I went to one semester of university in Bloomington Indiana, so when Ingrid Michaelson had a concert there I felt comfortable with the drive and the neighborhood.
You may think from that photo she has orange hair and a blue / red tattoo on her arm. Actually, Gary’s camera grabbed all the stage lights and translated them as paint colors. She actually has brown hair:
In some other shots the red gel makes her look like Carrie at the Prom:
Of course, she did a great job chatting with the audience, the songs are singable, and she plays a rocking ukelele with a sneer:
The sneer is uncharacteristic; she’s very personable. She tried out a new song, a very girl power song about how if you hurt a woman she will annihilate you. (Or write dark songs about you. Seriously, were I a man I would be afraid to date Ingrid or Taylor or Britney for fear they’d write a scathing song about me.)
I know some musicians like to shut up and play, but I like a little chit-chat. The only troubling thing about Ingrid’s patter was she claimed Leann Rimes twittered that she liked Ingrid’s music, but Ingrid was never able to get up the nerve to twitter back. I thought, life is short.You can’t waste time feeling like a dweeb. So I sent this:
Yes, I take on the dweebishness of the world. I’m just like Jesus that way.
11 responses to “Ingrid Michaelson Concert in Bloomington Indiana”
Awww, if I’d known you were in Indiana I’d have offered to meet you and buy you a beer!
Do you happen to have the setlist from the show? Because that would be awesome!
Oooh, lucky thing! Did she play The Chain? I love that song.
Angie – Indiana’s a big state. You aren’t in Martinsville are you?Shannon – (Hi Shannon) Yes, that would be awesome but of course I don’t. Big Dot – She did play The Chain. When I saw he in Louisville we got to sing it as a round, but not this time.
Indianapolis, but it’s not that far a drive!
A round! What fun. That’s the best part of the song, the ending. She didn’t happen to explain ‘glide away on soapy heels’ did she?
Angie – Uh oh! Your town is also being tarred with the KKK brush in todays post.Big Dot – No, but I assumed it’s what she would see the morning after sex when the guy (or, perhaps girl?) had taken a shower and was sneaking off.
Yes, smart thinking. Interesting though that someone would put personal hygiene above the chance for a clean (ha ha) getaway.
Big Dot – Hmm. Some say the line might be ‘So glide away and so be healed.’ But it isn’t. He leaves suddenly seems to be the consensus. It makes sense to me because Gary towels off for half an hour after a shower.
Yes, I knew I was taking a risk with the soapy heels bit. I heard ‘dancing chin to chin’ for years in American Pie.
It’s my birthday and I’m waiting to see Leonard Cohen!
Big Dot – EEE! Leonard! Have fun and happy birthday.