A Friend in the Audience

Do you remember wind beneath my wings song by bette midler? I know it's a mushy song but just think about the song lyrics, or even just the title, Wind beneath my wings. Have you ever been a wind beneath someone's wings? Or are you the type who always needs the wind beneath your wings? I think I'm both. hehe :)

I once watched a performance of a friend on a bar and actually had fun even if I'm really not a rock fanatic. Probably just because my friend is playing, but that's not my point. I saw one of the friends of the performer on the audience. He was there in front. Imagine how rock bands perform it's usually loud and people would either body slam at each other or raise their hands and punch in the air or just light a lighter and burn everything that burns? That's the scenario. But this friend just stands there, seldom moved and even yawned a few times. But the thing is he's there. For me, I would appreciate him more, going to the gig and watch the performance even if he's sleepy or not interested with the type of music or what, rather than those people that you know likes the music and likes to party.

The same friends also talked about how the friend in the audience had to go to so much trouble just to pick up and cross states and got pulled over by a police just to pick up the band member friend.

I suddenly realized, this friend in the audience epitomizes the wind beneath my wings song. Always there to catch his friend, support everything he does and all. I'm like that, as I usually claim, but it always turns out the other way around (sorry friends but thanks). I suddenly missed my bestfriend when I saw these 2 friends doing everything for each other and supporting their decisions, their choices in life and understanding their mistakes and shortcomings. And that's love.

Before the performance had it's last few songs, the band member friend reminisces their time, he and the friend in the audience, of their school days. Before the narration ended, he dedicated the song to the friend in the audience.