For some reason the pictures that I post here are only visible to some people, some of the time. Huh. I don't know enough about html or action scripting to figure this out and will ask someone who knows more soon, but until I figure it out I think if you are seeing just a red X, you can right click on it and save it to your desktop and then just open it from there. In the past when I've tried to do that, it usually works. Someone try it and tell me if it works.
Anyway, the above pic is of Jon Brion who I went to go see perform at Largo on Friday night. What an incredible show. I loved the atmosphere and Id have to rank this concert as one of, if not the best concert I've ever been to. Im planning to go back august 13th and then a lot throughout the year. The opening act was a magician/comedian who ended up mooning the audience at the end of his act. Lovely. The owner of Largo, Michael Flannigan, who is extremeley Irish called me a "wee girl" which I attribute to my wearing braids that looked like Heidi or a little girl of Swedish decent. Good idea to make myself look even younger in a crowd of 20-somethings who I already feel too young and uncool to be around. Jon Brion drinks guiness like a fish which is endearing and hilarious. He must have downed like 6 or 7 glasses during his 2 sets. When he played it was the kind of thing where I was sitting in awe the entire time with my mouth hanging open. I was pretty amazed at how quickly he could pick up a song. And he could play almost anything. For part of the night, the audience would throw out song suggestions and requests, and he would choose one and just go with it and blow everyone away. He rocked some Beatles tunes too which is always a plus. The main thing that got to me was not only the quality of his music, but also the passion in which he embraced it. I've never seen someone like that. It's kinda stupid sounding, but I really wish I could be that talented and that passionate about something in my life so that people actually are drawn in just by how much you care and are wrapped up in what you are doing and the effect it has on you personally. Especially if you have a fuck the world attitude in that you are doing this just for you and youre presenting it to others but the main focus is the power it has over you. Not music necessarily, anything. Oh, so I've shifted a bit in my goal for after college cuz of recent concerts Ive been going to and also realizing how cool music is in general and how I'd like to be connected in some small way to that. SO...I was thinking I would try to go into music design. Work on staff at a record company as a graphic designer, create cd booklets and record covers, maybe do websites for various artists, and promotion. I mean, there's someone out there behind the musician that is creating the image of that person, their feel, and manipulating how they are portrayed. I think that would be really enjoyable. I always had that in my mind as a possibility even though I was geared more towards a film company.
There was some mild drama at Steinmart involving me, so I was thrilled it was my last day. I'm not going to go into detail, just that it's good that I wont have to face some people there for a long while, if ever. So that chapter is closed.
I slept over at the castle house last night that Amy was house sitting at, and stayed up into the wee hours of the night debating political issues. Wild and crazy nights, eh? I am such a dork. Save me.
Now off to the Getty Museum to be inspired by famous works of art. yay for 15th century religious iconic art and symantic perspective.
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