The Tractor Jacking
In my dream last night I was sitting in a field with some friends that overlooked a mini-farm when a man tractor-jacked a nearby tractor and proceeded to steal all the crops and drive off with them in this tractor.
A beautiful woman was distraught that her crops and her tractor were stolen. She came to the group of people sitting on the field and wept as people opened their wallets to help her.
I was sceptical, no doubt. Her display of crying seemed to have an air of fakeness to it. Some people gave $20 and I was most interested in giving her just $5. I ended up giving her $10 but I couldn’t help but ask my friend if she thought it was all staged as a way to get money from us?
And I guess the worst part of this situation is that if it was in fact a real crop robbery, how insulting it would be that I’m sitting there calling the whole thing fake.
I was happy to wake up and no longer be stuck in some sort of moral debate.
This Week’s Podcast
The name of this episode is Setting Levels which is a reference to what it feels like to operate a podcast. As if setting levels is the main job. If you can set your levels, you have a show. That’s why soundcheck is such a big deal for concerts.
This episode is in my classic talk format after two weeks of shows where I only played music.
I discuss a bit about my theories on early mornings and being able to do your most creative work, as well as some of the work I’m doing in paying attention to the motivation of playing music when the cards are stacked against you in the evening. Hop on in there to spend some time with me.
You can also listen on Spotify or other networks.
My music recommendation for the week is not any particular album or artist but I have to say that the SiriusXM station Real Jazz is incredible and keeps getting better. On the weekend they play a lot of fusion and other styles that go a bit outside.
You can get a subscription to listen to XM on your desktop and phone as an alternative to typical music streaming sites. It includes a version of Pandora radio in that since they’re the same company.
I feel a bit guilty because it's not supporting local terrestrial stations, but there’s no law that says once you tune into XM you can’t flip back onto FM radio.
Some fun posts this week on my Instragram. Check ‘em out:
Wrapping up here, I think that no one cares about the struggles you go through, they don’t care what your music sounds like or how your podcast ended up, but I think people do care that you showed up.
So when your inner critic is yelling at you, or you just don’t feel like doing the thing, I think it’s nice to remember that showing up is something that no one can take away from you.
Take care and see you next week :)