my little snowflakes, i know what it’s like to miss out on things that are rad.
case-in-point:
on the evening of december 8th 2008 i was probably dicking around in SoCal buying groceries, pumping gas or getting a braz-wax when at my beloved Spaceland…THIS SHIT WAS HAPPENING:

thoughts?

unlike the last time that benharper was on last call, i didnt go and see this taping. if, however, you want to take a walk down memory lane, then you should read these posts:

• ben harper is cool, carson daly is not :: April 26, 2006
  
• last call w/ carson daly :: April 25, 2006

arent memories fun?

we staked out sweet spots on the lawn a mere 100feet or so from the stage. behind us were these four lesbian chicks of varying levels of attractiveness. what they may have lacked in hottness, they made up for in their lack of inhibition. the pretty girl said that she was officially keeping track of how many times she caught me stealing glances of the four-way-all-girl makeout session going on behind us. when i asked her for my total at the end of the evening, she said she quit counting in an effort to save me the embarrassment.

lesbians FTW.

so after graciously standing in line for coffee, the pretty girl decided to bring us back this treat. unfortunately after knowing each other for nearly a decade, she forgot that peanuts represent an anaphylactic shock type experience for me. she made it up to me by immediately running back to the ever-increasing line and returning with peanut-free ice cream.

good times.

so on saturday the pretty girl and i went to the claremont folk music festival in claremont, ca. as you may recall, brandon and i went last year and watched ben harper drop new music from the then unreleased “lifeline” album.

this year’s event was much more low-key and community oriented. the entire festival was held at sycamore elementary school (ben’s grade school alma mater). as the local artisans were packing up their tents and goods we claimed our place on the grade-school lawn with our trusty red & blue plaid blanket.

from about 100feet away we watched jackson browne, followed by ben harper and then taj mahal each rock incredible sets. benharper’s website has all the details, but here is the setlist which included a brand-new track (spanish red wine) for the new studio album.

1. Pleasure And Pain
2. Morning Yearning
3. I Shall Not Walk Alone
4. Black Rain
5. Gather ‘Round The Stone
6. There Will Be A Light
7. Suzie Blue
8. Spanish Red Wine
9. Tomorrow Is A Long Time

ben brought out different local musicians to accompany him throughout the set and even had his mom sing with him on “spanish red wine” and the dylan cover “tomorrow is a long time”

(all awesome looking photos were taken from benharper.net)