Love Is A Verb (via) left quite an impression…
Not l long after drawing this and please excuse the poor lighting, I did some research into t-shirt design companies and found one on Instagram which has a relationship with this other company that allows us to upload our own designs called Society 6. My profile there is MetaLove if anyone would like a shirt or a print now that we know this song will be on the album. The more I think about it though, this might be better for a onesie.
Last day of the spring sale.
promise.
john lennon wrote/sang, life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans [from beautiful boy]. last night was the juxtaposition of the difficult and lovely versions of that sentiment. from my post on MSM:
i just got home from the matt’s promise event, and it was an amazing night. i’m fortunate and thankful that i was able to attend and learn more about this organization. admittedly, i’d not heard of it prior to the announcement that john was going to be playing at the fundraiser, but after tonight, i know i want to be more involved with MP. in a nutshell, MP was founded when matt was battling stage 4 colon cancer in 2004. he knew that he wanted to lessen and ideally eliminate the struggles faced by children with life-threatening illnesses, and it hit close to home as one of his best friend’s children, 10-year-old charley, has duchenne muscular dystrophy. the funds raised by MP are responsible for fostering tremendous advancements in the treatment of DMD.
i wish i could fully articulate the vibe that was in the room of a thousand people tonight. it was so evident that everyone cared deeply for the cause and i could feel the positivity everywhere. that sounds so hippie-ish, but that’s the best way to describe it.
there were 14 lots auctioned, including a JM-related one that went for $25,000. awesomely, that was not the highest grossing lot of the night.
i really enjoyed john’s set. we were all seated at tables but everyone stood up when he came out to play, which i didn’t expect. sure, there were people talking throughout the set, but the crowd was quite enthusiastic. i am exhausted, but here’s the setlist as i remember it [probably slightly out of order]:
no such thing
half of my heart [with harmonica. love it.]
who says
slow dancing [with sledgehammer lyrics at the end. over the summer i knew i heard him tease this but i could NOT remember which song he paired it with.]
neon
stop this train [incredibly poignant and emotional for everyone.]
something like olivia
why georgia
free fallin’ [with a musical tease i knew but could not place]
daughters [with somebody’s baby tease]
wonderland
waiting on the world to change
[all songs solo acoustic!]
john played for an hour and seemed to be in great spirits, and i’m glad he’s recording now. i can’t wait to hear the new album once it’s finished!
please check out matt’s promise!
~jocelyn
—myself [this is the closest i can come to reblogging myself. i was inspired to post this by the photoset that’s floating around from this event.]
~jocelyn
(via jocelyn2003)
The higher your unit goes up, the harder you are to please. If you were to sit at the blackjack table with $1,000 and win $10, chances are you’ll ignore it unless it happens 50 more times in pretty good succession, when maybe you’ll think about getting up and calling yourself a winner. This is the reason gamblers bet according to their unit. Professional blackjack books say the proper betting amount is determined by the starting bank divided by 30, which in the case of $1,000 would be $33.33 a bet.
Oh, one question left to answer. What is your unit? If you remember how many dinners and movies and tanks of gas and iPhone apps $1000 can but you, your unit is probably going to be $25, as in “I have 40 chances to win.” If you were to plop down at the table after a night of losing $50,000 and taking your last $1,000 out of the ATM, your unit isn’t going to be the same. It’s not going to be $25. It’s probably not even $100 or even $1000 for that matter. The unit is probably far too big to achieve any success worth appreciating given the relatively small amount of each bet.
I think the same question is true in the case of happiness: what’s your unit? If you take a look at everything around you, can you see how much there is to be happy about? And if you’re coming up short, could it be because you’re thinking in units that are too big for your bank? Seeing the things that matter to you as smaller and more abundant is a difficult task once you’ve visualized them as indefinably large and hard to count, but in the end, you’ll get more bang for your buck. —
What’s Your Unit? (via jhnmyr May 2, 2010)
Thank you Julia for the reminder:)
Because it is St. Patrick’s Day today :p
Found this from a bunch of unreleased/rare mp3’s. Any non-studio version is always nice to have on my streampad :)
God, I miss this man and his live performances… :(
Reason why St. Patrick’s Day hasn’t been added to this mix is that I was waiting for THIS VERSION. Why couldn’t I have heard it before being bombarded with NST? An unpopular opinion in the family most likely but it’s honest. Not only did the time seem a bit off given the World Trade Center devastation but also because at the time when it happened, I was following my dreams and having many doors slammed in my face. Watching hot boy who looked like the first one to destroy me seduce pretty girl in a cute little apartment probably didn’t help either, nor did hearing about John through the MTV interns. Now I just hear something that brings me to tears of joy because it somehow found a way to break through those barriers of defense, or maybe I was finally ready for this beautiful vision of love.
Since it is Friday and because I’m admittedly curious about tumblr reach, I am giving away a signed copy of John Mayer’s “Inside Want Out” to one lucky person who reblogs this post. You must reblog this post by Sunday, 3/18 at 11:59 PM EST to be eligible. I will literally pick someone at random and will contact you afterwards for your details.
Please note, this is a signed copy of the re-release of Inside Wants Out distributed by Columbia Records.
Good luck and spread the word!!-RY
PS, international people outside of the US will be eligible!
Might be a few stragglers.
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Building on all the ideas floating around.
Calling out to our friends over @MickMgmt so they know we have nothing but love, support and prayers for our John. We are all truly concerned for John’s health and are 100% behind him, his treatment and his recovery. We look forward to his new album and being involved in the development of his next.
Reblog if you support this motion…
So, I was in my stretch class this morning.. Shadow Days still on repeat in my mind.. my devastation for John still fresh in my heart. Yet as the words of the song empower us, our shadow days are over, and that includes this recent blow. We as a community, as a family, will get through this stronger than before, more united than ever.
Even though, I was not affected by the Spring Tour cancellation, I have many friends who have been. I was all pumped getting ready to live vicariously through you all as I sit here 13 hours ahead ready for the onslaught of video and photo posts. Alas, it’s not to be. Now, I instead plan to save my money for each day that John is in treatment and recovery so that I can fly to the US for his grand-welcome-back-tour.
Cut to.. my proposal. I know that we have all wanted a reprise of the ol’ MayerCraft. Yet, really guys, it’s been done. John’s different these days. What I suggest is a Woodstock-esque, two day, camp style festival of John and his fave muso’s. Whenever this date is, whenever John is ready to perform live again, we will wait and welcome him ‘home’ with giant massive arms.. Reblog if you are in… let’s see if we can make this happen.
Standing at Caravan last summer the thought occurred of John doing something like that but look at how long DMB [and Phish] have been at it. If John wants to add festival producer to the long list of accomplishment just yet, then how about Wyoming in August for Perseids?
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So is this Rosie before John had her tattooed? If yes then she also made an appearance in Something Like Olivia and Til Summer Comes Around. For those keeping track, John used a different guitar at The Gorge [on the latter].
Was going thru some reviews about Shadow Days and this was a comment at a negative article about John’s past again.. Well I gotta say AMEN to this comment!! That’s why I love our beautiful JM Family ❤
Of course the Superfans agree and so would most people IF they knew the whole picture but music and entertainment consumers unless we have a healthy little obsession are not going to take the time and peel back the layers of one super talented individual’s career trajectory. I guess the point is not to write people off if they aren’t exactly thrilled with their perception of our favorite musician’s image. John has been fortunate to try a little bit of everything, learning this and acceptance just takes time.
(via elisblog)
If you wanna be free you’ve gotta go it alone and if you wanna go home you’ve gotta build your own,
Cuz you’ll never find what you’re looking for til you open the door to the sweet unknown.
— John Mayer, Berklee Clinic 2011Reports are starting to arrive from a small group of fans who were invited to a listening party of Born and Raised last night in LA. Sounds like the very small group of listeners were pulled from the My Stupid Mouth community and invited to the studio. John sat and listened with the attendees, introducing the songs and occasionally adding some additional information after a track. Thanks to the MSM family for some of the reviews… read more
