Soul Sister

Tonight while I was driving home with the windows down, I was singing (nearly) at the top of my lungs - since that's what you do on a summer night, you drive around with the windows down whether or not you have air-conditioning and play rock star in your car. The thing you may not realize is that there are times when it's not just you and the radio. At a stop light I had just hit a chorus when I heard a voice from over my left shoulder hollering, "you've got a beautiful voice!" I turned to see a scruffy man in a John Deere cap in the next car over, both his windows down, grinning at me. I sized up the situation, took stock of the song, and sang louder.

Lesson one: Take your entertainment where you can find it, with the corollary: It's OK sometimes to participate in other people's fun, particularly if you are safely separated by two full cars (hey, he had no idea if I had mace or was a serial killer - gotta take a risk now and then!). Lesson two: SING. Sing loudly, enthusiastically, with style and attitude and only a passing consideration of accuracy as long as it's fun (which will pretty much be always). Lesson three: Make sure to show your fans a little love.


Watch out for falling turtles (especially if they look like Cher or a pop-y emo band),

Cyd



P.S. How much do you want to bet John Deere Cap is intimately acquainted with all the lyrics to the entire Charlie Daniels' Band catalog? You KNOW he's a superstar in his Subaru!