Howdy Howdy Folks. This week I’m hailing from Jack Russell Park in the heart of Atlantic Beach. The weather is amazing and the light is good. I’m not even running against the wind here. But I do have to fit my busking set in between the rousing tunes of the ice cream truck and joyful slapping of skateboards on the skatepark behind me. The ballfield, City Hall and the Police Station are just across the parking lot and even though we are blocks from the beach, we enjoy the shade of live oaks and busty palm trees and the cinderblock racquetball court. Check out the mural of dolphins and doves and turtles. Life is Good and it’s definitely a Beach around these parts. I’m so glad you’re here. How about some tunes? Live, unedited and flawless. Lol.
This week’s Set List for your Listening (and viewing) enjoyment:
01:28 Stephanie—Debi Jean
This song is about TIME, wanting to use it wisely, but wasting time in the most egregious way. However, this chick pulls it out right at the end. Hmmmmm. “She bought a one-way ticket to Timbuktu and was never seen at home again….” When I wrote this song, I didn’t know anyone named Stephanie. But over the course of the next year I met numerous women named Stephanie, but like all original songs and art, there’s a piece of the author in there. A Rose by any other name, smells as sweet.
06:20 You Can’t Always Get What You Want—Rolling Stones
Bummer. I wish knowing this maxim could make me feel better when I’m not getting what I want. Mick Jagger says it best—“If you try sometime, you just might find, YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED.” And now I will try to convince my heart this is true while I serenade you with a Stones song Debi Jean Style.
13:55 Lordy Man—Debi Jean
In this song, the main character can’t get away too soon. “Bust out that champagne bottle, I’m going on a voyage to the moon”. Talk about escapism! The thing about songwriting is that you get glimpses of inner madness that might surprise you but oh what fun to express yourself with a ruckus little ditty that tells it like it is.
I just noticed that both my originals this week are about taking off. But I’m going to wait until next summer to travel. I love autumn and winter here on the First Coast.
Happy Trails! Until we meet again, I wish you peace and love and live music.
Yours Truly,
Debi Jean
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I’m a late-blooming guitar-wielding singer-songwriter who recently came down from the mountains to retire at the beach. I didn’t know I wanted to be a rock star until I was 63. At the time I was sundowning my CPA practice that I started in 1983. You do the math. Anyway, I got so hooked on music that it changed my life.
I’ve learned that I operate on both sides of my brain, both analytically & creatively and that’s pretty handy. It’s such a rush to write a song, such a cool way to express one’s self. My muse is a friendly butterfly that flits by from time to time with a song story. Gotta dig that! So I’m busting at the seams to share my JOY of music with others.
That’s why I created The Debi Jean Show. I get to have fun doing covers and originals and I chit chat a little. I have other local musicians as guests which helps plug into the amazing music scene here in Atlantic Beach. I have found a new purpose in life and it suits me to a tee. I live in a beautiful place, I get to play music—life is good.
