i had one of the best nights in forever last night. i broke out of retirement and put my dancin' shoes back on. p.s. i always dance bare foot. one of my mentors and favorite choreographers from back in my dancing days was in town so i braved the city traffic over to silver lake and got my butt in class. AMAZING! so good to move like that again even though i move at a much slower and unsteady pace these days. anyhow, i was grateful to be there and i loved every minute of it.
i was a dumb, dumb and meant to buy tickets to see bon iver many months ago. if u read my posts while traveling in Africa you'll remember how much their music means to me. it was truly the soundtrack to my trip. well, i didn't get tickets and the show at the Troubadour was sold out this week. so, i scurried on over there after class, sweaty and stinky on a mission to see what i could finagle. ticket box office was no help but the security guard told me to hang out on the sidewalk and see if anyone might offer up tickets. i've never done this before and was alone and totally out of my element. but i needed to see this show! not even 5 minutes passed and a guy ran over asking if anyone needed tickets. "i do, I do" with the geekiest grin on my face. $20 bucks later i was in!
oh, and it was some of the best $20 bucks i've spent. the show was mesmerizing. everything i knew it would be and more. eery and haunting and the driving bass and drum beats all insane. when "re: stacks" came on, best for last, i lost it. couldn't help thinking about my kiddies in Africa. the nights i spent looking at slideshows on my mac listening to bon iver. this was a night i'll never forget. it was too short, but oh SO GOOD!
thanks bon... u are a gift!
here are a few videos i found on YouTube but none do him justice
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