Since I moved out to Los Angeles and started this job, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to really immerse myself in the music to the point where my personal connection can now go way beyond just the usual “I love this song!” and remembering things about whatever song is currently playing.

- I got to tell the lead singer from Collective Soul about how his song “Shine” literally saved my life, and I’m talking about in the strictly physical sense and not a spiritual kind of way.
- I got to tell Tommy James that for a long time, I’ve held the belief that I’ll know I’ll be in love when a woman walks into the room and I start hearing his song “Crimson and Clover” playing in my head.  He also told me the meaning behind “Mony Mony.”
- And then last night, I (and the way rad Nicole) got to see Idina Menzel perform at a showcase last night, and in about two hours, I will get to interview her and tell her how someone recommended I see Wicked, so I flew to New York just to see that show and her in it.

That is, if I survive until noon and if I don’t put Idina off by being sick all over the place — I got home last night and had a 101-degree fever; when I woke up this morning, my temperature was 96.1.  At this point, I might pay money for someone to hack off my head.