Hi,

Found this book to be of interest: Conversations with the Conroy's: Interviews with Pat Conroy
and His Family, published by the University of South Carolina Press.

Hi Violet, You wrote: "What lingers on for me concerning the song is its sense of lament. As to the exact nature of that lament it's difficult to grasp. He's going over it again and again in his mind, which is how the song progresses. Something is not how it might have been. Forgiveness may be ...

Hi, Acknowledging with thanks the posts in this thread. Not sure if anyone noticed that the song doesn't explicitly mention a Communion prayer, rather it uses the word "grace." Grace, in various religions, refers to prayers of thanks before and/or after meals. The lifting of the glass of b...

Hi Vickiwoodyard,

Thank you for expressing what you did, so well. May we all have better days and nights ahead.

Hi, Just a comment about "It Seemed The Better Way." Jesus (or God without him) is what I hear as the "him." My take is that the song is about the variances of degree of surety of faith that commonly occur when the most challenging of situations arise, including life-death transi...

I don't know if others here have noted some evocation of "Pledging My Love" in "Leaving The Table." It's a classic, established by Johnny Ace and then cemented by others. Johnny Ace's recording went to number 1 on the R&B charts for weeks, after his death from a self-inflicte...

Hi,

Eric Church covered L.C.'s "Hallelujah" live on stage. There are videos of the performance (or performances?) on YouTube.

Hi Kush,

This is sad news. I join you in wishing her a speedy recovery.

Hi Kush,

Apparently, there's a Billy Joel connection to the motorcycle. A search of "Springsteen, Billy Joel and motorcycle"
will bring up stories about this.

Hi, I believe that Leonard likely indicated a belief, on his part, that as a songwriter he was a conduit for material that was sourced from God. "Going Home" contains these words: "He will speak these words of wisdom / Like a sage, a man of vision / Though he knows he's really nothing...

Hi Kush, Nice tie-in of the clip about Springsteen being helped out by the bikers and "Long Walk Home." Hadn't heard about the motorcycle breakdown. The town in the song, of course, is also a stand-in for whatever foundation everyone has. Common ground between Springsteen and the guys who ...

Condolences to his family. Condolences to us all. May he rest in peace.

Hi Kush,

Nice. Congratulations to Eric Church on the award.

Hi, This year's Philadelphia Folk Festival has come and gone. I was there. Great memories. Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the performers. Of course, he's an outstanding artist. He's also a compassionate person making a meaningful and positive difference in people's lives through his...

Hi LisaLCFan, Before your second post, thought it might be "One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong" because of the words "I suppose that he froze." Those words could be applied to the condition of stagefright, which can be a reason for a classical guitarist to cancel his recital. Then came th...