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Six cool things about King Khan:

1. I got a phone call earlier this week from a reporter at The Daily Helmsman (student newspaper at the University of Memphis) asking if I had any photos of King Khan for a story about King Khan and the Shrines playing at the Hi-Tone on Friday.  Check!

Here’s the photo they used:

It doesn’t matter what the publication or how big or small- there is something so completely awesome about seeing a photograph I’ve taken in print with “Kandi Cook” on the side of it.

2. My husband, Trip, got me this awesome tea towel from the show in Nashville the night before:

And this way cool poster (I think I’m going to have this framed):

3. Everyone at the King Khan and the Shrines show in Memphis on Friday got stamped with the stamp I made for the Hi Tone!

4. There are no words to describe the show.  It was non-stop overwhelming awesomeness from start to finish.  I actually considered not bringing my camera because I knew I wanted to be in the thick of things and dancedancedance… but I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t, and I’m glad I did because at the end of the show one of the band members guitared my friend Brandi while our friends Juli and Jim strung along:

5. At the end of the night I got to meet and talk to King Khan himself!  I told him that the show he played at the Hi Tone last year was the reason I started taking my camera to shows!  He seemed flattered about that, thanked me and said I looked dazzling with my camera and kissed my hand.  It was so great to have the opportunity to tell him in person that he was the reason I started shooting shows.  Rock on.

6. The photos.  A new series now up on kandicook.com:: http://kandicook.com/2010/kingkhanandtheshrines04022010.htm.