Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Sorry that Kari and I haven't been around, but I'm sure you haven't either!

Anyway, let's get down to business. Last night I went to a show for my cousin (and rising star, thank you very much) Liza Bundy. She's got an awesome folk rock thing going on and hopefully later today I will learn how to embed a video on here so you can hear something. She threw a "benefit show" to benefit her putting out a full length album hopefully in 2009 some time and it went off without a hitch, despite some things that could be major problems.

With all that aside, her show got me thinking about music and lyrics and how they can effect you so much even if they don't apply. I have not been through a bad breakup in years. I think the last time I had a messy breakup was probably about 4 years ago so I can barely even remember those feelings of pure dread when he walks into the room and you just want to leave, etc. Liza has a song called "Shadow" that she wrote after a nasty breakup and I found myself getting really choked up when she was playing it last night and singing "You're standing in my sun" all alone on the stage. There is something so amazing about simple lyrics that can bring back old feelings in such a flash that I absolutely love.

I also decided last night that if all 17 year olds could turn a phrase the way Liza can, I would probably never listen to anything but sad 17 year olds ever again.

Check out her myspace! www.myspace.com/LizaBundy