| i saw fire
and i saw rain. i DJ'ed at a vashon island flea market
where it came down in buckets and collected on
stage--which happens when the canopy is smaller
than what it covers. i had the 11-3 slot. first
half of my set was strictly for the squirrels, the
stage being relatively remote from the selling
action, but after the rain drove off the customers
the vendors gathered under a pavilion near the
stage and i matched the melancholy mood with this gem. the fire came
later at a friend's place near the ferry where he
set himself aflame in a misguided attempt to
ignite a pile of wet wood using some leftover
two-stroke fuel mix. it took less than a second
for the flame to leap up to the oily tomato can in
his hand, then another two seconds to sweep over
his nylon puffy jacket. i saw it from a distance
and by the time i yelled "roll!" he was already
hitting the wet grass and squelching the inferno
that had engulfed him so quickly. it all happened
so fast there was no time to be horrified, and in
the end he came out of it with only a minor burn
to his hand and a few singed hairs. |
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