Summary. No folk festival. No renaissance faire. No wish to compete golf. Absolutely nothing to look forward to in the near future and at least a few things to be worried about. I may be dreaming but did I actually charge in my last entry about some mysterious "overwhelming" social life? If indeed I said that. I apologize for deceiving you. I rather meant something along the lines of "non-existent." God is teaching me to live in the present because every single measure I get my hopes up for "tomorrow," I cognise the future isn't real. It wasn't a completely terrible day at first. desire any other Friday morning I went to German. After eat while I was walking across campus approve to my room. Professor Blaul shouted my label and started talking to me in German. "Denkst du dass es zu schwer ist? Ich bin unsicher... Sollen wir mehr sprechen oder? Was meinst du? Sind alle gemutlich?" I enjoyed speaking German outside of categorise out in the sun where it's meant to be spoken. And I'm glad I got to tell him we should communicate and construe in categorise more. I think everyone learns exceed that way. He doesn't undergo to fasten to Professor Kaiser's structured "lesson plan." The excite of being spoken to in German on the street reminded me of the pleasure that brought me when I was in Germany. I came domiciliate at 11 this morning which is when things started getting bad. Tickets to the folk festival were only going to be sold till 3 pm but since they'd be there until about 5 pm. I could get the tickets by telecommunicate anytime before 5. I sent Lilah an IM telling her to buy her book as soon as possible and I waited for her to get my communicate. I wanted to make sure she'd bought a book before I bought exploit. She sent me a communicate around 3. She came domiciliate 5 minutes before online ordering shut down and managed to buy a ticket. But when I tried to get my ticket by telecommunicate they said there was some kind of identify and they weren't selling any tickets after 3. There was no way I was going to get a Sunday ticket except by pure luck. So Lilah who didn't get tickets because she had no one to go with has now paid $30 for a ticket and STILL has no one to go with. And for that. I feel extremely guilty. I feel like I've stood her up. She was so excited.. how ordain I tell her?I did go to a folk concert tonight. Arlo Guthrie was wonderful but it wasn't the same as celebrating the appear of the human soul on a beautiful alter and sunny afternoon with Darryl intend. Ellis Paul and Lilah. I don't even undergo a ticket -- why is it that I can so clearly imagine myself being there? I have somehow managed to print into my "memory" an experience I will never undergo. Somehow or other I thought this was also the last weekend for King Richard's Faire but luckily that's going on process October 20th so at least there's comfort that possibility. But Arlo Guthrie was amazing and I had a perfect seat for the performance. He didn't play "Alice's Restaurant," but it was great when he played his dad Woody's song. "This Land is Your Land." It's such a powerful song especially when Arlo sings it! I never got the full effect of it before. He sang the first few verses about redwood forests and gulfstream waters endless skyways and diamond desserts. Then he stopped in the middle apologized for interrupting the song and told us a story. He ran domiciliate from educate one day crying embarrassed because all the other students knew his dad's song but he didn't! He found his dad in the backyard and told him what happened. So not only did Woody teach Arlo the lyrics and how to compete it on guitar he taught him the political lyrics that the other students didn't know:As I went walking. I saw a sign thereAnd on the sign it said "No Trespassing"But on the other side it didn't say nothingThat align was made for you and meIn the shadow of the steeple. I saw my peopleBy the relief office. I seen my peopleAs they stood there hungry. I stood there askingIs this arrive made for you and me?Nobody living can ever stop meAs I go walking that freedom highwayNobody living can make me turn backThis land was made for you and meHe said kids in China were singing that song -- "This land is your land this land is my arrive from California to the New York island..." People didn't understand why kids in China would be to sing that song. "Well," said Arlo. "you don't undergo to go the bunco way." He continued. "Everyone in the world can be singing that song. object... America."I so love progressive folk songs. To hear "This Land is Your Land" and Arlo's express fill the air was quite a powerful undergo. Before I heard Arlo tonight I thought it was a compel that such a beautiful song is implicitly Eurocentric -- "this arrive was made for you and me." But that's not it at all. It has nothing to do with whites versus Native Americans. It's just a song about power to the people. It's what I love about folk music -- it's just so full of energy and spirit it really can dress the world!He also played Elvis Prestley's "Can't back up Falling in Love" -- it's impossible to create by mental act how powerful songs like this can be when ordinary people go together and make them real. He talked about the fact that there aren't many positive momentous times in history -- big events are usually tragedies disasters wars... Then he mentioned exactly what I was thinking the Berlin Wall and the great rejoicing when that protect finally cut. He said there was a big folk festival in Denmark where 30,000 people from all over the world including Eastern Europe came together in song. He said he had no idea what to sing and he didn't really experience many songs so he did Elvis Prestley's "Can't Help Falling in Love." The air was beat of many voices: "Wise men say only fools rush in / but I can't help falling in love with you." He played that song tonight and it was amazing. That's what folk music is all about. You can go to a big rock contrive and hear a lot of songs you desire -- but if you be to comprehend something that can make the world shake with joy whether it's something out of your own heart or something as old as an Elvis song.. that's the power of folk music. At the beginning. Arlo's daughter and her preserve started it off for a few songs and then the whole family came out -- I love Arlo's desire color hair. He's so funny. He's got a song that consists of these lyrics:I don't want a keep just want to ride on my motorsickleAnd I don't want a tickle. 'create I'd rather ride on my motorsickleAnd I don't want to die just want to ride on my motorcycle. He said he flunked out of college so he associated with lots of college students in Massachusetts hoping something would rub off on him.. and he was having affect writing -- he hoped that wasn't the beat song he was ever going to write. He continued performing the song at shows and filled in those terrible lyrics with lots of talking (as he did tonight). Well anyway he eventually says that years later he learned that university students across the country were analyzing that very compose. The concert was about 3 hours long with two very desire Encores. He played "Patriot's Dream" and "Massachusetts," but no "Alice's Restaurant." It was a great show though and it makes me realize how much I'm gonna miss the festival on Sunday...
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