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Roy Orbison - You Got It
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Every time I look into your lovely eyes,
I see a love that money just cant buy.
One look from you, I drift away.
I pray that you are here to stay..
Topping out the charts on April 15th, 1989 was You Got It - posthumously - Roy Orbison, 24 some years after hitting it big with Pretty Woman in 1964.
Roy passed away in December of 1988, I remember hearing the news and could hear his voice resonating and thinking, yet again, we lost another great.
Every time I look into your lovely eyes… followed up by.. you got it.
Do we get it? Or have we forgotten it?
Remember after 9/11 when a compassion emerged from the American People, one that made time stand still, a time when we were all grateful for the people in our lives, when a stranger held the door open for you, when someone helped you pick up your fallen groceries.
We don’t “got it” anymore - and it’s really not that hard to “get” back either, but no one seems to be willing to take the time to get back to basics.
Orbison is remembered for his many songs of “lost love”, let’s hope we can learn from Roy Orbison, the feelings that are buried within us, the compassion that we know others deserve and let’s get back to the basics.
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Let’s Put Some Laughter In The Day
Posted by: | CommentsThink about that good old belly laugh the one that makes your face hurt. Do you remember the last time you laughed like that?
Let’s put some laughter in the day, share your stories of gut busting laughter! (mine is below)
Just Smile! It increases your face value and releases endorphins.
We go through life with the weight of the world on our shoulders, and forget that we need to laugh and make others laugh.
Let your hair down, and take off your hat. This moment in time can never be relived.
No wasted time, we’re alive today
Churnin’ up the past, there’s no easier way
Time’s been between us, a means to an end
God it’s good to be here walkin’ together my friend.
By: Doyle Bramhall
Stevie sang these lyrics on The Sky is Crying, no wasted time, we’re alive today.
Stevie had one of the most vibrant smiles and facial expressions - so I decided to share this image of him, with his hat off, the sparkle in his eye and a huge smile. If you are not aware of his crazy alter ego - Brady - I will have to share that some day as well.
I don’t recall the latest gut buster - but hope you enjoy the story
I was 17 - drove a car with no air conditioning, came out of work, got in the Sunbird, and wiggled - at that time I could easily wiggle out of my upper undergarment, and the girls were free. I threw the undergarment in the passenger seat, and was off on my errands. The local grocery store was the first on the list.
What an ego boost when a bunch of guys whistled at me onto my way in the store - I strolled through the grocery store, and as I went to pay for my purchases.. just guess what was hanging off my purse straps.. yeah..that easily wiggled out of undergarment, how do you explain that to the cashier!
Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Well you’ve heard about love givin sight to the blind
My babys lovin cause the sun to shine….
Well who would have guessed there was a picture of Stevie that I hadn’t seen..this was a commissioned piece for Barry in New Jersey, and after doing the pre-lim concept, I realized that I was drawing the wrong dang picture.
Getting so fired up because I found a fellow SRV lover, I didn’t read the fine print.. if I would have, I’d have realized that the Album “In Step” was re-released and held other photo’s.. after running to the library, Best Buy, Walmart, and countless other stops along the way, I have to thank to my friends at Musician’s Plaza & The Stratocaster Forums, for sending me the picture from the re-issue of In Step…Barry sent one, but it was to grainy to see the detail.
This drawing was a pleasure to do, In Step has the song “The House is A Rockin”… one of the best lines is…
Walkin up the street you can hear the sound
Of some bad honky tonkers really layin it down
Not knowing the man, but knowing some that did, we could all learn from him the lesson of love.. he says in Pride and Joy…
My babys lovin cause the sun to shine…
Put into perspective that we all are here on loan, not knowing when that loan will expire. There are little annoyances that happen to us on a day to day basis, there are struggles and issues, no matter who we are.
If we learn to live within our means, and within our boundaries, we will be a much better person and the music that we create from being here, will cause the sun to shine. It will make an impact on someone, you may not get instant gratification from it, but your memory, kindness, legacy and the music that you created within someone’s heart and mind will forever “dance across their soul”
Stir Your Creative Juices
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Inspiration that has grown wings - that’s how I view Danny from Guitar Players Center
I’ve gotten to know Danny through our passion for Stevie’s Music.
One of the most unique traits about him is his dedication.
We all have angels that sit on our shoulders, and I did this drawing of Danny with two of his musical angels, because I believe that somewhere in a cosmic way, Danny had to have crossed paths with the essense of Stevie & Jimi.
Somehow these two immortalized musicians feed his ability and he continue’s to write and help others that have not obtained the level of knowledge on guitar repair and playing.
Finding something that feeds our ability and stirs the our creative juices is a healthy way of living. Living for what and who we love is lacking in our society, that was pretty evident last night as I flipped channels and the only thing on were reality shows, when in reality, they are not reality at all.
People striving to be like the so called “reality stars” when in real life there are so many people that we could idolize much easier and with greater returns of self improvement.
A strong backbone in Danny’s life are his parents, oddly enough my parents are as well to me. As grown adults we can still learn from our parents. My parents apparently have done something right, they raised 4 kids, all of us married, to our first and only spouse…. my parents will celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary in May.
That reality creates a strong bond - dedication to family and to keeping the basics on track. The Bachelor or The Bachelorette - who really thinks this can make for a strong marriage?
Finding yourself in Muddy Waters
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Muddy Waters is considered “The Father of Chicago Blues”
Following suit of some of the greatest Blue’s Artists, Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters was playing guitar at the yearly age of 17.
Having an appetite for all genres of music, blues, jazz, rock and country gave this blue’s man a fully rounded arsenal for music.
When you “Muddy the Waters” so to speak, you are making a situation less clear to yourself and to those around you.
When you need help, do you ask? When you screwed something up, do you come clean? These situations can be two-fold, but are necessary in your own success.
I read and learn from experience, and have stumbled upon many people in the online communities as well in our every day lives, that are willing to help and willing to teach. But, there is a flip side as well, there are many that do not have the tolerance for questions or do not understand if you make an error. B
Let us imagine if Son House, Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters would have been unwilling to teach and to inspire. Muddy Waters had a hand in getting Chuck Berry’s first record contract, because he was willing to help, teach & inspire!
If such greats allowed attitude and ego to get in the way, would we be minus “Johnny B Good?” if so what song would Michael J. Fox have jammed to in Back to the Future? Would the inspiration chain have been broken? Great inspirations, can lead to great success.
From it’s original release in 1958 to 1985 in Back to The Future - Johnny B Good is a great example of the inspiration chain and how other’s can lend a hand in history.
Ask for help when you need to, and admit when you made a mistake, it will be more easy to be corrected. If you are on the flip side of that, what is it going to hurt you to give 10 minutes of your time and or, give an empathetic ear?
