trying to find anything, that you can feel, that you can believe in...

So many things to write about...the trip last week most of all. My first time missing two days of classes and I was a little nervous at first, but it turned out alright. It was lots of bus riding and transfering here and there but I can't complain too much. I was so tired but so happy at the same time to be out and doing what I I love and seeing JA. It's a wonderful feeling to do something you love so much and not really care if you're exhausted or haven't eaten anything the whole day. It reminded me what what Hawksley said about "survial", and how many of us today don't have that anymore and we're barely alive. I think that's what I feel like a lot of time in Ithaca, I feel so sheltered and safe that I miss (more) being in an urban setting.

So the show was even better than last. He played Wasted! and In the Sun was perfect, it made me fall in love with the song all over again. He ended the show with a beautiful verison of Invisble Hands, where in the end he took of his guitar and walked to a different mic to loop the background vocals, and it just haunting. Then the ended the song with beats from knocking the mic on the floor. yay we love JA! He's so great. I was taking pictures, bootlegging, calling Kim (poor kim!) and watching the show all the same time. I'm getting good at this multi-tasking! Many of the pictures came out blurry because I only had one hand to hold it. Here ya go.


JA's ever so cool guitar case.


Tara Angel opens. She's pretty good. There's definitly a "arthur-isque" qualty about her.





Guitar solo during Can't Exist (i think)





Beautiful background vocals on Invisble Hands


cool beats for outro of Invisble Hands

I also get to meet Angela at the show, I love meeting people at shows! it's amazing how people connect. It just woudln't be the same going to shows with people who wouldn't appreciate the show as much as we dorks. After show I stayed at Mel's and it was really nice seeing her again even thought we didn't have to time to really hang out. I missed Mel.
After the show I was so tired, so I slept fairly well, and wake up in time for the bus to NYC. I was planning on catching the Dresden Dolls at Bowery but it was sold out. I just found out about the band because I was looking for a show to go to on Friday night, I was a little dissapointed but next time i'll be sure to catch them in show, they look like a lot of fun.