The Blowcomotion members who made the trip to Boston for HONK!Fest let their creativity and quirkiness shine in a lively group email thread that began with Kourt on the festival’s first day — Friday, October 4, 2024 — and continued through our return to Austin.
These playful haikus (or “HONKu’s”) were paired with Barby’s stunning photos to create a memorable photo keepsake.
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Kourt de Haas
10/4/24 @ 6:11amCarry on trumpet
X-ray tells my big secret
TSA said “meh"
Charlene Warnock
10/4/24 @ 7:52amGorham Street Ghosts
Howdy from the ghosts
Haunting this air b and b
Hope they like music
Jeff Conner
10/4/24 @ 8:10amDrummer waits for ride
Flight to Boston upcoming
Why aren't I there yet?
Matt "TinCan" Coldwell
10/4/24 @ 8:12amFumbling with key
Trembling from last night joys
Neighbors waking up early
Joel Greenberg
10/4/24 @ 8:53amI flew ‘merican
Plane went bump in Philly, for real
Made it here alive
Brian Miller
10/4/24 @ 9:00am‘Mornin’ Blowco Paris
How are y’all doing today?
Oops, we’re in Boston
Griffin Childers
10/4/24 @ 9:03Austin to Boston
Luggage jam packed with purple
Honk ‘till our lips bleed
Nick Pereira
10/4/24 @ 9:12amFour days in a car
Camp in state parks everyday
Got a hotel now
Jeff Cole
10/4/24 @ 9:16amOne dunkalatte
Browsed the thrift store for purple
Whoops, left my drum sticks
Bill Canfield
10/4/24 @ 9:30amStart wearing purple
Start wearing purple for me
We'll teach you to play
John Greer
10/4/24 @ 9:49amClear blue skies for honk
We can costume as we like
And not fear the sun
Matt Mossman
10/4/24 @ 10:35amHONK haiku party
Y'all are weird and I love it
Keep 'em a'comin'!
Clark Thompson
10/4/24 @ 10:53amHere they are waiting-
Size 8 when she wore size 9.
Buffalo Exchange
Jeff Conner
10/4/24 @ 10:55amI'm on the plane now
Tara is also on this flight
But haven't seen her
Joel Wucher
10/4/24 @ 11:05amDid you have to play it for them
to show its a real trumpet
and not a weapon of mass destruction?
The only [thing] it can destroy is silence.
Kourt de Haas
10/4/24 @ 11:35amHonk Haiku Number Thirty Four
Silver Line Bus Scroll
Laugh And All Heads Turn My Way
Nick Needs A Shower
Nick Pereira
10/4/24 @ 11:39amOmg y'all the shower at the hotel is better than the one back home and better than all the state parks we stayed at! Yes I definitely needed it, haha
Kourt de Haas
10/4/24 @ 11:45amHonk Haiku 34.1
Thumper had it right
So let’s get Twitterpated
“sanity and wits…!”
Kourt on the Red Line
Kourt de Haas
10/4/24 @ 12:27pmHonk Haiku 34.2
Harvard Square, my home
Lobster roll, then a door code
Cuddle with trumpet
Brian Dudley
10/4/24 @12:35pmLost in the moment
Ecstatic Clarity shines
Passion is my truth
Went the State House
Saw the Public Garden, but
There were no swan boats!?!
Walked to Copley Square
Sat outside the library
Ate empanadas
Took the green line home
To our airy b ‘n’ b
For a little rest
Jeff Conner
10/4/24 @ 2:05pmWe're landing early
I'm so excited to see all
My band mates quite soon
Bev Larkin
10/4/24 @ 4:07pmReflections on 1:30 a.m.-3:30 a.m.:
Footsteps thud above,
Ceiling shakes with every step—
Quiet dreams disrupted.
Kourt de Haas
10/4/24 @ 8:45pmHonk Haiku Number Thirty Five
Helluva parade|
Seriously watch your step!
I’d do that again!
Kourt de Haas
10/5/24 @ 5:44amHonk Haiku Number Forty Two
Early morning walk
Watching rowers on the Charles
Is Dudley still high?
Brian Dudley
10/5/24 @ 8:09amOmg this house is amazing. Thank you soooooooo much
Brian Miller
10/5/24 @ 8:22amYour grandma and mine
Sitting by the fire just now
Haiku haiku all day
Kourt de Haas
10/5/24 @ 7:19pmFresh off the last set Haiku:
Old man says to me
“Your band is so fucking tight!”
Brian should drink more
Charlene Warnock
10/5/24 @ 8:16pmTitle: Post Saturday sets at SomaNova surrounded by happy band people!
Honk is so groovy
My step count is super high
Friends we make good noise
Honk Haiku Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
(Salute to Kristofferson & Cash)
Woke up Sunday morn
Found my cleanest purple shirt
Rubbed my swollen chops
Down the stairs and out
To meet at Herbert and Day
Do the parade Props!
We had smoked the Square
The night before with our brand
Of loud Purple flair
Today we’ll give them
A closing with our Anthem
Down in Harvard Square
Man Boy with tin cans
I saw him crossing the street
Purple friends to meet
Never Alone on
That Sunday morning sidewalk
The world at our feet
Love you all.
Jeff Conner
10/6/24 @ 7:03amBlue bike to the square
Cardamom twist and mocha
Second breakfast soon
Bev Larkin
10/6/24 @ 7:55pmSpotlights blaze on stage,
Boston’s crowd roars in delight,
Success in each note.
Tara Nash
10/6/24 @ 8:24pmBlowco in Boston
We brought the beat and the funk
Damn, we a fine band!
Jeff Conner
10/6/24 @ 8:33pmSix sets and parades
Blowco genuinely rocked
I love this band y'all
Jeff Cole
10/6/24 @ 11:11pmHonk filled me with joy
Body could not stop dancing
Ahhhh I feel alive!
Griffin Childers
10/7/24 @ 3:51amAll packed up to go
Taking joy and smile with us
Let’s do it again
Griffin Childers
10/7/24 @ 4:35amBoston welcomed us
Such a great community
Cherished memories
Matt Mossman
10/7/24 @ 4:48amWe wanted the funk
I believe we found the funk
The funk was at HONK!
Jeff Conner
10/7/24 @ 4:53amDidn't eat enough
Didn't sleep nearly enough
Can we do again?
Cristie Skevofilax
10/7/24 @ 5:05amWaiting for the Lyft
Hard to believe Honk's over
Here's to the next one
Griffin Childers
10/7/24 @ 5:10amAirplane doesn’t work
Hope they find us a new plane
Better than crashing?
Elise Wagley
10/7/24 @ 5:20amWeary feet full heart
Moments, always in mind
How special this was
Jeff Conner
10/7/24 @ 6:04amTired purple people
Fully loaded Jet Blue flight
Blowcos going home
Cristie Skevofilax
10/7/24 @ 6:23amAfter-after skeleton
More Honk friends to meet and make
What is a piss tent?
Bev Larkin
10/7/24 @ 6:50amTwisting lanes collide,
Rental car's fate unclear here—
Maps and signs betray.
Bev Larkin
10/7/24 @ 8:21amFamiliar faces,
Boarding calls echo like dreams—
I stay, they take flight.
Nick Pereira
10/7/24 @ 8:38amSleeping in this morn'
Do no disturb on my door
Leaving around noon
Griffin Childers
10/7/24 @ 10:54amOur flight attendant
Saw us play on Saturday
So we’re famous now
Jeff Conner
10/7/24 @ 11:51amQuite excited dogs
ACL fest crowd leaving
Plane lined up wrong
Music fills the air
Purple pandemonium
A Blowcomotion
Touchdown in Austin
Fresh memories of honking
Fueling joyful souls
Plane issues but they Said it was safe to fly…
Trouble docking in Austin
Nice chat w Jeff as he picked up his bag….
Mine never showed. It’s still in Boston - missed da plane.
But should be here tomorrow.
And none of it can cancel out the incredible vibes I still feel from Honk
Tara Nash
10/7/24 @ 1:32pmStart washing purple,
washing purple. Start washing
purple for me now!
Jeff Conner
10/7/24 @ 5:11pmHonkover is real
Dudley's significant truth
Totally worth it
Bev Larkin
10/8/24 @ 8:13amNestled in my sheets,
Furry friends curled by my side,
Peaceful dreams take flight.
Bev Larkin
10/8/24 @ 8:55amLights dance in my mind,
Crowds roar with electric joy,
Music's sweet embrace.
Tara Nash
10/5/24 @ 10:26amForgot how work works.
Where's the purple and the funk?
Ugh, the real world sucks!
Blowco Brainworm
(to be sung to La Murga de Panama)
(1st chorus)
Blowco Brainworm infects you
Dancing through your head
Blowco Brainworm infects you
Even in your bed!
Earplugs will not protect you
Silence is not a cure
Blowco Brainworm consumes you
Even when you're dead!
(call & answer)
Lambada will play
All through the day
Surrender to the Blowco sound!
Jump in the line
Foot tapping time
Surrender to the Blowco sound!
Gimme Some More
Dance on the floor
Surrender to the Blowco sound!
Moliendo Cafe
La Murga, por que?
Start wearing purple for me now!
(2nd chorus)
There's no doctor, no cure, no treatment
Better to stay in bed
Blowco Brainworm will dance within you
Our songs won't leave your head.
There's no doctor, no cure, no treatment
Better to stay in bed
Blowco Brainworm will dance within you
Dancing through your head!
Thinking back on Honk
Four full days of bright brass bliss!
That really happened?
Let’s give the drums some
You sure put the fun in Funk
Please gimme some mo!
Still haven’t unpacked
Don’t want to give up the funk
Or stop wearing purple
Someone said we’d change
Be different after Honk
I am happier
Back to work today
Can’t wait for Dudley’s party
See y’all there soon
Photographs by ©2024 Barbara Eloisa Photography and contributions from Blowcomotion Members