"...so you made my life into a movie..."

Just got back from probably the best Jack's Mannequin show i've ever been to, right under the '06 Tour For The Cure one up in Champaigne. Freaking amazing night tonight. I went up with Mark, and met up with Alexa and some of her friends. This was her first time ever seeing them.

So we bro'd it down with Low Vs Diamond after their set over at the merch table, they're really nice guys. Tad was pretty cool, and one of them had an awesome fro.

Anyway, the actual show was phenomenal. They opened with 'Crashin' and went through 'The Mixed Tape', 'Annie Use Your Telescope', and a bunch of other Glass Passenger songs i hadn't seen live yet.

Here's the setlist according to some friends on jacksmannequin.org...

Crashin
The Mixed Tape
Annie Use Your Telescope
Spinning
Holiday From Real
Swim
Bloodshot
I'm Ready
MFEO/You Can Breathe
Rescued
Hammers & Strings
Bruised
The Resolution
Dark Blue

...encore...

Caves
Cavanaugh Park
La La Lie



No Doris Day, but CRASHIN and CAVES and CAVANAUGH PARK and HAMMERS... gawww all of it was just perfect. He was so into it and kept spitting everywhere.


PS. The Disco ball was ridiculously awesome.
PSS. Girls kept hitting on me all night. I grinded the night away with this girl i met during Dark Blue and we danced to Caves. Cool. And some girl gave me her number. Coool. Whatev!

spring, full blast

I missed my acoustic guitar. I kind of took a break of sorts after New Years, and i just picked it back up again and have been writing like crazy.
So i've got this new little song i've been working on I'm calling Prom, and you can probably guess what it's about! I have to say it's a lot more upbeat than a lot of the songs i've written for acoustic guitar. Here are some words from it!


it's freaking me out that my heart is done
with all of its searching
i'm so sick of waiting for May to come
and greet us with
a reason to dress up and waste our time
time that's never coming back
so hold me tight till it feels right
and shake that ass.

oh i've got news for you
my darling dear.
and oh, i will wait for you
cuz this is love
and you are not right here
next to me.
but you will be.


like i've said numerous times, the weather has a direct correlation with my inspiration for writing stuff. It's that time of year where the air is getting warmer with the constant rain and flowers are coming out of all their hiding places. I haven't taken any walks yet, but if you know me, i do that often and that is where most of my songs come from- if i'm stumped on a lyric or melody, i take a walk and let it follow me.

Well, Spencer's in Idaho or Michigan or something, so i'll probably be going to some party out of town with Stephen Reichelt tonight.

keep it real!

ps. Jack's Mannequin for the sixth time next week! Yeah!

-davie