wherein derek is FUCKING LEET
RENT is winding down, so they had a competition for a fan video tribute. Derek won. Yes. My old roommate. I used to live with this guy. FUCKING LEET I’M TELLING YOU. He won a chance to meet the cast/RENT team and maybe go to the final Broadway performance, but he already has a gig on that night. But still. Congratulate him and, in his own words, his newfound “lowered street credibility. Hah! Who cares about that anyways =P.”
HERE IS THE VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7eqRx2PSE
INCREDIBLE.
==== LYRICS ==== i was a college kid never quite positive what to study i slacked off often got lost admist
i botched flunked all my tests i lost my scholarships but truthfully i couldn’t care less about a degree or doctorate
instead it was the opposite music and song lyrics were the things that captured me but i lacked the courage and confidence
to be honest with me and follow this dream until i found the strength the day i saw RENT
and heard the guitar picks and became witness to roger hit those glory notes in one song blown away in awe i flipped
like he was reading my consciousness singing my life synopsis and with every single syllable he made everything all make sense
so soon as i left the box office each minute’s been god’s gift cuz no day but today has been my favorite motto since
living the life i ought to live having a dream and following it i’m so thankful to you RENT that before you left you taught me this
and if i need solace again the cast of RENT will always lend life support to me whenever i grab the cd and pop it in
forever i’ll call on them forever i’ll call them friends cuz i owe them my life so forever i’ll honor RENT
i’ll honor RENT
all the way until the end i’ll honor rent every day with every breath i’ll honor rent
every message every theme i’ll honor them all the precious memories i’ll honor them
all the crew band and staff i’ll honor them the producers and the cast i’ll honor them
every season upon us i’ll honor rent jonathan larson a god send i honor him
Comments (3)
aw. i haven't talked to derek in forever. i'm glad he's still performing and i loved his video.
are you still singing with him?
hi connie! =D
i'm not singing with him, no. i think he has new material in the works, though, and as far as i can tell he's still performing as magnetic north and solo-ly. i actually haven't spoken with him much either, or seen him for months... i miss that kid; he was fun to live with.
so... where are you? how's life? i feel like we have this bit of livejournal commenting a few times a year, haha. anything to not lose contact! i like the picture of us on miriam's facebook. haha.
i'm still in berkeley.
aw. well, if you ever talk to derek, tell him i say 'hi'.
i'm in socal and i'm doing well. what are you up to in berkeley? do you still live on college/dwight or wherever the apt was?
i don't have a facebook :o( which picture is it? i wanna seeeeeeeee!
keeping in touch is difficult. i only talk to a few people from berkeley regularly. i am trying to be better though. what's your email address?