Lastnight a DJ Saved My Life

I was actually in bed and about to go to sleep when my thoughts went into overdrive and I wanted to get up and write at that very moment. I had the distinct pleasure of meeting a DJ some months back that I will allow to remain nameless, but in that chance meeting the love that I have for music has only been heightened because of him.  A few weeks ago, on one of me weekend getaways, I was given the pleasure of attending one of the best kept secrets in the South. Now being from the South and living in the city where the blues was cultivated is only one of the small parts that makes me who I am and where I come from. But I digress, on that weekend journey, I got the opportunity to experience music like I never have in my life, not like that new school hip hop that kids call real music, but like classic hip hop like that that I grew up listening to, that that I fell in love with and couldn't get enough of. It was music that moved my soul and made my heart sing in a way that some only dream about, and the beautiful part of it all was that everyone that was in that place that night felt the same way I did, and while I didn't have to hear them say it, I could see it in every movement and facial expression. It was almost as if we were all in a trance and experiencing the same musical orgasm. It was sheer ecstasy and only made the love that much stronger. It often seems that one of the only times that everyone's mind and body is in sync is when the music plays, it reaches across all color, culture and age barriers and allows us all to become one. So while this entry has been short and sweet, here's to the DJ that saved my life and allowed me to experience the music that I often long for............