washed by the water.

i'll start out with this...

(i found a much better video)

that was the finale of the night and the highlight of the night. i think i was almost emotional at this point.

they unplugged their guitars and crawled up on an overhang in sloss furnace to play "washed by the water".

(i only wish the quality of pictures and videos was much better!)

"Though it might be painful
You know that time will always tell
Those people have long since gone
My father never failed

Even when the rain falls
Even when the flood starts rising
Even when the storm comes
I am washed by the water"

i had high expectations for needtobreathe, but somehow they far exceeded them! what a wonderful, wonderful night.

best $25 i ever spent. a much needed night as i head into my final two weeks of school. the performance was incredible... incredible... but what made it even greater was the fact that so many of those lyrics were exactly what i needed to hear.

bear and seth.

"We’re off to new lands
So hold on to my hands
It’s gonna be alright
It’s a whole lot brighter
So stand by the fire
It’s gonna be alright
Yeah, the road gets harder
But it’s not much farther
It’s gonna be alright
You know that it ain’t easy
Please believe me
It’s gonna be alright

Please don’t worry now
It will turn around"

- More Time

seth.

"So tell me why I should run for cover
At the sound of the coming thunder
All I hear is the cry of my lover
Yeah take your shot
I won't turn back"

- Won't Turn Back

bo.

"Give me motivation
Give me all my heart's desires
Show me something gorgeous
Show me 'til my eyes get tired
Give me all the drums and
Show me how to play them loud
Show me how to move
When I can't feel that you're around

It's clear enough to me
The ugliness I see
Is evidence of who I need

Give me the answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times"

- Hard Times

matthew mayfield was great, too.

as was, matt hires.

sweet laura and me.

word for word what they said about the night...

"AMAZING show tonight in B'ham w/ @matthewmayfield and @matthires. Feeling very blessed after nights like these. Thank y'all!" - via Twitter

and, i'm posting these in reverse order. but, this was my first impression... pretty darn good, i'd have to say. check out bo in the red and black checked button up. he was definitely deemed the entertainer of the bunch... watch his legs move.

i really wish i could see this every day of my life. but, life does not really work that way.

off to the daily grind (SK, if you are reading this, that makes me think of you)!

change of plans.

needtobreathe

matthew mayfield

matt hires

i get to see these three guys tomorrow!! so, this is what happened. after much deliberation, my

two girlfriends and i decided not to go to the concert because of the bad weather. well, what i

feared happened. the weather was not nearly as bad as everyone predicted. however, after

accepting the disappointment, we received word that they had moved the concert to tomorrow

night! so, i will finally be going to see needtobreathe. it has been quite a saga. however, will

hoge will not be able to play tomorrow night. matthew mayfield is going to take his place... but

i am excited about that as well!

and, tonight ended up being so fun. i had much needed hang out time with some friends... one

of which ran a whole marathon this morning! wow. so, it was a chill evening... just watching

slumdog millionaire... quite possibly my favorite movie ever. so, so good. and we even

attempted to learn the dance at the end.

well, good night friends. i will hopefully dream good dreams of seth bolt and bear rinehart.

eek!!

i get to see these guys in a week...

oh my goodness, i am excited. i might post a video every day till then. well, probably not but i will have to constrain myself from doing such. i am excited... that's all.