I miss Glee, I really do. April 13 isn't coming fast enough. In honor of that, I thought I would post an edited version of the article I wrote to get onto this great site. Hope it reminds you why you love the Glee too!
Please don't tell me that loving a TV show this much is crazy.
That seeking inspiration from fiction is ridici-baba. I realize this.
But my love affair with television has lasted for too long and has involved so much emotion that I can no longer separate it from my life. It feeds me inspiration, love, sadness, drama, comedy. Sometimes my relationships with it define who I am.
Silly, I know. But I wouldn't change it for the world.
Here is why I currently love Glee -- it reminds me of the days when Hubs and I used to play in the high school show choir.
I remember the best part.....you entered the stage in pitch black. All 26 or so of the kids, plus the entire band with instruments had to wait outside the stage door for our turn. When the stagehands told us to go, we had to run on stage, get the costumes and props set, set up the bass, amp and drums, get all the instruments tuned -- and we had to do this all in under 5 minutes. Hives of activity for those precious minutes.
Finally, once all was set, the announcer announced our name and the screams from the other side of the curtain went up like wildfire. Screams like at a Jonas Brothers concert......primal, energetic, and very, very high-pitched. There was a rush of excitement spreading from one side of the stage to the other that sent tingles up my spine and into the tips of my ears. Then, the first riff on the piano and bass and we were off for a solid 15 minutes of music, dance, theater and just plain joy.
It was electric on that stage from the moment we stepped on to the moment we stepped off. Glee sends me back to those times when there was no other worry in the world but to play in key and to put your all into what you were doing. We weren't thinking about work, money, children...really, any of the ideas that constantly plague our mind today.
Each episode features plucky, young children singing their hearts out while battling the ills of teenagehood. And every time they sing, it's about finding reprieve from life. It's about getting to a place where you are incredibly free of worry and full of, well, glee.
I know that I, for one, am inspired. Are you?
I couldn't agree more! I just graduated last year and already miss it so much, I'm not sure what I would do if Glee wasn't on the air.
ReplyDeleteSuch an amazing show showing the music and arts of high school at a time where in some schools it is being cut.
Its been over 30 years, but I'll never forget and will always miss the pure enjoyment of performance that my "swing choir" experience gave me. Little enough of that joy is available within the lifestyles of my generation of adults. I've been able to extend that feeling by singing in a high-quality community choir this last ten years. Watching Glee is JOYFUL because it takes me back emotionally to that time! (though our "star" singer wasn't quite as stellar as Lea Michele!)
ReplyDeleteHERE in argentina we don´t have show choire (it actually doesn´t exist here ,i think ,or at least it´s not really popular )so glee has been a huge inpiration for all the choires that already exist(i´m currently in one ) and that´s why i love glee ,thanks to the show we now sing actual songs and we are now starting to dance ( hurray f
ReplyDeleteglee)and i don´t think you are silly i feel the same way about glee ,you don´t have to give excuses ,it´s not neccesary
ps:my english sucks (hope you understand it)but i ´ve always wanted to comment on this page and this was a great opportunitie for it