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just wanted to thank a few ppl helping promote this via handing out fliars and posting on websites. your help is appreciated! check these sites out, least we can do for them helping us promote a neworderonline after party :)
http://www.gothiccouncilofchicago.com
http://www.retroforwardradio.com
http://www.planetearthchicago.com
http://www.retroforwardradio.com
the djs will be:
dave roberts, greg haus, and i will be spinning a short set as well :) 45 minutes :)
I' be the guy with the Fac 51 Hacienda T-shirt, Neo Here we come!!!!! Last time it was at the World Music Theater, now at the Aragon Ballroom, no matter where the place I'll will be there now and forever!!!!!!!!!!!
I met a peron who used to work there back when it first opened in 1979 and she said it hasn't changed at all ;) appearance wise at least. Tuesday nights with Dave Roberts and Thursdays are different than the usual Industrial themes and overall the goth has been replaced with emb, electroclash, and darkwave. Staff is awesome as well. It's funny cause we (my friends and I) always complain about going to Neo and how we need a new place, but having been to other Industrial/new wave/gothic clubs in other cities, we take Neo for granted. 24/7 365 days a year with awesome music and cheap drinks. Now Exit, that place fucking sucks :) wish i was old enough to go to Medusa's before it changed locations and the original exit on Wells street. the Old 950 was my favorite club however.
Mark Hughes wrote:
eric,
You are totally correct about Robert Smith and leaving the Vikings."
See, us Packer fans aren't as dumb as some think.
"I worked along with his foundation to help promote it on my site for years."
How did you manage a gig like that? Must have been interesting.
"You don't find players like that now; they want money for stuff like that."
And it crosses into other sports. I'm still totally bummed that the NHL didn't play this year.
Back to the topic - looking forward to the after party.
kamar wrote: I met a peron who used to work there back when it first opened in 1979 and she said it hasn't changed at all ;) appearance wise at least. Tuesday nights with Dave Roberts and Thursdays are different than the usual Industrial themes and overall the goth has been replaced with emb, electroclash, and darkwave. Staff is awesome as well. It's funny cause we (my friends and I) always complain about going to Neo and how we need a new place, but having been to other Industrial/new wave/gothic clubs in other cities, we take Neo for granted. 24/7 365 days a year with awesome music and cheap drinks. Now Exit, that place fucking sucks :) wish i was old enough to go to Medusa's before it changed locations and the original exit on Wells street. the Old 950 was my favorite club however.
You don't think a couple of ex-preppies/jocks from the 80s will have a problem at Neo do you? 
My wife is not a violent person.
no problems for preppies and jocks or ex preppies and jocks. considering it is in lincoln park, there has been an increase in preppies going to neo. the only ones that get kicked out are the cub fan types who get drunk and act like morons.
love the robert smith photo edit ;)
days inn @ clark and diversy. 10 minute walk to neo. plenty of stuff to do in the neighborhood. other noolers are staying there as well. parking can be a problem but it is manageable. pretty close to the aragon as well. 79 a night i believe it was.
I can't wait to get to the show . I will be coming from Colorado to see New Order. I hope to see some people at the Green Mill before the show.:)
dont forget about the after party @ neo :) i went there last night, they are doing an awesome job promoting :) fliars and posters everywhere :)
kamar wrote: dont forget about the after party @ neo :) i went there last night, they are doing an awesome job promoting :) fliars and posters everywhere :)
Do you think they will have to turn people away? Can the bar hold a thousand people?
I just reserved my room at the Days Inn. They were hotel of the year in Chicago. SWEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait now.
The two of us will be heading to Neo's after the show. I appreciate all of the effort that is going into the afterparty! Great job!
For the record, there is no after-party at the Sound Bar, so Neo's the only after party going on !!
For those wondering what the give away prizes might be, it seems likely they will be posters and Krafty promo CDs...
I just don't know how many yet, and we'll see if we can get a few signed by Peter Hook on his set the day before.
I'll have to see how the day goes. I have to be at work 8am-6pm Tue-Thu and I'm also going to see Garbage the next night so...I'll have to see how I feel after the gig. I'd love to go, though.
Bonnie 8^) 34 and at least a decade past partying till 3am and getting up for work at 6am ;)
OK, I think I have convinced my girlfriend to come! You think it's hard to party past midnight now at 34? Try 37 with a 15 month old baby! Yikes! But we are going to Chicago and leaving the baby behind, so hopefully we party like we are 23 again! Luckily we will have the time change (from Vancouver) on our side.
I can only wax nostalgic to shaking it up on the dancefloor in the 80's to BLT! Sigh! Those were the days!
kamar wrote:
holy shit!!!!!!!!!! greg haus is gonna dj at the afterparty. he is one of chicago's best dj's and thr resident dj at Berlin. all i can say about him is he spins a lot of techno for the berlin crowd but his first love and passion is new wave and industrial. Normally, if you want him to dj at your club, youd have to pay a lot of cash for him but dave roberts helped get him started in the late 80's early 90's as a dj or something like that and they are close friends. he's going to new order and gonna pomote the afterparty as well :)
i forgot the exact url to his website but you can link it through berlins website:
Thanks, Kamar.
Yes, I'll be there spinning with you guys after the show, and I'm very excited about it. I was going to start a thread about this, but I see you already have.
My website is http://www.djgreghaus.com
I'm also throwing a NEW ORDER SHOWCASE event at Berlin Nightclub on FRIDAY, APRIL 29th, as many of you already know. DJ Trancid will be my guest co-host/DJ. It should be fantastic as well.
Cheers!
-G
yo greg :) i'll be at the berlin thing most likely. wanted to go to see fixmer/mccarthy but i have'nt seen the new order story in years :) i'm gonna ask dave what he wants me to play next week, i figure you guys got the new order, new wave, stuff covered, so i might go a bit more rock, dunno yet though. anyhoo, wenorder should have some fliars ready for me to pick up tomorrow morning to pass out this weekend. can i leave some at berlin friday or would that upset berlin's management?
ps---> i should have the promo's in the mail tomorrow. nic, talked to the same ppl ive been talking to, but they listen to nic cause they need nool ;) i'll post what they send here when i get it. wenorder is also giving away tribute cds. kristine was overwhelmed when i told her what we might get to give away, and suggested leaving it on a table and having ppl pick stuff. thats if we get everything we think we are going to get. otherwise it will be raffle tickets. ok, im jumping the gun, will post later though.
Like that on a table? 
It's not like we'll have 100 to give away, and if they are signed, I hope you'll do a draw or something.
Plus people from NewOrderOnline should have more chances than others ;)
You can do some wicked games so people would win those... 
giveaways include:
radio only promo copies of Krafty about 15 of those new order wftsc promo postera about 15 (som of the edges are bent cause they were in a large envelope). some krafty vynyl. and some new order online tribute cds.
not bad at all :) thanks Nic :)
Not sure about the Krafty vinyls Kamar... but it might happen, as I seriously don't see who would pay the shipping for those from my place to theirs when it's going to probably cost less to buy them at a local shop.
So all the rest is true though..
Thanks for the heads up on the Days Inn. I got an on line reservation for $66.60.
Are any of you noolers attending the concert graduates or students of Columbia College in Chicago?
Also, any pre concert gatherings? I was thinking of going to Leona's for a bite before the show. If it's still as good as it used to be.
dav-O
