Sukot, Oct. 2-3, 2004
I have sworn that when I get my doctorate in Cross-Cultural Psychology, I’m doing it on the appeal of the bagpipes. It amazes me the diversity of characters and colors that are drawn to the drones and double reeds like flies to a lightbulb, with less disastrous results.
The Dragon Inn show is our great melting pot show, with Highland Dancers and belly dancers, hip-hop break dancers and ballroom waltzers all sharing floor space. And in-and-amongst all those hip isolations, flings, flutters and spins, there is one of our cherished Roguettes, Shira, our own Hebrew Highland Dancer, whose family recently pitched an offer for dinner we couldn’t refuse.
In celebrating that cross-cultural appreciation Rogues and Rogueys traveled to the home of Shira, Eliahu, Ze’ev, Yosef, Karen and Mordechai for the Orthodox Jewish Cultural Celebration of Sukkot, which if I am close to being correct on this, is a celebration of friendships, opening your home to family and friends, and eating lasagna outside.
The peaceful melodies of The Willow (Only available from the CD seller nearest you. Not yet available in stores. Play cautiously during ovulation. Just $19.95 with a $4.95 discount when purchased from an Indian in a Marine Corps kilt on Sunday. ), drifted through their neat-o Victorian home as we sipped on coffee and hot chocolate and took in all the delicious aromas and inspiring artworks of their warm and inviting home, not to mention the four course meal that ended in a Boston Creme cake that was to die for (Please, Karen, May we have another?)!
These things are always such a rare break for a band on the move as much as the Rogues family is. Every year we have to lay down bunches of invitations because its just too far, not enough room for everyone, crowded dates, bad timing, previously arranged engagements, etc., etc., etc. This became a semi-traditional stop over in Maryland last year after Rogues Lite performed at a local benefit concert, and lucky for my tummy that we got another invite this year.
Speaking of , multi-culturalism, invitations, benefits and Jewish harmonica players, don’t forget Rennie Relief this Thursday night a the Crownsville FOP Lodge where there with be plenty of Blues from Joshua, the Jewish harmonica player not previously mentioned, Klaus, the German satirist, or is that satyr player?, the man theoried to be able to play anything with a string on it, Rogues Lite, 3/4 the music, none of the corn, as well as Tinsmith and some cool Celtic caroling. There will also be plenty of Renn Art to catch the eye and food, which I understand is a life necessity greater than beer. See you all there!
Lyn Bell