Artist, writer, singer, guitar picker, painter, claw hammer banjo player, eco-village member and believer in all things possible. You’ll be pulled in by the magic and musical world he creates and you’ll end up in the moment, humming & buzzing with the rest of the crowd. He’ll sing to you ~ You’ll sing with him…He’s plumbing for lyrical gold, like some kind of social archeologist. His story songs are universal, masterful and his concerts are a grand celebration of all of us.
He believes in stories.
Come to a show…You’ll ride along mystical, historical, and humorous roads, and twist through personal stories along the way. Amber eyes, Oklahoma towns, rattlesnake tails, Grandmother Moons, Galway heather, meter maids and silver crowns. At the end of the night, you’ll leave inspired, with a renewed sense of what’s possible.
At intermission I took
a few
photo-ops
in one of Melissa's funky
Rockin' Box 33 bathrooms.
Rockin' Box 33 bathrooms.
Tissue Dispenser
Classy Light Switch
The last song Joe played and sang was
Fall Down As the Rain.
When my life is over
And I have gone away
I'm gonna leave this big ole' world
And the trouble and the pain
And if I get to heaven
I will not stay
I'll turn myself around again
And fall down as the rain.
Fall down as the rain
Fall down as the rain
Turn myself around again
And fall down as the rain.
And when I finally reach the ground
I'll soak into the sod
Turn myself around again
Come up as goldenrod
Come up as goldenrod
Come up as goldenrod
Turn myself around again
Come up as goldenrod
And then when I turn dry and brown
I'll lay me down to rest
Turn myself around again
As part of an eagle's nest
Part of an eagle's nest
Part of an eagle's nest
Turn myself around again
As part of an eagle's nest
And when that eagle learns to fly
I'll flutter from that tree
I'll turn myself around again
As part of the mystery
Part of the mystery
Part of the mystery
Turn myself around again
As part of the mystery
I was very touched by this last song, so I waited to visit
with Joe after the concert to tell him how meaningful the lyrics
were to me at this particular time.
His assistant Elizabeth said that he'd be coming back down
to sign CD's, so I waited for quite a while, just chatting with her and
telling her how much I enjoyed the concert.
Finally, she went upstairs to check on Joe
and came back down with this CD for me, signed by Joe
to "Bullet Bob".
I'm not sure who "Bullet Bob" is, and I'm sorry he didn't get
his CD; I didn't even notice the inscription until I got home.
Rob is definitely getting a huge kick out of this one!
And, Fall Down as the Rain will most likely be added to the music
selections for our celebration on April 11th.
I love how LIFE shows up just in time and in the most
delightful ways!!
Rob would have loved this concert...and most assuredly this song.
PS: It rained tonight.
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