It’s that time of year again. Yes, yes, it’s time for Hollywood Awards
Season! Get ready folks, because your TV
will be filled with awards specials like the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Oscars,
the Emmys, the Tonys, the CMAs, the ACMs, the………ugh. Now
that football is over, it seems that Hollywood season is in full swing. In my opinion, all of these awards shows are
just a bunch of rich people giving each other awards to celebrate how cool they
are followed by the all-important debate over who was the best dressed and the
worst dressed on the red carpet. In this
fast-food, low attention span society we live in I guess that is
entertainment. I miss Sunday night
football.
Despite my disdain for Hollywood awards shows, I do make an
exception for the music award shows because they are about one of my favorite
things in the world, the majesty of music. The Grammys
were on last night and I sat there with a bowl of ice cream just soaking in all
the performances, of which there were many more than actual awards given
out. I had never heard of most of the
performers before last night. I had no
idea who Sam Smith was, or Pharrell, or Iggy Azalea. If you asked me a week ago, I would have told
you that an Ariana Grande was something you could get at Taco Johns. But, I know who they are now, and some of
their songs are kind of catchy. I hate to admit it, but I’m seriously considering some new downloads
on my iTunes account.
When I was younger I was really into rock and roll. Kids today probably wouldn’t recognize many
of the bands I listened to. I liked
bands like Def Leppard, Warrant, Bon Jovi, and Guns N Roses. My dad made sure all his kids had an
appreciation for the oldies, and to this day I can sing you some songs from the
likes of the Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, the Mamas and the Papas, and Peter,
Paul, and Mary if you’d like to hear them.
I always said that I would never be a country music fan, but when I got
to college I discovered my all-time favorite band, Blackhawk. In the last 15 years I have seen Blackhawk
perform live more than a dozen times. Today,
my country music tastes revolve around bands like Little Big Town, the Zac
Brown Band, and guys like Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean. I also have developed a liking to musicians
like Steve Winwood, Bruce Hornsby, James Taylor, the Eagles, and Billy
Joel.
My music tastes might not be what yours are, but the beauty
of music is that there are so many options and genres that there is something for
everyone. Music can be a release, a comfort,
an escape, and so many more things to us.
It is a universal part of our lives.
If you pass by my office during the day you will probably hear music
playing as well as me singing off key.
In the hallways I am usually whistling, snapping my fingers, and
sometimes just outright singing. My job
brings a lot of stress with it, and music is something that I use to relax,
refocus, and calm myself. It also brings
me a lot of enjoyment and energy. I
think all of our lives would be better if we walked around with a song in our
hearts and minds.
So, while I have to suffer through Hollywood Awards Season,
it is nice to know that the Grammys, ACMs, and CMAs are there to feed my
musical appetite. But that’s it, I won’t
watch any other awards shows…..but the Oscars is coming up…….maybe I’ll watch
just to see what Angelina Jolie is wearing.