we went to our summer outdoor dance celebration at willits this weekend. which has gone from one of my most favorite things to do every year to one of my most conflicted events every year. while i love being out there in the sun with my friends and lots of nekkid frolickers, the last two or three willits haven’t been that fun for me. it doesn’t help that it’s often on hmc’s birthday weekend, as it was this year. three years ago i didn’t enjoy it because hmc wasn’t there. two years ago hmc was there, but we were filming secret projects and it was work and not so much play. and then last year we didn’t even go because of that fake mormon wedding.
the quick summary: it was actually really nice this year, and we had a great time. hmc enjoyed herself, and i was able to take good care of her without any fuss. plus, my saturday dj set made lots of people happy. who knew that people would like a jazz/french/latin/country/yodel/hip-hop set so much? there were all the people who were surprised by manu chao, there was the girl who was delighted that i was playing serge gainsbourg on bastille day, and then there was the couple who wanted to know what that lhasa de sela song was so they could play it at their wedding (good thing i didn’t drop it from my set, because i was that close). and of course, who doesn’t love the brass band version of 808 state’s pacific 202?
saturday night was unexpectedly trying, but at least there was a reason for that. you can’t fault the crazy for being crazy. can you?
things that i have learned:
