{"id":283,"date":"2013-03-14T21:32:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T02:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kariandcrawford.com\/events\/wedding\/?p=283"},"modified":"2013-03-14T21:48:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T02:48:37","slug":"the-ensemble-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kariandcrawford.com\/events\/wedding\/2013\/03\/the-ensemble-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ensemble – Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2007, a handsome young lad walked out on the Jobsite<\/a> stage opened his mouth and sang.<\/p>\n

I have been listening to him ever since.<\/p>\n

Spencer Paul Meyers is the most talented person I know. He’s so talented it kind of makes you sick. You can listen to him sing<\/a> and your tummy gets all fluttery, \u00a0then you see his artwork<\/a>\u00a0and you get a little light headed, then you go on stage with him<\/a>\u00a0and you get all disoriented.<\/p>\n

Like I said, he makes you sick.<\/p>\n

(I have a strange way of praising my friends).<\/p>\n

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Fun Fact: Spencer and I first appeared on stage together in A Dream Play<\/em>. Due to some unique costuming choices, Spencer had to be very close to me when I was not wearing much. He could have made inappropriate jokes the whole time. Instead, he was a gentleman and said nothing – until the show was over and now he never lets it go. This is theater, this is how we do.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Spencer doesn’t sleep. He paints. He paints beautiful women and strange children, delightful animals and dapper men. His mind is a rich playground of fantastical creatures. Do you have a friend that you can sit with, kill a bottle of wine, and chat while they sketch out the beginning of what will be a huge oil painting?<\/p>\n

No?<\/p>\n

Too bad. I have that friend. I have Spencer.<\/p>\n

We drink wine together and talk about art and theater. We drink beer together and talk about boys. We drink cocktails together and sing karaoke. There is a protocol.<\/p>\n

He sketches Muncha-inspired images without thinking, he attracts men without realizing it (which is hilarious to watch), he channels Freddy Mercury when he sings – he is fun to orbit around.<\/p>\n

He is also an amazing friend. A beautiful, loving, thoughtful friend. I trust him and I trust his opinion completely. He finds beauty in the everyday, the absurd in the mundane, the lesson in the chaos, the laughter in the moment.<\/p>\n

His is a friendship built upon the sensuous. Images, sounds, feelings, tastes are all heightened around Spencer. I find it hard to write about him because instead I want you to hear him sing Dream On<\/i>\u00a0better than Steven Tyler, or go to one of his art shows and watch it sell out in two hours, or see him as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing<\/i>\u00a0and see how funny he is on stage. Instead, you’ll read this, and see him be the cute guy with the bow tie on the bride side.<\/p>\n

That’s short changing him.<\/p>\n

Maybe I should get a karaoke machine at the wedding.<\/p>\n

Oh, and my mother loves him more than me.<\/p>\n

Whaddya gonna do?<\/p>\n

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