For the past 2 weeks, I've been the busiest I've been in a long time. Exhaustedly busy (and it doesn't help that I've cut back on my coffee intake quite a bit)... So I'll go back to the weekend before my birthday, November 6 & 7.
November 6th - DJ Haircut at HG Lodge. Y'all don't know who DJ Haircut is? That's the splendid crooner, Mayer Hawthorne, in disc jockey form. And just as smooth his tunes & voice are, so goes his DJ set. I was out with my crew on this wonderful eve of Daylight Savings time and as half of my peeps retreated to my car, the other half (including me) stayed and enjoyed every minute of DJ Haircut's 2 1/2 hour set. Pretty tipsy thanks to my bestie, we Dougied and swayed back and forth on the wide-step stairs. Now I haven't swooned over a DJ's skills since Donald Glaude, but DJ Haircut has swiftly taken that cake...
November 7th - My bestest in the westest took me out to a pre-bday dinner & concert. Dinner at Cheesecake Factory - lovely. Show with Mayer Hawthorne & The County - lovelier. His opener was this upbeat, time-travelled from the 80's, Prince & The Revolution type of funk, performer by the name of Gordon Voidwell. I was movin' & groovin'. Y'all have got to get hip...
After Mr. Voidwell performed, shortly came out the Mayer and his County. I was in extreme delight. One of the best shows I've ever been to in my concert-attending life. He sang, he danced... the audience sang and danced. I was tinged for an entire week after his show. I couldn't get it out of my system. Especially after they left the stage and the audience went no where. Swiftly chanting his name, he came back out to do 3 more songs. One of which was my favorite, Strange Arrangement. It got me so sincere, even a big-haired, black lesbian noticed my clear eyes. (Ahaha! Inside joke, you had to have been there...) There are a handful of artists that I will not miss performing live and Mayer Hawthorne has quickly taken a spot in my hand.
Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'
XO
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