When ridiculously cool overflows with amazing. (Taken with picplz at 7th & Grand Whisky Bar in Los Angeles, CA.)
Sunshine, happy juice, Gareth Emery, and this guy. It cures what ails you. (Taken with picplz at Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.)
When great friends collide, it’s beautiful. (Taken with picplz at O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Santa Monica, CA.)
Seattle. Where it rains all the time. (Taken with picplz at Gasworks Park in Seattle, WA.)
Eyes wide open. I’m paying the “awake at 6am, coming down” price for having caffeine. I said I wouldn’t do that again. But obviously I hate this feeling less than thinking about her. Or all those great ideas I don’t pursue. Or the half-completed projects I do. Or my general health and well-being. Oh, let’s be honest, it’s mostly her. And them. And all the lack of me.
The soundtrack from the night replays inside my ears and silently I smile. It is both funny and perverse that the only way I’ve found to Stop is to Go. The only way to make the endless madness cease is to immerse myself in ideas, submerse myself in service. I wrap myself up in work and drown myself dancing.
If I just get enough forward momentum for something else, anything else, maybe I can leave the rest behind. Maybe if I figure out how to Move Forward, I can finally Move On?
I really want to Stop. And so I Go. I must still be broken.
Eyes wide open. I’m paying the “awake at 6am, coming down” price for
having caffeine. I said I wouldn’t do that again. But obviously I hate
this feeling less than thinking about her. Or all those great ideas I
don’t pursue. Or the half-completed projects I do. Or my general
health and well-being. Oh, let’s be honest, it’s mostly her. And them.
And all the lack of me.
The soundtrack from the night replays inside my ears and silently I
smile. It is both funny and perverse that the only way I’ve found to
Stop is to Go. The only way to make the endless madness cease is to
immerse myself in ideas, submerse myself in service. I wrap myself up
in work and drown myself dancing.
If I just get enough forward momentum for something else, anything
else, maybe I can leave the rest behind. Maybe if I figure out how to
Move Forward, I can finally Move On?
I really want to Stop. And so I Go.
I must still be broken.
This was my Friday night. How was yours?
If you aren’t spending it doing something you love, you wasted a chance. You only get so many, so make each one count.
My birthday is awesome because my friends are so much cooler than your friends. (Taken with instagram)
After many years,I finally got a chance to dance to the group that moved me to listen to electronica in the first place.
These guys are the reason I dance at all.
And they were so worth it.
The first band I caught was The Audition from Chicago. They were fun but could use that polish that comes from more road time with more audiences.
Plug-in Stereo was not what I expected and they were a little too mellow for this rowdy crowd. And not many people knew the words so the singing was shy. Instead everyone just clapped a lot to work off the energy.
The lead singer for We Are The In Crowd was wearing a shirt for The Maine. Which of course made her 10x hotter and by extension, the band 5x better.
Every Avenue was struggling a bit vocally, and an unusually reserved crowd didn’t help. I blame it on a Monday night time slot with a mixed bag of bands.
Still, it’s always good to see a show in a cool venue with fun people.
Every now and then I come across a situation that allows me to reset
my expectations. Recently this happened at a performance of Iris by
Cirque du Soleil.
The back story is that I had spoken to some hard-line Cirque fans who
thought the use of video and technology was a departure from the
formula that defines a good Cirque show. They could not have been more
wrong.
The music and performances were absolutely the first-rate production
for which Cirque is known. The stage had many unique characteristics
and formed a character on par with past productions. And there was a
heart-string pulling tale of love at the core that grounded each
performance into a semi-coherent storyline in the way that only the
best shows can.
The show has fantastic repeat watchability thanks to several
outstanding ensemble numbers that are jam-packed with frenetic energy
and a marvelous cascade of characters that are cacophony of movement
and superbly timed physical expression. The fantastic show-stopping
number after intermission blew my mind and was simply delightful.
Needless to say, I will be booking another seat in the near future so
my senses can savor the delectable symphonic and gymnastic treat that
was Iris.
