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Wise, did I ever tell you what inspired me to create 'Indigo'.

I was listening to a recording of Elington's 'Mood Indigo' sung by Rosemary Clooney. About halfway through the skin just came to me.

Funny how the mind works, connecting sounds with images.

Hey WOM how come your desktop Screenshot doesn't come out? i wanted to check the mout on your profile

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Hey Motion... Indigo was the first one that I tried out on my new monitor. I love it! It's funny about Jazz. You can find a lot of really nice midis (big name people, too) online for free! And most of them sound higher quality than other midis. You can download a couple of hours worth in no time (or space), they are incredibly small. I have not met a lot of other people that like to listen to that. I don't know why it is like that... so available, and good, and free.

You should hear some of the Hawaiian music... that is pretty great, too. I don't really know what is going on in American music anymore. Most of the time I am listening to Hawaiian music.

And here's me listening to Man O War...

[actually, at the moment it's CCR]...

I have all of the above plus many other artists from the 70's, 80's, 90' and some from today. I have in my collection everything from classical to rock, Billie Holiday to Billy Idol. My musical tastes are pretty eclectic. Why, at times I've even been known to listen to a polka. (the classical ones by Strauss that is. )

I don't think it really matters what the style is, or whether they're 'in' or not. What matters to me is that moment when the artist, the song and the accompanying instruments all come together to create something unforgetable. Something that hits you on an emotional level like nothing else does. When that happens, it doesn't matter if it's an old jazz recording from the 40's or a new pop hit from this new millenium, it's all good.

Someone said once that music is the voice of "God". One psych class I had claimed that that sort of (is the word here epiphany?) is essential to mental health. I can remember driving through the Rockies high on the scenery, I had a VW Thing and always kept the top down so it felt like flying. And listening to music (classical, pop) accomplished bliss.

heh... I hear that. When you get older, I think, you can fly on just the memory. You can close your eyes and "hear" good music you really love.

In my case, with grade 10 of the Royal Conservatory of Music in piano,(thanks again Mom and Dad for the lessons ), I can actually play 'good music I really love.' That's when it really gets nice.

Studies show that if you learn to play an instrument when you are very young it "wires" your brain in such a way that your IQ is improved measureably.

Other studies show that if you don't use it, you lose it. They reccomend that even elderly people should continue to learn new things. Some have recommended learning a new language. I don't know why they didn't recommend learning an instrument.

I don't understand, WOM.