The true artists in our world...
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:26 am
The Gift of a Lifetime
We all give to one another, sometimes without thinking that we are giving. Often, when we do things freely, the gift becomes even more precious.
On the 25th of November, 2010, I received the gift of a lifetime from Nokie Edwards. We were in another friend's home, enjoying the afterglow of Thanksgiving dinner when we picked up our instruments and began “jamming.” The great thing about the musicians who gather here is that we are at all levels of expertise, yet we work together to produce the best music possible. Some of the pieces we attempted were pretty rough, but we were having fun.
That was when Nokie came in, set up his guitar, and joined in the jam.
Although I have known Nokie for some time time, this was the first time we had actually played together. At first, my nerves went through the ceiling, but his easy manner, and friendly smile encouraged me to calm down, and just enjoy the experience. I was actually in the same room with Nokie, playing guitar. He very diplomatically chose simpler numbers for us to play with him, but when he added his magic to the leads, he made us all sound good, and feel great!
The gift, for me at least, was that a master of the instrument would sit down with novices, and clearly enjoy playing with us. This is truly a rare characteristic. Most masters of an art form insist upon working only with others of their level of expertise, but Nokie possesses a simple joy of music that allows him to share with every one of us.
That is Nokie's true gift to us, his willingness to share his joy of music with anyone.
Thank you Nokie.
We all give to one another, sometimes without thinking that we are giving. Often, when we do things freely, the gift becomes even more precious.
On the 25th of November, 2010, I received the gift of a lifetime from Nokie Edwards. We were in another friend's home, enjoying the afterglow of Thanksgiving dinner when we picked up our instruments and began “jamming.” The great thing about the musicians who gather here is that we are at all levels of expertise, yet we work together to produce the best music possible. Some of the pieces we attempted were pretty rough, but we were having fun.
That was when Nokie came in, set up his guitar, and joined in the jam.
Although I have known Nokie for some time time, this was the first time we had actually played together. At first, my nerves went through the ceiling, but his easy manner, and friendly smile encouraged me to calm down, and just enjoy the experience. I was actually in the same room with Nokie, playing guitar. He very diplomatically chose simpler numbers for us to play with him, but when he added his magic to the leads, he made us all sound good, and feel great!
The gift, for me at least, was that a master of the instrument would sit down with novices, and clearly enjoy playing with us. This is truly a rare characteristic. Most masters of an art form insist upon working only with others of their level of expertise, but Nokie possesses a simple joy of music that allows him to share with every one of us.
That is Nokie's true gift to us, his willingness to share his joy of music with anyone.
Thank you Nokie.
