turn em on, tune em in, burn em out (my night on the ocean themed spaceship bar)
Hello again, oh world of livejournal. It should be called JIVEjournal. but that wouldnt make sense, now would it?
So Vegas kicked ass..... ive come to teh conclusion that i really wouldnt want to go back there unless there was something there to attend, like a concert, psychedelic freak out, or a tom jones comeback show. fuck that sinful babylon. if sodom and gamoorah drank whiskey and enjoyed strippers and capital greed, this would definetely be their kind of town. vegoose was the highlight of the entire trip. security was minimal, and the scene rocked many a sock. i got about half an hour of primus's set on video. my arms were exhausted from holding up the camera, but it was worth it. ler's banjo broke during the middle of "de anza jig".
i didnt get to see beck. or atmosphere. but i did get to see the following:
Phil lesh and friends (not too shabby, despite my disdain for the grateful dead)
Widespread Panic (those guys can jam pertty well for being a bunch of old guys)
Gov't Mule (didnt really make an impression on me)
The String Cheese Incident (yet another jam band. good while high)
PRIMUS
THE FLAMING LIPS (i was filled with joy and mdma when they came on. i got bonked in the head with a few of the many rubber balls which they jeticened [sp?] into the crowd. wayne got inside this huge inflatable bubble and proceeeded to walk amoungst the crowd. they did a cover of War Pigs after giving a heartfelt speech about bush. they also did a very singalong version of Bohemian Rhapsody
Blackalicious (they played inside a small tent, so i could barely see, but the gift of gab had a freestyle session with the guy from lyrics born. definetely worth hearing from a distance)
on halloween night we got tickets to the merry pranksters 40th anniversary of the electric kool aid acid test. we arrived somewhat late, due to misinformation about where exactly the venue was. this posed a problem sice we heard that it was at a casino called mandalay bay, so we dropped our proverbial vitamins, headed there and wandered around cluelessly and freaked out.... only to find out that we were lied to! and that the acid test was at some club across town called "the beach"
so by the time we got there, out of our heads, we were ready to turn the place on. the tye dye factor was so thick in the air that you could cut it with a knife. we encountered an old hippie who sold us some blotter and said that if we picked up 6 packets of kool aid and a few gallons of water, he would make electric kool aid and offer it to everyone in the club. me and fredo's eyes grew aglow at the thought of turning on an entire club of acid ravers, and old hippies. we made our way to the gas station, tried to communicate with the clerk, and somehow wound up with a big box of water and sooooo much kool aid. we brought it back and could not find the guy. so we gave it to the merry pranksters and left it next to the further bus, thus no kool aid was made. the night was insane. utterly insane. the club became a spaceship, and the patrons became aliens. at dawn, we were to land on earth and infiltrate the square society. yeah, it sounds like crap, but i believed it at the time.
all and all it was a great trip to a not so great city. we camped in the mojave dessert each night, and frugally made our own food (quesadillas 3 times a day). i dont have any pictures, but i do have lots of video that i will soon transfer into jpeg stills for all to see.
in other news, a lot is new for a change. me jason leslie and ricky have taken to strating our own little fancy band. its working out well, minus some schedule problems. leslie is super talented, despite her self conciousness. her voice is like a bell ringing back to the psychedelic era, and to classic rawk. we need to record soon. who wants to help?!
im also playing bass forpollytrance andmopmonster's band, Left On Calliope. check em out, yo. (see the flyer below)
EVERYBODY COME! seriously. itll be a great time. weve been practicing pretty regularly, so theres no doubt in my mind that well sound great. james is a sassy rock star. hes super talented, and i can tell hes an experienced musician. i feel like an ameteur sometimes, due to my lack of remembering things here and there. katie has a very rich voice, and has almost the same exact sense of humor as me. i like how open to suggestion she is, too. ive known her for years, but i think yesterday was the first time we ever really hung out, which went really well! i was kind of tired all day yesterday, so im sorry if i seemed moody, guys. its amazing how many different degrees of separation i have with those cats and other people i know really well. im stoked! someone help me come up with costume ideas.
ive started making my hat for les claypools hatters ball on new years. its a surprise. hopefully itll be complete by the 22nd.
if you want details about the show, give my cell a call. if you dont have my cell, then you are not worthy.
keep it real, cool dewds
So Vegas kicked ass..... ive come to teh conclusion that i really wouldnt want to go back there unless there was something there to attend, like a concert, psychedelic freak out, or a tom jones comeback show. fuck that sinful babylon. if sodom and gamoorah drank whiskey and enjoyed strippers and capital greed, this would definetely be their kind of town. vegoose was the highlight of the entire trip. security was minimal, and the scene rocked many a sock. i got about half an hour of primus's set on video. my arms were exhausted from holding up the camera, but it was worth it. ler's banjo broke during the middle of "de anza jig".
i didnt get to see beck. or atmosphere. but i did get to see the following:
Phil lesh and friends (not too shabby, despite my disdain for the grateful dead)
Widespread Panic (those guys can jam pertty well for being a bunch of old guys)
Gov't Mule (didnt really make an impression on me)
The String Cheese Incident (yet another jam band. good while high)
PRIMUS
THE FLAMING LIPS (i was filled with joy and mdma when they came on. i got bonked in the head with a few of the many rubber balls which they jeticened [sp?] into the crowd. wayne got inside this huge inflatable bubble and proceeeded to walk amoungst the crowd. they did a cover of War Pigs after giving a heartfelt speech about bush. they also did a very singalong version of Bohemian Rhapsody
Blackalicious (they played inside a small tent, so i could barely see, but the gift of gab had a freestyle session with the guy from lyrics born. definetely worth hearing from a distance)
on halloween night we got tickets to the merry pranksters 40th anniversary of the electric kool aid acid test. we arrived somewhat late, due to misinformation about where exactly the venue was. this posed a problem sice we heard that it was at a casino called mandalay bay, so we dropped our proverbial vitamins, headed there and wandered around cluelessly and freaked out.... only to find out that we were lied to! and that the acid test was at some club across town called "the beach"
so by the time we got there, out of our heads, we were ready to turn the place on. the tye dye factor was so thick in the air that you could cut it with a knife. we encountered an old hippie who sold us some blotter and said that if we picked up 6 packets of kool aid and a few gallons of water, he would make electric kool aid and offer it to everyone in the club. me and fredo's eyes grew aglow at the thought of turning on an entire club of acid ravers, and old hippies. we made our way to the gas station, tried to communicate with the clerk, and somehow wound up with a big box of water and sooooo much kool aid. we brought it back and could not find the guy. so we gave it to the merry pranksters and left it next to the further bus, thus no kool aid was made. the night was insane. utterly insane. the club became a spaceship, and the patrons became aliens. at dawn, we were to land on earth and infiltrate the square society. yeah, it sounds like crap, but i believed it at the time.
all and all it was a great trip to a not so great city. we camped in the mojave dessert each night, and frugally made our own food (quesadillas 3 times a day). i dont have any pictures, but i do have lots of video that i will soon transfer into jpeg stills for all to see.
in other news, a lot is new for a change. me jason leslie and ricky have taken to strating our own little fancy band. its working out well, minus some schedule problems. leslie is super talented, despite her self conciousness. her voice is like a bell ringing back to the psychedelic era, and to classic rawk. we need to record soon. who wants to help?!
im also playing bass forpollytrance andmopmonster's band, Left On Calliope. check em out, yo. (see the flyer below)
EVERYBODY COME! seriously. itll be a great time. weve been practicing pretty regularly, so theres no doubt in my mind that well sound great. james is a sassy rock star. hes super talented, and i can tell hes an experienced musician. i feel like an ameteur sometimes, due to my lack of remembering things here and there. katie has a very rich voice, and has almost the same exact sense of humor as me. i like how open to suggestion she is, too. ive known her for years, but i think yesterday was the first time we ever really hung out, which went really well! i was kind of tired all day yesterday, so im sorry if i seemed moody, guys. its amazing how many different degrees of separation i have with those cats and other people i know really well. im stoked! someone help me come up with costume ideas.
ive started making my hat for les claypools hatters ball on new years. its a surprise. hopefully itll be complete by the 22nd.
if you want details about the show, give my cell a call. if you dont have my cell, then you are not worthy.
keep it real, cool dewds