My Morning Jacket

Hello friends,

today i got the idea to start a begging thread in the MMJ forum to get them to Europe ;-)   
Here's a little story of how I got to know the band:
and this happened in a funny way, through an American Dad episode! Never heard of them before until I saw the episode on TV where Stan gets to know the band, too, and they played a few songs. For me, they picked out their best songs, so I started to search on youtube for live videos. This was 3 weeks ago and now I own 3 cds and a dvd :D
But one thing is missing: to see them live, in real. There's a problem for me to get to the USA from Germany (e.g. costs, time,..).
So here's my official beg:

                ::)   My Morning Jacket, please visit Europe !!   ::)


Best regards,
Daniel



p.s. people who agree to me may post here [ch8595][ch8595]  :)

Daniel, I more than agree with you.  I love the story; that episode of American Dad, loosely based on my own life (or so it seems), has been an excellent catalyst for new fans.  

I assume the DVD you have is Okonokos.  You might also look for Rockpalast from June 2008, which was filmed in a small club in Germany.  I'd burn you a copy but don't know if the format would play for you.  Email me if you'd like me to give it a try.  

Sarabananbear in Sweden, weeniebeenie and Hide in Australia, Sticky in Detroit, Daniel in Germany- so many long-time and brand new fans hurting for a live MMJ fix.  It will happen, or else its an excuse to travel.  

I don't pray, but will send out positive vibes for Europe, Australia, and Detroit.  And everywhere else hurting for a visit from the boys.

Whoop, whooop, I'm getting on this train. I'll beg, steal (only from the rich to give to the poor (me), Robin Hood style ;)), lie (if my mum should read this: white lies, nothing else), whatever it takes! I'm working on saving some money to go to the US, but it would be very, very nice if they'd come to Europe. They don't even need to come to Sweden (even though that would be nice too), London is fine by me.  :D

Meanwhile while waiting, I'll work on turning more people into Jacketeers, it's all coming along quite well...  :)

Europe fans unite I say and one day we'll meet at a concert!
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QuoteDaniel, I more than agree with you.  I love the story; that episode of American Dad, loosely based on my own life (or so it seems), has been an excellent catalyst for new fans.  

I assume the DVD you have is Okonokos.  You might also look for Rockpalast from June 2008, which was filmed in a small club in Germany.  I'd burn you a copy but don't know if the format would play for you.  Email me if you'd like me to give it a try.  

Sarabananbear in Sweden, weeniebeenie and Hide in Australia, Sticky in Detroit, Daniel in Germany- so many long-time and brand new fans hurting for a live MMJ fix.  It will happen, or else its an excuse to travel.  

I don't pray, but will send out positive vibes for Europe, Australia, and Detroit.  And everywhere else hurting for a visit from the boys.

Always sending out positive vibes Mr johnnYYac, I like it! :)

ive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Mhm, mhm if I understand you correctly you want to join and help our cause? Goodie!  ;) No, but really, it's a great episode, you can really tell that Mike Barker is a big fan  :)

Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Hah ya I know what you mean. The scene where he's just able to say "Woooo Woooo" cause he's so amazed  8-)  I like the part where Jim puts on his pants 'one leg after the other'. Still can't identify those animals..

I keep waiting for your package John, hope it won't take much longer ;) The last mail i received from US took about 3 weeks.. These are over now so I'm quite anxious to get it now :D

And last but not least I take the chance to send some greets to my Swedish fellow  :)

Stay tuned mates

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Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Hah ya I know what you mean. The scene where he's just able to say "Woooo Woooo" cause he's so amazed  8-)  I like the part where Jim puts on his pants 'one leg after the other'. Still can't identify those animals..

I keep waiting for your package John, hope it won't take much longer ;) The last mail i received from US took about 3 weeks.. These are over now so I'm quite anxious to get it now :D

And last but not least I take the chance to send some greets to my Swedish fellow  :)

Stay tuned mates

Still not arrived?  Damn!  When did I send it?  ...June 26.  

Everyone, direct positive vibes towards a My Morning Jacket care package from New Hampshire to Germany, that it arrive safely by week's end.

OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

I discovered MMJ around two years ago and is my favorite "new" band together with the Black Keys. Okonokos is the CD I listen to most of the time. I had to drive a lot last year and it is the perfect "Autobahn CD", also Evil Urges is a great album with "Touch Me I am going to Scream Part 2" being also a great Autobahn Song.

I own all cds, the Okonokos DVD, two t-shirts and a MMJ key chain so I would consider myself a hardcore fan and can not wait to see them live.
My brother was in the US for 3 months and he taped me a concert shown on PBS, Austin City Limits, awesome !!!
Sadly my budget does not allow me to travel to the US this year I would definitely have gone to a show. Since I have family in NJ I would have gone to the show in East Rutherford being also a huge Tom Petty fan, this would have been a perfect concert for me.

Sadly Berlin, Germany is neglected by good bands. Most Germans really don´t have a very good taste in music. I travelled to Amsterdam to see the Black Keys and I would also travel to every MMJ concert in Europe if they would not play in Berlin - but I do hope that they would play here someday.

has jacket even left the country yet?

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i'm a fairly new huge fan of this band... the first album I got into was Evil Urges if that says anything about my history with jacket

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i'm a fairly new huge fan of this band... the first album I got into was Evil Urges if that says anything about my history with jacket

Cool man.
http://www.mymorningjacket.com/archive/  
You can reach this link under the setlist thread under the shows page.

They have left quite a bit and likely more often in the near future.  As many would attest, if you check out archives.org, available are some of their best early recordings from 2000 in Europe.  Check em out if you can.

Hell, the Tokyo recording from last year is very high quality as well.

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Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Hah ya I know what you mean. The scene where he's just able to say "Woooo Woooo" cause he's so amazed  8-)  I like the part where Jim puts on his pants 'one leg after the other'. Still can't identify those animals..

I keep waiting for your package John, hope it won't take much longer ;) The last mail i received from US took about 3 weeks.. These are over now so I'm quite anxious to get it now :D

And last but not least I take the chance to send some greets to my Swedish fellow  :)

Stay tuned mates

Still not arrived?  Damn!  When did I send it?  ...June 26.  

Everyone, direct positive vibes towards a My Morning Jacket care package from New Hampshire to Germany, that it arrive safely by week's end.

OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

We did it, people!  

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Quotehas jacket even left the country yet?

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i'm a fairly new huge fan of this band... the first album I got into was Evil Urges if that says anything about my history with jacket

Cool man.
http://www.mymorningjacket.com/archive/  
You can reach this link under the setlist thread under the shows page.

They have left quite a bit and likely more often in the near future.  As many would attest, if you check out archives.org, available are some of their best early recordings from 2000 in Europe.  Check em out if you can.

Hell, the Tokyo recording from last year is very high quality as well.

the only sets i've gotten from archive.org are ones that include interviews, or shows i've been to. and also bonnaroo08 because that set is incredible. but i'll check some other ones out

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Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Hah ya I know what you mean. The scene where he's just able to say "Woooo Woooo" cause he's so amazed  8-)  I like the part where Jim puts on his pants 'one leg after the other'. Still can't identify those animals..

I keep waiting for your package John, hope it won't take much longer ;) The last mail i received from US took about 3 weeks.. These are over now so I'm quite anxious to get it now :D

And last but not least I take the chance to send some greets to my Swedish fellow  :)

Stay tuned mates

Hahaha, flying Llamas for the win! I want a pair of those  ;)

QuoteI discovered MMJ around two years ago and is my favorite "new" band together with the Black Keys. Okonokos is the CD I listen to most of the time. I had to drive a lot last year and it is the perfect "Autobahn CD", also Evil Urges is a great album with "Touch Me I am going to Scream Part 2" being also a great Autobahn Song.

I own all cds, the Okonokos DVD, two t-shirts and a MMJ key chain so I would consider myself a hardcore fan and can not wait to see them live.
My brother was in the US for 3 months and he taped me a concert shown on PBS, Austin City Limits, awesome !!!
Sadly my budget does not allow me to travel to the US this year I would definitely have gone to a show. Since I have family in NJ I would have gone to the show in East Rutherford being also a huge Tom Petty fan, this would have been a perfect concert for me.

Sadly Berlin, Germany is neglected by good bands. Most Germans really don´t have a very good taste in music. I travelled to Amsterdam to see the Black Keys and I would also travel to every MMJ concert in Europe if they would not play in Berlin - but I do hope that they would play here someday.

Woohoo, another fan from Germany! I'd travel pretty much anywhere in Europe to see MMJ too, I even have some relatives in Germany...  :)

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Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Hah ya I know what you mean. The scene where he's just able to say "Woooo Woooo" cause he's so amazed  8-)  I like the part where Jim puts on his pants 'one leg after the other'. Still can't identify those animals..

I keep waiting for your package John, hope it won't take much longer ;) The last mail i received from US took about 3 weeks.. These are over now so I'm quite anxious to get it now :D

And last but not least I take the chance to send some greets to my Swedish fellow  :)

Stay tuned mates

Still not arrived?  Damn!  When did I send it?  ...June 26.  

Everyone, direct positive vibes towards a My Morning Jacket care package from New Hampshire to Germany, that it arrive safely by week's end.

OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

We did it, people!  

YES WE DID!
But, if I think about it, "we" is not really correct here.. You made it!  ;)

And I agree to my German/Swedish friends, if they come to Europe I will make it, no matter where they go! (@ columba: Na wie gehts denn so? Schon witzig, 2 deutsche unterhalten sich über ein US forum ;))


Later friends

Wir freuen uns, Ihnen die Menschen aus der ganzen Welt, uns in unsere gemeinsame Liebe zur Musik, vor allem "My Morning Jacket" haben

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Quoteive never seen american dad for a whole episode but i just watched that one. it was hilarious when the dad came in the house screaming after the first time he saw jacket.

Hah ya I know what you mean. The scene where he's just able to say "Woooo Woooo" cause he's so amazed  8-)  I like the part where Jim puts on his pants 'one leg after the other'. Still can't identify those animals..

I keep waiting for your package John, hope it won't take much longer ;) The last mail i received from US took about 3 weeks.. These are over now so I'm quite anxious to get it now :D

And last but not least I take the chance to send some greets to my Swedish fellow  :)

Stay tuned mates

Still not arrived?  Damn!  When did I send it?  ...June 26.  

Everyone, direct positive vibes towards a My Morning Jacket care package from New Hampshire to Germany, that it arrive safely by week's end.

OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
OHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

We did it, people!  

YES WE DID!
But, if I think about it, "we" is not really correct here.. You made it!  ;)

And I agree to my German/Swedish friends, if they come to Europe I will make it, no matter where they go! (@ columba: Na wie gehts denn so? Schon witzig, 2 deutsche unterhalten sich über ein US forum ;))


Later friends

Well my grandmother is German and she likes some MMJ songs, so I feel like we're all connected! :D ;) Goooo Europe!

Things Sweden has to offer if MMJ comes here:
1. Strawberry whipped cream cake (I'm not saying it's better than a peanut butter pudding surprise... but it's pretty darn good!)
2. Great entertainment for low price (buy IKEA furniture + assemble it, that could be a whole day of fun!)
3. Real vikings, raaawrr!
4. The list could go on and on, but let's just end it with a short precise: Sweden is the best! (it's official: http://www.thelocal.se/27172/20100611/)  ;)

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QuoteWir freuen uns, Ihnen die Menschen aus der ganzen Welt, uns in unsere gemeinsame Liebe zur Musik, vor allem "My Morning Jacket" haben

Beautiful!
We are the woooorld, we are the MMJ faaaans! ;)
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QuoteWir freuen uns, Ihnen die Menschen aus der ganzen Welt, uns in unsere gemeinsame Liebe zur Musik, vor allem "My Morning Jacket" haben

Well spoken pal  ;D


1. Mh.. IKEA furniture.. I could write books about it 8-)
2. Sweden is the best country, proved by a swedish homepage? That's not really representative, is it?  ::)
Nah just making fun.. I don't wanna feel the wrath of real vikings  :-X
Sadly never came to visit the northern countries, a thing that I already miss in my travelbook.. And Sweden is 1st choice  ;)



Take care

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QuoteWir freuen uns, Ihnen die Menschen aus der ganzen Welt, uns in unsere gemeinsame Liebe zur Musik, vor allem "My Morning Jacket" haben

Well spoken pal  ;D


1. Mh.. IKEA furniture.. I could write books about it 8-)
2. Sweden is the best country, proved by a swedish homepage? That's not really representative, is it?  ::)
Nah just making fun.. I don't wanna feel the wrath of real vikings  :-X
Sadly never came to visit the northern countries, a thing that I already miss in my travelbook.. And Sweden is 1st choice  ;)



Take care

Hahahaha, okay, how about, Europe is the best continent to be on and play shows on... sometime during next year maybe, if you're a band, with a name that refers to a certain morning jacket...  :D

And come visit! We have lots of Germans here, walking around trying to find a moose to pet and what not (often they end up in my family's flowerbeds, slightly misunderstanding the law about "freedom to roam" ;)) It's all good though, bring some German pretzels, I love those!

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Woohoo, another fan from Germany! I'd travel pretty much anywhere in Europe to see MMJ too, I even have some relatives in Germany...  :)

We´ll meet at the MMJ European Tour either in Sweden or Germany  :)

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And I agree to my German/Swedish friends, if they come to Europe I will make it, no matter where they go! (@ columba: Na wie gehts denn so? Schon witzig, 2 deutsche unterhalten sich über ein US forum ;))
Later friends

Danke, geht gut !! Klein ist die Welt :)
Gruss aus Berlin

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We´ll meet at the MMJ European Tour either in Sweden or Germany  :)


Danke, geht gut !! Klein ist die Welt :)
Gruss aus Berlin

Schön zu hören! Gruß zurück aus Aachen :)


I need posts people! That gray star is a little bit embarassing  :-[
Please tell me something I can answer to  ;D

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We´ll meet at the MMJ European Tour either in Sweden or Germany  :)


Danke, geht gut !! Klein ist die Welt :)
Gruss aus Berlin

Schön zu hören! Gruß zurück aus Aachen :)


I need posts people! That gray star is a little bit embarassing  :-[
Please tell me something I can answer to  ;D

Lass hören wenn Du mal in Berlin bist, wäre nett mal einen weiteren MMJ Fan in Deutschland zu treffen :)

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Lass hören wenn Du mal in Berlin bist, wäre nett mal einen weiteren MMJ Fan in Deutschland zu treffen :)

Sehr gern, könnte sogar schon bald sein ;)  Entweder Urlaub oder dienstlich ins Hauptstadtstudio, mal sehen wie es kommt. War schon ca. 3 mal in Berlin, immer wieder die Reise wert  8-)  Warste schonmal in Aachen oder Köln? Ist nämlich auch ne nette Ecke.

Hope I didn't alienate the people through speaking German ;-)
Anybody out there?   :-?

Funny there are so many bands that I feel spend all there time over in Europe, like Radiohead.  Being a bit of a 80s Metal Head as well, Motorhead is another band that is always touring Europe.  Iron Maiden too.  

Kinda feels good that have a one up on the Europeans for once.  

QuoteFunny there are so many bands that I feel spend all there time over in Europe, like Radiohead.  Being a bit of a 80s Metal Head as well, Motorhead is another band that is always touring Europe.  Iron Maiden too.  

Kinda feels good that have a one up on the Europeans for once.  

Well, I'm not really a metal fan, thus metal bands can go wherever they like, in 99% of cases I won't go there  ;)
And my opinion is that there's no real kind of music favored by most Europeans = they have no idea what good music is  ;D
To sum up: We need MMJ here! No pretexts!  8-)

L8r

QuoteFunny there are so many bands that I feel spend all there time over in Europe, like Radiohead.  Being a bit of a 80s Metal Head as well, Motorhead is another band that is always touring Europe.  Iron Maiden too.  

Kinda feels good that have a one up on the Europeans for once.  

Let me know which ones you want, any band or bands, and we'll swap, gladly!  ;)

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QuoteFunny there are so many bands that I feel spend all there time over in Europe, like Radiohead.  Being a bit of a 80s Metal Head as well, Motorhead is another band that is always touring Europe.  Iron Maiden too.  

Kinda feels good that have a one up on the Europeans for once.  

Well, I'm not really a metal fan, thus metal bands can go wherever they like, in 99% of cases I won't go there  ;)
And my opinion is that there's no real kind of music favored by most Europeans = they have no idea what good music is  ;D
To sum up: We need MMJ here! No pretexts!  8-)

L8r

Hey, heeey! No trash talking Europeans, we know good music! Most of us... some of us... no less than Americans anyways!  :P The only problem is that most people haven't even heard of MMJ, but we're working on that in my part of Europe at least. However if they came here... that would help!  ;)

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Hey, heeey! No trash talking Europeans, we know good music! Most of us... some of us... no less than Americans anyways!  :P The only problem is that most people haven't even heard of MMJ, but we're working on that in my part of Europe at least. However if they came here... that would help!  ;)

Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

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Hey, heeey! No trash talking Europeans, we know good music! Most of us... some of us... no less than Americans anyways!  :P The only problem is that most people haven't even heard of MMJ, but we're working on that in my part of Europe at least. However if they came here... that would help!  ;)

Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

Well, only German I know is my grandmother, so well, I can't really contradict you...  ;) Now back on track, how can we further promote MMJ in Europe? Ideas? :D

 

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Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

A country that worships Dieter Bohlen, Bushido, Lena and David Hasselhof can not have a clue about good music....and even worse my girlfriend loves "Schlager" I really have to do something  8-)

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Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

A country that worships Dieter Bohlen, Bushido, Lena and David Hasselhof can not have a clue about good music....and even worse my girlfriend loves "Schlager" I really have to do something  8-)

Oh the horror, anything but Schlager! You must save Germany! Lure as many people as you can into a building by saying that... Jim James is the new David Hasselhof, or maybe by saying that... MMJ did the best cover of 99 luftballoons ever or... I don't know... say that Oktoberfest begun early this year... either way, once they're in the building you lock it! And don't let them out until they've heard at least 3 MMJ albums. Mwahahahaha!  ;)

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Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

A country that worships Dieter Bohlen, Bushido, Lena and David Hasselhof can not have a clue about good music....and even worse my girlfriend loves "Schlager" I really have to do something  8-)

Oh the horror, anything but Schlager! You must save Germany! Lure as many people as you can into a building by saying that... Jim James is the new David Hasselhof, or maybe by saying that... MMJ did the best cover of 99 luftballoons ever or... I don't know... say that Oktoberfest begun early this year... either way, once they're in the building you lock it! And don't let them out until they've heard at least 3 MMJ albums. Mwahahahaha!  ;)

Oh my God, schlager, don't make me vomit ;)  At least Lena saved us with her Satellite superseller that should excuse some Modern Talking songs..
And if that doesn't work, we take Sara's plan  8-)

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Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

A country that worships Dieter Bohlen, Bushido, Lena and David Hasselhof can not have a clue about good music....and even worse my girlfriend loves "Schlager" I really have to do something  8-)

Oh the horror, anything but Schlager! You must save Germany! Lure as many people as you can into a building by saying that... Jim James is the new David Hasselhof, or maybe by saying that... [highlight]MMJ did the best cover of 99 luftballoons ever[/highlight] or... I don't know... say that Oktoberfest begun early this year... either way, once they're in the building you lock it! And don't let them out until they've heard at least 3 MMJ albums. Mwahahahaha!  ;)

This could work!

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Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

A country that worships Dieter Bohlen, Bushido, Lena and David Hasselhof can not have a clue about good music....and even worse my girlfriend loves "Schlager" I really have to do something  8-)

Oh the horror, anything but Schlager! You must save Germany! Lure as many people as you can into a building by saying that... Jim James is the new David Hasselhof, or maybe by saying that... MMJ did the best cover of 99 luftballoons ever or... I don't know... say that Oktoberfest begun early this year... either way, once they're in the building you lock it! And don't let them out until they've heard at least 3 MMJ albums. Mwahahahaha!  ;)

Oh my God, schlager, don't make me vomit ;)  At least Lena saved us with her Satellite superseller that should excuse some Modern Talking songs..
And if that doesn't work, we take Sara's plan  8-)

Well you know your country better than I do, more ideas? I'm considering harassing different radio stations so they'll play more MMJ... Okay, not so much considering as have already started to...  ;)  

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Ok I agree. Just replace "Europeans" by "Germans", and it fits again!  ;D

A country that worships Dieter Bohlen, Bushido, Lena and David Hasselhof can not have a clue about good music....and even worse my girlfriend loves "Schlager" I really have to do something  8-)

Oh the horror, anything but Schlager! You must save Germany! Lure as many people as you can into a building by saying that... Jim James is the new David Hasselhof, or maybe by saying that... [highlight]MMJ did the best cover of 99 luftballoons ever[/highlight] or... I don't know... say that Oktoberfest begun early this year... either way, once they're in the building you lock it! And don't let them out until they've heard at least 3 MMJ albums. Mwahahahaha!  ;)

This could work!

Glad to have your support!  :)

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Well you know your country better than I do, more ideas? I'm considering harassing different radio stations so they'll play more MMJ... Okay, not so much considering as have already started to...  ;)  

Today I forged the plan to get all students to participate in an nationwide uprising! We had that once (ok it has to be improved) and it worked ;)
Think it's a good plan, especially when I get to know how to mobilize the students  ::)

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Well you know your country better than I do, more ideas? I'm considering harassing different radio stations so they'll play more MMJ... Okay, not so much considering as have already started to...  ;)  

Today I forged the plan to get all students to participate in an nationwide uprising! We had that once (ok it has to be improved) and it worked ;)
Think it's a good plan, especially when I get to know how to mobilize the students  ::)

Hmm, it sounded good up to the "hen I get to know how to mobilize the students" part... we need to work on this I think. Today my co-worker asked me "what band is this" during the Monsters of Folk part of my secret-plan-to-infiltrate-the-world-with-MMJ-and-Monsters-of-Folk-CD, it's not MMJ (yet) but it's a start!

Hey Sara, I'm sure you're aware of this massive music fest coming your way in August:  http://www.wayoutwest.se/line-2010

The line-up for 2010 so far includes M.I.A., Iggy & The Stooges, The Chemical Brothers, Lykke Li, LCD Soundsystem, Paul Weller, Pavement, La Roux, Girls, The xx, The National, Jens Lekman, Miike Snow, Imperial State Electric, Jónsi, The Drums, Mumford & Sons, Real Estate, Surfer Blood, The Radio Dept., Konono No1, Rango and Cymbals Eat Guitars, to name a few.

QuoteHey Sara, I'm sure you're aware of this massive music fest coming your way in August:  http://www.wayoutwest.se/line-2010

The line-up for 2010 so far includes M.I.A., Iggy & The Stooges, The Chemical Brothers, Lykke Li, LCD Soundsystem, Paul Weller, Pavement, La Roux, Girls, The xx, The National, Jens Lekman, Miike Snow, Imperial State Electric, Jónsi, The Drums, Mumford & Sons, Real Estate, Surfer Blood, The Radio Dept., Konono No1, Rango and Cymbals Eat Guitars, to name a few.

You bet ya I am! ;) I actually had a begging thread on their forum for them to ask MMJ to come, before MMJ announced they were going to Mile High Festival... But yeah, the ones coming are pretty cool too, so if I'm not working I might swing by  :)

Really? No more begging people?  ;)

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Yes, I want them in Europe, too!
And please let it happen this time...

I am from Germany.
Saw them at Radio City Music Hall in NY back in 2008 and supporting Pearl Jam in Italy 2006.

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Yes, I want them in Europe, too!
And please let it happen this time...

I am from Germany.
Saw them at Radio City Music Hall in NY back in 2008 and supporting Pearl Jam in Italy 2006.

Sounds goodie!  :)

I want them to come to Europe too..the UK would be great but if not I can get to most places in Europe (the US is too expensive!).

Hey Sara, couldn't you just hitch a ride to NYC with Dungen?  You could offer gas money.

When they bring out a new album this year or early next year then there will hopefully be a European Tour !!

We have one German member from NRW Area, so Cologne should be a location, Berlin of course  :), then Sweden, France and UK and then back to Berlin for another show  ;)

QuoteI want them to come to Europe too..the UK would be great but if not I can get to most places in Europe (the US is too expensive!).

The US is a tad expensive yeah, if I wasn't a poor student I would go though... but Europe would be easier, especially somewhere in Sweden or London... Where are you from EvilGirl?  :)

QuoteHey Sara, couldn't you just hitch a ride to NYC with Dungen?  You could offer gas money.

Hahaha, well, I could always ask.. if I knew who or how to ask... But then there's this ittybitty problem with getting show tickets... Maybe I can be part of the show and come on stage in a polar bear suit or something like it though? Wouldn't that be greatly appreciated?  ;)

QuoteWhen they bring out a new album this year or early next year then there will hopefully be a European Tour !!

We have one German member from NRW Area, so Cologne should be a location, Berlin of course  :), then Sweden, France and UK and then back to Berlin for another show  ;)

I'm okay with that, except Berlin twice... hmm, Sweden twice instead! Or London maybe  :P

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QuoteI want them to come to Europe too..the UK would be great but if not I can get to most places in Europe (the US is too expensive!).

The US is a tad expensive yeah, if I wasn't a poor student I would go though... but Europe would be easier, especially somewhere in Sweden or London... Where are you from EvilGirl?  :)

I live in Bristol in England but don't mind travelling to see the band.  I have seen them in several places in the UK and would be happy to see them in Europe (I can get to Berlin for £40 return) but just can't afford to travel to the States)..fingers crossed for a European tour this year!

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The US is a tad expensive yeah, if I wasn't a poor student I would go though... but Europe would be easier, especially somewhere in Sweden or London...

Think there's a universal word for that: Dito.   ;)

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I have seen them in several places in the UK and would be happy to see them in Europe

o.O That sounds like you don't count the UK to Europe?  ::)
Ok you still got your pound but.. ;)

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QuoteI want them to come to Europe too..the UK would be great but if not I can get to most places in Europe (the US is too expensive!).

The US is a tad expensive yeah, if I wasn't a poor student I would go though... but Europe would be easier, especially somewhere in Sweden or London... Where are you from EvilGirl?  :)

I live in Bristol in England but don't mind travelling to see the band.  I have seen them in several places in the UK and would be happy to see them in Europe (I can get to Berlin for £40 return) but just can't afford to travel to the States)..fingers crossed for a European tour this year!

Oh cool, then we got Germany, Sweden and England represented. I expect the rest of the European countries to be added to the list shortly...  :) Round-trip ticket (is that really what it's called, Google translate says it's so, but sometimes it lies, so you never know, tut tut) from here to London is about £40 as well, so that's really cheap. Come to think about it, maybe it's the same with Berlin, better check that before the band come over, I better hurry!  ;)

Ryanair has very cheap flights from Stockholm (well the airport is actually 80 km from Stockholm) to  Berlin. Friends of mine paid only 20 Euros for the flight last summer. Stockholm is the least expensive destination from Berlin with Ryanair.

QuoteRyanair has very cheap flights from Stockholm (well the airport is actually 80 km from Stockholm) to  Berlin. Friends of mine paid only 20 Euros for the flight last summer. Stockholm is the least expensive destination from Berlin with Ryanair.

Ya that's right. Ryanair is quite good for short period flights.
Sometimes it's cheaper to book a travelline at the target-destination for the flight back home. I made that several times when I travelled to Spain. German airline for outbound flight and Spanish airline for the flight back ;)
For flights Berlin-Stockholm I would suggest germanwings, hlx or air berlin.


L8r  :)

QuoteRyanair has very cheap flights from Stockholm (well the airport is actually 80 km from Stockholm) to  Berlin. Friends of mine paid only 20 Euros for the flight last summer. Stockholm is the least expensive destination from Berlin with Ryanair.

Sounds goodie, it would be easier to go from Göteborg, but seems they don't have flights to Berlin, only Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, but maybe MMJ want to play there too, if not, then I'll just go to Stockholm.  :)

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QuoteRyanair has very cheap flights from Stockholm (well the airport is actually 80 km from Stockholm) to  Berlin. Friends of mine paid only 20 Euros for the flight last summer. Stockholm is the least expensive destination from Berlin with Ryanair.

Ya that's right. Ryanair is quite good for short period flights.
Sometimes it's cheaper to book a travelline at the target-destination for the flight back home. I made that several times when I travelled to Spain. German airline for outbound flight and Spanish airline for the flight back ;)
For flights Berlin-Stockholm I would suggest germanwings, hlx or air berlin.


L8r  :)

Always good to have several options, you never know, I might even kidnap someone with a car and a driver's license and force them to drive me from concert to concert, mwahaha!  ;)

Okay a little bump here, a little bump there, stay strong fellow Europeans! Say it with me; MMJ will be here soon!  ;)

In other news, I turned another friend into a semi-MMJ-fan today, working on him becoming a hardcore fulltime fan, which he will be eventually... mwahaha! Also, one of the reporters for one of Sweden's largest newspapers is a MMJ fan too, I think it might be possible to get him to write a little more about MMJ here and there... so that's next on the list.  8-)

QuoteOkay a little bump here, a little bump there, stay strong fellow Europeans! Say it with me; MMJ will be here soon!  ;)

In other news, I turned another friend into a semi-MMJ-fan today, working on him becoming a hardcore fulltime fan, which he will be eventually... mwahaha! Also, one of the reporters for one of Sweden's largest newspapers is a MMJ fan too, I think it might be possible to get him to write a little more about MMJ here and there... so that's next on the list.  8-)

Roger that: MMJ will be here soon!
And when they arrive in.. let's say Cologne, I'll do everything to get there with the WDR to record it :D  
Ofc MMJ have been in Stockholm before and will go to London afterwards  ;)
It's good to know that our group is getting bigger and bigger. I was also active to recrute new fans (with some efforts) and forced 2 people to buy a cd ;D


ps. Thx a lot for your last email John  :)

Okay people, keep the dream alive! ;) Today Sunnyday and I went to a guitar store to buy some guitars (and we did) and while we were there we made one of the owners listen to Steam Engine. The next time we go back we'll bring a MMJ mixtape for him, which we undoubtedly assume will lead to him recommending MMJ to all his customers... should be foolproof...  8-)

QuoteOkay people, keep the dream alive! ;) Today Sunnyday and I went to a guitar store to buy some guitars (and we did) and while we were there we made one of the owners listen to Steam Engine. The next time we go back we'll bring a MMJ mixtape for him, which we undoubtedly assume will lead to him recommending MMJ to all his customers... should be foolproof...  8-)

Steam Engine: melting faces globally every day.
Good work, Miss SaraB!

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QuoteOkay people, keep the dream alive! ;) Today Sunnyday and I went to a guitar store to buy some guitars (and we did) and while we were there we made one of the owners listen to Steam Engine. The next time we go back we'll bring a MMJ mixtape for him, which we undoubtedly assume will lead to him recommending MMJ to all his customers... should be foolproof...  8-)

Steam Engine: melting faces globally every day.
Good work, Miss SaraB!

Thank you Penny! We do what we can...  :)

they will definitely have a european leg of the tour after the new album comes out.  for sure.  i mean, they have to - right?  

Quotethey will definitely have a european leg of the tour after the new album comes out.  for sure.  i mean, they have to - right?  

RIGHT!? (with a touch of hysteria)
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Meanwhile I'm working on making them more well-known in Sweden, some parts are working better than planned, some not so well... but I still have faith in the process, however slow it may be at times. Maybe start a swedish MMJ forum... hmhmhm... ;)

This whole thread is cute but ultimately absurd. Sorf of like wishing for world peace.

QuoteThis whole thread is cute but ultimately absurd. Sorf of like wishing for world peace.

Bump and adding cat to illustrate the begging:

Toonces?

QuoteToonces?

he drives around...all over the town.. ;) ;D

Why doesn't their manager get them booked on a UK festival, theres so many they could be a part of. Reading, Glastonbury, Isle of Wight....make it happen cap'n!

QuoteWhy doesn't their manager get them booked on a UK festival, theres so many they could be a part of. Reading, Glastonbury, Isle of Wight....make it happen cap'n!

I think they're a bit busy right now, making new albums, performing all over and what not, but as soon as they have time I hope they come over to Europe. Somewhere in the UK works for me, MMJ + opportunity to fully experience my Anglophilia = winwin! ;)

Bump and photo of how we would welcome MMJ in Sweden: