Our Man in Europe/now Belize, Dave Delacroix: "The Boyz by the Lake!"
(dedicato: Ina Kaab)
....And it came to pass (donkey/cattle sounds) that a bunch of circumcised Lads in need of BIC razors formed a Band, musical, on the shores of a lake, Galilee. 2,000 years LATER they'd have probably scored a hit in San Francisco! Anyways. Jammin on the shore (Lake Galilee), some cock-o-spaniel named JESUS with AN ATTITUDE invades their entertainment turf SINGING: "I AM DA WAY DUDES!" A song that resonated, who'd 'a guessed? So, Pete on Bass. Paul on Slide. Luke, I don't recall, maybe Percussion? John, I think ended up being a "Roadie"-whatever. Groupies everywhere of course. Mary Magdeline comes to mind. Lot of rituals/traditions back in those days. Still are! Anyways the Lads toured. Passover-whatever but they got too big I guess for their Sandals! Corporate Entertainment, ROMAN-controlled. The BOYZ from the lake (Galilee) looked scruffy/didn't fit in. Firstly, excluded but their Fan-Base -GROWING? Something had to be done! Music Criticism back then was pretty severe. Crucifixion for a bad Gig (Maybe we should re-instate?) was definitely a Thumbs Down if NOT meet Narnia (Pack of hungry Lions) in the Coliseum! Nobody really knows how these early Rock Stars met their fate. But they lived & died for their Art & faith. And folks-generations have been debating, bickering, even going to WAR over this dude Jesus & the BOYZ BY THE LAKE & the Psalms, their songs. related in the Holy Bible they sung. (The Song of Soloman always catches my fancy?)
....And it came to pass (donkey/cattle sounds) David & Goliath, but that's ANOTHER story. And I'll tell ya bout it later!...The BOYZ by the LAKE! OLE!!!
c.2025. Dave Delacroix
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