Grr..
The list of things to do grows ever longer. The list of things I *must* get done today already has like three entries, and it’s barely noon.
I suppose one definition ofa good weekend is any that you have trouble getting out of bed after.. 😉
We did two days of Bumbershoot this year – bumbershoot, for the uninitiated, is Seattle’s music festival – which, unlike other music festivals, truly does have something for everything. I can’t even remember all the bands we saw – to say nothing of the mechnical printing press, poetry readings, one reel film festival (that was truly great – I could have sat in there all four days except that then I would have missed too many bands)..
Well, what can I say? Bumbershoot is a experience unto itself and next year I’ll try and make it to three days worth of it. I think if I went to all four I would suffer from sensory overload or something.
Or perhaps just really, really tired feet.
Anyway, Bumbershoot is one of those things taht makes me feel really lucky to live in Seattle – which, aside from the weather is the most wonderful city in the U.S. without a doubt – (or perhaps that’s because of the weather – maybe Seattlites feel the need to overcompensate or something?)
There was a woman yesterday wearing a shirt that said ‘musicians, ask me about weed’. I never did get the chance to – we were getting ready to sit down for the REM show, and there were not a lot of places to sit. (By the way, REM was in top form last night, and sang many of their favorites along with many from the new album that are soon-to-be-favorites I predict [if clearchannel will ever put them in rotation]))
Of course, with ten million P2P users, perhaps ClearChannel doesn’t have the control they used to.
Saw another interesting band which I would describe as a cross between information society and the B52s – United States of Electronica. Not even remotely electronica, but still, lots and lots of fun and I highly reccomend catching a show if you liked 80s music.
Well, enough blathering on about my wonderful weekend. I’m sure you all ahd wonderful weekends – after all, isn’t that what the holidays are for?..
To work.. [sigh]..