08a. Music Keynotes: Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band

This youtube video I thought was pretty cool in a retro kind of way. 
It brings up all sorts of great thoughts and memories for me. 

I think of my nephew Chad, who as a young boy always wanted to be a pilot and is now just that.  He is paying his dues and learning the ropes working his way up the ladder of  the aviation business hauling cargo on those long late night flights.

 I also can't help but think of driving with my son years ago, in my well worn and well loved old convertible, top down and Steve Miller blasting from the bass enhanced speakers. 
He was probably five years old and throughout that summer he came to love and request all of Steve Millers hits as we travelled about in that car!  The two of us even went to see Steve Miller Band live when they came through town some ten years ago.  I think it was probably his first live rock concert.  He was mesmerized by Steve's playing and how he treated his guitar like an old friend.  He fell asleep curled up in the back seat of that car on the way home from the concert.  Ears ringing and heart beating in rhythm. 

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Shakespeare I'm not, but the borrowing, the appreciation, the effort is true.

Shakespeare I'm not, but the borrowing, the appreciation, the effort is true. And that's why my Blog title is a 'play on' words altering the opening line of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night from "if music be the food of love" to "life" because it seemed to reflect me and my aspirations of writing, much better.



'Love', as a word, comes with expectations doesn't it? It seems grandiose and definitive. The word 'Life' though feels comfortable, more palatable and true. That's what I really hope to accomplish with my blog. Write what I feel, write for me, write about my life. So with that said, I hope you find something to 'chew on' from reading my blog. Expect tired clichés, eclectic music references, spelling mistakes, run-on sentences and poor grammar, because well, that’s just me.


Cheers!