Sufjan came to Bloomington on 9/29

I went to see Sufjan Stevens in concert last night. I had planned for him to see me and fall in love with me. Only the first part happened. Before the concert, i saw him at the restaurant next door to the venue. He was ordering food and I was in line behind him. He seemed kind and somewhat shy. My friend got a picture with him and his autograph. I did not. Don't know why. I shall be content to be an extra in his life, and a fan 6 rows from the front. I didn't have my camera so I took pictures with my less-than-amazing cellphone. One when they were setting up and one during the first song. Then I put the phone away and practiced enjoying the present moment.

He puts on a really good show, his band is amazing. The trumpet/french horn player is amazing. He sang some new songs, including one with lines from Simon and Garfunkel "they bowed to the neon gods they made" and "hello darkness my old friend" (I've come to strangle you). The venue was really small and though my pictures make him look farway, I was actually only 6 ppl from the stage. Sufjan, I hear got his MFA from a school in NY and went to Hope College in Michigan. Perhaps I should solicit him for the magazine I work for. Oh, Sufjan. My heart is a little bit bigger because of your songs, and a little bit broken because of you.