Many of the songs I listened to today take me back to a time when all I had was my transistor radio and WLS, an old rock station out of Chicago. It is now a talk radio station. :( As a youngster, I spent hours listening to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Who, The Allman Brothers Band, Neil Young...just to name a few. Music was a form of escape for me, but yet more than that, it was vital to my survival of many rough times during my formative years.
As the years passed, I upgraded the transistor radio for a hi-fi with a turntable and 8-track player. It was totally awesome! I used my 4-H earnings from the fair to buy this portal to paradise. As the technology changed, I traded the hi-fi for a boom box. Eventually, the boom box was replaced by a stereo system with a CD player. Now, I have an iPod too. However, even though I had the hottest technology I could afford, my love for music waxed cold.
As the demands on my life and time increased, my time to savor and enjoy music dwindled to the point where I didn't listen anymore. Sadly, I barely noticed the atrophy to my musical ears. However, lately, when I have been more down than up, the instinct to reach for the iPod has increased. Loaded in my iPod are my favorite songs. Songs that enhance the meaning to my life. Songs that soothe my soul. Songs that lift my soul. And songs that make me wanna dance!
Bringing music back into my stream of consciousness has brought me back to my other love, writing. For me, music and writing go hand in hand. Music simply inspires and calls to me like the sea to a mariner. It's beyond words...
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