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Aug 2, 2004
swingin for the fences
I remember back in the good ole days when, on most Wednesday nights, after FOCUS, when Justin Sanford and I, and maybe a few others, depending on the week, would head over to Applebee's for a late night hangout. If not Wednesday night, then we might meet together Friday morning at the CBC&S cafeteria for breakfast, if he remembered to get out of bed. Many of these meetings were for "official" FOCUS worship team business, but regardless the conversation would wander to life, ministry, faith, and of course, music. Justin wants to be a rockstar. And he could do it. He has the talent, the stage presence, and all the other tools. As he would talk about some of his frustrations about getting a band together or writing songs or whatever, I would just tell him, "Don't try to become a rock star. Just be a musician. Just keep playing, not matter what." I expained that for every great song you write, there are countless songs that fall into the trash can. The point: you don't have to hit a homerun every time you bat. Just play for yourself. Enjoy it. Have fun. You have to love music and enjoy playing if you want to become a rock star. And even if you never become a rock star, just being a musician is a gift to itself. Why do I mention this. Well, I've noticed a trend on some blogs/live journals lately. It's something I've been guilty of myself. A lot of people mention that their blogs are :not deep, intellegent, interesting, ect. Well, my point is, who cares. The fact is, I don't read anyones blogs because I need their political analysis or any of that type of stuff. I read them because well, each of these people are a part of my life. I am interested in them. Likewise, I don't write about politics in my blog because I think people need my analysis on the Democratic convention, but because I need to write about my analysis of the democratic convention. And, if it helps someone in their political understanding, that's great. If I get someone fired up, awesome. But, I write for me, not you. So, I hope you write for you, not me. Don't take your blog so seriously. It's a creative endevor, so create. Don't try and be someone elses site because you think they are interesting. The sites I like to read are the ones who are real to me. Don't try and blow me away. Just write, and that will blow me away. Something I would often quote to Justin during our talks about music was a line from Mr. Holland's Opus. When working with a student who was having a particularly difficult time learning the clarinet. He noticed she was being particulary hard on herself, so he asked her if she was having fun. She looked kinda perplexed at the question, so to illustrate his point, he started playing a record of "Louie, Louie," observing, "These guys can't sing. They are playing the same 3 chords over and over. And I love it. Why?" The student replyed, "Because it's fun." "Exactly!" So, just have fun. And we all will love it. posted
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