Loose Leaf Notes

A “Where’s Waldo” sea of heads bobbed for Keller Williams, the one man jam band whose quirky lyrics sometimes reminds me of Prine.

Watch them bob here.

I learned to film a video clip with one hand while drinking a beer in the other while watching The Midatlantics play.  They really worked hard for their On the Rise votes in the VIP Beer Tent stage Friday. Later, I saw a couple of them walking around cool and in shorts and t-shirts as if it never happened.

The crowd was impressed.  I’m just sorry I didn’t get a photo or clip of the lead singer on mandolin jumping a foot or so off the ground during a song that he said once caused a bass neck to break, but I did manage to get THIS.

This is Shovels and Rope playing on the main stage.  Can you believe the woman had a big alligator design on the back of her dress?  Just to confuse me, I saw another photo taken of them where she was playing guitar and he was on drums.  I must have missed that part.

I love it when performers sing their hearts out. These two got close enough to kiss when they sang into one mic, and the energy they shared was very sensual.  I looked it up later and found that they are a couple.  HERE is a short clip of them doing “Wrecking Ball” (not the song by Miley Cyrus).  Their hit song Birmingham won song of the year at the Americana Music Honors and Awards and was performed on David Letterman.

I ran into my friend Bob (aka as Bob the Builder) who was taking a picture at the 18 foot Phoenix that (in keeping with the festival theme of Fire on the Mountain) is going to be lit up Saturday night.  He liked the part where someone had written Be John Lennon.

I learned that Bob built the thing (all but the head).   He thought another line that read “Appreciate the Present” should have said “Appreciate the President.” So we got some chalk and wrote that together.

And then there is this.

And this.

Off to do Saturday …  Read about Floydfest 2015 day 2 HERE.