Perhaps we can consider this an extremely late addendum to the note I posted years ago about the Bread & Circuits set at the Goleta Fest in 1998, eh? A while back, I finally scanned some photos that had been sitting in an old shoebox for years, including these shots of Chuck and Mike, and I thought other folks might be interested in seeing them as well. Perhaps I'll post some of the other stuff I found soon. In the meantime, enjoy, and here's a link to "Letter From Chase," from their record on Ebullition: "There are questions, simple questions / they do not want you to ask / should you choose not to choose / the least resistant path..."
What to say? This band has been, and remains, the source of a great deal of inspiration for me. While I feel as though 'sincere' is a term that somehow has lost much of its power, in this case it's one that I think applies best. Bread & Circuits were thoughtful and human in a way that set them apart, and I consider myself fortunate to have seen them a handful of times -- including this show. In fact, I can occasionally catch a glimpse of my eighteen-year-old self in the far left corner of this video. Lindsay and I drove down for the festival -- or, more accurately, Lindsay drove while I slept in the passenger seat. We were quite excited by the idea of seeing twenty bands over three days, though now that prospect sounds more daunting than exhilarating. It was also my first time in Goleta, a place that each subsequent visit has increased my dislike for. I've met many wonderful folks who've lived there over the years, but as a college town in southern California, I could never really imagine a happy life there. Anyway, despite the grueling heat, sleeping in the car, and long, long shows, it was a wonderful experience. While much of the music has long since been forgotten, I was also able to see a few bands that I continue to carry with me -- Seein' Red, Former Members of Alfonsin, Suicide Nation, Born & Razed. And many times over the next few years, I would make new friends and later learn that they had also been there, and that shared experience may have proven to be the most valuable thing I took from that weekend.
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s we can consider this an extremely late addendum to the note I posted years ago about the Bread & Circuits set at the Goleta Fest in 1998, eh? A while back, I finally scanned some photos that had been sitting in an old shoebox for years, including these shots of Chuck and Mike, and I thought other folks might be interested in seeing them as well. Perhaps I'll post some of the other stuff I found soon. In the meantime, enjoy, and here's a link to "Letter From Chase," from their record on Ebullition: "There are questions, simple questions / they do not want you to ask / should you choose not to choose / the least resistant path..."
