Disclaimer: Melissa herself edited this video, had this professionally shot video been edited by another professional you would have no choice but to riot in the streets about being cheated of your dreams…. that’s how good it would be. Instead, you get Melissa’s editing skills - improving, but sketchy. Videography by Tom of NotMTV.tv, music by TAT
My good friend Kevin Lyman, graciously accepted my self made invitation to stay on his tour bus for a few days and interview him. What he didn’t know was that I would end up hijacking his bus and absconding his tour videographer, Tom of notmtv.tv in the process. Well, OK, I didn’t either… but it happened. (sorry Kevin)
What was wonderful about getting to ride along on the Warped Tour is that apart from getting some peace and quiet ( I know it’s hard to believe but I have 3 kids at home - Warped Tour pales in comparison) and getting to see my friend Kevin and his sharp and witty right hand Sarah, I also had a great revelation. I mentioned it in detail in a previous post but will sum it up for you here: I didn’t have a camera, I didn’t have a tape, I didn’t have a camera crew, I got a camera, a tape, a camera crew, a whole bunch of new friends, 4 more interviews than the ONE I intended to get, and it just kept getting better, culminating that evening with me standing backstage at Rage Against The Machine in front of 80,000 adoring fans that night at Lalapalooza. How rad is that?
Moral: Sh*t happens, but when you just open yourself up to the fact that there may be more possibilities out there than you can see - they start showing themselves.
One of the interviews is the one above with Tatiana DeMaria of the band Tat. When the tour’s pit reporter Erin told her about my project Tat got so excited about the philosophy behind it she just lit up… that’s when I knew I had to interview her.
She says some amazing things, and watching the video one can’t help but to love her, but I do wonder what kind of uproar is going to come of people watching it when she mentions that she chose not to go to college so she could follow her heart, she mentioned that she’s young and has time to make different choices. Wow, I think, she’s really taking a risk. Would the people that you know be afraid to take that kind of risk, afraid to open that door to face the danger AND the possibility in it? Would you?
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This post is tagged "Kevin Lyman", "Tatiana DeMaria", "Warped Tour", creativity, Lalapalooza, melissa pierce, opportunity, purpose, Tat
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Oh, those are Sarah’s cute dogs! They aren’t allowed to live on the bus during Warped Tour, they were just hanging out with their all access passes for the day…. livin’ the dream.
I love what you’re doing and it has been fun following you on twitter. you’ve got my vote. Best of luck on your project - I can’t wait to see the final product.
I wouldn’t agree that your brain necessarily deteriorates after 23. I think that it’s lack of use after that age that causes it to deteriorate.
Tatiana is very lucky to have been aware of what she wanted and courageous to go for it despite what others may have been telling her at the time. I’d be one of those who have never really had something that grabbed them and (at 27) am finally starting to find a way to follow my heart that suits my more spread outlook.
Very interested in seeing how this blog/video develops - consider yourself followed and subscribed Melissa!
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