I have been living in the moment lately much to my surprise. Last night when I was driving home from work I heard that there was a show for only 10 bucks in downtown West Palm, and I realized I haven’t been to a show at a small club in so long. I didn’t know who the bands were but I asked Adam when I got home if he knew who “Civil Twilight” was. He said yes that it was the band that sang the song, “Letter From the Sky.” He had just been talking about how awesome and talented the band was too.
I was scheduled to work out but I skipped it because we needed to get to downtown WPB fast because there were only 100 tickets left. We were lucky enough to score some tickets and then went to have dinner at this way over-priced Mexican restaurant that actually sells a Margarita pitcher for $325.00! Of course we didn’t order that but I did have 2 $9 Passionfruit Margaritas(delicious but I”m not sure there was any Tequila in them) the $12 Tableside guacamole and 3 Blackened Mahi Tacos @ $3.95 each but I could only eat two. The food was good but the guacamole and the drinks were super overpriced, I’m not sure I’d go back. I had eaten there the first time last weekend on my Girls Night out when I was superdrunk but I only had 1 taco because I was being cheap. I remembered the fish taco being the yummiest one I ever tasted but I guess being superdrunk makes stuff taste better that it is.
The show was amazing. I felt younger and more alive than I have felt in a long time. I haven’t really been into music for a long time. I’ve recently rekindled my musical flirtation with Muse and it has developed into a full blown love affair. The same is true for Civil Twilight. These two bands make bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Guns N Roses seem ridiculous. The type of music that is coming out now is more influenced by Pink Floyd and I think it is destined to be the Classic Rock of the early 21st century.
Civil Twilight is much louder in person. There is a quality in the lead singer’s voice that resonated deep within my soul. I found the music spoke to me like music from my teens used to. New music hasn’t done that to me in over 15 years. (Of course the classics like Pink Floyd and Zeppelin will make me feel that way but not anything new) We bought the CD from one of the band members but when Adam asked for an autograph the guy told him that he needed to see if he could get the band together and they were all sporadically dispersed throughout the small club. I was actually two feet (or maybe less) standing next to the lead singer with no one in between while he was putting his equipment away. He was absolutely gorgeous I might add too…..
I didn’t say anything even though I wanted to tell him that the show was amazing. Adam scolded me telling me I should have told him that. He said that musicians always want to hear from people that think their music is good. I just didn’t believe when he was carrying a 50 lb plus piece of music equipment was the right time to spark a conversation.
Adam desperately wanted to meet the band to make a connection for his own music but unfortunately the connection was not made. We left after Civil Twilight even though a band called The Paper Tongues was coming on. Their music seemed pale in comparison to what we had just heard. We honestly couldn’t believe Civil Twilight was opening for them! I think that their single sounds like a beer commerical and that they will hopefully be a one hit wonder because I thought they sounded terrible.
We have been enjoying life so much lately and I surprised Adam by spontaneously whisking him off to a last minute rock show. It was fun and I missed him last week on my Girls Night Out. It’s pretty pathetic that I miss my husband on a girl’s night but I love him more than anyone in all the universes combined.
