One Half Buddhist, One Half Christian, One Half Pagan

Trying to decide if I should do Readercon or the Clearwater Festival this year.

Admission is more for Clearwater, but food and shelter will be more at Readercon.

So that huge list of performers I saw, that I had to split between two posts? That was just one stage. There were three other performance stages, a dance tent, a storytelling stage, and a jam stage.

There was also a juried craft show, a artisanal food/farmer's market, a food court where I was indecisive because everything looked so good (instead of because everything looked so bad), a row of booths about living a more eco-friendly life and other environmental issues, and another row of booths full of information about assorted good causes. When I go to next year's show I'll probably do more wandering in that part of the festival.

In summary, The Clearwater Festival is absolutely amazing, and I'll be going every year I can manage it.

( Part 2 of my epic post about my weekend.  )
And that was my weekend. Saturday is here.

I am burnt to a crisp, still a little mentally fried, and still physically exhausted. It was totally worth it and there's no way I'm not doing it again next year.

( The details of the weekend. )
And that was Saturday. I think I'll do a separate post for Sunday. I did a separate post for Sunday.

I decided I am going to the Clearwater Festival. It will be a little expensive, but not more than I would have spent on Readercon (which I've decided I'm not going back to until I have someone who'll go with me.)

So, my tickets and hotel room are booked, and I'll hit the road after work tomorrow.

*squee* I'm going to see Pete Seeger! And the Indigo Girls! And Billy Bragg! And John Sebastian! And Dar Williams! And Jorma Kaukonen! And, and, and bunches of other people!

As much as I'd love to, it doesn't look like I'm going to go to the Clearwater Festival next weekend. $70 is just a bit much for one day, and while $95 for two days seems more reasonable, I'd then have to arrange for a crash space or a hotel room.

Maybe next year.

This was a very full, fun weekend.

It started Friday. Sometime during the afternoon I learned that one of my favorite blues performers would be at the Helsinki club in Hudson on Friday night. Over dinner Tom & I decided we'd go to the show. I waffled a little, doubting that we'd be able to get there in time or that there'd be tickets left if we did. Tom didn't let me talk myself out of it. :)

The opening act was Scrapomatic. They were very good, but didn't quite cross the line into great. I think their biggest weakness was not enough variety of mood in the songs they chose.

The main act was Shemekia Copeland who put on a fabulous show. A good mix of up-beat and laid back songs, and she and the band seemed to be having just as much fun as the audience.

Saturday we got a (relatively) early start, and headed out to Brimfield, MA for one of biggest antique shows in the country. Mostly we just wandered about looking at all the cool old stuff. I bought a couple of pretty decanters for my cordials, and some old skeleton keys for crafting with. Tom bought some old books of the "how to fix anything" varity.

Getting dinner on the way home Saturday night was more effort than we wanted it to be. Nothing really sounded good, and finally we ended up at Arizona Pizza in Lee. It hit the spot.

Sunday I took as a lazy recovery day, doing a little dishes but not much else, but Tom kept running around. He did laundry, went rock climbing, and got together with some buddies.

Body: A little stuffed up, but nothing seems to hurt too much.

Stress Level: 2

Reading: Work: a Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

Hearing: My usual random mix of music.

Etsy Find: A make-up mystery bag. Seems like a fun idea.

Tonight's Project: Just the gym.

Randomness: Friday night I drove south to see The Carolina Chocolate Drops with my friend Katie. Their music is hard to describe, but wonderful. If you get a chance to see them I highly recommend taking it.


Get your own valentinr

I find I like rap/hip-hop better in other languages. For example, I really enjoyed this NPR Tiny Desk Concert by Ana Tijoux.

Buddy Guy, at the Egg, in March.

It sounds like a clue from some odd mash-up of Jeopardy and Clue, doesn't it?