road

june 25th - word of the day - "road"
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so as you all have heard...
the king of pop died on thursday.
i actually read the news 3 minutes before i went on air, so if i sounded a little out-of-sorts on the show, its just because i was shocked... and saddened.. and never put on the spot like that, ever.

i'm not here to put a personal stance on what i think of michael jackson's personal life. all im here for is the music. i cant tell you one family member, friend or acquaintance i know of who has a record collection without thriller. i grew up with thriller as my first LP in my collection... imagine a 6 year old with bows in her hair, wearing all things purple and putting the needle on "beat it" (my favorite song at that time in my life) with my fisher price record player. no joke... from back in the day of my childhood til now, ive always enjoyed hearing michael jackson's killer voice mixed beautifully by non other than my main man, quincy jones. now, as such a huge fan of dance parties and the like, i cant think of hosting get-togethers involving a dance floor and not hearing "P.Y.T." or "billie jean." michael was a fundamental start in my love for music, and i owe him at least a "get it, MJ" in this here music blog because of him.

besides that, the word of the day was, indeed, "road." it's that time of year where all i want to do is get in my car and drive on the open road. does anyone crave the open road as much as i do? when im having a hectic period in my life, there's always a dire need of a road trip. lately ive been frequenting myself with this idea of going west... whether that be to fredericksburg for a day, to the davis mountains for a weekend, to the pacific ocean on highway 1 in two weeks... the possibilities are as endless as the highways. certain songs bode well with this feeling of endless driving and the road trip, in fact, some songs scream "road trip" so loud that i wonder if the musician recorded in a moving vehicle. the era of the jetsetter is definitely here, and not that i have anything against flying to and from destinations, there is just something magical about slowing down and speeding down I-10 for 8 hours instead of flying it in 1. you take things in differently when you have to drive the entire way. i just got back from a road trip all the way to washington state and portland, and i would have never known about california's delicious cherries and farm-grown avocados had i not seen a sign off the side of the highway and exited. i would have never seen the border of oregon and california with my own eyes-- literally, you cross california's beautiful brown hills and mahogany redwoods and POOF! you're suddenly in oregon, and everything is green. i could go on and on and on....

but, needless to say, road trips and its soundtracks to accompany the moving scenery on the dash are what keep me sane. and to keep you all sane, im sharing the moonwalk with friends, family, and fans:



anyone want to get together and learn the entire dance to thriller? im sure this is being done in the millions right as we speak...

thank you all for listening and reading and supporting radio and music!
keep it wordy,
kellen