The Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"

My favorite band to listen live has and always will be the Goo Goo Dolls. A close second being the Dave Mathews band. I am a child of the ninety's and my older sisters influenced me pretty good on those bands. The Goo Goo Dolls never cease to amaze me especially when they are singing their smash hit and classic balled "Iris." It also happens to be written as the title song for the hit movie "City of Angels," which also happens to be one of my favorite films. I love the scene when Nicolas Cage's character comes out of the shower and raises his arms and then cuts the pear, it's wonderful to see him really feeling what it is like to be alive after being on the other side for so long. The title song has always been a favorite of mine. The first stanza goes like this:

And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't wanna go home right now

I don't ever want to go home after one of their concerts. The song touches me to my core because it was one of my brother's favorite songs, and I love their music because it always sends message of peace and hope. From "Better days," to "Black Balloon" to "Broadway," there music will always instill you with a sense of well being,  a sense that everything will be made alright in the end, and if it is not alright, then it definitely is not the end. Johnny Resnik is one of the greatest singer song writers of our time in my opinion. Every song has meaning, and every song can touch you to the core no matter what mood you are in, no matter what you are doing, just listen to one of their songs, and everything can and will change in an instant. As long as you believe that their is something greater than yourself out there, no matter what you believe, whether it be your own future self, or a higher power, there is nothing greater in this universe than faith. Have a little faith in yourself to see beyond yourself and always look forward to the day when everything will made alright; it may be sooner than you think. And most of the time it comes when your not thinking about or waiting for it, but not always. There is a time and a place for everything. A time to happy, a time to live and a time to love, a time to yearn, a time for peace, and a time for all suffering to end. Everything can and will change in one moment. One day, one night, one morning, one hope, one anything that will make you will help you to put the past behind you and start to live your dreams. Speaking of Nicolas Cage, he has been quoted as saying that music, can and will be the highest art form there is in the world. I tend to agree with him. Because music is something that can change things in that one moment, that one instant, that one fateful day when everything seems to come together, you definitely can sense a rhythm and rhyme to it, everything just seems to flow after that change in the atmosphere and it is usually when you choose to submit to that moment and learn to give in to the universe, and stop trying so hard then it just seems to flow better when you subconsciously and consciously decide to make that change in your life. Nicolas Cage has also said that for an actor or an artist it is not always about being happy or sad, it is just about succumbing to whatever you feel in that moment, and by just letting it flow and using whatever energy or feeling or atmosphere that seems to feel or fit the moment. As an actor myself I tend to agree with this notion that most artists seem to agree on, that if you are having a long day, and things are not going right, or you just tired, it's either you fake till you make it, or you just submit to the moment and just let it be, or basically just use whatever you are feeling that day or that time to make whatever you are doing or performing better. There is a moment in time when your paradigm and intention can change and things will start to feel better, or you may already be happy and living your dreams, but if your not we all know that we must make that change in our minds and in our hearts to one day stop hoping and start living, do you know when that day is? It is right now.

Thank you for listening,

Your ever faithful friend on this up and down, crazy, wonderful journey we call life.

Brian Gardner