PLAY IT LOUD SING WITH STYLE: DAY NINETY FIVE WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?

When I was seven or so my papa got me a drum set and my stage name was Jeff "TheBeat" O'Brien. Jeff O'Brien was my imaginary friend living on the mountains in Lake Arrowhead. He was my most challenging opponent, loyalist adviser, and focused critic, at a time I was the most confused, frustrated and out of control soul. (My great-grandmother Amah last name was O'Brien but had no idea until I was 17.) My sister would present me as I would hide upstairs in HOUSE#2 in Lake Arrowhead (#2 to my memory since I know it was really #3) and she would announce slowly, "NOW COMING TO THE STAGE JEEEEEEEEEEEEEF TTTTTTTTTTHHHHEEEEE BEEEEEEEAT OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEN..." I would run down the long flight of carpeted stairs jump on my little stool, and belt out any recent Scooby Doo song. The most memorable one was "Pretty Mary SunLight" and I would add in "I think you're  such a HUNK...Pretty Mary Sunlight...." At the time my sister transformed herself into Annie doing gigs with local concert pianist at the Lake Arrowhead Hilton and around town. She fit the part like a gem red haired wig, locket, dress and all. Only thing she was missing was her dog SANDY. Since I was born my exposure to music was beautiful. Such an amazing eclectic variety of wonderful 50s-80s musical creations. I even got my sisters wig out of storage once to enter a lip sync contest in the 5th grade. I was too chubby to fit in the dress, but I got in front of the whole school auditorium and brought the house down (literally- even got all the mean teachers to release their perma-frowns for a few minutes) singing the classic "TOMORROW. The Sun Ull Come Out Tomorrow...Bet Your Bottom Dollars that Tomorrow They'll Be Sun.......?  Even ended the song on one knee with arms wing-wide. Always love attention. Always love performing. Always love to celebrate with music. Drive intensely at night with windows down blasting the bass and treble. There is something about the sound and drive of musical notes that reach your ears that bring the best out of the soul. It can soothe, motivate, inspire, wash away the pain, keep you going, and bring peace and harmony to your day. It can also bring up wonderful memories giving you the strength to keep enduring and believe. I am all about foundational structure in my life and I desire to bring MORE MUSIC BACK in my life. Ever since I sweat out my Ipod nano my ears with music has been limited. Dont have a smart phone or a car to be attached to, but I do my best to enjoy it live and loud with amazing style. Smiling thinking of the beauty and peace I feel with all the great music people have within them. Go out and seek the soul within all the instruments people play, strum, and drum. Peace- RVB