One of my favorite things to talk about is music, and that's exactly what a few of us did today. The question came up that is there any musicians you would like to meet. I came up with 4. The first, John Prine, his story telling through music strikes a cord with me. I'd like to hear his opinion on his song Sam Stone as I think it's just as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1971. Then there is John Lennon, 1/2 of the greatest song writing duo in history. I wouldn't ask him about the Beatles or their breakup, I think I know the reason why. John was getting really politically active, both in his writing and personal life. Paul, well he was being Paul, avoiding anything controversial in his writing and personal life. If the group would have stayed together, it wouldn't have been the same dynamic the 2 had earlier. Any follower of any discipline knows you can only follow one master. Then there's Lemmy, who the hell wouldn't want to party with Lemmy. He was a straight shooter all around both in his music and personal life. Lastly, Joey Ramone, I would liked to have thanked him along with Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy for saving us from that GOD AWLFUL DISCO! They returned rock back to it's original basic form, a lot faster than before, but with the 2-3 minute songs (AM radio format) and the 3 chord basic song structure, that's the original format of Rock and Roll. Yeah, their lyrics were not to everyone's taste but......hey, you can't please everyone.

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