Where do I find the melody? The melody that takes my mind and makes it wonder - wonder of times and places that change the days into nights, and sighs into smiles and laughter. Where?
Two years ago I was living in Nashville, Tennessee. Typing that out makes me question my own math. Has time flown fast? It had too - since it seems that I have been here for so long? It must have since I have been having so much fun. And as they say - time flies when you're having fun! So I went from Music City to the Live Music Capitol of the World - are you sensing the trend? In Nashville I had weekly spots that I went to hear my friends or just random bands and musicians play. Music was so much a part of my social curriculum there and generally just a component that contributes to my life and happiness. That said, I am surprised that I have lived here for this long and have not found myself following anyone new…what's going on? Perhaps I am only nostalgic for my friends in the industry that weave poetry into music so effortlessly that it seems like magic. Maybe I seek that music here too to replace a void.
I think it is easy to see life in phases, however it would be difficult to see one of my life's phases without music - It just won't work! So in this next phase I think it is time to search for the music again. The music that brings cause to tap my foot, to sway like the trees in the breeze, the melody that begs me to smile - after all this is Austin! This blog might indeed improve if these chords, notes and voices are heard. I seek out the sirens, I will find them before too long!
As time has passed here in this unique town, I have worked hard to start a career, establish myself as and Austinite, make new friends, and become acclimated with the area. All those things seem to be coming right along. As I turn over this page and greet a new year in Texas for myself, I challenge myself to seek something out that truly makes me happy…music! Care to join me?
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