So we get two days in Seattle. This is nice. Seattle is nice. We know folk here and our gig at Gallery 1412 will be attended.
We have a fine salmon lunch with my college friend, Joe Snapp at ‘Chinooks’ in Ballard. A nice place on the water with the Alaskan fleet docked outside the windows. Hanging out with Joe is always entertaining and he wows us with his command of the Palm Treo PDA. Joe buys us lunch, takes our photo, and gives us the sub-plot theme of the tour, ‘Experimental music? Oh I get it, a credit card tour – audience optional.’ Indeed.
The night before, Sean, a friend of Tim Romain’s (a musical cohort from Ramona the Pest and the HO) bought everyone dinner. It seems that I have nice, generous friends. However, this has given Rob the idea that all my nice, generous friends should and will eventually, buy us a meal.
The show is excellent. My childhood friend, Chris Jordan comes to the show. He is an amazing artist (and doing very well – Radiohead has a link to him on their site’s front page). We have not seen each other since childhood, so I was pleased to have played a good set for him and a full room.
Did I mention that playing solo can be terrifying? Tonight it was not – ‘the flow’ was in the house. Rob and Dave played a really great set too – they picked up on the flow as well.
photo by joe snapp
that is a great pic of you guys ordering some chow! I had a good time hanging with you and David – hope you enjoyed the Supersilent. I gotta get me a noise pedal!
In my experience (and opinion), having the courage to take experimental music out across the country is a very courageous thing to do (for all the above credit card tour and dubious audience attendance reasons).
Consequently, it is a time honored tradition to at least help people out by buying them a meal since they are risking so much financially to push artistry further.
I use to feel a little guilty about peeps buying me meals but I got over it.
Seeing all of your beautiful sets at the Boise EXperimental festival I know that you guys all deserved your expensive bought lunches and dinner.
Thanks for being such a great and courageous musician, Lucio. I feel honored to have been on the bill with you!
warmly, Rick
Lucio – great to see you in Seattle last week. I’ve emailed you 2 photos from my Treo camera/phone from our Chinook’s and lunch. Post ‘em when you got ‘em!
sorry i missed you man. childcare issues among others. give me a call when you come thru next, i’m in the book.