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Kate
5 Top Things
1) Fishing: You taught me how to fish, and I ended up catching a crab
on my fishingpole! This was also the day that I had to dive into the ocean to rescue the raft
2) Liberty games: Or more like "let's have coffee and ice cream at 11 PM in Penn
Station!" You made last season memorable for me, and the ladies in the section.
Finally they didn't think you were made up!
3) Work: You make work more sane for me. Whether its cracking at joke, asking
me to get you lemons from the concession stand, protecting me from getting hit by
a drunk patron, or standing up for me...you make going to work a lot more fun.
4) Met Games and Concerts: While I haven't been to a Met game, you bought me
tickets to see my Rockies in July. You came with me to see Avril Lavigne, and we
got free stuff because we knew people. Now you may be coming with me to see
Melissa Etheridge, even though you hate her and hit the snooze button whenever
"I wanna come over" is on PLJ and she's holding her 20 second note.
5) Last May: Thank you for helping me after the accident, you are truly the greatest
person I've ever met.
Miles Davis was the
first trumpet player I actually started to listen to. The first album I
listened to
was Kind of Blue and the first song I listened to was "So What"
Kate (over to the left) gave me his autobiography for Christmas two years ago, during my crisis with music. His story inspired me. His struggle with drugs, and the need to move music forward, and how he wasn't scared of stepping outside of the musical box helped me appreciate my gift.
My admiration for this man came full circle when I got to play "So What" during the jazz concert this semester.
was Kind of Blue and the first song I listened to was "So What"
Kate (over to the left) gave me his autobiography for Christmas two years ago, during my crisis with music. His story inspired me. His struggle with drugs, and the need to move music forward, and how he wasn't scared of stepping outside of the musical box helped me appreciate my gift.
My admiration for this man came full circle when I got to play "So What" during the jazz concert this semester.
Melissa Etheridge is the other
most important musical heroes in my life (the other
being Miles Davis!). Her music may be simple but her words are powerful. I
discovered her music at a time where I was struggling with myself, and her words
spoke out to me, grabbing me with every verse and chorus that I listened to.
One of the first songs I learned on guitar was "Come to My Window", a song often
mistaken to be about love, but was a song that was describing Melissa's rocky
relationship with her ex partner.
Melissa is a powerful performer, her screams are raw and passionate, she lets
loose whenever she performs. She inhabits the music, which is something I always
aspire to do.
I have the pleasure of going to see her in concert when she comes to New York
City in July.
My favorite song has to be "The Different" off her Skin album. The Skin album
is a special album. She locked herself into a recording studio after her break up
and wrote the entire thing by herself. It's almost a concept album (The Awakening
surpasses this album as the best concept album by her) as she journeys through
heartbreak to finding joy again.
A few other songs are "Kiss Me", "Secret Agent" from Lucky, "I want to Come
Over", "Unusual Kiss", "Shriner's Park", and "Your Little Secret" from Your Little
Secret and "Scarecrow", "Mama I'm Strange" from Breakdown, and "Come to
My Window", "I'm the Only One", "Yes I Am", and "All American Girl" from Yes
I am.
being Miles Davis!). Her music may be simple but her words are powerful. I
discovered her music at a time where I was struggling with myself, and her words
spoke out to me, grabbing me with every verse and chorus that I listened to.
One of the first songs I learned on guitar was "Come to My Window", a song often
mistaken to be about love, but was a song that was describing Melissa's rocky
relationship with her ex partner.
Melissa is a powerful performer, her screams are raw and passionate, she lets
loose whenever she performs. She inhabits the music, which is something I always
aspire to do.
I have the pleasure of going to see her in concert when she comes to New York
City in July.
My favorite song has to be "The Different" off her Skin album. The Skin album
is a special album. She locked herself into a recording studio after her break up
and wrote the entire thing by herself. It's almost a concept album (The Awakening
surpasses this album as the best concept album by her) as she journeys through
heartbreak to finding joy again.
A few other songs are "Kiss Me", "Secret Agent" from Lucky, "I want to Come
Over", "Unusual Kiss", "Shriner's Park", and "Your Little Secret" from Your Little
Secret and "Scarecrow", "Mama I'm Strange" from Breakdown, and "Come to
My Window", "I'm the Only One", "Yes I Am", and "All American Girl" from Yes
I am.
McCoy, Rachel, My
family
Julie has been one of my best friends since the beginning of high
school. She has been through pretty much all the crazy things that my
life tends to lead to. I'm so happy to have in my life because she is
truly one of the best friends a girl can have.Rachel is another friend from High School. One of the best memories I have of her is when I got her to do my play.   My family is another aspect
of my
life that inspires me everyday. We are truly one of the weirdest, yet
functional familes around. Whether if its all of the women going to a
tattoo palor on a Saturday afternoon and watching my grandmother get
inked, or if its a crazy Irish sing along, I know that it's going to be
a crazy and memorable time that I will always keep with me.
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