Charm City (Friday)
Baltimore has always been one of our favorite towns to play. Sure, “The Wire” might have marred its reputation – we did pass by blocks and blocks of boarded up houses – but parts of the town are lovely and for the most part the vibe is chill.
On arriving, we hooked up with our old friend Felipe at his magnificent artist’s loft. With a few hours to kill, we launched into a crazy jam featuring drums, djembe, 80s Casio, guitar, and a Korg Kaos pad. After that, Felipe set up the ol’ Nintendo and Will and Jeremiah battled evil hookers with chains in Double Dragon 2.
After grabbing some crazy barbecue, Yoi attempted to have a session of phone therapy in the trunk space of a hatchback while the rest of the band talked loudly (about the complexity of Double Dragon’s plot) so we wouldn’t eavesdrop on the conversation. This backfired as we were so loud that Yoi’s shrink heard more of our chatter than Yoi’s woes. Communication is a difficult thing.
The show was at Golden West in a new neighborhood for the JC. I think it's referred to as the "Avenue." I might be mistaken, but surprisingly enough there were bars and restaurants and hipsters galore, suffice to say it was not our typical Baltimore experience. Golden West boasted a decent sized and appreciative crowd, and an excellent sound guy / manager / superdude named Neil. Exhausted afterward, we headed back to Felipe’s. The kids were in a film-watching mood, and Jeremiah noticed “The Karate Kid” on the shelf. We sat all four of us on Felipe's big couch, Yoi and Gavin enjoyed some mind expanding tobacco, and we all enjoyed a few Natty Bohs and a little nostalgia as Mr. Miyagi kicked those skeleton kids’ asses.
At 3:00 am, two of Felipe’s friends dropped by and in typical Baltimore fashion we were completely overwhelmed by the events that followed as we were treated to an amazing display of juggling, acrobatics, and David Bowie-esque acrylic ball shit (think Labyrinth meets Cirque du Soleil). This went on for nearly 45 minutes and our entertainer was seriously talented (I wish we had pictures but we were way too busy having our minds blown). He may even be a founding member of the Blue Man Group. This, with Daniel-san’s mastering of karate as background, turned out to be quite an event. By the time Daniel won the tournament (spoiler!) 4:30 am, we were exhausted by all the entertainment. Felipe is a master host.
On arriving, we hooked up with our old friend Felipe at his magnificent artist’s loft. With a few hours to kill, we launched into a crazy jam featuring drums, djembe, 80s Casio, guitar, and a Korg Kaos pad. After that, Felipe set up the ol’ Nintendo and Will and Jeremiah battled evil hookers with chains in Double Dragon 2.
After grabbing some crazy barbecue, Yoi attempted to have a session of phone therapy in the trunk space of a hatchback while the rest of the band talked loudly (about the complexity of Double Dragon’s plot) so we wouldn’t eavesdrop on the conversation. This backfired as we were so loud that Yoi’s shrink heard more of our chatter than Yoi’s woes. Communication is a difficult thing.
The show was at Golden West in a new neighborhood for the JC. I think it's referred to as the "Avenue." I might be mistaken, but surprisingly enough there were bars and restaurants and hipsters galore, suffice to say it was not our typical Baltimore experience. Golden West boasted a decent sized and appreciative crowd, and an excellent sound guy / manager / superdude named Neil. Exhausted afterward, we headed back to Felipe’s. The kids were in a film-watching mood, and Jeremiah noticed “The Karate Kid” on the shelf. We sat all four of us on Felipe's big couch, Yoi and Gavin enjoyed some mind expanding tobacco, and we all enjoyed a few Natty Bohs and a little nostalgia as Mr. Miyagi kicked those skeleton kids’ asses.
At 3:00 am, two of Felipe’s friends dropped by and in typical Baltimore fashion we were completely overwhelmed by the events that followed as we were treated to an amazing display of juggling, acrobatics, and David Bowie-esque acrylic ball shit (think Labyrinth meets Cirque du Soleil). This went on for nearly 45 minutes and our entertainer was seriously talented (I wish we had pictures but we were way too busy having our minds blown). He may even be a founding member of the Blue Man Group. This, with Daniel-san’s mastering of karate as background, turned out to be quite an event. By the time Daniel won the tournament (spoiler!) 4:30 am, we were exhausted by all the entertainment. Felipe is a master host.
posted by The Jaguar Club at
11:51 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home