{"id":150,"date":"2009-12-01T00:56:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T23:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kleptones.com\/blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2022-01-18T18:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:09:57","slug":"i-cant-stand-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kleptones.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/01\/i-cant-stand-the-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"I can&#8217;t stand the rain&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;but there&#8217;s more to life than crappy weather. Hey, welcome back after the break! And now here&#8217;s Eric with the news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Couple of new gigs to announce &#8211; First a loooong, long long overdue return visit to <strong>Manchester<\/strong>, and on <strong>New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/strong> to boot! Yes, our good friends in the town, previously of the mighty Birthday Party, now ensconsed behind the reigns of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/sameteensmanchester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Same Teens and XOX Magazine<\/a>, are taking over <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therubylounge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ruby Lounge<\/a><\/strong> to throw the house party you&#8217;ve always wanted to have, but have never felt like cleaning up after!<\/p>\n<p>In their own words&#8230; <em>&#8220;The Ruby Lounge will be transformed into the best house party you ever went to &#8211; we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have a kitchen with a fridge full of beers, bedrooms to sneak off to, and the best stereo you ever heard in the living room &#8211; we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll even have music in the garden shed and it all goes on to an unseemly 4am with no chance of the neighbours complaining.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Long time fans will know the combination of lunacy and attention to detail these folks are capable of, and we&#8217;ll be gracing the living room stereo alongside The Whip, May 68, Lost &amp; Found, The Answering Machine, Same Teens and some genuine secret spesh guests. Really, I can&#8217;t think of a better place on this isle I&#8217;d rather be doing New Years, so get your asses down\/up. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=191899073240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full details here<\/a>. I&#8217;m trying to talk &#8217;em into a New Year&#8217;s Day meltdown session too, so watch this space&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kleptones.com\/images\/kleptones_berlin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kleptones.com\/images\/kleptones_berlin_thumb.jpg\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" alt=\"bootie berlin\"><\/a>Second in order only, in the new year Eric will be heading out across for a debut performance at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootieberlin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bootie Berlin<\/a><\/strong>, by invitation of the mighty fine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djmorgoth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Morgoth<\/a>, who will be providing backup along with the splendid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/dr_waumiau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr.Waumiau<\/a>. Friday 15th January is the date for your diaries, my German friends (and anyone else that feels like a weekender!), and with the Bootie seal of quality, you know this is going to be a spectacular show!<\/p>\n<p>Last and most definitely not least, the fine US VJ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bass211.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Tripp<\/a> has put together a videomash for &#8220;Voodoo Sabotage&#8221; &#8211; Many thanks to him. 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