being there with denison

alright...i admit i'm lazy so today's post is from an email i sent to caleb...sorry caleb if you're reading this twice...

...so yesterday i went to see denison in concert at schubas. i was starving so after his set we went to eat next door. as i'm sitting there, i hear the strains of outtasite outta mind playing over the stereo, and i'm happy to hear that song...a few minutes later, when i hear red-eyed and blue, i realize that someone's playing the entire being there cd, and i was totally psyched. and then the waitress i got was the same one we had the night i ate there w/ greg glover & ryan & jesse, and we totally loved her (jesse gave her many cds), so that was cool. i was starving so she brought out my veggie chilli like right away. cool. the chili was YUMMY...awesome.

...so deni's sitting next to me eating out of my bowl, and we're talking about how much we love being there (the album). i didn't know deni liked wilco, so i was excited, and although i couldn't decide between summerteeth and being there for my favourite album, we were totally on the same wavelength cuz i do SOOOO love being there...i'm singing along to all the songs, and i tell deni how sunken treasure always makes me cry...the line "i am so out of tune w/ you..." just says so much, and he's like "yeah, i know what you mean...." and then sunken treasure starts playing!!! and i'm like, holy cow, they're playing disc 2 now!!! and denison tells me the guy who's doing sound that night does sound for wilco, and that's probably how we were getting to hear the entire being there cds straight through that night.

...i was so happy...i didn't want to get out of my seat. i missed the entire rabbit rabbit show and part of owen (mike kinsella of american football, cap'n jazz, joan of arc, owls) which i regretted because his songs are beautiful.

but being there (really being there) w/ denison and being excited about the same album, sharing yummy chili, and just chilling to jeff tweedy's voice was totally a blissful experience, and it would have been so cool if you'd been there. although you wouldn't have eaten the veggie chili. they have great food there.

don't you just love those spontaneous little unexpected gifts of beautiful moments in which you couldn't have planned it better yourself? and being surprised by them is so much better.

end transmission.

been listening to--
you can play these songs w/ chords--death cab for cutie
the photo album--death cab for cutie
s/t--all-time quarterback
souvlaki--slowdive
just for a day--slowdive
wish--the cure
disintegration--the cure
memories of love--future bible heroes
get lost--magnetic fields
loveless--my bloody valentine
ask me tomorrow-mojave 3
no good for no one now--owen (mike kinsella)
start here--the gloria record
philadelphia songs--denison witmer
denison mix--denison witmer
s/t--the ocean blue
cerulean--the ocean blue
davey jones' locker--the ocean blue
see...--the ocean blue
roobrik--the world inside (jesse sprinkle)
untitled split ep--the world inside & 7 head division
sunsites--jesse sprinkle
s/t--serene
s/t--holiday runner
s/t--hidari mae
when we were small--rosie thomas
wreckingball--emmylou harris
revival--gillian welch
quiet is the new loud--kings of convenience
harmacy--sebadoh