Trying to be Cool makes me tired....

Last night I put on my big girl shoes and went to Red Rocks amphitheater to see Ray LaMontagne and David Gray.Wow Wow Wow. I loved it! For the most part it was sensational! Well, the first hour and a half was incredible and then 9:30 PM (my nerdy early bed-time) rolled around and it could have been John Lennon back from the dead on stage and I would not have cared...I just wanted to sleep! Does this mean I am getting old? I think so, that and sleep has become a major priority in my life. I remember the good old days of partying on a school night, dates with Mark that went into the wee hours of the night. Sleep was something to catch up on over the weekend. These days its like a timer goes off in my head "ding" its 9:30 and my bed-time, sorry people I'm outta here! It didn't help that one of David Gray's songs meandered on and on and on for like 18 minutes or something. It was like he made up a song at the end of a different song. He is hard to understand when he sings but I am pretty sure there was a line in there where he compared his lover to lichen on a fusel lodge...oh and he said something about Sonic Booms too...yeah. weird.

Ray LaMontagne..can you see
him?

Anyway, I did enjoy the concert, and we danced and sang and cheered and laughed at other people who were dancing and singing around us. Seriously, skinny white guy sitting in front of us, I don't know where you learned your moves, but I would keep those to yourself...kind of scary. But I loved hearing good music and listening to someone share their passion and creativity. I was blown away by Ray LaMontagne. That sort of extraordinary talent mixed with humility is unheard of these days. His music really moved me, and it felt good  to be moved by something outside of the ordinary, to enter the creative world of another human being. I appreciate that there are still true and honest musicians out there, who write and create for the sake of art and the need to express who they are.

Honestly though, I am so dang tired today and all I can think about is a hot bath, a good book, and my comfy bed....bed-time may come even earlier tonight!