NYC marathon performance

Today my group 13 (13musiconline.com) took the main stage at the NYC marathon. It was an important show for a number of reasons. The performance was incredible. We got a great taste of being professionals and we had a front row view of the finish line as we performed.
my path like most successful artists has been long and painful at times. It has hurt to continue more then not but the choice has never been my own. This is what I was put here to do and I've known it since I was 13, so I push on, through good, bad and indifferent. As we performed the front runners of the marathon started to cross the finish line. As I watched them run the last tenth of a mile of a grueling 27 and a half mile run it hit me how similar following your dreams can be to running a marathon. The difference between the marathon and the pursuit of your dreams is that you never know where the finish line really is and what mile of the race your in. I ran a long race trying to get signed, and just when I thought the running was over it became apparent that I'd have to start running harder and faster then ever if I am going to get to that finish line with glory.
Just as I feel too exhausted to go on, I get that compliment about my art and keep running. I imagine the runners today felt that way at some point and when they looked up, there were people cheering them along.
Towards the end of our performance I saw secret service escorting a convertible throught the runners path ant colombus circle. As the convertible passed I realized mayor bloomberg was in back. He was about ten feet in front of me. As he looked up at the stage I threw him a peace sign. He looked me right in the eye, held his hand high and greeted us with a warm smile. I looked over at my writing partner and guitar player M1 and smiled. It was one of those brief moments that let you know, there is a finish line and you just have to keep running. Keep running, keep running. No matter how much it hurts, keep running and have your eyes open for those brief moments of appreciation that keep it fulfilling. To any of our supporters, we love you guys and thank you for all your warm comments and dedication. That was an early show and we still saw a bunch of familiar faces, thank you.
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