Something that always makes me smile

[avevale_intelligencer]

I have on my iPod an mp3 recording of a friend singing a filk I wrote of a song by another friend (the first friend is a very good friend of the second friend) at a convention I don't think I got to (though I could be wrong on that--I'm not sure, memory going). And he sings half the first verse, and there's a shriek of laughter from the audience, and he gets to the end of the second verse and there's more laughter and applause, and when he gets to the end of the song it sounds as if the roof of the building is coming off.

And I sit there in the car and I think to myself "I did that."

It's only a partial I-did-that, of course, because it wouldn't have existed without the beautiful original song, and it wouldn't have gone over half as well without the first friend's excellent performance. But still. On days when I am confronted with the pointlessness of my continued existence, when I see the country and the world heading into places where I do not want to go, when the knots of my life seem irresoluble...that always makes me smile. Because I did that.

Thank you.

Comments

[keristor.livejournal.com]

You have created much beauty and humour through your songs, both parodies and original songs, and your arrangements of others' words and music (to mention just one example of each, Song of the Women and your 'overtures'). Since by that the world would have been a sadder and less beautiful place without you, your life has not been and is not in vain. Because you did that. Thank /you/...

(I am curious which of your songs you mention...)

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

"Archetype Cafe: The Men's Side."

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! Much fun. Fun is good.

*hugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

You are a fine, fine song writer.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

You did that :-) Go you.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

Yes, you did.

And your stories are wonderful, too. So please carry on doing that as well.

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

Good to know. Not much in life can beat the sound of one penny dropping in whole roomful of minds. =:o}

[little-cinnamon.livejournal.com]

And tonight we sang Mina's Song to a roomful of very appreciative people.

You did that, too.

[howeird]

You have done many things of wonder and beauty and hilarity in the filk world, and I'm glad you have something special to remember the effect it has on the rest of us.