw at least 50 deer, bunnies, owls, and elk. And never get Tim Horton's raspberry flavoured iced cappucino. It just doesn't go down well.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 5/1/2006, 10:56 am

Can you explain the following comments a bit better for those of us who weren't there?

don't ask why wrote:Neverending White Lights was awesome though they seemed pretentious and arrogant.

don't ask why wrote:OLP was pretty sweet; Raine was into things.

don't ask why wrote:Also I disliked the big corporation thing especially if the band is sponsored by adidas - that's pretty much hypocrisy.

don't ask why · Post by **don't ask why** » 5/1/2006, 11:36 am

Kathy14 wrote:Can you explain the following comments a bit better for those of us who weren't there?

don't ask why wrote:Neverending White Lights was awesome though they seemed pretentious and arrogant.

They were signing autographs afterwards and I just didn't like the way they were.

don't ask why wrote:OLP was pretty sweet; Raine was into things.

Raine going up into the stands, Raine going into the crowd, Raine asking for a recorder (initially getting a cell phone and throwing it back) and then getting a real one.

don't ask why wrote:Also I disliked the big corporation thing especially if the band is sponsored by adidas - that's pretty much hypocrisy.

They had a big US flag except for the stars, they had the logos for major corporations like Microsoft, Nike, McDonalds etc.

Post by **faninor** » 5/1/2006, 11:40 am

I hope he got Nikki's recorder this time.

Kaegan · Post by **Kaegan** » 5/1/2006, 12:13 pm

Buddy, that giant US flag with corporate logos is a stab at corporate America, it's not advertising by any means.

The flag is made by a Vancouver based organization that fights "corporate cool" by releasing their own brand of non-profit, union labor made shoes, and other stuff. You can find them at www.adbusters.com.

don't ask why · Post by **don't ask why** » 5/1/2006, 4:20 pm

Kaegan wrote:Buddy, that giant US flag with corporate logos is a stab at corporate America, it's not advertising by any means.

The flag is made by a Vancouver based organization that fights "corporate cool" by releasing their own brand of non-profit, union labor made shoes, and other stuff. You can find them at www.adbusters.com.

understood, but if OLP are pushing adbusters, then why are they being sponsored by "corporate america?"

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 5/1/2006, 7:14 pm

kaegan is right.. that exact flag is the adbusters spoof ad thing from a couple of years ago. it's basically patronizing corporate america, not supporting it in any way.

im kinda surprised raine did that adbusters thing in kelowna but not here.

don't ask why · Post by **don't ask why** » 5/1/2006, 7:30 pm

Hope wrote:kaegan is right.. that exact flag is the adbusters spoof ad thing from a couple of years ago. it's basically patronizing corporate america, not supporting it in any way.

im kinda surprised raine did that adbusters thing in kelowna but not here.

raine was into it in kelowna :nod:

again, the flag is obviously not supporting corporate america. but OLP are sponsored by adidas.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 5/1/2006, 7:37 pm

Ohhhhhh i see. i remember that vaguely...
are they still being sponsored by adidas?