Columbus gig

Last night was so much fun.

Exhausting, true, but a blast.

It started with an early matinee, then rehearsing between shows with Drew and Clyde, another show in which it was very difficult to stay present and I may or may not have been reciting lyrics in my head while standing frozen on stage during What I Did for Love, and finally playing a full set.

Clyde played first (with Drew on the djembe) and they sounded so great.

The thing is, we had no idea if any people would even come. I mean, we were hoping the cast at least would show up (and they did!), but considering when we went this past Wednesday and I played a little impromptu concert to about five people, we just didn't know.

The nice thing is that the place was hopping.

And even if the cast hadn't shown up, the bar still would have been full.

The grand piano I got to play was beautiful.

And it was just as lovely to lean on, as well.
It's weird, when I play my music I don't really feel nervous. Just super excited to share.
Drew, myself, and Clyde apparently all got the memo that white shirts and jeans was the uniform of choice. We couldn't help but laugh when we showed up in different variations of the exact same thing.

But I was the only one in high tops.
Maybe my favorite moment of the night was the last song. Drew played the guitar and lent his voice for the chorus. It's a special song because I wrote it on a bus, in a moment when I let myself feel a little overwhelmed by experiencing so much newness and beauty alone.

Without him.

And telling him about it just isn't the same.

Anyway, my friend Mindy talks about our First Wives' Club here on tour---those of us who are missing our husbands. She asked me to write a song about that, to which I replied that I have.

So I dedicated it to them.

To us.

It was really special getting to sing it together, in this atmosphere.

I've been all over this land--

Seen the malls of middle America and the red desert sand;

I've seen crosses top the mountains, top the stone cathedrals too,

Oh I wish that I had seen it all with you...

And it's true.

Anyway, it was a beautiful evening.

*pictures taken by Julie Kotarides