A Shox-ingly good show

These are mine and they're on my feet and I love them.

I resisted buying Nike Shox for the longest time, worried that once I started, I too, like so many before me, would not be able to stop. I finally caved and bought a pair of them on Tuesday night. I wore them all Tuesday night and almost all of Wednesday too. I've been at home all day today, and haven't been able to keep myself for slipping them on just for fun around the house (but not on the carpet--I know some limit). Love to me is now red and black and worn on my feet. Swoosh.

When I finally did take them off on Wednesday night it was to trade them for a pair of more formal footwear to go watch my friend sing as part of her country duo, 2 Story. Her and her performance partner both sang and played acoustic guitars--he led most of the songs while she harmonized. I admittedly got there a little late but caught some good stuff. While their material wasn't all original, their chemistry made it all their own. 1Story told us later that knowing that we were in the audience (another co-worker of ours also showed up--and even got a shout out from her) made her a little nervous, but it didn't show. Seeing live performances--especially when I know the performer personally--always gives me goosebumps when they're good; I might as well as been a goose.

After her performance, two other bands went up to perform. After the first band--which was really good though their name escapes me now--we all realized that it was getting pretty late. However, we had been told by 1Story that the last duo to go up was really good and that we should watch. They called themselves The Sun Parlour Players. She herself had not heard them perform any of their own music, but the cover that they had done of an ACDC song had been amazing and she was curious to see what they could do. Well, that cinched it; we'd stay to hear their first song before leaving.

They played their first song.

We were still there for their second song.

After the third song, we were forced to reluctantly weave our way through the now packed and standing-room-only performance area, leaving the sounds of the "foot stompin', big singin', two-person band" behind due to responsibilities of getting home safe and working the next morning. Boo. Man they were fun.

1Story has promised me to tell me the next time her duo is going to perform--in the meantime, they're working on recording their first album together. When I know the dates for these, so will you.
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Song of the Moment: "Shake Sugaree" - Elizabeth Cotten

Got a little secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm going to heaven
In a ground pea shell
Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree

Everything I got is down in pawn
Pawned my watch
Pawned my chain
Pawned everything that was in my name

Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree

I'm going sailing
In a wooden shoe
Looking for a star
I can tell my troubles do

Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree

I pawned my horse
Pawned my plow
Pawned everything
Even my old milk cow

Got a little secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm going to heaven
In a ground pea shell

Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn
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1Story performed this song that night as the lead singer. That's probably why I likey so much. :)