{"id":876,"date":"2008-04-26T23:13:22","date_gmt":"2008-04-27T03:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=876"},"modified":"2008-04-26T23:13:22","modified_gmt":"2008-04-27T03:13:22","slug":"a-trip-to-chica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/a-trip-to-chica\/","title":{"rendered":"a trip to chicago compliments of mr. stevens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/04\/26\/sufjanstevens.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Sufjanstevens\" alt=\"Sufjanstevens\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/04\/26\/sufjanstevens.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>Thanks to the movie, Little Miss Sunshine, I was introduced to the wonderful music of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sufjan_Stevens\">Sufjan Stevens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rDRrqcZbdPU&amp;hl=en\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/embed><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no formal video for this song, but you can view this little slide show of Sufjan while you enjoy this pretty ditty.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out this talented indie musician is from our great state of Michigan.&nbsp; Stevens was born in Detroit and grew up in Petoskey where he attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. He also attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Plus he even wrote a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michigan_%28album%29\">whole album about Michigan<\/a> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>A review reads, &quot;<span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Sufjan<\/span> is a truly gifted musician and songwriter, and it comes through in every single song he creates. His songs are so relaxing and soothing, yet your ears are so awakened by all the different sounds and melodies that it doesn\u2019t put you to sleep. The lyrics delve into the crevices of our innermost thoughts and feelings on death, family, and religion, with the <span class=\"blsp-spelling-corrected\">possibility<\/span> to keep you up all night trying to understand it. <em>Illinois<\/em> is a must have for any fan of music. 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There&#8217;s no formal video for this song, but you can view this little slide show of Sufjan while you enjoy this pretty ditty. Turns out this talented indie musician is from our great state of Michigan.&nbsp; Stevens was born in Detroit and grew up in Petoskey where he attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. He also attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Plus he even wrote a whole album about Michigan in 2003. A review reads, &quot;Sufjan is a truly gifted musician and songwriter, and it comes through in every single song he creates. His songs are so relaxing and soothing, yet your ears are so awakened by all the different sounds and melodies that it doesn\u2019t put you to sleep. The lyrics delve into the crevices of our innermost thoughts and feelings on death, family, and religion, with the possibility to keep you up all night trying to understand it. Illinois is a must have for any fan of music. 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