Life Observation # 93
If you love what you do
You’ll never work another day in your life.
I don’t know it this is an “only in
On my drive to work this morning I made my turn south onto
As I approached
This person was having a great time, enjoying his music, and so ‘out of place’ for this area of town.
It was great! The cold nor light fog did not seem to bother him as he rocked on to his music. I was semi disappointed that traffic started moving again and I would miss out on this mini-concert.
It reminded me of the Joni Mitchell song “For Free” and brought back memories of my youth.
From “For Free” by Joni Mitchell:
I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
The wind rushed around in the dirty town
And the children let out from the schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walking green
Across the street he stood
And he played real good
On his clarinet, for free
Now me I play for fortunes
And those velvet curtain calls
I’ve got a black limousine
And two gentlemen
Escorting me to the halls
And I play if you have the money
Or if you’re a friend to me
But the one man band
By the quick lunch stand
He was playing real good, for free
Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never
Been on their t.v.
So they passed his music by
I meant to go over and ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony...
I heard his refrain
As the signal changed
He was playing real good, for free
Thanks to the one man band on the corner of Gambell and 7th for a nice start to a busy day.
And Thanks Joni for your music as Miles of Aisles has been worn out by me on albums, 8 track, cassette, and CD’s over the years.
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