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Our friends got a new place so we spent Friday night exploring their new town in search of the best Margarita. They have a BEAUTIFUL new home, I love the layout and the little details that most modern homes seem to lack. Most of all I am happy for them as a couple, they are deserving of every blessing they get. We haven't seen them for close to a month, and after our visit I instantly felt more in balance. We have some great conversation, both deep and mindless. I walk away from our time together with a sense of inner peace. Weird?
Saturday was a work day for the both of us, and boy was it work! The Job had Howie Mandel, and it was my turn to work the event. I work for the local casino in their marketing department. I get to book the big players for free shows, among other things, my job that night was to check IDs and hand out tickets. Easy enough, it can get complicated quickly though. Howie was a big hit for our players so we ended up with more people than tickets...slight complication. So in a dress and 4" heels I was running though a packed event center placing people in added seats. Oh the faces I got while handing players (who I'm sure drop a good amount of money there) their seat number on a post-it note, priceless. Howie was great! Did you know he was the voice of Gizmo on The Gremlins? Anyway night was tiring and there were a few drinks to be had afterwards.
The next few days were mellow, one day off, work has been super busy so Monday went pretty quick.
Tuesday though was the point of this post.
I love McMenamins establishments and FINALLY got to visit the Edgefield venue it is an outdoor concert area/ hotel/restaurant/brewery. We went to My Morning Jacket! The whole day the weather looked like it was going to rain, and did. I got off work early and as soon as I stepped outside the clouds had gone and I could feel the sun (if you have ever lived in northwest Oregon you know how rare this is). The drive to Tualatin was long but with good friends and need for sunglasses I didn't mind.
We had a few Ruby ales, add this to your list of beers to try...simply delicious. The first few songs were hidden by a 6 foot guy with dreads, oh the pain of being 5'2. Eventually we made our way to the money spot. Following the path around the side and then inching our way closer and closer to stage. By the last 7 songs we had a perfect spot, not to crowded with room for me to groove. Hand in the air waving opposite directions of my hips, eyes closed and feeling the music belting out every word. I live for that feeling...
Anyway....It has been busy,exhausting, but worth every minute lately.
So I leave you with this...
Do you have friends that bring you inner peace?
How about concerts? Who have you seen? How do you feel, love um? Despise the mass amount of people sometimes becoming very sweaty and out of control?
I do not think it is weird that friends bring you inner piece. In fact, I think that is one of the many reasons why we have friends. A person who knows you - the true you. The person you can talk to about anything without judgement or hesitation. It's an odd feeling - the feeling you get from another human… the way they can stop all the chaos in the world, and bring you to center. That's important. It's easy to lose ourselves…our friends remind us who we are… or who we want to be. Refreshing, huh?
ReplyDeleteAs for concerts… this is another environment where I find inner piece. I love being surrounded my thousands of other fans… regardless of age, gender or whatever… we are all there for one reason. Through anything, we already know we have something in common; worshiping an artist. Of course, you know I love Dylan. I've seen him 4 times now… always an experience. Tool, Kings of Leon, Missy Higgins, Ray LaMontagne, Michael Franti. I try to make it to at least one show every summer. It's more than music; it's a culture.
Good post, Al.