Heroes

Heroes come and go.

We've all had heroes in our lives at one time or another.

I grew up in a world where folks (that's what we call people in Texas) watched their heroes in movies at the Granada Theater. Heroes like John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Audie Murphy (real-life hero - just Google him), James Bond, Mickey Mouse (yes, MM), Chief Brady (JAWS) and more.

Or we had sports icons who made spectacular plays like Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose (read previous blog on baseball), Willie Mays, Dr. J, Franco Harris and Roger Staubach. Some call these athletes heroes but they are not in my opinion...just talented and skillful athletes playing their sport and getting paid for doing it.

On TV, we had Roy Rogers, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, MM, Captain America, Batman, Road Runner (he always won)...I could go on and on. Some make believe, some not...

Some say there are no more heroes in the world.

I disagree.

There are every day heroes...we just have to look for them.

My personal heroes include: my dear friend Tim Moore (not saying but he is), my kids (not saying why - but you could imagine),  dad, granddad, Laton (for fighting his cancer), Granny Ruby (because of her kitchen skills)...well, I have a plethora of them.

Some say that heroes can only become one during wartime (just see Andy Rooney's video on the subject on YouTube).  He explains that they become a hero by putting themselves in harms way.

I agree to a point but a hero can become one by starting a non-profit organization when you are a middle schooler, working at a food-bank every, serving meals with Meals-on-Wheels, building a house in a foreign country, providing medical care in a Third World country and more.

Heroes are actually ordinary people that do extraordinary things.

Seems simple...

Can you be a hero?

I hope so...

Music...feel it.

To my few blog-watchers, sorry for the delay but "the needs of the Navy"...well, you know.

Well, I just got back from the Night Ranger, Foreigner and Journey concert. I must say that was one of the best concerts I have been to...ever.

I have no idea what makes middle-aged people (not saying that I'm middle-age quite yet) go to concerts of groups of other middle-aged musicians who had hit after hit in the '70s and '80s.  These guys can still rock it...and for over four hours to a sold-out arena.

Now Journey has a new lead singer, Arnel Pineda, who can definitely handle his own filling in for Steve Perry since 2006. His vocals were outstanding. Neal Schon and Ross Valory can still string it out on the lead guitar and bass. Schon has the best guitar licks ever recorded.

Ok, so by now you know I've enjoyed it.

Music can make the emotionless feel.

Whether you listen to rock, country, pop, Christian, rap, whatever...it moves you or tries to do so in ways that you can't think of until it hits you. You can listen to music from any era you want...music makes you feel. You tap your foot. You play your steering wheel in your car. You get a silly song in your head that you keep singing all day long (driving your co-workers insane). Plus there is nothing that can stop you from singing in your shower either!

Listen to Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Trouble Waters." Or you can listen to Elvis sing...doesn't matter. It moves you.

Listen to Izzy sing "Somewhere over the Rainbow." It is one of the most used songs in movies and commercials. It moves you.

Listen to Casting Crowns sing "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." It moves you.

Listen to the Beatles, Neil Diamond, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel...any song...yes, they all move you.

Millions of songs...thousands of artists...each expressing themselves in their own way. But no matter how they do it, you have the opportunity to feel. Happy. Sad. Anger. Despair. Grief. Hope. Any emotion...you can feel it all depending on the beat, the lyrics, the instruments, the vocals...they lead you into their world showing you how to feel.

All you have to do is just listen...listen to the music.

Back to scooting...