hey presto
so i've been in england (at the "rhythm festival" in bedford) and crazy shit's been happening.
I MET DONOVAN! he gave me a kiss on the cheek and was the nicest man. we told him that we were playing at the festival too and as he left he said, "remember: we are the true legislators of the world, bringing people music and poetry and art and DANCE." it was perfect. exactly what you'd expect donovan to say. i was drunk and i sang/clapped with everyone else in the audience to "colours" and all the rest.
i met jah wobble and he kept saying "good stuff!"
i played bass with (wreckless) eric while my mom sang and played guitar... then i got to freak out on his ancient BassStation synth! it was fun and hilarious.
jerry lee lewis was the grand finale of the festival, and right before he played there was suddenly an air of paranoia and excitement, as if the security guards expected someone to try to assassinate him. i saw him get out of his car from several feet away and it was all so ridiculous. we watched him play, but after a while i was starving and tired of standing and not being able to see anything (even when i did catch a glimpse of the stage show, all it was was a beige old man in a beige suit scarcely moving) so eric and i went to get a hamburger. when we came back to the stage the show was almost over and eric made me run over to the side to see jerry lee lewis pull away WHILE HIS BAND PLAYED. it was the most "legend" thing i'd ever seen.
later we found out that before jerry went on, none other than pete doherty had shown up and squirted him in the face with a water gun! i figured he must have been kicked out, but when we went backstage to look for my mom, i stood stupefied as he and kate moss strolled by me. it was bizarre.
now it looks like i'm going to see the slits in london about which i am very very very excited!!!!!
I MET DONOVAN! he gave me a kiss on the cheek and was the nicest man. we told him that we were playing at the festival too and as he left he said, "remember: we are the true legislators of the world, bringing people music and poetry and art and DANCE." it was perfect. exactly what you'd expect donovan to say. i was drunk and i sang/clapped with everyone else in the audience to "colours" and all the rest.
i met jah wobble and he kept saying "good stuff!"
i played bass with (wreckless) eric while my mom sang and played guitar... then i got to freak out on his ancient BassStation synth! it was fun and hilarious.
jerry lee lewis was the grand finale of the festival, and right before he played there was suddenly an air of paranoia and excitement, as if the security guards expected someone to try to assassinate him. i saw him get out of his car from several feet away and it was all so ridiculous. we watched him play, but after a while i was starving and tired of standing and not being able to see anything (even when i did catch a glimpse of the stage show, all it was was a beige old man in a beige suit scarcely moving) so eric and i went to get a hamburger. when we came back to the stage the show was almost over and eric made me run over to the side to see jerry lee lewis pull away WHILE HIS BAND PLAYED. it was the most "legend" thing i'd ever seen.
later we found out that before jerry went on, none other than pete doherty had shown up and squirted him in the face with a water gun! i figured he must have been kicked out, but when we went backstage to look for my mom, i stood stupefied as he and kate moss strolled by me. it was bizarre.
now it looks like i'm going to see the slits in london about which i am very very very excited!!!!!