What a delight!
C3 arrived at the festival site on the Niangua River the evening of Thursday June 15. A massive campsite with kitchen and huge gateway was set, giving C3 a whole day to relax before the show.
Friday, Ben Miller performed just before we went on stage. Ya gotta check these guys out! Their "bass player" plays a single-stringed washtub bass (amplified, of course) and stands up against the best rock/jazz bass players I know. He created some techniques for playing that one-stringed behemoth, techniques I couldn't grasp by just watching. Their trombone/drummer/washboardist was so full of energy I thought his head was gonna pop off! You can find out more about these guys at:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=28605261
C3 hit the stage promptly at 10PM with an extended lineup: two percussionists, baritone guitar and lead, sampled and found sound aural insertion, and when Doug from Ben Miller joined in, a two-horn section. Ninety six degrees at ten in the evening, sweat rolling down, Goon Wan's video visualizations swimming across the screen, and jams coming out of the aether. It was awesome.
Next day, we had the pleasure of hearing and meeting The Discordian Society from Virginia, a slappin', slammin' jammin' group who understood where the pocket was and how to get in and groove it. Great band. Check them out, too:
http://www.thediscordiansociety.com/
As is our habit, this raw performance will be posted to http://www.ceethree.us/ as soon as we can get it mixed down, probably in mid July.
I love patchouli, hugs, and women who aren't afraid to wear dresses and revel in their femininity. So, tell me again, why are all of the so-called conservative women looking butch and androgynous these days and wearing the large economy sized chips on their shoulders? Is this what Newt, Rush, and their Christian buddies really visualized for their women and their culture? A bad translation of the King James Bible? Or could it just be a sideways homage to Dick Cheney's daughter or Bush Sr's mother (er, wife)? That's a subject for another blog.
Hippie ladies. Love them. Love our new friends. Love the conspiracy. Conservative gals need not apply.
1 comments:
Ah yes, patchouli...most desired of earthy fragrances...sandalwood, a delicious second....keep yo' nose in the wind!
and Cecil, exactly what are the hallmarks of femininity, in your esteem? Is it a fashion style, a sensibility, a certain flair, or a particular set of behaviors? What? Although I know what being feminine means to me...I often wonder how the male of the, um, species, perceives it..........hey, you brought it up!!
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