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bridget: it is cold and windy and drizzling.
the show last night was incredible. i helped patrick and scott and edmand haul the gear to martin's and swell had just arrived and were unloading their stuff. super nice dudes. it took awhile to get the PA set up right since most of martin's equipment is ragged, and the show started a little later than expected, but it was great. antler (scott's rock moniker) was tighter than i expected. i videoed their rehearsal sunday and it was kind of sloppy. but they sounded great last night. 5 songs and they were done. short and sweet. so then swell comes on and they open with my favorite song from 41. the crowd wasn't as big as i had hoped, but by the encore it had filled up. most of the front room had wandered back to see what the deal was. and after the last song, david (the lead singer) said something like "thanks everybody and thanks to jay for getting us to come to jackson." DUDE! there are quite a few more swell fans in this town now. such a great feeling.
so, after 5 straight nights of debauchery, i am looking forward to a night on the couch, sober. harriet has been at my house (with edmand and lillian) since friday, and there is enough hair on the floor to make a star jones-sized sweater. it's gonna be fun cleaning it all up. but she's a great dog. we've been walking around belhaven in the evenings. they'll be back this weekend for stephanie's birthday.
mardi gras in two weeks. can't wait. might even take off monday and go to joe cain. haven't done that in YEARS.
the new elbow cd (cast of thousands) is in heavy rotation in the discman. VERY worth the $$.
and i'm off.
the show last night was incredible. i helped patrick and scott and edmand haul the gear to martin's and swell had just arrived and were unloading their stuff. super nice dudes. it took awhile to get the PA set up right since most of martin's equipment is ragged, and the show started a little later than expected, but it was great. antler (scott's rock moniker) was tighter than i expected. i videoed their rehearsal sunday and it was kind of sloppy. but they sounded great last night. 5 songs and they were done. short and sweet. so then swell comes on and they open with my favorite song from 41. the crowd wasn't as big as i had hoped, but by the encore it had filled up. most of the front room had wandered back to see what the deal was. and after the last song, david (the lead singer) said something like "thanks everybody and thanks to jay for getting us to come to jackson." DUDE! there are quite a few more swell fans in this town now. such a great feeling.
so, after 5 straight nights of debauchery, i am looking forward to a night on the couch, sober. harriet has been at my house (with edmand and lillian) since friday, and there is enough hair on the floor to make a star jones-sized sweater. it's gonna be fun cleaning it all up. but she's a great dog. we've been walking around belhaven in the evenings. they'll be back this weekend for stephanie's birthday.
mardi gras in two weeks. can't wait. might even take off monday and go to joe cain. haven't done that in YEARS.
the new elbow cd (cast of thousands) is in heavy rotation in the discman. VERY worth the $$.
and i'm off.