Thursday, June 16, 2005
Last weekend I was in NY visiting my family and singing backups for Ad @ Pianos. I love New York. I love everything about it. So many people there it seems like the city is a person breathing on its own. The movement elevates me..I'm very effected by my surroundings. I think that's why I am going crazy here. I've been here too long and I have wanted to leave for so many years now I feel like I'm super glued to a metaphysical dumpster. There's always the same old crap around me and the stench of it all becomes overwhelming; and I can't think of anything except trash, and don't see anything new unless it's the latest old magazine that's already been read. Used up and thrown out. And it's horrible because I've never felt like this before. It makes for great songs but I need some movement for reflection, something outside of myself.
Playing in NY is also kinda funny. Crowds come for specific bands and then leave right afterwards. Luckily Ad had a pretty good crowd, among them Amy Poehler from SNL. She dug his stuff (even bought a CD) and was ridiculously nice and laid back. Super adorable too.
Playing that show reminded me how much I love playing out of state. Now that I have someone that I love playing with and is willing to travel, and songs I love performing, I want to get back to booking out of state. Afterall that is the whole point of doing this, I am only happiest when I am playing out and performing. And Travelling. Applause please.
Today, I went to the record store to buy CD's I can't afford. I also ordered some more that will visit me in the mail next week. They are predominantly all singer/songwriters...but all good ones. I was so anti singer/songwriter-y stuff for such a long time, but these folks are different. I am visiting the places that I used to inhabit, and finding out how I belong. If I do at all.
I used to crave beautiful clothes and rich foods and would spend my extra cash on them, but now I just look longingly in the window and think of the time when that would satisfy me. When I was simpler...but evidently more materialistic.
Playing in NY is also kinda funny. Crowds come for specific bands and then leave right afterwards. Luckily Ad had a pretty good crowd, among them Amy Poehler from SNL. She dug his stuff (even bought a CD) and was ridiculously nice and laid back. Super adorable too.
Playing that show reminded me how much I love playing out of state. Now that I have someone that I love playing with and is willing to travel, and songs I love performing, I want to get back to booking out of state. Afterall that is the whole point of doing this, I am only happiest when I am playing out and performing. And Travelling. Applause please.
Today, I went to the record store to buy CD's I can't afford. I also ordered some more that will visit me in the mail next week. They are predominantly all singer/songwriters...but all good ones. I was so anti singer/songwriter-y stuff for such a long time, but these folks are different. I am visiting the places that I used to inhabit, and finding out how I belong. If I do at all.
I used to crave beautiful clothes and rich foods and would spend my extra cash on them, but now I just look longingly in the window and think of the time when that would satisfy me. When I was simpler...but evidently more materialistic.
posted by Sarah RabDAU at
9:58 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home