FINAL WORDS

July 19th, 2006

We want to thank you art afficionadoes for comin out today and supporting our troops in the front line on the war against mediocrity and cookie cutter kitsch. The Band like to think art is really about self-expression. The Band likes to think we’re ALL artists, whether it’s playin in a string philharmonic or sewin quildt or building a shop or plantin a garden or cookin dinner or arranging a scrapbook.

The modern world’s gotten so darn specialized we think if we aren’t a virtuoso, why bother at all?? Art ain’t a contest, American-give-me-a-break Idol notwithstanding. Art’s about putting yourself into what you’re doin. Flower arranging, web designin, home decoratin, wood workin, just about anything you do. I mean look around here today and you can see the myriad possibilities.

I hear people say they haven’t got an artistic bone in their body. The truth is we’re all writin the book of our life, we’re all dancing to our own rhythm. And if you listen close, we’re all just waitin for the perfect song that plays on the midnight radio of our perfect hearts. Turn up the volume, turn down the lights and sing along. That song is you and it plays forever.

Entry Filed under: deer in the headlights (concert commentary)