#1 - <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2010/01/11/levon-and-gpn-ramble/">Grace Potter and the Nocturnals with Levon Helm at the Midnight Ramble</a>
Everything about the night bordered on perfect. I re-read my review <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2010/01/10/van-on-the-grace-potter-and-the-nocturnals-with-levon-helm-at-the-midnight-ramble/">and Van's</a> over the last few days and got all teary just thinking about it again. Special and unforgettable
<blockquote>the Nocs onstage during “The Weight”. Grace takes the first lyric with Matt beside her on stage. I’m fairly convinced that he’s floating about three inches above the carpet – as we all are. Floating.</blockquote>

#2 - <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2010/05/30/lebanon-opera-house-old-school-new-school/">Lebanon, NH show</a>
My reasons might be different than other folks so . . . This event is the kind of thing that makes fans love bands and bands love fans. Even though it's only the second time it's clear both groups know that this place and this night is special. Lebanon was the site of a great Meet & Greet / Interview session back in 2008 and it's emerging as a show not to miss. The band brought out "Crazy Parade" and a version of "Paris" that killed. Well - maybe I should upload that video someday. That night I told Grace and Matt that I was shutting down the blog for awhile - I got in the car to drive home, narrowly missed a deer on the interstate and almost crashed - pulled off the road to get sick an hour later and slept in my car on a Vermont dirt road. Rock n' Roll baby.

#3 - August 14th . . . while many of you reading here were in Burlington at the Maritime Festival watching GPN I was at home. But not really at home. I was at the Solid Sound Festival at MASSMoCA in North Adams, MA. Wait, how is this a GPN moment you're asking? It's a moment in reflection for this reason - what makes music great, the reason we connect to it - well, it's all complex. Part of it though is certainly the strength of shared experience. What this website, this band, you readers do is to contribute to that shared experience. I sat in the Berkshire Hills that night thinking of the band and the concert I wasn't at, thinking of the people I've met both online and offline. I also sat there with twenty or thirty of my good friends who were with me. People who love music as much as I do, and I watched something unfold around me. I'm reminded of<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROOnfchX5M0"> Scott's words to Grace that night "take a bite"</a> - we all did. And here's to hoping we all continue to do so.

<strong>Burlington</strong>
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<strong>Solid Sound Festival Sing Along</strong>
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Unrankable Moments
- Staying up until 2AM after the Divas show aired chatting online with the tech support guys at the webhost to try and get them to help this website and that other one stay online. They were hesitant to give me any "special" help - then I sent them links to the videos. Crashing over. 
- Backstage hours before the show in Lebanon, NH show streaming "Crazy Parade" from my computer so that Benny and Cat can learn the song. 
- GracePotter.com
- <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2010/03/20/good-morning-this-is-your-wakeup-call/">GPN in bathrobes in Austin</a> - brilliant
- Somehow New Years Eve never makes it on the lists - which year does it belong to? "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" was classic.
- The Washington DC Zoo show is weird - like a drunken frat party with an out of control band. Best. 2:22. Ever.
- MASSMoCA show because I harassed over 100 people into buying tickets - they all thanked me afterwards
- The Justin Goldberg / Lindsay Lohan sex tape incident
- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgc5l9X3Dn4">Long Low Road Acoustic Video</a> - autotune get fucked
- <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2010/04/28/if-i-was-a-man-id-make-my-move/">Earthday Dancing</a>
- Catherine's Twitter stream
- more? sure, I'll keep adding




