I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
Month: March 2023
Each day becomes another
one, one of many we simply
live through.
Do we pay attention to the
hours or the days, all those
moments in between now
and then?
When does it count?
The hours add up until
there is little left of the day,
anyway. Today. Any day.
03/07/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on March 6, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
I used to get a chuckle when I’d catch one of those public television concert specials where they’d tramp out pop artists from the past: The Temptations or the Pips, or some of the one-hit wonders from the Woodstock era or long before that.
The cameras would pan the audience for shiny happy people obviously having fun, or show close-ups of people clapping and singing along to the music of their youth. The blue-rinse set would be out in full force, senior citizens dancing even with their canes and walkers.
Last Thursday I realized I was at some such event.
Former Talking Head Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew are out on the road right now with a nine-piece backing band performing Remain in Light; a review of Talking Head hits surrounding the seminal 1980 album.
I was 19 or 20 when the album came out.
This was the music of my youth.
It was also the youthful music of those older than myself at the time, there were a lot of people well into their sixties and seventies at the packed Danforth Music Hall.
I suppose it makes sense; both Harrison and Belew are each in their mid-70s.
We all grow up.
The music, obviously, was ageless and it was a damn good concert (I wasn’t the only one up dancing to the hits). I suppose I’m just coming to terms with the fact that that I, like the music and musicians, am obviously getting older.
We all grow old.
03/06/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on March 5, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Live your humanity; express yourself with care and compassion for others. We are all human.
Play on. We will all benefit from the chorus of your constant melody.
03/05/2023 j.g.l.
