Apparently, the rest of the world is already on E. Oh, I've got a good one for E. I've been plotting it. Or it's been plotting me. Anyway. D.
D is for Difranco. Ani Difranco.
Chris and I went to see Ms. Difranco on Thursday night. Ani has been a hero of mine since I discovered her at age 16. I consider her music a huge part of the soundtrack of my life. I've been to see her 4 times now, the last 3 being with Chris, the first in Tokyo in 2003. In 2004 Chris bought me tickets for my birthday. It was our first birthday together, and incredibly special. Just one more reason for me to have warm fuzzies for Ani.
I looked all over for a good you tube (my batteries bit the dust half way through her first song) and I decided on this. Can I make a suggestion to all of you youtube artists? If it's crap, don't post it. If it's sideways, don't post it. Keep the stuff that sounds like someone is licking your sound input. Keep the Blair Witch escapades. Just stop, okay? And I don't need to see every college boy with a guitar and no girlfriend covering Ani on youtube. Please. It's kind of sacred to me.
And since I was youtube trolling, I figured I'd find a clip of the band that opened for her, Over the Rhine. Let me tell you, this band was so amazing. The lead singer has these smoky vocals. Whiskey tinted like Stevie Nicks, full and rich like Aretha. This is the song that they opened with, and my favorite. The video sucks, but the video isn't important.
So yes, D is for Difranco. Ani Fuckin' Difranco. Ask me how!
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