Two nights ago I did something a little nerdy, well really nerdy. I went to see the Symphony perform music from all 6 Star Wars movies. Wait, it does get geekier, I sat in the 3rd row. Making the whole experience a little surreal was the fact that the show was written and narrated by Anthony Daniels - for those who may live on another planet, he's C3PO. Please note that neither I, nor my escort, were dressed up - unlike the surprisingly large number of people who decided it was appropriate to attend in their best StormTrooper ensembles.
I had a really great time and really enjoyed the power of the music to evoke the feelings and memories I have associated with seeing the films.
The most surprising thing that happened was what I realized:
I hate encores. yup. hate them. At the end of a concert, I'm tired, my butt is usually asleep and the musicians have been working very hard, let's all go home. If you had a song that you wanted to play, don't save it up, just play it. What if you don't get the encore and you saved your best stuff for last? No one would ever know how great you could be.
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