Life Coach pt2

Feedback from my part 1 of the “Life Coach” blog series was mostly positive. My mom asked, “don’t you think that’s a little intense?” You’d think after twenty-three years she’d realize intensity is my happiness. Ah well.

First I want to thank everyone for the feedback on my writing. I am very self conscious of putting my feelings out there and how I feel. Writing is one of the most revealing things you can do to put yourself out there—so I feel pretty vulnerable every time I click “post” on wordpress.com. I normally read my entries three times the day OF posting just to make sure everything sounds right. I was the same way with school papers….normally because I did those at the last second though.

So….without further ADO…. Part 2 of the Life Coach Blog Series…..if you have any comments, both positive and negative, feel free to email me at boggs.bryan.r@gmail.com and I will post your comments and reply to them next Wednesday in part 3. Enjoy.

Today’s The Day the Music Died

On May 26, 1971, Don McLean recorded his single, American Pie. Containing cryptic messages spread throughout the lyrics McLean remembers the, “Day the music died.” The day in question is in reference to the infamous plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens. However, as we have the privilege retrospect, we know the music had not died. In fact, it flourished.

Unfortunately, on August 9, 1995, the music did in fact die. Today is the 16th anniversary of the death of Jerry Garcia. Found dead in his room at a rehabilitation clinic he died of an apparent heart attack. The years of drug abuse had finally caught up to him. His ashes were later spread in both the San Francisco Bay and the Ganges River (for whatever reason Bob found fitting).

Who Killed the…Blues?

AH

#2 of a 5 part series

Recap: Music Television (MTV) acted extremely volatile and corroded away what was one of the most celebrated portions of Americana, the guitar solo.

Now that we have established what was subsequently the final blow to the guitar solo featured in what many radio stations now dub, “classic rock”; where do we even go from here? Perhaps a good place to start is where did they go? Maybe an even more pertinent question is where did they come from? To answer that question were going to have to board the Magic School Bus. (Always worth while to include a MSB reference).

Who Killed the…Guitar Gods?

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Blog #1 of a 5 part series

With the 30th anniversary of the launch of MTV just around the corner, I couldn’t help but think about the classic footage we all saw when we were young: The space shuttle launching, the multicolored MTV flag, the iconic, “Ladies and Gentleman, Rock and Roll”, the whole nine yards. Music was alive, disco was dead (or at least on life support), and finally it seemed as if a symbolic mouthpiece of the younger generation had been installed. I believe it is safe to say that this sentiment actually lasted for some time. I remember being twelve years old, a little over 19 years after the initial broadcast, and watching Limp Bizkit win the award for Best Rock Video. Suddenly, the band I originally had thought was amazing was shocked by a member of the audience storming the stage and climbing the thirty-plus foot tall set. After a few moments we all learned it was Tim Commerford, the bassist of Rage Against the Machine. Sparked I immediate sought out RATM and thus began my passion for music, all thanks to MTV.