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Monday, May 14, 2012

In The Clouds...

May has been such a busy month. I almost can't keep up! My head is in the clouds.




The Clouds - taken Mother's Day 2012 - over central Indiana
Photo By Loree Huebner




Last weekend, I watched my son graduate college, and yesterday, I watched my daughter receive her Masters Degree. Hubz and I are so proud.

With all of these graduations, AND a family wedding coming up, AND major revisions on a novel, I'm going to take a three week blogging break until after the Memorial Day Holiday.

I will return to my blog on Monday, June 4th.

I will still be around occasionally - visiting blogs, tweeting, and on facebook. 

I just need to step back for a few weeks.


Update - Also, a few weeks ago I asked you for some good thoughts and prayers concerning my health. I wish to thank you all for the well wishes. Turns out that I only have an internal hernia. Only? Yes! I was worried it was something really terrible. It was very painful and scary at times, but for now seems to have gone back "in" where it belongs. Weird, huh?

Anyway, thanks so much for your understanding, and I will see you back here on June 4th!

Between you, me and the gatepost,

Loree




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Monday, May 7, 2012

Inspiration or Perspiration?


Sorry this post is a bit late getting out. I'm still recovering from a long weekend. On Saturday, along with my daughters and husband, I watched my son graduate from Indiana University "with highest distinction" - summa cum laude. Gotta say, our buttons were bursting.

One of the speakers at the commencement ceremony was Indiana University alumni, Booker T. Jones.


Assembly Hall - Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana Alumni - Booker T. Jones on the big screen.
Photo by Loree Huebner



Booker T. Jones was born November 12, 1944. He is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and arranger. Booker T. is best known as the frontman of the band – Booker T. & the M. G.’s. He has 4 Grammy’s to his name.

Inspiration

Booker’s musical talents were apparent at a very early age. He played many different instruments and served as organist in his church. In high school, he was already a semi-professional musician. He co-wrote the popular song, Green Onions, in 1962, when he was teenager and still in high school. That song is still a classic today – 50 years later! If you don’t recognize the song title, or weren’t born yet, take a listen to the youtube at the bottom of this post…I guarantee that you’ve heard this classic hit. At that time, Booker couldn’t read a lick of music, but he could play anything after hearing it—a prodigy.  

Perspiration

At Indiana, studying classical music composition, Booker learned the mechanics and theory of music, perfecting his craft. Working hard and learning music took him in to different places to share his gift – He was a student at IU when, Green Onions, became a huge hit. Wow! During that time, Booker went to school during the week, played with the M.G.’s on the weekends back in Memphis, and wrote some great songs  -  with Eddie Floyd, “I Never Found A Girl – To Love Me Like You Do,” the music to Otis Reddings’s “I Love You More Than Words Can Say,” and, with William Bell, Albert King’s “Born Under A Bad Sign.”

Booker had the talent, but took time to study his craft - or better said in his own words, "I survived because I learned how to learn." It paid off in an awesome music career.

My question for you is: Inspiration or Perspiration? Both?

Me? Perspiration all the way! There is inspiration, but then I must work at it.

Take a listen to the 1962 classic - Green Onions by Booker T. Jones & the M.G.'s


I love the dancing on this video!







Between you, me and the gatepost,

Loree