Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Official Music Video)

 

I used to think I could sing. I tried really hard to be Stevie Nicks and to mimic Tracy Chapman singing Give Me One Reason. I could sing Janis Joplin, as long as it was Me and Bobby McGee.

I would sing while my ex and his friend played guitar. I might have sounded better then than I do now, but I have my doubts. Then again, does it really matter if you can sing? Does it matter if you can't? Isn't the point to have fun?

I think that's one of the few things I miss about that time. Not him, exactly, but the singing and the music. There aren't many things I associate with those years that I'd care to revisit.

Funny how a song can bring something back. I ran across Stevie Nicks singing Dreams on YouTube, and there I was, remembering a time when I tried so hard to sing like her. It made me think of those days when his friend would play guitar and I'd sing along.

There was some fun along the way. Ha! But there was far more heartache and betrayal.

He was no good. A lying, gambling, abusive, thieving, unreliable leech. I certainly don't miss him or the life that came with him.

It took me years to stop thinking about him. Years to reach a place where he no longer occupied space in my thoughts or had any real significance in my life. These days, I don't think of him at all unless something happens to bring him to mind.

And even then, it's just a memory. Not a cherished one. Not a longing. Just a reminder of a chapter of my life that is long over.

I can't get those years back, and I wouldn't mind having some of that time to spend differently. But life doesn't work that way. The years passed, I moved on, and he became someone I rarely think about.

I suppose that's the real ending. Not forgiveness, not fondness, not even regret so much as the quiet realization that someone who once took up so much of your life can eventually become an afterthought.

And sometimes, all it takes is a song on YouTube to remind you just how far you've come.

The Old Familiar Faces

 

The Old Familiar Faces

I have had playmates, I have had companions,
In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days—
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

I have been laughing, I have been carousing,
Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom cronies—
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

I loved a Love once, fairest among women:
Closed are her doors on me, I must not see her—
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

I have a friend, a kinder friend has no man:
Like an ingrate, I left my friend abruptly;
Left him, to muse on the old familiar faces.

Ghost-like I paced round the haunts of my childhood,
Earth seem'd a desert I was bound to traverse,
Seeking to find the old familiar faces.

Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother,
Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling?
So might we talk of the old familiar faces—

How some they have died, and some they have left me,
And some are taken from me; all are departed—
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

Charles Lamb

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When You Are Old by W. B. Yeats

 

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Billy Strings killer vocal! "Ive Just Seen the Rock of Ages" Worcester, MA

 

I’ve Just Seen The Rock Of Ages

Oh, I was standing by the bedside
Where my fevered mother lay
When she called me close beside her
And I thought I heard her say
   
   I’ve just seen the rock of ages
   Jacob’s ladder hanging down
   I’ve just crossed the river of Jordan
   Now, my son, I’m homeward bound

Oh, as we gathered by her bedside
Tears begin to fill our eyes
Then she called me close beside her
And whispered softly her good-byes

Pine trees blowing cross the mountain
Where forever she will lay
There she’ll rest beside the fountain
There she’ll sleep beneath the clay

8 THINGS YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW

 

8 THINGS YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW

1. Secret admirers: Someone out there once had feelings for you and never spoke up.
2. Unseen joy: Your presence or actions made a stranger's day better without you realizing it.
3. Lasting memories: A kind gesture you made years ago is still remembered by someone.
4. A reason to stay: You have unknowingly been the motivation someone needed to keep going.
5. High praise: Your name has been mentioned in conversations as someone's example of a great person.
6. Loyalty behind your back: Someone defended or stood up for you when you weren't in the room.
7. Quiet smiles: Someone reads through your messages or thinks of you and smiles.
8. Silent inspiration: Your everyday life inspires people who may never say a word to you.

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OneRepublic - Say (All I Need)

Do you know where your heart is?
Do you think you can find it?
Or did you trade it for something
Somewhere better just to have it?

Do you know where your love is?
Do you think that you lost it?
You felt it so strong, but
Nothing's turned out how you wanted

Well, bless my soul
You're a lonely soul
'Cause you won't let go
Of anything you hold

Well, all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest my head

Do you know what your fate is?
And are you trying to shake it?
You're doing your best dance
Your best look
You're praying that you make it

Well, bless my soul
You're a lonely soul
'Cause you won't let go
Of anything you hold

Well, all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest my head

(Say) all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest my head

Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Better than you had it
Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Yeah, better than you had it (better than you had it)

(Say) all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest my head

(Say) all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest my head

Do you know where the end is?
Do you think you can see it?
Well, until you get there
Go on, go ahead and scream it
Just say

_______________________ these lyrics tho ____________

Well, bless my soul

You're a lonely soul

'Cause you won't let go

Of anything you hold

John Anderson : Seminole Wind (Official Music Video)

 

Fans (me!!!) and fellow musicians are devastated by the passing of country music legend John Anderson at the age of 71.

John David Anderson was born December 13, 1954, in Apopka, Florida, and passed away October 21, 2026, in Smithville, Tennessee.

Beginning his recording career in 1977, John went on to chart more than 40 singles on the Billboard country charts. His unforgettable signature songs, “Swingin’” and “Seminole Wind,” secured his place in country music history. While “Swingin’” brought him a major crossover hit, “Seminole Wind” revealed something deeper—a soulful, poetic tribute to the Florida Everglades that touched hearts far beyond country music.

There was something truly magical about John Anderson’s voice. The smooth, soulful sound of “Seminole Wind” will stay with me forever. Some voices are simply unforgettable, and some songs become part of us. John gave us both.

Rest peacefully, John. Your music will live on in the hearts of those who loved it.