AutumnMeet gig/adventure with Sooj - Part 1
I have had to break this down into 2 parts.....this first is the journey down and the first 2 days of the fest. Sssoooooo.............
You guys know my grandfather passed. We had the funeral Wednesday. Afterwhich, the patrons at the church ,my grandfather (went to) and my parents currently attend fixed enough food for the U.S. Military! About 5:30pm, I left, car packed with my stuff and
draconisferret in pursuit to
nair_al_saif_ and
dyinginwinter 's place to get the van loaded and head out. Got the van loadedand was on the road by 8pm. So we think. After a stop by Radio Shack we realized that we didn't have the directions to the place we were going. Quick u-turn back to the house to retrieve directions fron
nair_al_saif_ 's computer. And we are off again. I missed the Highway 78 exit from the revamped exit done to the ramp. Another quick u-turn and we are back in business. Stop at Wally World (the first of many) for supplies. On the road with HardAttack on my Sirius Satellite Radio cranked, we journeyed well into the night. Another stop at Wally World for supplies forgotten at the LAST Wally World visit was ok! Back on the road, gas stops, one more stop at Wally World for more supplies forgotten at the LAST 2 stops. We get into Florida and make our exit to where we are to go. Genius me, forgets the last goddamn turn-off direction that puts us miles away from our destination. SO, after asking a nice elderly gentleman in a huge pick-up in the middle of nowhere and Dueling Banjo's from the movie Deliverance plaguing our thoughts, we vamped. Made our turn and arrived relatively unscathed. The people at the event lost my registration, easily corrected, and we parked, set up camp and enjoyed our day of relaxation on that Thursday.
Friday, the day was good considering it was colder than a naked rat in Siberia. The day went well, helped set up our merch booth with K and
sooj,
nair_al_saif_ practicing his poi spinning, and me just relaxin' and drinking massive amounts of coffee. Set up was fun. Met Celia, the young lady who is gigging with us and traveling with
sooj. Stupid musician jokes between all of us ensued. Me......warming up with various blast beats and death metal breakdowns threw everyone off......but got lots of compliments later on.
The gig,
sooj's voice was not really good. I must say she made the best of it and still put on a hell of a show. About midway through our set, Sooj asked the festival coordinators to finish our set on Saturday, which they agreed to with much joy!!!
sooj was pretty upset, and I can understand her point. I have been in that position before and it makes you feel horrible!! The drumming at the fire circle was GREAT!!!!!! Freedom and NightHawk opened their drums to me and we jammed well into the night.....3 pagan headbangers letting it all go!
to part 2......
You guys know my grandfather passed. We had the funeral Wednesday. Afterwhich, the patrons at the church ,my grandfather (went to) and my parents currently attend fixed enough food for the U.S. Military! About 5:30pm, I left, car packed with my stuff and
draconisferret in pursuit to
nair_al_saif_ and
dyinginwinter 's place to get the van loaded and head out. Got the van loadedand was on the road by 8pm. So we think. After a stop by Radio Shack we realized that we didn't have the directions to the place we were going. Quick u-turn back to the house to retrieve directions fron
nair_al_saif_ 's computer. And we are off again. I missed the Highway 78 exit from the revamped exit done to the ramp. Another quick u-turn and we are back in business. Stop at Wally World (the first of many) for supplies. On the road with HardAttack on my Sirius Satellite Radio cranked, we journeyed well into the night. Another stop at Wally World for supplies forgotten at the LAST Wally World visit was ok! Back on the road, gas stops, one more stop at Wally World for more supplies forgotten at the LAST 2 stops. We get into Florida and make our exit to where we are to go. Genius me, forgets the last goddamn turn-off direction that puts us miles away from our destination. SO, after asking a nice elderly gentleman in a huge pick-up in the middle of nowhere and Dueling Banjo's from the movie Deliverance plaguing our thoughts, we vamped. Made our turn and arrived relatively unscathed. The people at the event lost my registration, easily corrected, and we parked, set up camp and enjoyed our day of relaxation on that Thursday.
Friday, the day was good considering it was colder than a naked rat in Siberia. The day went well, helped set up our merch booth with K and
sooj,
nair_al_saif_ practicing his poi spinning, and me just relaxin' and drinking massive amounts of coffee. Set up was fun. Met Celia, the young lady who is gigging with us and traveling with
sooj. Stupid musician jokes between all of us ensued. Me......warming up with various blast beats and death metal breakdowns threw everyone off......but got lots of compliments later on.
The gig,
sooj's voice was not really good. I must say she made the best of it and still put on a hell of a show. About midway through our set, Sooj asked the festival coordinators to finish our set on Saturday, which they agreed to with much joy!!!
sooj was pretty upset, and I can understand her point. I have been in that position before and it makes you feel horrible!! The drumming at the fire circle was GREAT!!!!!! Freedom and NightHawk opened their drums to me and we jammed well into the night.....3 pagan headbangers letting it all go!
to part 2......