I Am The Rain King: Bumbershoot - Day One

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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Friday, September 02, 2005

Bumbershoot - Day One

Today was the first day of Bumbershoot 2005!

Bands Seen Today
M. Ward, New York Dolls, and Chris Stamey (only a couple of songs)

Highlights

M. Ward tore it up tonight. I've seen him play a few times before, but never on electric guitar with a full band. Ward is a great live performer and was on top of his game tonight. The show also put the Backyard Stage in the early lead for retaining its position as the best stage to watch a show at Bumbershoot.
With David Johansen's glam-factor at an all-time low, I thought the Dolls were a bit of a disappointment, but it was worth going just to see their cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".

Non-Music Highlights

The Ink Spot has a bunch of displays of hand-made books, broadsides, and other cool stuff. It's also home of the McSweeney's booth where I'll be volunteering tomorrow!
The T-Shirts this year don't suck. I've been going to the festival for 7 years now and had never seen a t-shirt design that I liked, so I decided to go ahead and take the plunge and buy one today.

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