Three and a half hours inland

For someone such as myself that feels such a strong pull to the sea, I can't understand why I live a good 3 and a half to 4 hour drive from the coast.  It's all because of circumstance I suppose.  This is where I'm from and where my wife moved to a little over four years ago.  This is now where our son was born and where we have jobs and a home.  Me and my wife share an equal love for the ocean and water in general.  Our  dream is to end up at the coast.  I guess we both feel that responsibility is holding us back from ending up there sooner rather then later.  I don't know what the future holds but for me and my family I hope it ends up with flip flops and boat shoes being worn at the beach instead of in Forsyth county.  Nothing against it here, it's just not where my heart lives.  On the worst day I can be having I think of the ocean, the life it brings.  The ease with which the waves crash brings some sort of comforting feeling.  I found my soul-mate in my wife, someone that shares the same dreams as me.  Now begins a lifetime of trying to make those dreams come true.  One day I know it won't be a dream anymore, it'll be a reality. Until then I'll keep the songs of Jimmy Buffett playing in my head and picturing us on a relaxing piece of shoreline.

Blues music is an interesting genre.  It's typically sung with despair, yet I can't think of another genre that offers more hope.  Now of course these days "blues" refers more to the musical style of a song more so then the lyrics.  As I'm writing this blog I'm listening to Bob Dylan and you can hear the blues influence in his music, words and phrasing.  I think the main purpose of music is to transport you to a place where there's no worries.  Some days for me it might be Ben Harper and some days it might be George Strait.  Today it happens to be the blues, which got me thinking about what a huge influence the blues has had on music today.  Everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughn to John Mayer and G. Love owes a lot to the delta bluesman of the mid 20th century.  If it wasn't for John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and others I wonder what music today would sound like.  Blues musicians are going to tell you their story, no matter what it is, and they're going to have some fun doing, and you're going to have some fun listening.  Don't underestimate the blues, sometimes it may seem like the forgotten genre but it's influence pops up on. The radio daily.