The people I’m staying with had friends over. They made margaritas. 1 margarita + 1 late lunch + altitude = need to nap, can’t do anything useful. It ruined my whole day of stuff management (see future blog coming soon about stuff).
After my nap I was in no mood to do anything. Usually naps do not end up well for me. I usually end up feeling worse than before the nap. My friends were going out that night and I wanted to go with them, but that would involve pulling myself together and getting dressed in appropriate clothing. It would also involve going out in the world of people which is sometimes not my favorite thing. They were going to watch their friends perform (the ones who had been over to the house earlier). They are two sisters that sing dirty songs and tell off color jokes at renaissance festivals. They were opening for a series of Celtic rock and metal bands. It would be a bar full of people dressed in either Celtic wear (not sure what that is) or Renaissance wear. Curiosity won, I went out.
We didn’t dress up which was good. That would have been more than I could handle. There were a few people dressed “normal”. There were a lot of men in kilts. There were a lot of people who looked like peter pan. There were so many corsets and feathered hats. Most of the people were overweight. Is there an overweight/renaissance fare connection I was unaware of? The two sisters were great – they were so much fun to listen to and watch. If you ever get to see Iris and Rose, I highly recommend them! See link below.
There were Celtic belly dancers. I didn’t know the two things went together. Next was Potcheen, a Celtic rock band. The fiddle player was good, the guitar players should not sing. The drummer made my evening. He played for the belly dancers when their music didn’t work, he had tons of energy, he was the lead singer of his band and I thought he was a decent drummer too. I’m posting a short video for your listening pleasure.
Some more belly dancing, of course. The next band up was supposed to be Celtic Metal. How is that even a thing? They set up a bunch of large drums. I was ready to go until I saw all the drums, the hippy guy with really long hair, the non hippy guy with a didgeridoo, and the bagpipes. What on earth will this sound like? Ah, there’s a video for that too.
So, that was “Kilt night out halfway to Renaissance Fair” night. I think I’m back in America.
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