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ea
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response 75 of 93:
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Jul 4 14:21 UTC 2001 |
I showed up around the end of the first band, and spotted no grexers
other than other. I did see someone who looked vaguely like Erik Olsen
(former eieio) but I couldn't tell from where I was.
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danr
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response 76 of 93:
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Jul 4 15:59 UTC 2001 |
Silvia and I were there for most of the Witch Doctors and the movie. We
spotted other and another Grexer who I've seen at walks, but could not
remember his name.
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krj
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response 77 of 93:
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Jul 5 03:11 UTC 2001 |
For the Fourth of July, TOP offered a program of brass band music.
The opening band was the Ann Arbor Civic Band, doing a mix of
patriotic and nostalgic tunes. The second band was the fascinating
Dodworth Saxhorn Band, presenting a recreation of a Civil War-era
brass band. Their instruments were all manufactured by Adolph Sax
between 1840 and 1880, most with the horns thrown over the players'
shoulder, and with no spit valves. (There was some other modern
invention they lacked for tuning, I can't remember the detail there.)
I'm surprised that so many metal instruments from 150 years ago
survive in playable condition.
There was a good turnout for the music, but it did not look like many
were going to stay for the movie. I saw a few non-Grex acquaintances,
but the only Grexers sighted were scott and other.
I'd like to hear the Terraplanes, a blues band, if I can manage it
on Thursday; I heard their CD at Borders once and was somewhat
interested, but I never followed up. THE MUPPETS IN SPACE will
be the next-to-last movie of the festival, if I remember the
schedule correctly.
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lynne
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response 78 of 93:
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Jul 5 14:59 UTC 2001 |
the Ann Arbor Civic Band *always* does a mix of patriotic and nostalgic tunes.
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krj
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response 79 of 93:
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Jul 6 16:59 UTC 2001 |
I was late for the tap dancers last night; but that's OK, the tap dancers
obliged me by running way overtime. :/ The Terraplanes were OK,
but not as wonderful as I had remembered from hearing their CD at
Borders that one time.
Spotted grexers: Staci/dewshine, a friend of Staci's whose login I have
forgotten, Eric/other, Larry/polygon, Steve/senna.
We're down to the final weekend of Top of the Park.
I'm planning to pass on Friday night. Saturday night, the 7 pm band
is The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love, a band whose first CD
I have really enjoyed. Loosely inspired by the great British
folk-rock performers such as Richard Thompson and Fairport Convention,
but not slavishly imitative of them -- don't expect to hear jigs
and reels. They have a web page at http://www.tobasol.com, and
you can read all the comparisons various local music writers have
made there: "a folky XTC," Jeff Buckley, The Carter Family, The Chieftains,
Camper Van Chadbourne...
I've never gotten out to see the band live so I am really looking
forward to this.
Saturday's 9 pm band is Nite Flight, described as "calypso/reggae"
on the Top of the Park web page.
Sunday will open with the traditional closing-night performance from
rockabilly band George Bedard and the Kingpins, and the movie is
"Charlie's Angels."
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glenda
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response 80 of 93:
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Jul 6 19:55 UTC 2001 |
Staci's friend is John/tiroka (we work together at WCC).
I introduced him to Staci and to Grex.
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vidar
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response 81 of 93:
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Jul 6 22:56 UTC 2001 |
Hmm . . . seems I might be spotting Grexers without knowing it. I go
to WCC.
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other
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response 82 of 93:
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Jul 7 05:38 UTC 2001 |
Tonight was a *great* night of music by the Brothers Groove and Professor
Marvel and the 4th Quadrant.
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scott
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response 83 of 93:
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Jul 7 13:16 UTC 2001 |
Yeah, but I only spotted other and senna there.
Brothers Groove was better; wish I'd showed up earlier. PM&4Q basically just
did old funk standards, although it was refreshing to hear somebody do a Tower
of Power tune.
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krj
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response 84 of 93:
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Jul 8 18:18 UTC 2001 |
Saturday's weather did not seem promising, but I really wanted to see
The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love, so I went on down with
an umbrella. I met up with Russ Cage, Mark/aruba and Carol, plus an
old non-Grexer acquaintance of mine, Mark D., and we stood around
under umbrellas for about an hour while the sky occasionally spit at
us. TOBASOL started at 8, an hour late, and they had an hour left
for their shortened set. Live I found them a somewhat frustrating band;
I keep wanting them to sing better, and maybe actually learn to
play the accordion instead of using it as a color effect. But there are
lots of moments when I love what they are doing.
Eric/other was sighted, of course, and during the weather delay he
had lots of time to chat. Most of the people I knew wandered off
after the TOBASOL set, and Nite Flite's presentation of reggae-fied
pop songs wasn't catching my interest, so I wandered off to Borders
for a while. When I came back, Nite Flite was doing a pretty
good African flavored guitar jam, so maybe I should have stuck around.
Sunday night -- last Gandy Dancer gazpacho of the season, with
George Bedard and the Kingpins, followed by the movie "Charlie's Angels."
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vidar
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response 85 of 93:
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Jul 8 20:25 UTC 2001 |
I plan on being at TOP tonight, hoping to see former grexer skeez.
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ea
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response 86 of 93:
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Jul 8 20:44 UTC 2001 |
If anyone saw the Ann Arbor News this morning, they had a nice article
about TOP and Summer Festival. However, they didn't do a great job of
fact checking, and ended up listing TOP as having ended last night.
I will be at TOP from around 8:30 on
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glenda
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response 87 of 93:
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Jul 8 23:26 UTC 2001 |
Re 81: I work in the open lab in TI108 Mon-Wed afternoons and Thur from 8-4.
John is there Mon-Thur afternoons til closing as is annon (sp).
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krj
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response 88 of 93:
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Jul 9 05:43 UTC 2001 |
A bumper crop of Grexer (& associates) sightings for the last night
of TOP. Roughly in the order I spotted them: aruba, Carol, scott,
senna, ea, danr, Silvia, tsty, russ, eeyore, bhelliom, smiles,
mooncat, jiffer, staci, balynce, and the user formerly known as hope.
Most of these folks were assembled in one big crowd o' grexers at
the back of the festival area for about ten minutes or so,
as George Bedard & The Kingpins finished playing.
George Bedard's rockabilly is fun in a festival setting; the crowd
filled the place up nicely but it did not feel overstuffed like it did
for the Observer 25th birthday party. The movie "Charlie's Angels" was
dumb fun as an outdoor festival movie, though I did find myself
looking at my watch a lot.
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mooncat
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response 89 of 93:
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Jul 9 21:10 UTC 2001 |
Yah! I was actually there! Course, I didn't stay long, was too damn hot.
Along with all those spotted above I also spotted a Hector, though he's
not a grexer, he's a dawg (who lives in my quad area of apartments and
who is very friendly and sweet and I can't remember his mommy's name...)
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tpryan
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response 90 of 93:
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Jul 9 22:50 UTC 2001 |
I'll make it down there, once we get a cooler evening.
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scott
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response 91 of 93:
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Jul 9 23:37 UTC 2001 |
Heh. Too late for this year, Tim.
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jiffer
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response 92 of 93:
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Jul 10 00:41 UTC 2001 |
As Jared and I were about to enter Cooker's, we were spotted by a Remmers and
a Mary. Freaky coincendence!
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gelinas
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response 93 of 93:
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Jul 10 01:15 UTC 2001 |
I had wanted to go last night, but we decided to stay at the sailing club
and watch the Portage Lake fireworks, which had been postponed from Saturday
night.
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