Could I Be Your Girl?

Today's weather is absolutely disgusting and bone-chilling. I am huddled up right now in a hoodie (hood up), buried under blankets, and drinking hot chocolate (with a splash of Kahlua). Right now I wish I had a pair of those socks that you make a sock monkey out of. What are those socks even called?

Anyway, it's Tuesday night, which makes me happy because it is inching ever closer to Thursday. What's Thursday?, you might ask. FEIST @ MASSEY HALL. Yes, I am yelling. This is probably the concert event of 2011 that I am most excited about, and I can't believe it's only two sleeps away. I've really only seen one proper Feist show before, and that was at the Air Canada Centre. Massey Hall is so much smaller, more intimate, and has better acoustics. I can't wait. And I can't wait to get a T-shirt too. I've really been into wearing concert T-shirts lately, and can't wait to add a new one to the rotation.

I had a rather restful weekend. I attempted to start Christmas shopping on Saturday, but just ended up getting a new hoodie for myself, so that was a bit of a fail. On Sunday I went for a run, ran some errands, Skyped with Claire, and spent the evening reading instead of doing schoolwork.

Last night I finished Jann Arden's memoir Falling Backwards. I highly recommend it. For non-Canadian readers, Jann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has been around since the nineties. Her songs are rather depressing, but she is a funny, funny woman. I firmly believe that she should be the permanent host of all Canadian awards shows.

Her memoir did not disappoint. It covers her childhood up until the time she signed her first record contract (when she was almost thirty). Most of her memories are funny, however there's tragedy in everyone's life, and I think it's awesome that she shared those parts of her life too. I highly recommend this book.

Reading Jann's memories had me remembering too. My friends and I listened to her her music in high school. Her songs, and Sarah MacLachlan's music, makes for some good depressed teenage-girl listening, I tell you. I remember that some members of the group of 9 would go to her shows sometimes, but for some reason (crappy fast food job?), I never made it. In fact, I've never seen Jann Arden live.

My main Jann Arden memory involves a party at my friend Joanna's (?) house back in high school. It could have been someone else's house, I'm not sure. I am sure that the party was out in the country, that's for sure. Anyway, we girls were all pretty wasted, and singing and dancing along to Jann Arden's song Insensitive. I remember that Joanna's kind-of-creepy neighbour (a couple years older than us) was videotaping us. I hope that tape is in a landfill now. Anyway, it's an even funnier memory to think of the fact that camcorders were so giant back them. Now I could film silliness like that with my phone. Actually, thank goodness that was back in the 90s... your foolish teenage moments were safe back then. No YouTube yet.

Speaking of YouTube, this is my very favourite Jann Arden song.



Interestingly, three of my favourite books that I've read in 2011 have all been memoirs by female musicians: Just Kids by Patti Smith, From This Moment On by Shania Twain, and Falling Backwards by Jann Arden.

Oooh, I hope Feist writes a memoir someday!

I would also really like Dave Grohl to write his memoir. I know there's a recent biography about Dave that came out this year, and I'll very likely ask for it for Christmas.

I've also always wanted Courtney Love to write a book... Maybe she has, but I doubt it was coherent. I should rephrase that: I would like Courtney Love to write a coherent book.

Have you read any good musician memoirs? What musician's memoirs would you be interested in reading? Who else's memoir would you read? Please discuss... it'll help keep me occupied until Fest. ;)