4, 3, 2, 1 ...

the wigs were everywhere - unfortunately my 'fro was at the groomer's. or maybe i just hadn't checked the website to discover that it was a wig-encouraged show. if i had known, yeah, i would have picked one up and gone along with the wig-friendly vibe. it would have amused me.

the show was amazing. it amazes me how warm and comfortable guster makes me feel - not to mention that brian absolutely amazed me. that man can pound on the bongo like it's nobody's business - good lord. he's my favorite guster man - i love how he commands attention without saying a damn thing during the shows. he just rocks out and kicks arse.

as was to be expected, i grinned like a fool and felt all warm & fuzzy-like when "parachute" was performed. i loved the expected songs and sang along at the top of my lungs, but the selection of "come downstairs and say hello" as the final encore song was probably the highlight. it's a song that i have really connected with since the album was released and i couldn't believe they chose to end with that - i took it as a sign and, coupled with the sightings of two monarch butterflies within 24 hours, i have to assume that something great is on the horizon.

just don't know quite what yet.

regardless. it's now nearing 4 am. column is done and sent in - knock on wood for that, thank you. tomorrow morning i pick up and get to play with a new toy before playing press girl with all of the guys at the msj football game.

oh, and i prided myself on figuring out a way to fit the word "foppish" into this week's column. i hope the word runs - it will delight me.

that said, the friday five and then i sleep.

1. if you could eat dinner with and "get to know" one famous person (living or dead), who would you choose?
... hmm ... this is the ultimate i'm-never-going-to-be-able-to-decide question. assuming that there would be a way to eliminate the language and cultural barriers, i'd go with shakespeare. if it turns out that shakespeare did in fact write his works. if not, marlowe.

2. has the death of a famous person ever had an effect on you? who was it and how did you feel?
i suppose that the death of some famous individuals had an effect on me in the respect that it shaped the time in which i lived - kurt cobain comes to mind right away. and then then there are the "wow, i never thought they'd actually die - they just live on forever" type of situations (most recently, johnny cash). the death of senator wellstone last year was the closest thing to a known individual dying and affecting my life, as i wound up working in his office for a little bit following the crash and spent a lot of time thinking about what i would have done were i in his staff's position ...

3. if you could BE a famous person for 24 hours, who would you choose?
currently living? hmm ... i have simple tastes. tori amos so i could know what it is like to be a brilliant singer, songwriter and musician. i've always wanted to know the piano.

4. do people ever tell you that you look like someone famous? who?
before i cut my hair, i received numerous compliments that i looked like janel maloney from "the west wing." i am currently growing out my hair and will hopefully someday resemble her once more.

5. have you ever met anyone famous?
yes.