Every summer James Taylor gives a fourth of July benefit concert at Tanglewood which is just over the mountain from my place. The concerts are always sold out. When I first moved here, I packed up my gear, ready to head out to sit on the great lawn for the JT concert. I had no tickets - lawn tickets aren't reserved, figured I'd just buy at the gate like any Tanglewood Concert. Almost out the door and a friend called and told me that the concerts had been sold out for weeks and road blocks wouldn't allow me anywhere near the place. I was crestfallen. Each year I think about making the trek to get tickets and every year it is already sold out. One day soon.
In my twenties when James Taylor was a pretty hot commodity - I found myself drawn to a guy, I later married, who looked a lot like the young James Taylor. Ross had the same tall, thin, little bit angular style couched in big doses of charm and humor. Perfect for me - nearly opposite in many ways but overlapping enough to make a relationship of sorts. He made me laugh and very happy as a traveling companion through our young adult lives. But we grew up quickly and the glue that cemented us together was more like little kids' sweet paste than the stuff that keep folks together for a lifetime. It was heartbreaking to pull our lives asunder but it happened.
Learning to live without Ross, with only melodies to measure memories or heal life's wounds - took a long time. Without a map to follow, like everyone else, just kept truckin'. As a result, I became convinced that love was non-existant - some false or shallow hormonal exercise. But I had a lot of healing to do. I was convinced I had no idea what love was, or if I had loved Ross or if he loved me. I was a disaster emotionally, I suppose. Just another victim of the sixties newish emotional open environment.
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Ross (and me)
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I feel fine.
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I was just listening to Carol King on NPR yesterday, and so enjoyed her. We have friends who listen to JT in a group from their kayaks. Probably not your thing, but free. Not my thing either; I love the water but having my legs in that confined space just seems too claustrophobic for me.
Is funny but looking at your beige portrait with Ross, you look like Joni Mitchell. ;-))
Even though I was born in Ecuador South America and Spanish as my native language, in my youth on the late 70's I started to listen to James Taylor and every time my friends will bring an imported album from USA, we listening to Jim Croce, The BEATLES, Bread and James Taylor and sing along the lyrics inside the cover. It was a great way to learn English Assshole language as I started picking up useful expressions from JT's lyrics and I was eager and determined to find out what was he singing about in those lyrics. Constantly singing JT's tunes everywhere to memorize English fonetics, and his twang!! Anyhow, I could say I grew up in the 70 & 80's with his melodies. They provide me so much inspiration that I can relate to at that moment in time in a completely non- American environment! Needles to say Music knows no language barriers because Music is a soul language in itself. Fast forward to 1989 and living in The Big Apple NYC I finally met my idol close and in person as by destiny of life, JT subleased an apartment in building I used to work as s doorman. JT was very nice and friendly and sing several albums for my collection, after I told him what I describe above, he said: "oh how flattering" because he never knew how much his music had such an impact in a foreing country helping me to learn English! It's been the highlight of my life living in the USA to have JT as an acquientance and I have seen him over 100 times every time he's coming around in PA, NJ, NYC, MA & even TX. Both Carole King and JT are among my favorite singer songwriters and I went to see them 3 times singing together. How nice it would have been to be at the TROVADOUR in L.A. back in 1968 to 1970. but I was only 10 so I probably had no interest then and I was SO FAR AWAY down in Ecuador. Hope you still keep your good memories of Ross in your heart everytime you hear James Vernon Taylor sing a song. According to Jim, he said: "That's why I'm here" ....people pay big money to hear "FIRE & RAIN" ...again and again and again!
Vicente from Ecuador! One of this days I'm going to sit down and write my memories of how I met so many celebrities and what impacts they have in my American life since I immigrated to America for good. Proud to be an American! You can write or reply to vrmoralesj@gmail.com
I apologize for the misspelling of English As A Second Language..... This iPhone just put the wrong word and I did not proofread it before I published it. Sorry! You can write to me: Vincent at: vrmoralesj@gmail .com
Thanks!
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