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Flashback to 1968 and I was going to high school by day and a musician in a garage band by night. I enjoyed school with the exception of a few subjects. Typically, it was lousy teachers for that. My older brother remembered many of the ones I got.
Anyway, to pass the time I would 'rehearse virtually' long before personal computers and internet allowed us to do that.
In my head I could go through a 40 minute set, which was perfect as most of my classes lasted 40 minutes!

Since then, I cannot recall not having the ability to 'play' a song in my head.

Having blogged about people who cannot work without music playing, depending on what I'm doing... I could be the opposite. At work, I'm paid to do a job and need to focus.
The last thing I need is to have music (any music) as a distraction.
Maybe if I'm putting stock on shelves in a warehouse or painting can I get lost in music and not have it interfere with my job.

The one contradiction is the music in my head. If I'm driving in my car, listening to music and go into the house... there's a really good chance that last song I listened to is still playing in my virtual jukebox. If I have no distractions, I'll play the song in my head and it will be there when I wake up!

Currently, I'm 'listening' to Emerson Lake and Palmer The Endless Enigma. It started this weekend when I did a YouTube marathon on ELP.



Absolutely a great song... I could listen to it for days!

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It happens to men and women mostly...

I just want to put some music up to rock away the blues and delete this blog at a later date because it has no significance to anyone...

We all have songs that annoy the hell out of us. Here's mine...



Feel free to share if you have any...

I rarely go a weekend without listening to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. In the past few years there have been many videos of Rachel Flowers who is probably the top performer of Keith Emerson's music.

Keith ended his life by suicide in 2016 had suffered with focal dystonia, a painful crippling disease that affected his right hand. He had several surgeries, suffered from depression and had a short list of health related issues.

Prior to Keith's death, he acknowledged Rachel (on several interviews) for her accomplishments as she and other musicians have produced several ELP music videos available on YouTube.

Rachel was chosen to perform at the 2017 Keith Emerson Tribute in Birmingham, England. Most of her work was virtual during COVID-19 with other musicians and my guess it was the biggest live gig she's performed at.

It's obvious she was overwhelmed with emotion and starts to cry about a minute into the song.



Rachel who lost her eyesight as an infant, was taught piano at an early age. She is also accomplished at flute and guitar.

Blind girls do cry...

I was heavily influenced by the 'supergroup' Cream. When they disbanded, drummer Ginger Baker teamed up with Traffic singer, guitarist, keyboardist Steve Winwood to form Blind Faith. I played some of their songs but I always felt 'something was missing'.
There must have been 10 of those guys who played 'revolving doors' with recording sessions, touring and short lived band lineups.
I was fading away from music when I heard that Baker started a group called Ginger Baker's Air Force. That was around 1969.
Somewhere I read it was a mixture of jazz and African music. I wasn't interested and all these years later I never took a good listen to his music.

Tonight it popped up on my YouTube list. Okay, I'll take a listen...

Music legend Phil Collins held his last concert ever amid his ongoing health issues.
Collins was joined by Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks for their last show ever at London's 02 Saturday evening. Collins, 71, performed the show sitting down and quipped to the crowd he will now need to find a real job, the Daily Mail reported.



Collins has suffered from numerous health issues in recent years, including dislocating vertebrae in his neck in 2007 that left nerve damage to his hands. He has used a cane since 2015, when he had back surgery, and revealed in September he can "barely hold" a drumstick.

This comes as a total shock. If you know the Foo Fighters, Taylor was their drummer.
Details are sketchy but it's said the band was on tour in South America. They finished a gig at a Festival in Argentina and scheduled to play Friday in Columbia.

I didn't see any updates to their website:

I have taught American line dancing for many years and though I never bothered about real dancing when I was much younger, I was so glad that I discovered this form of exercise. I enjoyed it so much that I started to teach it and it opened a world of appreciation of all kinds of dance and music. It is a great form of mental and physical stimulation and enables you to express yourself and escape the restrictions of life. I enjoy watching all types of dance and listening to the music that accompanies the steps.
Are there any dances that you have performed and what type of music and artists do you appreciate?
Are there any films you have watched and enjoyed the dance moves?

Musician, singer, songwriter Christopher Cross released the song Ride Like the Wind in 1980 and it was a hit reaching #2 on the Billboard charts.

The basis of the song was about a convicted outlaw on the run from a death-by-hanging sentence. He has to 'ride like the wind' to reach the Mexican border and avoid capture by the sheriff's posse.

Great song, great lyrics. Here is the album version:




Michael McDonald does the background vocals.