tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post7281090646174036209..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Trinity Arts Conference AddressAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-16125915213312986002008-06-21T23:30:00.000-04:002008-06-21T23:30:00.000-04:00On the place of music and feeling joy:We just got ...On the place of music and feeling joy:<BR/><BR/>We just got back from a Bob Bennett concert. He started his first set with "Madness Dancing" -- a few of the salient lyrics:<BR/><BR/>In the middle of this madness I am dancing<BR/>Though I’m not sure why just now.<BR/>I tried to be sober, I tried to be logical<BR/>But could not stop my feet.<BR/>And no I haven’t turned off my mind<BR/>I know there’s evil all around.<BR/>But for now it's outside, and I am in my room<BR/>And joy is like a crashing tide...<BR/><BR/>Don't want to burn no books<BR/>Don't want to argue rock and roll<BR/>Don't want to shoot anyone with my high-powered doctrine gun<BR/>Let the madness roll on like a hungry beast<BR/>No one will miss me for a half an hour at least.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I think it was Bob who first taught me that Christian artists could talk about a broken life without offering pat answers. In the second verse of "Night Shift" I recognized my own mother and her loneliness. And tonight Bob mentioned others who have shown me "Signs of Life" -- Pierce Pettis, Mark Heard, et al.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the words, Andy. I know that you're not terribly comfortable with a longer address like this, but it hit so many of the notes that have been played in personal conversations of late. Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>I hope I get to see you again before too much more time goes by. Have you considered the Woodsong Festival on Orcas Island?St. Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491461444116895539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-35900306561075999902008-06-19T11:42:00.000-04:002008-06-19T11:42:00.000-04:00Long but worth it! Thanks for posting your talk -...Long but worth it! Thanks for posting your talk -- I'm sure it was even better in person. Glad that I took a moment to read through to the end.Grant Wentzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427439823909486617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-56997153384364955352008-06-18T21:42:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:42:00.000-04:00Hey, Ezra. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward ...Hey, Ezra. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to hearing your new album very much. Still with Minty Fresh? If so, I'll talk to your publicist and make sure I snag a copy. Good writing and playing and singing, right back at you.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-34899320270527660832008-06-18T11:49:00.000-04:002008-06-18T11:49:00.000-04:00Hi Andy. It's Ezra Furman... I feel a bit funny ma...Hi Andy. It's Ezra Furman... I feel a bit funny making a comment but somebody told me you wrote this wonderful thing about spirituality and music and I was mentioned in it. So I read some of it and hey just to make your eyebrows raise, we're coming out with a follow-up album in August or so. It's going to be very good. I'm writing from the studio on the last day of recording it. Okay bye, and good writing. Really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-4332468004841987392008-06-18T08:43:00.000-04:002008-06-18T08:43:00.000-04:00Marty, I'll be happy to talk with you, but life is...Marty, I'll be happy to talk with you, but life is pretty hectic right now. I'm working 50 hours per week in corporate America, trying to write for three publications, and trying to prepare for six one-hour speeches in a couple weeks at the Cornerstone Music and Arts Festival.<BR/><BR/>Once I survive Cornerstone (after the Fourth of July weekend), send me an email message at whitmana (at) hotmail (dot) com and I'll be happy to "talk" -- either in print or on the phone.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-55253698999190549272008-06-17T18:21:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:21:00.000-04:00Awesome stuff, A-Whit. It was well worth the leng...Awesome stuff, A-Whit. It was well worth the lengthy read. Just one correction - Aradhna's Chris Hale is Canadian. Gotta claim recognition for our own when we can. Thanks for turning me on to them, by the way. Turns out I know Chris' wife and have talked about him at length without knowing about the band or meeting him!HCJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253510251647077531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-65678609499423740642008-06-17T05:07:00.000-04:002008-06-17T05:07:00.000-04:00@ above: I agree.Great words and thoughts, Andy. ...@ above: I agree.<BR/><BR/>Great words and thoughts, Andy. I'm a young, aspiring music journalist myself, and I'm trying to figure all of these things out. To be honest, it's a daily struggle. If you ever have the time, I'd like to email you. I know you're busy and all, so if you can't, please don't worry; no hard feelings.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250840466602525014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-56521165103738750382008-06-16T21:17:00.000-04:002008-06-16T21:17:00.000-04:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com