and not far away was that bar where I first went into the New York club scene in 1978 where I went to see the Max Demian Band, and there I was with my brother the St. John's Pharmacy student and me standing in a crowd of about 50 people including this guy who looked like the guy on the cover of Ziggy Stardust!!! OMG, That's right, Yeah, I was 17yrs old and David Bowie and I were standing there watching the Mad MAX Demian band, and their album of "Take it to the MAX!" I'm like, Hey, that's David Bowie!!! And he looked at me, and he said,? "hey, are you "tommy toe?!"
Do i remember a song? I do, the name of the song was "Paradise" , and i said "GIRL, will we ever find our PARADISE!!!" so long ago, yet so easy to remembeR---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKnnxvr4SM0
So, Here I am fast forward a mere 34 years and so much has flown by, and so much music, and so many concerts, and so much of life, and its just a Wednesday night, and it's the Beacon Theatre, and the ALLMAN's are on stage in JULY! - A Hep-C benefit , and the second set is about to begin, and David Crosby and Graham Nash take the stage, and they announce that Warren Haynes wants to do a specific song with them--
and it starts!
"Find the Cost of Freedom", buried in the ground
Mother Earth will swallow you, lay your body down.............................
and I am there with a few friends, and I'm thinking "ok, this is a first!
But i'm so concerned that this song, this music, this era of sincerity won't be passed on to ???
to my kids, their kids, the meaningfullness, the raw energy, etc
People, NO one should grow up hungry, in need of basic necessities or care, but equally so NO ONE should grow up without knowing "Teach Your Children", "Find the Cost of Freedom", and so much more non-Bruce music that I'm in awe of all there is to educate and appreciate our heritage that follows us.
Bob Dylan, Gregg Allman, David Crosby, Richie Furey, Jerry Garcia, Don Henley, it just goes on and on, and not that the male gender dominates, as Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks etc could just keep the list going.
I'm a bit melancholy tonight, this morning, easing into a GREAT vacation ahead, thinking of all that I have learned, asking myself if I am doing enough to ensure the appreciation for the next generation given how blessed we have been and we are--- without even mentioning my Life Road Map and Bruce!!!!
I going to do a lot of walking over the next week or so, and that in and of itself permits me the opportunity to give thanks for the "so much" I have been given, the "so much" i need to give, all the while still asking for continued blessings and safety and security of peace and space to , simply, appreciate
"Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground,
Mother Earth will swallow you, lay your body down"
Walk this Earth, know that cost, appreciate those that have paid that price, and there but for the grace of God go ........ you n me
On the verge of a family union event (its not a reunion, its just a get together!), a vacation, with
my kids, family , friends, walking the Earth in Italy--
Happy summer vacation, appreciating, respecting, knowing what i don't know, one thing of which is the cost of freedom!
peace
tt
