Freeze

“Hello yeah… It’s been a while. Not much. How bout you?” Remember that one? England Dan and John Ford Coley.

“Come on people now, Smile on your brother Everybody get together, Try to love one another right now.”

This is where I come from.

For years I’ve been sharing musings about pop music past and present. There are some performers I believe will ever-last but of course as they say, no music is as powerful as the music that raised you. I’m feeling that more than ever. I’m looking for joy wherever I can find it and it’s usually SiriusXM 70s.

Yesterday a barista asked me if I wanted a ‘pour-over.’ What the hell is that? I said “yes, why not.” It was a horrid cup of pricey coffee. I know — I digress here but see, I’ve been enjoying finding humor in absurdity, honoring my cynicism and my pet peeves. Knowing what I want and not being afraid to ask for it.

As I go through daily life lately I’m peripherally aware that there’s more time behind me than in front. I don’t say this with a heavy heart. It’s a good thing. It’s allowed me to step back and notice. Sorry Jesse, people are not getting together. The news is soul-sucking.

The term “gratitude” has become ubiquitous. It’s over-used and cringy (did someone say ‘bad-ass’ AGAIN? 😳 ) That said, as I look at this little bird hop by me while I’m savoring every sip of my morning non-pour-over coffee I realize I am full of it — gratitude, that is. It’s the dawning of another day. I’m Alive. My house is standing. My family is thriving. Everything else is gravy. Or is it?

I will always love music and make music and listen to music and crave music and believe music changes minds and hearts. I will always be a songwriter but being a songwriter doesn’t completely define me. I’ve wondered if I have earned the space to write about other stuff. We’ll see.

With that … I leave you with “Freeze” — a song I wrote with Chris Cron and Ricky Sans a bunch of years ago. I found the lyric in my piano bench recently and ‘re-related’ to it big-time.

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