Live Music - Tom Goss @ Delaware Pride

Tom Goss with his groupies: Aron Hinson, Fred Shetzer, Michael Briggs, Tom, Josh Mobley, Matthew Ruest & friend [sorry, I don't know and will edit if told] and me. Photo by Aron.

So I drove down to the Delaware Pride Festival, about 65 miles from home in Rehoboth Beach, and parked in a satellite parking and waiting 25 minutes for a bus to pick up me and others waiting to enter the festival. I feared I would miss Tom's show, since the bus didn't turn up until 1:45, the projected start time his set. So I got off the bus, waited in line to pay admission, and went to the music area, and there was a drag queen doing lip sync, and was sure I had missed him. Until I heard my name called and turned to see bearded Tom walking over to give me a hug hello. The activities were running behind, and he was yet to take the stage. So I talked to Tom, said hello to his partner, Mike, and other members of the Tom Goss Groupie squad.


Miss Mona Lotts, left, and Tom Goss, right.

The Mistress of Ceremonies was Miss Mona Lotts, a local celebrity who did a fantastic job. She called Tom to the stage, and once they sorted out equipment issues, and Tom started playing. He played many of my favorites, including Till The End, Rise, Come Around, Back To Arkansas, Forty Years, and others. Tom was in fine voice, and his interaction with the crowd fun. There must have been several fans there, for several of the songs were greeted with applause.





After the show, I hung around a bit, bought a new t-shirt, and chatted with Tom and company. There was Mike, Aron [the director of Tom's videos for Rise and Till The End], as well as from friends and fans from Washington, DC. Tom was nice enough to let me pull him away to get a couple of pictures on the beach, as well as getting a shot with Tom, Mike and myself.



Tom, Mike and Me.

Two fun happenings of the day is when Tom enlisted the assistance of Miss Mona Lotts as well as the crowd to sing a cover of the Ting Tings song, That's Not My Name. Miss Mona stepped up to the microphone and eagerly led the crowd. And after all was said and done, Tom and Aron playing frisbee in the dunes of the beach.


Tom & Miss Mona sing, and Aron plays frisbee.

So it was a lovely time with great music, beautiful weather and good friends.

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Live Music - Tom Goss at Delaware Pride

I am going to see Tom Goss play at the Delaware Pride Festival tomorrow, and am pretty excited. Although I have seen Tom play several times, this is the first time it will be in my state! I have traveled to Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, DC, just to catch him play. He will be playing at 1:45PM at Cape Henlopen State Park (a.k.a. Gordons Pond/North Shores) in Rehoboth Beach. The Festival runs from noon until 6PM. I will most certainly be bringing my camera.



Tom [jokingly] offered to let me come up with his setlist, since I have been excited about this show for over a month and annoying him about it. I told him the organizers might have to clear the afternoon schedule if I were to get the chance to hear him play all my favorites. There is Rise, Morning Sun, Come Around, A Thousand Times Before, Legacy of You, O Love, Down The Mountainside, Back To Love, Till The End, and what started the joking on Twitter, a killer cover of the Gnarls Barkley song, Crazy. Well, you get the idea. I am a fan.



The above is a video I had made with some pictures I had taken at some previous shows, with another favorite song, King of Something Right, playing. You can find out more about Tom by clicking here, and more about Delaware Pride here. In fact, if you go to Tom's site, you can score some free downloads.

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The Pied Piper I Ain't & Other News

Corve, left, and Larry, right.

But somehow or another, I still manage to have people follow me. Or at least the blog. Since my last update, two more people have joined my soundtrack, and I continue to be grateful. There is Corve, a gorgeous 22-year-old who loves to read, write and listen to music, and is an aspiring model. You can check out his blog here. And there is also Larry_Ohio, who runs the blog Patently Queer. The blog has moved and has a great new layout, and you can check it out here. Welcome to the blog, and thanks for following it.



Speaking of the blog, this will be post #201, somewhat of a milestone. I wasn't sure I would be making it past the first week, so go figure! And by the time this posts, the blog will have made it past 9,200 hits, so thanks to all the visitors who have found my little corner of the 'net, and special thanks for those who have taken the time to post their thoughts. It is greatly appreciated.



In other news, Eric & The Adams have announced they will have a CD coming out by the end of the year, and are raising funds to make sure it happens. It is more than a donation, it is an investment paying returns. With each donation of $20 or more, you will get an autographed copy of the CD and be entered for a chance to win an iPod Touch! To offer your support, click here. You can also click on the 'Merch' tab at the top, and buy CDs [I have them all and can vouch for their greatness] or some fun t-shirts.



Speaking of Eric, he just completed his month of 'Free Cover Mondays' with 6 great cover songs. This batch included Use Somebody/Pokerface [Kings of Leon/Lady Gaga], Hometown Glory [Adele], I Believe [Blessid Union of Souls], Fast Car [Tracy Chapman], Bad Things [theme from True Blood by Jace Everett] and Somewhere Over The Rainbow [Judy Garland]. He managed to put his own particular twist on each song and I do love his style. The above video is a cover of Matt Nathanson's Come On Get Higher. I am still swooning every time I hear his cover of the Hoagy Carmichael classic Nearness of You. All you have to do is join the mailing list. And I bet if you ask him nicely, he might even share the link to the files. He's nice like that.



Speaking of new releases, Casey Stratton has a new one out called Memories & Photographs. I bought it and downloaded, so I hope to tell you how much I love it shortly. It's already on my iPod, primed to be played tomorrow!



And Tom Goss will be playing at Delaware Pride on September 19th. I am really looking forward to hearing him sing live, and will be hope to see blogger Mark In DE, who writes the Tales of a Sissy blog. To find out more about the Delaware Pride festival, click here.

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