Blissfull

I had 4 hours of sleep last night, and I´m pretty sure I´ll crash during this day, but so far, the endorphine rush is still going strong, and I still can´t stop smiling like a mad teenager. I was almost reluctant going to that Tyler Ward concert yesterday - I was kinda tired, and I thought I´d rather stay home and write a little.
That´s always a good option for spending an evening.
But I had the ticket, and so I kicked myself a little and went.

And it was GIGANTIC! It was the best concert I´ve been to so far, and I honestly mean this. I mean, I´ve seen Paul McCartney life, who left me nostalgic, and John Mayer, who left me sort of dissapointed, and Ingrid Michaelson, who was awesome and left me in a hugging puddle with my best friend, and Biffy Clyro, who left me deaf, and Lifehouse and Taylor Swift and, over the years, most of my favourite artists. Going to life shows is one of my passions. But yesterday night really was exceptional.

80% of the time, he didn´t even sing, I think, but just pointed the microphone at the crowd. A crowd that knows every word of every song. It´s so much fun to be part of one massive choir of 1500 voices.
He did play some terrific guitar solos, I didn´t know he was this good. And the connection he´s got with the audience is just amazing. As soon as he´s on stage, everybody seems to mirror his big grin, and then it´s just one blur of bouncing and laughing and cheering and singing. Like this:

(huh? What did I say about taking good pictures? Forget about it :) )

And we were especially lucky. It happened to be his birthday, so he stuck around for hours after the show, chatting with all his fans, and signing stuff. So, when the show was over, everyone just stayed, the crowd, the band, the opening act. I had a nice chat with the opening act, who I´d seen before, opening for Lifehouse, in the same venue, and of course I got my autoghraphed poster from Tyler and the band. (I´m 31. I should be embarressed for behaving like a teenager. But I´m not. I´m just cheerfull.) And it was so awesome being in a crowd, singing "Happy birthday" after every second song.
Well, and that´s why I missed all trains, and came home at half past two in the morning, after spending one lovely hour at the Cologne central train station. You meet the most amazing people around midnight at the central station of a metropol, did you know that? People who tell you about their fresh divorce, and funny black men who sing with you and hug you and tell you that music people shine from the inside. Oh yeah, they do.
And then my alarm clock rang at 6. But it´s not bad. I felt happy and fully awake all morning long, carrying most of my blissfull "I want to hug the world"-mood to the kids, and then my friend fixed me a huge coffee, so I should be fine :)
And I´m sorry for rambling. I just thought, well... this is sort of my diary, so I´d like to keep last night in there.
Song for today:

This was the first Tyler Ward song I found on youtube, two years ago, and I still remember the mood I was in and what I was thinking about. I still like it a lot.
And I just ordered my ticket for October 16th :) No writing that night!