1. I walked up the trail to the high school as far as the steps going down to the medical center parking lot and strolled down to the 4-way stop at Cameron and Bunker and then on home.
My reward was a deep and satisfying night's sleep.
2. While I walked, I started listening to the May 15th Deadish radio show and enjoyed how Jeff dealt with a wide variety of Deadish music, including the Grateful Dead, that had been performed and recorded on May 15th over the years. Jimi Hendrix. One of my favorite bands, Legion of Mary. Zero, another favorite. And more. It was a great program that not only made my walk more pleasant, but gave me great pleasure as I kept it playing in my ear buds after I arrived home and rested my legs.
3. While I'm on the subject of music, this morning when I woke up, I was happy that I'd let Spotify play all night long. It all began on Wednesday evening when I played J. J. Cale's anthology album and when it was over, Spotify continued to play blues and other hybrid genres of music in the general spirit of J. J. Cale. Eric Clapton popped up, including cuts from the thrilling album he and J. J. Cale collaborated on, The Road to Escondido. So did a variety of other artists and some J. J. Cale repeats.
My favorite cuts, though, were about three or four from Dire Straits' first album, titled simply Dire Straits.
I knew from reading I've done that Mark Knopfler regarded J. J. Cale as having had a vital influence on his songwriting and his playing.
Now, Spotify did not play the mighty "Sultans of Swing" from this album, but played three or four other tracks that, even though I don't remember the song titles, helped me hear more clearly than I ever had before the J. J. Cale influence on Mark Knopfler and on the band.
My already immeasurable respect and enjoyment of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler grew -- and I didn't know until this morning that it could get any higher!
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