#7 in 2010

I'm writing this blog post from my new computer. !!!!!! Finally. Very exciting. I'm definitely a mite poorer now but I figure its a good investment. Also, I deleted my last post on Haiti because after re-reading it several times, I feel it came across as insensitive and inconsiderate.

So, #7 Thing to do in 2010: Listen to new music.

I don't mean the iTunes top sellers of the week. I mean a whole new genre of music that you would never listen to. And whole new brand/style/sound. Something totally out of the ordinary. Call up a friend you know who has drastically different tastes than you and ask him/her to recommend something. Then give it a chance. Unless your friend likes John Mayer then you and I will have to re-evaluate our friendship based on your friendship because that man, I just cannot stand.

While I was in DC, I took up a friend's invite to see a band play at a local bar. I was not in the mood for any going out activity let alone a bar I'd never been to to see a band I've never even heard of. I arrived at the bar with the friends sister and it was empty. Not a good sign. However, shortly after our arrival, a man entered wearing a top hat and a washboard around his neck. He wandered around the bar for a little bit and then began to play his washboard with a variety of things like spoons and whatever he could get his hands on. Then the lights went up on stage and what appeared to be a traveling band of gypsies was front and center all wearing costumes. The rest of the show was amazing. Their performance was probably the most enjoyable live band I've ever seen. The music was not my usual taste, but pleasantly soothing. It was a mix of carney/gypsy music with a slight tinge of bluegrass. I immediately went home and bought their songs. In fact, the boys even got hooked on it. And, their music probably helped me survive the 11 hr. trip home. The name of this band: Caravan of Thieves.

Look them up. And enjoy. Live long and prosper people.