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June 25, 2006

Wonderland Part II

A little about yesterday.

Wonderland. This is sort of bizarre but: a few days ago I had a blog entry titled Wonderland. I pulled it down (as I do from time to time when my writing is boring and trite) but it was there. And then I go to the OB Street Fair yesterday and there is this arrow that points to Wonderland. And just today, someone actually SAID to me LAST NIGHT WAS LIKE WONDERLAND.

So what the fuck up with all this Wonderland stuff? It's a mystery to me.

Whatever. It's weird but I have to move on. Practically Levitating, I am not. I'll save that for tomorrow.

So the day itself was pretty chill - it was cloudy and overcast here, and I was on a mission to stay sober until night.

This is some of the crew from The Vine partying at Shawn's as I made my way to the beach. Actually they are ALL from The Vine, except for that dude to Renee's right. I don't know who that guy is.

I mostly hung with Brian, Shannah, and Emma at the beach.

Emma is such a cool baby. She's a little bundle of awesomeness (with some pretty meaty thighs, as well.) She'd be the coolest baby in the world, if it weren't for my nephew Ryan. As it stands now, she runs a very close second. I can't WAIT until Emma and Ryan get married and have kids that will be so cool that they will basically rule the planet. The Spawn of Brangelina will look like friggen Oompa Loompas compared to Ryan and Emma's kids.

OK I know that is a pretty crazy idea, but you never know.

So... made it over to Shelter Island in excellent condition, and the Pink Martini show was really fun. I will say right here and now that Humphey's is a lame venue for this kind of show, because for the most part you are not allowed to stand up and dance. However, knowing this, Mark and I didn't even go to our seats but instead, stood by the little cement wall where security will let you hang out if you can't sit still. So there was me, Mark, and two other people behind us standing and dancing a little, and then all the seats filled with prosperous white people sitting down behind us.

It was killer though. Someone told me later, it was the best concert they had EVER seen at Humphrey's. And these people get these subscription packages and go to many, many (populated by the yuppified set) shows. Pink Martini are just totally and completely awesome and they have this new (at least new for me, I think) cellist that totally rocked my world - Brant Taylor. Man. He almost stole the show from singer China Forbes last night, but this could be because he was on my side of the stage. Funny how a passionate Cello playing nerd can suddenly become the hottest guy in the universe.

It was windy, and the palm trees around the outdoor theater were blowing around, and I never looked at a face behind me, because I as close as I could possibly be. It was kind of magical.

After the show I saw Thomas who owns the wine bar in Portland (he was also really great last night) and the first thing out of my mouth was "THAT CELLO GUY. STRAIGHT OR GAY?" Man I can sure be obnoxious sometimes.

So. I am now exhausted because due to a few turns of events I didn't go to bed until really late and I also have a hangover today. Tomorrow is Radiohead and because of said turns, I am not in the same mood I was two days ago. In one moment, everything can change completely, and I feel like in my life these one-moment changes are like a domino game and there is danger around every corner.

Having said that, if Radiohead plays one of the following tomorrow (or Tuesday or Friday) I will be a very happy woman: Lucky. Pyramid Song. Black Star. Just. Like Spinning Plates. How to Disappear Completely.

There are a lot more but I won't bore you with more until Tuesday.

Posted by Shannon at June 25, 2006 7:38 PM
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