DC FAQ, 05 July 2003 - 24 August 2003, R.I.P.

After a week of thinking about it, I have decided to remove the /dcfaq/ directory from my site. With the hurried and unexpected update to v1.18 of Dragon Court, all the information that was gathered and waiting to be processed into HTML was rendered useless for anything but historical purposes. The original threads are still maintained in Clan Titan's Vault, so there is no need to maintain the (failed) Dragon Court FAQ/Helpsite on my domain. It was a great idea, but sadly fate has killed it.

Musikfest, The Rest of It / Brother @ The Sterling

Well, I'm a week late and quite a few bucks short (after my drinking at the Sterling Hotel) with this one. Basically, you're getting a couple of posts in one here. Sorry it took so long, though. They will be brief, as I'm tired.

Performers I will be reviewing:
Red Elvises
Cast in Bronze
Brother

First off, I should review the Red Elvises show. It was okay. I kind of expected something different. Not my type of band, I suppose. Regardless, I had to leave early. I wasn't feeling good that night.

Secondly, I promised a writeup for Cast in Bronze, as I went to see the Red Elvises at that time instead. Frank Dellapenna is musical genious. That sums it up right there. He's taken the beautiful sounds of the carillon and combined it with contemporary music. His rendition of "O Fortuna" is one of my favorites. You absolutely must hear this to appreciate it. It sounds great on the CDs, and even better live (even though he plays the other instruments pre-recorded... it's just him and his carillon when he's at Musikfest). If you check out his website, please take note that you must have RealPlayer (or one of the "alternatives") to play the samples.

Finally, we come to Brother. There's already enough dedicated reviewers and fansites for them. I won't go into a concert review, just the experience. Personally, I feel they were a lot better in the past. But as long as they keep me occupied for an hour or more, I'm a happy fan. Picked out their latest CD. Happy me. Had a blast at the Sterling, but I wanted to leave a couple times. Bands starting late can do that. I made it through though. (Couldn't finish my last drink. Damn I'm getting old.)

Today's site updates

Nothing major. Just switched around some mailto: links now that I have a domain for the site. The new URI is http://zarggg.net/.

Musikfest, Day 1

Well, I forgot to post that Musikfest started today (yesterday as of this writing). Silly me. Anyway, here's what I did on Day 1.

Only one gig tonight (last night?): I saw The Arrogant Worms, at Liederplatz. They're from Canada, and billed as "musical comedy". I went to see them on a suggestion from a friend, and was not dissappointed! They made fun of everyone: themselves, Canada, each other, the audience. I think I laughed the whole time. They played outrageously funny songs such as "We Are the Beaver", "I Am Cow", and "I Pulled My Groin". I'll definitely try to catch them next year, if they come around.

Tomorrow I'll be checking out the Red Elvises, and give a write-up on that. Also, I'll give a write-up on Cast in Bronze, as Frank is going to be a main-stage attraction at Americaplatz at the same time the Red Elvises play. I'm pissed I'm going to miss Frank's (only) performance at Musikfest this year, but I've listed to his stuff for the past two years. He's a cool guy, and deserves it. The Red Elvises play on Sunday, too, so it's still in the air. You'll find out tomorrow.