Waving goodbye to Ocean to Ocean…
Tonight’s the final show of the tour and I am IN MY FEELS.
I’m feeling a little too much of everything at once, which has led to a lot of staring at the blinking cursor. This is not the essay I’d set out to write for tonight, but here we go. I’m starting with gratitude, perhaps the usual best place to begin.
I am incredibly grateful for and to Tori and the gift of her art and love and energy. A thousand lifetimes wouldn’t be enough to thank her for these songs, for the love she sends right back to us with every note, for the light she brings to the dark.
Thank you to Jon and Ash, men who clearly look after Big Sister and who ground every show with tenderness, strength, and love. Thank you to Sara, who looks after T *and* the fans with grace and laughter. Thank you Kavita and Adam, the glam squad who get it. Thank you, Mark, for holding down the house. Many thanks to the crew I don’t know, but who make every night possible.
Thank you to Woj and Violet at Undented, to Efrain, Shea, and Amy (and guest host Rose – you did great!), and to all the other Tori-verse creators. Your creativity and care inspires me in my own effort here. You are surely the glue that keeps the fan community together!
Thank you to this entire fan community for being so awesome, so compassionate, creative, and full of heart. You all make me think and laugh and dream, and I’m proud to call you friends.
The end of this tour feels so bittersweet, given the sudden passing of Sinéad O’Connor. I have a piece coming out this weekend reflecting on what Sinéad’s art means to me, and how that connects to Tori’s work. For sure, there is a very special connection between the two. Please keep an eye out for that.
We’re about 10 minutes away from T taking the stage in Seattle. I’ll be watching the setlist roll in on Twitter with many of you. I hope you know how much I admire and love all of you. Thank you for the love you’ve shown me this year. I’ve received some really wonderful feedback about the blog already, and I haven’t even truly gotten this off the ground. So I have a lot of hope for this project and what we might be creating together. Thank you for the donations, for the subscriptions, for the kind thoughts and the laughter.
Be good to yourselves and be kind to each other.
All the love,
Karen