Banjo
I started plucking at the banjo in January because my roomate has one and can play a little bit. Joanne, my roomate started teaching me how to strum the banjo, then I started to get interested. Kat, another roomate- her father plays banjo and offered to give me free lessons, which I of course graciously took. There ya go, I’ve been learning the Earl Scruggs finger- picking style since January. It has been great, I have written two songs which are awesomely sappy yet folky (I like to think). I have also learned how to play Worried Man by Earl Scruggs.
Here is Worried Man:
That guy is also super cool by the way. I only wish I had hunted that many deer to mount on my wall.
Tap Dance
So I have all this free time since I’m not in school right now, and I also recently received my income tax returns- two awesome things. So I decided to treat myself and buy some tap shoes and learn how to tap dance. I’ve always wanted to learn. I’m thinking I am going to use most of my time off to learn a bunch of random skills- perhaps I’ll tack on ribbon dancing, steel drumming or juggling. Basically I want to become this amazing, multi- talented street performer so I can quit school. Anywho, I learned a few steps off of YouTube and then signed up for a beginners tap class on Saturdays in Greenlake. I went to my first class last week, and me oh my… it was so much fun! I love how tap dancing is so rhythmic and musical. Tap dancers are also considered rhythmic musicians by the way- Wikipedia says so. We also learned this cute little dance to a show tune, I was so happy.
How cool are the Nicholas Brothers.
Thrift Shopping/ Fashion
i love the lace top and Vancouver
like the denim jacket and converse
dark florals yes
boots, denim vest, dog and hula hoop
classic casual
love the sweater
comfy
These pictures are all from lookbook.nu. I hope I don’t get into any copyright mess for this. I guess I’ll find out. I love all those outfits and lookbook has become this awful new way for me to waste more time on the computer.
Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne is a singer, producer, and multi- instrumentalist part of the label Stones Throw. His music sounds like soul from the 1960’s and 1970’s, his influences are ” Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, and Barry White” and inspirations are “Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, and the legendary songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland Jr.” (Ronnie Reese, Wax Poetics / Rollingstone.com)
I went and saw Mayer Hawthorne along with James Pants, Dam Funk and Peanut Butterwolf on their Stonesthrow Dj set tour at Chop Suey on April 25th. I have to say I was very pissed to have sat through James Pants for an hour to only hear three of Mayer Hawthorne songs. I was so bummed. I guess Mayer Hawthorne’s band wasn’t there? I don’t know what the deal was. I caught a bit of Dam Funk and he sounded pretty good, we danced to him for a while. Peanut Butterwolf was also awesome. I’m just not that into watching a guy look at his Mac, however intense he his nodding his head, or however cool the videos/ slides he is displaying. We ended up leaving early.
Here is a song from Mayer Hawthorne. He was absolutely adorable and charming onstage.
That’s about it for now. Goodnight.
