Sunday, June 17, 2007

Eeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee

Last night was all I’d hoped for.
I saw Savoy Brown for the first time, even though I’ve listened to their music since I was a teen, maybe before!
Street Corner Talking, Raw Sienna, Lion's Share, Blue Matter, and A Step Further are in my vinyl collection and also duplicated in my CD collection along with Looking In, Getting To The Point, and Simmonds solo effort, Solitaire. I am an invested fan.
It's always been strictly about the music. None of the celebrity culture of today ever manifested itself in my appreciation of the great music I was hearing. I know nothing of Kim Simmonds other than he makes music that stirs my soul.
Tonight, not only was the music great, but there were lots of friends and good vibes in the bluesbar. And I got up close with Kim Simmonds. Wasn't even trying!
During the band's break, a small group of friends and I stood just outside the side door, enjoying the moderate-for-Texas summer night. Kim Simmonds, who basically IS Savoy Brown, walked out and casually joined us.
As we welcomed him into our little circle, Kim said something which I remarked back to, and he laughed heartily. I sure wish I could remember what it was I said. I remember thinking it was pretty clever, at the time.
I didn’t realize how excited I was to talk to Kim Simmonds until he left after a few minutes to sign autographs. Though I felt calm as he stood there, when he left I realized how excited and happy I had become. My heart was beating quickly and my voice became high and dolphin-like.
eeeeeeeee....
The only other time I remember feeling like that was after meeting Ringo for the first time. I became a squeaky fourteen year old and my feet didn't touch the ground for a few hours afterwards....
It’s kind of funny how some of my emotions about “rock gods” are so strong, even at this age! It surprises me.
I must've been wickedly emotional as a teenager. I'm pretty sure I was. Even today, my mother accuses me of being dramatic every now and then.
I prefer to think of it as passion :-)
I've met lots of other stars, musicians and celebrities, but only Ringo and now Kim Simmonds have stirred that googly feeling up. Only Ringo and Kim Simmonds made me get starry-eyed.
And a couple non-famous men who shall remain nameless that I dated... that was good, too.
Who's next?
Ain't life grand!

Friday, June 8, 2007

LIVE BY THE SWORD...

Such a fuss over celebrities!
Someone like Paris Hilton, who's life has filtered even into the evening news shows, deserves whatever publicity she gets. She's been courting attention from the masses since she was a red-carpet teenager.
It's called LIVE BY THE SWORD, DIE BY THE SWORD.
I learned that 'sword' lesson as a kid.
I guess, growing up in Podunk, in a lower-middle class family, my childhood was more priveleged in some ways than the Hilton kids.
Because, apparently, Hilton's parents forgot to mention the sword rule....