Saturday we went to see Carbon Leaf at Blueberry Hill. Blueberry Hill is famous for two things:Chuck Berry co-owns the bathroomsand the Duck Room, the concert “venue.” (Gary was telling his parents later about the Duck Room – the basement of Blueberry Hill – and found his parents had been there back in the ’70s. Sort of like when I explained to Mom why I’d named my stuffed rabbit “Tux Bunneke” and she crisply informed me she was quite familiar with Tex Beneke, thank you, and why wasn’t my room clean?)
While we were standing in line, the bass player for the opening band squeezed past us. He’s the one on the right.
He scooched past and I thought, “Ooooh, he’s with the band.” I didn’t know which band, but he was clearly with a band. He just had that glow. Maybe all the sweat opens the pores, I don’t know.
Now, look at the young man on the left. There’s another photo of him below. Straight nose, curvy lips, glasses? Remind you of anyone?
I say we breed them. (That is, breed the Alternate Routes guy with Steven Page on the right. Because if I were to breed Alternate Routes guy with the Alternate Routes bass player, you know their babies would be sickly.)
The first thing I noticed was that Beatle Bob was there. He’s been at one other concert I’ve been at – I think it was the Cheap Trick concert, perhaps. I felt a little sorry for the bands. Here they walk out on stage into Chuck Berry’s basement and then there’s a manic giant playing air drums right next to them.
Here’s high praise for both bands: I stood for five hours on an uneven basement floor to hear them. I did hear the music, though the crowd and the music was so loud I couldn’t make out most of the lyrics to the first few verses of Coral Sand. I heard enough to know I like the song.
And speaking of lyrics, I hunted through Friend 0.75’s Coldplay CD looking for the lyrics. I couldn’t find an image of the lyrics, so here is an artist’s representation:
Anyway, both bands were excellent, the air conditioning kept the basement at a comfortable 90 degrees, during a recent argument about the hardest substance on earth Gary nominated the Duck Room floor, and I didn’t wake up until 4:30 the next afternoon.
9 responses to “The Weekend: Saturday”
So what does Coldplay lyrics have to do with anything?
.75 – Well, they seem to be good lyrics, and I always think if the lyrics are good the band should publish them with the CD. And spell them correctly – I’m looking at you, Carbon Leaf!
Now I must look for the misspelled words in the Carbon Leaf liner notes. The annoying thing about CDs is how tiny those lyrics are when the do include them. Or maybe it’s just me and my old lady eyes. Now back in the day, when music came on those big black discs….
(What you need is a magnifying glass, Kristie. My shoulders drooped just typing the words.)
Kristie – Echo EchoCarbon LeafDesperation Song”I’m turing it from shade to light”TURING.It WAS tiny. And the paper was black.Big Dot – I prefer a jeweler’s loupe. Chin up!
Thank you so much for saving me all the eye strain!
Kristie – I live to serve.
I see you find inspiration in the oddest places:
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K. Lyn – Coldplay did, not me. Have you seen the liner for their new CD? It really looks like that. Well, sort of.