Good Saturday morn, I wrote this blog yesterday, but it stills fits on the page, today.
In the very early 1970's, around 72 ish, S and I lived on LaSalle Street in San Marco, near the deli.
It was one of my favorite apartments, one of many. I remember glorious days of being young and foolish. Thrown in were some terrible heartaches, we were stupid in love, and I would pull out Jackson Browne. Boones Farm and very good pot, may have been a culprit of melancholy, or...just young love. Jackson Browne was my "Wailing Music", S, I think leaned towards Joni Mitchell, we both had our albums in categories!!! Dance, Love and misery!!! Crosby, Stills, Nash and YOUNG!! would often end up on the turn-table, into the wee hours. We really had so much fun.
Today one of my bucket lists people, gets checked off.
Jackson Browne, in the open air of Chastain in Atlanta, rain or shine. (looks like rain, throw out the nice hair-do!) ( but cute lavender rain clogs!!!) My heart will burst of times long ago, and find utter Joy of "right now". I think he will say, " Its good to see your smiling face tonight!" ( it will be raining, he will not know, I will be crying my eyeballs out!) No Fountain of Sorrow, in whatever seat I am not sitting in!
I asked Bill if he knows we are going to a concert tonight? ( he is sitting right behind me, on his computer)
"Who are we seeing?" he mumbles, not looking up. Me, "Jackson Browne, do you know who he is?" I hear nothing. " Why do I ask you to go with me to concerts?" said I. He replied, " Just to watch you have a great time!!" That is so sweet, while he is sleeping at the concert, he looks at me occasionally and shares my joy!!
I will dance and sing to the heavens, and My Bill enjoys the ride.
.....and when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
....and when the morning light
comes streaming in...
I'll get up and do it again....
Amen.......
The Pretender-JB
Saturday, October 10, 2015
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Isn't it amazing that when you hear a song you haven't hear much in over thirty years you still know every word, every change up and all the harmonies. This was our music and it's still our music. I wonder if head banger and rap/hip-hop will be remembered so fondly?
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