The journey or the destination?

[squids]

Apr 15, 2008, 3:54pm, milfus wrote:(except in a strange turn of events, I rather dislike jazz)Well. I like you, anyway. Good thoughts there!

[milfus]

haha, well to be fair to me, for a listening class, I actually kept a tally, I was forced to listen to steely dan - babylon sister, 2107 times in 3 months, just killed the little jazz player in me, im a blues man anyway tho

[buildingcastles]

Apr 10, 2008, 5:40am, jchitty wrote:Oh Lord, I feel kind of silly when I talk on an 'inspirational level.'It just ain't me, but here's what I'm finding. I am LOVING the journey I'm on lately. Every time I write a line I love or create a chord progression that gives me goosebumps, I know that's what it's really about. It's wonderful to be recognized of course, to have a hit song or to win an award, but sometimes we forget how wonderful the journey is, the self fullfillment we get when we created something just for ourselves, not worrying about fowards, etc. I have a friend who cleans houses. She loves her job. You may ask how someone who cleans houses can love her job....not many people like to clean. She once said, "There is nothing like the feeling of cleaning a floor and it being all shiny....you know you did that....you believe you're the best floor shiner out there." Some may laugh at this, but it just goes to show you that attitude is everything....it's about loving what you do independent of any kudos from others. That doesn't mean we shouldn't strive to be better or work toward fowards....I just think we should enjoy the journey. So which is it for you, the journey or the destination....or both?It's definately more about the journey for me. That rush you get when you stumble across some amazing arrangement? That's what I live for, and all the money in the world couldn't replace that. It's great to actually finish a song, and it would be great to become wealthy from it, but it's a different feeling than the moment you create something and laugh hysterically, while adrenaline shoots down your spine, as you just blew your own mind. In a way, THIS is the destination, and in another, there is no destination. Creating is my purpose, and therefore, there can never be a point where I say, "well, I'm finally where I've been trying to go." It's like a road trip to me. What is my destination? The seat of my ride, driving to anywhere, exploring the universe.

[buildingcastles]

Apr 11, 2008, 9:40pm, squids wrote:I got a gerbil to sing once, even. And he was like mortally cautious. lolrh, I'd pay good money to hear this. The Chipmunks are out; singing gerbils are in.

[mojobone]

Quote:what keeps me going and all that jazz (except in a strange turn of events, I rather dislike jazz)milfus, my brutha, I believe you jes' haven't heard the right jazz, yet. You are an American musician, and if Preservation Hall, Professor Longhair, and the Dirty Dozens Brass band don't tickle a rib you didn't know you had, I will make it my personal mission to find you some jazz that will. [rattles ice cubes] Ever heard of Little Feat?

[squids]

Oh god, Lil Feat........it don't get betta. It don't, unless you count Cassandra Wilson doin "c'mon in my kitchen" or maybe Count Basie or the Duke or Lena or Sarah or......

[mojobone]

Dirty Dozens' "Don't You Feel My Leg" or "Signifyin' Monkey"