Photos by Danielle
Dominion Crowd:
TOM: Dominion started this Bob Camp's birthday eve open mic night with some teeth rattling heavy metal rock! Dominion is Mary Harper, Tom Harper, and The Lizard. This Mom, Dad and son trio played a set including "Quattrain," "Bataan Death March," "River's Edge," and "Mighty Caesar." They returned to the stage after Tattoo for some truly fine covers, including Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," and Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll." The Lizard played some of the best bluesy metal guitar I've heard at The Camp on "Hell hound Blues," which was "dedicated to every young kid who sold his soul to the devil." While the crowd seemed a little distracted during the first set, absolutely 100% of us loved the bluesy wicked music in the final set.
DICK: Dominion sucks! What is this? Arlo Zappa?
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: This family looked cool, with a Jerry Garcia like Dad on bass, hairy son on lead, and rockin' Mom on drums. A family that plays together rocks together!
Jason Crowd:
TOM: The walking wounded Jason Ryan of Prom Night Heroes performed a short solo set of covers, including "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," "You Put a Spell on Me," and Incubus' "3 Libras" and "Pardon Me." Here's an interesting conversation Jason had with a guy in the crowd:
Guy: Play that one song.
Jason: Which one?
Guy: The one that always makes momma cry.
Then, Jason played one of the most country songs I've ever heard at The Camp, which was really weird after Dominion.
DICK: Jason sucks! But, he did play until his hands bled.
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: The bandages are an interesting, but unfortunate, touch.
Bob Crowd:
TOM: Bob Camp took a break and entertained the crowd with a few classic covers, including "Out of My Mind," "Act Naturally," and "DWI Over You." As always, the crowd enjoyed Bob's mellow voice and fine guitar on entertaining tunes.
DICK: Bob sucks! DWI's suck!
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: Bob looks like he's 55 years old! Almost.
Tattoo Crowd:
TOM: Karl Ketchum is Tattoo, AKA Dick Folkem, of Tatmandu Tattoo. Shelly says "Tattoo is just Karl, unless you count me, the one who is writing this, but I can't play or sing. I'm just the girl who sleeps with him. Karl is a great artist, writer, poet, dream seeker, musician, southpaw, elvis impersonator, true hippie, father, kickass lover, good friend, integrity holder, carpenter, semi professional bull shitter, and lesbian magnet. Really! I would like the world to know a few things about Karl that you may not see at first. Underneath that Tattoo, beyond the hippie, lies an extremely intelligent mind. But, Karl does not "flaunt" this intelligence like most of us are used to seeing. If you know Karl, you know he is kind and takes time to talk to everyone. He does not judge you, just accepts you as you are. He is a good man, great dad, artist, a very very good artist, and has many talents. But, don't take my word for it, because to really see this true and rare person is a treat you owe yourself. Stop by his shop and see. Sit a while. You will for sure hear a story, meet someone new, definitely smile possibly learn a thing or two, pick up a good vibe, and learn what it is to live life!" The crowd loved Karl. A couple of handsome fellas even went on stage in the middle of a song and hugged him. Karl didn't miss a note. After his performance, Karl hugged every single person in the crowd.
DICK: Tattoo sucks! Hugging sucks!
Oh.... And, death to America!
HAIRY: Karl's unique look is great! He can put on a show!
The
Crowd:
The crowd looked like they really enjoyed the show. Check out these folks listening to Jason.
The crowd looked like they really enjoyed the show. Check out these folks listening to Jason.
