Two years ago I had a crazy birthday wish: to play 25 shows in 24 hours. 75+ songs of death and birth just a few days after my birthday sung with strangers, friends and family all over my hometown completely unrehearsed. I wanted to embrace the chaos of the human experience, the right notes and the wrong ones- the awkwardness of life on this planet.
The superstition is this: If you tell anyone what you wished for while you’re blowing out the candles it won’t come true. So we cover up our dreams. We hide them from year to year, covered up in frosting and hallmark greeting cards. But I’m not worried about the superstition- whether or not these wishes will come true: Because for me it already has…
So talk about your wishes. Say them out loud. Dream them up with friends. Celebrate this passing life with a crazy journey of your own. - Jon
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