THOUGHTS WHILE WATCHING BENAROYA
(with a bit o' tequilla and seattle kind in my system)

i figured this would be the best way for me to do this. i have a piece of paper with random thoughts scrawled all over it. no order, some don't even make sense. i'm not gonna expand, rather just make a list. remember: these aren't in order and dont flow together at all. :)

it's like he catches himself getting too emotional and then doesn't know where to go with it.

communication is important.

work within your actual limits.

people listen to him because he is who he is..

loving wings has got to be he best "ode to love" ever.

how did DAVE MATTHEWS become a sex symbol? (no, i'm serious. it's a fun one. think about it.)

this was the second time i saw nancies. hmmmmm. weird.

before fool to think...he wants us to know he just does not care what we think.

you just have to take what opportunities come your way, no matter what your situation.

(he really just took "waste" and improved it like 5000 times) and i don't mean that in a condescending way.

he knows we're all thinking the same way.

you can never have too many positive connections.

stone:benaroya:he's good at mind control...

he is truly an amazing guitar player...in every sense of the word.

remembering bill's reactions...and understanding them all over again.

he totally fills in the entire band with his guitar and his voice.

some people are so touched they have to express it...in the most unconventional ways(ie; audio, visual). and the band is nothing conventional...(so how'd they get so "mainstream?")

people are going to have to start dealing with the fact that he is an inspiration to today's music.

nothing good would ever come of it.

we were there!!! we were there!!!!!

i love it when i lose touch and then find it again.

"cuz i've been smokin like a champ..." (what dave would add when he talks a lot when he's nervous)

he always lets ya know where his mindset really is.

he was sitting right there for all of this.



anyway. i hadn't listened to benaroya since shortly after the show. and to see the whole thing again...wow. i'm so fucking glad i was at that show. it is absolutley incredible. god, that fool to think is so fucking good. i think it's officially taken the slot of my all time favorite. so sad nothing was really done with it with tim. but at the same time, i'm kinda glad about it. and the loving wings in that show...probably taken the slot of my all time fave as well. i mean, it's pretty amazing full band. hello gorge night 2. but this one...everyone is so quiet and it's just one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen.

i think i'm gonna have to go put it on again.

yeah, i'd lost touch with my love for dmb. and last night, my love for dave him self was once again fully realized. god bless him. ;)