CA$H
I've been listening to Johnny Cash's, "American IV: The Man Comes Around," album quite a bit lately. (He looks dead on the CD cover, which is kinda spooky.) Anyway, here we have a man who lived a full life: tasting good and evil, achieving fame and failure, running from God and God running to him. It's hard not to like Johnny Cash, his music deep, honest and timeless. He's a grandfather to the broken and the prodigal. And in the end, he seems to look back over his life with much regret while looking forward to mercy and grace alone. Why is it that we don't think about our lives until there isn't much left of them to live? Hold on, am I having a mid-life crisis? Am I thinking all this because I just turned 35? Regardless, Cash's music can get you thinking about your life--and that's a good thing.
In case you haven't seen the "Hurt" video:
In case you haven't seen the "Hurt" video:
posted by George Polcaster @ 9:15 PM
3 Comments:
At 10:10 PM,
Landy said…
George,
My parents got me u2 by u2 for by birthday. A large book by the band, anyway I have been reading sections each night and last night I was reading about when, during the Joshua Tree tour, the band stopped by to see Johnny Cash. They were about to have lunch and Johnny said a long prayer about all the things he was thankful for and then said, "Amen" and looked at Bono and said "But I sure to miss the Drugs." Though you might appreciate that, not because you miss the drugs but because you like Johnny Cash, and its not that you miss the drugs, you never took drugs, but you remember that time with the tobacco? That was funny. Anyway, I will have another quote for you tomorrow.
Landy
At 6:43 AM,
George Polcaster said…
Ah yes, a little too much skoal. Thanks for bringing that up. I don't miss the tabacco.
At 3:57 PM,
clc said…
too funny. i linked to the hurt video on my blog a few months ago. such a powerful recontextualizing of a song.
did i just say "recontextualizing?"
is that a word?
anyway, i also happen to LOVE the title song of that album. "man comes around" is such a great song. i don't care what anybody says, johnny cash and bono are prophets in their own right. that's right, prophets!
:)
clc
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