If you know me, then you'll know that I have a deep admiration for Zooey Deschanel. And if you don't know me, well, I have a deep admiration for Zooey Deschanel. Okay, it's not really an admiration, more like a slight obsession. Okay, not really an obsession, let's just say I think it'd be really cool to be her best friend!
I want to be Zooey Deschanel.
All creepiness aside, I am a huge fan of her work. New Girl is one of my favorite shows that never fails to make me laugh. I go on the site, HelloGiggles.com that she co-created almost every day (they have interesting articles and lots of pictures of nail designs that I can't do), and every interview I've watched, and believe you me I have watched a lot of interviews, she just seems like an all-around pretty cool person. 500 Days of Summer, which is a beautiful movie by itself, came out at a very important time in my coming-of-age process, so Zooey became a sort of icon for me and I've looked up to her ever since.
Her talent extends even further into the writing and performing of music! She and indie/folk singer/songwriter M. Ward teamed up and created the band She & Him. Their music is like a blend of 50's/60's/even 70's tunes, resembling classic bands such as The Beach Boys and Mamas and the Papas. I love their music, especially the fact that people are still writing songs with that melodic, retro sound. A few months ago I saw that they would be coming to perform in New York at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, and I knew I had to go! So I bought a ticket! I guess I wouldn't have minded going alone, but one day I realized that I had no one to go with. Then my friend Julia posted their song " Sweet Darlin' " on her Facebook, so I asked if she'd be interested, and that was it!
Finally the day had come!
First of all... it was 98º. And I don't mean the band. It was HOT. I loaded up on sunscreen and Julia and I wore light, summer dresses, as did most of the Zooey fans there.
Julia and I before the show!
I have to say, there was a very, very small part of me that couldn't help but imagine in fear that people would judge me for my outfit, bangs, and blue eyes.
"Oh, and look at this one. Pft, what a wannabe..."
I swear, I'm not actually trying to be her, that was a (half) joke! But everyone was super cool, and just all around excited to be there! They had this fake grass stuff that people were sitting on before the show started.
Julia and I scoped out the area for seats... and found a nice spot next to a garbage can!
It didn't smell, and even provided some shade! Speaking of shades, how cool are Julia's?
Camera Obscura was the opening band for She & Him. They also have a sort of old school, Beach House feel, like all you want to do is sway back and forth wearing your boyfriend's letterman jacket while riding in a convertible down a highway in California.
Julia and I were in love with the lead singers voice!
There were these signs posted everywhere. They were really making it a point to not use our phones during She & Him's show. I wanted to respect that so I took as many pictures and videos as I could before they came out.
"At the request of She & Him" we ask that people do
not use their cell phones to take pictures or video but instead
enjoy the show they have put together in 3D!
By 8 o'clock, they had finally come out onstage! Zooey was wearing this short, black dress with sparkles all over. As the show went on, I thought it wouldn't hurt if I got at least one picture...
... Or two...
I cheated a little. I couldn't help myself! How often will I be able to see Zooey Deschanel in person, right in front of me? I needed crappy, low-quality pictures to remember this moment forever!! At least I wasn't like the guy in front of me, who was holding up his phone the entire show. I mean, I don't care if someone takes a few pictures here and there, a video or two... But the whole show? Now I really understand why they stressed the importance of enjoying the live performance. Viva la vida, people!
Honestly though, none of that stuff really bothers me much. I would have been happy to have been there, standing in the back, with my eyes closed, as long as I could hear the music. We danced, we swayed, we sang along. For their encore they came out and did one of my favorites from the album, "Sunday Girl", and then they did Julia's favorite: "Sweet Darlin' ! "
She was so happy!
When the band left the stage for a second time, everyone started to walk away. Then Julia and I heard screaming, and suddenly everyone was running back. We were like, "What's going on?" They came out again, only this time it was just Zooey and M. Ward. For her last song, they did an amazing cover of the song "I Put a Spell On You", which you can listen to here! hope to say I'll get to see them live again someday
Happy Monday!
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