Saturday, November 01, 2008

Bright Side

So I bruised my heel really badly Thursday afternoon skating at lunch at the new Roosevelt park. It hurt. A lot!

It started raining Friday and isn't going to stop for days/weeks.

There are 2 Suppressors shows I'd really like to see I cannot go to because I already have theater and opera tickets.


The bright side is that all this is happening at the same time, and my heel is only bruised not fractured (I got x-rays). I couldn't skate because of the rain anyways. I couldn't dance because of my heel anyways.

Ten days from now everything will be sunny and I'll be ready to kick ass again!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

10/25/2008 Skatalites in Santa Cruz

I caught the Saturday night show and it was just fantastic.

I had never been to Moe's before. It is about as big as Bottom of the Hill, but much nicer. There is an outside courtyard with good sound, tables, food, etc. The stage is only raised about 2 feet. Sound was good.

The crowd, especially the guys, looked like hippies and surfers. Far too many guys with baseball caps and/or flannel shirts. There was one woman who dressed up nicely in a rocksteady dress. Lots of people had jackets and sweatshirts on, even though it was hot. Lots of couples. No punks. No one I knew.

The Skatalites played for nearly 2 hours. The trombone player slide his slide all the way out, so his trombone ended up in 2 pieces, which cracked the band up. I got to bump fists with Lester Sterling at the end!

The crowd danced and for the most part danced well. The number of guys standing with their feet nailed to the floor was much less than typical. There wasn't a crush up front at all, so I could skank up and back almost at will.

The highlight song for me was Doreen singing "You're Wondering Now (this is the end)". I'm really sore this morning, but it was really special. Happy! :)