Ode to my nin/ja experience

I sometimes have to remind myself that I'm no longer that 14 year old New Kids on the Block fanatic.....because I'm the 31 year old fanatic, minus the New Kids part...seriously, same kid, same passion for music, for bobbing my head, and being completely myself.

Well, so the week goes like this:
Monday, ventured to Las Vegas to see Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction at the Palms. Stayed at the MGM....took a cab with the boys in front of me whom were also headed to the same mecca event so we went as a trio. Had a great vantage point, bout four people up from stage, slightly left of center. Ended up being great sight for Mr. Dave Navarro.....Was surrounded by great people, positive energy and lovers of music...my perfect world.....vegas was good to me =)

5/18/09 Las Vegas, NV
The Pearl, Palms Casino

Nine Inch Nails
Somewhat Damaged
Terrible Lie
Heresy
March Of The Pigs
The Frail
Piggy
Metal
The Big Come Down
Gave Up
The Fragile
I Do Not Want This
The Downward Spiral
Wish
Survivalism
The Day The World Went Away
Physical
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole
Hurt


Jane's Addiction
Three Days
Whores
Ain't No Right
Pigs In Zen
Then She Did...
Mountain Song
Had A Dad
Been Caught Stealing
Ted, Just Admit It...
Ocean Size
Encore:
Summertime Rolls
Stop!
Jane Says

Friday, I raced home from work to change and get in the car for round 2. I missed Street Sweeper Social Club, too bad, but again was blessed with great neighboors and an all around delightful experience.

5/22/09 Mountain View, CA
Shoreline Amphitheater

Nine Inch Nails
Home
1,000,000
Terrible Lie
Discipline
March Of The Pigs
Piggy
Metal
The Becoming
Burn
Gave Up
The Fragile
Underneath It All
Wish
Echoplex
Survivalism
The Day The World Went Away
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole
Hurt



Jane's Addiction
Three Days
Whores
Ain't No Right
Pigs In Zen
Then She Did...
Mountain Song
Had A Dad
Been Caught Stealing
Ted, Just Admit It...
Ocean Size
Summertime Rolls
Stop!
Jane Says



The opening songs for both bands for both shows really were the highlights for me. " Three Days" and "Then She Did", my top 2 fav JA songs. NIN's "Somewhat Damaged" and "Home", super powerful sexy songs, I was loving it all!

My journey

Unimaginable Journeys

By Tzvi Freeman

Each journey the soul travels takes her higher.

There are journeys that are painful, because there is struggle. Struggle to wrestle out of one place to reach another, struggle to discern the good from the bad and put each in place, struggle to face ugliness and replace it with beauty. But in each of these, a sense of purpose overwhelms the pain and brings its own joy.

Then there are journeys that seem to have no purpose. Where nothing appears to be accomplished, all seems futile. There is no medicine to wash away the pain.

But every journey the soul travels takes her higher. It is only that in some, the destination is a place so distant, so lofty, she could never have imagined. Until she arrives.

So trying times are had, they are challenged, stress is created and then all goes away....in a strange way, many times unexpected.

Challenging experiences are events that create strength. I can say that my daily endeavors and my larger roadblocks are the things that have really created my character. Be them humbling, be them fear-creating, be them inspiring, they have all made me stronger, wiser, wholesome, empowering.