Day 21 - Oklahoma City
Ok. I don't even feel like writing anymore. I'm tired of hearing the clack of this keyboard. But I'm going to try, again, to make it short.
Venue: Info Shop: It's this place some guys are trying to fix up and turn into a community center for everyone. They've got a library, a room full of free things, a hang out space, coffee shop and room for shows. It's still a work in progress put it was nice.
First Band: Guy singing amusing songs with his acoustic guitar
accompanied by a shadow-puppet show. Oh, but this was not your ordinary puppet show
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pretty elaborate puppet cut outs. Annnd um a few, shall we say, explicit puppets were used. It was funny for a while. I was also a little tired. I don't have to say anything more than the singer himself said after a song "You guys didn't know you drove all this way for a [risque] puppet show did you?"
When it looked like no one was going to show up, about 8 punk kids did, along with a dog. They looked a little rough, like those 20-30 somethings on the drag that walk in packs with their dogs. anyway, they came in and sat down. We just sat on the couches and decided to play an acoustic set switching off songs. Alex's voice was pretty much gone, so he spoke-sang some songs pretty Tom Waitsy. Started with Deep Ellum Blues. Then Sarah is Rising (with back-up vocals by everyone) The first ever chilled out Earth Mouth was performed. I know, you're thinking how can Earth Mouth be laid back. Oh, but it was. It was good. Balmorhea did Show Me for the first time in a while, Summer, Divisadero, and ended with Cabbage Town. You'd never think that kids that were probably running around at a crazy punk show the night before would be into us, but they were.
We packed up, made a stop at Denny's for one last meal together. A couple toasts were made. Too many Corwin jokes were spoken (Watch the Tim & Eric Awesome Show that the Balm guys are obsessed with, then you'll get it). And Mike made me laugh so hard, I got a late start on my coke float. These guys are hilarious. Outside, we got in a circle for a group huddle, our arms around each other. This is how we began the trip, huddling outside Rob's house before we knew anything of Manny, of crazy anarchist Co-Ops, of the chilling Mid-West Cold. It was nice to come full circle again. We gave each other good hugs, and split back up into our traveling cars. Balmorhea stayed with Mike's Dad and Alex, Adam and I stayed at the Dupree's in Dallas. Almost home.
-Aisha
When it looked like no one was going to show up, about 8 punk kids did, along with a dog. They looked a little rough, like those 20-30 somethings on the drag that walk in packs with their dogs. anyway, they came in and sat down. We just sat on the couches and decided to play an acoustic set switching off songs. Alex's voice was pretty much gone, so he spoke-sang some songs pretty Tom Waitsy. Started with Deep Ellum Blues. Then Sarah is Rising (with back-up vocals by everyone) The first ever chilled out Earth Mouth was performed. I know, you're thinking how can Earth Mouth be laid back. Oh, but it was. It was good. Balmorhea did Show Me for the first time in a while, Summer, Divisadero, and ended with Cabbage Town. You'd never think that kids that were probably running around at a crazy punk show the night before would be into us, but they were.
We packed up, made a stop at Denny's for one last meal together. A couple toasts were made. Too many Corwin jokes were spoken (Watch the Tim & Eric Awesome Show that the Balm guys are obsessed with, then you'll get it). And Mike made me laugh so hard, I got a late start on my coke float. These guys are hilarious. Outside, we got in a circle for a group huddle, our arms around each other. This is how we began the trip, huddling outside Rob's house before we knew anything of Manny, of crazy anarchist Co-Ops, of the chilling Mid-West Cold. It was nice to come full circle again. We gave each other good hugs, and split back up into our traveling cars. Balmorhea stayed with Mike's Dad and Alex, Adam and I stayed at the Dupree's in Dallas. Almost home.
-Aisha
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