I never meant this to be the score of my life. I would have preferred Rocky’s “Gonna Fly Now” or ”Farther Along,” or even back to Rocky with ”Eye of the Tiger” or maybe some really sultry jazz number I don’t even know the name of.
But no. This about sums it up. You?
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Road to Nowhere? Oh pleeeeease!
Go lie on the beach. I don’t care if it’s dark.
Was that too whiny? I don’t mind if you don’t like my theme song but Do. Not. Diss. David. Byrne. Thank you.
I’m with Skeptical – that was pretty whiny, you have to admit.
Even more so than my latest theme song. Paul Simon’s “Slip, Slidin’ Away.”
“You know the nearer your destination,
The more you’re slip, slidin’ away.”
That’s certainly how I feel some days and even blogged about it a while back. But, I never give up. I have to say that about myself.
Cheers!
Dee
Well, nertz. I can’t abide whining, myself. O.K. Onward! Because we don’t know retreat!
Susan, I seem to recall that the Talking Heads performed at MSSC about the time you were there. Is that your fascination with Byrne? I guess if you stick with the Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” would better. I would tend towards Meat Loaf’s “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” – which sounds great on the banjo.
Why I Love David Byrne
By Susan Campbell
He’s cool. He’s just plain cool. He makes his music with what appears to me to be not much attention to what’s popular. He supports the arts in his hometown. He gives a leg up to young musicians. He’s cute as hell. He has integrity. I could go on but I’m gushing. Do you play banjo. Tod? I did not know that.
Yes. I started with the banjo two and half years ago.
My only disagreement with Mr. Byrne is his attitude towards Powerpoint…but there is so much bad Powerpoint in the world that is understandable.
But his music is way cool.
Is there a David Byrne song that sounds good on the banjo? I’m trying to imagine “Burning Down the House….”
Sorry, been out camping with scouts…I had started “And She Was,” but my skill level just wasn’t there at the time to make it work, but I think it will. There’s a couple others that might as well on a longneck banjer…in a few weeks I can give that a try.
I just saw your post on a support group for ex-CofCers…I’ll have to check that out. My departure, and that of my youngest sister, was a bone of contention just before my mother died, and still is.
I can tell you, Tod, that admitting I’d actually left the church felt uncomfortable to me, to say the least, and it was a long time coming and I did it in drips and drabs. The thing I like about the website for Ex-COCers is that they don’t seem to try to lead you anywhere, just meet you where you are. You have family members still in the church? Me, too. They don’t quite know what to make of me, but they’ve been pretty gracious about it, considering they worry for my eternal soul.
What level Scouts?
I have a 17 y.o. about to age out of boy scouts, but I am the troop committee chairman and will probably continue for a few years. I am also the chaplain.
I left the CofC 30 years ago and began a faith journey with many twists and turns – from SBC to PCUSA with many churches between.
Family in the CofC still feel the need to save me. My mother clearly felt it was a major failing on her part in her final hours. However, I can listen and say enough to usually avoid bruising feelings and respect their beliefs.
Without going into why, I think some of my family thinks I am the most sinful saint they know. Not that they would express it that way.
Then I must be the most sainted sinner there is. Or something like that. My family has all but given up on me, but that may be the result of my hyper-argumentative reaction when someone tries to save me. My standard reaction is that they don’t get a vote on the eventual home for my soul, God does. That tends to shut off conversation — which isn’t necessarily a good thing, I admit.