I have to agree. This is one of the greatest threads in a long time. It speaks to all of us, and joggles our minds to think about how we have been affected at some point, either near or far, n the past.
To add to the thoughts. While on a Disaster Relief project in Puerto Rico last month I was sitting around a table with a number of men of varying ages, and places of origin. The discussion of music came up due to a bluetooth speaker playing from someone’s phone (aren’t these little guys the greatest!) One of us asked about a musician of a certain genre, and then the conversation ensued. Various tpes of music was touched on. Various artist’s and band’s music was shared.
One of the other men made the comment, “Isn’t great. It seems like the more diverse we are in our taste of music, the more likely we are to be able to connect with just about anyone.” Profound soundbite, to be sure. Goes so well with all that is being stated.
What happily surprised me was later during the project I connected my phone to the van radio. Played “Baton Rouge” played by New Grass Revival. A young guy of 20 yrs piped in with a “YEAH!”. Seems he is from the New Orleans area and knows the song well due to the university ball teams playing the song often.
Then a man around my age mentioned that some years ago he had seen New Grass Revival live. I was SO JEALOUS! He is from Oklahoma. 30+ years apart, and thousands of miles apart, we all had a liking for the same song, for different reasons.
Thank you again for such a great story to start such a wonderful conversation!
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