so… right now whilst on this planet earth, i happen to reside in austin, texas. it’s home to lots of great stuff, but for me the most impressive thing it has going for it is the television show austin city limits. i grew up watching this show. as a kid, i would stumble upon it randomly and be so in AWE of it. i never knew what time or what channel. i’d just find it, shimmering like a diamond amongst the rubble of the love boat and fantasy island. i had never seen music so raw, so…alive. with the skyline in the background…were they really outside? (no.) on monday i went to my third taping. the avett (AY vit) brothers. i was very excited to see these guys because a few nights earlier during my Emotional Breakdown Fueled By Love, i heard the song, “i and love and you” and it, you know, helped me….”one foot in and one foot back but it don’t pay to live like that..”. super excellent song-writing. and i know a thing or two about that, thank you kindly. the last artist i saw at an austin city limits taping was jackson browne. a couple of years ago. with karen. such a different experience this time. why? because i am different. what i am looking for to help me through shit isn’t always “out there somewhere”, this is what i am learning. yeah, so anyway, jackson has always had the power with song to heal my wounds, cure my ills, make me feel like it would all be alright. i’d take daddy’s chevrolet pickup and just drive and drive and drive and sing along with jackson, duets and harmonies separated by time and space–but still a song. i started listening to him when i was 12 or 13 and i will tell you that his music changed me, became part of my soul. got me through a lot. i had the good fortune of knowing jackson when i lived in LA. super great dude. the avett brothers were good, don’t get me wrong. but during the show, i started to feel…a little preached to. like: their songs were kinda preach-y. i didn’t get healed the same way that jackson can heal. and this is just a time thing; i’ve known jackson longer. i’ve collected the feelings from his songs, made them into what i was/am going through and now they reside inside of me. what can i say? i’m a sucker for love and a good tune. and a good drive that takes me absolutely nowhere.
©littlebrownbutterfly
…and now I’m listening to Jackson Browne…
your the best Lisa ….thank you I’m with you song playing so loud driving fast to no where i keep thinking it will go away one day but it never does so at times I just have to turn IT UP AND DRIVE FAST ….but when i stop it still their but, then i can deal….love ya girl….
Sometimes there is no better cure than driving nowhere in particular, listening to music and sometimes crying, and sometimes laughing.
no drive that’s that good actually takes you nowhere
dr john singing walk on gilded splinters driving in around
& outside of gainesville
will take you all sorts of places
especially at two am
look where it took me!
to you among other places
try it in Austin!