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cyklone
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response 25 of 33:
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Jul 1 02:04 UTC 2008 |
I had quite a productive spotting night, but I count everyone, not just
grexers. I ran into a some old HS friends who are now connected with
show business. One of them has about five companies, doing stuff like
recording and film production. Another interesting guy was into LED
retrofits for big buildings to save energy. It was a fun night.
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tsty
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response 26 of 33:
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Jul 2 10:33 UTC 2008 |
miosing it all this uyear... be back in 1009.
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cyklone
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response 27 of 33:
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Jul 2 14:15 UTC 2008 |
Yesterday's TOP was great people watching. I went to see the Czars, a
surf/cocktail jazz band I know and have done shows with. I stuck around
for the African drumming/dancing troupe. They were pretty good, and had
a huge crowd in front of the stage. What surprised me is how few people
knew how (or maybe just didn't feel motivated) to actually MOVE to the
music. I guess most A2 honkies can't dance unless it's over a blues
progression ;) I also was a bit appalled at the one (white) drummer's
story about teaching his African drum-teacher's son how to say "Wassup,
homey" during a visit to Africa.
I ran into a number of people I hadn't seen in a while, including a
musician who's now doing standup comedy and a guy I've known (but hadn't
seen) for years, who was out with his college-aged daughter. This was
notable because he had struggled with her mother for years, and she had
tried to alienate him from his daughter. It was nice to see that his
daughter hadn't bought into all the demonizing.
I also saw the hottest lesbian/LUG couple I've seen this year, wearing
matching sandals and camisole-type summer dresses!
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cyklone
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response 28 of 33:
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Jul 2 14:15 UTC 2008 |
BTW, that must a be a helluva a time machine you have ts . . .
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krj
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response 29 of 33:
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Jul 2 16:42 UTC 2008 |
I have vague thoughts of going to TOP tonight for Khalid Hanifi and the
Great Lakes Myth Society (that's two performers) but the weather forecast
does not look favorable, with 80% chance of rain and possible strong
storms.
Thursday I might go to see the movie, BLADES OF GLORY. Dumb movies
seem to improve in the TOP atmosphere. :)
Need to write a few words about previous performers I saw, FUBAR and
MADAME XD.
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cyklone
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response 30 of 33:
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Jul 2 19:25 UTC 2008 |
Yeah, I might try to catch tonight's show depending on the weather and
my earlier plans. I also saw FUBAR, and have been meaning to do a
"review" of that show and the others I've seen.
I've always like FUBAR, despite their somewhat "garage-y" sound. This
time around, I thought they sounded tighter than usual. I was especially
impressed by how their Sly Stone cover (can't remember the name) has
progressed. Before, I thought it didn't have the soulful hooks (vocals
and horn parts) that make it such a great song. However, this time
around the singer, who is no "belter" by any stretch of the word, still
managed to give the song a good kick in the ass, and all the vocals were
in tune. The trumpet player also nailed the horn parts. The bassist (who
I've know for years) was also exceptionally funky this time around, and
laid down a huge a groove on the bottom. This was one of the few "soul"
performances by a white A2 band that didn't leave me cringing, which was
especially nice because I grew up with Sly's music, and hold it in high
regard. What a pleasant surprise.
I didn't really have an opinion on Lady X given the rainout. I did like
hearing the guitar player though, as I'd known him since HS but hadn't
seen him perform for some 30 years or more.
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mcnally
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response 31 of 33:
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Jul 2 23:32 UTC 2008 |
Is Khalid Hanifi the Map of the World guy?
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cyklone
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response 32 of 33:
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Jul 3 01:11 UTC 2008 |
Yup. His sister is also the singer I mentioned with FUBAR, and I think
she was also part of Map of the World.
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krj
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response 33 of 33:
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Jul 3 13:04 UTC 2008 |
I assume the whole evening (Khalid Hanifi, Great Lakes Myth Society,
and the Simpsons) was rained out. It was a rather spectacular series
of storms.
Yes, Sophia Hanifi was in Map of the World. That band opened for
10,000 Maniacs at Rick's in East Lansing a few decades ago, and the
Ann Arbor band was much better.
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