Making it for the Music Man

I am always amazed at the power of the friendships that I have been graced with in my life. Last night was one of those times that I felt that overwhelming power of being blessed by the incredible people that are part of the circle of my life.

Jim had a very important gig, one where he needed an audience to show that people could have a great time in the presence of All There Is, the band Jim formed that has turned out to be his ultimate snub to cancer. I, as his (unpaid) publicist, was in charge of getting the audience there.

And what an audience it was. I am reminded of the quote by Tennessee Williams: “Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” Last night, life was made at the Brickyard by the friends who have chosen to grace our lives.

Thanks to Abbey -- the amazing ten year old photographer -- we have pictures to capture the moments. Some of them are kind of fuzzy. I promise you that the energy in the pictures is not about how much Abbey had to drink! It's just the buzz of a great life being lived. Here's the safe link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brendaglover/?saved=1

Thank you to those of you who made it out to support Jim. Thank you for having such a wonderful time and surrounding us with your joy and your love of life. Thank you to those who called with awesome reasons why they couldn't make it, but promises for the future -- all in the aid of and the honour for friendship.

And, best of all, based largely on the Brickyard Buzz you brought with your presence, the band is re-booked to play there and well on its way to being a house band! And the unpaid publicist is grateful, albeit still unpaid in monetary terms, but having more than most in the currency of friendships.

Thank you. Once again, a quote that speaks to me of how awed I am that you answered the call: "You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your friends."

Thank you for being our friends.