Week 4

Sometimes life gets you down.  Sometimes for good reason, sometimes for no reason.  

Sometimes the thing that pumps me up, that gets me back in the game, gets me back focused....it is the most readily available thing to me.

Music.  It worked again tonight.

Running out of random tv shows and movies to watch while editing I decided to start going through the Netflix music section online.  First up was a Neil Young documentary yesterday.  (I decided just to go in the order that Netflix has them) Tonight was Cameron Crowe's Pearl Jam documentary, Twenty.  It is crazy how quickly I can start smiling while watching something.

 I remember back in the grunge rock days.  I remember where I was when I found out Kurt died (it was my birthday, I was staring at Mtv and I remember my older brother looking at me and saying, "yeah, happy birthday to you).  I remember rocking out the flannel shirts.  I almost forgot Pearl Jam was once Mookie Blaylock.  I never knew that Daughter actually started off as Brother.  I love watching these documentaries and getting to watch everything evolve.  It's so cool to watch the old concert footage and the behind the scenes footage.  

I've always been such a big fan of Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam.  Even beyond the music, Vedder has spent so much of his time sticking up for those that needed it....even if it was just sticking up for us young kids who just wanted to afford a ticket to a rock and roll show:)

My 20 year old crush on Eddie might have been revived with this movie and this line,

"There's this communal exchange. There's obviously a line drawn between who's on stage and who's in the crowd, but not really."

 I don't know.  I am a sucker for these rockumentaries.  I am sucker for music.  

Also, Cameron Crowe.....that guy knows what is up.  His career began with his passion for music and everything he has done since has been full of all the goodness. 

But yeah.  For tonight, thanks to Cameron Crowe and Pearl Jam, I am feeling okay.

So, the lesson of the day.

Don't fret.

"What do you love about music?"

"To begin with... everything."