Count_zero's picture Count_zero Submitted by Guest on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 08:41

admin wrote:
Count_zero wrote:
"Beijing is probably the only Chinese city that IN WHICH music fans can choose bands to go out to see instead of having to wait for bands to visit."

"Beijing is probably the only Chinese city in which WHERE music fans can choose bands to go out to see instead of having to wait for bands to visit."

"Beijing is probably the only Chinese city in which WHERE music fans can choose bands to go out to see instead of having to wait for bands THEM to visit."

admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 08:36

it's to maintain the fiction of this being a temporary move.

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admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 08:34

Count_zero wrote:
"Beijing is probably the only Chinese city that IN WHICH music fans can choose bands to go out to see instead of having to wait for bands to visit."

"Beijing is probably the only Chinese city in which WHERE music fans can choose bands to go out to see instead of having to wait for bands to visit."

Books by current and former Beijinger staffers

http://astore.amazon.com/truerunmedia-20

wefrucar's picture wefrucar Submitted by Guest on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 12:28

So, is it really *that* complicated to change the meters to actually read the real fare, or do they just enjoy the art of conversation too much to bother?

Sometimes I feel it is maybe unbearable always be traditional Chinese girl.

CycleChina's picture CycleChina Submitted by Guest on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 17:12

From April 11 to the 25th Nobu will be auctioning a special Omakase dinner for ten people in their VIP room, which will include a visit from a "surprise guest." Starting bid is 25,000 RMB, bidding increment is 5,000.

Those who aren't that affluent can still indulge in the menu (they didn't specify how long it will run) for 1,500, 500 of which will be donated to charity.

The menu features abalone with cauliflower chawan mushi, whitefish sashimi with dried miso, salmon and snowcrab salad, wagyu beef with anticucho salsa, a sushi selection and Inaniwa noodles.

admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 16:40

thenines wrote:
The Light wrote:
thenines - you sir are the only dumbass here.

So basically, what I really wanted to say was:
Go fuck yourself, douche.

No sense in harshing out on one another.

thenines, if you've been here for any length of time, you'll realize that it was an achievement to get a permit to do this show at all and we're all lucky it wasn't just cancelled arbitrarily.

Thank god he didn't pull a Bjork and set the chances of other big name foreign acts coming to Beijing back another 5-10 years

Books by current and former Beijinger staffers

http://astore.amazon.com/truerunmedia-20

thenines's picture thenines Submitted by Guest on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 15:25

The Light wrote:
thenines - you sir are the only dumbass here. the seating configuration is strictly controlled by the PSB - it is not negotiable by the promoter.

This promoter recently did The Eagles and other shows and are very well respected.

PSB controlled or not, that is a piss poor layout. It isn't a slight on the organisers, it's just fact.

If you enjoyed it and had a great time, good for you. And hearing through the grapevine, the majority that did attend, enjoyed it too.

Quite frankly, promoters should be embarrassed at having this venue as one of the approved places to hold concerts. It's their job to not settle for shit, and in turn, we'd be more willing to pay top dollar.

I know who the promoters are and their subsequent track record, 'very well respected' is not how I'd describe them.

So basically, what I really wanted to say was:
Go fuck yourself, douche.

songgirl78's picture songgirl78 Submitted by Guest on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 12:19

Hi EV,

yes, those laser pointers were NOT necessary. EVERYONE was filming or photographing and they were targeting (trying to target) areas from which flashes were coming from - but eventually everyone in the line of fire had to fear for their eye sight. It was so random, just like the security checks. Either you do not allow cameras in, or you do, and accept that people will use them. A foreigner sitting beside me had an enormous lens on his DSLR but was able to take photos without a flash so was spared.

Someone posted an amateur video of Bob doing Rolling Stone on youtube but it was taken off a day later Sad

danman100k's picture danman100k Submitted by Guest on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:07

I love this street- residents and vendors campaigned for years for this makeover. The owners of the original restaurants were guaranteed priority afterwards, and lease rates didn't change much.

The important thing was to modernize electrical and mechanical infrastructure, which was way below substandard. Now electrical, plumbing, gas and sewer are renewed and buried beneath the street.

The snail soup is totally awesome.

EVenture's picture EVenture Submitted by Guest on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 09:47

I was at the show and was also blasted in the eye with a green laser. I thought at first they were only targeting people with video cameras or who were obviously taking pictures - but I wasn't doing either.

Does anyone know what this was? They seemed to be coming from the far right and left of the auditorium. It seemed to stop about 1/2 way through the set though.

Otherwise I agree with songgirl. Yeah, the sound was awful... but man a chill went through me when he broke into Like a Rolling Stone.

Herbz's picture Herbz Submitted by Guest on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 19:25

Misconfigured sound system imho.... was the cowbell loud enough?

The Light wrote:
thenines - you sir are the only dumbass here. the seating configuration is strictly controlled by the PSB - it is not negotiable by the promoter.

Perhaps book venues without such a massive flat area so you won't need to negotiate.