Oh, man -- you just brought back a flood of memories! The "Door" had closed a couple of years before I moved to the DC area (I was living in Annapolis, actually), but the Seldom Scene were actively playing gigs around various other local venues, and they were my intro into the eclectic new-wave bluegrass thing that was going on in the DC area at the time. I coincidentally met a guy named Clarke Prouty at a Scene gig, found out that he also worked for NASA (as I did back then), and he told me all about his hobby of building musical instruments (mostly banjos and guitars in his case). Under his tutelage I built my first hammered dulcimer and celtic lap harp.
The Cellar Door? Does anyone else remember The Cellar Door in Georgetown, DC?
(Click through the link to see some of the acts that performed there. It's an amazing list.)
I know what you mean. I have very little tolerance for stupidity and/or prideful attitudes. It's kind of ironic because I really do like people and I can get along with anyone. I even play the diplomat when others aren't getting along. But that said, whenever I go on any kind of an outing my preference is too see as few people as possible. I hate crowds, mainly because people's selfishness and lack of courtesy irritates the hell out of me.
Sorry to sound so negative. Carry on good people!
