I joined Facebook quite a few years ago. I have tried other social platforms, but so far, none have set any hooks in me. Facebook suits me just fine. Yeah, it is often frustrating dealing with the arbitrary and stupid rules that come out of the blue. But for the most part, as far as I am concerned, the problems for me are minimal.
Facebook, in cahoots with You Tube, have provided me a means to to expand my love of music to levels I have never considered were available before.
Not even the early days when I danced around my bedroom to Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers or later when I danced around high on Acid to Led Zeppelin or Vanilla Fudge, did music affect me like it does today. Facebook / You Tube opened a door to music I never knew was out there. The last 15 years have been an audio paradise for me.
Many of my old fart peers contend the good music stopped once the planet entered the 1980s.
Bullshit. There is more great music out there than ever before. So much good new music worth listening to, I will never have enough time to find and hear it all. If someone claims there is no decent music anymore, well, they are talking out of their asses. There is music flowing back and forth to all parts of the world and back again; sometimes with regional twists that improve the tune in subtle and not so subtle ways.
The problem is seeing the forest but not noticing the trees. The Internet brought so many new trees into our smaller worlds that it is overwhelming for many of of us contrary old farts. Stuck in our ways, opening our minds to anything new seem fruitless. Listening to "Stairway to Heaven", "War Pigs", or maybe "Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the Old Oak tree" is more than enough musical pleasure, thank you very much. Besides, there ain't any good new music, right?
The non-profit group "Playing for Change" has been around over 20 years now. Their stated goal is "Peace Through Music". Incorporating musicians and artists from all over the planet, they produce music they hope will unite us instead of separate us. Music and Art is maybe the greatest unifying force humans have at our disposal. It's a damn pity more of us don't incorporate more of it into our lives.
Without any more words, please enjoy this fine rendition of Robert Johnson's great Blues tune, "Crossroads". Check out the many talented contributing artists from far flung areas of the world. Play it loud and be proud. That's American music being shared.
Keep it 'tween the ditches ................................
Been gone awhile. There is no specific reason other than being completely disgusted with Americans and what they have allowed to happen in recent years. Tired of the insanity I guess.Anyway, here is a tune from a group I had never heard of until I heard them while watching the twisted SciFi series "CowBoy BeBop" on Netflix. If you have ever read Old Skool Sci/Fi pulp from the 1950s and 60s, this series will feel familiar. It's a hoot. The real star of the series though is the music. It is awesome.
Okay. The ice has finally been broken ....... again. When I step back from this blog, it is always because something is not right , something is askew, Life is too uneven, too off keel for me.
I withdraw, retire to the internal sanctuary I created as a child when family dysfunctions became too much; too ugly; too dark. My remedies were many; marathon reading and hours spent creating my own worlds. Staying outside until hunger or the dark forced me back in the house. Building a wall with childhood diversions, dreams, and what ifs until my anger or fear of the current family upheaval dissipated.
Beginning to write again is a sign another dark corner has been successfully turned. The dark corner returns to idle mode and patiently waits for me to face it again. The corner is not concerned if I will face it again. It knows I will always come up against it again; I always have. A kind of Yin and Yang cycle I guess. ............ There needs to be balance. It is a constant struggle.
Keep it 'tween the ditches ..........................................
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Here is "Too Good Too Bad", by The Seatbelts ...................... If you like horns, you just might like this.
