when the month changes number, it is time to go

If you read this blog with any regularity you will know one thing about me.  I am a feist SUPER FAN.  

So on Tuesday I get home from work around 330 and I am exhausted.  I am supposed to meet bren at 5pm at church and queen.  I am super crampy, and didn't sleep the night before at all, but for some reason, i decide to brave the freezing temperature and walk to meet him.  On my way down queen i notice a chalk board outside of the Rivoli which reads:

Live Tonight

Feist with member of broken social scene, hayden, and friends

I obviously almost die right there, and go inside and snag some wrist bands for judy, bren, and myself.  So we go to the gig and it is a song circle with the promised friends, and they play from 9-11... it was really entertaining and amazing.... it was pretty great to see my favourite musical artist of all time play a back room of a bar ... considering there were only about 100 people in there I felt pretty lucky.

So today, I am exhausted x 10 because I am running off three nights of no sleep now.  Around 630 I google 'secret feist show' to see if any pictures pop up (because i can't find my camera cord, but i will find it, and share these pictures with you).  So there are no pictures to be found on the web, but this poem on feist's website does come up:

The Riddler Writes...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

In Toronto, out came a sign
Of wood, nails, it wasn't fine

Last night, it said there's been a heist
A stage was took, stolen by Feist

A crowd arrived, a line-up made
It might be time for another raid

A Queen still true, the King a spouse
In Came Ron, a real full House

A lady watches, ten times an ant
If after eight: late, late, pant, pant

So obviously, I deduct that she is playing a secret show at The Cameron House around 8... and not to be late.  So bren and I show up around 730 expecting the same thing as the day before.  We walk in and there is a line forming so we get in.  We find out that there is a back room and they are letting 45 people in.  So they do a line count and bren and i are numbrs 44 and 45.  I couldn't make this shit up.  It was so beautiful.  I have video and pictures for you all.  It was probably the best concert I have ever seen in my life.  She is so beautiful in talented.  I was blown away all over again.

swwwooooon

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