the highlights of last night - if it moves me, I'll journal it up at some point, but the condensed version is: great show. I couldn't go back to work without mentioning that, or that the encore was a balls-out version of of while my guitar gently weeps. fucking killer.
and also I had to drop the bomb that between the two openers I talked to the girl that's coming in with tom brosseau. on my cell phone. because I'm like, picking them up. at the airport. in my car. here's the gist of the conversation, on the heels of a just-missed voicemail:
(ring, ring)
mary: (something and something - company or something)
me: hi, it's victoria, you just left me a message?
mary: oh, hi, victoria! how are you?
me: great, I'm actually out at a show and in between sets, I just got your message and - holy shit, it's 10:30! I'm so sorry to call you so late!
mary: hey, don't worry about it. it's only 9:30 here, I'm in chicago.
me: are you sure?
mary: no problem.
me: okay, so, I'm friends with the guy that booked you, and I'm actually a huge fan of tom - so like, I will totally pick you up wherever you want and find you guys a place to crash wherever you want and if tom could like, sleep on my futon and serenade me to sleep, well - forget you guys paying for a hotel. I would actually pay you for that.
mary: (laughing) oh, excellent! and we want to take the 10 am train in the morning...
me: seriously, do not worry about a thing. I will take you wherever you want to go, whenever you want to be there, and I seriously can put one person up at my place and I'm sure we can put the other one of you up someplace and we will totally take care of you.
mary: that's great -
me: just email me your itinerary again and I'll be there at the airport with like, a sign and stuff.
mary: okay, do I have your email?
me: well, I got a forward from the people that booked you, but let me give it to you just in case.
mary: okay...
me: it's drinking, like, beverages, stars, with an s.
mary: drinkingstars? (I can hear her smiling)
me: yes. at gmail.
mary: that's great.
me: I love it! okay, shit, they're starting to tune up now - I can't hear much - drop me an email and we'll see you on tuesday!
mary: great! looking forward to it!
me: okay bye...
um, this is my life. this is, in fact, actually happening.
with a big ol' pair of sunglasses on my head, and stars for all.
~vvb
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