I saw
Duncan Sheik at Schubas in
Chicago... a perfect little
venue should you ever get the chance.
So there I was, basking aurally in
Duncan's liquid,
melodious strains...and after concluding
A Mirror in the Heart, it was quiet...so very quiet that as he was selecting a
guitar to begin tuning for the next piece I suddenly uttered, '
Thank you, Duncan.' I was only about ten feet away from him...and my
voice obviously carried as the
ripples of laughter and then clapping moved through the room...
Duncan replied 'You're
welcome,' smiling.
It was so
intimate... There we were, a hundred or so devotees and an
artist. And I was thinking, wow, how
fortunate to get the chance to do such a
simple thing as thank a
musician that affects you, someone who contributes to the
soundtrack of your life. A person capable of making you relive every
centimeter of your
pain, or revel in the
elation of love without even knowing you.