Lucky Me

The Happy Phantom

2006-08-25T01:35:22Z

Happy Phantom
by Tori Amos

And if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
And I'll go chasin' the nuns out in the yard
And I'll run naked through the streets without my mask on
And I will never need umbrellas in the rain
I'll wake up in strawberry fields every day
And the atrocities of school I can forgive
The happy phantom has no right to bitch

Oo who, The time is getting closer
Oo who, time to be a ghost
Oo who, every day we're getting closer
The sun is getting dim
Will we pay
For who we been, yeah

So if I die today, I'll be the happy phantom
And I'll go wearin' my naughties like a jewel
They'll be my ticket to the universal opera
There's Judy Garland taking Buddha by the hand
And then those seven little men get up to dance
They say Confucius does his crossword with a pen
I'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin

Oo who, the time is getting closer
Oo who, time to be a ghost
Oo who, every day we're getting closer
The sun is getting dim
Will I pay
For who I been, yeah

Or will I see you, dear, and wish I could come back
You found a girl that you could truly love again
Will you still call for me when she falls asleep
Or do we soon forget the things we cannot see

Oo who, the time is getting closer
Oo who, time to be a ghost
Oo who, every day we're getting closer
The sun is getting dim
Will I pay
For who I been, yeah
And if I die today
And if I die today
And if I die today
Ah-ha, chasing nuns out in the yard

I Know, I Know...

2006-08-24T15:47:25Z

Okay, let's face it - I'm not getting too many views here.
But I have to be honest with whoever's reading this. I still love writing here. It's freeing to be able to talk about (almost) anything.
It does give a sort-of relief to just chat away about everything.
Plus, I get updates through Anna on solarbird 's recovery, which is going along uberly smoothly.

This calls for vertical movement...

Sorry about that. GBS fandom showing again.

Well, I've got a tough decision to make, folks. Since I was a part-time (nightshift) caretaker, I raked up a couple bucks of spending money. Now, I have to decide wether to go camping, which I absolutely adore, or go shopping in Moncton. Now, I'm certainly not a shopaholic, but we rarely go to Moncton, and it's the only decent place to buy, well, anything. Plus, I'd do anything to take a walk in Musicstop. I'm like Alan on this point; I'd save a lot of money if the store were closed.

I met a guy who made me smile last time we went camping. I was in the little park playing songs on my guitar, and a family showed up. Two couples, two kids. One of the men, who looked remarkably like Murray Foster, sat next to me on the picnic table, and chatted with me about my guitar. Told me I played wonderfully. After he went back to his kids, they sat on the picnic table behind me. Once I finished playing Sea of No Cares, he applauded and said, "Great Big Sea! Rock on!"
That made me smile. =)

Cheers,
Stéph

Your Own Personal Alan Doyle

2006-08-23T19:49:16Z

You guys have no idea how much fun I had making this;

Cheers,
Stéph

Just a Quick Note

2006-08-23T17:46:38Z

Just a quick message to wish luck to japan_girl16, who is heading off for ten long months in Japan.
Hope you have a blast, and I hope the MOTHS fly by. =P

Cheers,
Stéph

New Cartoon, Anyone?

2006-08-23T15:00:56Z

Well, here it is. A brand new sketch to my collection;

Acoustic Alan

Chilling to the sound of his music, It's Alan!

Cheers,
Stéph

Let's Talk About Music.

2006-08-23T13:11:18Z

Well, after a good, oh say... 6 hours of sleep? Yeah, that's about it. I find myself back here. Darn, this place is addictive!
Now I seriously don't know what to talk about. ^^;
Well, let's talk about music.

I started playing the piano when I was three. My dad had gotten me a cheap-arse organ of sorts, with little more than 20 keys. I played on that thing day after day, hour after hour. When I was six, a very nice lady gave me a digital keyboard! Needless to say, that thing got USED.
A little before last Christmas, dad got me a new keyboard. The works. Digital LCD screen, touch sensitivity... Just... WOW.
So I started playing the guitar in October. My dad's 30 year old Gunn acoustic;

I learned The Scolding Wife, by Great Big Sea, as a first song. what's interesting is that there's no acoustic guitar on the verses of this song! By this summer, I'm getting calls for gigs left and right, and forgetting about a few. ^^;
I did dreadfully neglect my piano for the guitar, but I recently blew the dust off of it, and it's rarin' to go!

Cheers,
Stéph

A Good Start

2006-08-23T05:42:21Z

I'd love to start this out with amazing events of my day, but I have none. I spent a pretty bored day around the house, and it's getting pretty late as I type this.
I'd just love to talk about a great memory I have, if you'd like. Just a little tidbit of my life.
This memory so fittingly happened on the 20th of March, which is five days after my birthday. That was this year. My very first concert with my closest friend Danika.

The band was Great Big Sea, a band I've loved since the age of three. Three gorgeous b'ys from the Tropical Island of Newfoundland, playing their own and traditional songs, with the help of an Ontarian, and a Nova Scotian.

Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Kris MacFarlane and Murray Foster.
Great Big Sea

They played the Moncton Capitol Theatre, and we'd had our tickets since October! Thirteen years I'd awaited that show, and I sure as heck wasn't disapointed. Those b'ys sound better live than they do on CD, and I didn't regret a dime I spent. We laughed through the banter, and swayed through the songs. I've never been so happy in my entire life, and Danika's the best person I could've spent it with. (I didn't squeak, OKAY? *lol*)

I spoke to Glenn, who runs the merchandise stand, four times between before and after the show. He's Séan McCann's brother. What a sweety! I ended up handing him a portrait I'd done of Bob, and he promised to get it to him. <3 Thanks a bunch, Glenn!

We, unfortunatly, were a bit far back... So thanks to the Amazing Kate for this pic!

From left to right,
Murray Foster (acoustic & upright bass), Bob Hallett (fiddle, whistles, flutes, concertina, button accordian), Alan Doyle (acoustic & electric guitars, bouzouki), Séan McCann (acoustic guitar, bodhran, tin whistle), Kris MacFarlane (drums, bodhran, piano accordian)

Keep it up, b'ys.

-Stéphanie