Ah, spoken straight from the heart of a true Stevie fan. I was
in no way talkin' about people like you in my last posts. That's
why I kept using the word MOST. ANYWAY, it's great hearin' you
in there.

I understand (in large part) where you're coming from. Because,
although I'm more of a heavy metal/hard rock fan...Stevie Ray
had a significant impact on my life too. You see, I never used
to like the blues. My mind wasn't open enough (musically) to
even give 'em a chance.

Then, many years ago, I was tryin' to find somethin' good on
TV. I was just standing in my kitchen flippin' through the channels
when I suddenly heard (& saw) this guitarist crankin' out some
wild, loud, original, & beautiful notes on his guitar. So I stopped,
and I'm thinkin'...Hey, that's Stevie Ray Vaughan. ( I had heard
a few of his tunes & seen him on MTV or whatever...but I'd never
seen/heard him play LIVE.) Course, he played the blues, and I
didn't like that kind of music.

But there I was, glued to the TV with my jaw on the floor. Watchin'
him bend those strings to get that sweet sound, playin' behind
his back, etc. But, even more than that...it was how friggin'
INTENSE he was. He played from his toes all the way up to that
hat. He put everything he had into every note. He BECAME his
guitar.

I haven't looked at him (or the BLUES) the same way since. He
showed me that I was missin' out on a whole universe of great
music. (Especially his.)

The man may be gone but I'm completely convinced that his music
will be blowin' people away a thousand years from now. (And then
some.)


Live It Up Candy (& others)
mark
"Of all the things I've lost...I miss my mind the most."








>--- Original Message ---
>From: cricket7389@...
>To: srv@yahoogroups.com
>Date: 9/8/01 9:03:41 AM
>
Hey all,
> I read my SRV digest this morning and I thought I would say
a few
>things. I am a member of the Flood list but I go anywhere Stevie
Is. The
>all fan Stevie Ray discuss site, all the places on search I
find and am
>I always hungry for new and different things. Stevie has been
a driving
>force in my life for a very long time now and has changed the
way I look
>at life. He and his music, ( especially him, as a person ) brought
me
>back from the depths of a very sad event in my life and I will
forever
>keep him and his memory alive.
> I love to find new people who have just discovered the magic
of
>Stevie and how his music can be a healing experience. I have
found that
>any one who has never had the Stevie Ray Vaughan experience,
is always
>somehow touched n a deep way. New fans are born each and every
day. But
>a lot of folfs dont know of the places on the internet they
can go and
>tell of how Stevie has effected their lives.
> So, even the list here may appear to be slow, There are people
like
>me, who love and remember the MAN every day.
>
> Peace to all and I will post more often
>as soon as I get my Stevie mail.
> May God Bless everyone and we who have been touched by our
Little
>Stevie, are, indeed, the lucky ones.
>
> Candy Conner
>
>" In life, its not the breaths we take.
>
Its the
>moments in life, that take our breath away"
>
>
>
>Keep the Blues and SRV alive!!
>
>PEACE
>
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