why?

tonight i will be attending the much anticipated musical performance by one of my most favorite bands- why? so obviously this post isn't about food, but my other soul-feeder, music.

i love why? not because they went to my high school, although that does make me especially fond. i connect to this band because of the witticism and word magic in their songs- two of the skills i most prize in authors, songwriters and all other humans. also the good old-fashioned themes: the suffering of losing love and alternatingly trying to shake it/keep it close; the pain of being overly self-aware and the awkwardness that results; the constant references to the past and its present influence; wonderings about now and when...

and its somehow not as depressing as that makes it sound... think all those themes presented in a package of childlike piano and thumping drums and vocals of abstract tonality.

the only thing missing tonight will be my sweet sister. it is hard to think of her missing this show for a hospital stay. boo. we travelled together to see why? in seattle two tours ago. she got so wasted that night that we only caught the openers and skipped yo la tengo in an effort to get back to the ace hotel in one piece. how much life has changed! how much it sometimes hurts to keep living normal life without my favorite sidekick...