Blast From the Past

Remember when I was going to do these Blast From the Past posts featuring old photos dredged from the depths of my computer hard drive?

Oops.

I only remembered about this great concept after looking up youtube videos of Jewel performing my new song obsession: "Foolish Games."  Although to be fair, it's not really a new obsession considering it's a song I've always liked.

And then I remembered that I saw Jewel in concert back when I lived in Singapore.  I was in middle school at the time and I didn't really know anything about music.  I hadn't really developed any tastes of my own when it came to performers or genres (except for musicals and Disney), but I remember bopping along pretty happily with whatever was playing on the Top 40.

It was my friend Miko's birthday and her family had gotten her tickets to see Jewel perform, and I was invited along.  I had no idea of who Jewel was or what songs she was known for, so I went along not expecting very much.  I don't remember much of the actual concert.  And that's not Jewel's fault.  I do remember that she had a great rapport with the audience, and she was very open and friendly and comfortable up there in the hazy blue lights.

I recall that the music was quiet and mellow, and it wasn't until a week or so after the concert when I purchased my own Jewel CD that I realized how much I liked her, and I wished that I had been a little more attentive at the concert.

As much as I enjoy listening to her recorded music (just the first two "folky" ones before she tried to do a pop album before settling into the country genre), her live performances are extraordinary.  This is one of my favorites that I found.