And kid you better get the picture.

Twentysomething. Midwesterner. Queer. Cat lady. Jew Wannabe. Uke player.
Knitter. Socialist-leaning liberal.

I like Bruce Springsteen, The Office, and orange juice. I also like Karl Pilkington, Big Love, and This American Life.

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Day 7: A photo that makes you happy This is a picture of me with 4 of my closest friends (from l to r: Stoney, Kim, Me, Kalyn, and Tess) on one of the best days of my life: front row at the Bruce Springsteen concert in Des Moines on September 21, 2009. So many things fell into place to make this perfect day happen.  First of all, Des Moines was not an original stop on the tour but was added at the very end.  Then, we had general admission tickets and showed up early so that we could get a wristband to get into the pit, which we did.  Then when it came time for the random draw that determined who (of the 500 of us who got into the pit) would get to enter the arena first, our numbers were within the first 20.  Even though we were waiting for 4 hours from the time we entered the arena until the time the show started, it was completely worth it.  We were right in front of Little Steven’s mic and just a few feet away from Bruce’s mic.  They played all of my favorites songs and a few that I didn’t know were my favorite until I heard them played live that night.  At one point, Bruce knelt down in front of us and Stoney got to wail away on his guitar.  I even had a moment of sustained eye contact with Stevie during one of the songs toward the end and that moment of connection just made the night all the more magical for me.  Also, it was two days before Bruce’s birthday and the last show before a short break on the tour, and when Little Steven led us all in a rousing chorus of “Happy Birthday,” you could tell Bruce was touched by it. This picture was taken right after the concert was over and what I love is how absolutely ecstatic we all are.  And while I’m sure it would have been a great concert no matter what, I don’t think the experience would have been as rich and wonderful had I not been surrounded by four of my favorite people in the whole world.  There were a lot of icky things about that day (the rain, the long wait until the show started, standing for about 7 hours straight, and how tired and gross we all felt as soon as we left the arena), but every time I look at this picture, I can’t help but smile.  It was the perfect day, with the perfect people, and this photo just says “love” to me.

Day 7: A photo that makes you happy

This is a picture of me with 4 of my closest friends (from l to r: Stoney, Kim, Me, Kalyn, and Tess) on one of the best days of my life: front row at the Bruce Springsteen concert in Des Moines on September 21, 2009.

So many things fell into place to make this perfect day happen.  First of all, Des Moines was not an original stop on the tour but was added at the very end.  Then, we had general admission tickets and showed up early so that we could get a wristband to get into the pit, which we did.  Then when it came time for the random draw that determined who (of the 500 of us who got into the pit) would get to enter the arena first, our numbers were within the first 20.  Even though we were waiting for 4 hours from the time we entered the arena until the time the show started, it was completely worth it.  We were right in front of Little Steven’s mic and just a few feet away from Bruce’s mic.  They played all of my favorites songs and a few that I didn’t know were my favorite until I heard them played live that night.  At one point, Bruce knelt down in front of us and Stoney got to wail away on his guitar.  I even had a moment of sustained eye contact with Stevie during one of the songs toward the end and that moment of connection just made the night all the more magical for me.  Also, it was two days before Bruce’s birthday and the last show before a short break on the tour, and when Little Steven led us all in a rousing chorus of “Happy Birthday,” you could tell Bruce was touched by it.

This picture was taken right after the concert was over and what I love is how absolutely ecstatic we all are.  And while I’m sure it would have been a great concert no matter what, I don’t think the experience would have been as rich and wonderful had I not been surrounded by four of my favorite people in the whole world.  There were a lot of icky things about that day (the rain, the long wait until the show started, standing for about 7 hours straight, and how tired and gross we all felt as soon as we left the arena), but every time I look at this picture, I can’t help but smile.  It was the perfect day, with the perfect people, and this photo just says “love” to me.

Notes  12/04/10  #30 day tumblr challenge