Music to my Ears

I figured I would take a break from the picture blogging and throw in a pictureless post. If you find it boring, then scroll down and see the Tina Fey-Sarah Palin comparison.

Moving on, I have always been meaning to do a blog on music and I finally get my chance. I don't know where to start, honestly. Music is a humongous, gigantic, size-of-the-titanic part of my life. I truly believe that music is the universal language. Who doesn't know the macarena? (Don't be embarrassed, I know the other dance that goes to it.) Who doesn't know artists such as the beatles, michael jackson, madonna? Global icons, to this day.

Music transcends time. I hear the song "I Never Had a Dream Come True" by S Club 7, and I'm back at my 8th grade dance. Kansas' "Carry on Wayward Son," and I'm back in the stands of Strake watching the football game. Anything by the Killers, and college comes to mind. Music, and only music, has this power over me.

Music has also spawned a couple passions of mine, singing and dancing. While I'm mediocre at best on a good day, I keep them away from the public eye. Trust me, it's for your own good. Nevertheless, let me live my life on stage, performing for all of the masses, please? Thanks.

I'd like to close this post with a quote by Aldous Huxley: "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Don't only keep your eyes open, dear friends, but also your ears.

Take care.

-jdv