SHARING THE SHOWS
Thank heavens for Pete, who finds the music news before I do and updates me. Thanks to that, I was able to get free tickets to Donna the Buffalo. I’d heard of them but never really knew their music. But, thanks to this show, I’m now a member of the Herd, the term for Donna the Buffalo fans.
The Kennedy Center is a posh-looking spot, known for hosting plays, operas, and symphonies; I attended a film festival back in April. I definitely stood out in my Grateful Dead tie-dye among all the elegant attire. I was to meet with Josh, a friend from my college days who recently moved to nearby Arlington, Virginia. I had saved us two seats, but when I saw people dancing in that little dance floor area toward the front, it was a no-brainer: dance. I noted a pair of videographers during the show, and I started thinking about the work that goes into putting together a concert video. The editing must be precise. Josh and I were on PSTV, our campus television station, back in the 1990s. I learned I wasn’t cut out to work in a TV studio (looking back, I think I would’ve liked it more had there been more opportunities to shoot out in the field); apparently, Josh wasn’t either, so we’ve both migrated to education (he a Career Coach, I a professor). Now, the show itself: the male singer, Jeb Puryear, sounds a great deal like a comprehensible version of Bob Dylan. Josh observed the group is like Jefferson Airplane; I can get on board with that. The show was only one hour, and I don’t mind a show ending early, but I’m definitely hungry for more buffalo. The encore, “Blue Sky,” is officially my favorite, after having heard it on a show recording and live (this is different from the Allman Brothers version). We headed back to Josh’s sweet bachelor pad (a model for all bachelor pads) and enjoyed some grub at Fire Works Pizza while we reminisced about fun times at the TV station. All I can say is, I’m in the right career now.
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