Merriweather Post PavilionAnimal Collective's new album, "Merriweather Post Pavilion," is slated to be released on January 20th. Luckily for everyone, Domino Records has managed to get the vinyl ready to go 2 weeks early! They've worked out a deal with Love Garden to provide extra goodies, which will be given away with initial sales of the record...so we've decided to have a midnight sale!
Here's the skinny:
Love Garden will stay open LATE on Monday, January 5th. We're thinking until 2am or so. The Animal Collective LP will be available for purchase beginning at 9pm. With all purchases of the Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavilion" vinyl LP that night, you'll get a bunch of extra goodies.
24 x 36 Giant Double Sided Poster
11 x 16 Double Sided Poster
Exclusive Animal Collective Audio Goodies download card
4 x 6 postcards
NERF HOOPS FOR RECORDS!!!But, wait...there's WAY more! At midnight, there will be a Nerf(tm) Basketball game of D-O-M-I-N-O, better known to basketball enthusiasts as "Pig" or "Horse," but in this case with 6 letters to make it more fun. The winner of that game will receive an Animal Collective Domino Years package.
Here's the rules:
In order to play in the game you must have purchased the Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavilion" vinyl LP that evening and be at the store at midnight (sharp) to play D-O-M-I-N-O (aka horse, pig, etc.). Love Garden employees will be excluded from the competition, since we play way too much Nerf (tm) Basketball in the store.
H-O-R-S-E Rules from Wikipedia:
"A common, less athletic game for smaller groups of players is H-O-R-S-E (pronounced as "horse"; occasionally other words are used but the game is identical). The game may be played with as few as two people, and as many as desired. The only skill required is shooting; no player is allowed to defend.
The object is to not accrue the five letters in the word "horse". With two players competing, player #1 is allowed to shoot from anywhere on the court and, if he makes the shot, then player #2 must duplicate the same shot from the same position. If player #2 misses, he receives the first "letter" from the word "horse" (in this case - an "H"). However, if player #1 misses his original shot; then player #2 is now free to shoot from anywhere on the court and, hopefully, force player #1 to try and duplicate his made shots. A player is knocked out of the game once he has enough letters to spell out the word "horse."
The game is essentially the same with three or more players but the rules may vary slightly. In most cases, all players must make the same shot as the first player or receive a letter, until the turn returns to the first player."
"The shots in H-O-R-S-E are game like shots that are taken in a real game; if the shot succeeds, the opponent is much more likely to miss and therefore receive a letter."
At Love Garden, we've modified the rules a bit. Those of you who know us will be unshocked at this news. We play a version of the game in which all the players have to match a made shot. House rules also dictate that players get 2 attempts on elimination shots. In our Love Garden game, you can call your shot: backboard, off the ceiling, over an object, off one foot, backwards, shooting while saying a phrase, or eyes-closed shots are callable, in addition to the location of the shot. No dunking, running, spinning or cursing can be required.
+++ANIMAL COLLECTIVE DOMINO YEARS+++
Peacebone 12"/CD/10"
Strawberry Jam CD/LP
Water Curses 12"/CD
Fireworks 10"
2 Tour Posters
Strawberry Jam Poster
Water Curses Poster
That's it.
See y’all then!
Love Garden