The Extra Shot


May 26, 2009

Long drives, accoustic guitars and high school androgny

Filed under: Uncategorized — Marc @ 15:03

Also, Kant, rain, poorly eq’ed PA system and a blog post written on an iPod.

I sit presently at Brother’s Coffee, in Gaylord, MI. Every Tuesday, they have an open mic night: black Takamine guitars, bumper-stickered cases, tight jeans, Converse low-tops and t-shirts advocating bands with an appropriate level of obscurity. You know the scene. Mix that with on-site roasting and a LaMarzocco FB-70 and I deem it worth the hour-long drive. I’m not entirely sure where I’m going with this post; I’m mostly just writing to test the usability of the iPod touch Wordpress app and to gain a small reprieve from “Critique of Pure Reason.”. Heck, I’m not yet halfway through the introduction. I might shift to “Hawke,” an Aunt Pat-recommended thriller.

The guys on stage have put the ‘Tak down and are now
riffing with a didgory-do and a djembe. I’m reasonably confident that I spelled at least one of those right. Anyway, I’m pretty sure Mandy would completely dig this. I wonder if they’ll play any Josh Radin. I doubt it; they’ve been sticking pretty close to Fallout Boy and Three Doors Down and for the love of all that is good, will somebody de-muddy the high-mids?!

Hey, here’s something cool: last Thursday and Friday found my good friends Andy and Nick (of olden-day extrashot fame) up in the northern regions for a visit. We went camping and shooting and trail-riding. It was a killer time; I’ll post some pictures when I get home.

Okay, back to Kant. Keep livin’ the adventure, friends.

2 Comments »

  1. I suspect you also know which one you spelled right. Funny that it was the hard one with the weird silent letter.

    Comment by E — May 28, 2009 @ 12:33

  2. so i know i am behind on reading these, but for the record i think you are right that i would love the scene. wish i’d been there. though probably would have been perusing something a little lighter than kant ;)

    Comment by mandy — July 21, 2009 @ 13:37

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