LIGHTNING BOLT

They first came to my attention in college.  A band that really struck a chord within me.  10, their album that soared to the masses of teens and adults across the nation still stands as one of the Greatest Albums EVER in my opinion.  And today they are still out there - rocking and relevant...

"But I found my place, and it's all right

we're all searching for a better way

Get this off my plate

It's all right, I got my own way to believe."

I saw them in concert in October.  They were older, even aged, but they still have a distinct and pressing agenda to the music.  So today was Pearl Jam Day!  I listened over and over again to the latest album and was struck by the words of the first track, Getaway.

My own quest is so similar to the words Eddie expresses...

"But I found my place, and it's alright, 

I'm bearing witness to some better things

Get this off my plate

It's alright, I've got my own way to believe

It's ok, sometimes you find yourself

being told to change your ways

THERE'S NO WAY,

mine is mine and yours won't take it's place..."

The Getaway from the past.  At 41, I'm not done.  I'm finding footing in some deep places that I just couldn't find in my past.  My faith is strong, but it's not the cookie cutter religion that I just hate.  

My desires for my future, for my life are open to whatever I choose.  And I think I've chosen wisely (at least in the more recent past).  So I sat and looked down on the stage (nose-bleed seats) and found myself remembering, but not looking on these guys as the money-grubbing groups that tour every time the bank accounts get low (a group with a bird name comes to mind).  I see guys who are still passionate about what they do.  Passionate to make music.  To continue to be a lightning bolt to those who will give their music a listen.

I like that.  May have to find my own way to stir life up a little more!!