Yes, folks I pretend that I was an outside girl this weekend. Bill and I went to Jazzfest. In case you are not familiar with this event it is an outdoor festival of music, 5 tents, all types of music. It really was fun I just don't like the rain. We went with Duane and Donna Brown, Bill's cousin not married couple! They were fun! Duane is hysterical! The stories about Bill were fantastic and I am always ready to be the butt of any joke so we had a good time all around.
Saturday night we saw Pearl Jam (not Bill's kind of thing) who were REALLY good the crowd was crazy! TONS of people Bill made friends with a woman and her "partner" and right above his seat they were getting overly friendly with each other. It was way too much PDA!!! Right on top of Bill's hat! I found this too funny but Bill just ducked!
I learned that there are some really cool musicians I have never hear of and the age difference between Bill and I is very evident in the music we listen to! My new favorite is Irma Thomas she is contemporaries to Aretha Franklin and Diona Warwick or so my iphone says. I wikipedia her! She was really good even in the rain.
Sunday...Ahhh the rain... the rain... I had a poncho or as Bill called it my rain condom. I put it on right when we got there. Really people I am not into outdoor stuff. I don't want to camp, I don't want to get dirty really but I came for this I just didn't want the rain. At first it wasn't so bad, just light sprinkle. However it got harder and harder. It was like just when I dried off it would begin to rain again. I kept taking my poncho off and then it would immediately start raining again! Off and on off and on... one time I put it on inside out and then I was all wet again! My shorts were wet, my shoes, all of it!
Duane gave me some good advice, just go with it. Just go with it. I need to make that my mantra in life I think because when I finally just let it go I really got into the music. I was even dancing, REALLY... (I don't dance) I told Bill I guess I just have to be standing in a puddle of water in the rain to be able to dance! We saw Van Morrison but my favorite was Irma Thomas I am going to get some of her stuff on itunes!
On a side note, we came back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner, Duane decided not to go so I put on my pretty clothes and we were going out for dinner. It was pouring! so we needed a cab! They call but say it will be a while, well about 5 mins later this cab shows up with some other people so we jump into it. We get in and make the small talk with the driver. You know what we lacked in Paris! Bill was all chatty!
He asked how are you all tonight and I said... Better than sitting in the rain at Jazzfest. He said on you went to Jazzfest? Who did you see. I was on my Irma trip so I said.. Oh we saw Irma Thomas! She was my favorite, on and on. He turns around and says, Anyone look familiar?
Bill said, "Hey you are the drummer! I recognize you!" He said right, I am "Choo" and that he would tell Irma that I was her favorite that it would make her day.
Yes people he was! He pulled up his musician tag and said he was out tonight because taxi's were like gold because of the rain and that he was driving for a while before meeting up with them at the place they were playing at.
Fuuny right!
So my friends, just go with it. I am going to get that printed on a shirt!
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Just go with and we're not going to take it anymore on the other side. Glad you had a good time. you needed it.
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