Jared Fest
Amazingness.
Jesse D., Josh 'n' I opened the whole 2-day event -- I was worried my leg would start shaking when I played my intro to the intro song that introduced the whole shebang, but it didn't. *pats leg* Good work.
SETLIST:
Obi-Wan Kenobi / No Woman No Cry (snippet)
Ted's Mom is My Girlfriend
My Heart Will Go On
Jared's Song (an original by Jesse)
King of Pain (first two verses) / Roseland Ballroom Homeless Guy
All the other bands were a-hard rockin' and, yeah, we were way, way out of our element, but we didn't really feel it. The set had a few mistakes here and there, but no major blunders. The songs translated well from 9-piece ska band to the new arrangements for guitar, trombone and organ... it was all just really resonant. People came up to us later to say they really appreciated that we played. Somewhere, Jared's smiling.
Didn't realize until Jesse indirectly pointed it out that it's been four years... almost to the day, come to think of it now... four years since I last played (non-classical / non-community band music) on stage. Before yesterday, it was the Sahara show TNL was in (the Village Pub Boxing Day disaster doesn't count).
Jared's Mom is coming to tonight's show. I'm writing papers and can't make it, but I hope she has a great time there, checks out the t-shirts and records they're selling in his memory, all the people there (word is that both nights are completely sold out)...
It was great. It was pretty tough, but I'm happy.
Jesse D., Josh 'n' I opened the whole 2-day event -- I was worried my leg would start shaking when I played my intro to the intro song that introduced the whole shebang, but it didn't. *pats leg* Good work.
SETLIST:
Obi-Wan Kenobi / No Woman No Cry (snippet)
Ted's Mom is My Girlfriend
My Heart Will Go On
Jared's Song (an original by Jesse)
King of Pain (first two verses) / Roseland Ballroom Homeless Guy
All the other bands were a-hard rockin' and, yeah, we were way, way out of our element, but we didn't really feel it. The set had a few mistakes here and there, but no major blunders. The songs translated well from 9-piece ska band to the new arrangements for guitar, trombone and organ... it was all just really resonant. People came up to us later to say they really appreciated that we played. Somewhere, Jared's smiling.
Didn't realize until Jesse indirectly pointed it out that it's been four years... almost to the day, come to think of it now... four years since I last played (non-classical / non-community band music) on stage. Before yesterday, it was the Sahara show TNL was in (the Village Pub Boxing Day disaster doesn't count).
Jared's Mom is coming to tonight's show. I'm writing papers and can't make it, but I hope she has a great time there, checks out the t-shirts and records they're selling in his memory, all the people there (word is that both nights are completely sold out)...
It was great. It was pretty tough, but I'm happy.