When I was in Indiana playing in a C&W band we did this gig on a flatbed truck by a big barn way out in the country. It was a coon hunting convention where hunters partied til dark and then followed their dogs into the woods to “tree” raccoons. Last weekend Margaret Explosion played a a “Chili Cook-Off” at the Genesee Center for the Arts and it was almost as strange. We set up in the pottery room and Ken stood in a doorway with his stand up bass. The sound was great though and I think we got a good recording.
After our set we sampled some vegetarian white chiIi from Mex Restaurant and some homemade beer from Three Heads Brewery and then bought a two dollar raffle ticket which proved to be the winning ticket for a pound of Starbucks Antigua coffee. Photographer David Johnson has a great show in the Community Darkroom Space. He studied with Ansel Adams and took this picture of a bass player on his back at the Primalon Ballroom on Fillmore Street in the 1950. I’ve always been partial to 1950 for some reason, something to do with a wide eyed departure from a warm and cozy spot.
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“I’ve always been partial to 1950 for some reason, something to do with a wide eyed departure from a warm and cozy spot.”
Were you born with your eyes open? Truly a great omen.