Soul coughing
M.Cass & S.Ork & I ventured into CAMDEN, NJ [I didn't inhale the entire time lest I be infected by icky Jersey air] on Saturday. Well, scraped the border, really, for XPN's All About the Music fest.
Train, then feet, then Freedom Ferry across the river. Ridiculous heat! Did a round of the tents, scored free Sacko'Potatoes-themed earth-friendly grocery bag from Whole Foods PLUS icy water bottle for giving them my e-mail address. And they had free BE COOL! fans & free sunscreen available in little buckets of cold water, which was excellent. Managed to get not at all sunburnt!
Planted ourselves in a little grassy spot on the hill and tried not to move much to counter the extreme heat, while shading our faces with our fans to keep the sun out. But the music was good, so it was chill.
Danielia Cotton was absolutely adorable, with her pink guitar & cowboy boots & LITTLE!ness. And then her voice was like RAWRRRR! Teh r0x. And her punk drummer named Clancy. Oh, adorable. The audience demanded an encore on that one.
Had me some tasty 'Romein' [not to confused with romaine] from the Chinese food stand. Laid back with my head on my mini!Hello Kitty backpack [my dad got it for me because he thought I would wear it "ironically." muah], closed my eyes, and listened to Warren Haynes. Who was a'ight. I mean, he played "One," so hippie props there.
After Warren, we abandoned our chill spot to stand in front of the stage and rock out with Mike Doughty & co. Adore that man. And his fabulous band.
Things I love about Mike Doughty
1. He calls his drummer the Admiral of the Fabulous
2. He wandered about on stage looking for his capo
3. Teh voice!
4. He uses the word "ganked"
5. Teh music!
6. His handsome hipster keyboardist [electric pianist?]
7. He appreciates Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8. Face calls
9. Pretty much everything
We stuck around for Son Volt & Ben&Jerry's before catching the next ferry out of there!
And we almost missed our train, but the nice [albeit irritated] conductor allowed us on board. Cha-ching!
Hey! Some of us live in that unfortunately "icky Jersey air," ahahah. Well, not really. The air by me is not so much icky as it is dusty. And that's more really just my house being dusty than the entire state of New Jersey. Hmm, perhaps I should leave my house more often....especially if Mike Doughty is out in Jersey!
Garn! He is awesome! Man, Soul Coughing is one of my favorite bands of all time, yes. Ruby Vroom is an utterly brilliant album. So he's got a new band eh? Where have I been! I must check it out.
Oh your blog, it's always so informative!
http://fastweb.monster.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/110013?id=VNBSRX6DSZT8.47952b6ae53c391773c5488b9ca5b314
It made me think of you. horrah for blogs.
Yeah, New Jersey is pretty gross. It's not even tasteful anymore, it's offensively disgusting.
Heheh! I am replying to your post on my site here, for I do syuppose it would get to you quicker here....as you screen the posts put to your site first....aha.
It took me twice before I noticed you did that, so thanks for not posting my second silly attempt at the post. Garn I need to be more observant, huh?
And yeah, the owl baby was a crazed affair. The baby was just old enough to be able to comprehend its surroundings, yet just young enough not to understand Harry Potter, so needless to say it spent the whole night looking very confused!
I can comment again! Oh yes, my life is complete. Thank you Kate, thank you.
On a side note, we must hang out in PA sometime. And my best friend Becca totally wants to meet that "girl from Abington who wears a lot of pink". lol
Once, at Sesame Place, they made a "New Jersey sucks" joke in some little skit, and I shouted "New Jersey sucks!" and the people on the stage paused for a second and stared at me, and then everyone in the audience turned and stared at me, too. It only lasted a second, but it was enough to make me crack up (to myself).