One college summer, I was going through my older brother’s CD collection and discovered Van Morrison. Wow. All I could think was, “How cool is this guy”. His music was a mix of folk, jazz, rock and soul. His voice had that feeling of a life that had certainly lived. When I returned to school … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Days Like This – Van Morrison
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m currently on sabbatical, taking time off from career burnout. This temporary pause is a much needed break and taking time to decompress is definitely healing. I’ve had a lot of time to think about the future and have given a lot of thought about next steps. I … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Fate, God or Karma have a funny way of throwing things down along my path. I read today’s prompt and thought, “Really?” I wondered if this really was a coincidence. Recently, I made the choice to leave my company. Burnout had been effecting both my mental and physical health and I needed time to separate … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
I discovered KROQ in the early 80’s and I was literally blown away. Prior to that, I mainly listened to soul music’s cool sounds and funky beats. I remember turning the radio dial and hearing Only a Lad by Oingo Boingo and Boys Don’t Cry by the Cure for the first time and I was … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Discovering KROQ – My Early 80’s Pivot
I remember sitting in the back of our wood paneled station wagon in the 1970s as a young kid. The radio was set to “mom’s music” as we sat in Southern California traffic. It was my early years, I must have been about 5 or 6 years old at the time. At that age, we … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Wichita Lineman – REM
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