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BLA BLA BLA: THE LIVE SHOW… AND ME… AND US!

It’s hard to believe it’s been already 2 weeks since the Bla Bla Bla was done!  I feel like it was yesterday that I was on the set of what we would refer to for years to come as the very first LIVE performance of YFE from our home to yours…one that was done by us for all of us… living a moment the way we decided to live it without any limit of time, space, topic, or way to live things…

The fact that we could be with all of you guys all at once was really special and we really felt the connection.  We had exciting stuff to talk about: the new Sound&Noises YFE TV show, the Open Your Eyes special DVD+CD project, the upcoming Canadian Music Week shows, the SFCC and the heart and vision supporting it…  It’s funny how it’s hard for us to talk about facts of the different things as we prefer much more to tell you guys about how we live for these moments and music to share with you, tell you the passion that wakes us up even when our body says “GO TO BED OR I SHUT YOU DOWN”…lol… tell you about the warm fire that consumes us when we think about you, about how we are blessed to be in your life and to grow with you singing and playing music that is and will transcend borders, cultures, age and ourselves… Let’s say that when we plan the BLA BLA BLA we ALL know it will be AT LEAST twice the length of time we are planning! lol  An hour becomes very easily 2!  And why should we cut? It’s OUR TV Show…it’s OUR time with YOU and we don’t want to be restricted, do we?:)

Sitting on these white couches, we were very at ease to be with you talking about what we are planning and preparing for you, but we were also VERY excited about leaving that place to get to our instrument and play for you the new song “I Just Want You To Know”!!!!  We knew that it was for many of you a very first Live show with Your Favorite Enemies and we knew how meaningful it was for you just as it was for us.  When we were doing the sound check I was thinking “I’m so glad that technology allows us to play in front of our family from all around the world all at once!  I’m so happy we can bring everyone here in our studio/church/home/!  I’m so touched that we gathered in this place and moment to live something unique and I get to play a role in this incredible and special story…”

Your role was also obvious that day: you were a family member that was adding your love, your energy, your passion, your desire to see things change, your guts and soul… and because we all decided to be there fully that day we can share to those who weren’t there an amazing recording, a video of the song you inspired and we all lived with one heart…  Some people think that what has an impact is the quality of the sound or the image or how provocative the words are or how loud the guitars are or if the singer bleeds by the end of the song or if the chick is half naked… We believe that the real impact is the spirit that is lived through the moment we crafted the lyrics, the chords and the moment we performed it with all of you with us.  THAT is why it is a song that is and will impact your day, your colleagues and friends, that will impact my thinking and way to see life…

After the performance we were almost in shock.  We returned on the set of the BLA BLA BLA and not only the band members but the whole filming crew was different, in a completely different spirit, the proof that we all lived something deep and significant.  What we shared following that was so true and touching…I was moved and I cried when Alex was talking about how our journey had been quite difficult at times but the fact that we were here now living the happiest time of our lives was all that was important. Not sure we can see me cry on the video but tears were streaming softly on my cheeks and in my mind I was thinking: “what we went through, seeded with tears and so many mistakes is today allowing us to shape the present and to touch a reality we were only dreaming with little conviction”.

Now the dream is definitely there, we can touch it, feel it, shape it and share it!
The conviction has grown and the journey is amazing!

Miss Isabel