The reason I put a picture of Heart here (besides the fact that HEART IS AWESOME and my dad had 8-track cassettes of them that we would jam in his Corvette) is that I’ve had the song “These Dreams” stuck in my head.
That, and I’ve been thinking a lot about dreams recently. Besides the typical dreams of being in this movie http://www.theroommovie.com (“YOU’RE TEARING ME APART, LISA!”) and of ex-girlfriends (d’oh!) I have dreams about playing shows.
There are two types of dreams. The best ones, of course, are ones of actually playing. Somehow the songs are either completely new to me and for some reason I am able to play along and it sounds FREAKING GREAT. I’ve had dreams about playing extended or rearranged versions of Model UN songs as well as playing completely new songs that I can’t remember when I wake up.
Then there are the bad dreams. These dreams involve being at the venue but not being able to set up and play. I would say it is akin to having a dream about being a waiter and being in the weeds. We’re trying to get our equipment set up or we are trying to convince the venue/promoter to let us on but there are always reasons we can’t play. I wake up frustrated and unfulfilled.
This has been the story of the band for the last 9 months. However, the bad dream will turn into a good dream on February 28th at the Parish. I hope you’ll come be a part of our good dream.
Sleep well.
-Jeff
