{"id":24393,"date":"2023-11-22T23:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T04:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=24393"},"modified":"2023-11-22T23:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T04:58:44","slug":"s3-scribble-7-help-me-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2023\/11\/22\/s3-scribble-7-help-me-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"S3 Scribble #7: Help Me Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cI’m asking you, Mary, please,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever since I was 17 years old and a junior in high school, Exile in Guyville<\/em> by Liz Phair has been my favorite album. At the time, it spoke to my feelings of being stuck and misunderstood. Today, the album holds a very special place in my memory, but it also remains relevant to my life and transition to adulthood. Exile in Guyville<\/em> was released in 1993, so this year (2023) marks its 30th anniversary. Last Sunday, I had the privilege of attending Liz Phair\u2019s concert in Detroit where she played the entire album from front to back.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTemper my hatred with peace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to the show with one of my best friends, and I met many other kind and thoughtful fans while waiting for the show to begin. Hearing the entire album live was a dream come true, and being so close to an artist who helped inspire me to get better at guitar and write and create my own music was surreal. I smiled, sang, cried, and danced, and it was a night and feeling I will never forget. I was even given one of Liz Phair\u2019s guitar picks after the show!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWeave my disgust into fame,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the concert, in addition to the awe I was experiencing, I reflected on how far I\u2019ve come since I first listened to Exile in Guyville<\/em> at age 17. In the five years since then, I have become more confident and independent, but perhaps most importantly, I am a lot happier now. I couldn\u2019t help but feel proud and happy for myself \u2013 combined with the music, it made me emotional in the best way possible. I am grateful for the self-improvement and growth that I have experienced, and I am thrilled that I was able to have such a special opportunity to prompt this reflection. Thank you Liz Phair for your music and for giving me a way to process and understand my emotions at a time when I felt confused and overwhelmed, and thank you for a wonderful show. Exile in Guyville<\/em> will remain an important part of me for the rest of my life!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd watch how fast they run to the flame.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Help Me Mary\u00a0 <\/em>by Liz Phair here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHRvYsXvS8M<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI’m asking you, Mary, please,\u201d Ever since I was 17 years old and a junior in high school, Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair has been my favorite album. At the time, it spoke to my feelings of being stuck and misunderstood. Today, the album holds a very special place in my memory, but it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2242,"featured_media":23657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24393"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24396,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24393\/revisions\/24396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}