Last night I saw Vertical Horizon and Ed Kowalczyk play live. I was with my big brother, and I had an amazing time. I wasn’t exactly familiar with Eddie K, but I thoroughly enjoyed his set, too. Nothing gets me like seeing a good band or artist play live—those that I really, truly like. Nothing feels better than hearing your favorite songs live, and singing along to them at the top of your lungs. My heart soars in these moments. It’s like all stars have suddenly aligned and nothing can go wrong. It feels good to know that destiny, fate willed you to be there to experience all the greatness. The right place at the right time.
In 2011, I saw 2 of my favorite bands within two weeks—14 days exactly. And I was playing music and doing little spiels on the radio. It was my summer of love. This year, since January I’ve seen 3 of my favorites play live, and I’m looking forward to seeing a lot more in the coming months. Although the year so far has generally not exactly been going as I had planned, these bands—music—gives me hope. I feel most like myself whenever I go to these concerts. It’s always like, and I quote Mr. Stephen Chbosky, “in that moment, I swear we were infinite." It’s fuel for my soul. A breath of fresh air in my everyday routine.
Big brother and I had a few drinks after last night’s concert. And we just talked..about the band, the other bands, the songs, the lyrics. And life, and making mistakes, and growing up. And friends, family, and tattoos. And in that moment, life was good. It was a good Saturday night. I look forward to looking back on these days; to remembering my youth like this: a good time, spent with and according to good music that you could dance to or listen to and doing nothing else. And good conversations with the people that matter.
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