Small. Gestures. Count. Do we really need to be over the top to show the world how we feel? Do we need to have something sky written, tattooed on our body, get some celeb to hype it up for us, or can we simply give away a gift, something small, creative, organic, forceful, beautiful, and just leave it at that? Are we left with one day that we are to tell someone how we feel about them? We refuse to buy into that...Read More

Valentines Day is Bullshit. You know that. And, no I am not bitter. It is because typically we have, oh about another 364 days out of the year to tell someone special that we love them.  Most of us, dont pride ourselves on one day, one very silly day to say those words or show someone just how special they are. And seriously, what if we do not have "someone." What then? Are we to  be estranged, banished to Riverside or something? Should we wear the new scarlet letter of the new Millennium, S(for single, right)? Valentines Day is now commonly referred to as " Single Awareness Day" in some circles.

There are obviously conflicting stories on the origins of Valentines Day. We tend to gravitate towards one populated in this little country called Belarus that simply states this: the origin of this day is from the tragedy of Saint Valentine, who so distressed, so heartbroken, so annoyed she would not return his text messages, took a knife, to his chest and sent his heart to her. And oh btw, the heart was said to still be beating by the time she got it. The message, the origin, no matter how you look at it, is that this day is an opportunity to show someone, how passionate, how you suffer for them, how you love them. With or without a heart, we all still beat for something. For something that makes us feel so good, it might as well hurt. The adrenaline we all are expected to feel must be released into the world.
 
The challenge this weekend is this...save your faux-romance, chocolate flavor whatevers, overdone red roses, cheap Chinese made lingerie and overly priced dinner reservations. Do music instead. Seriously, go do something you typically would not do. Give the gift of live music. Music, like any worthwhile lover, resembles a presence that makes you a better person. It ignites within you something new, something different every time you listen to it. And did we tell you there are boatloads of gigs uploaded this week that I am guaranteeing you will help you set any, simpler mood to share this night with that special one.