to move even the oceans
i cannot stop listening to jimmy gnecco...not that i am attempting to stop. perhaps his heart is actually some portal for spirits and they fly out of his mouth when he sings. i wish so badly to do that...to move even the oceans with my voice. it remains a mystery to me, but i shall not relent. last night i lay awake in bed for hours, listening to the recording of the show we played with him. and again tonight. i wonder if jimmy was lying awake listening to me? i wonder if anyone ever lies awake in bed at night, so touched by my music? i would like for that to be the case. i would like to connect with people on such eternal ground.
"Always I marvel at you, you blessed ones ~ at your demeanor,
the way you bear transient jewels with eternal ease.
Ah, if we knew how to blossom: our hearts would be out beyond
all lesser dangers, safe in the single great one"
~Rilke
Posted by jeff at April 28, 2003 11:24 PM
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In anwser to your question about laying in bed awake touched by your music......I have.
Posted by: zzzz at April 29, 2003 09:11 AM
Jimmy is incredible. A natural talent to be sure, even though he will shyly smile and deny it. He was brought into this world with something that attendance at a conservatory of music, or private voice lessons simply can not teach. On top of that he went and listened to and learned from the greats (Queen, VU, Buckleys, Nusrat…) just like we do when we listen to him. He has honed his craft to pure perfection and continues to grow musically, which is frankly amazing.
But, even with everything mentioned above, the most important factor that enables him “to move even the oceans” is the honesty and “realness” that he plays with. His lack of contrivances lay no blocks on the treacherous passage to “enlightenment”, “grace” or “ocean moving” we are lucky enough to feel when see and hear him play.
Posted by: nobody at April 29, 2003 12:01 PM
yes yes yes
i agree with all of it.
jeff-so glad to hear he has touched you so deeply.
and all of you
i feel less alone in this place just knowing that others hear and feel what i feel, and are moved to such depth
it is a beautiful thing.
Posted by: kim at May 5, 2003 12:35 PM
