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		<title>Lily Allen Myspace Show at Bowery Ballroom via Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m conducting a social experiment. I&#8217;ve decided not to head over to Bowery and see Lily Allen&#8230; but can I get the full experience of waiting and seeing Lily Allen all via the internets and Twitter? I think it&#8217;s fitting that I be blogging via Twitter. After all, Lily @lilyroseallen is the queen of all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I&#8217;m conducting a social experiment. I&#8217;ve decided not to head over to <strong>Bowery and see Lily Allen</strong>&#8230; but can I get the full experience of waiting and seeing Lily Allen all via the internets and Twitter?</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s fitting that I be blogging via Twitter. After all, Lily @<a href="http://twitter.com/lilyroseallen">lilyroseallen</a> <em>is</em> the queen of all social media.</p>
<p>So far I&#8217;m getting the full line experience for the show&#8230;right from the comfort of my own home!</p>
<p><strong>Join me in the Lily Allen experience via Twitter</strong>:</p>
<p><strong>5:00PM</strong></p>
<p>RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/justin_leon/statuses/1197017698">Justin_Leon</a>: Waiting on line&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1f5r9" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1f5r9.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1fa1h" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1fa1h.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"></a></p>
<p><strong>5:15PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/lianegraham/statuses/1197110214">LianeGraham</a> is on line and hoping she gets in.</p>
<p><strong>6:05PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/joyceilin/statuses/1197168315">Joyceilin</a>: Just been given lollipops for waiting on line.</p>
<p>&#8230;oh RT@<a href="http://twitter.com/joyceilin/status/1197175678">Joyceilin</a>: and stickers!</p>
<p><strong>6:15PM</strong><br />
RT @ <a href="http://twitter.com/aDDriana/status/1197237804">ADDriana</a>: just got here OMG.</p>
<p><strong>6:27PM</strong><br />
I think it&#8217;s time to relive Lily performing &#8220;The Fear&#8221; on the Today Show. Unfortunately not feeling those shorts:</p>
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<p><strong>6:31PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/passivexcessive/status/1197267310">passiveexcessive</a> thinks the line is CriZazy and that they got there too late.<br />
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6:38PM</strong><br />
Um&#8230; apparently Tay Zonday will be here? RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/prgully/status/1195840266">prgully</a></p>
<p><strong>6:40PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/nicolegeneva/statuses/1197304172">nicolegeneva</a> Hopes all this waiting isn&#8217;t for naught.</p>
<p><strong>6:46PM</strong><br />
Yup, according to @<a href="http://twitter.com/lianegraham/status/1197282033">LianeGraham</a> and Matt &#038; Kim fan @<a href="http://twitter.com/BestFriendDevyn/status/1197311667">BestFriendDevyn</a>, Tay Zonday is pressing the flesh with fans right now.</p>
<p><strong>7:00PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/mattmusicslut/status/1197363008">mattmusicslut</a>: Is on his way to the Bowery. Wishing him luck.</p>
<p><strong>7:08PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/bonerjamz/statuses/1197390587">bonerjamz</a> is also headed over. Stuck in traffic.</p>
<p><strong>7:13PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/kAHHthy/statuses/1197397453">kAHHthy</a>: Um&#8230; apparently cops are ticketing people for blocking the J train entrance. Wahhh??</p>
<p><strong>7:19PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/ThanatophobicMe/statuses/1197407364">ThanatophobicMe</a>: After three hours or so of waiting, inside Bowery&#8230; and two free tshirts.</p>
<p><strong>7:24PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/prgully/statuses/1197427916">prgully</a>: Whoops! Tay Zonday just got ticketed by the NYPD.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1fcbk" title="@tayzonday waiting for his ticket on TwitPic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1fcbk.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="@tayzonday waiting for his ticket on TwitPic"></a></p>
<p><strong>7:27PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/kAHHthy/status/1197426381">kAHHthy</a> is now inside. Still a huge line outside.</p>
<p><strong>7:49PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/prgully/statuses/1197497681">prgully</a>: Bowery is jam packed!<br />
<a href="http://twitpic.com/1fd3l" title="Lily Allen @ Bowery Ballroom on NYC! Huge crowd!! on TwitPic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1fd3l.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lily Allen @ Bowery Ballroom on NYC! Huge crowd!! on TwitPic"></a></p>
<p><strong>7:52PM</strong><br />
Bao, who&#8217;s shooting for <a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com">Brooklyn Vegan</a> tonight just texted me asking me where I am&#8230; I&#8217;m home!</p>
<p><strong>7:56PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/galacticarmada/statuses/1197512036">galacticarmada</a> Is excited for the show!</p>
<p><strong>7:59PM</strong><br />
Woah! Bao says that some folks in the front lined up before 11am. Crazy kids.</p>
<p><strong>8:00PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/Harleeparker/statuses/1197527724">Harleeparker </a>is feeling a little bit self-loathing at the Bowery. &#8220;i hate lily allen fans&#8221; she states.</p>
<p><strong>8:06PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/bonerjamz/statuses/1197540067">bonerjamz</a> didn&#8217;t get in. She&#8217;s drowning her sorrows right now at Chipotle.</p>
<p><strong>8:07PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/ThanatophobicMe/status/1197545725">ThanatophobicMe</a> The show just started.</p>
<p><strong>8:13PM</strong><br />
<a href="http://l-allen.net/photos/displayimage.php?album=382&#038;pos=11">Pics of Lily shopping earlier today</a>. Perhaps she was buying this Rolex in these photos?</p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1f5aq" title="Thank you miles @ EMI , I love my watch. on TwitPic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1f5aq.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Thank you miles @ EMI , I love my watch. on TwitPic"></a></p>
<p><strong>8:13PM</strong><br />
After 4 hours of waiting, @<a href="http://twitter.com/ottoinman/statuses/1197562682">Ottoinman</a> is now inside Bowery.</p>
<p><strong>8:17PM</strong><br />
If you want to stalk Lil, she&#8217;ll be at Bowery past the show&#8230;there&#8217;s a meet and greet after the show upstairs.</p>
<p><strong>8:21PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/Celery57/status/1197567293">Celery57</a> is having dinner now, but heading over to see Lily later.</p>
<p>Bao says its way crowded there.</p>
<p><strong>8:23PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/peanutbetter/statuses/1197544104">peanutbetter</a> was first on line (around 10:30AM), now right up front by the barricades.</p>
<p><strong>8:26PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/trochaic/statuses/1197589604">trochaic</a> is at the show.</p>
<p><strong>8:27PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/lilyroseallen/status/1197596416">lilyroseallen</a> just updated saying she took a voice lesson today. The first in 10 years.</p>
<p><strong>8:29PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/mattmusicslut/status/1197581517">mattmusicslut</a> is up front far right&#8230;and hating the crowd.</p>
<p><strong>8:36PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/mattmusicslut/status/1197612223">mattmusicslut</a> The crowd gives some love to Matt &#038; Kim&#8230;especially the very dishy Matt <img src='http://www.themodernage.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>8:51PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/ThanatophobicMe/status/1197590685">ThanatophobicMe</a> is mad no one else is dancing.<br />
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9:00PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/bdfenwick/statuses/1197671587">bdfenwick</a>: Apparently Matt &#038; Kim are &#8220;killing it&#8221; right now.</p>
<p>RT @ <a href="http://twitter.com/jennlevine/statuses/1197668645">jennlevine</a> reports that people are crowd surfing!</p>
<p>RT @ <a href="http://twitter.com/silenziosa/status/1197671492">silenzio</a> wants Matt &#038; Kim to know that they are &#8220;obviously HUGE homosexuals, and fooling no one.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>9:09PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/piratepirate/statuses/1197703228">piratepirate</a> says that Debbie Harry is at the show? ORLY?</p>
<p><strong>9:11PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/mattmusicslut/status/1197710946">mattmusicslut</a> OMGWTF? A fight just broke out at the show!</p>
<p><strong>9:16PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/kAHHthy/statuses/1197723365">kAHHthy</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/lianegraham/status/1197718044">Lianegrahm</a> confirm Lily is in the building.</p>
<p><strong>9:20PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/mattmusicslut/status/1197729597">mattmusicslut</a> doesn&#8217;t see Debbie, but see Spank Rock in the balcony.</p>
<p><strong>9:30PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/ultragrrrl/statuses/1197753547">ultragrrrl</a> is at the show. However I&#8217;m off to dinner&#8230; update when I&#8217;m back. In the meantime, <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=lily">have a ball.</a></p>
<p><strong>11:00PM</strong><br />
Back from dinner. According to the tweets, the show is still going on. Lily just did &#8220;Smile&#8221; RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/dbinkowski/statuses/1197986517">dbinkowski</a></p>
<p><strong>11:03PM</strong><br />
Lily dressed in a red (?) strapless dress. Everyone has their digital cameras out:</p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1ffd0" title="Lily is kickin' booty...freeloadernation.com! She is way WOOT! on TwitPic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1ffd0.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lily is kickin' booty...freeloadernation.com! She is way WOOT! on TwitPic"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1ffg2" title="Lily rocks...thanks freeloadernation.com! on TwitPic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1ffg2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lily rocks...thanks freeloadernation.com! on TwitPic"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/1ffce" title="Lilly Allen live at the Bowery courtesy of @turbotax!!! on TwitPic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1ffce.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lilly Allen live at the Bowery courtesy of @turbotax!!! on TwitPic"></a></p>
<p>RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/gloryofaboy/status/1197927684">gloryofaboy</a>: Apparently someone&#8217;s smoking weed. Is Michael Phelps at the show?</p>
<p><strong>11:07PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/amritsingh/statuses/1198009594">amritsingh</a> Lily is doing &#8220;Womanizer&#8221; as her encore right now. Apparently everyone is videoing it.<br />
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11:09PM</strong><br />
RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/mattmusicslut/status/1198012235">mattmusicslut</a> The show&#8217;s ovah. </p>
<p>Time for me to eat the pint of ice cream I picked up on the way home and watch Long Way Down.</p>
<p><strong>2/11/09 UPDATE:</strong> For non live blogging via Twitter coverage visit <a href="http://themusicslut.com/2009/02/lily-allen-bowery-so-fucking-fantastic/">The Music Slut</a>, <a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/02/lily_allen_matt.html">Brooklyn Vegan</a></p>
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		<title>Twitter Explained in Plain English</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video makes my obsessive/compulsive/dependent Twitter useage appear to be social/fun/friendly. Clearly it&#8217;s all lies. Anyone else sadly addicted to Twitter?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>This video makes <a href="http://twitter.com/missmodernage">my obsessive/compulsive/dependent<strong> Twitter </strong>useage</a> appear to be social/fun/friendly.</p>
<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ddO9idmax0o&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ddO9idmax0o&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>Clearly it&#8217;s all lies.</p>
<p>Anyone else sadly addicted to Twitter?</p>
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