Poignant music... Poco did an outstanding version of "Magnolia", but she was JJ Cale's baby (RIP) and this haunting rendition, especially those subtle chords and harmonics, gives me chills...whippoorwill singin'...
I entered the apartment and looked around, not feeling at home but somehow knowing that it was okay to be there. It was a modest, uncluttered place, yet spacious and airy. Books and papers however were piled high on a dining room table across the room to my left. Behind the table bright sunshine blared through a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window. So bright it was difficult to look in that…
Gotta say what you need to say. And with that I am going to post some videos to view. Yeah, I know. I'm going to say what I need to say by posting videos...pun intended... R.I.P. Big Guy... Time to go back to the places you will be from...
Fresh off of being called a "pseudo-intellectual" by an obvious admirer (I've been called worse, this year too, and hey, who am I to argue with other people's opinions of me), it's a good time to update what's been happening lately. To me. A narcissistic, pseudo-intellectual. Sorry, I neglected the narcissistic part earlier, however after looking in the mirror, hey what can I say that hasn't already…
As I hit middle-age, I am driven every waking moment by a mix of dynamics that include urgency, presence, awe, and serenity among others. Life is delicious. Heck, I would submit that even my dreams have become more vivid; I'm dreaming more in technicolor. I'll never forget my first dream in color. March of 1977, the night before two friends and I were leaving for spring break in Daytona Beach.…
I went back through my blog recently; all the way back. Someone had to do it, why not me? Well, I think mostly because this is all in from my head. This is my proverbial tree-in-the-forest. Words fall; does anyone hear them? God, I hope not. Anyway, revisiting my past from 2007 it becomes evident where I was intellectually and emotionally. Almost every entry represents a wayside where I…
It's been almost 4 years since I was regularly updating my blog. I pretty much said see ya later with that pic on the left. I was enrolling back in school for the fall 2010 semester. I had no idea what the future held either long or short term. The economy was crash(ed)ing, I had lost one of my top accounts and was staring…