Jacob's Pillow and the turning of the tide

I wanted to post whats been going on for me recently in the hope that it will provide some hope for those going through some tough times.

don't you think its amazing when the universe gives you a wake up call, when everything you have ever wanted is placed right in front of you, so you only have to reach out and grasp it. and the only way you will ever grasp it is if you are true to who you are, completely yourself, devoid of any inhabitions or fears? my life has been toiling these last few weeks, oh its been good don't get me wrong but ive had a sense of not knowing what direction i was going in, just plodding along, taking things as they came but almost knowing intuitively that something amazing was just around the corner, and now its here!
i guess i should explain- last week my band 'los agustitos' had a gig with a few other bands, i had head of one of them before and the bassest in my band thought they were amazing, so i was looking forward to gigging with them. i met the guys ro the band 'jacobs pillow' and thought they were really genuinely lovely people- you often don't find that very much in the music world, normally people believe they are the best thing since sliced bread but these guys were different. anyways, during their sound check an idea came to me, this band was the best band i have heard in a long time, celtic rock that just curled up inside me and made me shiver with excitement. so i asked them if they wanted a female singer/manager/bodhran player..... now i never had to ask them that, i could have just enjoyed the music, felt inhabited, scared to take a jump out there, afraid of their reaction. but inever, i trusted myself. they had been looking for me, the exact thing i wanted to do, they wanted me for...i don't know whether you believe in destiny but all the forces in the universe led to this occuring for both myself and for them.
and now...well..... last night we all went to see a flat together, we are going to move in together in a flat with a studio, the flat is amazing, en suit(with a bath!!!) and... because of all the gigs we do i will be living rent free. this summer we might make my biggest dream ever come true-we are hopfully *cross everything* going to play at the Hebridean Celtic Festival in Stornoway. this has been a long term dream of mine as long as i can remember. to work full time with a band who believe in me, know that i can do things and are on the same wavelength, genuine, down to earth people who can see exactely who i am without even making an effort, to play in the place where i feel most at home, with the music which stems from the very depths of my soul, forging with the souls of the other members and drifing into that of those who hear it. i cannot convey how excited i am, we already have a whole bunch of tour dates lined up for the summer and are getting a lot of money for the gigs, im going to be able to quit my job and live off the band, and still do uni. we have a mini bus already so we will be touring all summer, as they did last summer. i really believe the band wil make it big, they are half way there already. its such a change to how i am treated in los agustitos, these guys believe in me and i them, there is no power struggle, just the music and a whole lot of good caring feelings.
so many people have warned me-'youve only just met these people' yes. thats true. i have. but you know, sometimes you need to make that leap, trust what your heart and soul tells you. do what you feel, and think about things afterwards. my dream is here. its waiting. and its waiting for me.........
N
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That's really cool. I will now give you the best bit of advice that someone in your position could possibly receive. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SLEEP WITH ANY OTHER BAND MEMBER!!!!! Seriously. It's a recipe for disaster. Sexual jealousy and relationship turmoil pulls bands apart faster than Yoko Ono (Yoko? Oh no!). If you see your future in this band, keep it platonic.

 

Wooh rainbow dew im so happy for you )

im currently working as an usher for cirque du soleil and loving it though its only for another 4 weeks but im in love with my job. Now if only i could win the New BRMB radio station's 20,000 pound Birmingham sound question....id be able to afford to travel to paris and mexico with them to carry on being an usher, but alas, much as i know the sound, i dont know what it actually is - argh! grr! and arr! hehe

glad things are going well babes you must let us listen to some of your music

love and hugs

daisy xx

 

daisy, so glad things are going well...and even if you don't get eh money now im sure after this experience there will be plenty other oportunities will be selling the ep soon and geting the new website up too so willl et you know when we do.
dok-um...thanks for the advice, but right now im happy with me man and hes NOT in the band....anyways living with them, working with them and sleeping with them? ha no thank you!!
N
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Ohhhh Nomy that's amazing! Go you! Well done for taking a leap of faith

Dok is right, don't sleep with anyone in the band...sleep with me!