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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Weekend! / I'm Drunk! Laura Gibson Goes to Jail, Does Not Pass Go and Does Not Collect $200
Posted by Theodora Karatzas on Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM
It’s that time of year. The weather is starting to turn, sweaters are coming out of the closet and the first days of school loom ominously on the horizon. Along with fall comes something else: the Pendleton Round-Up!
If you aren’t from Oregon, or you just aren’t that into wranglin' things that eat hay, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about. The Pendleton Roundup, however, is one of the ten largest rodeos in the world and it just happens to take place about three and a half hours outside this fair city. This year, in celebration of their 99th year, James Dean Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys are serenading the festival with their own brand of country inspired rock.
The real magic, however, will be occurring this weekend. Today, in preparation for the Round-Up, Kindle and his band will be taking the oh so talented and quaint Laura Gibson to the Two Rivers Correctional Facility, a medium-security facility in Pendleton that houses a mostly inmate-run music program, to play a concert for inmates there that are on good behavior. Both Gibson and Kindle are playing the show for free.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Gibson is painfully adorable. If you’ve ever seen her live performances, you’ll know what I’m talking about. When she isn’t belting out some amazing tunes, she banters with audience in the most preciously shy way. After hearing her sing, it’s sort of arresting to her such a meek voice come out of her mouth when she talks.
For those not currently doing time in Eastern Oregon, Gibson is playing on the 6th as part of the TBA festival.
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Hi, I play with JDK+EOP and I'd like to make one little correction (no pun): we actually played at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution which is only about 40 minutes away from Two Rivers, easy mistake.
Also, we had a blast playing for the inmates, shooting some hoops and eating prison food. Our (all inmate!) sound-crew was amazing and it was maybe the best Lil' G performance I've ever seen! and the audience of prisoners were so quiet, respectful and appreciative (Laura got a standing-O!) that it made your average crowd of free-people look like a bunch of hooligans.
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