Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and musician Pi Jacobs is amplifying the concert experience on Live From Memphis, an inventive new album and her first for the Blackbird Record Label that places eight original songs alongside the personal stories that shaped them.
Recorded with a full band, LIVE at the DittyTV studios in Memphis TN, the project offers a sincere and sometimes funny look at her formative years, her family relationships, and even a few lessons she’s learned along the way.
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Before I met my now husband, I had a perfect track record with dating – I chose badly 100% of the time. By my early 20’s, I could include the following types in my former boyfriends: The controlling one, who liked to point out that the DOG was getting fat while eyeballing MY tummy. The one who came to my shows and hit on women while I was on-stage, even leaving with one of them. The sweet one that never quite went anywhere, but years later I saw him walking a leather clad man down the street on a dog leash and choker. The one with an obsession for Middle Eastern women, who kept me around, while constantly letting me know that I was “Not his type.”
All of these unreliable relationships led me to make a list of dating rules for myself:
1.NEVER make the first move. (I could not be trusted to be attracted to someone nice).
2. WAIT to return any messages at least 2 days, a week is better.
3. DO NOT let yourself be excited about anyone you are dating.
4. Keep introductions to friends and family to the bare minimum.
5. Most importantly, BE UNRELIABLE – cancel at the last minute, forget to call, get caught up in something, or just plain “no-show”.
I was operating on all of these rules when I met my now husband, and I started our acquaintance out with a bang, by being really rude to him.
Being just 20 at the time, he couldn’t get into the bar where my band was playing. He was friends with our guitar player, and they cooked up the idea that he should “roadie” for us to get past the bouncer. No one had told me any of this, so when I saw him carrying our equipment, I said “Who are you, and why are you touching my stuff?”. “Shh” he said, explaining the situation. So, I let him carry my stuff. After load in, he started setting up our sound system. I didn’t think this was part of the deal. “Do you even know what you’re doing?” I asked, “You better not screw up my sound!” It turned out he did know, and our sound was quickly dialed in. Then he asked if I would like a beer? “No Thanks” I said. I didn’t drink at the time, but I didn’t think that was really any of his business. He politely asked me again, a little while later, and the third time he asked, I said “NO, thank you!”
The gig started, and my (he) grabbed a table, and was joined by a date. This is the point where his story and mine diverge. Here’s my version: I, was doing my thing, looking into stage lights, and playing to a room I could barely see. (he) was sitting in a corner, where it was a little darker, and whenever I turned his way, I could see, shining through the blinding lights, a HUGE Cheshire Cat smile. For the first time I thought, hmm, he’s cute, but way too young for me.
HIS version of this story is that I spent the entire show, smiling directly at HIM. We may never know who version is right, but we do know that his date asked him if she should leave, the electricity between us being painfully obvious to everyone, except cranky old me.
After this evening, he started showing up randomly at band practice and suggesting that we should all go dancing afterwards (he was subtle like that). Slowly, we became an item. The first thing I noticed that was different about our relationship, was how calm I felt. He did what he said he was going to do, was unfailingly sweet, and seemed to like me despite my snarly attitude. This calmness made me feel a little uncomfortable, but I liked it.
A few months into dating him, I had an epiphany. I thought to myself- WOW, I’m dating a truly NICE guy - Oh NO. I’m going to have to be nice BACK - there go all my Rules!” This seemed really daunting, but I began to try treating him the way I wanted to be treated…. And even though it felt like walking on the moon, it also felt GOOD.
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