And Now, Five Things We Can Tell You About What Happens When Making Time Is At Your Office On Halloween
1. If you need Agnew to talk to the cops — he’s an old pro at this — for maximum hilarity, please make sure that he is wearing a fairly authentic Jesus costume. It tends to lighten the situation, as well as provide grand metaphors. (Photo credit: John Paul Titlow.)
2. We didn’t think we’d have to tell you people this, but here goes: IF YOU ARE A HIPSTER DO NOT GO INTO THE KNUCKLEHEAD DIRTBALL BAR ACROSS THE STREET. Bar-clearing brawls will almost certainly ensue. 22 arrested, we’re told! Impressive!
3. Simian Mobile Disco have an AMAZING light show.
4. Somewhere, someone near here was indeed dressed up as a BLACK TACO. Pics or it didn’t happen, people.
5. And awww, look at these kids. See you all next weekend! JUST KIDDING. (Don’t come here.)
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I was a black jack taco. My entourage included black sweater, black cat, and black eye.
…a dog tried to eat my taco.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Regarding #2, seriously?! My boyfriend and I drove by 2424 around 10pm-ish, and he commented on the cop car that had been sitting on the corner all evening. I mentioned how whether or not the Making Time attendees knew it, it was most certainly for their benefit. If you’re gonna be ignorant enough to walk into a Fishtownie bar though, well, then all bets are off.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Regarding #4: I was Black Taco at Johnny Brendas. People took pics, but I only have dark cellphone shots. Somebody please send pics! I was moving all weekend so I was too braindead to get a good picture. Garth Algar and Peg Bundy took some, and I can’t remember who else but thanks in advance.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:03 pm
You guys are lucky. You could just go use the bathroom in your offices instead of waiting in a 45 (!) minute line. *sigh*
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
@amy: There’s no bathroom in the office!
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
…but the bathrooms in the VIP section certainly made for an enjoyable evening. Sorry for all those NSIPs that had to wait in line. Shucks.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
next time you have making time at your offices, don’t advertise it’ll be going til 5am then have the cops outside turning people away at 12:30 (even people who bought tickets beforehand). it’s bad for business.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I thought people were being turned away because it was too crowded, which is of course unfortunate and unfair to those who already had tickets. But as far as ‘business’ goes, doesn’t reaching maximum capacity mean it can’t get any better?
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
#2 I am not a local but a transplant. I am not a hipster but a person. i frequent the bar and there are some good folks in there. Some assholes. Some waste but still good peeps. They are just a mirror. If you go in there with a “they are not us, they are trash” attitude then they will treat you with equal “they are not one of us so fuck em” respect
to tell you the truth it is less judgmental in there than in Pretentious Taproom or Kung FU Noose
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
@mcclept: Awful admission. My old man hangs out there sometimes. It fills me with hot shame.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
yea i guess it’s not bad for business per say. poor choice of words. i’m just bummed i missed simian mobile disco!!
i witnessed that brawl while waiting to take a cab back southwards. a bunch of local “bros” tried to get into making time by attempting to smooth-talk the cops and saying they were on the list. not even 10 mins later, they all come flyin out of the bar beating the shit out of some dudes. one is being kicked in the head on the pavement while he is already unconscious. who wants to bet that the local bros all get off scott-free?
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Blaco Taco pic sent your way. Black Taco was hangin at JBs where there were some very very good costumes!
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Ha, that’s my photo… Couple more shots here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpaultitlow/
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
@Dr.Ward: oh, was that the room where people just skipped the (unbelievable, inhumane) bathroom line to piss directly on the floor? classy.
horribly run party – but what can you expect from philthy philly?
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Sixela -
Can you please send me the Black Taco photo? My sisters wanted to see my costume, and none of my pictures really came out.
Send here: mattkilcline at gmail dot com.
Thanks!
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
@mrs.kitty I hate to say it, but I agree (minus the philthy philly) It was dissapointing because I usually love Making Time.
@tips No bathroom in your office?
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Yes, maddied!
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
There is a Fox News Van at that Corner Bar right now.. Not sure what they are reporting on. The Party ROCKED. There were some problems, but fuck it. Sibian killed it.
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:55 pm
haha and I meant Simian. Christ!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:00 am
Oh. I didn’t realize that “bros” replaced “ghetto” and “thug” as the new white people code for the n-word. Nice one.
Also, mcclept might be a transplant I actually like. Not sure–he was a bit too self congratulatory for hanging out in a neighborhood bar tho. But I too dislike Memphis Taproom and Necktie. Oh the ambivalence!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:23 am
@chrissmari: I think the original “bros” commenter was in fact talking about white dudes.
And now I’m just confused.
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
yeah.. there really aren’t too many “bros” hanging out at Corner bars in Fishtown.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:28 am
“Oh. I didn’t realize that “bros” replaced “ghetto” and “thug” as the new white people code for the n-word. Nice one.”
It didn’t. What the hell are you even talking about?
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
for the love of god people, it is “Fishtown Pearl Necklace” NOT Kung Fu Necktie!
Also, I am eternally grateful to McClept for adding “Pretentious Taproom” to my lexicon.
and I can assure you that there are no african-american citizens hanging out at the corner bar and thus your attempt to play PC police is nothing but a FAIL! african-americans and puerto rican citizens are welcomed in these parts even less that dumb-ass hipsters who take cabs to York and Gaul and then decide to wander into places where they don’t know the local folkways.
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Yeah I was getting honked at this morning which is unusual on my route so I just made sure to take up the whole lane. Better to be safe than courteous I guess.
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
“bros” did not mean “black person” you racist. it meant “group of lame-ass neighborhood dudes that think theyre tough”. and they were white. white trash.