Tuesday Thinks: Music inspires me

It's Tuesday and I'm looking for inspiration

She is beautiful and I love this.

Late Late At Night by Rick Springfield - Review and.....GIVEAWAY!

What teenage girl in the 1980s didn’t want to be “Jessie’s Girl,” the subject of the iconic hit song by Rick Springfield?  Springfield discusses his inspiration for the song plus intimate details of his life in his autobiography “Late Late At Night.”

Born Richard Lewis Springthorpe in Australia, Springfield was a typical teenager who was obsessed with music growing up. He was in many bands, including one which took him to the battlefields of Vietnam right in the middle of the raging war as they struggled to entertain the troops and stay alive at the same time.




Look at that sweet face! 

 

Persuaded by his then manager to go solo, Springfield came to the United States to eventually become a teen idol with his song “Speak To The Sky” and a starring role in a Saturday morning cartoon series. In the 80s Springfield tried out his acting skills as he played Dr. Noah Drake on “General Hospital” for two years.

Springfield is very candid in this book, discussing his struggles with depression throughout his life. He seems to have settled into a stable family life with his wife and boys, and his writing shows a graceful maturity from a man who has been through a lot in his life.

In honor of Rick Springfield's new book, I'm giving away a brand new copy of "Late Late At Night."

To Enter: Just leave me a comment here. For an extra entry, become a follower, and for one more entry - tell me who your favorite teen idol was when you were growing up!  Be sure to leave your email address too, so I can get hold of you!

 (Giveaway limited to the U.S. only)

I'll draw for a winner on Sunday, November 14th!  Good luck everyone!

Photo Challenge - 8/30

A Photo Of Your Favorite Band/Musician

This is a tricky one for me as I no longer have a "favorite" so instead I chose Il Divo whom I saw in concert in 2007. This was actually the first concert I've ever been to and it was also my Christmas present to Mummy so it was pretty special in a lot of ways.

Words Inside are Dancing

Like I've said in the past. Sometimes I just have to grab pen and paper and it's as if someone else is writing... This came so fast this morning, I had to grab a pen and the back of whatever was in front of me and jot it down... Talk about Random!!! :-D Whew!....

Oh well... I share it here anyway....

Words Inside are Dancing

Words fly across the page; Dark lines dancing by

First a funny jig; Then mixed in with a waltz

Words come in my mind; As music from the soul

Words are painting pictures; Though I can not draw

The paper fills up quickly; As the words keep dancing by

The music is internal; Illuminating from Light and Love

The image that I’m painting; Comes flooding in like thunder

Yet the flow is rapid; The music can’t be stopped

Spring, Summer, Fall; Give way to Winters cold

Yet every season too must come; To be a part of life

Today my thoughts are abstract; Yet to someone may make sense

I can not stop the flow; Of this almighty pen

So dance your inner dance; And feel your song inside

Your music’s just beginning; the tune is yours unique

Paint your life so full; With things that fill your soul

Go look outside and see; All the glories that there are

Then paint your song; And sing your pen and dance your inner dance

It’s love and Light that guide me; From thought to ink to paper

And then into your life I send; These words in random order

This must be my Picasso; Abstract in thought I paint;

I sing this song on paper; With ink and pen create;

These words inside are a dancing

Written with Love and Light,
By Nina P. 6/22/09

Since this poem is so random and abstract... I'm sending out a random heart!! I found it on line in the local newspaper section of photo's. I can't find it again to give proper credit :-(

Either way, the photographer caught an amazing "wild" heart....

I found the pgotographer!!! cheychey37 can be found @ http://rochesterhomepage.net/mymedia/view.php?id=2321