Borrowed raincoat, borrowed galoshes, and borrowed time

The teevee tells me that the weather's gone all orange and pink and red. It's disgusting, mixing those colors like that.

About an hour ago I was driving north on Avalon, taking a right onto Madison, when I saw the biggest fucking lightning streak I have ever seen. It was so big because it was seemingly right in fucking front of me, and its union with whatever it struck created the loudest and sickest boom-snap-crackle-fizz in the air around me, and set off car alarms all around the Piggly Wiggly.

It made my teeth hurt.

So, like many other level-headed young adults in this city, I'll be spending the evening at the Beale Street Music Festival downtown on the riverfront, blogging for the Commercial Appeal's MIM blog. I've got Courtney's galoshes, Donna's raincoat, and, if I can sneak out of the office in an hour or two, all night to devote to some mud-stompin', hurricane-drinkin', and music-listening.

Should be a good time. If I don't get electrocuted.

Day 126 — Angel Army

[for May 6]



These ladies were working it for Project Pat, who drew a ginormous crowd that I very nearly did not make it out of. The suburban kids love them some Project Pat. I had never felt more square than when I realized that I wasn't sure which dude on the stage was Project Pat, so I didn't really know where to point my camera. Ha.

But for those of you playing along at home, it's this guy:



Um, right?

Project 365

Day 125 — Wolfmother

[for May 5]



Their set rocked. Being down in the photo pit for the first three songs was fantastic. Then getting spit back out into the crowd was devastating. To go from the view above to the one below in ten short minutes is pretty humbling. But it gave me an excellent opportunity to observe some retarded audience drama about punches and shoes and cops.




Here's a little taste of Wolfmother for you:



Today I'm off work so I'm going downtown for the entire day. I'm looking forward to taking pictures in daylight for once.

Day 124 — Iggy Pop

[for May 4]



This one's for FearlessVK.

Project 365

BSMF blogging

(Not to be continued with BAMF blogging, which is what I do here on a regular basis.)

This weekend I'll be tickling the polystyrene buttons for The Commercial Appeal here at the official Memphis in May blog. Everyone's favorite Brandonian will be there too, thank god, since he's not updated his own blog since September — September! — and has left us pining for his biting insights since then.

I won't actually be at the festival the entire time all three days; I've got to work in the office until 7 or 8 on Friday and Saturday, at which point I'll be hauling ass down to the river. Sunday, though, should be pretty laid back, since I'm technically off work. I can think of worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon than down by the river, soaking up sun (hopefully), listening to the hum of live music and the pulse of a drunken crowd.

Something new for the BSMF blog this year is a reader-submitted Flickr photostream. If you're at the festival and you want to send photos that you've taken, shoot them to this address: flickr@commercialappeal.com. Keep the boob shots for yourself, pervs.

The weather looks to be sufficiently iffy for a muddy ol' good time, at least on Friday. I'm looking forward to it.