shiny objects

[rising_moon]

* Tracy Grammer's birthday and CD release concert at Club Passim with my Lady and fellow coveners. :) Dave's music and poetry were transcendent as expected -- and it's weird to expect transcendence that then delivers, but there you are -- with two musicians and voices. We wondered how it is that Tracy is able to perform some of the more obvious elegies, including the one she herself wrote for Dave, without dissolving into tears. *shiver*

Flower of Avalon shines, but not brightly; it's overproduced. "Preston Miller" survived, but only "Phantom Doll" exceeds with the supporting instruments and arrangement.


* "Hey Ho," by Dave Carter

tv's on, the favorite son is
watchin how the west was won
daddy, please, a plastic gun
get brother one for twice the fun

little camo helmet-heads
makin brave and playin dead
missles made of gingerbread
dollars on the dime

hey ho, so it goes
the point of sale, the puppet show
the merchant kings of war and woe
have turned their hands to labor

sound out the trumpet noise
the cannons bark and jump for joy
someone's dread and darlin boy
has fallen on his sabre

another world across the sea
home for little busy bees
sweatin in some factory
hurry, please, more of these

action dolls with laser sights
robot planes that shoot at night
faster, kid, and get it right
they're rollin down the line

hey ho, so it goes...

these days the spin machine
is always on the silver screen
secret plots and submarines
foreign fiends and magazines

wave the flag, watch the news
tell us we can count on you
mom and dad are marchin too
children, step in time

hey ho, so it goes...

bring your kids and coddled pets
bouncin babes in bassinets
we'll play a game with tanks and jets
better yet - bayonets!

marchin bands and color guards
funerals in your own backyard
don't forget your credit card
johnny, hold the line

hey ho, so it goes...


* The April Demo.

At the Parkman Bandstand, 50-75 dedicated Carolingians, including His Excellency jdulac, liamstliam, mermaidlady, lakshmiamman, new_man, learnedax, tpau, pamelina, jducoeur etc., etc.... showed our best and brightest arts martial, creative, and practical to Boston at large. Hundreds of parambulators took fliers and even more stopped to visit guild tables, watch fighting, and participate in dancing. My Lady and I are exhausted and happy.

EDIT:
Special thanks are due to evilnicola, who kept us sane and happy throughout the entire event with relentless good cheer and industrious assistance. Without her help we would surely have perished dead away from loneliness and attention-starvation. What a gal.

:)

Comments

[evilnicola.livejournal.com]

:(. I didn't get a mention. :(.

Hehe. Just kidding, I don't care.

You guys did an amazing job. The demo rocked

[jdulac.livejournal.com]

It was utterly fabulous... good trick with the weather, too :)

[rising-moon.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you! We had a lovely time.

(I thought you were responsible for the weather...)

[orangelemon.livejournal.com]

Um, I was there briefly, and didn't do anything to help except refuse to go to the copy shop in garb, I know, but

I DID SINGLEHANDEDLY REPRESENT VIKINGS! (I think, unless there was another one lurking around that I didn't see.) I mean, when the cat's away, y'all...what would our late lovely king and queen think?

:) you guys did a great job - it was a fabulous event. :)

[rising-moon.livejournal.com]

You know what, you're right! There were no other vikings at the event! How lucky for us that you chose to come. Let us know if we can put in a good word for you with the late royalty. :)

Enjoyed seeing V again, too!