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First important thing to note about Tallahassee, the really awesome espresso bar, Cool Grindz, has closed. Both locations, as far as we could tell. Very disappointing discovery on a Sunday morning when you really wanted a great Cuban coffee.
Next important thing to know, the Publix at Ocala Corners is fascinating. It’s totally not like any Publix I’ve been too. I’m not sure I can describe what makes it different, trust me – it just is.
Also, the round Holiday Inn is possibly not the best hotel in town. I know, you’re shocked. It certainly wasn’t the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in. I’ve paid more for considerably worse hotels. There were problems with room keys not working, we never did manage to get more than one working key. There were problems with room service not making up rooms, the hotel not having staff to bring up towels that housekeeping never provided and problems with housekeeping knocking on the door before 9am on a Sunday – and then again an hour later. On the other hand, the wifi was good, it’s in a decent location, there’s parking and it’s inexpensive.
One last noteworthy thing about Tallahassee, Canopy Road Cafe is not a half bad place for breakfast on a Sunday morning. It’s a little crowded but the food was good. (I had a California omelet without the bacon – excellent.)
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I picked up Robot Dreams from the library because I saw it was a finalist for a Cybil in the graphic novel category – and Liz likes graphic novels.
I read it this morning and it’s cute but also sad! It’s like the young adult “problem” novel but graphic and for little kids. Sniff, sniff. Lost friends. Sniff, sniff.
Liz just read it and she kept saying “awe” and “awe” and “aweeeee”. She thought the art was good and it was a little sad but it had a happy ending. She liked the robot getting a new home and turning into a radio.
Mister Pip is another book from the Booker short list from last year and it was fantastic. Thank goodness. I was afraid, after attempting Darkmans, that I was in for a lot of frustration as I move through the list.
I’m not really a huge Dickens fan but this book made me appreciate Great Expectations just a bit more. And also storytellers. And actors. Read this one.
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Cafe Eleven is a great little place but every show we’ve seen there has had a sound problem. You’d think that would be bad, but it isn’t. We were there early, for dinner (because Michelle was starving), and watched Melissa’s sound check. Fun and interesting for us, frustrating for Melissa, her band and the sound guy. In the end, it all worked out because Melissa played a completely different show. She played most of her set from a stool. She played a lot of old songs. She talked a lot. It was a great show.
You can see the photos from Melissa Ferrick @ Cafe Eleven and check out the videos (pay particular attention to Anything, Anywhere and Nebraska and Everything I need – especially if you’re a big Ferrick fan and enjoy her stories.) You can also see a very good video of Closer on blip.tv. (The John’s Field video is also linked there – these two were too large for youtube and I don’t have a video compression tool on the tablet.)
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Okey dokey, videos uploaded. I’m embedding Everything You Get because RJ really likes this song and because she plays around with it in the beginning. The video of how Edie met Melissa is fab. You can see them all (10 new ones) here. Be patient though, youtube is still processing but I need to get out of here and on the road to St Augustine.
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We shouldn’t wait 15 months between Melissa shows. That’s just nuts. We should quit our jobs and travel around the country, following her from show to show. Wait. I’m too old for that. We got home at 2am, I was up at 6:30am and I’m exhausted… and we’re going to do it all over again tonight. Yay us!
Anyway – the show was awesome. The Social tends to have a lot of talkers and a lot of drunk baby dykes, last night – there weren’t too many of either. It helped that the really big dude with the really big microphone was telling chicks to STFU. Heh.
The new songs are excellent. I have some video – it’s not great, the bright red light over Melissa’s head sucked and I needed to step back about 2 feet from the stage but that would have been where Mr Really Big Guy with the Really Big Mic was standing. I’ll try video again tonight – At Cafe Eleven… who knows what I’ll get.
Oh, also, Edie Carey – awesome. We’ve missed her. She was recovering from the flu and not her best but still – awesome, maybe more awesome because she had the flu, ya know? And she did sing Violently, with Melissa. I have video. Michelle is happy about that.
Videos later – after coffee and a shower and maybe a nap. Damn I’m old.
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