I am equally surprised to see that 2006 is “way back”.
It’s been real tough to actually achieve anything in my allotted hour, with all the other things that need done lately. So, to fend off my starving readers, I will post here the opening chapter of my first untitled D&D tale. For my new, loyal readers, consider it a premature treat, a lost gem from the future’s past. A time-shifted rarity from tomorrow’s cedar chest.
Did anyone see the VH1 Rock Honors program about The Who? The Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam were pretty damn good, but they were waylaid by Daltry and Townsend, who put on a dynamic, active show at their advanced ages. Daltry still sounds great! I have not gotten into the Who beyond radio and a greatest hits CD, but they are, I think, my next great musical endeavor.
Damn, I want to make music! I think it’s been lurking in me since I first saw Stewart Copeland holding the drumstick sideways to whack at the snare. The Drums have always drawn me viscerally - I can imagine the release, the discharge it would be to bang out a song or two, to have a good sweat while MAKING MUSIC. From Iron Maiden to Fates Warning to Coheed & Cambria – the creativity, energy and outlet of MAKING MUSIC has ….this is so tough to put into words! (ironic, eh?!) Watching Dream Theater, especially Mike Portnoy (a big fan of the Who), enjoy their craft so immensely; so raw, so powerful. Scott Ian of Anthrax – rhythm guitar and backing vocals – 45 years old and so full of LIFE. Earlier this summer, I sang “sunglasses at night” on a cheap karaoke machine at a friend’s house. About 4 people heard me ( including 2 kids and my wife!) and it was fucking AWESOME! Like the appeal of skydiving, the desire to MAKE MUSIC in front of people is anathema to the logic and safety circuits of my positronic brain.
Anyway…I guess I need to find a way to write about the things I enjoy, which, like this post, is a long and rambling list…
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