I live in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco. It's an eclectic neighborhood full of cool clothes stores, cafes, hippy stores and 60's memorabilia shops. There are a ton of street musicians, bums, drug dealers and college students on break asking for spare change. I walk by these people everyday as I run my local errands. I've found that the best time of day is between 7am and 10am. Before the bums get up from sleeping in the park and way too early for the drug dealers. The college students are still sleeping in their Vanagons and on their friends couches and the street is quiet and empty.
Recently, I've been walking by a guy who is simultaneously asking for change and reading tarot cards for money. I appreciate his effort. It's much better than asking for money to "buy my next beer" or "get me fucked up".
Anyway, I used him in this week's song. The only thing is that I changed him into a woman and made him blind. I think that reading tarot cards is cool, but I'd like to see it done by a blind woman. Now that would be talent.
I also thought that this song should be kind of a tribute to Ray Wiley Hubbard. He's one of my favorite song writers and this song kind of deserved his style. The song is called "Moment of Clarity". It's a story song. I rarely write these kinds of songs, so let me know what you think. I guess it's not a real story. I don't take a trip to Reno or find a bag full of money. I don't meet any crazy people or end up on the beach in Hawaii. So, it's not a real story. It's sort of a moment in time.
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