Life on Yavin IV: An Evening with Kevin Max

Life on Yavin IV

Hello there. I'm Jedi Knight G. Since the creation of the New Jedi Order by Master Skywalker, the Jedi have been free to take part in previously forbidden activities. One of those being Marriage. The following are the tales of my experiences being married with children. May the force be with you...G.

10.24.2005

An Evening with Kevin Max

The picture above is the cafe Bongo Java. A very unique and interesting place. This was mine and Jenn's first visit. We came up here to see Kevin Max perform. 10 hours of driving round trip but it was worth every mile of it. The space was tight but it made for a geniunely intimate experience. The performance was upstairs. Yeah, behind those doghouse windows. People were sitting in those. I'm quessing it was about 80 or so in attendance.

Here's a view from the back. I quess you could say there wasn't a bad seat in the house because you were so close to him even in the back. He sang most of the tracks from the Imposter album. He had two quitarist on stage with him, most of the show was accoustic except for the occasional performance track.
Kevin Max has without a doubt one of the best voices in music today. It was the first time we had gotten to see him perform solo. That voice of his filled the room and demanded your awe and respect.
He talked about his career, living in L.A. and shared some poetry. The poetry was great. He said that it should be done alot more. So Jenn & I wrote a poem about our experience on the trip home. I'll post them at the end.

Now this was definately a highlight. Getting our picture with the voice himself. My signed copy of Imposter clutched tightly in my hand. It was just a very memorial weekend.

Some highlights from the show:
Kmax's drawing of Freddie Mercury with fangs and a cape in his poetry book.
Turning down an offer to front Journey because he didn't want to wear Steve Perry's wardrobe. ROFL
kmax:"Thanks for letting me share my poetry...I'd do it at a DC Talk concert and they'd go....'ok...you gonna do Jesus Freak? How 'bout some In The Light?' "
The loyal band of Goth followers.
ALL of the songs! They were GREAT!
kmax: "There's nowhere to step."
Getting halfway thru Fade to Red "That's not working." "What do you want to hear?"

So any way here's our poetry debut:

My wifes:

Crisp fall air...anticipation of unknown spaces
10 hours in a speeding metal box
The music calls to us...
Hidden places are made known
Parts thought dead are resurrected
Creativity is Reborn.

Mine:

A distant echo of a voice
A 10 hour flight of fantasy
Foaming coffee, breathing art, and a cd that skips on a song
No black leather just a microphone
No longer an echo, but an intimate whisper on a scream
The imposter is laid bare
By the fangs of freddie mercury and a half fade to red
The moment fades with the lights
But the voice will echo for eternity

Well, I'll write more about it later but I've got to get back to work. I wanted to put something up about it.

Laters
-G.

posted by G. @ 10:18 AM

2 Comments:

At 7:59 AM, Cara said…

Sounds like you two had a great time! Love the poems!
At 6:31 PM, G. said…

iWow. Good to hear from you. This blog stuff is really great for getting in touch with people. I just need to remeber to keep it updated. How you all find the time I don't know. I went over to your blog, looks like you got a great family.
Blog with you laters.