The Ones Who Sing At Night
"Sometimes the real color of my skin. My eyes without any shadow. ... It's the ones who sing at night." - Nightbird, Stevie NicksI hadn't found any time to get a spray tan for the past few weeks and it seems my real skin color appeared around last Wednesday. See, I told you I was Irish and not Asian! (Everyone thinks I'm part Asian for some reason. Not that I have a problem with that. I'm just not. ...But then everyone thinks I'm a bottom too. So the joke is on all of them I suppose.
I thought you might like to see it since I haven't been this pale in nearly 10 years. My hair was also desperately in need of a haircut and my hairdresser was out sick with pulled wisdom teeth. So I decided the only way to make the whole disaster work was to punk out my hair and wear some serious eyeliner. I have since tanned and my hair is now cut, but I'm considering keeping the dark eyes all summer long. I fucking love eye makeup.
You may wonder why I'm penning this doo dad at 3:47 am, Constant Reader. Well, I've finally admitted defeat is what's happened. I came to the conclusion that for nearly over a year now I've been trying to get on a sleep schedule similar to the one I had in 2006. You remember? Waking up at 5:00 am to do yoga and going to bed reading my Zohar at midnight like I'm Madonna? An entire year I've tried getting back into that pattern and I finally realized every morning I oversleep or every night I stay up too late and I beat myself up about it the next day.
...Why?! What the hell do I have to be up at 5:00 am for, right? I work for myself, I make my own schedule and I'm at a point in my career where I host shows or sing in bars until the wee hours of morning several nights a week. And then come home and work on my site usually! And I expect myself to be up at 5:00 am?! Fuck that, I've always preferred to live by the light of the moon anyway. I'll see yall at noon.
I'm sure this sleep pattern too shall change when jobs shift, but as of right now, my schedule demands for me to be pretty awake at late hours so... I don't know why the hell I've been fighting it and beating myself up about it for so damned long. I am so lucky to be able to have the freedom to make my own schedule right now, I may as well take advantage of it and find a little bit of happiness there, eh?
Speaking of which, I sang at The Other Side tonight and it was the first time I've sung with another pianist. A little nerve wrecking at first, but it was hot! I liked it. Definitely going to start branching out with James Lent going to work on a cruise for a month. I probably won't be in there every Friday night from mid-May to late June. Schedule changes. Different nights. Different pianists. Will let you know.
I also got a gift tonight from a dear friend of mine. I had been wanting sing the song "Silver Springs" for so long and the sheet music is nearly impossible to find. He found it. Bought me the out of print book it's from off eBay. He rocks my world. Kind. Selfless. Truest of friends. Always inspires me to be a better person everytime I see him.
It's going on 4:00 am now. I'm off to bed. See you around Noon!
posted by Jason Sechrest at 3:41 AM
6 Comments:
You definitely should take the advantage because one would probably have a whole new different prospective when you're working while everyone was asleep and vice versa. It's like you're the odd man standing.
Sounds a great idea to branch out. You and James sparked a spectacular adventures. But like Madonna, there are times she decides she needs to "branch out" and work with different people to create the new "hotness".
Make sure you post the schedule while I'm in town in 4 weeks because I have to see you sing at least once :)
Hi, Jas, suprisingly the look suits you, it's very nice it's cute, by the wayas to waht people think you are that made me laugh, reember whta i sadi what other peoplee think of you is there business not yours.
hugs
M
are you having a fling with Christian Owen again? Cause his recent cockyboy video shows he's doing some leather thing with eyeliner. and now you're doing it again for your own reason. just teasing.
probably coincidence.
btw, I don't believe you look asian with the skin since day 1. people who thought you're sort of asian obviously haven't met lots of asians i guess!
Jason
What a great looking guy you are, even when your not made up! Keep to a schedule that pleases Jason and HIS needs. Of course you have friends who will assist you in succeeding. You are the very best of friends yourself and I hope that those who reflect the same attributes are the only ones who find you to hang around with throughout your life. I would be happy to find you music to sing, even hard to find pieces - just send me the title. Oh and by the way, you do look good in that photo and the night after. Hope you got all the rest you needed this morning.
Jimmy - Interesting you would say Madonna because I was thinking about how when she was younger and getting started, if the musicians she was working with wouldn't grow with her, she would just move on. Harsh but... smart. xo L, J.
Martin - I LOVE that quote! Thank you for it. Going to post it on KabbalahCurious eventually. xo L, J.
1:09 - You're kidding?! Would love to see those pics of Christian. No, we're definitely not dating again. lol... But we used to dress like that and go to 18+ clubs when we were kids. We would stand on platforms and drink water and not get down for hours just dancing and dancing. Those were such fun days. xo L, J.
Robert - You are soooo sweet. Thanks so much! ;-) xo L, J.
Man, Jason I love this pic of you. You are so gorgeous! Wish you were a little closer to Minnesota.
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