OnE time, I took a pause to acknowledge an old favorite, JJ Cale. I hadn’t listened to his music or thought about him in quite a while, but I’m that very moment, I heard a train go by. I NEVER hear the trains go by near where I live. I was certain it was JJ Cale, saying “hey there.” 👋🏼
Rare. Shut up. That is the most overused word on RU-vid and EBAY. Rare. It's a word that should not be used every time some pinhead wants to post something.
The pix in the video are from perhaps high plains, here in Santa Cruz we have micro-climates! It's a mixed bag, yet to be sure many a panorama where the mountains kiss the sea, here where the bay is deep, the folks quiet as uh-sheep, often rowdy enough to party. My sons 1st concert was actually JJ at a backyard party. Kinda easy going here, meet a lotta folks that way, some known, some anonymously regional characters and some, such as myself, only in it for the trails, I go slow, I go fast, on the tracks and off the rails, been all over this world, and always love it when the pilots dip a wing so I can see my own place, there at the end of B-40, up against Sunset Park, where I sit up in the morning, see the boardwalk rides, love those screams of joy, view the ocean, calm or riled, this town is its child, origins as a fishing village, now has so many claims to underground fame, I go to deepest India, and meet many who love this place. CA is a gorgeous region, governance aside... with some educated voting and activism we will fix it back to being the Golden State. We party here, with rockers, ragga, blues men, all kinds of players, from modern to "remember when", such as holding onto what was once golden. It still is such, under the mold and rust. Though my boy thought JJ was a bit grouchy, it is because Christine could not make it with him and he kept hearing his own music make others money and play. A big bunch of us wrote to Clapton and a few months later, EC toured with JJ, maybe coincidence, yet the 2 made good friends, great music and JJ ( as EC has done for so many) got a real boost in his status as being one of the top musicians / writers of Americana... overdue, and truly happy that he is now so much more appreciated. Miss the man, his music, yet have all these CDs and playlists, so JJ Cale does shine on... with best regards from Santa Cruz!
for a real visceral experience try to find the complete WARSAW LP, with the bonus demo 7" EP. Very rare, but something that will live inside you forever
Im a big fan of all his music because my mum and dad told me about him, it’s our family connection, goosebumps everywhere when listening en makes me feel like I’m in a deep state of meditation. Grtz from Holland.
