Comments on: Bumbershoot 2008 http://alexwetmore.org/archives/555 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: beth h http://alexwetmore.org/archives/555/comment-page-1#comment-4316 beth h Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:39:05 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/09/02/bumbershoot-2008.aspx#comment-4316 I went to Bumbershoot years ago, when that classically-trained Japanese violinist won the Jimi Hendrix guitar competition (on a cobalt blue electric violin, she played a searing version of Red House that blew everyone away; she kept the money, but graciously gave the first-prize electric guitar to the second-place winner because she didn''t know how to play guitar). I had a grand time, even though the costs of the trip ate about half my month''s pay at the time. Sad to hear that the Opera House is off-limits now. I''m with you, a great venue for the right bands. Now that I''m hitched, a return trip to Bumbershoot seems unlikely; she''s not into crowds and prefers a more Folklife kinda scene. Thanksfully, I live in PDX and have my pick of some respectable local shows throughout the year, so it''s not a complete loss. I went to Bumbershoot years ago, when that classically-trained Japanese violinist won the Jimi Hendrix guitar competition (on a cobalt blue electric violin, she played a searing version of Red House that blew everyone away; she kept the money, but graciously gave the first-prize electric guitar to the second-place winner because she didn”t know how to play guitar). I had a grand time, even though the costs of the trip ate about half my month’’s pay at the time.

Sad to hear that the Opera House is off-limits now. I”m with you, a great venue for the right bands.

Now that I”m hitched, a return trip to Bumbershoot seems unlikely; she’’s not into crowds and prefers a more Folklife kinda scene. Thanksfully, I live in PDX and have my pick of some respectable local shows throughout the year, so it’’s not a complete loss.

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