.:] Funny Little Valentine Concert[:.

So I had all these grand plans to do this big swing night - but they got scraped. lots of reasons. One small factor was the disappointing news that Black and Tan for Windyhop isn't happening this year. I invested a bit of time and heart into it. *sigh* And though I can roll with it, the disappointment of this among other things is putting a grey cloud over my lindy life. ah well.

Instead, I got to spend time with swingdoc, beeyatchski, and my valentine for the evening, kmp. We had the indescribable opportunity to see Colin Hay at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Colin Hay? The lead singer of Men at Work and creator of one the most memorable concerts I've ever attended. duh.

I was so so very exhausted after a very long day{Crunch} and night {Kittys Gig} and day{more Crunch}...yet this performance.... the sculpting of the music and the vocals with the lyrics and the guitar work - to experience multidimensional music - without benefit of light show, monster sound, and smoke machine!- it truly was mesmerising and LITERALLY kept me on the edge of my seat. This including a banter throughout the show WITH the audience of various experiences. It had a such a witty and entertaining story arc - it had to be written. It must have been a team of writers. kmp is going to see him again at some point this week. He'll have to verify for me if its just an act.

And then with this song, this encore, with my usual habit, I watched the audience. It was watching the congregation listening to every word of the preacher and taking every word to heart. It was a beautiful sight and I now know what I'm using for my audition. "...the audience, THAT'S ART!"

Re- reading the lyrics now, it reminds of some heartache felt earlier in the show for some of my past romances. Then I'd realized... They had other plans on the horizon and they never saw me. They saw something more and I wasn't it. They couldn't see me in their future and I just wanted us in the now.

Colin Hay - Waiting for My Real Life To Begin

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down, down, down, on me

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon
It's just that times are lean

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine in
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin