[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
coming through loud and clear?
how was the fest?
MEK
Well, I can only speak for Monday since I decided not to stand in line
for an hour with a bunch of drunken idiots on Saturday night. And as
for Sunday I wasn't all that interested in paying $20 for the line-up.
However, Monday was amazing. I hung-out with fellow list member Drew D.
out of Minneapolis. We got there right when they opened the gate to
catch Carl's set. Although C2 didn't really put much effort into his
performance he dropped some great cuts and the sound was just right.
(By the way if anyone knows the last track that C2 dropped I would be
interested to know). After C2 we got out of the heat for a few minutes
and re-hydrated. When we returned for Louie Vega who was in the process
of putting together a flawless set of deep house--working with the same
great sound system C2 was on. Mr. V then came out and sang along with
his "Giving You Something With Jazz." Next Blaze came on and did their
thing for about 30 - 45 minutes and were excellent and in great
spirits. The vibe was amazing with a very nice mix of people. We then
jumped over to the main stage to catch about an hour of Derrick's set.
Derrick was on his game and the sound was perfect. We then moved back
to the house stage where LV and Mr. V tag-teamed on about a dozen or so
disco edits and just having a total blast. After dancing non-stop for
about 5 hours we went to LaShish for grape leaf and hummus sandwiches.
What a great end to the festival for me.
As for the afterparties we went to the Soul Bomb party on Friday night,
where Malik Alston was definitely the highlight in my opinion. He did a
number called (I guess) "I'm On My Way To Chicago ..." which I can't get
that one out of my head. On Saturday night we went to the John Arnold /
Jeremy Ellis gig. Those guys were hotter than Hades--really tore it
up. From there we went over to Oslo to catch the last 15 minutes of
Shake's set. Left there and bumped into KDJ who we chatted-up for a
couple minutes--he's such a cool cat.
Scott Ellis
