Lynn Twiss

Now that I’ve explained my reasoning for missing Front 242, onto why it sucked so much!

For months now I’ve been dodging the subject every time Audra and Miky brought it up. “Are you coming? We’re renting a vehicle! You HAVE to come!” I’d side step it with a brief, “We’ll see!”

After my Skanska USA interview on the Nike off-Campus Business Center, while I was on the MAX heading back into Portland, Audra called me with a funny-funny problem of hers regarding a message she had fired over to the P.I.G. list. After some initial panicking, I was able to sooth her fears to rest and assure her everything was ok. She mentioned she was in town meeting up with Miky at a coffee shop in the Pearl to distribute funds for the Front 242 concert. Since this is in my neighborhood I figured I’d sneakily stop in and bug them. It was cool seeing Miky’s fashion drawings and after Audra ran off to get to work, I walked Miky back to Portland Art Institute and we discussed portfolios, which is something I’ve never really conversed about. It was refreshing.

Still, I hadn’t told anyone that the chance was high I wasn’t going.

So, Friday rolls around and Audra pops into my place really early with a yummy double shot espresso (none of that Americano crap for me! Straight up espresso thank you!) and some doughnuts. We layed around for an hour and half, feeding each other doughnuts and laughed about random shit until I stood up and walked to my balcony to see the evil-evil parking lot attendant ticketing her vehicle. I yelled, and grabbed my jacket as I ran out the door. By the time I had run down to my management office and got the day pass for the tenant loop, and got to her car – he was gone and the $50 ticket was in place. So, I pulled the ticket, plopped the day pass on her dash and headed back up. She was straightening her hair. While I was running around, Miky had shown up. I stuffed the ticket into my pocket and assured Audra that I would take care of it and she shouldn’t worry about it at all. Lynn was on the case!

Then came the moment of truth; I had to break it to both of them I wasn’t going. Miky’s face fell and I dared not look at Audra. I felt so bad, but more so – I felt anger at Portland and how little opportunity there is here.

This was the worse part of my day. Not all the phone calls, CV addendums and cover letter writing, but the look in their faces as I had to tell them.

They started gathering up their stuff and I pulled my 40Gig iPod (Smive) out of its cradle and snapped the iTrip into place. Once we were downstairs in the car, I showed them how to use Smive, I had to say my goodbyes.

Once they left, I ran upstairs and called the parking patrol and got them to clear the ticket (yay). Then I set about working the next job prospect from all angles and then did some much needed groceries and house supplies shopping. I was on the phone pretty much all day pounding the virtual cellular pavement.

Later that night I received a call from the Fenix and it was fireesin calling to say that everyone missed me! Len yelled hello in the background once Audra took over the phone. It was cool hearing from everyone. HI back at everyone! I did miss ya all. I’m sad I missed Derek’s set, he always spins good current stuff!

Audra knocked on my door at 6 this morning after Miky dropped her off. I’m glad everyone got home safe and sound, that’s some dedication to the scene to drive to-and-fro all in the same day and night, just to get back to work the next.

But, of my busy day – that was the worse, having to say goodbye to everyone. I’m not a huge Front 242 fan, but I am a fan of my friends.

DJ Carrion’s Opening Playlist for Front 242 in Seattle:

01. Netz – Zeit
02. Snog – Real Estate Man(Hecq remix)
03. Pail – The Rage of The Angels
04. Analogue Brain – Fly In An Amber
05. Soman – Divine(remix)
06. Reaper – JagD(I-Rec-C2 remix)
07. X-Fusion – Guilty Mass
08. Centhron – Front Angel
09. Unterart – Just You Wait(Feil/Stein)
10. Infekktion – Human Nature(X-Fusion remix)
11. Terrorfakt – Arsenal(E-Craft remix)
12. Genital-A-Tech – Suck Hysteria(Long & Dirty remix)

Unter Null 9:30-10:00pm

Dj Carrion:
13. Solitary Experiments – Fast Forward(Total Rewind)
14. Les Anges De La Nuit – Reborn
15. Lights of Euphoria – One Nation(Le=Rav Vs. Massiv In Mensch remix)
16. Combichrist – Like To Thank My Buddies
17. E-Craft – Gerichtet
18. Powder Pussy – Cryogenic Pussylover