DitL of...bright lights, blurry city
(age: 32) Nashvegas, Music City, Ca$hville, Athens of the South---she goes by many names. All I knew on my first trip to Nashville was she seemed like a dragon to be slayed. It's an intimidating city for most musicians and singers and to somehow win the attention of a label or artist, or maybe write a hit song was the goal. Though the majority of us had no clue how to make that happen. We just tried to get gigs and find our niche... Surprisingly, though I lived and worked in
DitL of...R-Day at West Point (Part 1)
(age: 17) If I live to be a hundred, I'm sure I'll still remember my first day at West Point, Reception Day, and reporting to the Cadet in the Red Sash. "Candidates, you have 90 seconds to say goodbye to your loved ones, then you will file up the steps to the top of the gym." The First Captain, the highest ranking Cadet at the academy, announced, after a rousing welcoming speech to the over two thousand attendees seated in the bleachers. His final words rang in my ears as th
