Inspiration

I had a rather inspirational weekend full of great company and amazing music. Brit and I drove to Chicago on Friday and stayed with her friend Jess in Boystown. We went to a local gay club that night for Women's Night and danced until 2. I ran into a long-time friend Beaner and was glad to see her doing well. Being at the club was refreshing - besides the fact that it was smoke-free, it was nice seeing a more diverse lesbian crowd and fresh faces while still feeling "at home".



On Saturday we woke up late, ate a revitalizing meal of eggs, sausage, and bananas foster pumpkin spice pancakes, then headed to Milwaukee for the Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, and Buddy Miller concert (conveniently titled "Three Girls and Their Buddy"). Jess decided to go with Brit and I and take her chance of hopefully getting a ticket at the show. After a quick 2 hour drive filled with tons of singing in the car, we arrived in Milwaukee. It was 16 below Farenheit and our faces were pretty much red from wind burn. Nonetheless, we managed to find rockstar parking and partook in THE best concert I have ever been to so far. All 4 musicians took turns playing their favorite songs, as well as collaborating together on other songs. I'm so fortunate to have been able to experience such an astounding collaboration.

Patty and Emmylou had a hand-held light show to keep the audience attentive while the other artists tuned their guitars in between sets and Shawn had flying screaming monkeys. They were hilarious! The ironic event of the trip was when Brit and I were driving back and decided to use the bathroom in the Dixie truck stop. As soon as we walked in, flying screaming monkeys were hanging on a stand in front of us. We bought one for all three of us and have dubbed them our travel monkeys:)

Everything else from the trip is too special to type in a blog. You may be wondering why my blog title is "Inspirational". To hear the songs these artists have written or were inspired by creates an urge in me to look deeper into myself, my desires, and my capabilities. I did alot of thinking this weekend and am in a better place than where I was before Friday. Before this weekend I sort of knew what I needed to do. Now I know what I need to do, and also what I should have done a long time ago.



As for now, keep playing the YouTube video I posted at the top of this link. Brandi sang this song when she came to St. Louis and it's finally out on the net. We're all hoping she records it soon. For the most part, there's no special meaning to it for me, it just sounds fucking amazing (and of course Brandi looks gorgeous as usual).