Saint Bernadette

What whale you ask?  I’ll tell you what whale.  What does every so-called up-and-coming city, starving for culture and economic development want more than anything?

CELEBRITIES!

And last night in Bridgeport, we got one.  You might even say we got THE one, the great white whale himself:  Moby.

Now, Saint Bernadette will not be posting any photos of him as Saint Bernadette is no star-chasing paparazzo, but instead a community advocate and general spreader of good-will and as such would never claim that any participant in Bridgeport’s downtown nightlife is any more important than any other.

All right, fine, so I was trying to be cool and I never asked if I could take one, okay??

Instead, I will post photos of last night’s fine entertainment at Two Boots, a really interesting Iranian-American singer called Ali Eskandarian and a bunch of nice lads from Brooklyn called Black Taxi.  The whole evening was organized by my favorite new person, Travis at Fairfield County Happy Hour Club.  I highly recommend checking out this site and attending whatever events are organized, promoted, or suggested by this site!

Black Taxi sounds the trumpet at Two Boots

The Happy Crowd Looks On

This event was just one taking place on the ever-exciting Fairfield Ave. strip of what we in-the-know types called the “Bijou Square” area.  The other was a Pogo’s reunion taking place at it’s former location, the under-utilized Murphy’s Law.  In attendance were Bridgeport and beyond’s luminaries from a music scene that was cool while it lasted, far before most of Connecticut even knew what cool was.  Murphy’s was nice enough to commemorate its former identity by promptly running out of beer.  Although this might seem like a bad thing – it turned out to be a good thing, as it sent these luminaries, including the great white whale, down the street to Two Boots in search of another liquor supply which they promptly found with the added bonus of the night’s entertainment.

So, once again we have nothing but good news to report.  The chain of event creation/promotion as an engine of regional economic development and good times was in full effect this Saturday night as a Norwalk-based promoter brought a Brooklyn-based band to a Bridgeport venue to be appreciated by a regionally mixed crowd peppered with none other than white whale sized celebrities.  What more do you need to know that Bridgeport is happening, everyone?

I mean I suppose I could give you intimate details, photo and video of the late night party we had with Moby, but you wouldn’t believe me if I told you  . . . .

Maybe next time you’ll be there yourself,

Saint B