Puppetron
Thursday's insanity: Beck at the Fillmore
Beck, with Puppetron.
No, Puppetron is not a band. It is the word Beck used to describe this phenomenon I saw last night.
One of the great things about the Fillmore is that if you get there early, you can be right up close to the stage. This vantage point allowed me to notice, before Beck came on stage, that there was a miniature stage, center-stage and back. Drum kits, microphones, bongos, the curtain and lights. A near replica of the stage itself. A stage within a stage. As it turned out, a puppet stage.
When the show began, four people dressed head to toe in black came to the mini-stage, and produced six marionettes in the likeness of Beck and his band. These puppets proceded to play Beck's breakthrough hit, Loser, with cameras zoomed in on them, showing the action on the big screen that was the backdrop to the stage. Yes, the puppets played the song.
Then, the real band came on. The puppets were dressed the same as the band members. The puppets played along with the band, mimicing the actions of the band as Beck performed. The big screen maintained images of the puppets while we watched the band. When a performer moved from a drum kit to a keyboard, the puppet moved likewise. When Beck changed his guitar, the puppet changed its guitar.
I was watching Beck playing his guitar and singing, with a big video screen behind him of Puppet-Beck, singing and playing.
Puppet-Beck.
On one of the more heavy-rock songs (Minus), I could see about 18 beings (band members, side players, puppeteers and puppets) bouncing up and down, rocking, jamming, moving... It was chaotic. It was, well, insane.
Today's run: Recovery run of 6 miles at 9:17 pace
Two Mission Loops. No knee pain!
I am careful enough not to declare this as Mission Accomplished with respect to the knee issue. I will continue to watch it, ice both knees, and stay off hills. But this is a good sign. Tomorrow's run is a doozy.
Beck, with Puppetron.
No, Puppetron is not a band. It is the word Beck used to describe this phenomenon I saw last night.One of the great things about the Fillmore is that if you get there early, you can be right up close to the stage. This vantage point allowed me to notice, before Beck came on stage, that there was a miniature stage, center-stage and back. Drum kits, microphones, bongos, the curtain and lights. A near replica of the stage itself. A stage within a stage. As it turned out, a puppet stage.
When the show began, four people dressed head to toe in black came to the mini-stage, and produced six marionettes in the likeness of Beck and his band. These puppets proceded to play Beck's breakthrough hit, Loser, with cameras zoomed in on them, showing the action on the big screen that was the backdrop to the stage. Yes, the puppets played the song.
Then, the real band came on. The puppets were dressed the same as the band members. The puppets played along with the band, mimicing the actions of the band as Beck performed. The big screen maintained images of the puppets while we watched the band. When a performer moved from a drum kit to a keyboard, the puppet moved likewise. When Beck changed his guitar, the puppet changed its guitar.
I was watching Beck playing his guitar and singing, with a big video screen behind him of Puppet-Beck, singing and playing.
Puppet-Beck.
On one of the more heavy-rock songs (Minus), I could see about 18 beings (band members, side players, puppeteers and puppets) bouncing up and down, rocking, jamming, moving... It was chaotic. It was, well, insane.
Today's run: Recovery run of 6 miles at 9:17 pace
Two Mission Loops. No knee pain!
I am careful enough not to declare this as Mission Accomplished with respect to the knee issue. I will continue to watch it, ice both knees, and stay off hills. But this is a good sign. Tomorrow's run is a doozy.
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