KRISTEN HENDERSON RALLIES
Comrades, join us in our state-wide rallies to commemorate Kristen Henderson "hero worthy" moments, even though she uses Macs!
Frist Fest 2003
(May 1, 2003 - Princeton University)
...and it might not shock you but none of us went to Princeton. 
- Kristen Henderson
While the above quote may be true, the ladies of Antigone Rising felt right at home on the Princeton University campus. For those lucky enough to have been in attendance, the Princeton Frist Fest shows were definitely one of the most memorable to date. It was a casual affair at the university and the band was in rare form, particularly the rhythm guitarist Kristen Henderson. The audience was treated to not one, but TWO sets and if that wasn't heavenly enough, there was also free food to be consumed!
The dreams of the people, came true
(If you get them young!)
During the first set, Kristen demonstrated her awesome on-the-fly rapping skillz during the intro of Buying Bridges. That's skillz with a z because she referenced über-hero Shawn Colvin, mentioned Cassidy eating raw beatles, and rhymed it with "likes to shoot up with dirty needles". Here's the audio clip of the rap sequence compliments of our comrades, the Manbunnies: Listen to Kristen Rap
I take too many planes. I know too many names. I forget them. I take too many planes. I know too many names, and I forget them. Her name is Cassidy. She eats raw beatles. She likes to shoot up with dirty needles. Friends, friends, how many of us have them? Friends, Friends. Before we go any further, friends is a user word, a word we [convey?]. Most of the time we use it in the wrong way. You can look the word up again and again but the dictionary doesn't know the meaning of friends. Home girls...in the summer, in the spring, and fall. Alright. I can bust out a rhyme later tonight, maybe. Oh, here it is. Home girls through the summer, spring, and fall. I can't think of anything that rhymes with it. Thank you. That's better than the same old show, isn't it?
In between sets, Kristen confronted her coulrophobia (fear of clowns) and talked to a juggling clown on stilts wandering about the premise.
Kristen: "So you call yourself a clown?"
(without missing a beat) Clown: "So you call yourself a musician?"
It seems that even the clowns in Princeton are smart(asses). Afterwards, Kristen disappeared to find love in the butterscotch pudding inside before the second set later that night.
During the second set, she revealed to the crowd the details of pretending to go to her infamous high school prom after leading the band into an unannounced Michael tune. Though improv, it was one of the best versions of Michael ever heard live, definitely one of the most memorable. Before closing out the night, Kristen told us the importance of listening to über-hero Shawn Colvin before covering Ricochet in Time because if you don't like Shawn Colvin, you're wrong.
After the show, the band hung around to chat, opening themselves up to a full court press of the Negative Lane offensive among other random topics. While numerous aspects of the night were worthy of the highlight reel, the best had to be when our topic at hand invaded Cassidy's conversation with Commandant Frick when Kristen interrupted to ask:
Cass, which porn shop burnt down...the Adult Book store or the Playtime Boutique?
Cassidy responded with, "Which porn sh...what kind of conversations are you guys having over there?"
The hero moment skyrocketted in esteem when it was discovered a year later while talking to Commandant Frick that she was having a serious heart to heart conversation with Cassidy when Kristen interrupted with our shameless conversation, which made it that much funnier. And so, the events of Princeton Frist Fest 2003 deserve recognition as a 5-Star Kristen Henderson Rally. Kristen Henderson and the Princeton University butterscotch pudding, we salute you!
* Pictures compliments of Commandant Frack, not to be confused with Commandant Frick