I looove that tune. Maybe because I would play it while scrambling through icy runways and "they" are hometown friends. Music. Best language I've ever seen.
Kathy is part Cherokee. She loves this quote about Mark Farner -
Farner was honored with the Lakota Sioux Elders Honor Mark in 1999. During the concert in Hankinson, North Dakota, a special presentation was held honoring Mark's Native ancestry and his contributions. Members of the Lakota Nation presented him with a hand-made ceremonial quilt.[3] He has also been honoured with the Cherokee Medal of Honor by the Cherokee Honor Society.
Since we found "Bella Notte" (see restaurant thread,) I like "La Bella Luna." Couldn't find a clip of that famous scene from "Moonstruck." So this will have to do.
Sure, I like to listen to Metallica, run the woods at night with "that dawg" and do other goofy things. But, I'm also blown away by the complex beauty of everyday and the joy that it brings. End of Sunday morning "sermon."
IMHO. It ain't about any particular faith you are aligned with. It's about being here, appreciating it and sharing it.
Yep. There are people that miss the point and step on our toes. Life goes on. Worst way to lose focus on that is to get mad, angry and p*ss away the energy that we all have for making it go forward for all.
BTW. When my bro-in-law lived in Dallas, we'd sometimes lay in the pool in the middle of the night and howl at the moon and play "that" Norton Buffalo album. A neighbor would open the window and shout "Shut the f*ck up already." One more howl and we complied.
Nobody notices that behavior in Gun Barrel, TX or Sante Fe, NM or here. We still "sing."
Back in the late 70's, when I was "on hiatus" from a lot of things and working in the hotel biz, the Steve Miller Band stayed in the hotel where I was working. After their concert they came back to the hotel and jammed in the hotel bar until well after closing. Long story, late night, but FUN. I have no idea if Norton Buffalo was on the harpoon that night, but someone was... That was my first strike, and a damn good one! For my second strike I moved on to the NBA, but that's a story for another day...