[kj] KJ in LA

Brendan bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Sun Apr 6 23:25:52 EDT 2008


Getting stranded at several airports...that's the kind of awesome
productivity and multitasking we've come to expect from the 'States, we
can still only manage getting stranded at once place at a time...


> (did you previously

> write you were flying in?)

>

> About booking airline flights (in the U.S.), keep in mind that we've

> had 3 airlines

> close up shop just during this last week, with no previous notice

> whatsoever, and

> lots of people stranded at several airports.

>

> Michael Garcia <sandstorm_mg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well the Hotel wont cost me anything yet. I'm just

> going to reserve it and they have a 3 day cancellation

> policy. No tickets available to buy anyways at the

> moment

> --- bongo wrote:

>

>> you guys planning stuff are fucking brave if you ask

>> me!

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 10:10 AM, sade1

>> wrote:

>> > Just guesses here,

>> > maybe New York confirmed before LA, and given

>> something prohibitive in LA

>> > (rates,

>> > pre-holiday season availability and

>> airline/shipping/surface transport

>> > rates, etc.) the band

>> > took what they could in LA?

>> >

>> >

>> > melinda grant wrote:

>> >

>> > i have been thinking exactly the same ever since

>> the tour was announced,it

>> > makes logical sence to play in n.y after london

>> and ilogical sence to play

>> > l.a b.4 n.y,was the person who put these last 3-4

>> gigs at the end of the

>> > tour together,pissed at the time LOL it seems so

>> to me looking at the choice

>> > they have made ;/!!!

>> >

>> > anyway,it could change again for all we know befor

>> oct,who says they wont

>> > chuck in chicargo even if it makes no sence what

>> so ever to do so ;)!

>> >

>> > milinda

>> >

>> >

>> > ________________________________

>> > From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

>> > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 02:22:27 -0400

>> > To: gathering at misera.net

>> > Subject: Re: [kj] KJ in LA

>> >

>> >

>> > That is true about adding another L.A. date. But

>> the whole flying back and

>> > forth deal seems a bit sketchy also? For example

>> the dates of the gigs...

>> >

>> > October

>> >

>> > 03 - (UK) London, The Forum

>> > 04 - (UK) London, The Forum

>> > 09 - (US) Los Angeles, TBC

>> > 11 - (US) New York, TBC

>> >

>> > Flying from London to L.A. does not make sense

>> then flying and doing shows

>> > first in NYC and then going to L.A. You see what I

>> mean? But is it all

>> > backwards? ;) If they do add another night in

>> L.A. on the 10th is fine by

>> > me for I really do hope they come and not pull a

>> big flake.

>> >

>> > ~ LB

>> >

>> > In a message dated 4/3/2008 4:14:42 P.M. Pacific

>> Daylight Time,

>> > Partyslammer at socal.rr.com writes:

>> > LONESTYLE at aol.com wrote:

>> >

>> >

>> > >I called HOB yesterday to try to confirm this

>> date with the box office and

>> > > to no avail I could not get anyone but Ticket

>> Master. They said they did

>> > > not

>> > > have a listening of it yet, and it does not mean

>> it they won't . I do not

>> > > understand why the NYC tickets go on sale first

>> and not the L.A. tickets

>> > > yet? Odd?

>> >

>> > I think KJ are trying to line up a second

>> consecutive date at the same venue

>> > around the same 4 - 7 day span and may possibly

>> have the one date that's

>> > listed as a hold in case they can't nail a 2nd

>> date there especially if

>> > demand for a 2nd show is weak (which I'd honestly

>> doubt).

>> >

>> > What strikes me as odd, is that it seems the very

>> short span between the NY

>> > and LA dates as they now stand would preclude the

>> band trucking gear across

>> > the country and I can't imagine they'd spend the

>> money flying even their

>> > personal gear, much less amps, crew, etc with them

>> across the country for

>> > one or two gigs.

>> >

>> > I honestly would not expect the LA show(s) to go

>> on sale until late June at

>> > the earliest and if I was flying, I would not book

>> a flight and hotel until

>> > there's an onsale time listed on Ticketmaster for

>> LA. Considering this

>> > band's history, I am still very skeptical this

>> tour is going to go off as it

>> > currently seems to be planned.

>> >

>> > T.B.

>> >

>> >

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