Day one

[agentxpndble]

Well, this is the suckiest year ever.  I'm having a great time, but it rained constantly from start to finish today which had several consequences:  Wetness (chronic), nowhere to sit (ow, my feet hurt), and ultimately - Canceled stages.  It's a good thing I'm the kind of person who takes blessings where she finds them...  I *did* have an awesome

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[bibliofile]

Geez. all those cancellations really suck.

The thing about the Tossers isn't that they sound like The Pogues but that they have the punk spirit down. Any further resemblance is quite secondary. (Besides, I've seen The Pogues. I don't need no imitators.)

The Tea Merchants, eh?

[agentxpndble]

The rain was worse than the cancellations - I got to see most everyone the next day, but the WET... Ugh.

but that they have the punk spirit down.

Yeah, they really seemed very *genuine* and brilliant musicians. It's been a long, long time since I've seen a group like them and it pulled up something vaguely nostalgic in me - Even though I felt firmly planted here and now.

...isn't that they sound like The Pogues but that they have the punk spirit down. Any further resemblance is quite secondary.

But I *do* think that lead singer sounds just like Shane, and the overall sound of the group is really, uniquely (until now) Pogues (something about the use of the whistle and drums, I think.) I think they stand firmly on their own, but I do hear it... I'm not trying to force it on them because I'm trying to make them something they're not - It's just there. I certainly don't want imitators - That's what I'm *resistant* to.

I'm thinking you won't like the Tea Merchants - They are traditional. They *ROCK*, but are definitely

[bibliofile]

Trad can be okay, too; I'm just less likely to be in the mood for tons of jigs and reels.

Oh, and for a while Shane wasn't with the Pogues, so even they didn't sound like themselves there.

You've heard of Boiled in Lead, haven't you?

[mysticpenguin]

It's late, so my attention span is very limited. But I do like what I heard of the Tea Merchants. And heaven, they do sound like the Pogues, the Tossers.

[agentxpndble]

I highly recommend the Tea Merchants *live* - It's just that kind of music.

[eldritchhobbit]

Yikes! I hope things dried out a bit. I'm so sorry about the cancellations, but I'm glad you still had some fun.

Watched Far from the Madding Crowd. It's fantastic.

[agentxpndble]

Day two went much better - if not drier. ;-)

It should be waiting for me at the library... I'll have to watch that this week.