WHAT HAPPEN

May 2: Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya @ WUK – anyone coming?
May 3: Gustav @ Rhiz – got my ticket
May 4: Zoot Woman @ Chelsea – likely
May 6: Trouble Over Tokyo supporting @ Szene – unlikely
May 9: Vortex Rex, B. Fleischmann, TNT Jackson @ Rhiz
May 11: Styrofoam @ Chelsea – got my ticket

Why are the most inspirational conversations always late at night over beer? That's the most inconvenient time there is to actually get stuff done or try things out: It's hard to turn that head full of ideas into something concrete when it's 2 a.m. and you're slightly drunk – and the next morning, the euphoria has worn off and regular work is on the schedule.

And I'm pretty sure it's not the alcohol that makes these discussions inspirational, getting drunk is just the socially established byproduct of random meetings: You just don't meet friends during the day for a random chat of all the things one could do. During working hours you're supposed to do stuff on your todo list, not get inspired by talking to non-coworkers without having an agenda for the meeting – even though that's where the best ideas originate.

I first noticed this years ago, and hoped the Metalab in Vienna would be a place to have such inspiring moments without it being night and everyone drinking. To an extent it is, but not nearly enough.

Any thoughts?