Peace,
nb
Thursday, April 29, 2010
13.1
Well ladies and gentlemen, I completed my first 1/2 Marathon this past Saturday. It was quite the experience let me tell you! Hopefully I can get a little time to post some of the more memorable moments and anecdotes later this week. Till then... stay classy world!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Is there anybody out there...
Hey ya'll, sorry i've been absent for a while. I haven't forgotten life has just taken some funny turns recently. I can honestly say that even though it has been frustrating through it all God has been more than gracious and I count myself very blessed. He is always good!
In other news I have been working on charting all the ideas (at least all the good ones) that I've had over the past couple years. I'm really excited about the songs and the direction they are going.
Well that's all for now but I'll try update a little more regularly.
nb
Monday, September 14, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Darrell "Shifty" Powers
I received this email from a friend the other day and it seemed only right that I should pass it along..
" We're hearing a lot today about big splashy memorial services.
I want a nationwide memorial service for Darrell "Shifty" Powers.
Shifty volunteered for the airborne in WWII and served with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Infantry. If you've seen Band of Brothers on HBO or the History Channel, you know Shifty. His character appears in all 10 episodes, and Shifty himself is interviewed in several of them.
I met Shifty in the Philadelphia airport several years ago. I didn't know who he was at the time. I just saw an elderly gentleman having trouble reading his ticket. I offered to help, assured him that he was at the right gate, and noticed the "Screaming Eagle", the symbol of the 101st Airborne, on his hat.
Making conversation, I asked him if he'd been in the 101st Airborne or if his son was serving. He said quietly that he had been in the 101st. I thanked him for his service, then asked him when he served, and how many jumps he made.
Quietly and humbly, he said "Well, I guess I signed up in 1941 or so, and was in until sometime in 1945 . . . " at which point my heart skipped.
At that point, again, very humbly, he said "I made the 5 training jumps at Toccoa, and then jumped into Normandy . . . . do you know where Normandy is?" At this point my heart stopped.
I told him yes, I know exactly where Normandy was, and I know what D-Day was. At that point he said "I also made a second jump into Holland , into Arnhem ." I was standing with a genuine war hero . . . . and then I realized that it was June, just after the anniversary of D-Day.
I asked Shifty if he was on his way back from France , and he said "Yes. And it's real sad because these days so few of the guys are left, and those that are, lots of them can't make the trip." My heart was in my throat and I didn't know what to say.
I helped Shifty get onto the plane and then realized he was back in Coach, while I was in First Class. I sent the flight attendant back to get him and said that I wanted to switch seats. When Shifty came forward, I got up out of the seat and told him I wanted him to have it, that I'd take his in coach.
He said "No, son, you enjoy that seat. Just knowing that there are still some who remember what we did and still care is enough to make an old man very happy." His eyes were filling up as he said it. And mine are brimming up now as I write this.
Shifty died on June 17 after fighting cancer.
There was no parade.
No big event in Staples Center .
No wall to wall back to back 24x7 news coverage.
No weeping fans on television.
And that's not right.
Let's give Shifty his own Memorial Service, online, in our own quiet way. Please forward this email to everyone you know. Especially to the veterans.
Rest in peace, Shifty.
"A nation without heroes is nothing." "
(Roberto Clemente)
" We're hearing a lot today about big splashy memorial services.
I want a nationwide memorial service for Darrell "Shifty" Powers.
Shifty volunteered for the airborne in WWII and served with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Infantry. If you've seen Band of Brothers on HBO or the History Channel, you know Shifty. His character appears in all 10 episodes, and Shifty himself is interviewed in several of them.
I met Shifty in the Philadelphia airport several years ago. I didn't know who he was at the time. I just saw an elderly gentleman having trouble reading his ticket. I offered to help, assured him that he was at the right gate, and noticed the "Screaming Eagle", the symbol of the 101st Airborne, on his hat.
Making conversation, I asked him if he'd been in the 101st Airborne or if his son was serving. He said quietly that he had been in the 101st. I thanked him for his service, then asked him when he served, and how many jumps he made.
Quietly and humbly, he said "Well, I guess I signed up in 1941 or so, and was in until sometime in 1945 . . . " at which point my heart skipped.
At that point, again, very humbly, he said "I made the 5 training jumps at Toccoa, and then jumped into Normandy . . . . do you know where Normandy is?" At this point my heart stopped.
I told him yes, I know exactly where Normandy was, and I know what D-Day was. At that point he said "I also made a second jump into Holland , into Arnhem ." I was standing with a genuine war hero . . . . and then I realized that it was June, just after the anniversary of D-Day.
I asked Shifty if he was on his way back from France , and he said "Yes. And it's real sad because these days so few of the guys are left, and those that are, lots of them can't make the trip." My heart was in my throat and I didn't know what to say.
I helped Shifty get onto the plane and then realized he was back in Coach, while I was in First Class. I sent the flight attendant back to get him and said that I wanted to switch seats. When Shifty came forward, I got up out of the seat and told him I wanted him to have it, that I'd take his in coach.
He said "No, son, you enjoy that seat. Just knowing that there are still some who remember what we did and still care is enough to make an old man very happy." His eyes were filling up as he said it. And mine are brimming up now as I write this.
Shifty died on June 17 after fighting cancer.
There was no parade.
No big event in Staples Center .
No wall to wall back to back 24x7 news coverage.
No weeping fans on television.
And that's not right.
Let's give Shifty his own Memorial Service, online, in our own quiet way. Please forward this email to everyone you know. Especially to the veterans.
Rest in peace, Shifty.
"A nation without heroes is nothing." "
(Roberto Clemente)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The Basement...a lot of firsts
Played my first gig here in Nashville this past Tuesday... first time playing solo, first time playing a bunch of the songs that I've been working on over the past two years.
Not going to lie I was pretty nervous, but everything went better than I could have hopped.
A great night all around, great crowd, great music.
A very heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out. More dates coming really soon, I'll keep ya'll up to date.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
This is music...
Ten artist from Tennessee... clever name... Ten out of Tenn
Check them out they are all amazing!
Slowly Going...gone
Here is the first incarnation of a new song I'm working on... well the lyrics at any rate.
Oh tell me what is going on, how long till all I've done is slowly going...gone
Tell me where are all the good men now, leaving only women and boys behind the plow
Hold me closer through the night, hold me till the sun at last is shinning bright,
Tell me what it is I want to hear, hold me close and block out the fear
For all desires as yet unmet,
Lovers are all leaving, leaving me alone
All my aspiring dreams upset,
My heart is heavy, failing in this arctic zone
Tell me where were you, when the bombs were dropped and the fuses blew,
Tell me where is there hope to carry on, when all i've done is slowly going ...gone
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