I was looking forward to seeing
Brent Cobb and The Fixin's this evening, as it's my first time seeing them live. I'm a fan of live music and this turned out to be one of those bands that I enjoy better live than I do their studio work (which I do like). They're young to me but still have 20yrs of experience, and it shows.
Another pleasant surprise was that their just released album has a lot more rock than their alt-country and Southern rock sound I'm familiar with. Brent said he had come across a drum kit for his 4yr old son, who he referred to as "Tuck". Brent had set up a little amp in Tuck's bedroom so he could plug in and jam with him. One day Tuck asked him to play some rock. No matter what Brent played, Tuck said, "No dad. Play rock like [so-and-so]." So, the story goes that the whole album was written to prove to his son that he could rock. The guitarist was even playing a Flying V, lol.
I'm a sucker for learning the stories behind songs and Brent was great at weaving those stories into the show. The venue was perfect, too. It's a place about a 45min drive from my house in Lexington called
The Lime Kiln. It's well known on the bluegrass circuit and a lot of people purchase season tickets, for those shows alone. They do get some different acts sprinkled in, like this. A lot of the bluegrass fans sell or give away their tix for these shows. Bluegrass or nothing for some of that crowd. The venue is outdoors in a hollow. The stage is set in a deep pit and the sound is great. Smallish and pretty intimate venue. I think it has around a 600-700 person capacity.
None of this is forum-related. I'm just laying here in bed, not sleeping and pecking away on my phone. Wish I had grabbed a photo to share before it got dark, but only have this one. I don't take many photos or vids at shows. I did get a little video to share with a buddy, tho. It really is a pretty place. I've only been to a handful of shows there, but my wife goes to see some bluegrass with her friends. I used to be really outgoing and have always loved live music. Then I entered a hermit phase that the wife is ripping me out of. I thought forced socialization would be horrible, but, dammit, she's right again. I'm atarting to look forward to our outings.
Couple of pics of the two Shishkaberry X Sour Lime OG from yesterday evening (Day 55). The first is with the HPS light on. The second pic is of the second plant with HPS off.
#1 while HPS is on- This plant is starting to show some amber trichomes:

HPS entered lights out, right before I took pics of #2. The supplemental LEDs were still on. I had them set to a 10min fade in/out on either side of the HPS. No reason other than I saw the option, lol:

The fairies' puffball ring, right before mowing them to the ground and adding their delicate little wings, homes and all to the compost pile:
Enjoy your weekend, everyone. I doubt I'll forget about the draft-dodging, billionaire dictator pressuring the USAF into reversing course and offering a funeral with full military honors to an insurrectionist. This, after giving $5mil of our tax dollars to this traitor's family. This is the long weekend we get to celebrate the average hardworking men and women who make up the backbone of our country. May they rise up and right the ship.
