Heath Ledger
Wow. It’s Kurt Cobain all over again. I was just a kid when Cobain died, but it deeply affected me. Back then, the sight of his feet on the floor of his Seattle home twisted my teenage brain inside out. Now it’s the sight of Ledger’s body being carried out in a black body bag. My heart hurts with the thought that inside that bag was such a young man with so much promise. Here we are, about fifteen years later, and I find myself in a funk all over again. Yeah, I didn’t know Heath Ledger. But the tragedy of it brings tears to my eyes and a sinking feeling in my chest. Just like Cobain, Ledger had so much potential. And so many demons, apparently. I don’t know why I feel so hurt, but I think it has everything to do with Matilda. I feel terrible for her. I feel such a huge sense of loss. I know how I feel about my little girl, and how close she is with my husband, and my heart is broken for Matilda. She’ll never get to really know her daddy. In this world where we grow up thinking we know celebrities, the flip side of that sense of familiarity is that when something like this happens, it really hurts. I’m really sorry, Matilda. :-( And to Heath, I hope you find peace.
I heart Louis XIV
Went to the Louis XIV show at the Culture Room last week. LOVE the boys. Hung out on the tour bus, brought them some homemade cookies. I’ve known the band for a very long time, and without exception, they have always been so sweet. Brian is one of my favorite people ever. It was a giddy thrill to hear him call out as he stepped out the back door at the club, “Where’s my friend Amy?!” They welcomed Matt and I with open arms and we got to spend some time with them. It wasn’t the first time we had hung out with them, but it was the first time on the tour bus and and the longest period of time we have ever shot the shit with Brian. Plus, OK, I have a Louis XIV tattoo, and it made me really happy to be able to show it to the guys for the first time. :-D Jason told me that another guy has an LXIV tat, but I was the original. I am promised free tickets for life. So far, that promise has been kept. Love the guys. Now, if I could only somehow match this awesome friendship I have with Brian with Trent Reznor, I would be all set. Someday.
Obama in Iowa
I’ve never been so happy to see a political headline in my whole life: “Obama wins Iowa!” That should shut up the naysayers for a few minutes. I knew he could do it, now the rest of the country knows it too. It was a really important win and I’m so proud of everyone who had anything to do with it. Suck it, Hillary! You and all of your special interest groups can take a leap. All of us are so sick of politics as usual. As much as we love Bill, BILL WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT. I wish people would get that through their heads! Anyway, big congrats to Obama. Yay. Now on to New Hampshire.oh one more thing…if it’s Obama vs. Huckabee….we got it in the can, baby! No one will choose that crackpot over such a great, honest, wonderful person.
