Ahhh what a weekend. The discobiscuits KILLED it last night at The Brooklyn Bowl, my new favorite music venue.... I know I am in the right place when I keep running into random people that i know... and GOOD people that I like.
(The lane pitctured next to the wall is the actual lane I was playing from all night)
The high ceilings are essential to a good venue, that is part of what makes the Beacon Theater, the rock cathedral, so fantastic. (they just remodeled it... look at the pictures) It is amazing that I somehow associate the brooklyn bowl show last night with the Beacon- a beautiful work of art and a legend in rock and roll history.
Before last nights show, I ran into a guy who actually worked at the Beacon when I was backstage earlier this year for the Allman Brothers wtih Warren Haynes. His name is Stan? I think and he is seriuously TCB* at the venues. He is a good man and we spoke about the Bob Wier show at the brooklyn bowl on Friday (I was offered tickets to that through another friend and made the bigkid responsible decision to turn him down... but it was painful; so it was nice to hear about it from this dude- he knows his concerts and he said Bob Wier had a fantastic show)
The disco Biscuits show last night was better than the Allman Brothers show at the Beacon. It was a combination of the people, the music and the fact that I was on and off BOWLING last night. Yeah bowling. and I took care of business as well- three strikes in a row.
DG is usually my concert buddy- no small feat, and although he was missed last night, I enjoyed running around. There was a great dance spot halfway back stage left... that got alittle wierd towards the end, but Jose, one of the several good guys who were TCB* saved my spot on the three steps by the velvet rope that divided the vip bowling alley disco dance party from the bumping crowd.
ALSO- the coolest thing- I met the guy who did all the video instillation's above the Bowling Lanes. He had the sickest moustache I have ever seen. It was somehow a cross between a Hitler square and a bushy handlebar. This was a serious stash, it was well trimmed and did not go down around the sides of his face.
His roommate was behind us spinning music and video while the crowd slowy gathered for the show. Each bowling lane has a HUGE screen over the top of the area where the pins are. We started talking about the mash up videos that were so fantastically mixed with the tunes. I loved that the DJ was actually SPINNING DVDS, so the Michael Jackson mix- it would be a dvd of the jackson five remixed above my lane (as I am throwing strikes DOWN) and that dvd remix would meld with the tunes and it was so good- I don't know if I am doing a good job of explaining this- but he had two turntables and one when he spun it is connected to the video... fantastic. oh and also this dude is my neighbor in manhatthan
The disco Biscuits (I feel like Ive spent so much time babbling about the venue that I didn't mention the fact that they are so good- and it was last night of a several day tour & a full day of traveling.... The business manager also took care of business (that's how I got to be with the cool kids- he is Hil-dogs friend- she met him in a bar) and he is so hospitable and really took care of me (thank you Joey) and the tunes were bumping... as usual it was after the halftime that it got really fantastic- I was musically moved and was rocking out (in all my little areas) and Id keep running into random really great, surprising people. Hagas- bookclub style (it was awesome- I go to what looks like a good spot- find Tyler there- always at the good spots-- then I find Haggas! and we are rocking out dancing Disco style and chatting about book club. Fabulous...
(the adventure continued)
oh- so I left right before the end. I think they might've already started the encore, and was headed back to the L(ove) Train to go to my island and saw these dudes across the street. One has a BANJO. A BANJO. In. BROOKLYN.
I had to stop for a Banjo in Brooklyn. He was about to walk back inside but stayed for a second. His friend came out with the fiddleviolin and they started playing for me. The bartender ran out because apparently jamsessions in the street are a nono when one has neighbors, so we went inside.
I got a tecate on ice with 3 lemons and the bartender and I played the spoons while the waiter stacked chairs and the fiddleviolin & BANJO in BROOKLYN played. (The bartender was way better at the spoons than I was and I kept telling them that they needed to check out the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from North Carolina) I only stayed for one session (only half my beer). and then I headed home. Very Happy.
oh gave the bartender a copy of the biscuits EP- the show was actully an EP release party and they gave out lots of cds at the door. And that was cool.
*Taking Care of Business
My term for skilled veterans who can control a dancing, hyped up mob of crazy people, most of whom are not sober and many who are on psychedelics. Professionals at takin care of business and no bullshit/no meanness crowd control was highly appreciated last night.
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