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Tricky Ticket Giveaway
Tricky's latest album, Knowle West Boy, twists together the sounds of post-punk, ska, reggae, hip hop and pure pop that he grew up on.
Tricky's vocal stylings appeared on Massive Attack's groundbreaking 1992 album, Blue Lines and made a cameo on their second album, Protection. His debut critically acclaimed album Maxinquaye came out in 1995. It topped many year-end polls including Melody Maker and NME. He has since collaborated with and remixed for artists including Björk, Neneh Cherry, Elvis Costello, Garbage and Bush.
We're giving away two pairs of tickets to the Tricky concert at the Mod Club tomorrow night.
I loved Tricky's film appearance as the right-hand man Michael to evil businessman Mr. Zorg in Fifth Element. A quick look at his IMDB profile shows that he's had more than a few writer and performer credits.
Tricky plays tomorrow night, April 2 at the Mod Club Theatre (722 College St.) with special guest Natalie Stewart (from Floetry). Tickets are $29.50 and are available at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes & Play De Record. 19+, Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.
To win a pair of tickets, be one of the first two commenters here at or after 6 p.m. blogTO time today AND answer the following question. You must provide a valid email address in the appropriate comment form field so that I can contact you to arrange the details of claiming your prize. One comment per entrant only, please (we'll be watching IPs!).
In the spirit of Awkward Show & Tell, what's the trickiest situation you've gotten out of?
Good luck!
Photo by Aurelien Guichard.
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It was back in grad 9 and I was in head over heels for this girl Cindy. She was the most popular and cute. She hated me but she sat in front of me. I was going crazy so one day I leaned over my desk and blew in her ear. She didn’t notice so the second blow was much harder and she turned around. I guess I didn’t think that far ahead. I drooped in my seat and looked at the clock. I looked at her and asked what she wanted. She grinned, not the nice way but kinda like she and her crew were going to take me at recess.
Well I guess I got away with that one. They never came for me!
last time Tricky came, he offered to buy me some drinks but said that he didnt have any dollars on him and invited me upstairs/backstage.
he gave me two beers and i thanked him, but i felt really awkward, like he was expected more of me, like i was some easy groupie or something.
that was pretty weird, so i basically grabbed the beers and ran away.
Good luck. Looking forward to more stories.
Wow, when and where was that show?
The trickiest situation I've ever wormed my way out of was about a year and a half ago when I went to attend a friend's baby shower.
The invite said the event would go down in the party room of her condo. When I arrived at the building, I couldn't find the party room so I started opening random doors and came upon a room that looked like it led to the place I wanted. When the door closed, however, it locked me into a space I couldn't escape from and I was trapped for a very long time. Luckily, there happened to be a window. I climbed up to it and started yelling for help. Eventually a security guard heard my cries and I got out.
It was straight out of a sitcom!
trickiest situation for me: a love triangle that was more of a hexagon. i was in a relationship with boy1 while sleeping with boy2 who was in relationship with girl2, who had no idea that her best friend, girl3's boyfriend was more interested in me than her (girl3)... there may have been more levels to this, but it was high school and that was a long time ago!
finally, i blabbed to the world in a blog entry what was going on, everyone broke up with everyone else, and none of us talk to each other as far as i've last heard! although i ended up continuing to sleep with boy2... and possibly boy3...
though it's not really funny, more like a series of ones involving not being out as bi to my parents for years. yeah for facebook privacy settings so that i can have multiple online versions of me accessible and various pictures aren't shared to those who should not see them.
I've loved Tricky for over a decade.
The trickiest situation I've ever wormed my way out of was about a year and a half ago when I went to attend a friend's baby shower.
The invite said the event would go down in the party room of her condo. When I arrived at the building, I couldn't find the party room so I started opening random doors and came upon a room that looked like it led to the place I wanted. When the door closed, however, it locked me into a space I couldn't escape from and I was trapped for a very long time. Luckily, there happened to be a window. I climbed up to it and started yelling for help. Eventually a security guard heard my cries and I got out.
It was straight out of a sitcom!
Keep the stories coming though. :)
But still: here's a fun story about a sticky tricky situation!
Once upon a time I decided it would be more economical to do my own waxing. About 5 minutes later I was faced with the task of separate my arm from the side of my body as I'd waxed the two together.
Lesson learned: If you're bleeding, eucalyptus oil should not be used to remove the wax from your skin. It burns - and not in that fun way.