[MD] Art to me is....

[MarshaV]

Hi John,

I only ever went to one Rock concert.  That was Blue Oyster Cult, and that was because Don Roeser lived next door to very close musician friends.  I loved their music but the percussion at that concert was so loud it pounded against my heart to the point that it was uncomfortable.  And it was so loud I couldn't hear for two days.  I've lived a rather sheltered life.  Not totally true.  I been to many concerts of classical guitarists:  Segovia, Yepes, Williams, Parkening and others...   

I had my Eagles served on vinyl records, with a little bit of weed and through very good earphones.  I still like their music, and Don Henley's solos too.  Hard to beat the lyrics to Hotel California.     


Marsha 


p.s.  I love yours and Dan's stories.  





On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:18 AM, John Carl wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> 
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:15 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> This kind of magic is probably true with song lyrics too.  Hotel
>> California, by the Eagles, still gets my mind Tiffany-twisted.  Classical
>> music, sans vocals, is perfect for creative adventure.
>> 
>> I'm not sure about essays.
>> 
>> 
>> You can get out any time you like, tho you can never leave.  Yes,
> something I carry around with me always, even when I venture far away.
> Tiffany twisted indeed.  Excellent description.  I remember hearing this
> for the first time, between my Junior and senior year, headed back to
> boarding school and stopping off at Tower Records in Sacramento.  Does
> anybody remember Tower Records?  They started in Sacramento and I know well
> the tower theater that gave them that name.  But the night I stopped in to
> see what illicit rock-n-roll to smuggle back to the dorm and share with my
> friends, this was playing and it shook me to the core.
> 
> Anyway, Hotel California.  It scratched an itch I didn't even know I had,
> until I heard it.  I loved the Eagles, and my main regret in life that year
> was not going to see them with my friends at one of Bill Graham's day on
> the green that he used to put on in oakland coliseum.  there were some
> amazing concerts I did go and see.  I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd just before their
> plane crash and Led Zeppelin  just before their drummer crashed and now
> that I think about it, maybe it's just as well I didn't go see the eagles
> that day since my participation in their music evidently carries some kind
> of jinx!  I'm SO glad Don Henley went on to create "Boys of Summer" and
> "All She Wants to do is Dance" (and make romance)
> 
> But while those concerts were pretty cool in general.  That one I missed
> turned out to be something really spectacular.  The Eagles were headliners,
> but Heart and Steve Miller Band were pretty significant participants and
> the opening acts, Foghat and Foreigner, while relatively unknown at the
> time were destined for the big stage as well, according to my friends who
> did go, and history concurs.
> 
> But up ahead in the distance, I see a shimmering light.  My head grows
> heavy and my sight grows dim, but I gotta stop for the night.
> 
> Indeed.
> 
> John the essay'ist


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