As those suspencefully, free chords began to play,
my eyes closed and that certain smile creeped over my face. 
She saw; smiled that same smile, and spoke into the microphone.
"This song is for Christopher Harley;
my soon-to-be international famous music friend,". 
The only dedication of the night; and it was for me.
And as those chords repeated and grew, from a few notes
into a life more beautiful than most dare to live,
her eyes closed and her mouth opened.
Her hair gracefully hung down, though rarely she allows it, and that voice...
that unmistakeable voice filled the room; hardly letting people breathe.
I know I didn't. 
That voice, that can convict the purest soul and move the hardest heart,
sang out that melody, making it her own beautiful song.
Even though the crazy, border-line possessed hat-woman's dancing blocked my view of the rhodes solo,
it was a song and a moment I will never forget.
It was stunning... 
and my mind has not stopped singing since.  

 

Son of a Tokyo Rose
I was bound to wander from home
Stranger to whatever I'd awaken to
Spun the wheel, took a shot in the dark
One way ticket and a runaway heart
A sailor's dream came true the night I dreamed you

Through the neon doorways
Down the stony streets I fell
All hands high side, all eyes erect, I follow
Sailing shadows, reds and blues
Curtains drawn but I saw through
The window to your soul, and I found you

Whoa, the harbor lights of Venus
Shining through the breeze
That brings me back to you my love
To you my love, to you my love

My eyes must be betraying
But that lonesome jukebox playing
Something about the harbor lights is calling me
Back to some Jamaican Bay
Doesn't seem so far away
Keep the change, but I'll repay these memories

Dawn came in this morning
Like some old junked out melody
The words she spoke when we awoke still haunt me
What you feel too won't reveal you
Let me steal you from my life

Whoah, the harbour lights of Venus
Shining through the breeze
That brings me back to you my love
To you my love, to you my love

So... matt bevan.

Want to do lighting design for my new musical?

(please say yes)

From Christopher Matthew Harley

Today has been incredible.

I caught a train to surprise visit my mother at her work but also to fill in an apllication form for 'elite atheletes/performers' (obviously I come into the latter) so that I may get into the Aydney course I wished without the UAI meaning all that much because over the past fews days it hit me so hard for the first time 'What if I don't actually get into Sydney Con?'. And it was a weird feeling because as much as I doubt it to you guys and make up excuses such as "the aural test was So hard - I practically failed it!" somehow I still believed I would get in - until now. I was seriousl doubting it.

Anyway, it must have been fate or God (possibly both) because I don't have a train timetable so I practically walk to the station and wait until the next train comes; usually I just miss one and have to wait about an hour... BUT The train arrived jsut as I was buying my ticket.

So I start filling out this form here, and starting not wanting to because it was asking for things like my height and weight which I didn't think was appropriate since I am not wanting to be a model OR a jockey and I was contemplating whether I should just hope my UAI is enough of which i convinced myself it wasn't.

Hence I distracted myself on MSN.

As usual - a cellist saved the day. Cellists really are the superheroes of the modern society... powerful <i>and</i> sensitive. And she said to me - "DID YOU GET IN?" - to which I replied "Oh gosh - please don't tell me you are talking about Sydney Con and that I haven't got in" - - - and it went on about how her bassist friend did get in so I was saddened as I didn't get any word that I had. So she told me to just double check on the UAC website and this is what is read.

Offers - Preliminary Round

UAC number: 115287292   Name: CHRISTOPHER HARLEY As at: 04/01/2006 You have received the following offer in the Preliminary Round for study in 2006. The steps you will need to take to respond to your offer and/or proceed with your enrolment vary from institution to institution. For offers at some institutions you will be taken directly from this web site to the institution's web site. For others, you may be asked to record your acceptance first. We have also posted your offer of admission letter to you; most institutions have also included a booklet which contains enrolment information.

I jumped up and down - literally.

I did not stop jumping up and down.

My head is still recovering from hitting the roof.

It hurts.

But that doesn't matter - I was accepted in the PRELIMENARY ROUND to the only conservatorium I applied to BECAUSE I WANTED IT SO BAD!

To cut a long story short I made it.

To make it a tad longer - thank you to those of you for planting seeds of hope into my life when I started to doubt and for being the inspiration and strength behind what I have achieved and what I am yet to. I sincerely thank you.

Today has been a good good day.

PRAISE DA LORD!!