Adventures In Mansfield

 On December 3rd ElectroCult Circus hit the road for Mansfield Ohio to perform at the Fourth Street Bar.  The bar seemed to be in the middle of Nowhere, which is one of my favorite places in the universe to be.

 When we pulled up, the exterior of the building had us wondering if we were at the right bar, but when we went in- it was so cool! It had these great old wooden floors and an Art Deco style bar with the half round booths that make you feel like a Hollywood movie star when you sit in them. The place was very nice and had an entire wall of guitars and a model ship made out of PBR cans.

 Randy Ray Patterson  put the event together. I first saw him perform at Victory's here in town, and he is MESMERIZING. The performance he gives is so unique, with thought provoking lyrics that twist around your brain and make you see things you may or may not want to see but enjoy thoroughly.

 ElectroCult Circus played first and everyone really liked us! I think we sounded good although we were missing our violinist and a back up singer (and our beautiful dancers!) Vivienne Vega and I were invited to perform in between the bands, so while ECC finished the set, we went to get changed.

 Now normally there's a changing area, even if it's the manager's office , or a closet full of old gear and dusty jars of maraschino cherries. This bar is in the process of getting a place to change, so we had to change in the bathroom. This is usually a deal breaker for some performers because it's usually gross in bathrooms but Viv and I didn't mind at all, because this bathroom was big and clean and had a mirror. Hey it's an adventure right? Once they get the dressing room together, this place will be a fantastic place to perform!

 After we performed, Randy Ray Patterson performed and then Chico's Brother . He has a beautiful velvet voice, wears instruments - just check out his music! I got two CDs and I'm hooked. I have a CD player in my car (hey it's an upgrade from a tape deck which is what my first car had) so I've been driving around Columbus listening to it.

 It was Kate Westfall's birthday so she was there to dance!  She's a musician and artist also from Mansfield. So you've got the unique and mesmerizing Randy Ray Patterson, the velvet voice of Chico's Brother, and the multi talented Kate Westfall all in one place called Mansfield, Ohio. It was a great night.