amy ray

oh god we love amy ray.

went to her concert last night. it was soooooooooooooo amazing. amy ray herself seemed amazed and kept commenting, in apparent awe, that the audience was fantastic.

i wonder if she plays for a lot of people who basically just show up to see half the Indigo Girls, and don't really know or care about her solo career - maybe they don't even like the harder-edged, punk-inspired stuff she plays on her own.

well that doesn't describe last night's audience... a relatively small bunch at a relatively small but very cool venue... most, hard core fans, who screamed all the words to all the songs at the top of our lungs.

our beloved Amy loved it, and complimented the singing along repeatedly. and she responded so generously... she rocked out throughout the show, but then during the encore, she really let loose and just blew the roof off. she played an extended version of one of her songs, with solos by every band member, her own solo just so unbelievably stunningly intense and energy-filled and so fuckin sexy. it was mouth-watering and mind-blowing. i don't really know how to even describe it.

i danced, i sang, i waved my arms around, i did my own rocking out... with Loopy of course... we just had such a great time. i almost didn't go... but i'm so glad i did... i was so struck by the fact that we were in the presence of real musical genius, complete greatness - it was just incredible that all this music was coming out of this one woman.

her physical presence is amazing too. she dresses in loose, slightly masculine clothing (loose-ish belted pants, button-down shirt, tie) that i must admit is not in itself attractive... and she is sometimes almost awkward, almost always seems to be containing herself or holding back (which is why the final no-holds-barred-rock-out-solo last night was so amazing!) ..... but despite its subtlety, the way she moves is incredible... a study in contrasts... powerful pounding strength at times... sensual shivers and luscious little butch shimmies at other times... keeping in mind that family members read this, i still have to say that watching her, oh, you so want to get pounded by that amazing energy! and lavished with that luscious sensuality. her sexuality, gender identity, and physicality are all quite unique...

if you haven't ever checked out her solo stuff, i really do recommend it highly.

it was also a really fun time together... as you can see from the photo, Loopy and i just really enjoyed each other as well as the music. what a complete pleasure.