"Oodles of talent"

This review in today's ST by Yeow Kai Chai on JM's "Where the Light is" CD really cracked me up......

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"Don't you just hate John Mayer? He's got oodles of talent, looks yummy and, well, has the best accessory in town, Jennifer Aniston.

Here's another reason to detest him: a double-disc live set that flaunts his credentials as a heart-breaker and a credible musician. Divided into three segments-an acoustic set, his trio and a full band- it covers all the bases beautifully.

Women would swoon at his croon as it drips caramel over slo-mo guitar riffs in songs as deadly as Gravity, Free Fallin' and Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.

Guys, on the other hand, would sing along to the triumphant Waiting On the World To Change, as if Barack Obama is already in the house."

Mentos Extorter

Andrea and I have playing this little game lately where we quiz each other with fun, silly music/tv questions, and if the other person gets the answer right, she is rewarded with a roll of mentos. haha! eg. I asked Andrea to guess which episode a particular "Friends" pic displayed on my blog came from...and she guessed correctly "The One with the Late Thanksgiving", Season 10. She asked me to figure out where this John Mayer line came from "All is not lost"...and I answered correctly "Out of my mind", JM Live dvd. haha!

So just now, I saw Muffin's msn nick as "you are more than enough for me".....and this conversation ensued:

Mich: Your nick is from "Healer"-Hillsong, "This is our God" album right?
Muffin: Yes, haha!
Mich: You owe me a roll of mentos!
Muffin: Huh? Why ah?
Mich: *explains the whole mentos game concept*
Muffin: Nonsense, so not fair! Like that I must find some obscure lyrics.
Mich: Go ahead! I even guessed correctly Pam's ringtone....as in the song title and artist. (she was playing some obscure Kings of Convenience song)
Muffin: You're too pro oredi...can go around extoring people for mentos from now on!

[actually ah...quite a good idea leh. Considering the amount of mentos I consume regularly..this might help me save a lot of $$! haha!]

On my way

So there I was waiting at the bus stop....dressed down in my ridiculous "What Would Scofied Do" t-shirt, cargo pants and comfy (and pretty!) birkenstocks. I was plugged into "Went,"my faithful iPod, and grooving along to Diana Krall's "Just the way you are." :) And I was just standing there, thoroughly enjoying the moment. Yeah, I'll take life's little joys as they come. :)

I actually am very tired...but I feel alive and fulfilled.
I don't claim to have it altogether....cos I'm terribly behind my pile of deadlines,
juggling two different sets of responsibilities.
And part of my mind still longs to be "eternally sunshined,"
But despite the uncertainty of what's around the bend,
the universe seems to be nudging me along with it's secret smile...
So I figure....I'm in a good place right now. :)

Worship & Justice

"If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
And satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
Then your light shall rise in the darkness,
And your night shall be as the noonday."
- Isaiah 58:10

This has been something that's been weighing heavily on my heart....and I know that it's a burden, a passion that God is stirring in the churches around the world as well- for the church to rise up boldly as a voice of hope and justice. I'm really encouraged to hear more songs on justice written by Hillsong, Delirious?, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman etc. Something is stirring in the spiritual atmosphere. An awakening to our role in God's story.

About 2 weeks ago, I was watching a video clip of Joel Houston's sermon on worship & social justice at the Hillsong Conference 2008 (watch the video titled "Part 2"), and within the first few secs, I was reduced to a mess of tears. And Glenn is amazed that it all happened within 5 secs of Joel's preaching. He is afraid to imagine the state I would be in, should I have been at the conference, listening to Joel live, like him. I think he's right. I would have been a royal mess. But you know what....in all seriousness, I think Joel delivered the best sermon I've ever heard all my life. It was short, but he totally nailed it. The reason why we sing, why we live. It was real, it was heartfelt, it was passionate.

We need to rise up for such a time as this.

Here are some excerpts of Joel's powerful message which was based on Isaiah 58:10....but I do recommend that you watch the 10 min video for a better taste of it.
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"If what we do is just about coming together and singing praise and worship songs to God, singing lyrics and melody and having all the bang and going crazy, and its having no effect on the streets we travel down to get there..then what's the point?

God has called you, He's given you life, given you breath, created you for a purpose. He's given you life for this moment in history, for such a time as this. He's planted you wherever it is you are, put people around you, and put things in your hand...that you would become His hands and feet on this earth at this time.

If we just really understood the part we all have to play in God's masterpiece...we stop trying to compare ourselves to others, stop trying to chase value in ourselves, stop trying to build our ministry, or write our songs, or hope the senior pastor sees your gift and what you have to offer....but if we just go about being the church, not a denomination, not an organization, , not a politcal persuasion, a moral police force...but the body of Christ, His bride, the salt of the earth, the light of the world, God's plan for the salvation of this planet. It's you. Every single one of us.....

He's called us to be love, without any agenda, without any applause, not for any accolades, there is no personal agenda, other than God's agenda, and that is love....It's not about us anymore.

Together God's glory will be revealed, and the church will be what the church is called to be. Amen."

Beyond Measure

I know I haven't been blogging at length or even in depth lately about what's really going on in my life and all. But the days have been really packed for me, so by the time I come home...I'm so tired I can barely muster enough energy to write about the frivalous stuff. :p If you wanna know the personal stuff, we can meet up n chat over a cuppa yeah? Blogs are just too public. :)

I've been singing in church the past 2 weeks...yeah, back to back. While it can be challenging waking up at 5.30am (I can only sleep properly if I take flu medication. haha!), it's been a joy and loads of fun to serve. I realize that it's only been about 6 months since I joined the worship & music ministry, integrated into cell....and joined the church as staff! Honestly, it seems so much longer than that. But anyway, my point is....I feel so blessed to have this community, truly blessed beyond measure. The fellowship rocks! And as Andrea said, with musos...there's always that connection. :) It's just great to be on the stage with an awesome team of musicians who've "got your back," (haha! JM reference), then to look into the congregation and recognise loads more familiar faces, all with their own life stories and testimonies. And we're all in this together.....serving God, loving His people....running towards His heart.

Hmm, even as I write this...I think God is renewing the excitement in my heart, for the power of the church. :)

I'm bound for KL this coming weekend for the Passion Conference (with Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio), and Wayne & Libby Huirua (who used to front Parachute Band) will be in our church the N'day weekend to spend some precious time with the worship min. I'm really looking forward to it! I think it's gonna be real inspiring to hear from the hearts of such lavish worshippers. :)

Silence of My Mind

"When it gets too crazy and I can't be found
I may be hiding in the silence of my mind
If you're looking for me but I can't be found
I may be hiding in the silence of my mind
Silence of my mind."
- 'Silence of my mind' by Incognito

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After months of waiting, I finally got hold of the new Incognito CD, "Tales from the beach."
(Thanks Romey!)
It's a strange wave of relief that sweeps over me....when I'm lost in the groove again.
That sweet, soul music is a balm to the soul.
So don't mind me if I don't hear u talking to me. :)
This new album is a bit too 'dance-y' for me...but the strong, thumping basslines make up for it.
Ha! I remember what Incognito said to their audience in their "Live in Tokyo" album....
"we're all one nation, under the groove!"
So trippy, but so true! haha!

All this talk about funk and soul music is making me excited about Chijazz 2008 (The annual Chijmes Jazz Festival)!! Not sure what the exact date is...but it should be a Sun evening in Oct. Yeah...am looking forward to chilling out on the lawn, under the stars in the company of gd fwens....bring along your wine/beer/picnic baskets etc. So nice! :)

I got my Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten concert tix today! Good thing we got it in time...they were selling super fast. If I miss 3 legendary bassists on one stage, I'll kill myself.

I now have John Mayer's Live DVD in my iPod video.....yeah, thanks to my cool cell leader, Morris. Woohoo! I can watch it on the go!! We had a short JM dvd viewing after cell today. Coolness!

You'll Come

"As surely as the sun will rise
You’ll come to us
Certain as the dawn appears

You’ll come
Let Your glory fall as You respond to us
Spirit rain
Flood into our thirsty hearts again
You’ll come
You’ll come"
- by Brooke Fraser

Invade

I can't believe it.
They invited themselves to my house for a John Mayer DVD viewing party.
Abi & Erica that is. haha!
They're willing to travel all the way from the west to Sengkang!
Wow, my fwens.

[Abi: if you can recognize which Friends Episode this pic is from, I buy u mentos! haha! Clue, its from season 10.]

In Shock

A student came to the counter earlier this evening, to ask for the toilet key. I went to fetch it, and when I returned, I saw her rolling her eyes, and her face turned ashen. I was talking to her but she didn't seem to notice. Then as I was getting the creeps, she collapsed from behind the counter. I was shell-shocked and totally ill-equipped to deal with the situation at hand. I called for help and some of the other coaches came quickly.

Thank goodness we had Geraldine who used to work in a hospital. Thank God the student recovered relatively quickly too. We gave her a hot honey drink while she sat and waited for the giddiness to clear. Turns out she fainted before from abdominal pain. It was a good thing she didn't faint in the toilet. Geraldine accompanied her back home as they stay opposite each other.

Yes, a very drama nite....very "House". I'm so not equipped to handle this.

Death by Grooviness

he turns me to mush...

2 drummers, 2 bassists, 3 electric guitarists, and a horn section playing on stage simultaneously. Mich is about to die from grooviness!!! Watch this video of John Mayer's big band finale- "Belief", taken from his "Where the light is" dvd. I think it's the best number in the whole dvd. You can't really tell that so many of them are playing at the same time from the audio recording....they're so tight, so clean!

Plug in your headphones to hear the basslines properly btw. Hmm...but even then, it's best to hear the original cd/ dvd.

Go out and buy the dvd!!!! Then go home, watch and weep man. :)

JM footnotes:
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Abi: *randomly on msn in the office* "Why Georgia why???"
Mich: Huh? You mean you can hear me playing it from my iPod meh? (my iPod was playing that song on speakers from my cubicle. But we're like seated at opposite ends of the office)
Abi: NOOOOOOO!! I'm playing it at my desk!
Mich: Eeeeeeeee!!!! So freaky!! Not again!
Abi: Oh grosss!!!!

[Later again at night...Mich's msn nickname has been changed to "Standing here with my heart in my hand"-JM]
Mich: Abi!!! Do you recognise the song from which those lyrics come from?
Abi: Yes. I was listening to that song a few secs ago.
Mich: WHAT? "DAUGHTERS"???
Abi: Yahhh!!
Mich: Oh gross!!! AGAIN!!!!!
Abi: Yuckz!! Eeeeeee!!

Andrea: *on msn* "she's always buzzing like..."
Mich: *thinks "OH I KNOW!! I KNOW!!* "NEON, NEON!!!!"

CM Nazi!

I can't believe Muffin is scolding me now for listening to Alarice instead of Corrinne May...apparently I'm like some traitor to CM groupies. He's like some Corrinne May Nazi!! haha!

Tuning Out

Mich needs time out....to chill out in some cafe in Sydney with a cuppa and a good book.

It's becoming more real to me...that some cities are just not good for the soul.
Don't get me wrong....this place is always home because my frens and family are here.
BUT I always get this nagging feeling that our pace of life is just too hectic,
and don't even get me started on the crowds. :(
Sometimes our lifestyle is just suffocating....and people lose their sense of wonder over time.

I wanna see mountains, blue oceans, green fields and lush forests!
I wanna sing and play my guitar on some quaint cottage porch, with a fluffy white cat seated beside me. :)
I wanna go horse-riding through the wilderness of the mountains again.
I wanna look up and see the stars shining in full glory in an open night sky.
I wanna explore the road less travelled in the company of a good fwen.

Till then....I'll be singing "Baby, fly away."

"My home is not a place, it's people"- Lois McMaster Bujold

Thank you for being my fwen! :)

"Each of us needs someone with whom we can be completely open,
someone with whom we can relax our heart. We need someone we trust
and feel comfortable enough with to share the secrets, dreams, and hopes
of our hearts, including matters of the soul.

We need ... a confidant who cares enough for us and respects us so completely that
we do not fear revealing to him or to her the deepest parts of who we are, even those
aspects of our lives of which we might be embarrassed or ashamed: our
failures and fears, struggles and ongoing temptations, even our sinfulness.
We need someone with whom we are able to speak our soul, confident
that they will not betray our trust."- Paul J. Wadell

Excite my heart Lord....

This is my first week into a new term and season...being a full-time part-timer. haha! As in I'm part-time in BMI, and part-time in church. I'm glad to say that I've survived the week pretty well....and that it's been filled with many special God moments. :)

While it has been a packed and bz week, God has enabled me to connect to pple I love most in some way. Some fwens are away (out of the country or just not in the same company anymore), but the msges have still been flying around btw us; God has rekindled old friendships...some special pple I've not been able to meet for years cos of bz schedules; He's strengthened existing ones...it's amazing how God uses us to speak into each other lives. We never realize the full impact of releasing a word into a dear fren's life, until we obey His prompting. And then we stand back in amazement at how wonderful our God is...He knows exactly what we need to hear.

Through the fellowship of fellow musos, He's excited my heart once again with new possibilities, plans, avenues for creativity that I've not even begun to imagine. Just when I think I'm in a rut, God blows my mind and shows me a whole other level! Thank You Lord! :)

We had our first cell group session last night, after a month's break. It was just great seeing everyone again. And we had a truly super 'opening' too. Arun was just strumming away on his guitar, n somehow, I dunno how...Jeremy started singing "Zombie" by The Cranberries. The best part was how everyone automatically joined him at the chorus "IN YOUR HEEEEAADDDD, IN YOUR HEAAADDD, ZOMBIEEE, ZOMBIEEE". It was freaking hilarious!
haha!

But aside from the laughs that we shared, I think there was something new stirring in the atmosphere of worship too. A new hunger, desperation and faith level rising up. I've never heard the cell worship in this way! Andrea agreed..and it was just beautiful. It's something we've been praying and longing for....more pressing into God's heart as a body, as a church. Perhaps it's because a lot of us are going through a season of transitions, or uncertainty..and it's made us more reliant upon God. It's been humbling.

I'm just so grateful for this community. :) It's a blessing to have each other in this journey.

I was listening to the new Planetshakers album. "All for love"...and was pleasantly surprised to hear them covering this old song 'Come Holy Spirit'. It just kinda clicked with my heart....I think we all need that right now, His Holy Spirit to fall afresh on us....so that we can find new strength to serve n love, new inspiration to dream and write God songs, new courage to go into unchartered territory and more.


"Come Holy Spirit
Fall afresh on me
Fill me with Your power
Satisfy my need
Only You can make me whole
Give me strength to make me grow
Come Holy Spirit
Fall afresh on me."

Hug-A-Fwen-Day

My classroom door was open this afternoon as I waited for my students to arrive.
There was only one student in the class, and I was chatting with her.
Out of the blue, Erica walks in with a big smile on her face.
Without saying a word, she just hugs me.
Then she walks out.
Totally random.
My student laughed, and then so did I.
So cute and random lah...but it totally made my day. haha!

Go hug a fwen today too! :)

Alarice@ The Waterfront

"Away, away, away

Here is where I wanna stay
away, away, away
With you my love"
- 'Away' by Alarice Thio

Last Sun evening, a bunch of us made our way down to watch S'porean-Aussie-NZ singer-songwriter Alarice at the Esplanade outdoor stage. Nigel was playing guitar for her once again, so I went down to support my bro too. :) It was a relaxing and breezy night filled with great music as Alarice enthralled us with her original compositions (and such little gems they are too), plus some covers such as "Love will keep us alive" (by The Eagles), "Man the mirror" (MJ), and "Bless the Broken Road". Alarice even did a cover of Brooke Fraser's "Indelible". I gave an involuntary squeak of excitement when she introduced the song. Muffin was very amused by it. haha! Do you know how hard it is to sing Brooke Fraser's songs??? But Alarice pulled it off. *respect*

I must say, it's really encouraging to see such genuine young talent emerge. And I think mebbe the folk singer deep inside of me is still holding fast to the rule that the best singers are those who can shine in the acoustic setting. eg. Sarah MacLachlan, Brooke Fraser, Paula Cole. None of that overly engineered stuff for me. And I think Alarice really proved my theory. Her voice is just gorgeous live... and so versatile. She doesn't need much more than an acoustic guitar to pull off a gig really. Inspiring stuff!

[Dawnie...we must jam lah when you come back from HK!! Itchy liao! You go practise 'Colour' hor? hee!]

Here are some snapshots of the evening....photos courtesy of Bassist Boy aka Jason W, who got a lovely, personalised autograph on his cd from Alarice for being the official photographer. I also want. *jealous*. Ah well, but Nigel did introduce us to her, so it was nice talking to her for a bit. :)

[You can view the rest of Jason's photos and his blog entry on Alarice's gig here: http://darkred.multiply.com/ ]

Alarice tuning up

Taking the stage

The full band, rearing to go

Alarice

Nigel...playing his fierce looking Gibson guitar. He had many other cool guits for that nite too

The rhythm section

Leonard on bass

Audrey Tang on percussions

Nigel!!! :) Playing from the heart.

Nigel, myself, Muffin and his frens

Group shot with Alarice!

Stars, tonight

"So I'll check the weather wherever you are,
Cos I wanna know if you can see the stars tonight"
- 'Split Screen Sadness' by John Mayer

My Insane Fwens (Pt 2)

I went down to the Esplanade to watch Alarice & Nigel again.....thank God for holding the rain clouds! It really looked like a storm was brewing, but it didn't rain in the end. Was just really cool. Phew!

Anyway, I was happily watching Alarice sing....Jason got to be their official photographer, so he was up and about snapping away....and then Muffin was next to me when this unreal conversation unfolded. *shakes head in disbelief*

Mich: Eh, I think Alarice is really a better vocalist than Corrinne May leh.
[but I think Corrinne is better at songwriting.]
Muffin: *pause* I don't think I want to be your fwen anymore!
Mich: !?!??! siao!! Just cos I said that? You're super biased lah.
Muffin: But Corrinne rocks my world! Ok I mean God rules 1st. Corrinne rules 2nd.
I mean Corrinne rules 2nd part (a), Brooke Fraser rules 2nd part (b)....and Jason Mraz
rules 2nd part (c).
Mich: Siao lah u...spend too much time in NUS taking exam ppers liao.
Muffin: But then still got John Mayer ...and Damien Rice...Switchfoot, Marie Digby. Cannot
lah. A-Z also not enough.
Mich: ......

My Insane Fwens

Mich: Eh Abiiiiii!!! Muffin said he has the new Coldplay album! He'll pass me tmrw and I'll send it to you. I'm trading with him for Corinne Bailey Rae Live in NY and Maroon 5. Oh, and Glenn might be getting the new Hillsong album from Sydney!
Abi: Ooohh!! Hail Muffin! Hail Glenn!
Mich !?!??!?! hahahah! That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. You should add on, "Long live Muffin, long live Glenn!"
Abi: Aiyah, wot's dumb??
Mich: "Hail Muffin, hail Glenn!" You're actually defending your statement?
Abi: hahaha! Too sleepy to defend myself. Tmrw we'll talk again. Sweet John dreams! Nite!
Mich: Ok, may the Mayer be with you!

[Yes Glenn, apparently you've turned into royalty during your vacation in Sydney.]

Rejuvenation

Today was the most rested Sat I've had in months!! *happy*
I woke up at 12.30pm....something I could not do all week....and have never been able to do during term cos I work Sats. It was a good time for me to catch up on my sleep debt. Then I had a long lunch, drank my coffee & read the papers. *shiokness!* I logged on to the internet and blogged a bit.....then watched my "Corinne Bailey Rae Live in New York" Dvd. Good stuff! After which, I lazed on my bed to read The Chronicles of Narnia while listening to Alarice and John Mayer on my iPod. :)

I made my way to City hall to meet Jason for dinner. He finished his last day of work yesterday, coincidentally Independence Day (haha!)...and is now officially free to live a life of leisure until he does his Masters in Melb next year. So suffice to say, he was in a pretty happy mood. Dinner was simple & relaxed, a good time of catching up......we browsed around some photography bookshop after that....and then I met my doom at Sembawang Music. I actually told him I didn't want to go in....but he wanted to. Aiyah...so inside, I ACCIDENTALLY spotted the "John Mayer (Live in L.A)- Where the Light Is" DVD, which I thought was not out yet...cos HMV said so. So what to do right? Have to buy mah! It was only $25, cheaper than the cd! Hiyah....all Jason's fault lah!

Hmmm..but now my JM collection is complete!! :) Dvd and double cd set! Abi is NOT allowing me to watch it without her tho'. Dunno how ah....everyday stare at it. Suffering man!

We took a slow walk to Jazz@South Bridge....and it was a real treat cos instead of the usual line-up with Alemay, there was some special concert going on by this electric guitarist from Hong Kong, Eugene something. Kerong was wicked on the red hot Nord, saw some ang moh saxphonist from Blujazz, and we also spotted Jeremy Monteiro sitting opposite us!! We got very excited! haha! Perhaps he played in the later sets...too bad we didn't stay long enuff to find out. They played some great original compositions tonight. Brilliant stuff! Really rejuvenated our souls I think. :) And there was free Erdinger beer, cos Jason treated...so Mich is very contented.

Camera shy Jason

I'm surprised...but awfully glad that today was such a pleasant, restful day for me. You know how sometimes you have the whole day free, but fatigue just doesn't allow you to fully enjoy it? Today was just lovely though. :) Tmrw has more musical inspiration in store as I head down to Esplanade to watch Alarice. Nigel is playing guit for her again. Looking fwd to it! I think after that...I should rested enough to face the intense new work week. Yupz, it's gonna be crazy as I shuffle between BMI and church for the next few months. God grant me strength! :)

Find the Joy in Your Life

A fantabulous excerpt from Jason Mraz's blog entry on Independence Day:

"I hope July 4th goes beyond political independence and takes over individual lives. We are all free to be. Free to forget. We are free to dream. We are free to scream. So celebrate something in your own way today, this week, and the rest of the year. Light that dormant ruse in your ass and sparkle once in a while. Let me hear the boom from way out here."
- Jason Mraz

Blue Like Jazz

Some of you might know that I've been feeling a bit out of sorts lately....weird fish out of the water kinda feeling, and a tad emo too. Bursting into tears at the slightest trigger/song. But it's times like these that you see close fwens rallying around you, intentionally journeying with you. Thanks for your encouraging prayers, random/funny/comforting smses, phone calls etc and of course your time & company (and not many words are required really when we hang out). :) Some msges really came as a surprise, but it was much needed balm to the soul indeed.

Gosh, I dunno what I'll do without some of you. I'm beyond grateful you know.
For having you in my life, for the blessing of having someone who just gets me and vice versa.
Love you lots! *big hugz*

John Mayer Live in L.A- "Where the light is"

Just when you thought that John Mayer couldn't get any better, he blows your existing expectations to bits and takes it to a whole new level. This new live album which features 3 different sets (acoustic, trio and full band) truly showcases him at his best. I like what this one reviewer said: "It was all his various incarnations on one stage for one night. It's as if he opened up himself all night, and it really gave you a great perspective on his incredible range as a young musician and how much he's grown since Room for Squares." I fully agree, it feels like John's unfolding his exciting, personal journey with you as a musician.

From the first note, I wanted to cry. That's how I judge if an album is a good one. If it has that ability to arrest our oft wandering attention, and make that elusive connection to our heart. John Mayer's got a lethal combination I must say. Watching/hearing him is so enjoyable because his passion for music is infectious! In fact, it feels like you're in the studio with a close fren who's just having bucketloads of fun jamming. At the same time, there's a great deal of artistry and sophistication in what you hear. You gotta give him respect for how much he's laboured at his craft. Finally, his music is undeniably, profoundly moving, often leaving one speechless with its raw confessional honesty and emotive power. Reflective and wistful at times, soulful, bold and fiery at others. John Mayer is showing amazing versatility and maturity for an artist this young.

On a final note, "Where the light is" is an impressive, smashing and timeless album which every self-respecting iPod needs to have. haha! Go out and buy it, then plug in your headphones, close your eyes and ENJOY as John takes you on a delicious ride "into his atmosphere".

I've uploaded 3 songs on to my multiply website....one from each set:
"Belief "(Full band): listen out for the incredible instrumental towards the end
"Who did you think I was" (Trio): fierce bass line in the instrumental at the end too.
"Neon" (Acoustic): Nifty guitar work on this one! It's just way fun hearing John tear it up

(I can't wait for the DVD to come out! That's going to be wicked, I saw a short DVD preview on youtube which showed John Mayer 'opening' for himself. As in, he was his own opening act. Gosh the dude is hilarious! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHLQSW7bfTA&feature=related)


Groupie Quotes:
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[At Plaza Sing Starbucks, Abi and Mich are stoning out and listening to the new John Mayer album. Abi's fren walks past and starts talking to her.]
Abi's fren: You're just sitting there not doing anything!!
Mich and Abi: *both thinking the same thing* We're not doing nothing! We're listening to John!!! (it's one of those albums which demand your fullest attention.)

Abi: *after one of John's amazing solos* Abi thinks she should go to the U.S, find John and marry him!
Mich: Noooo! Me first!
Abi: Hahaha!

Groupie Events:
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In eager anticipation of the "Where the light is" DVD launch.....we're seriously thinking of planning a "Where the light is" DVD viewing party! We just need a kick-ass sound system, a bunch of JM groupies (shldn't be hard to find) and well....food and JM t-shirts are optional. haha! Stay tuned!! :)

Like a Star

"Just like a star across my sky,

Just like an angel off the page,
You have appeared to my life,
Feel like I'll never be the same,
Just like a song in my heart,
Just like oil on my hands"
- 'Like a Star' by Corinne Bailey Rae