Well, well, well dear neighbors—November went out with the full moon and a crisp chill in the air. This is my favorite time of year here at the beach. It’s a little nippy outside to play guitar so I’m broadcasting from the Castle until further notice. I’m so glad that you’re here. Knowing that you tune in each week from all over the world makes it extra special. The power of the internet to bring us together blows my mind. It’s a small world after all.
This week’s set list:
00:50 Come to My Window—Melissa Etheridge
This is me taking an old rocker chick song and folking it up like I like to do. My favorite part of the song is the chorus: “Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon; Come to my Window—I’ll be home soon. “ I love the thought of COMING HOME, especially to the beach, this lovely place we call HOME.
07:08 Pale Blue Eyes—Lou Reed
This song is the reason I started teaching myself to play guitar at age sixty-three. I was singing karaoke with zero knowledge of music. I heard Sheryl Crow & EmmyLou Harris sing this song. They sounded like angels. I wanted to sing the song, but my voice is much lower than these girls. Somehow, by a series of unusual events and bleeding fingertips I managed to knock out a couple chords on a beat up old junker guitar to accompany myself. Turns out you can play a lot of songs with just three chords. Anyway, MUSIC changed my life. And I know a few cute fellows with pale blue eyes.
12:10 Jasmine—Debi Jean
My songwriting almost always takes a fantastical turn cuz it’s just plain fun to write songs. The character of Jasmine came to me in a dream, she was wearing a peacock feather cloak. And she had wings of steel when the situation required it. And it did. The situation required it—when she picked up her guitar—on the stage of Austin City Limits—Jasmine gave them everything she had and more. Just another day in the life of a musician. Lovin’ it!
It’s time to take off now. I appreciate you tuning in and I hope you’ve enjoyed the musical selections. I wish you a wonderful week. See you next time right here on FIRST COAST. Life.
Yours Truly,
Debi Jean & Mr Martin
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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.
