Boston and Ptown
Cheers Bar (from the TV show) is on the right behind the red canopy. We ate lunch there. They have a wonderful Clam Chowder (CHOW-DA)
The front of Faneuil Hall, Statue of Samuel Adams an early Radical and brewmaster. The Declaration of Independence was read from a window in Faneuil Hall to the crowds below when it was signed. The Boston Tea Party was planned at a local tavern but meetings were also held upstairs in Faneuil. The fight against the Tea Tax was similar to what we’re going through with Walmart. The small locals couldn’t compete against the British West India Co. because they were taxed so high. It had a monopoly. They had warehouses full of tea they couldn’t sell. They dress up at night like indians, snuck into the tea stores and dumped it all in Boston Harbor. The revolutionary war began soon after.
Paul Revere’s house is in the heart of the Italian District in the North End. He was an artist...silversmith primarily although he worked in iron and pewter too. He made a liberty bell to help spread the word about independence from the British. He was made famous when he rode at midnight to alert the locals of where the British army was entering Boston. 2 lanterns were put in the tower of the old North Church. (One if by land, 2 if by sea) His house was almost demolished in the early 1900’s but a historic preservation organization was formed to save it. It’s now on the registry of Historic places and belongs to all of us now.
Check out the cobblestone street. Nashville paved over all of ours I think. As our world gets more and more homogenized it’s so important to preserve some of our past. As we fight for our Democracy now we need to know where we came from and how hard it was to establish in the first place.
Boston’s North End has over a hundred Italian restaurants, bakeries and shops.Mama Mia’s is center right with the white columns.Great reviews in the paper.
One of the many churches near old north church.
Statue of Paul Revere. This park is behind the old north church and is a really shady and brick walkway. People come to hang out and there was a display when we were there to Iraq Vets who have been killed. Thousands of dogs tags hung from lines were very moving just by their sheer number.
Old North Church steeple where the 2 lanterns were.When we arrived in Provincetown we ate Lobster, clams, whole fried clams and chowder. Can you tell I’m from Massachusetts? Oh my God it was great! We took the ferry from Boston which was calm and great on the way...the trip back was another story. 10’-15’ foot seas and for most people and one dog, dramamine didn’t help at all. I went up to the front and cranked up my ipod all the way up to block out the “wretched” sounds. I do believe that was the most angry seas I’ve ever been in.
This is Susan Souza from K.I.S.S. showcase backed up by Jess, who is bass player with Julie Clark. He lent his playing to the other songwriters in the KISS show.
L.A. singer Holly Light played at the first KISS show on Saturday. She was great. She shared her thoughts on music, living in California and politics with me for the podcast.
Rockin’ out to Red White and Blues...I still think Air America needs to play that song. Randi? How can she get it to ya?
Julie Clark was playing 9 shows throughout the week. We saw her first one Saturday. I hope she has a new CD coming out with that song about her puppy. I loved that! I do have her music (and Holly’s) for upcoming podcasts so tune in for that.
Chris Williamson was there as well and it was an intimate theater so we sat right up front. She didn’t do much of her old stuff or play any piano but she told some great stories and played songs off her newest CD. It was cozy and kind of like having a private concert. It was the second time this year for us to hear her as we went to Michigan this year. Chris’s Changer and the Changed CD was the soundtrack of my early dyke life.
Jennie McNulty is from LA and funny as hell. She’ll be on the LOGO channel in January. She recently went to Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain the troops. In the interview for AVALON FARMCAST she spoke of her experiences there and how the troops feel about being there.
Alix Olson was awesome and so sweet to take the time to call Jen. Our daughter is nuts about her and so wanted to be with us so she could see Alix. The washington Post says she’s the patriarchy’s worst nightmare. Go Alix! Her art is words. Spoken word artist is the term or “slam poet.” She has a guitarist with her on stage and uses the rhythm of the music to blend the emotion and power together. I can’t even describe it...you just need to go and experience Alix for yourself. If you can’t see her live go rent or buy the DVD “Left Lane.” Her newest project is "Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution" (Seal Press, edited by Alix Olson with a foreword by Eve Ensler) will be in bookstores October 1st. Feminism is alive and well in the younger generation thanks to women like Alix. Passing it on with style!
Sorry the timing didn’t work out for the interview Suzanne (maybe next time)but your comic timing is flawless. Oh God I think I peed my pants! Off the cuff or scripted I don’t know but she is just non stop funny. I couldn’t hardly catch my breath. Suzanne Westenhoefer was doing two shows that night and couldn’t talk to me until Monday. We had to leave Sunday so it didn’t work out. Next time she’s coming to Nashville I’ll try again. Thanks Shannon & Tam for your help anyway. We also saw her on Olivia when we went to Belize & Guatemala. She also hosted the bingo on the cruise which was almost as funny as her act. It was good to see her again in P-Town. Bitch stopped by to catch Suzanne’s show too so I had a chance to say hi to her and tell her how great her set with Ferron at Michigan was. I told her their set was my “Michigan Moment.” It was.
This was our room at the Bayberry Inn in Provincetown. It was beautiful and the owners are 2 sweet women that were so nice. One of them bakes “surprises” each morning for the kitchen and the sweet scones were my favorite. Enjoy the podcast and check out the links here and in the show notes for artist schedules and CD’s.
Peace and Love,
Val
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
