'Chrysalis' Livestream 10: 'Expansion' SUNDAY 4PM & a new band video!
"You must think the things you'd rather not think, and know the things you'd rather not know. That's how you grow up." - the musical 'Darling Jack', music by nick stephens words by, well, me.
Hey Hartlist,
I don't know if you can relate to this, but I'm spending a lot of time in my apartment. (Anyone?)
OK wait before I get into ramblin':
* New band video collab! Please enjoy a socially distant "The Devil's Song"
* Our Tiny Desk Competition submission was approved and posted!
* Last week's "Songs from the Chrysalis" concert is now up on YouTube for folks without social media (ie, you who are smarter than most of us)
* Today at 230PM EST I'll appear in "On Hope", a global song cycle produced by some fine folks in London, singing "Better Grow"
*and, of course, THIS coming Sunday's "Songs from the Chrysalis", Volume 10, on facebook & instagram (@rhart37) 4PMEST. Free show always, Tip jar here.
Read on if you like!
So yeah, time at home. I'm livestreaming, recording, and writing from what used to be my dining 'room' table and is now a home studio-ish within what I like to call my Plant Forest.
In my Plant Forest there is a large Bird of Paradise plant with broad oval leaves that I take great pride in having kept alive. Not only is it alive, it's growing. What "growing" looks like for the BoP: a single green stalk shot up in the air several weeks ago, and then... sat there. I know that eventually it will unfurl into a leaf, because I've seen it happen before. I imagine it will feel really uncomfortable at first... (maybe its internal dialogue is like Can't I just stay in this position??) ... and then really exhilarating (That was great! I should do this all the time!)
(Did I mention I live alone with these plants?)
My point here is that this morning I found myself thinking of the above quote (waaay at the top of this email, remember that?) and muttering "Who said that? I resent that person." Then I realized it was me. Great. However!! I then also remembered that a lot of the time the thing I'm avoiding or resisting, that I'd 'rather not think' about or do, isn't necessarily unpleasant in itself. In fact, a LOT of the time it's something that actually turns out to feel awesome (think: exercising, or practicing guitar.)
In this week's live stream, I've decided to do something to push against my resistance. Maybe it'll be playing a new instrument I would rather not have you hear me try. Or getting a song written by Sunday afternoon no matter what. Or trying to tell one of my bass players' jokes correctly. But I will do something, I promise you that, in the name of EXPANSION.
What are you going to do?
See you SUNDAY,
Rebecca Hart (& the Wrong Band)