You all probably know me either directly or indirectly at this point as kylie's man, or "the boy". or "josephine" as she sometimes affectionately calls me. (such a strange name to get used to...no idea where she got it!) But I moved up to norwood in june to finally live out this relationship the way the creator intended...within actual ear shot of each other. I spent 5 years in the Marine Corps, the second of which I was introduced to OTR by mauler herself. I heard an mp3 of Poughkeepsie and my "The Samples, Pat Mcgee Band, Dispatch, Vertical Horizon, Gaither Vocal Band, Matt Nathanson" loving heart had a new favorite. At first it was their lyrics that hooked me... then i saw the band live. Kylie got us tickets to a dirty, balmy, sweaty night at cornerstone (such a great road trip there..."C-Stone or Bust" written in white on the back windshield, laughing and trading stories, pretty little feet up on the dash), and i'd never been more moved by music. Song after song was magical.
and incendiary.
Anyway, through the years I've craved and needed community. I'm somewhat a natural introvert with extroverted tendancies but i'm one that needs community to feel balanced and, well, part of something... Watching the Apples, Listee's, Board Members, Band Members, etc through kylie has been completely eye opening as to how much of a community this really is. I've never seen anything like it... Such a common denominator, but so diverse, helpful, organic, wonderfully talented, conflicting, inviting, forgiving. If we weren't all so spread out, i'd halfway expect us to borrow a few eggs or a cup of sugar off each other from time to time.
So, here I am!
by choice and by the kind invites of a few great people.here's to you. --raising bottle--
Glad to see you finally say something here. And so very eloquently!