The Love Language of Sharing : MWABT

This week is dedicated to sharing some of the music I have uncovered, rediscovered, and enjoyed over the last many months. Like many, music plays an important role in my life. Music can be my release or a welcome distraction. Sharing music is one of my many love languages. Just ask my kids.

Please share some of your favorites in the comments. #sharingIsCaring

• Pastel Blues?by?Nina Simone. Powerful, emotional, and necessary! #newToMe
• Ambiant Otaku?by?Tetsu Inoue. I love stumbling across new ambient gems. Fans of Gas, Christopher Bissonnette, and Biosphere will dig this. #newToMe
• Life on Planet Groove (Live)?by?Maceo Parker. Peter Vircks turned me onto this album when we first met (30 years ago). A jazz and funk masterpiece by a true legend. Pete also turned me onto?Return to Forever?and?Fugazi. #rediscovered
• Sigh. Death and black metal have deep libraries. Stumbling across Sigh's catalog--after this many years of them making music--was a slap in the face (with a slimy, wet mackerel). #newToMe #steadyRotation
• Ravi Shankar In San Francisco (1967)?by?Ravi Shankar. I learned about the sitar and tabla from this album (35 years ago), so I shared it with my youngest. They're a multi-instrumentalist. #rediscovered
• The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves?by?Infectious Grooves. Something triggered me to go digging for this album again. I remember buying this CD back in 1991/1992. #encinoMan #rediscovered
• The Shadow Inside?by?Sadus. Hey, new thrash metal with decent vocals! Yes, please. #new
• Feelin Kinda Free?by?The Drones. I was exploring Australian groups. #newToMe
• Mothership Connection?by?Parliament. My youngest is learning to play the bass guitar. This is an appropriate introduction, IMHO. #rediscovered
• Nilsson Schmilsson?by?Harry Nilsson. The origin of most indie music. #rediscovered

If you are interested, I am?@allnightgrocery?on Apple Music.?

Coaching & Mentoring

Do you know your love language? Is there something you receive or give that makes you infinitely happy?! I encourage you to explore your love language?and?practice sharing that information with others. Both steps are complex and take time, but they can go a long way to helping you grow comfortable with the "human" qualities we often suppress.

Sundry / Miscellaneous

• This wrap-up was brought to you by?Ambient 1: Music for Airports?by Brian Eno. #classic #ambient

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I write this newsletter to share my compassionate and slightly cynical view of the world. I plan on sharing original content and content from those I admire and respect.?Magpie With a Bow Tie?will grow and evolve.

Please invite your friends and colleagues to read and participate.

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