Hurricane Relief Show: Part Three
Just what kind of Rock and Roll Central Valley benefit was the local Hurricane Relief Show over at The Dome last Sunday? Here's Part Three...
DJs spun tunes throughout the day. DJ Jake (on right) spun "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash after bellydancers first took the stage.
Along with the rest of the crowd I was mesmerized with local belly dancers who took the stage between bands. I seriously considered putting my camera down, throwing on some sequins and candles and just swaying in the crowd, but JR slapped me in the face a few times and told me to calm down...
Give Impulse with Matt Howell at the helm symbolized what the show meant to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He wore a relief shirt and even talked a bit about helping out the good folks of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Mississippi.
I was so excited about the strong show that Give Impulse put on that I made sure to walk out to the patio after their set and stare at their merchandise booth. Yes, I just stood and stared. OK, I did talk to Weeze about an upcoming art project, but I had a shifty-eyed look about me as I kept looking over to their new rad T-shirts that depict a headless metal fan whose head exploded from too much Give Impulse.
Now, think how excited I was when lead man Matt Howell brought me a shirt later? Right away I put it on and proudly wore it the rest of the day... My hypnosis does work, so look out all you bands!
Let me just say the end of their performance was a guitar-raising moment thanking the crowd for being such good fans...
Matt sings to the Bakersfield metal crowd...
DJs spun tunes throughout the day. DJ Jake (on right) spun "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash after bellydancers first took the stage.
Along with the rest of the crowd I was mesmerized with local belly dancers who took the stage between bands. I seriously considered putting my camera down, throwing on some sequins and candles and just swaying in the crowd, but JR slapped me in the face a few times and told me to calm down...
Give Impulse with Matt Howell at the helm symbolized what the show meant to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He wore a relief shirt and even talked a bit about helping out the good folks of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Mississippi.
I was so excited about the strong show that Give Impulse put on that I made sure to walk out to the patio after their set and stare at their merchandise booth. Yes, I just stood and stared. OK, I did talk to Weeze about an upcoming art project, but I had a shifty-eyed look about me as I kept looking over to their new rad T-shirts that depict a headless metal fan whose head exploded from too much Give Impulse.
Now, think how excited I was when lead man Matt Howell brought me a shirt later? Right away I put it on and proudly wore it the rest of the day... My hypnosis does work, so look out all you bands!
Let me just say the end of their performance was a guitar-raising moment thanking the crowd for being such good fans...
Matt sings to the Bakersfield metal crowd...
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Saturday, September 24, 2005.
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