On the night of Saturday, February 26th, me and some colleagues of mine will be running 'Aid for Asia' at an as yet to be determined venue. We are seeking the Flying Scotsman and Velvet Lounge, as they were an excelent partner in our last pro bono venture, Sounds for Sudan (which I had only a little to do with).
All proceeds will be divided amongst a number of agencies working on tsunami-effected areas including Red Cross and Sewalanka (a Sri Lankan NGO). We are yet to decide on the full list of recipients. I am also planning a film night fundraiser at the Luna from which all proceeds will go to the same agencies.
To date, three acts are confirmed: two for the Velvet Lounge - Micadelic and DJ KL, and one for the Scotsman - Voyager. In addition, I am awaiting confirmation from The Funk Club House Band (for the Velvet Lounge) and one of Felix Jeppe's projects - possibly The McCarburetors, possibly The Salt Flats Trio. Unfortunately The Panics are unavailable as they will be on tour at the time. I am going to call Cheeky regarding Downsyde, and will no doubt have to discuss the matter with Paul Sloan at some stage.
As you may have gathered, the plan is for funk, hip hop and decks to operate in the Velvet lounge while varieties of the rock music operate in the Scotsman. My thinking is five acts in each area.
We will be doing radio promos on 107fm and RTR (at least), issuing press releases to The West, Sunday Times and all metropolitan community newspapers. There will also be some postering madness all over metro WA once most of the details are confirmed.
If any of you Westsiders want to help, contact me, Narges Razavi, Debbie Guest or Sunili Govinnage. (Just in case you know one of them and don't know or don't like me). We'll need people for postering teams, door work, band contacts, media contacts, promo ideas etc etc
FOR THE RECORD:
Narges Razavi and I set up 'Cooking With Gas' in March, 2004, when we ran Bands for Bam - a gig that raised $2040 for the Red Cross Bam earthquake appeal. Since then we've done Cargo for Congo (July '04) and Sounds for Sudan (October '04). We've raised almost $5000 for causes including Red Cross and Amnesty International. All bands and all people working on Cooking With Gas events are volunteers.
Barney says:
I can offer some assistance on the PR/Media end and would be happy to help out. I'll give you a call in the next few days, Geeves. Good work.
Robert says:
Yay for the Salt Flat Trio. I've been trying to track down their CD but haven't had any luck yet.
ms k lee says:
Geeves, I won't be arriving in Perth until the 20th of Feb, but I am very keen to help out in setting up on the day or anything else. And you know I make a first class door bitch.
B-Diddy DubSac says:
A+ for alliteration! I say coming up with "Cargo…" musta been the clincher…
And in the spirit of generosity…
Given my unusually upbeat back-at-work attitude today, I hereby concur with the statements of fellow KWCR-50s member, Mr Barney, and offer my generous services for a hip-hop spectaculararar versus the good DJK2IzL and second the motion for what can only be described as:
DJ Warz Mk.XXXVIII
…in the hallowed "tradition" of Choppy -v- Selekt, Jason Nevins -v- Run DMC, Apollo -v- Drago, I truly believe that the headline;
"DJKL -v- DJ Pharmhaus Phreaq aka Pound4Pound (DT)"
will genuinely sell at least 13 more tickets!
(Secondary Option:
"*The Australian Domination Theory Show REUNITE LIKE VOLTRON FOR ONE SPECIAL GIG ONLY!!!
*[size=1]Actual membership may vary[/size]
Gizzus a call, or email us Geeves, meetmeataxe@hotmail.com
(hey, I bring me own dex aight!)
Giovanni says:
Wasn't it Apollo vs Rocky?
Anyway, I will be in touch shortly.
Also, the next show I have planned is 'Project for Palestine' and will raise money for APHEDA (the aid wing of the Aussie union movement) who run a medical clinic in Gaza and a community development centre in the West Bank. Eventually we'll get cornered on the alliteration thing…
B-Diddy DubSac says:
Yeah, but obviously I'm insinuating that this will be one of those Uber-Fanboy Dream Matches, that could never feasibly happen until the advent of CGI - talkin bout MJ -v- Wilt Chamblerin, Howard -v- Whitlam, Ali -v- Tyson, Bradman -v- Zoehrer, Hemingway -v- Chingy, young Stallone -v- young Seagal, Rock Hudson -v- Yahoo Serious, and so on…
So by 26 Feb, KL will be the salty old veteran whose spent too much time getting punched in the ring (hoho), known for his showboating fandago with his most famous victories long forgotten…
Whereas in the other corner, we have the very drug-affected, cross-fader-of-steel, KGB-precision-mixing stylees of Pharmhaus Phreq, whose only oral contributions during a live set are "I must break you" and "He is like steel". Also slated as The Next Big Thing, he is known to lift whole trees over his shoulders and just wander the forest looking for bigger trees to carry…
Hey, just look at the track record - total amount of pubs KL/P4P combo have been not asked back to = 1! But given the reasoning behind the no-return-call (ahh 1) too much rap means more punters drinking too much…………………. and 2) too many chicks dancing………………) I think we can safely conclude that *we* were not the problem…nah, they seem like totally logical reasons a…
To conclude, Me = Drago, KL = Apollo, and just as Im typing this, I remember that Apollo DID fight Drago in Rocky IV - and died dead in the ring! How appropriate!
fancy dave says:
"…just wander the forest looking for bigger trees to carry"
That is good as gold, Jerry.
Unfortunately, Geeves et. al., I'll be (well and truly) back in old Melbourne town by then.
I would like to suggest (I'm sure he wouldn't mind) that any extra gear required for the show be sourced through George at Broomstick - 04121 04127. KL is on good terms with him, and I'd rate as excellent the chances of free stuff in exchange for a little logo somewhere. He is also Downsyde's regular mixer, so the chances of getting their services would be improved if you approach through him as well as Cheeky - perhaps with KL as emissary in both cases. Sloany is sometimes a bit "if I don't know you you must be nobody" - a hard position to maintain when you forget names and faces as reliably as he does, but hey…
badger says:
I'd be down with spinning some records if required geeves, in honour of my brothers favourite bar in the world [called insomnia, it was on a beach in thailand and, ergo, it got obliterated].
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/2004_Indonesia_Tsunami.gif[/img]
KL says:
Speaking of George, Fancy, he let us off scot(t)-free concerning the rope-light-meltage incident.
He is a fucking god.
mrsd says:
I'd like to offer my door bitch services too…
Giovanni says:
You people are apprentice deities, almost standing shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Phil Tufnel, Darren "Doc" Wheildon and Rick James.
On the subject of fanboy dream matches - what about Scarlo vs Doc Wheildon? CLASH OF THE TITANS.
killer says:
Nice work on the Aid events Geeves, I probably don't have much to offer by way of assistance being lazy and in Melbourne and all… so perhaps you could help me, I was thinking may be a "Kash for Killa" event at the Hyde Park Hotel, if we do it on Sunday we can get the Hyde Park Sing-a-long Club to entertain us, then I'll pass around a bucket for donations. ANZ have cancelled my credit card, I'm behind in rent, I need this.
killer says:
Also, can you organise "Sex for Expats" where visitors from interstate are paired up with friends and/or flatmates.
Blazin Billy Zabka says:
Don't they have that every Wednesday at the Hip-E Club already?
I like the concepts, although I'm thinking more along the lines of "C*cks Out For Cash" (proper spelling of "Cash" and huge potential for wang in the eye at this event!) We should workshop this Cilbot!
Re: Clash Of The Titans, I'd like to see The Doc -v- Simon "Mintie" Minton-Connell in a goal-for-goal shootout to answer the age old query: Who Was The Best On A Snapshot From 30m On A Zany Angle??
Giovanni says:
The Doc and Mintie went head to head at Princes Park in 1993.
Mintie kicked 9 goals but the Doc's eight was enough to lead the immortal Roys to victory.
(And it was Rockin' Ronnie Burns anyway.)
badger says:
I could have a word with ando from rhibosome to do a dj set geeves, although the latest addition to his record bag is two copies of whispering jack for non stop farnham based beat juggling madness
kirst says:
Mama Cass would probably be up for it too, if you'd like to be more equal opportunity in your line-up
B-Diddy DubSac says:
…and when the smoke cleared after the first salvo had been fired, the two mortal combatants gazed at their surroundings - where once green grass had laid, now poo-brown dusty dirt reined; where there once was rivers of amber water, now flowed a river of colagulated blood and rat-puss - but they could not prepare themselves for waht appeared yonder in the napalm-flaming horizon, two more battle-hardened warriors of wax approached with one hand on their vinyl arsenal and the other firmyl grabbing their respective crotches…
The two steely veterans gazed at each other from beyond their fortresses of musicology, and uttered the words both had longed to hear since the inception of this 20,000 year old war..
"Finally…."
And thus on this day, both knew that what began as a friendly game of Pick-Up Stix ™ was now no longer confined to this two-horse race…
Now, the DJ Warz would commence in earnest….
<to be continued…>
[In Next Week's Episode:
And lo, DJ Pharmhaus Phreq surveyed the devestated landscape and declared unto his hirstute and frontal-folically-challenged opponent,
"Doth mine ears deceive me? Doth thoust play Pressure Down in jest ye olde coont?..."]
theHirsch says:
If it's a fanboy event, i can arrange a cut-down solo performance of [b]Jewtown, Unplugged[/b], which includes 80s piano power-ballad versions of [i]Electric Blue[/i], [i]Lonely Sky[/i], and of course, [i]Snappy Tom[/i]…
fancy dave says:
The cats of Australia have made their choice.
Hey, I reckon you could get your hands on Papa reading from Old Man and the Sea and put that Hemingway vs. Chingy thing in practice. Mash-up madness to decide once and for all the title of Greatest Ever Genius of the English Language.
Blazin Billy Zabka says:
I think without a shadow of a doubt, the man who uttered these immortal words:
"I like em black, white, puerto rican or haitian…
[b]Japanese, chinese, or even asian[/b]"
not only reflect the unbridled wordsmithery of The Greatest Ever Genius of the English Language, but also his geographical knowledge would put most Amazonian tribal folk to shame!
Further, on the topic of fucking ridiculous concert ticket prices - can someone please do the math on these propositions:
1) Ja Rule, Chingy, Fabolous, 112 and Mario Winans - $140…
2) Delta Goodrem (never toured before EVER) - $190…
3) Big Day Out (includes Beasties, Chemical Bros, Scribe, Freestylers, The Streets, and possibly 20 other Acts) - $108…
Now, correct me if Im wrong, but if the Big Day Out was based upon domestic prices for individual "talent", and booked by the same genii who charge over one hundred bucks for dudes miming over wax, the more realistic price would be (108 x 30) = $3,240!
Only fucking SUPERGROUPS (ie WITH instruments) should be allowed to charge over $100, and yes, Im talking KISS, Stones, Motley Crue and the long-awaited Chicago reunion…
Coz I can tell you about the $2 value I got from a frickin $80 ticket to see two french hacks play records, thank you Jaxx!
badger says:
Speaking of chingy, where can you find him, lil' jon and gene simmons and a shitload of extremely talented actresses all in the same room? Why it's [url=http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=EventImagesSearchState|1|0|30|0|0|1|0|0|0|51924355|0|0|0|0|0||0|0|0|0&p=3]here[/url] of course! Oh chingy, what would your mama say?
fancy dave says:
She'd be chokin' on too much dick to say a word.
Wait a minute, did I post that or just think it?
Giovanni says:
Same applies to Delta, FDB.
I don't know why people dis the Scud, his new school girl is the bomb, even though she's has a man's name.
Le Rev Dr says:
Sirs,
youze fukn ROCK!
with you in spirit
Le Rev Dr
Le Rev Dr says:
Oh, that came off shallow, didn't it?
I mean to profess Great Admiration for your alacrity and compassion.
Perth always seemed to be The Laziest City on Earth
I laud you on not only TRYING to make a difference but for DOING so -
youze are an Example for us all.
does that sound a little more like what I mean to say?
Le Rev Dr
Giovanni says:
Thanks Rev.
theHirsch says:
Look, just because we're not hiding corpses in oil drums or molesting children doesn't mean Perth can't hold its own…
Taco says:
All I can offer is a possible title for the night…
Bandwagon
You should attend because everyone else is jumping on.
Giovanni says:
It's not alliterative.
I say 'Aid for Asia'.
On the subject of AIDS for Asia, did you know that AIDS was introduced on mass into Cambodia by UN peace keepers? Another triumph!
Giovanni says:
Also, Ray Martin was trying to get some Aussie soldiers in Aceh to sing "Come on Aussie come on" for some ridiculous reason, maybe because the Aussie press is turning this into a "three cheers for us" festival, and the troops were NOT HAPPY. In the TV footage, a soldier can be heard saying loudly: "This is offensive, people died here."
Nice one Ray.
badger says:
I don't know how many times I read the immortal lines "charity begins at home" in the west last week but, well, it was a lot! [url=http://www.blacktable.com/blair050114.htm]Here's[/url] some more nicely offensive tsunami related action from our american brethren
theHirsch says:
I'm just waiting for the Tsunami deniers to crawl out of the floorboards..
KL says:
"Tsunami in my pants". What a card.
Giovanni says:
I would not hesitate to cut that guy's throat from ear to ear.
Fuckwit.
Blazin Billy Zabka says:
C'mon fellas, be reasonable - I mean how many times have we all been there:
1) REALLY, REALLY want some form of sex;
2) too cheap to PAY for any;
3) too insecure and mentally retarded to find a compatible, or even an incompatible and grotesquely malproportioned, female companion;
4) (somewhat related) possibly unable to secure any female companionship due to mental impairment which thinks it is appropriate to compare major natural disasters with your ongoing inactive sex life;
5) but NOT that cheap that you can't afford a pay-by-word description of the sort of action you are seeking in a local rag…
C'mon fellas, LOL AM I RITE???
On the topic of bad taste jokes - anyone see that tsunami coming out of Badger's mouth on Friday? and i *don't* mean the bit where words came out…
Barney says:
Naw, I missed that…would have been a sight though. :hmm:
badger says:
Blazin Billy you're being so oblique even I don't know what you're referring too, care to fill us in?
Blazin Billy Zabka says:
What - you ralfing after talking up some MAAAAD shit all nite? or do you *really* want me to disect the gag down to its lowest humour molecule - coz I can do that (hint: read "Tsunami in your mouth"/ craigslist ads, then return to this page. Then, re-read my HIlarious reparte describing the "all-too-common" mindstate of the author of said "Tsunami.." personal ad…)
In other news, here's how my convo with the cops went down outside the Albion as I casually strolled outside to the car with a 3/4 full pint in my hand…
Scene 1:
[Your hero, BBZ, exits said pub with pint in tow, when he notices out of the corner of his eye that lo and behold, the only cop car in the Golden Triangle happens to be turning the corner in front of BBZ...]
BBZ: [casually, and expertly, sets beer down in flower bed to achieve maximum camouflage and subtlety...which apparently doesn't work to well when the enemy is 2m directly in front]…
BadCop1: Oi Mate! Ya wanna be putting that beer back where it came from!
BBZ: [feigning ignorance] Wha? OOOHHH, you mean *that* beer that's probably been sitting in that flower bed all day? okay, i'll see what i can do [motions to pick up pint-flower]
BadCop1: Hey Mate! That's not just street-drinkin, we could do you for stealing if you don't take that back NOW!
BBZ: [in beer=arrogance mode, and in Kramer pretending to be the movie-telephone-hotline-response guy] What if I told you they gave me PERMISSION to take the beer…
[Upon finishing that statement, the idioticy of trying to convince a POLICE OFFICER of said theory dawned upon our hero BBZ]
BadCop1: What the? Mate, what the hell are you trying to tell me…
[But your hero, BBZ, had already started his Walk Of Consumption back to the bar, downing the entire 3/4 in rapid fashion in only a 6 metre stroll...it was messy]
BBZ: [wiping the remnants of froth and spillage from the face, turns to see the Cops PULLING IN FRONT OF HIM!]…Wha?
BadCop1: Mate! Which part of "Pour that beer out and take it back NOW" didn't you understand??
BBZ: [in total misheard honesty] Occifer, dude, I swear all I heard was "..and take it back NOW"…
[And if one was to look at the official transcript, as detailed above, we can see - no mention of the phrase "pour it out"..CASE KA-LOSED YAZ HONUR!!]
BadCop1: *grumble, grumble* lucky we gots chainsawing maniacs down at Club
BadCop2: [in a manner very similar to BlackGuy 2 in "Trading Places" who backs up the other BlackGuy who constantly wails on Eddie] YEAH!
And so our hero BBZ retired to another domicile, whereupon he was struck by the augmented bollocks emanating from [DJ!] B'Vugh's wordhole, which latre replaced words with projectile vomit…and all was right in the world…
KL says:
Why didn't you just say "I'm a fucking lawyer, pig, so why don't you fuck off?"
That would have gone down well.
Barney says:
Yeah or "I eat pigs like you for breakfast"
badger says:
I didn't vomit u fn twit. Felt pretty dizzy but
Blazin Billy Zabka says:
Carrying on the spirit of things, its now officially okay to let the [url=http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11989503%255E421,00.html]TsunaME TsunaYOU[/url] gags fly…
or IS IT?!?….
I like the New Kids (Jay & The Doctor) - they got gumption, and are always 2 words away from libellous activities!!
Giovanni says:
It's not funny.
__________
But seriously, half the billion dollars is a loan. What the fuck is up with that?
Also, sure, people should give consistently, but would doing nothing at all be better?
I mean, the media have… ah fuck it. Ray Martin makes me spew, and so do all the attempts to jack up the ratings with tsunami specials when people should be allowed to grieve with some quiet dignity, but at least media attention raises awareness of the need to give - not just for this, but for all the fucked causes.
I hope.