CONNECTIONS AND TAPESTRIES

Carole King is one of my favorite song writers. Blend her with a little James Taylor and mmhmm. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall - I'll be there listening. You've got a friend! As a child growing up in the Seventies, there were many great singer/song writers introduced to me. I had stacks of 45s. Most people don't even know what these are. Nope not a gun. It is a small version of a record. Those things they had once upon a time, way before CDs and Ipods.

These small records had the popular song on one side and a not so well known song on the other. I played them on my portable Shawn Cassidy record player. It had a microphone with it. AWESOME! Yeah, for me it was. Payback came later in life when my daughter was given a small karaoke machine. It too was portable. I called my mother and apologized to her for my childhood screeching soon after my daughter began her "singing". Thankfully now she is much more talented.

I digress.

I listened to songs of every musical style - disco, rock, classical, you name it. Lyrics can take you on a trip. They can take you down memory lane or just to another place.

Tonight listening to them got me thinking about all the connections in my life. Facebook offers even more connections. I find myself even more amazed each day at how interconnected we all are. Dare I say, a collect consciousness. I'm going to have to ponder this some more. Battery is dying on the pc.