top ten awesome things about aaron collier

you guys, i am really lucky to have some super talented friends. and the thing about aaron is, he's not only basically a genius, he's also one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. and this week, on january 13th at bread and circus, he is performing a release show for his newest solo album, neo. believe me when i tell you that if i was in toronto there is nothing that could keep me away from that show. well, maybe if i was infected with the ebola virus or something. that wouldn't be fair to the other show goers. so, um, believe me when i tell you that if i was in toronto there is nothing short of contracting the ebola virus that could keep me away from that show. NOT EVEN RACCOONS. and you know i don't joke about raccoons.

sadly, i am not in toronto. but maybe you are? in which case, you need to go in my place. it's easy: just wear black converse and a hoodie and stand around with your hands balled up into little fists. no one will know the difference, i promise. and you'll have the best time! here's why:

1. his one band, the jimmy swift band is basically the most famous band in halifax. seriously. if you go to halifax and go up to any random person on the street and say "hey, how did you like the last jsb show?" they'd be like "IT WAS AWESOME I DANCED FOR LIKE SEVEN STRAIGHT HOURS." and then they'll go eat a donair and ride the ferry. seriously, it's like that there.
2. his other band, scientists of sound, wear these hilarious, slightly terrifying masks and have been known to perform the entire daft punk homework album onstage. i know what you're thinking: "amy you're making this up, no one is THAT awesome." but you'd be wrong:
   
   that's right. HILARIOUS AND TERRIFYING!
   
3. do you guys remember when i was on the cover of the new quarterly and you were all "hey that is a really amazing picture of amy on the cover of the new quarterly, i wonder who could have POSSIBLY taken it?" yep, you guessed it. that was aaron collier.
   
   
   any excuse to post this picture again, really 
4. he composed the score for the trestle at pope lick creek, for one of my favourite productions by one of my favourite theatre companies ANYWHERE, angels and heroes. i'm not biased or anything, i just love them, okay? (ps, you guys totally need to update your facebook page. i'm pretty sure i wrote that terrible description) 
5. according to facebook, aaron and richie might just be canada's only husband and husband synth and vocals looping duo.
   
   
   seriously, JUST TRY TO THINK OF ANOTHER ONE!
6. the last time i saw him perform solo at bread and circus, he performed this ridiculous version of hide and seek that i'm pretty sure is STILL reverberating in my body somewhere.
7. he makes incredible pancakes. he probably won't make any for you at the show or anything, but you can think about them while you're watching him play.
8. he was a key player in the creation of what might just be my favourite few minutes of recorded music anywhere on the planet. unfortunately, this exists only in my memory (and perhaps on a cd buried deep in a storage box in abbotsford, bc) and nowhere on the internet and honestly even if it was on the internet i would never link to it for fear of harm to my person. yeah, apparently i am the only one who thinks that it's that awesome. cause i have a secret that i cannot tell...
9. this is how he celebrates halloween.
10. he has the most supportive husband on the planet, who is totally NOT standing over me threatening to stuff pages from archie comic books down my throat if i don't write this (seriously, i was going to write it anyway! there is no need to bring out shawn duggan in a bondage mask. i promise i'll be good).