WORKING TO MUSIC
Bike ride through a neighborhood; hear salsa, rap, and “Bad Moon Rising!”
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It’s hot, but I’m needing a little exercise. So I take a bike ride through a quiet neighborhood — can’t trust my bike skills (or lack thereof) on busy streets or highways. At one corner, guys are building a new house — putting on siding. Down the block, a kitchen re-model is underway; there’s a stove and a dishwasher in the driveway. And at the house where the yard looks like a park — landscaping is going on.
I loved hearing music almost the whole way. The styles blended into each other as I peddled through — salsa and rap and “There’s a Bad Moon On the Rise.” All this really tickled me! It’s good to work (or bike) to music!
I saw John Fogerty in Nashville once-upon-a-time. He was getting the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. It was a great night! I have read that John Fogerty jokes that the line is really “there’s a bathroom on the right,” and that he sometimes even sings that line when he performs the song!
