Despite the fact that Live on the Levee was going to be our last show together for while in the States, J and I found ourselves giggling about random shit. For example, when we arrived it was in the middle of Ben Jelen's set. He opened for Pete and had a habit of prefacing each song with a serious explanation of what it was about. When one particular song ended, before he could open his mouth to explain the next a typical St. Louis weisenheimer behind us yelled "EH WHAT'S THIS SONG ABOUT!?" I almost shot beer through my nose.
Ben Jelen's tunes weren't bad at all, though he seemed like an artist who tends to take himself kind of seriously. I don't think he's been extremely successful in the States, unfortunately. What's also unfortunate is that I keep thinking of Dr. Scholl's commercials when I hear his name. -K
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