Have Guitar, Will Travel

There is a song by Teddy Thompson......Separate Ways, it is poignant, heartbreaking and filled with truth. I listened to it going to work today, the melody haunts, and yet at times there is almost joy in the melody, but the lyrics are filled with angst.

Here are a couple of the lines that just slay me;

"not all who love are blind, some of us are just too kind

we forgive too much and never speak our mind"

It's one of those songs that as a songwriter, I wished I had written. There is such great truth just in those two lines. I have listened to my favorite songwriters a lot the past couple of days.

We have not played in a couple of weeks, and the itch is almost unbearable. I think I crave the music much like an addict craves the drug, I understand the desire, the need, the willingness.....it truly is not about the money, money has nothing to do with it. It is about letting the song come out, allowing the voice to be heard, and feeling pure unadulterated joy flow through your heart.

I love the energy......and it is a two way street.......it is so much fun, for the performer and the audience. If there is perfection in this life for me, then it is out there on the stage, singing and playing. I hope that you all experience that kind of joy, somehow, some way in your lives.

Whether it is shooting an incredible photo, painting beauty on canvas, writing words that touch,

baking the perfect loaf of bread, growing the most beautiful rose, it doesn't matter as long as that creative energy has an outlet, an opportunity to blossom and not be hid under a basket, to be shared.

So tonight, have guitar will travel.

Good night, Sweet dreams.