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Tasting Divinity







I can become so overwhelmed by the beauty of art: be it song, film, story, painting, and all the events/things that have the potential to be "art" if we allow them to be borne in our hearts, to really be experienced. When we allow ourselves to SEE these art-forms, I taste divinity, I do... sometimes in the oddest of forms, but there it is, smiling at me welcoming me home. :-)

After some days of just shitty shitness (which was, frankly, part "The World" and part "Dustin's baggage shimmeying its junk"), it was HEALING to tune into "Glee" tonight and see/hear songs from Heart, Kander and Ebb, Carrie Underwood, and Queen.

What?!

In one show, and, for the record, I am a Kristin Chenoweth fan.

I will keep saying it and writing it, but "Glee" makes my soul giggle. Such a tender and fun warmth, playing in the schoolyard, deep-gutted frivolity.

And:
Queen - I am not a band person per se, I have nothing against them, but tend to be more of a solo singer man... Queen is not a band, but a rite of passage. Wow. I loved the "Glee" arrangement.

Carrie Underwood - I adore her and "Last Name" and getting to see Kristin sing it whilst her character is drunk... too damn much!

Kander and Ebb - some of my favourite musical theatre composers and having it toggle between the two ladies... mmm mmm musical magic.

"Alone" by Heart - I love this tune, I love it every damn time and you better believe I have already been shaking it and lipsynching with a pencil ala my microphone... Kristin KILLS this one.

Needless to say/write (swrite) I shall be buying the first "Glee" soundtrack due out November 3rd, along with Carrie Underwood's new CD. Funny how that works, huh?

Now to discuss a show that SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN CANCELED... and one that is in my top five shows of all time:

"Pushing Daisies".

I have discussed it on here a few times, but I finished the series tonight and I have to say it is a class act. The witty banter, dialogue, the score which is a character unto itself, the cast, the colours, the sets, the costumes... the Ned (who is my husband and he can touch me for I never died...)

To me, it is perfection. In fact, if you want a glimpse into how I wish the world looked/operated, etc., watch that show. It is romantic, odd, charming, unique, macabre in a winking way, and delicious.

That show speaks to me and is a spiritual good time. I adore a lot of shows, but there are myriad tiers. "Pushing Daisies" is in the top tier and shall remain. If you have not seen it, invest in it, you will be grateful.

I am blessed tonight for two television shows, for music that makes me shake it and cry, for living in a world that created these products, and for so much more.

I hope you have your comfort spiritualisms and that you hold them tightly and smile from those inner child, life-is-anything-you-want-it-to-be places.

September tossed me about a bit, from deciding what I want to do to saying goodbye to a string of musicals to being a student again to deciding if I want to live alone to finding solace in being single... etc... etc...

It was by no means an easy month, but one that I needed.

I bid you adieu September and welcome my favourite month, October.

Thanks for reading and for sharing your time with me,
Dustin

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