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Usually I don't even consider the road trips to conquor my wishlist of my favorite bands and their near shows that are only hours from pensacola. I usually dismiss them with the excuse of needing to work and be miserable and save my money. But, for some reason, I've thrown that theory out the fucking window and I have seen three of my most played/sang bands that are near and dear to my heart for 2011. Even though I've spent hundreds of dollars on rental cars and damage assessments and insurance claims, seeing live music makes it all worth it to me. Pure and simple, good music is medicinal.
In march we drove to Nashville to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Never did I think I would ever have the chance to see them on tour, and it seems they reunited just to make me happy. They played for 2 and a half hours and covered pretty much every main hit they are known for. When I was seventeen I would fantasize seeing them with their many guitars and drum kits and cellos and bows and all looking down and around and never into anyone's eyes, conjuring this beautiful sound that you can feel from the soles of your feet through your veins and pumping your heart. It was everything I imagined it could be. And at the end of the show, I managed to shake their hands and look them in the eyes and profusely thank them for reuniting for another tour in the states. Even though the high crime rate of Nashville cost me $600 of repair costs for the rental car, honestly, it was SO fucking worth it!!!
Last Tuesday I drove to Mobile to see Wilco live again. It was a laid back show but the setlist was lacking the major big hits. It was a great show for the true fans, and half way through it, I had to stand up and start dancing for the honor of Nels Cline (whom Aaron is in love with and mimicks a lot of his guitar swagger and style from nels) and glen kotche.
everything was working against me to make it to jazz fest in new orleans to see arcade fire. I had the chance to see them in 2004 when they were on tour with blonde redhead and i sold my tickets because I needed to work. They are getting to be very very big and i know the window of opportunity was slowly closing and I knew i just HAD to make it to new orleans. So, within an hour, my boss managed to get my shifts covered, and I found some reasonably priced passes for sale on craigslist. Friday i got a manicure, made some PB&Js, and hit the road with a tall glass of tequila and my book of cds.
We barely made it to the show on time, arriving only ten minutes before they were scheduled to perform but of my god, the show was so fun and just happy! The crowd was enormous and we were all dancing under the pretty clear blue skies, singing, "ooooooh'ing" and passing joints and bowls that i mostly declined. Arcade Fire makes me so happy and I hope to see them again and again and again, school schedule permitting.
These next few weeks will be very crowded. I'm working two straight weeks in a row just so I can have saturday the 21st off for the second annual Hangout Music Festival in orange beach. This time we'll be bunking in a nearby condo with a couple of friends. The main shows I HAVE to see are of course the Flaming Lips and Primus and Cee Lo Green. As long as I see those three shows, I will be content. I haven't seen this selfish greedy side of me, I feel I'm binging on live shows and I won't let anyone or anything get in my way to their stage. I still have to move out of east hill and back to cantonment and living with my dad makes me a bit nervous and uneasy. But his health is really deteriorating and I don't want him alone any more. I must keep my education my top priority and it's going to truly aid me in keeping my pocket books full with cutting my bills in half, making it easy for me to not work so much. For the first time in seven years I'm going to have a little break from working full time and actually live like a full time student. I'll have some security again.
I haven't given myself a set date as to when I need to be out of here, but i've been planning to move out for the past two months. Ideally i would like to be settled back home by june, but with my work schedule and music festivities, it's going to be very challenging to make this all happen. If i had the money i would pay someone to do it for me. It'd make me feel more at ease.
Mother's Day was nice until brittany dad and i all got into a heated debate as to what we should do with mom's expensive collection of Hummel figurines. Dad wants to auction them all to buy her a headstone for her grave. and we agree that mom deserves to have her grave completed, but she adored those figurines and they are beautiful pieces of art that we just dont want to sell away yet, Not all of them at least. mother's day turned out to be exhausting and sad and I told dad to do what he wanted with them. nothing is more important than mom, so at this point i dont care about figurines or dresses or furniture. I don't care.
I have to be at work in an hour for two foils and cuts. I literally can't stand doing hair now. But I feel I HAVE to accommodate the ones who like and want my work. Most likely, I'll continue to take clients through out the summer, but once I start school, I will probably stop doing hair and just work as floor manager for the salon. I'm already the wedding coordinator, and at times it can be a royal pain in the ass dealing with low self-esteemed brides who can't make up their minds with what they want or what they like. And this is just for hair and make-up! Jesus.
so, back to reality.
In march we drove to Nashville to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Never did I think I would ever have the chance to see them on tour, and it seems they reunited just to make me happy. They played for 2 and a half hours and covered pretty much every main hit they are known for. When I was seventeen I would fantasize seeing them with their many guitars and drum kits and cellos and bows and all looking down and around and never into anyone's eyes, conjuring this beautiful sound that you can feel from the soles of your feet through your veins and pumping your heart. It was everything I imagined it could be. And at the end of the show, I managed to shake their hands and look them in the eyes and profusely thank them for reuniting for another tour in the states. Even though the high crime rate of Nashville cost me $600 of repair costs for the rental car, honestly, it was SO fucking worth it!!!
Last Tuesday I drove to Mobile to see Wilco live again. It was a laid back show but the setlist was lacking the major big hits. It was a great show for the true fans, and half way through it, I had to stand up and start dancing for the honor of Nels Cline (whom Aaron is in love with and mimicks a lot of his guitar swagger and style from nels) and glen kotche.
everything was working against me to make it to jazz fest in new orleans to see arcade fire. I had the chance to see them in 2004 when they were on tour with blonde redhead and i sold my tickets because I needed to work. They are getting to be very very big and i know the window of opportunity was slowly closing and I knew i just HAD to make it to new orleans. So, within an hour, my boss managed to get my shifts covered, and I found some reasonably priced passes for sale on craigslist. Friday i got a manicure, made some PB&Js, and hit the road with a tall glass of tequila and my book of cds.
We barely made it to the show on time, arriving only ten minutes before they were scheduled to perform but of my god, the show was so fun and just happy! The crowd was enormous and we were all dancing under the pretty clear blue skies, singing, "ooooooh'ing" and passing joints and bowls that i mostly declined. Arcade Fire makes me so happy and I hope to see them again and again and again, school schedule permitting.
These next few weeks will be very crowded. I'm working two straight weeks in a row just so I can have saturday the 21st off for the second annual Hangout Music Festival in orange beach. This time we'll be bunking in a nearby condo with a couple of friends. The main shows I HAVE to see are of course the Flaming Lips and Primus and Cee Lo Green. As long as I see those three shows, I will be content. I haven't seen this selfish greedy side of me, I feel I'm binging on live shows and I won't let anyone or anything get in my way to their stage. I still have to move out of east hill and back to cantonment and living with my dad makes me a bit nervous and uneasy. But his health is really deteriorating and I don't want him alone any more. I must keep my education my top priority and it's going to truly aid me in keeping my pocket books full with cutting my bills in half, making it easy for me to not work so much. For the first time in seven years I'm going to have a little break from working full time and actually live like a full time student. I'll have some security again.
I haven't given myself a set date as to when I need to be out of here, but i've been planning to move out for the past two months. Ideally i would like to be settled back home by june, but with my work schedule and music festivities, it's going to be very challenging to make this all happen. If i had the money i would pay someone to do it for me. It'd make me feel more at ease.
Mother's Day was nice until brittany dad and i all got into a heated debate as to what we should do with mom's expensive collection of Hummel figurines. Dad wants to auction them all to buy her a headstone for her grave. and we agree that mom deserves to have her grave completed, but she adored those figurines and they are beautiful pieces of art that we just dont want to sell away yet, Not all of them at least. mother's day turned out to be exhausting and sad and I told dad to do what he wanted with them. nothing is more important than mom, so at this point i dont care about figurines or dresses or furniture. I don't care.
I have to be at work in an hour for two foils and cuts. I literally can't stand doing hair now. But I feel I HAVE to accommodate the ones who like and want my work. Most likely, I'll continue to take clients through out the summer, but once I start school, I will probably stop doing hair and just work as floor manager for the salon. I'm already the wedding coordinator, and at times it can be a royal pain in the ass dealing with low self-esteemed brides who can't make up their minds with what they want or what they like. And this is just for hair and make-up! Jesus.
so, back to reality.
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