Last night was filled with pleasant surprises. For starters, Josh (banjo) and Stereo Steve (acoustic guitar) improvised a bluegrass-tinged version of a deconstructed Led Zeppelin song. Serolynne spun poi to it, and really nailed it even though she’s never spun poi to banjo! That combination was definitely unexpected emergent phenomenon. Pure Delight.
Then Jen Anderson took us through an offbeat but radio-friendly alternative play list she created to help break her niece out of a suburban-imposed Top 40 prison. Pearl showed up with her music loving crew from Oakland – Eric, James, and Kimberley – and a free-flowing discussion about favorite songs, bands, and live shows ensued.
We touched on many genres – reggae, ska, gospel, old time, alternative, 70s, soul, and more. Folks connected to the past and to each other around the music they’ve made and experienced. Jen’s lively “niece prison break project” play list kept the conversation going jazz-like.
Then JX treated us to a couple songs on guitar. In between, we traded CDs, chatted, and noshed. I’m happy to report that I gave most of my CD collection away, plus I scored two compilation CDs courtesy of Stereo Steve – one of awesome Who covers and another featuring The Jam, Beth Orton, Billy Bragg, Squeeze, and the Arctic Monkeys. Thank you Steve!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
We’ll be at Citizen Space for the next 6 months on third Thursdays. Here’s the address: 425 2nd Street #100, San Francisco (2nd @ Harrison). Citizen Space is a vibrant, spacious co-working facility with all the amenities we need. Plus, you can enter the space through the ground floor loading dock! How industrial.
If you have any ideas for activities or speakers for upcoming meetings, please drop me a line. Feel free to suggest yourself. Here’s the schedule:
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
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