Iced Tea Forever

Last Saturday night we all went out to Goshen to hear the Inspirations. Talked to Archie a little bit, Martin too.

Grabbed a Singing in the Smokies ’05 brochure, AHQ is listed as appearing on July 4. Oops. There was a miscommunication somewhere along the line. We found out several months ago and corrected the situation.

You know what was absolutely refreshing about this concert? The only shred of instrumentation was a stand-up bass and a piano. No annoying blasting soundtracks to drown out everything else. The average SG group has gotten totally ridiculous with the soundtrack use at abominable levels.

Undoubtably you’ll recall my vitriolic post on classic rock. I’ve been thinking, and I must be honest. There maybe some exceptions to the rule that classic rock is 100% garbage.

There is one song I’m thinking of that conveys a remarkably profound exhortation applicable to us all. This exquisite lyric is an amazing masterpiece, a rare gem of emotive and touching poetry, the likes of which is far to uncommon in today’s music scene.

My most grandiose and pompous pontifications can’t begin to do this piece justice, so I’ll let my approximation and summary of the lyric speak for itself.

Click here for the rest of the lyric.

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And in that spirit of peace, joy, and tranquility, here is a picture of a Utopian sunrise.