Random Notes – Good Friday 2014 5:30 AM, Austin TX So this is what it feels like to be alone. Four months and sixteen days after Cary and I decided to part ways I’ve landed in what will be my home for the spring and summer. I realize after 2 marriages and nearly 30 years I don’t know what I like to do anymore. This morning I got up early to say bon voyage to my dear friend who’s loaning me her house and now shes gone. Wonder what’s going to happen today. Guess this is what it feels like ... Thursday, April 17, Austin TX I’m giving myself a day off today, recovering from four months of uncertainty, and nearly constant travel. Thinking about Florida, Kansas City, San Diego, Boston, moving most of my stuff to MD, one degree of separation from Kevin Bacon, now finally all my stuff out of the house and most of my instruments with me in Austin – it all just makes my head spin. So I’m giving myself a day off. I’m so horrible with email and returning phone calls anyway – one day isn’t going to kill my career anymore than I’ve already killed it. I’m going to be able to attend and sing for Rod Kennedy’s service on April 26 in Kerrville before me and Big Wide Grin hightail it to Houston for a gig. Makes me happy to be able to be there for him. Wednesday, April 16, 4AM, Richardson TX “Yesterday” … and Today OK, I don’t care who sees this, who reads this, or whatever they want to read into this – I had a pretty good night Tuesday. Today I’m leaving for Austin where I’ll finally be able to stay put for a while. But for the last several days Im back home in Richardson, TX. I got here late Monday night from CA – had no one to call to say I was here – no one who called me asking where I was (even though the super shuttle didn’t get me to Elmwood Drive until 1AM). I went to school Tuesday morning to record group songs at the Montessori school Cary and I used to teach at together. I was so happy to see the kids – you couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. Cary was sick with bronchitis but still she soldiered on. I came back after school to the job of helping getting the house ready to sell. My duties yesterday were helping Hannah clean up her old room, her new room, and her bathroom. As you can imagine – all three rooms were a mess. Before I left for MD I gave Hannah my old record player with the built in speakers. Last night we listened to ZZ Top – Eliminator, Carol King – Tapestry, and the Beatles – “Yesterday” … and Today, over and over on vinyl! This may be the last time I get to help Hannah clean her room. I say “get to” because even things like this I want to savor, remember. And for one last time I helped make Hannah very happy. Cleaning is one of my gifts. I didn’t know I was good at this kind of stuff. It took five hours to get it done and it was worth every minute. Cause here I am 4 in the morning having an epiphany. Yesterday’s gone. Yesterday’s gone for sure just like Lindsay Buckingham said 30 plus years ago Yesterday and Today just became one of my all time favorite albums. Not one song over 3 minutes, hardly a wasted note or syllable, nothing too cute or processed or tuned or fixed – just great real music. Here’s the track listing: side one Drive My Car 2:25 I’m Only Sleeping 2:58 Nowhere Man 2:40 Dr. Robert 2:14 Yesterday 2:04 Act Naturally 2:27 side two And Your Bird Can Sing 2:02 If I Needed Someone 2:19 We Can Work It Out 2:10 What Goes On? 2:44 Day Tripper 2:47 Less is more, less has always been more, less will always be more – that’s the whole point to writing a song, I gotta get back to that …
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:43:09 +0000
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