Partial set list (not including new tracks I didn’t know the names of):
Faster
Non-dairy Creamer
Graduate
I Want You
Semi-Charmed Life
Wounded
Never Let You Go
Crystal Baller
Motorcycle Driveby
Don’t Believe a Word
Palm Reader
I Want You Back (Michael Jackson tribute)
Encore:
Slow Motion
God of Wine
Pretty much 1 or 2 things happen every day that make each day “best day ever” here in Jennie’s life.
But today — truely, best. day. ever.
*large iced coffee with chocolate, exercise in the morning by walking to work from the train instead of taking the bus, free breakfast burrito, and orange juice. Goodies from Bike to Work day, the promise of a bike in my future, a temporary tattoo, and best of all:
email from facebook telling me that 3eb (Third Eye Blind) has posted a concert. Near me. Where? Hollywood. When? In merely 1 1/2 months.
I bought tickets immediately, after calling to confirm Jeff’s attendance.
The concert? Not listed on 3eb’s website, or the venue’s website. Sweet success. (These kinds of shows sell out, so I had to act swiftly.)
Best. day. ever.
Picture of me and the BFF at the first THIRD EYE BLIND concert we saw in April 2007.
They were RIGHT there. We were so close.
Thus begins Jennie’s Spring Fling with every singer/songwriter in the US that is between 20-50 who may or may not be definitely IS the perfect match for her.
I can’t help it– spring comes around and I need a new outlook on life. I need Jon McLaughlin to tell me to that all he needs is my face. I need Better Than Ezra to sing that we’re absolutely still, and that a million years wouldn’t be long enough. I need Graham Colton to tell me that these are the best days, I need Mat Kearney to meet me once again, down off Lake Michigan, I need Stephan Jenkins to ask me why can’t I be a little more mystery.
I’m on my way to owning 5 new albums that I am sure will keep my soul at bay this summer, and I look forward to finding more loves on the way:
1. Jon McLaughlin, OK NOW (CHECK)
2. Better Than Ezra, Paper Empire (CHECK)
3. Graham Colton, Here Right Now (Out, need to find!!)
4. Mat Kearney, City of Black & White (May 19, 2009)
5. Third Eye Blind, Ursa Major. (Yet to release a date, and no picture! Eek!)
Something bout, something else
Someone might have said about her
Oh James, why do you toy with my heart?
Top 10 James hits of all time:
1. Her Town Too
2. How Sweet It Is
3. Something in the Way She Moves
4. Carolina in my Mind
5. Jelly Man Kelly
6. Smiling Face
7. Never Die Young
8. Fire and Rain
9. Country Road
10. Everybody Has the Blues
“I learned that unbelievably awful things can and do happen. In truth, they are not so rare, isolated events. Each of us has a story that would break someone’s heart. Despite the grief and unfairness of it all, we keep going. There are chores to be done. There are people who need our care. There is a life to be led. The real lesson was found…I realized that, regardless of the heartache, we may choose the moments in which we live. On that day, I learned that love creates a tremendous capacity for grace. And perhaps it is that grace that keeps us moving forward.”
So my friend, J, she had a heartbreak recently. She is so sad, and we are all sad for her, and we are doing lots of cuddling, loving, and snuggling in an attempt to forget sadness and focus on the purple and love.
I made her a mixed tape, or CD I guess, for those moments when she hurts so bad she thinks her chest might bust. That way, she can get it out on her own time.
If you’re looking for a good cry, or if you just like melancholy tunes, here’s a mix for you: