10-29-2023, 12:24 AM
Well, that was fun.
Stacy enjoyed the first set but bailed at break. She had a long work day and it was too loud for her even with earplugs. She enjoyed what she heard though and gets their musicianship. She had a nice random chat with some deadhead who was touting Skulls & Roses, which is a 4 day festival around 4/20 in Ventura. At set break, I drove her home and even had time for some mask repairs. I got back and was thrust into the costume contest but didn’t win anything (the winner was good - a full size skeleton riding piggy back on top of him with a horse head - I conceded and we joked about it later).
Set 2 was fire - almost one long jam. The dance scene with China Cats is wild, Cruzian deadheads letting loose with unabashed glee. My accomplice Sarah had commented on deadhead dancing at Moana Sol and that really stuck with me. It’s hard to explain. But for fleeting moments, surrounded by aging deadheads deep in their trance dances, I get these tiny flashbacks of that hood old Grateful Dead scene where I had so many psychotropic adventures. And it brings me joy coupled with sweet melancholy.
My skull mask may have seen its last run. I built it over 30 years ago using a skull model, a basic mask, and a lot of air hardening plastic. I gave it so many coats of glow in the dark paint that it’s super bright. It’s seen so many dead shows, exotic erotics, Dia de los Muertos, and more. Tonight, tow huge cracks split the forehead and the mandible piece came askew, giving it a particularly twisted look. I suppose I could repair it, or make something new. It’s been years since I’ve made a mask. I’ve always enjoyed mask making but I’m not nearly as crafty as I once was. My skull mask had a good run.
Set list:
Bucket
Sugaree
Little light
Wang dang doodle
Jed
Beat it on down the line
?
Crazy fingers
Mason
Scarlet > fire
Victim
That’s it > terrapin > fantasy > gdtrfb
e: Roads > Quinn
There’s another Vets Hall show in the beginning of December. Tix are only $25 which isn’t much more than a movie nowadays.
Stacy enjoyed the first set but bailed at break. She had a long work day and it was too loud for her even with earplugs. She enjoyed what she heard though and gets their musicianship. She had a nice random chat with some deadhead who was touting Skulls & Roses, which is a 4 day festival around 4/20 in Ventura. At set break, I drove her home and even had time for some mask repairs. I got back and was thrust into the costume contest but didn’t win anything (the winner was good - a full size skeleton riding piggy back on top of him with a horse head - I conceded and we joked about it later).
Set 2 was fire - almost one long jam. The dance scene with China Cats is wild, Cruzian deadheads letting loose with unabashed glee. My accomplice Sarah had commented on deadhead dancing at Moana Sol and that really stuck with me. It’s hard to explain. But for fleeting moments, surrounded by aging deadheads deep in their trance dances, I get these tiny flashbacks of that hood old Grateful Dead scene where I had so many psychotropic adventures. And it brings me joy coupled with sweet melancholy.
My skull mask may have seen its last run. I built it over 30 years ago using a skull model, a basic mask, and a lot of air hardening plastic. I gave it so many coats of glow in the dark paint that it’s super bright. It’s seen so many dead shows, exotic erotics, Dia de los Muertos, and more. Tonight, tow huge cracks split the forehead and the mandible piece came askew, giving it a particularly twisted look. I suppose I could repair it, or make something new. It’s been years since I’ve made a mask. I’ve always enjoyed mask making but I’m not nearly as crafty as I once was. My skull mask had a good run.
Set list:
Bucket
Sugaree
Little light
Wang dang doodle
Jed
Beat it on down the line
?
Crazy fingers
Mason
Scarlet > fire
Victim
That’s it > terrapin > fantasy > gdtrfb
e: Roads > Quinn
There’s another Vets Hall show in the beginning of December. Tix are only $25 which isn’t much more than a movie nowadays.
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