Day 342: Get The Fuck Up

Ha... my head is not as flowy and full first thing. It'll have to be trained to be. Not that I can complain. Good things afoot, both in the future and in the recent past. Last night's gig was kicking (http://excurs.io/excursions-23-october-2012) - next one 27th November. In my calendar already. 

I particularly loved the medley, which included songs I don't know, songs I do, but don't know the names of and the amazing Simon Says, done with panache and playfulness. The band were on fire all night. There were lots of freestylers, some of them more spoken word poets than rappers as such. Particularly in the case of Tat Yin, the band were like an organism - like the borg to his mind. He was good. With them, his stuff came alive. They breathed with him, did a dance of leading and following. I made you ache to watch it. It was fantastic. 

Same with the young female rapper (Dreamer?). She was very quiet, but very good. The band adapted to all of it, keeping just beneath her so her vocals were still the star, and leading her to up the volume/energy a little bit at times. Beautiful stuff. As always, the drummer was an art installation personified. Watching him exist in his flow is a whole night out in itself. He watches - he's like a sponge, or like hippy crystal healers would say crystals are. He's the megaphone. He drinks in what's going on and amplifies it. He is so focused, listening, and the music is in his body. He does a lot of whole body enjoyment and his mouth is always moving. Love watching Rob lead the band too. Proper playing going on... enjoying playing as well as doing it well musically playing. When the percussionist played, she looked terribly serious, but possibly like a cat with that kind of markings. Concentration face? She grinned when Dave said he'd sleep with the band, though - which made me smile. I like his onstageness. It says ease. 

This guy rocked

Nice times had all through with the boy. Shame it was tricky for him. I can't have any effect on that, though, so there's no benefit in my fretting. 

Well done me, then, for my current fail. No, I didn't have an early night and no, I haven't done other writing. No, I"m not up early really. I have done a bit of work already, though, and I'm awake. And I watched this: 
http://www.ted.com/talks/john_maeda_how_art_technology_and_design_inform_creative_leaders.html

And I've blogged. There, it's done. Blog, in yer face. Get in!