April 23, 2020
Volume 50 - No. 17
by lyle e davis
While we stay home and stay safe we still have the ability to dream; and plan for the future and its adventures. How about a fantasy escape?
How aboout, when this crisis is all over, we grab a plane and head for . . . Seattle?!
Seattle's Pike Street Market and surroundings: The Paper - 760.747.7119
website:www.thecommunitypaper.com
email: thepaper@cox.net
Acapella group of AfroŠAmericans singing "challenge songs"; a group of about five, one of whom was in a wheel chair, hands clapping in rhythm, just singing the devil out of a song ... didn't catch the lyrics, but one singer would point to the other. . .whereupon the designated singer had to improvise the lyrics. . .far more enjoyable than the phony "rap" music that is, in fact, contrived. This exhibition was clearly extemporaneous. . .great big grins threatened to
break into laughter as one singer was designated as having the lead and he would jump right in, ripping the lyrics into a good natured fun song. Audience members gathered round the group joined in the clapping. One butchy looking gal was sucking on a toke. . .half stoned, and she would join in the clapping and would also try to sing along. . .but it's hard to sing along when you're stoned. . and particularly when it's an improvisation.
Better to let the group alone to do their thing. They do it best. Never did learn the name of the group. They are worth seeing. And hearing.
Further down the street the Inca players, a flute, a couple of guitars, some type of bass fiddle that was more like a guitar, a drum. . .and toe tapping music. I sometimes think these Inca musicians visit every city in the world. I saw them in Copenhagen,
Fly Away ... To Seattle! See Page 2