Stepford Life

If you ever want to watch a really bizarre movie, watch the 1975 version of Stepford Wives is top of my list. There's just something creepy about blending suburban lifestyles and androids.

The thing I was thinking while watching last time was, if someone turned you into an android, would anyone notice? Sadly, I think many people's android counter-parts might fair just as well as they did in their mindless jobs.

Flying

Sometimes I have to fly. It's been awhile since I've had occasion to take to the skies. Sounds silly, but I miss it.

I still think that it's silly that they make you take your shoes off. Don't you think that a terrorist isn't going to be stupid to put a bomb in his shoe? Maybe I just don't understand ballistics.

I wonder what would happen if in relationships, you had to be as open as you are at the airport with your baggage. You had to show what you were carrying. Out there in the bright sting of florescent lighting. I think their might be fewer people making heart-wrenching mistakes. At least, you'd at least know if their was a block of C-4 buried that you'd forgotten about.

One of the most ironic things I've read in awhile.

Finding Creativity

Sometimes a great blog make my mind go think about the world in a way that I haven't before. Several of the blogs I've been following for years have truly changed my life. Here's my three favorite blogs of all time:

http://paintedsouldreams.blogspot.com/

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/'

www.forestpark365.com

You never know- one click might change your life.

Slyvia Lyrics

Working on this new song- it'll be interesting to see what you think of it.

Sylvia

She never had a name

She never once let her hair hang down

She never once did anything

Sylvia

She wore a long grey dress

Slept in a very very long grey bed

She never once did anything

Sunday after church she's out working the yard

Monday, it's back to the work, and the loop, and the kids and the grind she says

Ch.

I wish I could break this down somehow

Shake this whole routine

The grind can make you crazy

and tick away your youth and dreams

I wish I could take this down somehow

blow my mind and just escape from this scene

I know that I'm not crazy, don't need someone to save or set me free

I just want to be free

Sylvia

She sold her mother's ring

She bought a ticket on a big grey plane

She went to 20,000 feet and jumped

Sylvia

As she was crashing down

She saw the lights of her small grey town

She couldn't help but think "what a waste."

Sylvia

The future flashed across her cold green eyes

Day after day of the same grey life

And suddenly parachutes weren't on her mind

Slyvia

She wore a long grey dress

They laid her out on her long grey bed

And

Crayons

I always wanted a good set of crayons when I grew up. I was stuck with those hand-me-down bits of colored wax left over from others children's childhoods.

Not that I'm complaining. It's probably part of why I'm an musician today instead of an artist. I chose to paint with sound.

Next time you see a kid that doesn't have a good set of crayolas, go out and buy him the best you can find. Or a cheap guitar. You might start something.

When there's a way . . .

There's someone's will hanging around somewhere. I wish all musicians were this creative.

Not Being Nice

So I was at the library the other afternoon, and asked the librarian if they had a specific book on music history available, and the librarian replied "yes, Mr. Barfield."

I hadn't given her my card yet, and I'd never met her before. Turns out she worked in the local history department, and had seen my face in various magazines and newsclippings from around town.

I was suddenly conscious of having a reputation. It sneaks up on you without you realizing, but we all become part of history eventually in one way or another.

With so much social networking and interconnectivity, we're all building a reputation. Being a part of the community. For better or worse.

Next time you feel like chewing out your waiter, be careful- he might just know you, and you might be building a reputation.