Grand Teton National Park(the only National Park to have an airport in the park)
June 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
totally random pic
Grand Teton National Park(the only National Park to have an airport in the park)
June 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
last nite
so much to blog on my little space in the world.
Of course Dave Lewis bowed out at just about the last minute. I went solo.
Got great free parking....It was a sultry evening. Mainly made up of post college students and current students. It was not even close to 1/2 capacity. It was a Guster crowd.
Donavan Frankenreiter ( I am not making that name up!) was playing when I arrived and the sun was slowly sinking and the humidity was finally taking a respite. I did not pay that much attention to Donavan and was not close to the stage....I kinda wandered around taking everything in getting free Clif bars and checking out the venue...which is pretty sweet. Festival Pier, Penn's Landing...North of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Next to the scenic Delaware River directly across from the Camden Prision. It's a sweet spot.
So since my stage is set. I will summarize everything real quick for you readers.
Ray LaMontagne came out and played a FULL set. He played from the heart, just like he writes. He had a female bass palyer who was opposite of his personality...she had expression and drama. Now that may sound odd since I said Ray played from the heart; you don't need drama and expression to leave it all on the floor. A lead guitar/keyboardist and a drummer with a set of drums that s/b in a museum...all wood and sounding AWESOME. There were only a handful of people that knew who Ray was let alone that had come to see him play. It was a Guster crowd folks and they talked incessantly during Ray's gig...It was bothersome, but it did not seem to impact Ray and the band...He sang and sang as if this was his last performance. But lo and behold the audience was ignorant to the bearded man with an acoustic guitar that was not ROCKING them. Even I could not sway this crowd to appreciate Ray...it was afterall a Guster crowd.
So Ray, not a talker was ready to close...the band left the stage and Ray announced he would be playing @ least two "quiet" songs. He then proceeded to quietly perform "All the Wild Horses"...the crowd continued to not pay attention to ray, but to each other. When Ray was done the song...he turned from the mic, lifted his guitar high over his head, mumbled something and let the guitar crash to the floor as he angerly left the stage. He was unappreciated and he let them know it. The crowd stopped talking for a moment, used the scenario that just took place to converse about for a few and then moved on to continue talking about whatever.
It was sad, it was anger, it was Ray's passion. Thank you Ray, thank you very much. It made my nite when you did that, seriously it did.
Guster is rock band and the crowd was happy when they took the stage. They rocked...Most were happy, some were not. I hope Ray went and wrote a song.
Of course Dave Lewis bowed out at just about the last minute. I went solo.
Got great free parking....It was a sultry evening. Mainly made up of post college students and current students. It was not even close to 1/2 capacity. It was a Guster crowd.
Donavan Frankenreiter ( I am not making that name up!) was playing when I arrived and the sun was slowly sinking and the humidity was finally taking a respite. I did not pay that much attention to Donavan and was not close to the stage....I kinda wandered around taking everything in getting free Clif bars and checking out the venue...which is pretty sweet. Festival Pier, Penn's Landing...North of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Next to the scenic Delaware River directly across from the Camden Prision. It's a sweet spot.
So since my stage is set. I will summarize everything real quick for you readers.
Ray LaMontagne came out and played a FULL set. He played from the heart, just like he writes. He had a female bass palyer who was opposite of his personality...she had expression and drama. Now that may sound odd since I said Ray played from the heart; you don't need drama and expression to leave it all on the floor. A lead guitar/keyboardist and a drummer with a set of drums that s/b in a museum...all wood and sounding AWESOME. There were only a handful of people that knew who Ray was let alone that had come to see him play. It was a Guster crowd folks and they talked incessantly during Ray's gig...It was bothersome, but it did not seem to impact Ray and the band...He sang and sang as if this was his last performance. But lo and behold the audience was ignorant to the bearded man with an acoustic guitar that was not ROCKING them. Even I could not sway this crowd to appreciate Ray...it was afterall a Guster crowd.
So Ray, not a talker was ready to close...the band left the stage and Ray announced he would be playing @ least two "quiet" songs. He then proceeded to quietly perform "All the Wild Horses"...the crowd continued to not pay attention to ray, but to each other. When Ray was done the song...he turned from the mic, lifted his guitar high over his head, mumbled something and let the guitar crash to the floor as he angerly left the stage. He was unappreciated and he let them know it. The crowd stopped talking for a moment, used the scenario that just took place to converse about for a few and then moved on to continue talking about whatever.
It was sad, it was anger, it was Ray's passion. Thank you Ray, thank you very much. It made my nite when you did that, seriously it did.
Guster is rock band and the crowd was happy when they took the stage. They rocked...Most were happy, some were not. I hope Ray went and wrote a song.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
concerts
So...my concert buddy left me and I am left alone. John will hit any jazz oriented concert I ask him to go to and my dad and Gerry will hit guitar sit down shows; that leaves me by myself to hit the bar hopping/brawling be at the stage front and center shows by myself. I have asked my oldest son who just wants to mosh and be carried by the crowd to go to Devotchka but he stood me up.
So Fiona Apple and Damien Rice are playing the Tweeter in Camden, the country's most dangerous city (no lie) and Muse is playing Electric Factory and has sold-out ( i am kicking myself) and I am debating getting Snow Patrol tix's before they sell-out 'cause they are getting some serious air time w/Chasing Cars.
Now let it be known that my daughter already has Snow Patrol tix's cause I bought them for a canceled show whose date I could not attend, gave the tickets to my daughter and one of her best friends and the show has since rescheduled to a date I can attend.
I have three friends that hit a movie "solo" all the time...probably once a week @ minimum. I have never seen a movie by myself. Movies are not "social activites" in of themselves, but the after parties are. The thought provoking discussions after a movie are what counts. I have never desired to see a movie by myself, BUT I love "live music" and really enjoy being a part of the show/audience.
What's a poor boy to do?
A. Find another fellow concert goer?
B. Attend Concerts by himself?
C. Spend all his time blogging about his miseries?
D. None of the above.
I have tickets to see Ray Lamontagne and Guster this Thurs @ 7:00
Taylor!
Sean!
Aryn!
First dibs!
as an FYI....I am going to really try to get Muse tix's...you always want what you could have had but didn't get and now I have to seriously find a way to get 'em.
Snow Patrol...I am buying my tix this week. Thanks for all your help!
So Fiona Apple and Damien Rice are playing the Tweeter in Camden, the country's most dangerous city (no lie) and Muse is playing Electric Factory and has sold-out ( i am kicking myself) and I am debating getting Snow Patrol tix's before they sell-out 'cause they are getting some serious air time w/Chasing Cars.
Now let it be known that my daughter already has Snow Patrol tix's cause I bought them for a canceled show whose date I could not attend, gave the tickets to my daughter and one of her best friends and the show has since rescheduled to a date I can attend.
I have three friends that hit a movie "solo" all the time...probably once a week @ minimum. I have never seen a movie by myself. Movies are not "social activites" in of themselves, but the after parties are. The thought provoking discussions after a movie are what counts. I have never desired to see a movie by myself, BUT I love "live music" and really enjoy being a part of the show/audience.
What's a poor boy to do?
A. Find another fellow concert goer?
B. Attend Concerts by himself?
C. Spend all his time blogging about his miseries?
D. None of the above.
I have tickets to see Ray Lamontagne and Guster this Thurs @ 7:00
Taylor!
Sean!
Aryn!
First dibs!
as an FYI....I am going to really try to get Muse tix's...you always want what you could have had but didn't get and now I have to seriously find a way to get 'em.
Snow Patrol...I am buying my tix this week. Thanks for all your help!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
work and school and life
the question is; what is your life?
work- many people feel that work defines them and in many ways it does, but do you want it to define you.
school- all to many of us view school as a place of community and then extend that community to work. let's just tackle school. no matter how hard you try...school is not forever. the community you experience in school will eventually disappear.
life- so i ask...how do you define yourself. if a picture of you was in the dictionary and next to that was your full name how would the definition read. would it just say "human being" would it read like the fruits of the spirit, loving patient, kind?
don't take all of this too seriously, but do. I am still working on my defintion except for one thing....it is my attempt to be as Christ-like in all.
this was the serious post
work- many people feel that work defines them and in many ways it does, but do you want it to define you.
school- all to many of us view school as a place of community and then extend that community to work. let's just tackle school. no matter how hard you try...school is not forever. the community you experience in school will eventually disappear.
life- so i ask...how do you define yourself. if a picture of you was in the dictionary and next to that was your full name how would the definition read. would it just say "human being" would it read like the fruits of the spirit, loving patient, kind?
don't take all of this too seriously, but do. I am still working on my defintion except for one thing....it is my attempt to be as Christ-like in all.
this was the serious post
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