5 Reasons to be happy

There are times in your life when you meet people who effect you profoundly and you are not quite sure how or why but you find your life intrinsically bound up with theirs, sometimes these are just fleeting moments and other times you sense that your lives will be intertwined on some level for the duration.

In 2007 I purely by accident caught a band in concert who greatly impressed me but as it is with life other things take over and you forget all those plans you had to make sure you see them again at the first opportunity, and they went completely from my mind which was pretty stupid, but these things happen. Later that year once again they came to my attention maybe by a myspace bulletin or something of that ilk and I sent them a message saying how much I had enjoyed them earlier that year, and was pleasantly surprised to get a nice reply... what is the surprise in that you may ask, well it does not always happen and as anyone who knows me will testify how genuine bands are has always been my criteria for determining their destiny in my life, and these guys came across as just that; genuine, and I am the worlds worst cynic so if they got past my barriers erected to keep out the people in life who only pay lip service to others, they must be the real article.

So having established the above I decided they were well worth the effort to see and embarked on a few adventures
and such is the magnetism of these guys that missing the last train back home and having to sleep outside Kings Cross on the pavement on a very cold December night just seemed a bit of a hoot really, and finding most of the trains cancelled still did not faze my happy mood. I love people who are fun and do not take life or themselves to seriously but this should not be seen as not being dedicated to their art or determination to succeed, but I have long subscribed to the view that life itself throws enough obstacles at us so its pointless to go through it dragged down by a miserable demeanour, a smile and a laugh can get you through most things, trust me I know.

Of course I have now elevated this band into near sainthood, and trust me they are not, pretty much like everyone else on the planet they can have their moments of sullenness and moodiness and those toys regularly come out of that pram, but it’s the way we deal with these times that set us apart, and I am of the opinion that so long as we can get those toys back in that pram without too much damage to ourselves and others that’s fine after all someone in a permanent state of euphoria would be slightly worrying and possibly surrounded by people in white coats.

So my ramble almost over I would just like to say thank you to my good friends 10 Reasons to Live, you make me smile… more often than not your music makes me cry.. but all in all you make my life a lot more complete than it was.