Setting: Lincoln Hall, Chicago. About 10:30ish, 15 minutes or so into Headlights‘ set, about a half hour after Maritime‘s performance.
Mike Kinsella and his friend (who I unfortunately did not get the name of) sitting at the southern end of the bar. I pop up before I leave the show…
Me: Hey, it was really nice meeting you.
Mike Kinsella: Yeah man, you too. [shakes hand]
Me: Hey, I know this is a little odd, but I have to ask. I heard rumors Cap’n Jazz are getting back together… Is that true?
MK: I don’t know, are they getting back together?
MK’s friend: Well, what do you think? Do you think Cap’n Jazz should get back together, or should they leave it behind, keep it in the ground? What do you want Cap’n Jazz to do?
Me: [clearly flustered] I… umm… I think they should do whatever makes them happy.
MK: So, what makes me happy?
Me: Umm….
MK: You wrote the paper, so what makes me happy?
Me: I… um…
MK: So what was your conclusion?
Me: Well, I said the conclusion was… unknown.
And so it went… The rest was a bit of a jumble, and that beginning of me embarrassing myself in front of Kinsella and his friend isn’t word-for-word because its been a few hours and I clearly could have forgotten a word/sentence.
But, Kinsella’s a good sport for even dealing with my “hey, I’m some random fan, answer my every question!” trope I busted out. Kinsella and his friend were certainly very nice to me, and I wish I could have stayed and chatted longer.
But, whatever happens with the reunion rumors, I just hope the Cap’n Jazz guys actually make whatever decisions because they want to. But, considering the amassed discography that makes up the Cap’n Jazz family tree, it’s clear they’ve all been doing things the way they want to for some time. And that’s what makes them all continue to create strong, vital music today, with or without a Cap’n Jazz reunion.
Is it just me or does it seem like they where acting really douchey?
I wish I could remember the exact end of our collective conversation, because it would’ve shown that they were just yankin’ my chain. I think they would’ve acted real douchey had they told me to leave the minute I asked the question, but instead they had a little fun. They also asked me to sit down and chat, but I had to run… So unfortunate!
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