Back in the 1980s, there was a song by Don Williams called "Maggie's Dream." The lyrics describe the life of a woman who was "closer now to 50 than to 40." I can't identify with that line yet, but I can say that this week, I have some of those thoughts.
This week, I will hit 36 on the age scale. It's something that I have a little trouble believing. That means I am closer to the age of 40 than I am to 30. I realize that I may not get much sympathy from a lot of people, as I have been told that I'm still young by a lot of people over the past year....but 36...wow....that's something.
Don't worry. I'm not going to go into an early mid-life crisis or anything like that, but I guess I always thought that I would have it all figured out by the time 40 came into view. The truth is....lol....I think you know the truth!
I totally understand now about how age is just a number. Even though I don't feel 21 anymore, you still view time as standing still...when it waits for nobody......
I don't feel a great sense of time passing by, even though the past year has been one of transition, and many times I have wondered where it ends up. I think I have done some of my best work over the past twelve months, and hope that lands me somewhere.....but more about that later.
Anyway, it's kind of neat to say that I am (or will be--depending on when you are reading this) 36......Time does pass by......
Monday, February 15, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY
I haven't been writing as much on this blog for a couple of weeks now. Yes, I can tell that you are very upset at this fact, because reading this blog probably is as high on your list as it is getting the e-mail that the blog has been updated. But, it has been a crazy past few weeks...but all good.
I wanted to write you this week and tell you about a couple of things that happened to me this week. With all that goes on in the music industry---consolidation, losing jobs, seeing talented artists not make it----it's sometimes easy to get a little bit jaded...Then, you have a week that I had.
Wednesday night, I had a chance to attend the album premiere party for Dailey and Vincent's new album, DAILEY AND VINCENT SING THE STATLER BROTHERS, at the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Bluegrass music, generally, is something that I can take or leave....unless it's done right. Names like Lawson, Skaggs, Krauss, Nugent, and yes, Dailey and Vincent do it right--and then some. The album is fantastic, and the live performance at the Hall that night was even better.
In fact, I want to challenge each and every one of you to run to Cracker Barrel right now (unless it's the middle of the night), and get this album. It is truly a musical event. The harmonies, the instrumentation, everything about it as tight as twin fiddles in a Bob Wills band....I stole that line from the great honky-tonk philosopher Gosdin, by the way!
The next night, as an early birthday present, my wife took me to the Schermerhorn Center in Nashville to see my favorite singer, Kenny Rogers. So many of my earliest musical memories from my childhood stem from his music---whether it be my mother buying his 8-track tapes, or seeing the clouds go around on the record player on the United Artists label. I think I sang along with every song, and it was a great night. One time before he retires, I would love to be the person that he grabs from the audience where he pays them 10 dollars for each of his songs they can remember. Then again, seeing how I could probably quote the track sequence from each album he has released since 1975.....that might not be a good idea on his part...but still, it was a great night!
I say all that to say this. Friday, I decided I would call Dailey and Vincent's publicist, Karen Byrd, and thank her for the invite. Something she said struck me. We were talking about how easy it is to get jaded by it all, and because of that fact, you don't get truly excited about as much. She said "It kinda makes you remember why you do what you do, doesn't it?" Karen, after those two nights...you are exactly right!
I wanted to write you this week and tell you about a couple of things that happened to me this week. With all that goes on in the music industry---consolidation, losing jobs, seeing talented artists not make it----it's sometimes easy to get a little bit jaded...Then, you have a week that I had.
Wednesday night, I had a chance to attend the album premiere party for Dailey and Vincent's new album, DAILEY AND VINCENT SING THE STATLER BROTHERS, at the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Bluegrass music, generally, is something that I can take or leave....unless it's done right. Names like Lawson, Skaggs, Krauss, Nugent, and yes, Dailey and Vincent do it right--and then some. The album is fantastic, and the live performance at the Hall that night was even better.
In fact, I want to challenge each and every one of you to run to Cracker Barrel right now (unless it's the middle of the night), and get this album. It is truly a musical event. The harmonies, the instrumentation, everything about it as tight as twin fiddles in a Bob Wills band....I stole that line from the great honky-tonk philosopher Gosdin, by the way!
The next night, as an early birthday present, my wife took me to the Schermerhorn Center in Nashville to see my favorite singer, Kenny Rogers. So many of my earliest musical memories from my childhood stem from his music---whether it be my mother buying his 8-track tapes, or seeing the clouds go around on the record player on the United Artists label. I think I sang along with every song, and it was a great night. One time before he retires, I would love to be the person that he grabs from the audience where he pays them 10 dollars for each of his songs they can remember. Then again, seeing how I could probably quote the track sequence from each album he has released since 1975.....that might not be a good idea on his part...but still, it was a great night!
I say all that to say this. Friday, I decided I would call Dailey and Vincent's publicist, Karen Byrd, and thank her for the invite. Something she said struck me. We were talking about how easy it is to get jaded by it all, and because of that fact, you don't get truly excited about as much. She said "It kinda makes you remember why you do what you do, doesn't it?" Karen, after those two nights...you are exactly right!
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