Saturday was a long and incredible day for me. I spent my coffee hours at my nemesis of a music store that I only visit in a pinch because their shelves are packed with all the crap that I find myself needing in a pinch.
So, we had a show, or two at a gallery in J Tree, as it is known to some out there. My musical partner Ryan of the Ryan Bradley Affair met me at my house, we packed up the car and headed out. I will spare you the details of the drive and such and bring you full speed ahead to the show.
We found ourselves playing outdoors in between a couple of galleries on a stage that was a converted military cargo trailer. It had recently been shown as a work of art itself at the famed Burning Man Festival. The trailer/stage was decorated with sculptures of flowers whose petals stretched out about 5 feet from end to end. The center of each flower had a field of stamen made up of dildo's. Yep, that's right, approximately 30-40 dildo's made up each flower's reproductive parts. I hope to soon post a photo of our performance, but for now, here's a picture of the stage taken at BM. It was a sight to see and a performance that had some extra inspiration.
We played two performances and though I fucked up a plenty, we had some amazing moments, weaving in and out of familiar and new tunes. The audience at both performances were awesome, it was a nice exchange that took everything out of me, and fueled me at the same time.
I sang a very impromptu version of Kiss by Prince, as a special birthday request. I shocked myself by pulling it off while playing a deep grooving bass. It's a simple line, but add the singing by someone who doesn't regularly sing... It was a blast.
Alright, that's all I've got for now. It's just words, they don't compare to a live performance, but I love to write, so, enjoy.
Until next time...
your friendly Insomniac
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