battle of the bands
February 23rd, 2007
as usual my ears are humming … i was “an adult presence” more or less … i stood around watching and listening but i was too close down front .. when a few kids wanted to dance on my side i stood between them and the stage and looked official … the bands are always surprising … as impressive in unexpected ways … sure somebody’s off-key sometimes or the beat gets momentarily lost (but hardly ever cuz the drummers are spectacular across the board) or this song is pretty much like the last one … and sure i never could make out more than a moment’s worth of lyrics … but i could tell they were saying something & trying real hard to mean it … some had a really strong presence … being there & owning the stage for the moment … letting the music take them … it was this most evident desire to give themselves to the music that ran through every band & made it worth being there while it happened … and all these folks are ours and they walk the halls every day being ordinary carmel kids … and they come out on a friday night and rock the place … and buzz my old ears
