When I say...

Saul Williams put on a great show Fri. night at Slim's. He was straight energy from the start.

He came out on stage triumphantly wearing a blue feather headdress and a red feathered, black military coat--embracing the Niggy Tardust theme of the album/tour.

He didn't converse with the crowd as much as I expected but he definitely had the respect of the sold out show. Charismatic as ever, my eyes rarely left him.

Overall, it was a blissed out night. We witnessed the brilliance of a true talent.

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Before attending the show on Fri. night I lay in a hypnogogic, disco nap-state prostrate on my couch with the NCAA b-ball tourney on. Wiping the sleep from my eyes I heard about a minute of Saul Williams' "List of Demands" while a montage of atheletes "pushed their limits" in all sorts of training exercises for their respective sports.

I thought I was dreaming. I thought i was so amped for the show that I was hearing Saul in my dreams!

Alas, it's Nike's new Sparq training campaign instead. It consists of a cool montage of true American athletic/egoist superiority (sarcasm-Yeah!Fuck Yeah!). It's pulsating and invigorating but only because Saul's music is pumpin.

Truth is, its a bit of a microcosm of American arrogance. They were going for cocksure confidence but fucked up and made it look arrogant as hell (not the children, oh no not the kids too! Damn!).

Peep it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=w4TbxS_CdWE