[Reellife] My heart is SPINNING...

[dave olsen]

My daughter and I just finished seeing Evalyn Parry's SPIN 
<http://evalynparry.com/> at the Cultch 
<http://www.thecultch.com/content/view/374/538/>.

Not only did she weave the songs on her CD even more elegantly and eloquently 
than I thought possible, her honesty and integrity shined through from beginning 
to end as she played many historical characters as well as a genuinely 
independent artist.

This is a very polished, professional show, worthy of praise from even those 
never to be found on a bicycle.  The visuals are lovely (think history of 
bicycles with ladies in full dress learning to ride) and the classic cruiser 
bike as musical instrument is played brilliantly by Brad Hart.

But if you have any fondness for two wheels, Evalyn will wield her words in ways 
that will inspire you, both on and off your bike.

My "blow your socks (or should I say, bloomers) off" moment came near the end.  
Evalyn added a song that she wrote in response to the letter she received from 
Annie Londonderry's granddaughter [Annie Londonderry rode around the world on a 
bicycle in 1894/5, the first woman and 2nd human to do so; she is a major focus 
of both CD and show].

I was impressed by Evalyn's ability to weave the personal into the political 
previous to this, but her heart-opening poetic message touched me deeper than I 
expected and all because of her honest and gifted ability to hear and sing the 
reality of living in a civilized world, full of contradictions and personal pain.

Don't get me wrong: the tears streaming down my face were a result of her 
connecting me to my own personal tragedy.  The message was all warmth and beauty 
when none, to Annie's granddaughter, seemed possible.

A surprising and memorable gift to anyone living in the civilized world.

SPIN <http://evalynparry.com/> plays the Cultch 
<http://www.thecultch.com/content/view/374/538/> every night (except Monday) at 
8pm until Saturday, April 20th, which also has a 2pm matinee that day.

AND the Cultch <http://www.thecultch.com/content/view/374/538/> has tripled 
their bike parking and are now accommodating all cyclist's gear (helmets, 
panniers, rain gear, etc) for the show...they, too, are inspired by Evalyn's 
show and are making it even easier to arrive by bike.

Whether by bike or another means, you'll want to see this show before Evalyn 
SPINs <http://evalynparry.com/> off to Salt Spring , St John, and beyond....
-- 

Warmly,
dave/
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