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"All cultures, all people, all beliefs
Music is one of the binding forces
No people are without
It is the way of nature
The Tao that speaks to all"
First off, thank you John, my one fan of this dribble. I wondered if anyone reads this lint collecting. Last night I had an absolutely fantastic night playing great music with some really good players. They are part of a family that enjoys playing Bluegrass and we had some fun jamming last year at a wedding. And what better place to run in to them here but at a wine store. I played piano, flute, and even a little Erhu which apparently was featured on a Bela Fleck album. The image of a man in a vintage suit fire pitting an old dried-up Christmas tree is forever burned quite literally into my brain as we played some good ole' chicken pickin'. A let me tell you pine trees can seriously flame high! And of course some whiskey and singing. That is where the music is at. Music for music's sake.
