EastGirlsWest

On two counts.

1) G. Love. As in, the extremely sexy bluesy/hip-hoppy/indie harmonica-playing dreamboat who happened to be at House of Blues on Tuesday night. I hadn’t seen G. Love play since I lived in Boston in the early 90s. But Tay is a huge fan, so I got her the tickets for Christmas.

Wow. I expected a fun live show. But I was unprepared for how…um…compelling G. Love is. And by compelling I mean hot hot hot. You know the G. stands for “Good”, right?

At one point during the show, he strutted across the stage after crooning some lyrics that detailed exactly HOW he loves his woman, finishing the last verse off with a sound from his harmonica that was the best sexual euphamism I’ve ever heard. This made every female in the crowd scream. Then Tay, who considers herself “bisexual and seeking a lesbian lifestyle”, turned to me and passionately yelled:

I’m straight! I’m Straight!! I’m STRAIIGGHHTTT!!!

She’s still in recovery.

2) I’m also quite fond of a Hallmark-created holiday that falls on February 14th every year. The poor Betrothed starts stressing in January about how to impress and surprise me with fantastic plans. I like to think of myself as low maintenance (he’s rolling is eyes), but when it comes to Valentines Day, I’m off-the-charts high.

I should be embarassed by this. People I respect see V-Day for what it is: a grossly marketed faux holiday, a manufactured non-event that’s an excuse to overcharge for flowers, candy and dinner.

Me? I can’t get enough. And I’ve always been like this. Admittedly, a big part of it is my obsession with Conversation Hearts. And chocolate. And the giving and receiving of pretty cards. But really, it IS because I’m in love with love. For my Betrothed, for my friends, for my family, for the knowledge that every single thing that’s good in my life is because of the love I both give and receive every day.

The Betrothed got a break this year and I’ve taken care of our plans for 2/14. But, I may talk a bit about local Valentine outings and events next week on These Days, so if you hear about anything interesting or unique, let me know.