Last night was so Spiritual!
I managed to sit infront row,(Shaunna you are my angel!) in this already intimate setting. The first few poems Billy read he hadn't even looked out into the audience. I love how he is so humble. He then introduced his guest vocalist Yungchen Lhamo, whose voice radiated through the church. The music became very experimental with Billy's acoustic style mixed with Yungchen's Eastern chants, Dead Can Dance kind of feeling. Which is something I have always related too. I especially enjoyed his first poem read which I hadn't heard yet, and in a song he looked at me when he sang the words "follow me". I totally always will!
He did ask audience to come read a poem, that gave a break in the intensity of the evening. Yungchen spoke alot from her heart, that connected with mine. Saying things like the things that you are most afraid of are the things worth fighting for, and let your own voice be heard. This advice has been recently pounding me on the back of my head, but for me its just too easy to walk away and feel rejected.
The best part of the evening was trying to get everyone participate in chanting OM, which I have done before at a summer solstice festival thats held annually. It can really sound haunting if everyone concentrates. I believe she should have told everyone to hold hands, then the vibration and connectedness of the sound holds it together.
They stayed at the altar after the show allowing pictures and selling cds. I really wish now I also went up to have my picture taken, or even pretend just so I could stand beside him for one moment. I always get too frustrated with words to say to him, next time I'll know nothing needs to be said.
I left sad and lonely, never feeling so much desire to touch someones face and hold them, and make everyone else disappear... yep, just like the other 100 or so there;)
He did ask audience to come read a poem, that gave a break in the intensity of the evening. Yungchen spoke alot from her heart, that connected with mine. Saying things like the things that you are most afraid of are the things worth fighting for, and let your own voice be heard. This advice has been recently pounding me on the back of my head, but for me its just too easy to walk away and feel rejected.
The best part of the evening was trying to get everyone participate in chanting OM, which I have done before at a summer solstice festival thats held annually. It can really sound haunting if everyone concentrates. I believe she should have told everyone to hold hands, then the vibration and connectedness of the sound holds it together.
They stayed at the altar after the show allowing pictures and selling cds. I really wish now I also went up to have my picture taken, or even pretend just so I could stand beside him for one moment. I always get too frustrated with words to say to him, next time I'll know nothing needs to be said.
I left sad and lonely, never feeling so much desire to touch someones face and hold them, and make everyone else disappear... yep, just like the other 100 or so there;)