One of the lead singers in the band is the supervisor of the Waste Department and he came up with this band name last year. The band membership changed a bit this year with the addition of a fabulous female singer, excellent keyboardist and me on drums.
We played our first gig at Icestock and were a complete hit. Our repertoire included James Brown's "Sex Machine", "Play that Funky Music", "Lady Marmalade", and a funktage (seamless "montage" of songs) including "Superstition", "Love Rollercoaster", "Let it Whip", "You Dropped A Bomb" and "Get Down On It". The crowd loved our costumes, dances, energy and danceability.
We played a second acoustic show later in the month and just last weekend put on two hour performance - complete with video! The show was great fun and the video was a blast to make. Fortunately for us, our keyboardist is also the local videographer for science-related events. He did a tremendous job editing and directing the film.
Here are some photos of Icestock and of the band - starring:
Jimmy Large: Vocals and cow bell
Boom Boom: Vocals
Poopsie Starfish: Bass guitar
Mashed Potato: Guitar
Tasty Crumbles: Keyboard
Peaches Delite (me): Drums
Here's the publicity poster for the gig last week. Our fine videographer/keyboardist created the image from the photo above.
10 comments:
We want a Podcast Sheri! Or at least bring the video home with you, please? Puun, MB
Man, and they say Alaska folks are strange...
Will certainly bring a copy of the video home!
When are you de-icing? Puun, MB
We are leaving the ice on February 19 and then on to Sydney and Tasmania for 4 weeks! Hooray!
Happy Thawing!
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) -
thaw /θɔ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[thaw] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used without object)
1. to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
2. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes fol. by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out.
3. (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow: It will probably thaw today.
4. to become less formal, reserved, or aloof: He thawed at their kindness.
5. to become less hostile or tense: International relations thawed.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause to change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
7. to free from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold; bring to a more normal temperature, esp. to room temperature: I took the steaks out of the freezer and thawed them.
8. to make less cold, formal, or reserved.
9. to make less tense or hostile.
–noun
10. the act or process of thawing.
11. the act or fact of becoming less formal, reserved, or aloof.
12. a reduction or easing in tension or hostility.
13. (in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.
14. a period of such weather: We had a two-week thaw in January.
15. the thaw, the first day in the year when ice in harbors, rivers, etc., breaks up or loosens enough to begin flowing to the sea, allowing navigation: The Anchorage thaw came on May 18th.
All of the above definitions are applicable :)
When I read those definitions, I get really tired. They all sound so active.
Michiel
What about a trailer on YouTube?
Hey there! So we think you are in Budapest, but we don't have your email address, so we are trying this. We will be in the city until the 25th of April, so shoot us an email if you get this. we are staying out near the Octogon and would love to get together!
-jena and alec
jenaferrarese@hotmail.com
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