June 22, 2007

the bong...

Few things are more pleasant than a village graced with a good church, a good priest and a good pub.

-John Hillaby

Last night is just what I needed. It was great to see friends, to let loose a liitle. Cafe Bong is a great little hole in the wall. It is the Platonic ideal of the dive bar. We even shorted out the juke box when we unplugged our equipment last night. Very exciting stuff. It would have been more rock 'n roll if we had blown the fuse during the concert, but that just ain't gonna happen with us. You don't often hear about the mando blowing the electric.

Maybe someday.

There were several good things that happened last night. I got to blow off some much needed stress. (So relaxed right now...) The barkeep was thrilled with the turnout. We're going to try to come out there at least once a month...maybe a regular Monday or Tuesday night gig. That would be fantastic. And another band was present. We are going to try some double bills. The Sons of Susan are a great "tin pan alley" band. Some of you might recall that I played with them for a bit. Their regular mando player, Joe, is a nice guy...and, yes, we play the instrument very differently. It's not about better...it's about different. So he and I spoke about a double bill and some shared tunes. I would pull out the bouzouki to accompany his mando. He has this century old "A" mandolin that is so sweet.

Thanks to all who showed up last night. You know who you are. I'll see you all soon!

Oh, and if you are up on current slang, tell me what the hell "twee" means! I looked it up. I am not sure that it means what the on-line dictionary says it means. I am an old man. Help me out.

Okay, well, I need to get ready for a meeting. I have a coffee date with one of the village trustees here in town. I have been thinking about some of Ref's networking choices. I think that they work well here even though there are 32,000 Wilmettians and not 150. The community lines are very similar.

Peace!

Posted by tripp at June 22, 2007 06:49 AM
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'the bong...

Last night is just what I needed.'

For a moment I thought 'now I fully understand your recent "legalise it" quotation'! :D

Posted by: The young fogey at June 22, 2007 10:32 AM

LOL...

Alas, no...No toke-age in the parsonage or anywhere else. This is for the best. I have six very hard working brain cells. I cannot afford to lose any more!

Posted by: Tripp at June 22, 2007 10:37 AM

So if I come to Chicago we can't smoke a bowl at your place. Oh, crumbs.

'Twee' roughly means saccharine and dandyish but falling short of stylish. Like 'naff' (which can mean that but also means 'cheap crap') but more like 'oh, how sweeeet - not!' Where it came from IIRC: think 'Precious Moments' pronounced as 'Pweshus Moments' and do something like that with 'sweet'.

An example: writing 'Our Lady' as 'Our Ladye' and not as a joke.

Posted by: The young fogey at June 22, 2007 11:16 AM

Hey, I really wish I could have made it last night, but I had choir rehearsal 'til 10-ish. But let me know about next time -- I want to go!

Posted by: Emily at June 22, 2007 11:23 AM

Wow. I have a 19 year old and a 15 year old. And I think I'm realtively up on the language thing...but this, well. Now I'll have to be like an old lady and ask them...ah, duh, ah, what does twee mean? Big silence. Then, "Mom.??" eventually one of them will tell, Of course I will never know if what they tell me is the truth. For all I know I go about using "hip" young language in all the wrong ways and my kids are laughing their heads off....(sigh)

Posted by: mompriest at June 22, 2007 08:50 PM
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