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Got this e-mail yesterday or the other day ( I have it come to my work and I've been home ill the last couple of days) What do ya'll think of it? I'm wondering if this is what inspired them to write MAYBE ?? Wanna get a census of your thoughts & feelings. Its very beautifully written.

"The best thing about being on the road is the connection you make with the people that love the music. When you're not on the road you can miss that connection to something greater than the sum of its parts.
It is more than you or I or all of us.
It is everything combined plus the energy that perpetuates every second we continue to rock each others faces off. However, when on the road there is little time or energy to create new music. And that is my favorite thing to do in the world.
I prefer it to playing live, actually. Because when you're in the moment of feeling a creation come through you... You're singing it and playing it and watching it take form in front of you. But it's
happening through you. It's a very spiritual experience and it only happens once in a while.
It feels like falling in Love. But I believe you only fall in love once. At least that's what I feel at this time in my life.
However, you can write songs that may bring you to that place and that feeling whenever the idea grabs you. So you can chase that feeling like you would chase a child running with your mother's old china.
It's complete presence. You're more present in that moment than anything else. Totally focused. Totally clear. Totally present in that moment and sharing it with whoever is pushing the song through you from another place.
That's what I miss about being home. Having the freedom to chase that.

That is the journey.
That is the medicine.
That is why I'm here.
Shim"

was this written directly to you?

I wonder why I didn't get this? Hmm. Anyway, nice letter. I don't think he'll be throwing in the towel anytime soon, so I wouldn't worry about that!

i think it was some of it. but i think every thing u do in life can be put into music. i think they are such a remarkable band that they slleep music..

Yeah, just love the pups. Fall more and more in love w/them every day. Oh no didn't think he was going to throw in the towel, just try something different. Just writing or something. He has such a beautiful voice so I say use it. Those 3 just oooze music. It probably looks something like this haha Could never see them doing something not music related.

My favorite was the story Shim tells about being left in the early morning because he had to go to the bathroom and the bus took off without him and he had to talk a guy into driving him to catch up to the bus. Hilarious...well not hilarious at the time...one of those "hey its gonna be ok, hey we're gonna laugh at this one day" kinda moments.

Nor did I.

Thanks for posting it here for all of us to read though!

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^^^ Just to be sure, I tried to sign up again and it says that I'm already on the list.

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