Funk Babblings

Got to ride my bike to Comfest. In the rain. It actually felt good. But it seemed to rain hardest when I was riding.

Saw Kate perform her poetry in her very own timeslot. The announcer wasn't clear at first that she was a poet rather than a singer. Eventually she had more than two people in the audience, but I believe it took her Breasts poem to make that happen.

Hung out with chronarchy and singingwren (and later styskel and ceolnamara) at the Three Cranes Grove booth most of the day. (Despite not being at all involved with ADF.) Enjoyed the scattered-microbits of a solstice ritual they did periodically throughout the day, especially the Nature Spirits part. Finally met some people I keep hearing mentioned.

Sun finally came out in the evening. That big ball of fire in the sky, not the band. Well, they did too, but that was after the first Sun went down.

Attempted to go see Marcy Mays perform, discovered she'd been replaced on the schedule with someone quite unlike her. Rather disappointed.

Made up for missing Marcy by checking out Hope Vitellas on a whim, even though I didn't think I knew anything about her. She was really good. Husky-voiced almost-solo-acoustic (she did have a backing electric guitar on most songs). And I realized that I've not only seen her play before, but even have a CD single (of one of the songs she played tonight), but both were with her full band, Camora.

Also saw The Sun (the band this time) play. Five guys in white playing slightly psychedelically-tinged rock. There was definitely a 70s vibe going. I decided I like them better in the studio than live, though I did stay to hear my favorite song of theirs, "Justice".


Tomorrow is lots more music and lots more people to talk to. Better get to bed.