NaNoBlogMo, Day 18 ā Weāre all just bones with stories on
Originally posted on www.camannwordsmith.com Last night was my best in some time.
Back in 2015, I wrote about Marian Callās cover of āThe Sound of Music,ā which unintentionally featured a sassy marmot. She is, in addition to being my favorite songwriter, a wonderful human; her shows always have a strong sense of that familial, āweāre in this togetherā vibe that really only comes from a certain type of artist. That feeling was party because @snarke and I had several friends in the crowd and partly because itās sort of the nature of house concerts, but also thatās just the sort of ambiance you get when nerds congregate and get to be thoughtful and sad and joyful and silly all in 90 minutes.
We heard the classics we loveāāThe Volvo Song,ā āGood Morning Moon,ā āThe Avocado Song,ā āNerd Anthemāābut also some deep cuts, and a new track thatās made possible by her patrons.** She and Seth, who has new album out, have such a wonderful vocal blend.
**Marianās Patreon helps her to create music year-round instead of every few years. I managed not to choke up during āHighway Fiveā and the end of āGrandpa Had It Right,ā but just barely. On the opposite side of the emotional barometer, we laughed during āThe Elements: Expandedā and bobbed our heads to the beat of āLike This,ā which is as close as many of us get to dancing. One of the things I love about attending concerts from artists Iāve previously seen is that thereās a flavor of giggling that says āIām hearing this for the first time, and I love it!ā, and another that says āAh, thereās the joke that I love,ā and the two of them together are harmony. It feels like the emotional equivalent of this. I looked over at @snarke and @kmlawrence, saw the happiness on their faces, along with other Sea Monkeys and Monkey Adjacent friends in one small room, enjoying amazing music and being together. Whatās better than that?
