After an excellent day spent in Williamsburg celebrating coming home by drinking way too much (and fuck Andrew Huberman), laughing the precisely correct amount, listening to some live music, meeting Outer Banks star and W&M Class of '87 member Chip Esten, and watching exactly zero football, my wife and I headed to Richmond on Sunday.
The purpose of our trip to the capital of the Commonwealth was to spend time with our kid, who turned 21 on Saturday. The timing of that celebration aligned nicely with the final day of the Richmond Folk Festival, a nice little intersection of interests.
We got there towards the end of the day, owing to the kidlet's dance rehearsal schedule, but we got to hear some imbube from South Africa before heading to the main stage for the finale. Which blew our minds.
Son Rompe Pera is a collective from the suburbs of Mexico City. They play a mesmerizing mix of traditional marimba, cumbia, punk, funk, and rock music. NPR called them "psychobilly marimberos". The nearest analog my feeble brain could conjure was that of a Mexican Red Baraat, a similar melding of traditional and modern wrapped in a high-energy body-moving package. They got alllll the white hippies on their feet in Richmond's gorgeous Riverfront Park.
Here's a taste of the band from an NPR Tiny Desk feature:
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Sort of a Mariachi El Bronx vibe.
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Got to enjoy some quality beverages with Mr. KQ last night. Always a pleasure.
The fan-phones replays of Davante Adams and the cameraman... misdemeanor assault seems like a lot. Dude walked right in front of/into him as he was walking into the tunnel. You have to hold players accountable, but you also need to keep crew from getting right square in harm's way.
Just saw RIP Willie as a trending twitter topic. I was relieved to learn it's neither the guy Dave fellates in his favorite joke nor Willie Nelson.
is it willie aames?
does anyone have advice on how to get a goddamn .mov file to upload to blogger?
I have always had to put movies on YouTube to post them on this blog. Minor pain in the ass but actually not as bad as it seems.
that's what i wound up doing
"23-year-old "American Idol" runner-up Willie Spence has died following a car crash "
I suppose it was a bit insensitive to be thankful we didn't lose the 90 year old whose legacy is secure.
Sweet Dick Willie?
the jury in alex jones' trial against the sandy hook parents is absolutely hammerfucking him with damages. doubtful he'll ever have to come up with all of it, but he's working for them for the rest of his life.
willie colon?
Willie Horton?
i wish i could dance! she's got the groove . . .
willie geist!
Willie Gault
groundskeeper willie? yer bum’s oot the windae!
Grrayyyt eve with Whit last night. Nahfuck royalty right there. Incredible sunset at Grain and nightcap at Chez Whitney. Great tunes and great brews provided. MTV Cribs needs a live show from there.
Two nights, two occurrences of hanging and drinking with gheorghies. Thanks to Mr. KQ for the bevs Tuesday in Norfolk and rob for drinks in Leesburg last night. Cheers.
if anyone will be in richmond tomorrow afternoon, my kid is teaching a community dance class at vcu - open to the public
of *course* little danny starfucker paid a private investigator to dig up dirt on other owners. scumbag gonna scumbag. lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas, my dudes.
Dammit someday that bastard has to go away. Please let it be soon.
You need 24 owners to agree to expel him.
pretty sure i just saw andi sullivan grabbing lunch at the same place i did. so i got that going for me. which is nice.
Had to google her, but pretty cool
The article that prompted Rob’s comment makes it sound like it’s a maybe…
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34778123/washington-commanders-owner-dan-snyder-claims-dirt-nfl-owners-roger-goodell
i'm inclined to believe the worst about that jackwagon
According to the Washington Post, the January 6 "Committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump’s testimony." What took so fucking long?
i'm sure dan snyder was involved
They had to give him a chance to come voluntarily.
pour some out for robbie coltrane. that dude was a talent.
buffs getting 15.5 tomorrow at home against cal. colorado hasn’t lost by fewer than 23 points this season. parents weekend is a notoriously rowdy crowd, tho. take that into consideration before you lay your hard-earned cash down.
it’s okay to drink at 10 am if it’s actually noon where you’re from, right?
That’s a hard yes
a turnover and three punts in the first 5:19. this game may take 11 hours.
89 yards of combined total offense in the first quarter. i might be witnessing the worst college football game of the season.
Hello from the Big Easy. Much food booze and revelry since I landed Thursday night. Wife surprised me with tix to Saints/Bengals tomorrow. I love this place.
buffs lead for the first time since the first drive of the season. cal might suck. a lot.
After 2 1/2 years, COVID finally caught up to me. So I find myself isolated from family on the top floor of our very old house with TV in playoff baseball season, the only time I watch baseball (and my fam isn’t subjected to it), and no Sunday work commitments. It’s not all bad. So far everyone else is fine, too. Here’s to hoping that remains so.
buffs win in overtime. epic field storming. much excite.
Rootsy will be proud - found our way to a blues and bbq fest
Donna, hope you’re doing okay.
RIP Bruce Sutter, king of the splitter and, I just learned, a onetime ODU student.
I had as a good a birthday celebration this weekend as possible. Wife and I got away for Friday and Saturday. Omakase on Friday night. One of the better meals I’ve had in a very long time. Drinks at a dive bar after. Saturday was a day of drinks, shopping and snacking throughout Winter Park followed by catching the second half of the 3:30 CFB games (which were epic) and then Pusha T in concert. Push killed it. We finished up the night with a few more drinks and late night pizza slices. Woke up this morning and met up with the kid and her soccer team where we beat Winter Park FC 6-0. Good times. Might need a little extra water the next few days.
feel better donna! i've got a kid upstairs sleeping with a low fever. do i dare test him?
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