w i l l . l o v e . l o g i c

Thursday, August 14, 2008

unlock my body and move myself to dance

My ears are ringing, my voice is raspy and the groupie in me is very satisfied this morning. I went to 2 (count 'em 2) WILCO shows in 2 nights. Tuesday night was at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. We were in the seated section (as opposed to the lawn) because I was able to get tickets before they were on sale to the public (one of the perks of being an obsessive fan), but not close enough to be in the "spit and sweat" zone. The guys were all dressed in Nudie suits! I got to hear one of my favorite WILCO songs (Summerteeth) live for the first time which was wicked.

Last night's show was at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn. I was in the fifth row (standing), right in front of Nels (who I believe is a cyborg). That ticket was given to me by a guy I met on a Metro North train last week (one of the perks of being a tall blonde in a mini skirt). They played my favorite primal scream therapy/audience participation song (Kingpin), which is why my voice is hoarse today. They also played I'm a Wheel (both nights) and, as I've said before (and will say again), there's little in this world better than I'm a Wheel live. I foolishly didn't have my camera with me either night (the photo above is from a show a few years ago), but there's a slide show link below.

tall buildings shake
voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords
strung down your cheeks
bitter melodies turning your orbit around

click here to see video of Summerteeth at Tanglewood
click here to see Jonny Leather's incredible slide show of the McCarren Park Pool gig

UPDATE:

Kingpin on youtube
great pictures by Ryan Muir on Brooklyn Vegan

when we walked in the sands of Waikiki

... a simple little stripey thing, for making background patterns

Sunday, August 10, 2008

strange fascination, fascinating me

Here are some photos from last week's (jewelry making) camp. This was a particularly fun group - a bunch of girls after my own heart. By Tuesday they were standing on the chairs singing along with David Bowie. Yes, I'm a bad influence, but it was a blast...

so the days float through my eyes
but the days still seem the same

tiki two

my mad cooking skills

my recipe for hard boiled eggs:

1. place eggs in boiling water, neglect to set timer
2. go downstairs and spend an hour and a half ichatting
3. when you hear a series of popping noises and the dogs start barking ferociously in the kitchen, go back upstairs and remove what had once been eggs from heat source

I would like to say that I've never done anything like this before, but alas, this is the third time. I have other skills, I swear.

.:dance + fitness classes:.