nothing like a good concert to bring your spirits up. :) i went to watch Up Dharma Down at jack's ridge today with khal. there was another group playing before Up Dharma Down came on (they didn't go on until like 10pm. i was falling asleep by then.. but let me tell you it was worth the wait) and they were playing all the gooood songs. like the songs at vina's debut. but the audience was.so.dead. UGH. they were literally emotionless, simply staring at the 2 girls and guy singing their hearts out on the stage. when i hear a song i know, its kinda hard to stop me from singing it soooooo just imagine me sitting all the way on the first row jerking erratically (its called moving to the beat okay? that's how i dance) to songs like ego, paparazzi and sweet dreams while the rest the people looked like apathetic zombies. i guess they were just waiting for Up Dharma Down because they were way more enthusiastic when they came on.

         ooh ooh, but before i go on to the actual UDD band there was this guy before them who went on stage and got out... guess what -- a saxophone. oh.my.gee. then he started playing and i got goosebumps on my arms and my heart melted and i fell inlove with the saxophone (no, not the guy, he wasn't my type). yes, when you hear the saxophone in the "careless whisper" song its very disturbing, but really, the saxophone is such a sexy instrument. *awkward pause* okay, that didn't sound right. there's just something about the saxophone that's so soothing and relaxing. i gotta get me one of those. and of course a musician who knows how to play it.

         so the Up Dharma Down band! though i was half-asleep i woke up when they finally went on. thanks to khal, i knew all their names properly. Ean the drummer was cute, Carlos the lead guitarist had freaky messy hair but was an awesome guitarist, Paul was the half-asleep cute looking bassist and Armi was the piano-playing leading vocalist. she was so pretty. well, i don't know how else to describe it: they were AWESOME. their songs were really different. and during the meet and greet afterwards, they loved my Snuffy Sesame Street Tshirt which made them even more awesome. i keep on saying awesome. im sorry, its 2am in the morning and im not exactly thinking coherently.

           so if you haven't heard them check out their albums Fragmented and Bipolar! i will sleep now before i find myself drooling all over the keyboard.

good night!