To the Artists

My friend Betsy forwarded me Eric Rhoads newsletter, Coffee with Eric and his blog post, Doing Your Soul Work.  I just LOVED this quote!

Bird graphic from The Graphics Fairy. 

I'm reminded of the story of John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls telling the story of writing Name.  They were a punk band, traveling around in a van and he was approaching 30 and thinking about getting a "real job," and maybe going back to college. Or plumbing school, because apparently he's really good at plumbing, which back in the 80's would not have wowed me, but now I just think, "Oooooh, bathroom remodel!"  :-)  But I squirreled. Anyway, he was having that what-should-I-do-with-my-life? conundrum and sat down on the sofa, and wrote Name, which was their first song on the radio and the rest is rock-n-roll history. 

Here's a clip of him telling the story, but this video is too adorable not to show:

And how could we not include Seth Godin on a conversation about art?  :-)

So Alive

Warning: For Goo Goo Dolls fans only. So if you are not a fan, you will prolly not be interested. If you are, you can read about my past Goo Goo Doll concerts, etc. HERE.

OK, ready?

The Goo Goo Dolls have a new album coming next month. Woo and hoo! They sang a new song for the first time over the weekend. I was struck with the differences in the versions that showed up on YouTube. Shot from different angles and distances, as well as how the song was edited. All offer different perspectives.

This was the first version I saw from GooChick:

I was thinking there's a point where the lighting is SO GREEN and just a bit unflattering. Yes, this is what I'm thinking during the first live performance of my new-favourite song. 

Here's the next one from Banker Lady, sitting in the balcony:

Here's another perspective  AND a bit before the song from HeatherGoo:

And of course here's my favourite because it shows a bit before the song. It's not the best visual quality, but this one gives a bit of the concert experience:

I don't expect anyone reading this blog to watch all these videos--but now I have them all in one place.  And here's a bonus: