I'M IN LOVE

This is a story within a story within a story within a blog post. Stay with me here folks. 

Today on my tram ride home from school, a man came on with what appeared to be a large accordion. Automatically, he had my attention. And then when he started playing stereotypical French Accordion music, my hear just about melted from how freakin' picturesque it was. I'm living in France, and here is a Frenchman playing French Accordion music on my tram. Why-oh-why wasn't I sipping coffee at the Eiffel Tower with someone named Pierre?

Probably because the only guy I've met named Pierre had no interesting qualities besides being named Pierre.

Never the less - inspired by this, I came home flipped on the Amélie soundtrack and started searching for some more accordion music. Specifically, some more awesome Yann Tierson stuff. At this point my friends I happened to stumble across the man I want to marry. 

Okay, so when I say I want to marry him, I don't actually mean I am going to go out and 

find where he lives and become his bff just to get into his pants (although if the opportunity to get into his pants were to arise (heh heh) I wouldn't turn it down). I'm just in love with this guy because hands down he is purely talented and has never made the accordion look so good. He name is Dave Thomas, he's from the UK, and he plays the piano and the accordion. Now there are three particular reasons why I am hardcore in love with this kid. They are as follows:

1 - Who can play the accordion looking that fucking sexy?

2 - He apparently plays all of his music by ear. 

3 - Pure unadulterated mother-fucking talent. No joke.

I'm not completely sure of his story, but he's a big fan of Yann Tierson, and has some of his own awesome stuff on his youtube page. He also did some music for the New York Fashion week, which I've heard and is pretty awesome.

Now Dave Thomas has three sites you need to check out, because he's trying to get his name out there. I fully support this, and thus am giving them to you: Check out his Youtube, Myspace, and personal website. 

I am not a fan of paying for music, but I actually shelled out the how-ever-many-dollars-pounds-convert-to so I could get my hands on this stuff. Seriously kids, thats gotta mean something to you.

That being said, why don't more people play the accordion? I personally have an estranged uncle who plays, but he's kind of a weirdo and is deeply in love with polka music (no lie, I couldn't make that shit up). However I find the lovely French-style accordion (RE: Yann Tierson and Dave Thomas) to be particularly beautiful. In fact, I now have decided it is my destiny to marry a skinny man who plays accordion (now, this is not just because I am in awe of Dave Thomas, I happen to love skinny boys and the accordion - I see no downside here). Or maybe I should make it my personal goal to play the accordion too, although there is no way in hell I'll look as cool as the aforementioned prodigy. 

I hope you all enjoyed this issue of Accordion News (oh yes, I will be blogging on this a little more) and I will end this session with Dave Thomas' "Waking Dream".

Enjoy.