Reggae Brunch Pics

Here are the highly anticipated reggae brunch pictures and commentary. You will be sad to hear that blue sweater dude was not in attendance. Perhaps his wife made him stay home and be both a husband and a father. Kate Hudson look alike was not there either. Without these two, it was still an irie good time. Here's a pic of Carlos just getting warmed up. Behind him are the keys & percussionist.

The crowd was small to begin with, but I was not worried. I knew the place would be packed in no time. Here is a shot of the early crowd, pre-drunkeness. If you look really hard you can see the top half of the one rastaFUPA that was in attendance. She is behind and to the left of the dude in the tan hat.

Here are some shots of the band. You can see guitar man and rasta percussionist in this photo. Lego saved the day by passing a pick to the guitar man mid-show. Way to go Lego!!!

The bass man.

Here is the drummer keeping a solid beat. Lego and I discussed the possibility of him being slightly Autistic and/or Asperger's due to his decreased social skills and lack of eye contact. He tends to hang out on stage and behind his drums the entire time, even on breaks. He looks very awkward while attempting to socially interact w/ people other than the band too. But hey, the guy knows his reggae beats, I don't judge.

This is when the show starts to get hot. A killer drum solo mid-session, not to be confused with the kick-ass drum solo at the end of the show.

High-maintenance, I go to a reggae brunch dressed in Jamacian colors and hope no one realizes my zip-up really says Ireland girl. As well as the Kid Rock look alike.

Lego stirs it up.

OH NO!!!! The Wrecker has found Salexis and is attempting to kidnap her!! What will we do?

Oh thank-Jah the mighty Lego steps in and the two are able to defeat the mamouth Wrecker and bring him down!!!

The hottest women in attendance, of course.

This man cannot and should not dance. Ever. His feet don't move but his knees and arms flail about. He reminds me of one of those toys you played with as a kid. The one that is a person w/ rubberband joints and you press your tumb on the bottom of the stand and it goes limp, then stands back up. Uh, that didn't sound so good, but you know what I mean. I see this guy at a lot of reggae shows.

Oh the dreaded tambourine man. The bartender from Great Lakes who was totally smashed. He thought grabbing the percussionists tambo was a great idea. Well, he grabbed it and didn't put it down for about 45 mintues. My right ear was ringing from the constant shaking he was doing. He was so trashed that he knocked about 5 beers off the amp.


Note to Lego, do not wear white shoes to reggae brunch on snowy February Sunday. He was forced to stand in beer puddles from crazy tambo man. Bummer.

Here is a shot of Rastafari sporting his Africa gear w/ matching leather hat. He's getting his dance on w/ Momma Midge, neither of these two stopped dancing all night. My kind of peeps.

Autistic drummer praying. Or perhaps taking a break? You decide.

A closing shot of myself and the manurse Issouf a.k.a. Isael. Too bad this guy has an orphanage of children and believes that humans were created by aliens. Yes, aliens, you didn't mis-read. Long live Rael and the Raelian movement.

Now, here is the final shot of the night. Salexis got herself stuck in a puddle in the parking lot upon getting to the show. It was balls cold Sunday, I believe like 5 degrees, so the water eventually froze around her tire. Not to mention she left her lights on, causing a dead battery. So, Isael & Lego, the gentlmen they are, stood out in the sub-arctic temperatures and jumped her vehicle. I got scolded for taking the picture, but it was well worth it. Seeing that my foot went through the ice on the other side and into a puddle, I was not worried about getting her unstuck. Isael was able to use his Jeep to push Salexis' Civic out of the hole and send her on her way. A not so great ending to a great night!!! Wah Wah Willie was home awaiting my text to update him on the show, but I got no signal in the Parkview, hopefully he reads this for his shout out.


One Love,
Medusa J

PS-spell check won't work, so excuse any typos.