More Musings From The Rathskeller

In my sleepy fog early this morning (or REALLY late last night), I left out the best stories from last night's show!!

We had quite the audience, as I am sure you gathered. Any time you have multiple pirates and wenches on your dance floor, you KNOW it's gonna be a good night! I hate I didn't get any pics with them.

My first favorite thing that happened was a very sweet couple that got up to dance during Carl's set. I thought Carl was incredible. He's one of those artists that just bleeds on stage. He did about an hour long acoustic set. He has a very honest and dark tone to his music, which makes it very powerful. One of his songs he keeps saying throughout the lyric "I wish you were a whore". (the girl in the song is so wonderful that he can't get over her... and he wishes she would be a horrible person to make it easier on him). But the lovely couple got up to dance DURING this song. If you weren't listening to the lyric, it was a really pretty song. But they started dancing right when he is repeating "I wish you were a whore" very passionately over and OVER again.

Watching Carl trying to keep his composure was priceless. He began slurring the words together so you couldn't understand him - he was trying not to annunciate. It was just awkward for everyone. :) But they never realized the irony in their to decision to dance to THAT song. Whew.

But THEN! The the first song they danced to in my set was "Fancy." Yet another song about a prostitute. Hmmm.

You can listen to Carl's music... including the infamous "Wish You Were A Whore" on his myspace page. Ben Strano produced his record AND James played drums on his record as well!! :)
Carl Pike

My next favorite was particular dancer during my set. He would come up to the front of the stage - put his foot up on the stage, and then push off. He'd then go to one side of the dance floor and step one foot off to touch the gravel... then kind of spin an saunter over to the other side of the dance floor, touch one foot in the gravel, and then he would start all over back at the front of the stage. It looked like a slow motion, dancing version of a drill in basketball practice or something.

THEN. The ALL TIME BEST. There was one man who was WAY more excited than the rest. He was SO overcome with excitement that he would alternate standing in front of Chris and then Miguel - get as close to them as possible from below the stage, and with all his might, flip them off with BOTH hands. Forcefully. Over. And over. And over again. The great thing was that I *THINK* he was trying to pay us a compliment. It was his way of showing his appreciation. I guess?

Peace. Love. Fiddle.
~natalie