Dear Beverly

Just stopped in to say how much I miss you.

          Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

Predawn sky signals a new day.
Yesterday was a sad one.

A good man died.
My boss at MGM/UA Home Video.
He created an environment that allowed us to flurrish.

We succeeded beyond all expectations.

He too had demons.
He was a private man.
A kind man, but he too had demons.

I wish you could have met him.
He was from the music industry,
you two could have talked for hours about tunes.

Once we were in New Orleans for the NARM Convention.
It took us nearly an hour and half to get out of the hotel lobby.
Recording stars kept coming up to him and chatting with him.
I was blown away by how many he knew ... and they knew him.

Yesterday was a sad one.
A good man died.

Link:   Gary Allan: A Feelin' Like That 

Have a tune for you today ... enjoy.

I stepped out into the blue
Felt the wind hit my face
Before my shoot opened I felt my heart race
I was fallin
Oh that's just fallin

Off the coast of Australia
I dove way down deep
For all that I saw of that Great Barrier Reef
It was nothin'
Compared to you it was nothin

I got lightning in my veins
thunder in my chest.
all tangled up with you and tryin to catch my breath
I've been chasing that sensation half way
around the world and lookin' back
on what we had.
I've done it all I've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that.

I wound up in some town in spain
runnin with the bulls
Tryin to catch another thrill with a thousand other fools
We were runnin'
Ah but thats just runnin'
when I started pushin' 30
it started pushin back
Well how was I to know till now you'd be such a hard act to follow
Nothin seems to follow

I got Lightning in my veins
thunder in my chest.
all tangled up with you and tryin to catch my breath
I've been chasing that sinsation half way
around the world and lookin' back
on what we had.
I've done it all i've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that.

It's like flyin down some back road at midnight
with you eyes closed and the head lights off
Your life is searchin everywhere can't find that feelin anywhere
Your all I want, now all I want is that...

Lightning in my veins
thunder in my chest.
all tangled up with you and tryin to catch my breath
I've been chasing that sensation half way
around the world and looin back
on what we have.
I've done it all I've seen it all but I can't find a feelin' like that.

thats right I've done it all
I've seen it all but I can't find a fellin' like that 

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say hello.

           You remembered me.

Always.

It has been a blessing, for me,
to be able to spend these few moments each day
remembering and caring about you.

Your smile.
Your humor.
Your loving nature.
There was a kindness; a sweetness about you.

Have a tune for you today ...  rock on.

Link: The Doors: Touch Me

Yeah! Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, baby
Can't you see that I am not afraid?
What was that promise that you made?
Why won't you tell me what she said?
What was that promise that you made?

Now, I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I

Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, baby
Can't you see that I am not afraid?
What was that promise that you made?
Why won't you tell me what she said?
What was that promise that you made?

I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I
I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I

Stronger than dirt 

Dear Beverly

Just stopped in to say that you are on my mind and in my heart this day.

         Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

Themes.

Things.

Ripples on the pond.

Random to be sure.

Themes: Kindness and its nature.

Things: The simple act of kindness.

Do these thing pass unnoticed, 

like ripples on a pond?

I don't have the answers.

If I did, perhaps, just perhaps, 

I could have been more helpful.

We will never know.

Have a tune for you today ... enjoy.

"We are fragile, we are human" ... so true.

Link: Thompson Square: Glass

Trying to live and love,
With a heart that can't be broken,
Is like trying to see the light with eyes that can't be opened.
Yeah, we both carry baggage,
We picked up on our way, so if you love me do it gently,
And I will do the same.

We may shine, we may shatter,
We may be picking up the pieces here on after,
We are fragile, we are human,
We are shaped by the light we let through us,
We break fast, cause we are glass.
Cause we are glass.

I'll let you look inside me, through the stains and through the cracks,
And in the darkness of this moment,
You see the good and bad.
But try not to judge me, 'cause we've walked down different paths,
But it brought us here together, so I won't take that back.

We may shine, we may shatter,
We may be picking up the pieces here on after,
We are fragile, we are human,
We are shaped by the light we let through us,
We break fast, cause we are glass.

We might be oil and water, this could be a big mistake,
We might burn like gasoline and fire,
It's a chance we'll have to take.

We may shine, we may shatter,
We may be picking up the pieces here on after,
We are fragile, we are human,
And we are shaped by the light we let through us,
We break fast, cause we are glass.
We are glass.

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say hello.

            Doll, you remembered me.

Always.

Out late last night.
On the drive back from San Diego
got to thinking; a time of reflection.

Realized that the anger is there,
bubbling just below the surface.

Realized too that I have to let it go.
Anger, hate and loathing accomplishes nothing.

Have a tune for you today ... enjoy.

Wish you could have heard this one.
You were never alone; it just seemed that way.

Link: Thompson Square: If I Didn't Have You

Sometimes it feels like, I'm gonna break
Sometimes this world, gives more than I can take
Sometimes, sunshine gets lost in the rain
And it keeps pouring down
It just keeps coming down.

This life would kill me If I didn't have you
I couldn't live without you baby
I wouldn't want to
If you didn't love me so much
I'd never make it through
'Cuz this life would kill me
This life would kill me if I didn't have you.

You are my heart, every breath I breathe
I'm safe in your arms, you rescue me.
When I'm weak, you're strong
If you were gone I don't know where I'd be
You were made for me
(You were made for me)

This life would kill me If I didn't have you
I couldn't live without you baby
I wouldn't want to
If you didn't love me so much
I'd never make it through
'Cuz this life would kill me
This life would kill me if I didn't have you

If you didn't love me so much
(If you didn't love me so much)
This Life would kill me If I didn't have you
(This life would kill me)
Couldn't live without you baby
I wouldn't want to
If you didn't love me so much
I'd never make it through
'Cuz This life would kill me
This Life would kill me if I didn't have you

Dear Beverly

You are in my heart and on my mind this morning.

             You remembered me.

Always.

Kindness.
Thoughtfulness.
Caring.

Of late these concepts have been
rattling around in my brain.

To me, it seems that if you love someone
these things should be how you treat them.

With kindness.
Through thoughtful acts.
Gestures; little things that show you care.

Have a tune for you today ... enjoy.

Link:  Nickelback: If Everyone Cared 

From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died

And I'm singing

Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive

And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died


If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died

And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died

We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say hello.

             You remembered me.

Always.

How is that some people can be kind and open?
Others are closed and cruel.

What is it in the human spirit that accounts for these opposites?

Kind.
Loving.
Sweet.

All of these marked you as a person.

There was also a darkness that consumed you; drove you.
Only much later in life did I understand it.

We were able to talk about it; deal with it.
Then your mother left us and ...
well, closed and cruel was let in.

I wonder if all of the therapy.
All of those doctors.
If they ever asked the question?
Ever understood?

Makes you wonder.

Have a tune for you today ... enjoy.

Link:  James Taylor: Secret 'o Life 

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
Any fool can do it
There ain't nothing to it
Nobody knows how we got to
The top of the hill
But since we're on our way down
We might as well enjoy the ride

The secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's okay to feel afraid
But don't let that stand in your way
'Cause anyone knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while
Might as well show some style

Give us a smile now
Isn't it a lovely ride
Sliding down
And gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now the thing about time is that time
Isn't really real
It's all on your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said that he could never understand it all
Planets spinning through space
The smile upon your face

Welcome to the human race
Isn't that a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Isn't that a lovely ride
Oh mama yes
See me sliding down
And gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time

Dear Beverly

Just stopped in this morning to say that you are on my mind and in my heart.

          Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

Metaphors.

Symbols.

Friends speak in shorthand.

Words mean certain things.

There is no need to explain,

it would be boring to recite the meaning of

this or that word in the context of a friendship.

Symbols too have meaning.

Churchill understood that.

“V” for victory with his two fingers.

The Brits understood the deeper meaning.

Bow fingers for the English longbow. 

Metaphors and Symbols.

Powerful.

Hurtful too, when used to inflict pain.

The question that haunts me; bothers me,

is why would someone go to such lengths

to use symbols that you understood;

words that you knew the meaning of

— in context of your life experiences —

to inflict pain; to hurt; to control?

I don’t get it.  

Why go out of your way to hurt someone?

Was it a dance?

A metaphor; a symbolic twist of the knife

only known to the dancers?

Have a tune for you today … enjoy.

Link:  Simon and Garfunkel: I Am A Rock

A winter's day
In a deep and dark
December,
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship, friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before,
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me,
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

And a rock feels no pain,
And an island never cries.