I have always loved music. As a toddler up through kindergarten I actually like country. Hank Thompson, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Red Foley, etc. Pre teen I got onto rock and roll; Motown, West coast, East coast. I loved it all. At some point I drifted back to country and now I like it all. Even a few groups my daughter like; Journey, Jefferson Starship, Foreigner, etc, which I didn't care for back then. But I never could get down with Kiss. We all have our limits I suppose. 
Now I like most forms of music as long as it isn't extreme and has a tune you can hum or whistle and words you can understand...and want to.
I gave the band in school a try too. I played cornet, trumpet and French horn. I had a lot of fun but I wasn't very good. The band director suggested private lesson. 5 bux a pop. Parents went along with it. But when I showed up one day for my lesson he told me I was wasting my money.
Don't beat around the bush here. No need to sugar coat it, Just go on and tell me straight out, I can take it. You sayin' I have no talent?
But my love for music continued. I was the kid driving around with all the windows down and the radio cranked all the way up. My ears became my musical instruments. No skill required.
In later life when my hearing began to fade I worried about not being able to listen to and enjoy music. By now it's pretty serious and I am grateful beyond measure that I have such good high quality hearing aids. I spend a lot of my days sitting here and bangin' away at the laptop and listening to records, cds and Alexa.
We all know that as we age things begin to fade, get worse, or what ever. Still as long as you can make somewhat of a go of it try to appreciate what you still have. Not perfect, Not as good as it used to be. But if you stop and consider what it would be like if you lost it all....That will give you some perspective I think.
That is where I'm at now a days. A lot of the songwriters today are serious poets. The music adds drama and emotion. People like George Jones, Willie Nelson, Cris Cristopherson, etc. Some songs have a personal meaning for me. Recall a special time or event. I think my life would be pretty empty with out music
From imagery like: Faded shirt, weathered brow, calloused hands upon the plow. from Kenny Rogers and the First Edition song, "Ruben James"
From Wille Nelsons My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, "
My heroes have always been cowboys
They still are it seems
Slowly in search of and one step in back of
their self and their slow movin' dreams
Take what you need from the ladies of the evnin'
with the words to a sad country song.
And Jones' lines from He Stopped Loving Her Today.
Found some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
he had under lines in red
every single I love you
Stuff like that is what it's all about for me.
I guess Ii used to take my hearing for granted. I don't take it for granted any more.
Now I like most forms of music as long as it isn't extreme and has a tune you can hum or whistle and words you can understand...and want to.
I gave the band in school a try too. I played cornet, trumpet and French horn. I had a lot of fun but I wasn't very good. The band director suggested private lesson. 5 bux a pop. Parents went along with it. But when I showed up one day for my lesson he told me I was wasting my money.
Don't beat around the bush here. No need to sugar coat it, Just go on and tell me straight out, I can take it. You sayin' I have no talent?
But my love for music continued. I was the kid driving around with all the windows down and the radio cranked all the way up. My ears became my musical instruments. No skill required.
In later life when my hearing began to fade I worried about not being able to listen to and enjoy music. By now it's pretty serious and I am grateful beyond measure that I have such good high quality hearing aids. I spend a lot of my days sitting here and bangin' away at the laptop and listening to records, cds and Alexa.
We all know that as we age things begin to fade, get worse, or what ever. Still as long as you can make somewhat of a go of it try to appreciate what you still have. Not perfect, Not as good as it used to be. But if you stop and consider what it would be like if you lost it all....That will give you some perspective I think.
That is where I'm at now a days. A lot of the songwriters today are serious poets. The music adds drama and emotion. People like George Jones, Willie Nelson, Cris Cristopherson, etc. Some songs have a personal meaning for me. Recall a special time or event. I think my life would be pretty empty with out music
From imagery like: Faded shirt, weathered brow, calloused hands upon the plow. from Kenny Rogers and the First Edition song, "Ruben James"
From Wille Nelsons My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, "
My heroes have always been cowboys
They still are it seems
Slowly in search of and one step in back of
their self and their slow movin' dreams
Take what you need from the ladies of the evnin'
with the words to a sad country song.
And Jones' lines from He Stopped Loving Her Today.
Found some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
he had under lines in red
every single I love you
Stuff like that is what it's all about for me.
I guess Ii used to take my hearing for granted. I don't take it for granted any more.
