i'm pretty much borderline obsessed with melissa ferrick. who is melissa ferrick you may ask yourself? only the best, most talented, heart-wrenching performer out there. duh. she is amazing. i've seen her 7 or 8 times at different venues scattered along the california coast and each time i leave each show like i just experienced a religious jubilee. seriously. she rocks. just to prove her rockin' status, i have gotten at least 5 of my friends hooked on her, and not like oh yeah she's cool, but more like when is she coming back to cali?! i need a ferrick fix. it's gets fairly desperate out there without any ferrick if you have tasted one of her live shows. i always feel like kneeling before her.
but do i think this kind of obsession is healthy? i would have to say i do. i know there is a level of an obsession that will never be reached.. usually. for example, i will never spend a week just chiillin and hangin with melissa ferrick. it just won't happen. i understand this and i can live with it. in a sense though, the obsession will go on because of this. i want to know more. i want to see more. that is just how an obsession works. right? obsession works across the board too, obsessions with: clothes, people, places, ideas, and i'm sure there are lots of obsessions i'm not touching upon. we are a varied species with varied thoughts that may or may not lead to obsession.
ok, so back to the healthy part. this is definitely healthy. if i'm having a bad day then i can just crank the volume in my car or at home and just sit and rock out with melissa anytime i feel like it. and i always feel better after listening to one of her live cd's. it's just the way it works with me. i know i have obsessive tendencies and usually use these to my benefit.. if i can. plus, not to mention it's fun and blood-pumping to be obsessed with someone or something, it can be compared to passion in way, which is obviously a good thing to feel and experience.
alright, that's my rant for the day. i am counting down the days until ferrick makes her appearance in eugene. it's feels so far away.
