All the way to RICHMOND VA!

this weekend to see cousins Jon, Rebecca, Rose and Lilah!
Photos to come soon.
I love Richmond. Despite the southern ties its an interesting city with a great history of punk-esque music (Avail -who I'm gonna go see in 2 weeks, Breadwinner, GWAR, Kepone, Alabama Thunderpussy, etc...and alsoLamb of God, but I'm not going there).

Jon was a key player in the late eighties straight-edge hardcore movement with his band Up Front (who totally kick-ass )

We all went to the National Folk Festival. Now I know what you are thinking - because its what I was thinking - millions of patchouli-reeking acoustic guitar holding hippies!

But it was more of a mishmash -so we got to see marimbas, blues and gogo.

The Junkyard Band was great - old, young, multiple ethnicities and a lot of percussion lent itself to dancing up a storm.

NTW: Richmond is a great, interesting place despite its knack for holding on to old skool Southern US crap.

McGeezy off the heezy