Eyes to Space.

I saw Jj's band, Eyes to Space, last night. It was really cool- they're great guys and put on a great show. It was great to see Jj on stage again. More than seeing his band, though, was the feeling of being in a Jj-centered universe again for one evening. This is a guy that I refered to as personality concentrate. He has the ability to be a remarkable social glue; that is, there are never as many different people that will all be in one place like there will be if Jj's there. It's something I sort of took for granted being in a band with him, and having him as my roommate, and just generally having him around in my life a lot. It's something I sorely miss now that he no longer lives here.

I also realized how many characters present last night had some kind of major influence in ushering me into young adulthood. It made me feel really good in that I seem to have always managed to surround myself with extraordinary people, and kind of sad in a strange, nostalgic way. But only a little. It was impressed on me again how much I should go visit. Maybe there will be the money and the time this year.

We went to Hard Times afterward. This is the coffeeshop where Jj first convinced me to play improv with him in front of people for an open mic. It was on the West Bank, where I spent so much of my life in college and after. It was strange, but it was good.
I returned to my new apartment in my new neighborhood after staying up too late.