bright eyes @ the hollywood forever cemetery 9.23.11

ps music heard in the cemetery is genius! every time i see bright eyes live it is a grand music experience. conor giving love to each individual band mate is incredible to see. thank you much for another magnificent show!

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hear him:

the sun was setting and the day was dying to hear bright eyes ~ creepingelm

cemetery finds pre ~ bright eyes' show

ps "toto, i've a feeling we're not in kansas anymore." ~ dorothy

ps “when you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.” ~ kahlil gibran

ps “we didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.” ~ johnny ramone
ps ps hey johhny enjoy some bright eyes tonight!

ps i see the grave's beauty. ~ creepingelm

ps the sun is setting and the day is dying to hear bright eyes! ~ creepingelm

ps
hope is the thing with feathers by emily dickinson
hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul,
and sings the tune without the words,
and never stops at all,
and sweetest in the gale is heard;
and sore must be the storm
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm.

ps “to listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. a duck hears also.” ~
igor stravinsky

bright eyes ~ jejune stars

bright eyes @ the fox theater pomona 4.13.11

ps it has been many years since i saw bright eyes play live. when the tour dates were announced i didn't see dates for la? come now.. coachella has taken bright eyes from the la people not attending. later after the announcement to play at coachella there was an update for their tour schedule and pomona being the closet to la. i scored a ticket from my friend and we ventured to pomona, a place that i have never visited. bright eyes consists of conor oberst (vocals and multi-instrumentalist), mike mogis (multi-instrumentalist), nate walcott (trumpet and piano player), and a rotating lineup of collaborators such as andy lemaster (now it's overhead), scott mcpherson, clark baechle (the faint), and laura burhenn (the mynabirds) and 2 others. people of all ages gathered to hear the versatile beauty of bright eyes play a sold out show at the fox theater of pomona. oberst is a master with words, a true inspiration, and an energetic guitarist whose impassioned prose tumbled out under stark stage spotlights in this art deco landmark. the setlist was a daze of beautiful songs filled with emotion, with each memorable moment seeming to eclipse the one before it. this show was filled with everything that makes bright eyes so phenomenal, featuring sounds of many genres while still maintaining the folkiness and authenticity that fans have come to expect. after reading this go purchase tickets to catch their show in your area!

ps ps yay conor for mentioning bob dylan's lyrics, " do your thing, you'll be king."
thank you much, much, much to bright eyes for an amazing show!

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now magic to your ears...

bright eyes ~ theme to piñata

ps
i wish i had a parachute cuz i'm falling bad for you
and i can see the ground approaching now
but i'm not sure what to do
i feel like a pinata once you take a swing at me
if you could just crack the shell open
i think inside you would find something sweet.

and i hear you like a hunter now, your footsteps in the leaves
and i would gladly leave my hiding place
so i'm hoping to be seen.
so let your arrow fly
and see i'm well within your aim
and lay your traps for a thousand miles
and please don't let me escape.

winter came to omaha and left us looking like a bride
a million perfect snowflakes now
and no two are alike
and so it's hard for me imagining flaws in this design
i know debris, it covers everything
but still i am in love with this life.