"Thunder Road" competes with "Layla" as the greatest rock love song ever written, IMO. "Thunder Road" for its poetry, and "Layla" for its passion.
The footage of Springsteen playing "Thunder Road" in his '75 London concert (DVD in the Born to Run box set) is truly one of the most powerful performances I've ever seen.
It is far-underrated as compared to "Born to Run." BTR might be the more well-known rock anthem, but "Thunder Road" and even "Jungleland" are better songs, in my opinion.
I used to say, give me a supposed non-Springsteen fan, and let me show them "Jungleland" played live in concert, and I will convert them!
It is great to achieve goals. Congrats on the mike night. I am one of them people who die a small death when speaking in public, let alone sing ---- I think you are very brave. I force myself into sitches where I have to speak even if it's a small group like at uni, just to challenge myself.
Just to muck things up with WAW --- give her check at airport (if you're going to be there) in envelope and don't sign it. Oops! I wonder what she would be talking to OM about? You! Even if negatively, I'm sure.
If her trips are for business, then isn't it tax deductible? Just wondering.
Again ... good for you, Future, for achieving your check mark, and doing it awesomely.
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It is far-underrated as compared to "Born to Run." BTR might be the more well-known rock anthem, but "Thunder Road" and even "Jungleland" are better songs, in my opinion.
Yeah, I've never been as impressed with BTR (the song) as others seem to be. Strikes me as a little over-the-top.
Just to muck things up with WAW --- give her check at airport (if you're going to be there) in envelope and don't sign it. Oops! I wonder what she would be talking to OM about? You! Even if negatively, I'm sure.
I'll take a break from this dreary legal discussion, and say that playing at the open mic last night was awesome! The crowd dubbed me the hit of the night, and the other performers all came up to me and gave compliments. When I said I'd never sang into a microphone before, one guy said "I thought you were a pro who just came out tonight to have a little fun." Wow.
In other news, a certain woman made a point to show up as well, and I don't mean my estranged W. I met her a couple weeks ago, a friend of a friend. We hit it off, and she's managing to wiggle her way into my social circle. Hmmm...
Awesome! I did an open mic a couple of weeks ago - it's a great thing to do. Does the place you went do it regularly?
I've found it's a good way to make "music friends" - there's typically a consistant group of people you run into doing these things.
It is great to achieve goals. Congrats on the mike night. I am one of them people who die a small death when speaking in public, let alone sing ---- I think you are very brave. I force myself into sitches where I have to speak even if it's a small group like at uni, just to challenge myself.
I do okay at public speaking, but I'm not a natural, so I did have to push myself to get up on that stage. My friends said I hid it well, but I was quaking inside. Definitely good to force yourself out of your comfort zone once in a while.
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Just to muck things up with WAW --- give her check at airport (if you're going to be there) in envelope and don't sign it. Oops! I wonder what she would be talking to OM about? You! Even if negatively, I'm sure.
If her trips are for business, then isn't it tax deductible? Just wondering.
Ha! I DEFINITELY will not be at the airport with her. Why would I? She'll drop the kids off at my house the night before then fly out in the morning, as she always does. I don't even acknowledge what she's doing. I just take the kids (gladly), and she does whatever she does.
I'm sure she does deduct these trips. Not hard for her to justify that, and it's really none of my business. We're filing taxes separately now.
My buddy and I actually ran a ran a weekly acoustic open mic at a local bar back in 2008 for about 6 months, and I met a lot of great people doing that (and got to play a bunch too). Keep going - I imagine you'll find yourself in a community of local amateur musicians. Great way to GAL. Some of those guys actually formed a band that I went and saw a few weeks ago. Spent New Years eve with some of those guys too - guitar party I guess.
