5 wheels, 4 hours, 3 gigs. Phew Dan, FU man.
Or, a typically over-booked Saturday night for the one and only Dan Costello.
I decided to be Dan’s groupie this Saturday night, and follow him from gig to gig. On ‘cycles, ’cause that’s how we roll baby.
After charting the nuances of each gig plus wind resistance minus peer pressure, I decided on this unlabeled white vintage dress (LUX? $?), WCM New York python belt ($2, thrift store) and Frye dorado short boots ($200, after $200 Xmas gift donation from ‘rents).
For the variables of biking, I wore a New York & Co. Intimates mint green silk underskirt ($1, thrift store), and brought my Turkish pashmina (gift, Istanbul). I ride my Schwinn Suburban ($100) bought and fixed repeatedly at Boise Bicycle Project.
Excuse the below photos, they are from my beat up iPhone.
My ensemble in poorly framed action.
Dan wears a Pyke Ltd. striped acrylic button up (quick-dry) shirt ($3.75, thrift store), Levis action slacks ($6, thrift store) and Born shoes (Buffalo Exchange in Seattle, $20… MSRP $95). He rides a Schwinn tricycle he won in a poker game, and checks the time regularly with cellular technology and such.
GIG 1: The GAMEKEEPER
Jazz trio
start time: 8 pm
End time: 10:15
GIG 2: PATCASSO’S WHITE PARTY @ The DISCOVERY CENTER
Dan played 3 gorgeous original guitar songs gorgeously danced originally by Chanel Da Silva of Trey McIntyre Project, at a fabulous event held at the dreamy science-fun Discovery Center. This Patcasso fusion art showcase, in which everyone (except maybe Dan, wink!) must wear white or whatever color comes up on the invites, is the vision of the remarkable artist Patrick Hunter (see his live painting in the background).
Start time: 10:30ish
End time: 11:30ish
GIG 3: PRIVATE PROPOSAL @ The TRAIN DEPOT
Start time: 11:45
We then rode up the hill where I helped Dan light candles around the rock that leans over the lily pad pond at the Train Depot. He had them stored the whole night in his trike basket from a potential groom-to-be, who requested just the candle lighting and two songs before the guy bended down on knee to pop the question. Ahhh…
Candle lighting time: seconds
End time: 11:55.
Romance. Giggety.
Mission accomplished.
