Nix – Music Chronicling Our Lives
My appreciation and “Thank You” to the TDF team on the occasion of their 10th anniversary will be a little unique! Unique in the sense that I am including referrals to music that I think will resonate with the class and thus remind us of past stories that we each have that can be written for TDF.
The music came about as my wife, Kathryn, and I relocated from CA to Nashville area in 2019 where we discovered county music. Each Country Music song is supposed to be a chronicle of a life event. I found this to be true when I started writing articles for the TDF. Initially I was not sure of what or how to write. With a little help, I joined the other USAF guys and wrote a short AF story. Much to my amazement I really enjoyed writing the article and resurrecting those long-ago memories. Those memories covered the spectrum from painful to thoughtful to wild times in the O Club. The attached country music recommendations coupled with the memories so vividly that I ended up writing more stories for TDF. Each new story became more meaningful and enjoyable to me personally. They reflected not only my past but truly helped me prepare for The Days Forward. If you listen to the words in the 3 attached songs, I am sure you will find some passage that resonates with you and reminds you of our graduation into an Army and Air Force at War. I can still remember storing my ‘69 Olds Cutlass in a friend’s garage under a tarp. (listen to the song- you will understand).
The Days Forward has been a comforting inspiration to me. My special thanks to our Rice Class Son who conceived The Days Forward Idea and the
TDF team for its successful implementation.
Happy 10th Anniversary!
You can find these songs on YouTube. They are mostly bittersweet.
-David Ball: “Riding with Private Malone” https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+-+%E2%80%9CRiding+with+Private+Malone%E2%80%9D&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1088US1088&oq=youtube+-+%E2%80%9CRiding+with+Private+Malone%E2%80%9D&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIKCAQQABiABBiiBDIKCAUQABiABBiiBNIBCTEwMDY1ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7170f580,vid:_e3szB1biHg,st:0
-The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks): “Travelin’ Soldier” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbfgxznPmZM
-Trace Adkins: “Arlington”
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