music

Music, especially rock music, has been a big part of my life. Huge. I found my way into rock at Lake Junaluska, NC, as I said in a previous post. It led me to everything else, and it left me with some specific songs that have nostalgic places of honor, even if I didn’t loveContinue reading “Music”

Heroes, Felons, and Fiends

This weekend is seriously a set of high holy days for me and a few hundred (thousand?) fans. Starting tonight, at Third and Lindsey in Nashville, The Floating Men will be playing again for three nights. They last played more than a decade ago. The last time I saw them was in June of 2006Continue reading “Heroes, Felons, and Fiends”

John Lennon

I was a preacher’s kid, grew up in the church. The family music collection was heavily the Gaithers on vinyl. My parents, much later, would discuss how they listened to a little Simon & Garfunkel. Mom remembers the song “Downtown” being big. In the last few weeks, I transcribed all of my parents’ love letters,Continue reading “John Lennon”