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 A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me. |
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My mind and my life are wonderous things ... as are yours, I'm sure. I have more slips of paper and pages of notebooks with musings and thoughts than I really know what to do with. Someone, actually several someones, have suggested I start a blog ... or a journal as a means of focusing some of this mental energy. To be honest, I don't even know what the difference between a 'journal' and 'blog' is--or if there even is a difference. Read on, my friends, and you can judge for yourself whether it even matters. And so....  I'm JACE. Yep ... that's me! And somewhere in all my writings my last name may be posted. But I'll just leave it at Jace for right now. I'm 70 years old and heading full tilt to 71. It's strange that while I'm going through some rather serious medical issues, I still consider myself to be in the prime of my life--pretty good shape physically AND mentally, though I don't run for competition anymore  . I love to ... dang, if I put this stuff here, I won't have anything for my blog.Guess you just have to be patient until such stuff leaks out.  Perhaps 2025, having embraced my retirement, will see more participation in my journaling efforts. Well, one can hope.... |
The prompt for Day 3 in "Earn the Badge - CLOSED"  is:In your notebook, blog, or on the newsfeed, please tell us what your musical vibe is. Do you listen to music when you write? Do any groups/singers/songs inspire you to write? Share a YouTube video of your latest favorite song or artist. What is it about this song that speaks to you? Honestly, music is the glue that holds my life together. But I always harken back to the folk music days of the 60's and 70's. From Gordon Lightfoot to Cat Stevens, James Taylor to Simon & Garfunkle, and Joan Baez to CSN&Y. I could still be listing names well into the afternoon. And then there's my favorite artist, an almost unknown: David Mallett. His most well-known hit is performed above. Covered by John Denver, Pete Seeger, and many others, The Garden Song continues to be my favorite. This song was part of every coffeehouse set my first wife and I would play for more than 35 years. The Garden Song was there when my youngest daughter began singing with me. David was from my hometown, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Or rather, I was from his as he was four years older than I. Though I can no longer play them (no turntable), I still have every album he produced. There are so many facets to this man, and his songs cover most of them. David was an excellent musician and a consummate performer. He passed away last December (like so many of the musicians I've enjoyed over these many years). YouTube has many of his songs. I hope you'll take some time and give a listen. |
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