Re: [Paddlewise] Mineral Spirits--A Kayak Song and Video

From: Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:24:52 -0700
Mark:

      I think you should do some paddling with The Band Perry. This might
inspire you to write even more superb music. Looking forward to the results.

-- 
Bradford R. Crain

Quoting Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>:

> Listening to my friend Steve Wilson play music over the years has  
> been very inspiring and I always feel lucky that friends don't seem  
> to mind if I play a song around the campfire. So I've long tried to  
> find some spark of imagination to come up with a song of my own. It  
> seems like it should be easy, with being out on the water always  
> such an inspiring event! But it was my rock garden paddles of late  
> that seemed to do the trick. I always thought the term "Rock  
> Gardener" should be saved for the likes of the Tsunami Rangers, my  
> friend Jack Brisley and the other intrepid extreme kayakers. So I  
> came up with the term "Mineral Spirits" to use for us folk who like  
> to play around the rocks on a more modest level! But I hope that  
> even people who like to steer clear of rocks and waves can still  
> enjoy the song.
>
>
> http://www.sandmarks.net/MineralSpirits.html
>
> Mark Sanders
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