Barefoot Boogie
Insight Meditation Center
12 July 2008, 2030
What more can you ask for from a Saturday night then an hour of Thai massage lessons with Michael Hayes followed by two hours of freestyle dance?!?! It was a fantastic way to shake off some stress and get our bodies moving. Sharon and I danced the night away at our second Barefoot Boogie of the summer and I am quite certain we will be in attendance for another in the near future.
13 July 2008
52 - Fetal Syndrome
Fetal Syndrome
Lucky 13 Saloon
11 July 2008
A quick beer with Louis turned into a head-banging event. C.M. Carrigy on vocals, Angel Cotte on drums, and Luis Santana and Mario Siringo on guitar screeched their way into our heads and left us each with a good case of tinnitus. You see, Lucky 13 Saloon is about the size of a large Brooklyn studio apartment...a fantastic, kick-ass, bad-ass Brooklyn studio apartment with hot bartenders that is. Regardless of the decor though, there isn't a lot of space for sound to emanate, and, although not a connoisseur, I am fairly certain that death metal music isn't usually played at volumes that are considered beneficial to the auditory canal. I have only listened to a handful of death metal bands, so I am not really sure what makes one a "good" band. I know that it is extremely difficult to go from singing to harsh, throat-wrenching screaming though, and it seemed as if Carrigy certainly hit that mark well enough. So, if you are looking for a metal band around Brooklyn, give a listen to Fetal Syndrome.
Lucky 13 Saloon
11 July 2008
A quick beer with Louis turned into a head-banging event. C.M. Carrigy on vocals, Angel Cotte on drums, and Luis Santana and Mario Siringo on guitar screeched their way into our heads and left us each with a good case of tinnitus. You see, Lucky 13 Saloon is about the size of a large Brooklyn studio apartment...a fantastic, kick-ass, bad-ass Brooklyn studio apartment with hot bartenders that is. Regardless of the decor though, there isn't a lot of space for sound to emanate, and, although not a connoisseur, I am fairly certain that death metal music isn't usually played at volumes that are considered beneficial to the auditory canal. I have only listened to a handful of death metal bands, so I am not really sure what makes one a "good" band. I know that it is extremely difficult to go from singing to harsh, throat-wrenching screaming though, and it seemed as if Carrigy certainly hit that mark well enough. So, if you are looking for a metal band around Brooklyn, give a listen to Fetal Syndrome.
51 - Warm July
Warm July
Ace of Clubs
11 July 2008, 2000
Thanks again to my friend and co-worker, Jeannie, I was able to have a lovely evening amongst family and friends of the band, enjoying a few cold beers, and listening to fun summertime music. I saw Warm July a few weeks ago at Kenny's Castaways and I didn't mention it when I posted about them, but they let me play a cymbal. Yes, it's true, I am a rock star. When Warm July enters and exits the stage, they bang pots and pans, cheer, sing, march, and invite the audience to play along. It makes for a fun, interactive experience. This time, I played these wooden blocks wrapped in sandpaper. Other people in the audience played cymbals, drum sticks, and tambourines. We are all rock stars. Yay!!!
100 in 6 budget: $620
Ace of Clubs
11 July 2008, 2000
Thanks again to my friend and co-worker, Jeannie, I was able to have a lovely evening amongst family and friends of the band, enjoying a few cold beers, and listening to fun summertime music. I saw Warm July a few weeks ago at Kenny's Castaways and I didn't mention it when I posted about them, but they let me play a cymbal. Yes, it's true, I am a rock star. When Warm July enters and exits the stage, they bang pots and pans, cheer, sing, march, and invite the audience to play along. It makes for a fun, interactive experience. This time, I played these wooden blocks wrapped in sandpaper. Other people in the audience played cymbals, drum sticks, and tambourines. We are all rock stars. Yay!!!
100 in 6 budget: $620
09 July 2008
50 - George Clinton
George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars
B.B. Kings
08 July 2008, 2000
A repeat performance, but always a funky time. George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars filled B.B. King's place with smoke and had a mob of people singing, dancing and grooving. Before the show, while I was waiting for Kate to arrive, a car pulled up right behind where I was standing. A few people started to rush towards the car, so I couldn't help but look to see what all the fuss was about. I turned around and there he was, Dr. Funkenstein himself, George Clinton. I tried to snap a close-up shot of him, but he was all business as he hustled into the club. I think I got a contact high from being so close to him though. Funk royalty hear I come.
100 in 6 budget: $610
B.B. Kings
08 July 2008, 2000
A repeat performance, but always a funky time. George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars filled B.B. King's place with smoke and had a mob of people singing, dancing and grooving. Before the show, while I was waiting for Kate to arrive, a car pulled up right behind where I was standing. A few people started to rush towards the car, so I couldn't help but look to see what all the fuss was about. I turned around and there he was, Dr. Funkenstein himself, George Clinton. I tried to snap a close-up shot of him, but he was all business as he hustled into the club. I think I got a contact high from being so close to him though. Funk royalty hear I come.
100 in 6 budget: $610
07 July 2008
43-49 - Montreal Jazz Fest
Montreal Jazz Festival
26 June - 6 July, 2008
ROADTRIP! Sharon and I jumped in the car on Friday morning before the sun came up and ended up in Montreal by lunchtime (yes, we left the country on Independence Day). So began the nonstop exploring, listening, drinking and giggling. Too many shows to comment about (each worth 1/2 a show towards the 100), so here is a list:
Friday, July 4th
43
unknown band at Foufones Electrique
43.5
John Alex Mason
44
Nate James
44.5
Sacbe
45
Las Rubias Del Norte
45.5
Sorgente
46
Nick Moss and the Flip Tops
Saturday, July 5th
46.5
Riot and His Rhythm Devils
47
Freddy Freedom and his sexy dad
47.5
Albino
48
Sonny Landreth
48.5
Marcus Shelby Quartet featuring Faye Carol
49
Beast
49.5
unknown band at the SCOTCHBAHHH!
100 in 6 incidentals budget: $451
26 June - 6 July, 2008
ROADTRIP! Sharon and I jumped in the car on Friday morning before the sun came up and ended up in Montreal by lunchtime (yes, we left the country on Independence Day). So began the nonstop exploring, listening, drinking and giggling. Too many shows to comment about (each worth 1/2 a show towards the 100), so here is a list:
Friday, July 4th
43
unknown band at Foufones Electrique
43.5
John Alex Mason
44
Nate James
44.5
Sacbe
45
Las Rubias Del Norte
45.5
Sorgente
46
Nick Moss and the Flip Tops
Saturday, July 5th
46.5
Riot and His Rhythm Devils
47
Freddy Freedom and his sexy dad
47.5
Albino
48
Sonny Landreth
48.5
Marcus Shelby Quartet featuring Faye Carol
49
Beast
49.5
unknown band at the SCOTCHBAHHH!
100 in 6 incidentals budget: $451
42 - The Fest for Beatles Fans
The Fest for Beatles Fans
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas
29 June - 1 July, 2008
Some people don't understand convention culture. Fan conventions are a way to share your interest (whether casual or fanatical) in a group/tv show/culture/sport with other people who are just as fanatical as you are. If you attend the same convention for multiple years, you develop a convention family. I have been working at the Fest for Beatles Fans (formerly known as Beatlefest) since 1996, so I have developed quite a family away from home. I only get see my Fest family a few times a year, so when we are together it is nonstop catching up, swapping stories, celebrating how geeky we are about the Beatles, listening to fabulous music, practicing our sexual harassment techniques and drinking.
The Fest is three full days of Beatles' videos, authors giving presentations about their books, memorabilia auctions, art exhibits, special guests speaking about their time with the Beatles, and nightly concerts by the best Beatles sound-alike band, Liverpool. Liverpool has been around since the 1970s with various changes in the line-up. Currently, the group is made up of Drew Hill, Chris Camilleri, John Merjave and Glen Burtnik. The special guests at this show included Pattie Boyd, Donovan, Billy J. Kramer, Spencer Davis, Neil Innes, Ken Mansfield, Nancy Lee Andrews, Allan Tannenbaum, Jude Kessler, Mark Hudson, Ian Wright, Tony Palmer, Peter Sander, Paul Saltzman, and Bruce Spizer. The next show is in August at the Hyatt Regency O'hare in Chicago. See you there.
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas
29 June - 1 July, 2008
Some people don't understand convention culture. Fan conventions are a way to share your interest (whether casual or fanatical) in a group/tv show/culture/sport with other people who are just as fanatical as you are. If you attend the same convention for multiple years, you develop a convention family. I have been working at the Fest for Beatles Fans (formerly known as Beatlefest) since 1996, so I have developed quite a family away from home. I only get see my Fest family a few times a year, so when we are together it is nonstop catching up, swapping stories, celebrating how geeky we are about the Beatles, listening to fabulous music, practicing our sexual harassment techniques and drinking.
The Fest is three full days of Beatles' videos, authors giving presentations about their books, memorabilia auctions, art exhibits, special guests speaking about their time with the Beatles, and nightly concerts by the best Beatles sound-alike band, Liverpool. Liverpool has been around since the 1970s with various changes in the line-up. Currently, the group is made up of Drew Hill, Chris Camilleri, John Merjave and Glen Burtnik. The special guests at this show included Pattie Boyd, Donovan, Billy J. Kramer, Spencer Davis, Neil Innes, Ken Mansfield, Nancy Lee Andrews, Allan Tannenbaum, Jude Kessler, Mark Hudson, Ian Wright, Tony Palmer, Peter Sander, Paul Saltzman, and Bruce Spizer. The next show is in August at the Hyatt Regency O'hare in Chicago. See you there.
41 - Cirque Du Soleil - LOVE
Cirque Du Soleil - LOVE
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas
28 June 2008, 2200
These next few posts are going to be short and sweet. Lots to catch up on...
Thanks to Mark, the staff at the Fest got to see Cirque Du Soleil's LOVE show. This show was absolutely breathtaking. Some numbers had so much going on that I didn't know where to look first. There were performers hanging from the ceiling, dancers on the stage, and acrobats climbing the walls. Other numbers were so simple that their simplicity made them spectacularly beautiful. At the end of the show, I actually started to tear up a bit because they played clips of the Beatles on screens that were as big as IMAX. If I get to Vegas again I will absolutely be going to see a repeat performance. I love the Beatles.
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas
28 June 2008, 2200
These next few posts are going to be short and sweet. Lots to catch up on...
Thanks to Mark, the staff at the Fest got to see Cirque Du Soleil's LOVE show. This show was absolutely breathtaking. Some numbers had so much going on that I didn't know where to look first. There were performers hanging from the ceiling, dancers on the stage, and acrobats climbing the walls. Other numbers were so simple that their simplicity made them spectacularly beautiful. At the end of the show, I actually started to tear up a bit because they played clips of the Beatles on screens that were as big as IMAX. If I get to Vegas again I will absolutely be going to see a repeat performance. I love the Beatles.
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