“March on! Take no prisoners!” Gordon Hogg
time to drum (snapseed)
Late last night I received an email from my friend, Gordon. For my birthday he usually sends historical front pages from the New York Times for January 8. This year he sent an article about composer, Roger Sessions. It talked about a concerto Sessions had written in the 1940’s which he’d been asked to rewrite, yet refused to do. Gordon prefaced his emailed article with the words below. It was one of the most empowering letters I’ve ever gotten.
“Happy Birthday! For your enjoyment, here’s the story of an unusual piece of music and its intelligent, uncompromising creator, someone not unlike yourself. As a matter of fact, inspired by this news feed, I am listening to the Sessions Concerto as I write this–brave, lyrical, tough music, but rewarding to know. Again, much like you. I hope your day has been a good one. March on! Take no prisoners!”
Today’s picture is a drum set that Gordon and his wife, Becky, gave me years ago to keep me company at work. You see, Gordon, too, is a drummer and a damn fine one. God bless you, Gordon, for many things not the least of which is being someone who gets me!
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