it's the prettiest boat that you've ever seen

[geekchick]

Today is Setting Orange, day 39 in the season of Confusion, 3268.

Just got back from seeing Great Big Sea, Seven Nations and the Young Dubliners with Chris, geminigirl, rivka and curiousangel. If I was going to write slash, this evening would've provided me with hours of material. (Is that you I hear screaming in the distance, J.? ;) ) As evidence, I point to this. *snicker* GBS gets better every time I see them, it was a fabulous set; I just wish I hadn't been so wilted from the heat so that I could have danced a bit more. Seven Nations was...interesting. The sound was for crap for the first bit of their set (who knew that you could manage to drown out bagpipes??), but once they seemingly got that straightened out a bit, I liked them. The Young Dubliners, however, were incredible. I am so glad that I didn't even contemplate missing the opening act, as I'd have had to kick myself later. I think there's a Tower/Amazon spending run in my future.

Tomorrow will be slack, going to go hang out with some friends. And sleep late. Maybe get some gym time in there too. Friday I will either go hiking out west of here, or I will spend the day in air conditioned comfort watching The Powerpuff Girls movie. Or perhaps both, obviously not concurrently.

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[therealjae.livejournal.com]

screaming in the distance

-J

[geminigirl]

Thanks for a really fun evening too.

We should do something again soon.

[geekchick]

It was great to meet you, thanks for coming out with us. Yes, we should definitely do something again soon. Maybe with air conditioning this time. ;)

[geminigirl]

Unless we wait til after the airconditioning season...what's that, like October?

[geekchick]

The way this year has been going, it might end up being January.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

*envy*

No worthwhile musical acts ever seem to come out here...

[geekchick]

August 13, at The Fillmore. Tickets go on sale 7/14.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! Great!

Except... I'll be in DC then, 8/12-15. Sigh...

[geekchick]

Under other circumstances, I'd say that sucks, but... ;) There's a tour schedule on GBS's web site, you may end up near one of the shows at some point.

[callas.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness...

I came across your journal through another friend's friend's journal (try saying that 10 times fast =)) and noticed that you had gone to see Great Big Sea. They played here (San Fran) recently and NOONE at work knew who they were aside from Canadians. Glad to hear you liked the show =)

[geekchick]

It was a great show, most definitely. I've seen them three times now: once with The Chieftains and Sinead O'Connor at Wolf Trap; once at an itty-bitty, tiny little club in Arlington; and this last time at Wolf Trap again. I discovered them via their cover of a song by my favorite band ever (the Oysterband) and got hooked on their music as well. As a bonus, unlike the Oysters, they tour the US rather frequently. ;)

[geminigirl]

I didn't realize the Oysters were your favorite band...

I discovered GBS because I was in Borders and they were playing "Rant and Roar" which I asked about because it sounded much like Oysterband...

That's a band I'd do very bad things to see. I heard they had some Canadian dates scheduled...

[geekchick]

They're going to be at the Winnipeg Folk Festival (I think that's the one, at any rate); I'm pretty sure there's a list of dates on their website. I saw them once at the Edmonton Folk Festival a few years ago, and I also went with my sweetie S. (whom you might know from irc as pope or pope2) and his lovely wife to the UK to follow them around for a week and a half. =) I was quite sure the end times were upon us when I found out they were playing a date in Seattle with WOMAD last year.

[geminigirl]

*sigh* unfortunatly, my plans to go to Canada (for other reasons-not to see the Oysters) got squashed.

I will get to see them eventually, I guess.