An Ode to Music, Mog, and a Happy New Year!

I basically started 2007 by missing Jarvis in Paradiso. I recall saying then “Well, I already have had my biggest disappointed and made my dumbest mistake of the year!”Warning, don’t say that ever, because it will come back and bite you in the ass.This last year, I reached new highs and lows, I felt things I had never felt, both as part of the ups and of the downs. I came to a lot of realizations which kind of knocked the naivety right out of me. In short, I encountered quite some new emotions this year.And so in this year, music was more important than ever. Music has the power to cheer you up when you are down, the ability to understand what you are going through, and it can comfort you when you need an arm around your shoulder. You can cry in front of music and it is neither ashamed nor embarrassed, but instead by saying just the lines you need to hear it says to you “I understand, it’s okay”. (similarly, btw, you can also dance happily and gaily in front of music without it being ashamed or embarrassed, which also is a rare feat)Tom Smith comforted me when he sung “Hold out your hand, hold out your hand, I will carry you”.Paul Banks understood me when he stated “I felt you so much today, I know you try, you try straight into my heart”Eight youngsters from Wales had me giggling and dancing when they sung “It’s You! It’s Me! And It’s Dancing!”Matt Berninger joined me while almost embarrassingly admitting “I wanna hurry home to you, put on a slow dumb show for you, and crack you up.”Music has added a lot to my life this year. It enhanced my highs, it cushioned my lows. It never asks strange questions, it never judges you, and best of all, it is always there when you need it.And that’s where you guys come in.Because of Mog, I have encountered a lot of new music that otherwise I might not have heard, and it gave me an outlet for my thoughts on music while being able to read the opinions and insightful commentary of other people. And by adding so much music to my year, you also added a lot to my life as a whole.So raise your heavenly glasses to the heavens, and to all who read this thank you and cheers, and let’s hope that more good music will infiltrate our lives and that in the upcoming year there may be all the highs of 2007, and not as many lows and new emotions that scare the shit out of me in 2008.Let’s make it a good year eh, because remember, We’re the heirs to the glimmering world, so let’s just run like we’re awesome, totally genius, and serve each other the sky so that together we will make this world glimmer even more than ever for everyone in 2008.