DID THE FLASH GO OFF?
Much like faith in a light switch doing its job, hoping to capture an image and wondering "Did the flash go off?" barely takes a moment, but it can give the illumination necessary to preserve an image for a lifetime.
It's a question I heard often at family gatherings - and one I continue to ask regarding my own flashes of brilliance: some underexposed, out of focus or perhaps not that bright after all. But every once in awhile . . . something clicks!
Five of my biggest musical dreams in this lifetime:
To record an album with Ray Stevens as producer
To take a week of guitar lessons from Chet Atkins
To have been a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
To go on a weekend acoustic guitar retreat with Arlo Guthrie, Ry Cooder
and Jorma Kaukonen
To combine the Supremes and the Young Rascals . . . what music they could have made!
