Some months back, a catchy tune whisked me away into a delightful time warp—its melody reverberating somewhere in the depths of my mind like a long-lost memory. Picture this: I’m tracking down lyrics, scouring the internet, and discovering that the mega-star behind the music is someone I had zero clue about! Can you fathom the cosmic irony of straying so far from the mainstream? Fast-forward to today, and I find myself reflecting on how music possesses this unparalleled ability to forge connections; it’s like navigating a labyrinth where each twist leads to a deeper understanding of both the artist and myself. Who knew a simple CD purchase would unveil a shared experience that danced through the realms of reality and imagination? If only I had tuned into the lyrics sooner! Let’s dive into this musical odyssey together… LEARN MORE.

Some months ago, I heard a bit of very catchy tune. I don’t remember where. The TV, maybe. But I caught of the lyrics I could find the song online. I really liked it and caused me to have a little time warp.

The musician is a mega-star. Years ago, he linked this blog and his fans flooded in. They were gushing and I literally had no idea who he was. I’m that far out on the fringe, I guess.

I did go to his twitter. 20 million followers. Ha ha. I was told I should know who this guy is and all I could say was, “I’m sorry, but I don’t!” But now, decades later, I bought his cd. I was going to listen to it in my car for some unknown reason. Better late than never, right?

Initially, I only really liked the one song. I reserved the others, understanding I was fixed on something and this could change. I played the song I liked and extracted whatever I could. I wasn’t sure what I was looking for. I wracked my brains for where I’d heard it. I eventually tracked to Colorado. This took a couple of months!

The song I liked to hear, ran over to the next now and then. It was the follow on song that finally registered. All of the sudden, I could see, Shack Man’s face, right up close, in mine, singing these lines to me, dramatically. I laughed so hard when I realized this. Neptooon! Fuck me. How could I not know this?

I slowly incorporated about the half the songs on the cd, still skipping the other half. I realized he sung the lines in quite a few of the songs. I wasn’t really paying attention. It was often dark or mostly dark in the shack. That stereo was overwhelming and while I generally listening to lyrics, the music comes through on this type system. You hear things you’ve never heard before. He was just playing around anyway. Sharing his music?

I’ve had the cd for six months; it didn’t really hit me until today.  This cd was our relationship. Yeah. I’m saying that he listened to this album over and over and over, in a shack, in the dark and he internalized it. Then I crossed his path in my blue tights and my gold hat.  He cast me in his movie, right then and there.

I didn’t want to be in his movie, until I did.  I accepted his invitation and together, we lived this CD.  Too bad I didn’t  know how this works ahead of time!

I’m writing this to tip others. If I’d had listened to the lyrics, I would have known!

Shack Man – A True Story

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