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The other day I found myself surfing Craigslist Nashville looking up apartment rents and job postings again. This is not to say I want to move tomorrow or even next year. I just go searching for something different every so often when I think I’ve lived in a place too long or feel like I need a change. Sometimes change comes easy like dyeing my hair or buying a new outfit. Sometimes change is slow like thinking I might want to relocate to a place I’ve never been to where I don’t know anyone. It’s the music that drives me. It’s what makes me get out of bed in the morning. It’s what goes through my head during the day when I forget to worry about the little things. Yesterday I sang “Shady Grove” in my head as I carried my tray through the office cafeteria. I dream of moving to Nashville and working for the record business. I picture myself promoting bands and getting better at the banjo.
I’m posting today because I haven’t posted in a long time. I’m posting today because I feel like writing. I’m posting today because sometimes when the little things start to pile up like misplacing your cell phone and forgetting your locker combination the only thing to do is laugh hysterically and listen to the music, and in the case of tonight, go to the gym and have dinner with a cool friend. As long as I l keep following the twang of the banjo and the shimmering mandolin I know I’ll be alright. It’s just a matter of following that sound.
Music: Greg Brown on shuffle- current tune: “Let me be your Gigolo”
I started singing “Just a bum” in my head while standing on the t. I came home, took out my banjo and listened to the song. No, people, I did not play the song on the banjo. First off, it’s not a banjo song and second, I can’t play songs yet. Just rolls.
Greg Brown sure does sooth my soul. Deep and raspy. Drawn out and low. Poetic and prophetic. Everything you need to hear at the end of the day. Sometimes it’s a toss up- folk or bluegrass. My soul will always be twangy, but my heart has room for all music that touches me.
Final song: and I did not plan this- Banjo Moon ( live) – Is somebody trying to tell me something or what?
Well folks, I got to cut this short. I have contra dancing obligations. I never thought I would be saying this, but I would rather stay here and play my banjo.
Maybe I will expound on more things musical later if I’m not too tired.
I thought I could get away from the music for just one day. I started off the day in a bookish mood and even went to a book signing in the evening. I even thought I might post something on the other blog about books and how much I remembered how I loved them. Had every intention of coming home and reading till I fell asleep, but then I checked my email and here I am again. Maybe I love the music more. I’ve been searching for bands on myspace and listening to the songs that pop up. Guess what? Bluegrass music gets into me so much that I can’t do anything else while listening to it. Well, nothing that requires any concentration anyway.
So this was a bit of a ramble, but I kind of felt like sharing. More later. What did I do with that book?
