A friend sent me a YouTube link the other day that ended up making my day. It’s some musician friends sharing a club stage together. Not unique, but still exciting when it works. One had become famous and ascended to the mountain top of popularity while trying to hang on to as much of himself as possible. He was trying to stay grounded even if his fans insisted he was more than a guy with a guitar.
Another had reached the top of the pop world but lacked the automatic credibility of the others. One has been a behind the scenes mover and shaker that carved his own niche in the musical landscape. The man behind the man.
Johnny, tonight's main act had gotten his shot at the big time by virtue of being a boyhood friend who also played music. They had all shared beers, sweat, girls, cars and cool nights on the boardwalk together in another lifetime. They were all in the music business, but not flying at the same altitude by any means. They were all making great music in their own way, but the public was only buying one in large quantities. He was the boss, the others were middle management at best.
One could wrongly assume that the boss was trying to help out his friends who hadn’t made it as far. I think more to the point, the boss missed those cool nights and those sweaty seaside bars more than he ever could have imagined. As he steps on the stage in front of a stunned crowd they think there is no better place on earth right now. The boss is thinking about how lucky his friend is and then proceeds to turn back the clock for at least the length of a single song.
Another had reached the top of the pop world but lacked the automatic credibility of the others. One has been a behind the scenes mover and shaker that carved his own niche in the musical landscape. The man behind the man.
Johnny, tonight's main act had gotten his shot at the big time by virtue of being a boyhood friend who also played music. They had all shared beers, sweat, girls, cars and cool nights on the boardwalk together in another lifetime. They were all in the music business, but not flying at the same altitude by any means. They were all making great music in their own way, but the public was only buying one in large quantities. He was the boss, the others were middle management at best.
One could wrongly assume that the boss was trying to help out his friends who hadn’t made it as far. I think more to the point, the boss missed those cool nights and those sweaty seaside bars more than he ever could have imagined. As he steps on the stage in front of a stunned crowd they think there is no better place on earth right now. The boss is thinking about how lucky his friend is and then proceeds to turn back the clock for at least the length of a single song.
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