"A Perfect Day to Chase Tornados" by Jim White

State Street in Salt Lake City?

Rachel update 26-Dec-2018: Came across some photos I scanned in on an old hard drive and added them above.  I think they were taken on State Street in Salt Lake City.

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Rachel update 6-Feb-2017: I found some more interesting videos for this song on YouTube.  I just love the "Radio Silence" video where he talks about this song and how it was one of the songs he wrote because he was suicidal and they were a desperate attempt to "convince himself to stay here on this planet".  After the song he also recounts a story about a lesbian couple that came up after a show and talked to him about this song and how it helped them.

I remember I instantly connected to this song the first time I heard it.  Maybe I picked up on the feeling of being depressed and suicidal.  I could certainly related to that.  I was depressed and suicidal much of my life.

He also talked about how this song was therapy, that "even though it doesn't make any sense (at the time) to continue as a human being" ... "keep going, what you're afraid of in life" ...  run toward it rather than away from it".

When I realized I was a woman, I was terrified to reveal that to the world. It didn't make a lot of sense to enter into all the drama that would almost certainly cause.  But it finally came down to the realization I had to do it anyway.  I just had to run right at it.

In the end it was absolutely the right thing to do.  I've said it many times now in my blogs, being transgender is the best thing that ever happened to me and I had no idea it was possible to be this happy.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aHJdeaAgO8
YouTube (Radio Silence): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjUS5byTQRA
YouTube (live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Df-aepfOAs

Original post for 15-July-2011:

I found this song on a CMJ disc years ago and fell in love with it. It is from the album "Wrong Eyed Jesus". I was kind of surprised that it showed up on Last.fm and YouTube, but there it is.

Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Jim%2520White/_/A%2520Perfect%2520Day%2520to%2520Chase%2520Tornados

YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZbNuZoX0Y