02-08-2025, 02:16 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2025, 09:27 AM by Drunk Monk.)
Misread the ticket and got there an hour before doors opened so I hung out at Marshall’s & walked past the academy & flavors dispensary & Starbucks & a new place that’s got a few good reviews called Tortillas. Looked like Chipotle.
Boom Draw opened. It was all about these two older gentlemen - bass & rhythm guitar. They hit that sweet spot between roots, ska & rock steady with a Santa Cruz lilt. Very irie and I was front of stage.
A bunch of friends found me there at FOS my enabler Ben who I was expecting, DJ Spleece, DJ Aye Que Linda (they had a rough separation last summer and I’m not sure how things stand), Dorothy & Raj - a stoner surfer couple, parents of one of Tara’s high school friends - I didn’t recognize Dorothy at first and had to cheat by looking her up on my phone. Also saw Maureen, the Mom of. JM doc who is in deep. She just did Rotodum in Spain - a massive well known reggae on the beach.
Ginger Root was a ginger with a mighty dread and a super gaudy shirt. He had this 80s pop lilt but achieved some very danceable almost disco moments. Ben & I were still FOS. He was backed by the Dukes and they were hard. I enjoyed the bass and lead guitar.
Fully Fullwood lead singers were great - a Rasta with Toots gospeelesque roots and a stunning female singer. DM turned to Ben & said ‘You know, if she asked me; I’d shank you in the kidney. But it’s unlikely that’ll happen so no worries.’ He quipped back ‘I’d shank myself if she asked.’
When Ben texted me yesterday that he bought a ticket, he was all ‘No pressure’. I replied with a YouTube of Toots doing Pressure Drop. When the band went into Pressure Drop, I proclaimed that the Force was with me.
At one point, Fully asks for a joint. A big dread behind us that was huffing so much smoke he made me cough standing next to him whipped out a beauty - traditional tobacco-rolled. The lead dude huffs it while going into this super Stoney groove, then passes it to Ben who indulges and then passes it to me but I passed because I’m avoiding smoking nowadays with so many edible options. Then security busts Ben so he puts it out and leaves it on a stool on stage. After the show was over, it was still there until Ben went half. It was a long leftover, was lit h 2 inches left. The Force was with Ben too.
Boom Draw opened. It was all about these two older gentlemen - bass & rhythm guitar. They hit that sweet spot between roots, ska & rock steady with a Santa Cruz lilt. Very irie and I was front of stage.
A bunch of friends found me there at FOS my enabler Ben who I was expecting, DJ Spleece, DJ Aye Que Linda (they had a rough separation last summer and I’m not sure how things stand), Dorothy & Raj - a stoner surfer couple, parents of one of Tara’s high school friends - I didn’t recognize Dorothy at first and had to cheat by looking her up on my phone. Also saw Maureen, the Mom of. JM doc who is in deep. She just did Rotodum in Spain - a massive well known reggae on the beach.
Ginger Root was a ginger with a mighty dread and a super gaudy shirt. He had this 80s pop lilt but achieved some very danceable almost disco moments. Ben & I were still FOS. He was backed by the Dukes and they were hard. I enjoyed the bass and lead guitar.
Fully Fullwood lead singers were great - a Rasta with Toots gospeelesque roots and a stunning female singer. DM turned to Ben & said ‘You know, if she asked me; I’d shank you in the kidney. But it’s unlikely that’ll happen so no worries.’ He quipped back ‘I’d shank myself if she asked.’
When Ben texted me yesterday that he bought a ticket, he was all ‘No pressure’. I replied with a YouTube of Toots doing Pressure Drop. When the band went into Pressure Drop, I proclaimed that the Force was with me.
At one point, Fully asks for a joint. A big dread behind us that was huffing so much smoke he made me cough standing next to him whipped out a beauty - traditional tobacco-rolled. The lead dude huffs it while going into this super Stoney groove, then passes it to Ben who indulges and then passes it to me but I passed because I’m avoiding smoking nowadays with so many edible options. Then security busts Ben so he puts it out and leaves it on a stool on stage. After the show was over, it was still there until Ben went half. It was a long leftover, was lit h 2 inches left. The Force was with Ben too.
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