SHARING THE SHOWS
This is another blog posting written from the Downtown Norfolk Write-In Group. While I'm on a pretty regular writing schedule normally, I've finished the draft of my book, so I'm forcing myself to find little projects, and this group helps keep me regular. And, of course, any time a chance to see a show comes up, that's a reason to write right there.
So this has been the longest I’ve gone without a face-to-face concert, and many folks are estimating that it could be until Fall 2021 that we actually start seeing them again. It sucks, but hey, if it helps us stay safe, that works for me. Besides, I think slowing down could be healthy for me, and who knows where the time I spent reflecting could lead? Of course, I took a break from that reflective journey to attend Drew/Brometheus’s livestream with Rider, his group. All I had to do was log onto Facebook for my experience. It was also kind of cool to be able to just sit and enjoy the music on a more mellow level, whereas before, I was dancing up a storm. I wouldn’t have been able to do much of that tonight, damn plantar fasciitis! Another thing I could do was Google lyrics more easily, because I hadn’t heard quite a few of these more. The band opened up with Bob Dylan’s “One More Cup of Coffee,” which segued into “I Shall Be Released.” My father planted the wisdom in me that a lot of groups have some great songs that never get airplay; I guess this is one of that. Others include AC/DC’s “Night of the Long Knives,” Jethro Tull’s “Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow," and Led Zeppelin’s “Candy Store Rock.” I cited these examples at random, but they’re awesome tunes. The next one was one I knew, The Who’s “The Seeker.” As I’m writing, I’m listening to their 1981 release, Face Dances. “You Better You Bet” is the only song from that album I’d ever heard on the radio. But I love exploring band’s more obscure tunes. The Rolling Stones’s “Let It Bleed” was next, complete with the lyric, “You can Come All Over Me.” How SUGGESTIVE (I’m thinking in terms of the sexual revolution that came with the late 1960s)! Tom Waits’s “Lucinda” was next (I really should look into him), followed by the Stones’s “Sweet Virginia,” another tune heard by me. The Hollies’s “The Air I Breathe” was next, followed by Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on the Wire” (I had to Google both of these). “Condition,” sung by Kenny Rogers with the First Edition, was next. I’d first heard this one in college, off a compilation of 60s psychedelic tunes called Psychedelic Mind Trip, Vol. 2. The band then sung an original tune called “Shades of Grey,” (I think: my apologies if I missed it). They then closed with Bob Marley & The Wailers’s “High Tide or Low Tide.” Once the song was over, I could log off. While I do miss the fun of the crowds at concerts, as an introvert, I actually like the fact that once the show is over, I can log off and be by myself. It was still cool seeing friends virtually. I helped Sherrie logged in and Mark said, “Hey Chazz. Good 2 see u here. I was worrying u weren’t getting 2 enough concerts. Lol.” I, umm, wasn’t, even before this, umm, Rona, ummm, came. (Looks around). Uhhhhhhh, yeahhhhhhhhhh. Oh yeah, and I saw Johnny Mac there too. And I have a present for you (I love you so much I can’t just give you one Phish SONG; you need an entire show).
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JOHNNY-MAC MCMICHAEL
4/25/2020 08:10:39 am
You da best. And a funny guy who really needs to read A Million & One Reasons to Hate Phish. A best seller. Sold millions of copies! A fun read! 🎶👍🎶
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Craig
4/26/2020 11:11:55 am
I miss you too, Johnny. Hopefully, we can catch a show when this is all over.
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