tori tonight
tori amos is playing the DAR constitution hall tonight. it will be my fourteenth time seeing her perform live and i just can’t get enough. she’s THAT good.
it all started in 1994. i was watching the late show with jay leno and he introduced tori amos as his musical guest. i had never heard of her or her music. i remember watching this girl on the screen with flaming red hair sit down at a grand piano and start to play. baker, baker was the song and i was absolutely mesmerized. game over. i went out the next day and bought her cd. i played it so much that i had to buy a second copy.
in 1998, my sister had an extra ticket to see tori perform in DC. i took her up on the offer and, wow. seeing this woman perform live was unlike anything i’d ever experienced. from that day forward, my sister & i have seen every concert tori has performed in the local area:
- 08.08.98 – MCI center, DC
- 10.15.98 – burress hall, blacksburg, VA
- 08.25.99 – omega studios, rockville, MD
- 08.25.99 – merriweather post pavilion, columbia, MD
- 12.06.99 – 9:30 club, DC
- 10.06.01 – DAR constitution hall, DC
- 10.07.01 – DAR constitution hall, DC
- 11.12.02 – patriot center, fairfax, VA
- 03.16.03 – palumbo center, pittsburgh, PA
- 08.27.03 – merriweather post pavillion, columbia, MD
- 04.06.05 – warner theater, DC
- 08.24.05 – pier 6 pavilion, baltimore, MD
- 10.26.07 – DAR constitution hall, DC
i can’t really say what it is with her music. i just get it. completely.
and seeing it performed live, well, that’s an experience beyond words.
tonight can’t come soon enough.
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