Ever seen your favorite band and there appear to be a few extra members on the stage? Or maybe your favorite band isn’t a “band” but an individual performer who’s up there surrounded by a nameless, faceless bunch of musicians. Either way, you’ve been exposed to some of the most important role players in the music business: sidemen. Of course, we have them in business too! Continue reading
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Joy
At the end of the D.A. Pennebaker film Monterey Pop, there comes a performance that took place on a cold June morning in 1967. Everyone was half asleep, all the big guns like Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding and the Mamas and the Papas had been fired. Yet while those guns had elicited many emotions, it took this one last one to bring out pure, unmitigated joy. Continue reading
Filed under Growing up, Reality checks, Thinking Aloud
Simply The Best
What a strange and wonderful weekend. Tom Watson‘s wonderful performance, Walter Cronkite‘s passing, and an anniversary (not mine!) that shows what we can accomplish if we all think “can” and not focus on “can’t”. So much inspiration, some sadness, but mostly amazement along with a few lessons. Continue reading
Filed under Huh?, Reality checks, Thinking Aloud, What's Going On
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