15 july 2024
this weekend i jumped to ‘smells like teen spirit’ with patti smith. i stood front row for six hours waiting for her. my feet killed me and i felt like fainting by the time she came on stage. i started shaking like a bad dog. she spoke about the trees as if they were part of the audience1. she spat on stage as she rocked her head back and forth. she sang lana del rey for her husband and bob dylan for herself. i waved with my notebook in the air which has a picture of robert mapplethorpe on it. me and the redheaded girl next to me jumped together to dancing barefoot and because the night. i felt my heart beat in my feet.
patti looked at me and the girl and i screamed in her ear SHE LOOKED AT US and she said YES!!!!! and then she said WHAT’S ON YOUR NOTEBOOK and i showed her robert and she said AH and then WHAT’S YOUR NAME and i said WHAT and she said YOUR NAME and i said NELL WHAT’S YOURS and she said LIZE and then we started jumping like two crazy girls and screamed along with patti smith. i kept jumping on the back of the shoes of the girl in front of me and then i kept falling backwards into the people behind me but i couldn’t apologize because i couldn’t contain myself. i was completely free.
before the concert i felt very uncomfortable moving to music but now it’s all i can do. it’ll probably disappear again soon but i’m enjoying it for now. i want to feel music in my chest again. headphones aren’t enough.
i also saw bluai and whispering sons, two belgian bands, both reaaaaaally good. i’ll add some videos here for you. :)
i just learned that plants can hear and see so going to a festival in the park makes it so much nicer. the plants are enjoying the music too :)
ah this sounds like such a fun time i hope u got the red-headed girl’s info!! what a way to meet a friend
love patti & loved this i’m so glad u had a good time🤍🤍
I will always obsessed with miss patti smith