The silence is deafening

I knew weeks ago that last night would be special. James and I have worked with and become friends with all 5 of the bands that were playing. We have become friends of their friends and of their friends' friends. From the moment I walked into Skully's last night until the minute I departed, I was surrounded by a huge community of people who I realized I had become very close to. These were people who support each other and genuinely care about one another. There is this incredible sense of camaraderie and partnership that I always hoped would exist in the local music scene and I saw it so clearly last night. And it is so real.

As I drove home last night, I turned off the radio and tried to reflect on the evening's events in silence. The ever present ringing in my ears though remained and I knew then as much as I ever have, that I can never turn off the radio.