Well that definitely proved true for me last week.
Prior to my adventures with Jimmie Majka and Ben Folds Thursday evening, I received an e-mail from my dad with the subject line: Sad news.
This can't be good.
My dad had just gotten off the phone with a devestated Loni saying that Henry, their middle dog, had been killed.
After they returned home from a late night working at DTC's Open Mic Night, they found an unusually less rowdy greeting from their two dogs Lily and Wesley. Henry was no where to be found. They searched all night for him with no luck. The next morning they found him lying in the side yard, probably placed there by the neighbors, owners of the supposed dog who killed Henry. This e-mail left me in tears and thoughts of how Henry felt while the end of his life neared.
I immediately lost interest in seeing my hero, Ben Folds, but decided to go anyway with hopes to take my mind off the late Henry.
I arrived at West Chester University and immediately told Jimmie of my newly founded upsets. He was a great friend able to console me. We hung out in Jimmie's dorm room along with his friend, Jamie, deciding to skip the opening act Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide. Definitely a good choice as we heard out of tune vocals and ungroovable beats while making our way to the Hollinger Gymnasium.
Upon finding seats in the bleachers, I caught sight of Lauren and Dave amidst the crowd waiting for Ben to approach his piano bench. We sent a few texts back and forth, proclaiming my jealousy of their height and ability to see over the crowd and disgust in the opening act.
Ben came on around 9pm and rocked out for about 2 hours. That being my 5th time seeing him in concert, it wasn't anything spectacular - though he did pound out the Sanford and Son theme song on his nifty red keyboard. This immediately made me giggle to myself and think of Jon and this episode of Scrubs.
To make matters even more interesting - We wound up sitting behind Jason Bradley, his sister Jenn, Vince Grim and Josh Pierce. Jason immediately caught my eye and we engaged in conversation for a good five minutes while Josh, sitting next to Jason, blatantly ignored my existence. WTF?
After the show, Jimmie, Jamie and I went back to the dorm to watch a bit of Jarhead while waiting for our pizza. Quite an out of body experience; hanging in a dorm room only 12 days from my 26th birthday. It was fun, none the less.
So to conclude my post and bring it to the point of new life - Michelle and Keith became proud parents of a tiny 6lb 7oz baby girl, Ellie Jane Rzucidlo, Saturday morning. Michelle wasn't due for another 16 days, but Ellie wasn't waiting around. I believe it was because she overheard her mother saying that she surprisingly had nothing planned for the weekend. I am so excited for Ellie's arrival and can't wait to meet her.
So here's to new life and in remembrance of Henry
2 comments:
my dad told me about henry yesterday. that's really sad. i like your circle of life theory tie-in, though.
Thats so sad about your brother's dog. I'm sure he's in doggie heaven doing all the happy things he loved to do.
Ben Folds was good - though I definitely felt old there. My legs were soooo tired from standing by the end. How did I ever do that for hours at a time?
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