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wildestrangerMy Bandom Big Bang is handed in! Quite literally at the last minute - I went and found out what time it was midnight in Hawai'i (11.00 UK time, it turns out), and set my alarm clock accordingly. Not that I won't still be doing extensive rewriting because wow does it suck in its current form, but still.
Now that that is done, I can talk about my Very Exciting Weekend, which included Cobra Starship, lots of squealing over Adam Lambert, some therapeutic watching of Life On the Murder Scene, Star Trek, and three bottles of wine. And sunshine. In the UK, this is a rare event which inspires people to take their clothes off in public and consume large quantities of alocohol whilst turning increasingly red. You'll be pleased to know thatemeraldgreen and I were able to participate in this tradition.
1. Cobras at ULU. It was a fun show despite the venue being inexplicably dry - there was plastic over the beer taps, it was a most distressing sight - and the band was very enthusiastic. (We are not going to mention the support bands. Anybody who brings Cash Cash into my journal will get smacked with a glowstick. That fucking song is already in my head.) I also learned to use glowsticks and to make fistpumps with great glee (these two things were not disconnected). Gabe was sporting his usual glasses and hat combo, and I kind of wanted to go and ask him about his Patrick Stump look (and tell him that Patrick looks prettier with it, of course). Amusingly, he said something about wouldn't we rather see Cobra Starship on the charts than some dude from American Idol, which...you know, they've got some fun songs and all, but Adam Lambert is a shiny unicorn princeand your argument is invalid. He's got a huge talent, and I've not seen yours, Mr Saporta, so less with the bitching, please.
2. There was an aftershow at a nearby bar, which was both hilarious and incredibly weird. It's an awkward situation, the fans trying not to stare too much or be too creepy (well, most fans, obviously there are exceptions) and buying drinks for the pleasure of being in the same room as the band, while the band tries too look like they're just out having fun rather than engaging in a PR event. I thought about whether I'd want to go and talk to some of them as they were there and clearly prepared to chat to people, but just the idea of walking up to a complete stranger is sort of mindcurlingly embarrassing, especially considering the Band/Fans hierarchy that was going on. I stood next to VickyT at the bar at one point (she had tequila shots *g*), but that was pretty much it. I thought about asking Gabe what he had against Adam Lambert, but then at the end of the night we saw him and some of the band climb into a taxi with a gaggle of (fake) blonde (look, I'm a natural light-brown dark blonde so I'm allowed to be smug about these things, okay?) fans in skimpy dresses, and I decided that a fan encounter would not be something I'd want to do . It is a strange dynamic that's created in these events, and I'm starting to think that meeting anybody out of these bands (except of course Gerard, who is PERFECT) is not a good idea.
3. On Saturday,emeraldgreen, yan_tan_tether (are you on dreamwidth?) and I went for a picnic in St James's park. It was 24 degress and I wore hotpants for the first time ever, which was pretty exciting. *g* We had cheese and olives and houmous, and talked about pairing Adam Lambert with everybody in bandom. I'm thinking of writing an Adam/Patrick fic (tentatively titled 'till your lungs give out') where they make beautiful music together and Pete is jealous in a number of hilarious ways (think about it, all these years of guyliner and crazy hair and nailpolish, and then Adam Lambert comes along and wins not only the hearts of the nation but also Patrick Stump?).
4. On Sunday,emeraldgreen and I went to see Star Trek, which we decided was deliciously slashy and full of rich material like being emotionally compromised. Naturally, we (this was mostly emerald) also plotted a bandom AU, where Ryan Ross is a straight-faced Vulcan and Brendon is Captain Kirk. Cheesy chat up lines and irreppressable and annoying energy! Spencer, of course, would be Uhura, and Jon can easily fill the shoes of an alcoholic doctor. Someone should really write this. *eyeballs flist* This also means that I am on the lookout for interesting meta posts and above all, porn (Kirk/Spock preferred but other options also considered), so if you have recs please come and share. I am very eager to explore this fandom more deeply.
5. What's up with you guys? I'm mostly caught up on my flist but it's quite possible that I've missed some stuff, so please link me if you/Gerard/Adam did something exciting.
Now that that is done, I can talk about my Very Exciting Weekend, which included Cobra Starship, lots of squealing over Adam Lambert, some therapeutic watching of Life On the Murder Scene, Star Trek, and three bottles of wine. And sunshine. In the UK, this is a rare event which inspires people to take their clothes off in public and consume large quantities of alocohol whilst turning increasingly red. You'll be pleased to know that
emeraldgreen and I were able to participate in this tradition.1. Cobras at ULU. It was a fun show despite the venue being inexplicably dry - there was plastic over the beer taps, it was a most distressing sight - and the band was very enthusiastic. (We are not going to mention the support bands. Anybody who brings Cash Cash into my journal will get smacked with a glowstick. That fucking song is already in my head.) I also learned to use glowsticks and to make fistpumps with great glee (these two things were not disconnected). Gabe was sporting his usual glasses and hat combo, and I kind of wanted to go and ask him about his Patrick Stump look (and tell him that Patrick looks prettier with it, of course). Amusingly, he said something about wouldn't we rather see Cobra Starship on the charts than some dude from American Idol, which...you know, they've got some fun songs and all, but Adam Lambert is a shiny unicorn prince
2. There was an aftershow at a nearby bar, which was both hilarious and incredibly weird. It's an awkward situation, the fans trying not to stare too much or be too creepy (well, most fans, obviously there are exceptions) and buying drinks for the pleasure of being in the same room as the band, while the band tries too look like they're just out having fun rather than engaging in a PR event. I thought about whether I'd want to go and talk to some of them as they were there and clearly prepared to chat to people, but just the idea of walking up to a complete stranger is sort of mindcurlingly embarrassing, especially considering the Band/Fans hierarchy that was going on. I stood next to VickyT at the bar at one point (she had tequila shots *g*), but that was pretty much it. I thought about asking Gabe what he had against Adam Lambert, but then at the end of the night we saw him and some of the band climb into a taxi with a gaggle of (fake) blonde (look, I'm a natural
3. On Saturday,
emeraldgreen, yan_tan_tether (are you on dreamwidth?) and I went for a picnic in St James's park. It was 24 degress and I wore hotpants for the first time ever, which was pretty exciting. *g* We had cheese and olives and houmous, and talked about pairing Adam Lambert with everybody in bandom. I'm thinking of writing an Adam/Patrick fic (tentatively titled 'till your lungs give out') where they make beautiful music together and Pete is jealous in a number of hilarious ways (think about it, all these years of guyliner and crazy hair and nailpolish, and then Adam Lambert comes along and wins not only the hearts of the nation but also Patrick Stump?).4. On Sunday,
emeraldgreen and I went to see Star Trek, which we decided was deliciously slashy and full of rich material like being emotionally compromised. Naturally, we (this was mostly emerald) also plotted a bandom AU, where Ryan Ross is a straight-faced Vulcan and Brendon is Captain Kirk. Cheesy chat up lines and irreppressable and annoying energy! Spencer, of course, would be Uhura, and Jon can easily fill the shoes of an alcoholic doctor. Someone should really write this. *eyeballs flist* This also means that I am on the lookout for interesting meta posts and above all, porn (Kirk/Spock preferred but other options also considered), so if you have recs please come and share. I am very eager to explore this fandom more deeply.5. What's up with you guys? I'm mostly caught up on my flist but it's quite possible that I've missed some stuff, so please link me if you/Gerard/Adam did something exciting.
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Date: 2009-06-02 02:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-03 01:11 am (UTC)And here are my last two Sunday rec lists, which are both 99% newtrek, and have pairings other than Kirk/Spock.
(Also, if you enjoy brief visits to the special hell - I do! -
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Date: 2009-06-02 01:12 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-06-02 01:22 pm (UTC)"It's a good thing I've got this awesome ass, Spence, because this skirt really shouldn't fit me, what with your big old birthing hips."
And then Spencer stabs him too. Just not with a vaccine.
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Date: 2009-06-02 01:25 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-06-02 02:55 pm (UTC)(I was so feeling the Kirk/McCoy and not Kirk/Spock, though.)
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Date: 2009-06-02 09:20 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-06-02 08:20 pm (UTC)I still really REALLY want the bandom/star trek AU. I also want people being compromised on spaceship console-thingys. And in the captain's chair. And Adam/Patrick. And Gabe/Cash Cash. Actually, I just want Cash Cash in general. I have come to the conclusion that I want a lot of things, some of which are probably not very healthy.
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Date: 2009-06-02 09:18 pm (UTC)There's a lot of ST porn on the reclist in the above comment. Apparently the good people of that fandom have had a kinkmeme that has produced many delicious things. :)
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Date: 2009-06-02 09:36 pm (UTC)How very kind of them! I highly approve of such thoughtfulness! \o/