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We do bring a lot of our own inner self to the proceedings........... most artists are blank slates we project our own inner feelings on anyway... we read and hear what we want to hear.

leslee said:

"I'm sure he would have been his own worst enemy. ......... Maybe he was giving a humble kudo to his supporting musicians and crew."

I like that, and some other things you said were of worth too. I think right before he said that, some drunk had yelled from the audience (a dude) "We love you Justin!" and......... he said what he said.

Now the rules of Group are, we let others speak too. Bonnie is trying very hard to speak. A little louder??? we couldn't quite understand?? Should Justin really say "I'm not worth it" to honest expostulations of love from his adoring fan base? (yes it WAS a dude......... now I sorta understand)

Justin WAS a bit blue, and I really wanted to hop on stage and give him a big hug. However, he comes over that way a lot, part of his charm. Brings out the maternal. Bless him,,,,,,, he was tired I guess. And it was toward the end of the tour.

I like Justin because I admire the holy heck out of his guitar playing and songwriting and poetry. Moodies are my band, my first. I don't know him well enough to go any further with my feelings, no matter what the rest of the adoring throngs are doing (he seems to have good sense, is funny, and might be fun to have lunch with). All the musicians associated with the band are very worth going out of one's way to see. They are magical, and they make me think. (there, that is "at length")

Anyone else? (remember this is Group... all must participate)

AH well she's not shy, and seems to be harboring anger. At least we have her talking! (I thought maybe she was shy or something). How do you feel about your anger? And not being able to tell someone else what to do with themselves, or their personal blog? Feel free to vent; you sound frustrated. It's just the Group here, and we're all here to grow and learn from each other. I know it always helps me to try and get "outside myself" and try to see things from someone else's perspective.

leslee I really like what you had to say up there, the more I think about it. Good sleuthing. A *dude* had yelled out "we love you Justin" (and Justin is pretty straight, I think we can all agree!!!) ............. as we have said many times "there's no telling what goes on back stage"......... in Phoenix I thought His Nibs was a bit grumpy, but have no idea why. Heat probably!!!

One of the rules of Group, you can't arrive drinking. leslee doesn't drink, and I've sworn off myself, due to high triglycerides. Be sure to come to our next meeting sober, Bonnie. You'll feel better about things. Alcohol is a depressant and makes us unreasonably angry.

Correlary: a long time ago, a friend told me "you can't argue with a drunk" that is, there will be no personal or spiritual growth in a Group setting if people show up drunk and argue, so we might have to ask you to leave the group, and we'd miss your toe picks. We're here to be helpful, not toxic. Keep smiling. Thanks for worrying about what I put on my personal blog, but it IS my blog, not yours and I do what a please on my site and with my own writing. Then you can take care of what YOU write and worry about YOUR comments on public newsgroups. And your behavior where other fans (and the band!!!) can see and hear you. Etc.

OK let's get positive now. Onward.

OH yeah, Bonnie you didn't respond to the facilitator's question. Why DO you like the Moodies? why are you drawn to them as a band, and why do you put so much effort into your fan activities??? Why do you go out of your way to see the shows??? (It's not about the facilitator, it's about YOUR feelings!!!) How do you feel about the band and the artists???

lunazure said

AH well she's not shy, and seems to be harboring anger. At least we have her talking! (I thought maybe she was shy or something). How do you feel about your anger? And not being able to tell someone else what to do with themselves, or their personal blog? Feel free to vent; you sound frustrated. It's just the Group here, and we're all here to grow and learn from each other. I know it always helps me to try and get "outside myself" and try to see things from someone else's perspective.

leslee I really like what you had to say up there, the more I think about it. Good sleuthing. A *dude* had yelled out "we love you Justin" (and Justin is pretty straight, I think we can all agree!!!) ............. as we have said many times "there's no telling what goes on back stage"......... in Phoenix I thought His Nibs was a bit grumpy, but have no idea why. Heat probably!!!

One of the rules of Group, you can't arrive drinking. leslee doesn't drink, and I've sworn off myself, due to high triglycerides. Be sure to come to our next meeting sober, Bonnie. You'll feel better about things. Alcohol is a depressant and makes us unreasonably angry.

Correlary: a long time ago, a friend told me "you can't argue with a drunk" that is, there will be no personal or spiritual growth in a Group setting if people show up drunk and argue, so we might have to ask you to leave the group, and we'd miss your toe picks. We're here to be helpful, not toxic. Keep smiling. Thanks for worrying about what I put on my personal blog, but it IS my blog, not yours and I do what a please on my site and with my own writing. Then you can take care of what YOU write and worry about YOUR comments on public newsgroups. And your behavior where other fans (and the band!!!) can see and hear you. Etc.

OK let's get positive now. Onward.

OH yeah, Bonnie you didn't respond to the facilitator's question. Why DO you like the Moodies? why are you drawn to them as a band, and why do you put so much effort into your fan activities??? Why do you go out of your way to see the shows??? (It's not about the facilitator, it's about YOUR feelings!!!) How do you feel about the band and the artists???

Words fail me.

I don't know what PHX show was like really.... I was just gobsmacked by the entire performance, it was my first show of the tour. And I was so over heated... whew. What the "performers were feeling" was a little beyond me that night. Justin seemed peeved. Don't know. Maybe he was secretly ecstatic and was only pretending to throw me off!

A person doesn't have to be a team player unless it's a mandatory group activity. It's one of our fundamental rights, that we can play with (or not play with) whom we want on the playground. Alas when you try to tell other people how to play their game, and you weren't asked and they try to ignore you or politely deflect you..... it's sorta destructive and toxic to force yourself on the situation.

Just a personal opinion, mind you.

Where were we? Ah yes... not wasting my professional time. I'd post more psychobabble, but my fees have gone up to $200/hr. Inflation you know. From here on out we shall use playground metaphors for all those too under developed to understand more complex scenarios.

I don't know exactly what I feel, respect, honor, amazement, joy, interest, bemusement, curiosity. It's nice to feel ANYTHING some days!!! Love, no it's probably not that, but close. Yes some spiritual, some lust. None that I'd carry on over publicly, but it's personal and a good feeling.

Certainly not ANGER. Sometimes fear maybe, of unknown delights and beauty beyond my normal ken.