Missy/Following

This blog is a day late. I really wanted to write about Missy Higgins. Now I want to talk about a lot more so I'm ust gonna keep writing and see where that ends up.

Now, Missy Higgins' concert last last night was probably one of the best concerts I have ever been to. I'll tell you why. There's not many girl singer songwriters that can actually play both guitar and piano and still sound like the cd. NO, note even like the cd... BETTER THAN THE CD. Her Recordings don't do her justice. I told the girls last night that missy should really think about cutting a live album. The arrangements of some songs are just wonderful. They honestly made me cry. some of them. Or at least I wanted to. She played old songs as well as new ones. One I haven't ever heard before. I think what really made good was her ability to just talk to the audience. She just becomes so honest with everyone and makes everyone laugh. I think that's a unique quality. If you're up on stage and you don't say anything I always think it's a boring show. Unless you're like sigur ros or something. But when an artist is able to take time between a song and say something witty, I think it shows something about their character and gives us the illusion that we're having a conversation with them--getting to know them better even.

So I am on a Missy high at the moment. I listened to her on the train ride to Oceanside and I'm going to listen to her a lot more in the das to come.

Oh, and I grabbed her set list! Nice long list of songs...

So, what else do I have to talk about? Oh yes, I remember...

Future of Forestry. They are on their Christmas tour right now and I heard it live for the first time last night. These guys continue to surprise me. Eric continues to surprise me. The Christmas set up is different from the rest of the year. Dave and Travis come and join the band with their trombones and guitars and vocals. It's really nice. Tj is trying his hand at drums and he's really super good. That guy is so talented... it's insane. Ben is there and E is too. So it's a 5 man band during Christmas. What I love about the Christmas tour is that there's this feeling of 'As long as the music is playing, Forestry just wants you to draw near.' Near to what? Anything your heart desires. I sat there listening to them yesterday and just thought to myself how far E has come and how good they all sound and why the heck God has really kept them around in my life. Then I got this nostalgic feeling. The kind of feeling I remember feeling when I was at hume and a lot of concerts after that. That little tug at my heart that said 'You're gonna know them.." or "Go get to know them..."

Sometimes I think this weird following Forestry around has got to end at some point. But I don't think it ever will. I mean, everything has an end, but music never dies. And I didn't get teased in high school for being obsessed with them just to find out that I was never going to know them in my future. I think we have moments every day that you find a person, a place, or thing that you have a connection with. I think most of the time we drop the connection, hang up the phone, and leave it behind never to remember it again. But sometimes, you find the connection and you have no idea why. But you follow it and it gets you somewhere you never thought you could end up. That's my relationship with Eric and Tam and everyone else I've known over the years. I'm greatful and I still have faith that all of this following them around everywhere isn't for nothing.

So i've been elected to follow them around with cameras and that's what i'm doing. I want to do what I think I do best. Following them. I have no idea why... but I just follow.

Never thought myself to be a follower. I always wanted to lead. But I think the whole leader and follower thing is old. I just want to be in my own entity. Following Forestry but leading my own life. That is what i've learned.

(I just typed and typed until I found a clear conclusion. I didn't even realize that's what i've learned. Blogs are amazing. Sorry for the chatter.)