Last night I experienced pure passion. Not in the bedroom but at Jalen's watching Techs and the Roadies play. At one point, the only people in the bar were DMan and me, another couple we invited, the mother of a band member, and the owner John, but Techs played like they were on stage at Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 screaming fans. Eventually a few more folks wandered in to have a drink at the bar, but the door take couldn't have made the band more than $20 or so apiece for four hours of intense work. Didn't matter. They belted their souls out for the love of the music and the joy of entertaining even a handful of people. And I was mega entertained, as always, by their spot-on harmony and repertoire of Tech-ified sing-along classics, but more than that I was inspired by their pure passion for what they love to do. Sometimes I get really discouraged that my writing is for nothing if no one reads it, but they inspired me to keep going because I love writing, it makes me feel alive and that I'm fulfilling my special purpose on this planet. And if I can make even one person smile, like I was smiling huge at them last night, or feel true joy, like what was jolting through my body as I grooved to their music, or be inspired to pour their soul into something they love even if the effort may not seem to make a difference, then writing is worth it.
Thanks, Techs and the Roadies, for doing what you do simply for the love of doing it and for making our world a much happier place through your beautiful music on a cold Friday night. YOU ROCK!
Have a rockin' weekend of your own, Yall! And thanks for reading.
Don't ever stop Roni....I love reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteThanks!! It's wonderful to know someone is reading!
ReplyDeleteHi- . FIRST. This comment has almost nothing to do with your blogs. I like them, but what i'm posting about is my desire to read and review one of your books mentioned on Book Blogs.
ReplyDeletei'd send you an email but unless i've completely lost it (my mind, that is), I have no idea where to find it. I saw your blurb on the 'authors needing reviews" book blog. went to your site and read the promo for the fictional beach book.
i'm a writer working my ass off to finish two novels, three collections and short stories - and that's under one name - i have more on the other side- and part of the marketing is doing reviews for other authors if they'll agree to read mine. bad or good doesn't matter. really. I know there are people that love it (my novel that is, WWWM 1&2) -not just like but love it- but I need more input. So, I am up to my eyebrows in reviews that i;m supposed to finish.
HOWEVER, your after-suicide book (Life Is A Beach...) grabbed me. It could either be very good, or very bad. I'm hoping good. Even if it's terrible, I won't cut you into little strips. I used to review for pay for two major newspapers and I've never believed in shredding the hard work of writers. I'll try to be gentle, but I'll be honest. if you'd like me to review "Beach" get back to me at danielqsteele1@aol.com. i'm also on book blogs.
It's not required, but if you were willing to take a look at my first "when we were married" novel (it's 220,000 words so it's not a quick read although I think it reads pretty quick)I'd be happy to send you a pdf or gift you a copy from barnes and noble, smashwords, or amazon. if you're curious you can google the title plus my name.
Or you can do it the easy way and check it out at smashwords at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/115234 or Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008YPL9R6
By the way, when something grabs my attention i try to finish it in a couple of days so it doesn't get lost in the unending stream of stuff i GOTTA DO.
let me know what you think.
DQS (daniel quentin steele)