The Magic of Concert Sound

Last night I sat up and watched the documentary, "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage." Yeah, I watched it because I am a Rush fan. One of my first two "rock" cassettes (yes, grew up in the 1980s and bought cassettes) was "Signals," and my first concert was seeing Rush during the "Hold Your Fire" tour at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans (1988). I saw them again a few years later and have a fairly good collection of their music on CD (and cassette). The documentary, like so many of their songs, triggered thoughts that started swirling around in my head; thoughts of "what if?"

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For the love of music

As I sit here sipping a glass of 20-year-old Ramos Pinto and enjoying the sounds of a jazz trio, I can't help but reflect on my musical life of almost 20 years ago.

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