"Live music is better; bumper stickers should be issued"Neil Young
Very little affects me more than music. I can laugh, cry and get angry within an afternoon with the right mix of music. Live music sends me to another planet. When the right group of local musicians get together, the result is undeniably brilliant. They play better with each other than any of them could separately. Awe inspiring solos are released from their fingers as though they were always waiting there for the right moment to be let out.
Some songs remind me of events and emotions. One lick and I'm back to the crowded bar when I first knew I just had to kiss that guy or a sunny patio at a summer festival or a cozy hug or a ridiculous political argument.
Hearing those licks played by someone replacing a friend who has recently passed though, is absolutely heart breaking. The notes are right, the groove is great, but it clangs in my head. My late friend's soul is woven into the notes and I can't tell the music apart from him.
And I cry.
We'll miss you Mel.
Some songs remind me of events and emotions. One lick and I'm back to the crowded bar when I first knew I just had to kiss that guy or a sunny patio at a summer festival or a cozy hug or a ridiculous political argument.
Hearing those licks played by someone replacing a friend who has recently passed though, is absolutely heart breaking. The notes are right, the groove is great, but it clangs in my head. My late friend's soul is woven into the notes and I can't tell the music apart from him.
And I cry.
We'll miss you Mel.
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