Last night after dinner, Jon was plugging away on paperwork at the kitchen table and I was watching David Gray music videos online. I decided to check out David Grays website out of curiosity and boredom. I clicked on the tab stating TOURS and discovered that he will be playing in San Francisco in 2 weeks! I immediately had a FREAK OUT! It has been on my WISH LIST to see him live in concert for the last ±7 years. I am a HUGE fan!!!!
For those who may be unfamiliar with David Gray’s music he has a Bob Dylan-esque voice that is raspy, soulful, deep and tranquilizing! Since I have an attraction to all things melancholy, he is my Favorite Artist Of All Time! To say he is just talented is a belittlement; he is a song writer, composer, instrumental musician, and has a voice that could make Antarctica melt. His lyrics paint beautifully descriptive pictures of true raw emotions. So many times I have replayed a certain song over and over simply because it felt applicable to a situation going on in my own life. Does anyone else do this?
Clicking on Ticketmaster I discovered they were sold out, therefore I had to go to other websites, like StubHub, in order to procure tickets for the event. Of course there is a huge markup fee, but hey, it’s DAVID GRAY and the last time he’s toured in the States (he is from England) was over 4 years ago! Since I am a poor girl who lives paycheck to paycheck, I did everything short of getting on my knees and begging Jon to treat me to this concert. I meant every word too — NO more dinners out, NO more movies out, THIS would be my Christmas present and then some….
Needless to say, because he loves me and I have the sweetest guy in world; it didn’t take much for him to see how passionately I wanted to go! We then called up my bestie fellow David Gray fan Seychelle to let her know “the news”. After I told her, she screamed into the phone: “SHUT IT!”. She turned on the charms with her guy and convinced him to treat her to the concert also. It works out perfectly as the concert falls just 2 days after her birthday. That being said, the four of us will be sitting together November 8th at 8pm watching the Greatest Musical Artist EVER (my opinion of course, art is subjective)!
On another note: My birthday falls on 8/8/80, my favorite number is #8, and the concert falls on Nov. 8th @ 8pm. I am not superstitious, however still feel the need to mention this!
To say I am thrilled is an understatement! I had the hardest time falling asleep last night and can’t remember the last time I have gotten this excited about something! I feel like a kid in a candy store! I have a concern that the night of the concert I will shed a few tears out of sheer happiness and adoration…
After thanking Jon about 15,000 times last night, I told him “This will be one of the BEST nights of my life!”, and I meant it. It really will be.
View a live performance by David Gray of the hit song Babylon.
