If It's Wednesday...Gotta Be Derek and Susan

Okay...I'm moved to tears. Yeah I've watched this DVD many times,  Derek Trucks and his wife, or is it Susan Tedeschi and her husband playing and singing together at Eric Clapton's  2007 Crossroads Festival. But let me tell you, sitting here in the little space we have carved out for our PC, earphones on, it doesn't get much better. I sat down this evening to relax and good god I've plugged in this performance again and it's hit me like a goods train, an emotional thumping I never expect from a sound, but that sneaks up and I'm gone. About half way through "Little By Little" ( http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x34aux_derek-trucks-susan-tedeschi-little_music) I got this big lump in my throat and I was transported again. I ramble on so much about religion, nature, beauty but I have to admit, the beauty that this kind of blues and this kind of soul, art and heart generate is not surpassed by anything I can think of. 

Musically, I"m really not a pushover....but jewelry can get me from time to time...

(I want those earrings...ok I lost focus for a while...)


There is a certain zone that couples can find, my wife and I find it often, even if it's just chatting about you know, our work day, talking about her artistry in the downstairs workshop, you know what I'm talking about..  Heck you all have felt it at least once. This magical zone is what exudes from Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks,  in the proud glances between them, in their genuine smiles, in their movements in  the shared invisible space that they are in during this performance.  And the audience, a huge one, falls right into their zone...head... over... heels....heels

If you need the blues, and we all need the blues, track this one down and set aside some time for it. This performance, like the Columbia Gorge and Big Sur, should be right up there on your Bucket List, I ain't lyin'. Or come on over and borrow my copy. Hats off Susan and Derek. Chapeaux! That's it for me tonight. I'm in a zone....

And it is a nice, rainy day here in Oregon