#134 - bumbershoot

i'm in canada right now! we drove up to seattle and spent two nights there. the second day we went to bumbershoot, which is a huge music and arts festival. it's been going on for many years but has become a giant event. i went with my parents, which was kind of odd cause it was more a "young people" thing. :)

we got there early, before gates opened, and stood in a long line that went around the EMP and down the street. it took about 20 minutes to get in once the line started moving at 11. once in we had to get our evening show passes, which were first come first served. the passes were for Superchunk and Death Cab for Cutie. i kind of mapped out the bands i wanted to see. there were about 5 different stages set up around the area, all with nice grassy areas to sit/lay in or stand and dance.

first we went to see vince mira, a young boy from seattle with an old, deep johnny cash-like voice! it was great. then we went to see joshua morrison but he got called away on military orders so couldn't make it. in his place was kristin ward, a folk singer. at that point my parents wanted to go to a comedy show and i to more music. so i left them.

i saw mark pickerel & the praying hands, blitzen trapper (awesome band from portland), langhorne slim (really awesome!) and two gallants.

i found some new music and had a great time! and of course in the evening, after we left to have dinner, we went and saw the big names in the stadium. it was fun. i got to dance around and be stuck with a bunch of sweaty teenagers. i went crowd surfing!!! i love it, you can see everything and it's fun!