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So I found this today at Eat Records, pretty much the best record store/cafe in all of Greenpoint (and it’s only three blocks from the RADPAD.) The “FUNKY!” sticker in the top right corner really caught my attention, not to mention the silvery shine of the album cover. Unfortunately this wikipedia image of it doesn’t capture that, so I tried to photograph the real thing on my kitchen table. Not much of an improvement, sorry, but ain’t it a great cover anyway? More importantly, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, founding member of The Meters, is the drummer on this record. He was the guy who turned New Orleans second line parade rhythms into funk, the funkiest funk ever played on the drums in fact. I could listen to just the drum tracks on this record and be equally satisfied. You could put it on anytime, for any mood, except for when someone died. No wait, wait … this music is precisely FOR a funeral, but the after-party. And what does Desitively Bonnaroo mean? “The word Bonnaroo, popularized by New Orleans R&B giant Dr. John with his 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo, is a Cajun slang word meaning “a really good time.” The name was chosen for its literal meaning, and also to honor the rich Louisiana music tradition that inspired the organizers’ desire to provide many styles of quality live music for appreciative fans. The word Bonnaroo is actually a creole-French construction taken from “bon,” or in this case, the feminine “bonne” (french for “good”) and “rue” (French for “street”).” That’s what the festival is named after, too, duh.

So I found this today at Eat Records, pretty much the best record store/cafe in all of Greenpoint (and it’s only three blocks from the RADPAD.) The “FUNKY!” sticker in the top right corner really caught my attention, not to mention the silvery shine of the album cover. Unfortunately this wikipedia image of it doesn’t capture that, so I tried to photograph the real thing on my kitchen table. Not much of an improvement, sorry, but ain’t it a great cover anyway? More importantly, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, founding member of The Meters, is the drummer on this record. He was the guy who turned New Orleans second line parade rhythms into funk, the funkiest funk ever played on the drums in fact. I could listen to just the drum tracks on this record and be equally satisfied. You could put it on anytime, for any mood, except for when someone died. No wait, wait … this music is precisely FOR a funeral, but the after-party. And what does Desitively Bonnaroo mean? “The word Bonnaroo, popularized by New Orleans R&B giant Dr. John with his 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo, is a Cajun slang word meaning “a really good time.” The name was chosen for its literal meaning, and also to honor the rich Louisiana music tradition that inspired the organizers’ desire to provide many styles of quality live music for appreciative fans. The word Bonnaroo is actually a creole-French construction taken from “bon,” or in this case, the feminine “bonne” (french for “good”) and “rue” (French for “street”).” That’s what the festival is named after, too, duh.