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jimmy

amy and i went to the house of blues on friday night to watch jimmy eat world play their songs. i always get worried right before a show by one of my favorite bands...i get afraid that this will be the show where i notice a huge drop off and i'll be super disappointed. but jimmy did not disappoint.

two thoughts on this show: watching/listening is like reading old journals...this band has been a part of my life since my freshman year of college. that's five albums, tons of downloads, and a couple of eps worth of songs. several of these songs have helped shape and define eras of life: college, post-college, colorado, marriage, boston, and a whole host of events in the midst of all those eras. as the band played songs from their entire catalogue i was transported back in time to all these eras. the band has become a soundtrack for my life, a music memory device.

the other is that this is the band that amy i share more than any other. what makes these shows so special is that jimmy has been important in both of our lives and while we both like a lot of the same artists jimmy eat world is a common language we share. and that is kind of special.

here's "goodbye sky harbor" from friday night: