Andail, this thread's just for you.. Brightonjam 2?

[Renal Shutdown]

I admit, this could've been a PM, but I think the reason for posting it should be a public one.

IE, http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=188920

XFM (a London Radio station) announced that there's a weekend of "rock" music events on in Brighton between the 18th and the 20th of May.Ã,  That involves mostly crappy bands, but a few possibly good ones (65 Days of Static? I've heard Al Ninio and Petteri mention them).Ã,  More importantly, it involves several lectures. The ones on the Radio and the site mention Peter Hook and Michael Eavis.

For those that don't know, and can't be bothered to google.Ã,  The Bass player from New Order and the guy who runs the Glastonbury Festival.

I was wondering.Ã,  I know it's out of the blue, and a bit of a cheek for me to ask.. but here goes anyway..

1.Ã,  This question is to you, and the various Swedes currently living in your abode:
Would it be possible to crash on the couch? Assuming y'allÃ, are actually still in Britain at the time?
I'm OK sleeping in a hotel or hostel or whatnot, I'd just rather spend it with you guys. (Andail, Azadeh, Christian, Eric/Erik, Ida/?, Marie).Ã,  Plus we can have fun together, when I'm not attending the lectures (I don't really care much for the gigs, most of the bands seem rather crappy).

2.Ã,  Is Marie willing to actually speak to me again?Ã,  My plan is partly to come down to Brighton for the lectures and to see you, Andail, but also partly to come down and see Marie again.Ã,  Now that I've sobered up, and have a fully functioning brain, I've realised Marie was so awesome that if I was Emo, we'd be due for a tsunami.Ã,  IE, that awesome.Ã,  I feel sad when I think about the fact that I might never see her again.Ã,  As you asked at the café, we did hit it off.Ã,  I was still wasted from the night before, though, and couldn't really form a comprehensible answer.Ã,  So I think I may have just grunted, and shrugged my shoulders.

Assuming the answer to 1 and 2 is both no, after killing myself from feeling so unloved, I still plan to head down there.Ã,  Yuffie, Spaff, others..Ã,  Whilst I'm there, we'll have to meet up.Ã,  Spaff: I won't hurt you, no matter what Yuffie's told you.Ã,  It takes a lot to annoy me.

Well, actually, it doesn't it just takes you being a stranger offending one of my "friends".Ã,  Towel-Boy annoyed me for leaving Yuffie in London alone. "Edmundo-Man" annoyed me in Brighton for, not calling me a "c-word" repeatedly, but for saying "Effing foreigners" at the end, and rather at Marie. That's what put me into an Almost-Hulk Moment.

Anyhow, I digress. I think y'all get the point of this thread (as much as it pains me to make a new one).

Rock. Andy. Marie. Swedes. Yuffie/Spaff. Etc.

Not necessarily in that order.

Rock on, etc..

EDIT:
It's £35 for access to all gigs and lectures.Ã,  All within walking distance of each other, apparently.
Brighton's quite hilly.

[Andail]

Hey mate, nice to hear from you again.
I never have plans for that distant a future, and so I can't make any promises. I know friends will visit me around that time in May, and in connection with that I might go to London.
I'd gladly offer you accomodation if I were certainly home by then, and in any case it can probably be arranged anyway.

Marie says hi, but I haven't interrogated her futher about the likelihood of her talking to you again; as far as I know there shouldn't be any problems. If you want to get in touch with her, I could pm you her email address.

Concerning the festival itself, even if I remain in Brighton I'm not entirely sure I will go; my budget will most likely be pretty sliced by then, and I'm not into that kind of music.
Anyhow, if people like to meet up by then, I'll certainly do my best to attend. It would be so cool to meet as many of you as possible again.
Take care until then!