SEATTLE CENTER, SEATTLE, WA :: I arrived back into Seattle this afternoon and Kristie was at the airport to pick me up. After many hugs and kisses, we drove to the Seattle Center for the 35th Annual Bumbershoot Arts Festival. We were happy to be together again and looking forward to the Digable Planets show later in the evening.
In the meantime, we caught a hilarious stand-up comedy act and looked through the many arts and crafts exhibits. Kristie was happy to find vendors for Hawaiian shaved ice and grilled corn on the cob. I was busy chowing down on gyros and piroshkies. Mmmm!
Legendary reggae musicians, Clinton Fearon and his Boogie Brown Band, performed a groovy, love-filled set on the Bumbrella stage. Smiling people danced happily to the music, their dreadlocks swaying under the cannabis clouds. Finally, the Digable Planets took the stage, as their DJ played a sample from Peaches and Herb, “Reunited, and it feels so good…”
Kristie turned me on to their only two albums, “Blowout Comb” and “Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space).” Most people only know them by their Grammy-winning hit, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).” Those albums are more than a decade old, but their jazzy beats and smart raps are still infinitely better than most hip hop heard on the radio today. The Digable Planets put on a great show, and they promised a new album will be out soon.
In the meantime, we caught a hilarious stand-up comedy act and looked through the many arts and crafts exhibits. Kristie was happy to find vendors for Hawaiian shaved ice and grilled corn on the cob. I was busy chowing down on gyros and piroshkies. Mmmm!
Legendary reggae musicians, Clinton Fearon and his Boogie Brown Band, performed a groovy, love-filled set on the Bumbrella stage. Smiling people danced happily to the music, their dreadlocks swaying under the cannabis clouds. Finally, the Digable Planets took the stage, as their DJ played a sample from Peaches and Herb, “Reunited, and it feels so good…”
Kristie turned me on to their only two albums, “Blowout Comb” and “Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space).” Most people only know them by their Grammy-winning hit, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).” Those albums are more than a decade old, but their jazzy beats and smart raps are still infinitely better than most hip hop heard on the radio today. The Digable Planets put on a great show, and they promised a new album will be out soon.
