It’s been fun to look back at previous posts and see the various styles, changes, and growth. This week’s post (#6 on the BDB Stop Calling it a Top Ten Look Back) has a very important message, and at the same time, will always hold a very important place for me personally. I think you will see why when you read it.
The Moments
It has been an interesting ride since my last post, a mix of highs and lows. I had the honor of working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation teaching a boy how to DJ and run lights. I went to Charlotte to work on my book with my amazing editor, and while in Charlotte, I went to see the Above & Beyond show (yes, I actually went and stood in the crowd!). And to top it off, before I made the trek back to Nashville, a friend of mine in Charlotte gave birth to her baby.
Then, Monday morning, I learned that one of my DJing mentors, and someone I had the privilege to call a friend, passed away.
“Life is made of small moments like these.”
The guys in Above & Beyond typed that on their video wall during their show on Saturday night. I watched them pull a couple of fans up on stage and knew that gave those people a Moment. It was such a simple thing, one I have seen hundreds of times at shows, but simple can be powerful.
I have a better memory of moments on tour than the actual entirety of tours I’ve been on. I’ve talked about some of them here before: the feeling when the crowd roars, or that look on stage that stays with you forever. There are memories of other things that stand out even more, and those are the ones that involved other people: my mom coming to the show on my first tour, or getting my dad on stage at another show.
While reading this, I hope you have thought of a few things in your career and let a smile slip. But there is more. There is more than you, your family, and your friends.
“Life is made of small moments like these.”
I will never forget the look of happiness on a little girl’s face as I passed her a guitar pick, or her dad smiling and thanking me. I’ve watched many people smile as I’ve handed them my set lists from dimmer beach, and I gave it to them not because they asked, but because I could.
The other night I watched as a simple sentence was typed on to a video screen, and something I always knew just clicked:
Through all the bad, the crap, the shit we deal with every day, it is the Moments that you will remember.
That point was driven home even more so on Monday morning when I learned about my friend passing. I know my friends back home are sad. Of course they are, but as I read their stories on Facebook, each person is thinking about their moments with him.
“Life is made of small moments like these.”
We have the ability to give a small moment. Something so simple can mean so much.
Thank you, Don “Dr. Trance” Berns, for the small moments.
Until next time, “When I heard that he was gone, I felt a shadow cross my heart.” Rush – Nobody’s Hero
A small moment doesn’t have to just come on a show. To everyone who reads this (roadie or not) I challenge you to give someone a small moment every day.
Until next time, “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” Cesare Pavese
Mark
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