Tags: Church Square Park, Dave Entwistle, Kimberly Perry
Photo by Jim Greif
The Fuzzy Lemons rocked a new location this week: the Gazebo in Church Square Park. We had a pretty big crowd; some of them were on the benches in front of the gazebo, some of them were over in the “tot lot” to our left, and some of them were in the bigger playground to our right. It was a lot of fun to see kids and parents bobbing their heads to the music in and around the playground equipment.
Playing in the gazebo was a different experience. On the one hand, it was fun to be elevated several feet above the crowd, gazing down from our musical Olympus like the Rock Deities we truly are. And being in the center of the park meant that no matter where we looked, on the left or on the right, we saw families rockin’ along with us. On the other hand, I think we all felt sort of caged in, and that the distance from the audience kept us from connecting, as if we were playing near some people instead for playing for them.
At the Shipyard (or the Goldhawk) the kids come right up on the stage and touch our gear. There was none of that at Church Square Park, but on the flipside there were drunken bums wandering through, hollering… I dunno, drunken bum things at us.
Sometimes it seems like the band is on fire but the audience is tepid; other times, like tonight, it feels like the band is not at their best but the audience doesn’t care because they’re having fun. We all made little mistakes, but I think overall we put on a good show and people had fun. I wrote extensively about our pre-show sound issues here, but once again I need to point out that Dave Entwistle really proved to the world that he’s a supah-genius behind the sound board. The reviews I’ve received all say we sounded great, and lots of people have said “hi” to me since Wednesday and told me how much they enjoyed the show.
One other note about this event: it was our last gig (for the foreseeable future) with Kimberly on drums. She’s got a teaching job that keeps her super busy–busier than any one human being should be expected to be at that pay scale. As the Lemons are stepping up our rehearsal and performance tempo, she’s decided to step back, at least for now. We love you Kimberly! Her Web site is here, not sure how up-to-date it is but you can drop her a line and wish her well.
Dave
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