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Our friends at the Sydney-based indie club night Purple Sneakers are co-presenting a party with Lost At E Minor at The Abercrombie Hotel in Surry Hills on Friday 14th March. As well as being a damn good excuse to drink, converse, and make some serious, serious noise (Jai from The Paper Scissors will be DJ-ing), the night will also serve as the launch of the Purple Sneakers Social Snaps exhibition featuring candid pics from some of Sydney’s liveliest events. There will also be a graff artist doing a live art performance. It should be fun and just to make it even more so, we’re giving fifteen of our readers a chance to attend the party (each with a plus one). So if you’d like to come along, leave a message under this post saying ‘hell yeah!’, or words to that effect, and we’ll select fifteen of the most enthusiastic responses to be a part of the night.

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YOU'RE SAYING (21)

Amy Williams said | 4 March, 2008

Giggidy-gig-gig-goo!!

MarkyMark said | 4 March, 2008

lions and tigers, and purple sneakers, OH MY!!!

Dan said | 4 March, 2008

I don’t think i’m involved in this show. Well it’s the first i’ve heard of it if i am. The flyer you link to is from the show we did at China Heights last year.

kate said | 5 March, 2008

china flyer

Michael Bell said | 6 March, 2008

That RAD C#$T chain is sick… Ups to the designer!

Also put me down for that night a the crombie! WOOOO

Bel said | 6 March, 2008

hell to the f–k yeah!!! sounds like a blast!

Big ups to the L.A.E.M massif …!

Nicole said | 6 March, 2008

ck’n oath!

Peg said | 6 March, 2008

yes puhlease!
pick me! pick me!

Steve said | 6 March, 2008

Bring it ooooon, sounds like a wicked party.

anna said | 6 March, 2008

HOW FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!! GET YOUR SNEAK ON!!!
Lost at e Minor all the way………………….

aimee jo said | 6 March, 2008

bloody oath

averil said | 6 March, 2008

i never leave the house- i’m doing a doctorate. but i really would leave the house if you let me go to this!!!!

Chris said | 6 March, 2008

yyyyyyyyyeeeeewwwwwwwwww!!!!!

Hugh Snelgrove said | 6 March, 2008

The secret to success is to increase the error rate!

oooo ah

Shanna said | 7 March, 2008

I’ll invite you to my party if you invite me?

sammy said | 7 March, 2008

Hell yeahha digity dog

V said | 10 March, 2008

Would I like to come - hell yeah!!! Would i keep up with the party? I have no doubt of promising since I live about 3 minutes walk from Abercombie! In fact, if I wouldn’t be there, I would be dancing along to the music in my bedroom.

Alex said | 11 March, 2008

bring it

Bridget! said | 12 March, 2008

YES!
YES!
OMG YES!

And also YES!
Mostly because that rad hand up there…that is my hand, holding my rad necklace!

Rory Letterbox said | 12 March, 2008

FWARRR, BLIMEY!! HELL YEAH!!! (note: subtle use of two explanation marks first, followed then by three)

Casman said | 13 March, 2008

Cassie says FARK YE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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