and they gave me a rose...

The night starts here at The Zoo, with the arrangement of red and pink roses over the drum kits, mike stands and keyboard; the roses will not last the night.  The night was not as I had expected; the band members stood inches away from me worn, short and utterly human, they are truely sad robots.  Amy was the epitome of rock and roll women, in her shagged black dress and sex hair.  The song highlights for me were definitely Ageless Beauty, Midnight Coward and Calendar Girl the song of choice for the encore, of which Torque stood at the top of the stage and yelled I'm Alive many times at the top of his lungs, and I sang it right back, as I too felt alive.  At the introduction to Midnight Coward the band rambled something about Singapore that suggested that if everyone can't have sex on Valentines Day then no one can! it made me chuckle anyway. The band threw a rose my way at the beginning of the show; I missed, mid show; I missed, at the end; third time lucky.  I didn't get an actual ticket for the show, so I'm going to press it in a book and keep it as my momento.  Unfortunately Stars didn't play my favourite song which is apparently about fucking someone to death, that is "One More Night"... I guess that leaves me wanting more, and gives me a reason to see them again someday.  

We Dared to Believe

"I Guess I was wondering what you... were doing on the weekend, I've got tickets to the show..."

Since you asked, I was attending the concert of one of Australia's best musical acts.  Clare Bowditch is pure class and undeniable talent.  What stood out to me most about her performance however, is her humility.  She was not up there doing her darnedest to shine in the limelight of her fame, but rather to celebrate music, and give as much praise to the musicians she kindly shared the stage with, including the witty 2 out 5 of the Hot Little Hands.  Listening to her now makes me want to cry with joy, it feels so good for the soul.  Oh and myself and Ash got the opportunity to share the stage with her. It felt amazing, to be up there in front of all those people, and simply to share a well known tune with her.  I am proud of myself for getting up there, I could have wished forever that I had but I won't because I did! 

I got two messages from that night:

"From little things big things grow"

This could easily become my mantra for life.  Especially being so young, there is so much growing still to do.  It is like from small beginnings, life will flourish.  

"We are all that we hoped we'd be because this time, we dared to believe"

Without belief in yourself, and conviction backing your choices there is no way you could reach your full potential.  

 

Kate Miller-Heidke Concert

On Friday night I attended Kate Miller-Heidke's concert at the Tanks and I must say that she was phenomenal.  From her first moment on stage she was so entertaining that I was captivated by every note she hit, every word she said and every moment she made.  She was funny, clever, experimental, intuitive, entertaining; a class act.  I have to say that this amount of talent is what I LOVE about indie culture and the creative industry in general.  They are constantly pushing the boundaries in their field and setting the bar higher and higher, not for the sake of competition but simply to do what they do well.  If your going to do something do it well and do it big.  Which brings me to my next topic, how am I to create an artwork with the theme big on a canvas size smaller than an A4 page for kickarts gallery? xx.