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As many of you already know, Dave (Canter) sent an email out following the election of Barack Obama (I'll have Dave post the original email). Many people responded to the email, sending You Tube links to some of their favorite videos and inspiring words on what the election meant to them. So, we thought, why not keep this going? That is what this blog is about....sharing music, inspiring words, whatever your heart desires. We invite you to post your original responses to Dave's email and continue to post new music, videos, lyrics, shows you've seen that you would like to share with everyone....whatever. Invite your friends!

So, to begin and realizing that I'm not what many people would consider a "wordsmith", I decided to steal something from the Forrest Gump soundtrack cover. Yep, you heard me right, the Forrest Gump soundtrack cover. A little cheesy, perhaps, but I thought it was highly relevant.

Time. Moments in time. Vivid recollections of the moments that impacted our lives. Where we were when John Kennedy was shot. When the first man walked on the moon. The never-ending shadow of the war in Vietnam. And with all the images and the feelings, there is always the music. The song we played when we fell in love for the first time. When we fell out of love. And when we fell in love again. A simple journey through complicated times. The coming-of-age of a generation and a country. And at the heart of the story is the music. Music that lives with us, always there to remind us of the people, the places, and the events of our times. Music is as vital as any character-it is a character-complex and exhilarating, humorous and heartbreaking, the essence of what we once were and will always be. Music helps define us.