Bob Dylan – I'm With The Band Wives

“Road Trip!” she shouted. “Let’s go to Woodstock! You can’t write a rock and roll blog without ever going to Woodstock! Not when we’re so close!” How could I ignore that level of energy and enthusiasm? She was right, I needed to go. I had actually been thinking about Woodstock earlier in the weekend when John tagged me in a Facebook post with this gorgeously haunting video by Good Harvest:

So we were off, leaving from Hobart, the Book Village of the Catskills (where I was attending the Hobart Festival of Women Writers) and heading towards Woodstock…

I should mention my very enthusiastic traveling companion is my friend Linda, who appeared in my life first as a local writing icon, then became a writing instructor, and now she is my friend, mentor, and cheerleader. Linda was the one who encouraged me to blog about my band wife experience and even came up with the name of the website!! She keeps me focused and accountable, all the while singing my praises to anyone who will listen!

As we got closer to Woodstock, she took a slight detour down Mink Hollow Road, where Todd Rundgren used to live and record. When she was younger, she drove down this road, hoping to maybe catch a glimpse of Todd, this talented guy she was crushing on. We started feeling a bit stalkerish, driving down this narrow country road, wondering if at some point we would be found out, but then we came to the end of the road and it was actually a trail head, so we didn’t have to worry about some sheriff stopping us and asking who we were there to bother.

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Saying goodbye is often hard, especially when it is a television series that you have been binge watching for weeks or months. Fans usually rave about the writing or actors in their favorite shows, but I am sure it’s no surprise that I focus on the music. Here is a list of my 10 favorite songs in series finales:

1. Breaking Bad Baby Blue by Badfinger

I started watching this show specifically because I wanted to see the series finale (entitled “Felina”) and the final song, Baby Blue. My musician friend John started to work it out on his guitar, so of course I wanted to learn all about the song. I was hooked by the show almost immediately and was mesmerized by the fantastic writing, binging on multiple episodes every day for two weeks. I may have been a little dark and morally ambiguous by the last couple of days. Incidentally, this song led me to my new favorite Pandora radio station, the Badfinger station.

2. Freaks and Geeks Ripple by The Grateful Dead

I found Freaks and Geeks on Netflix and savored every episode of their one season. I thought the finale told such a compelling story of how these characters had grown and expanded their horizons throughout the series. “Discos and Dragons” had the cool kid role playing with the geeks, the frustrated rock drummer branching out into disco dancing, and the good girl taking a walk on the wild side. The Grateful Dead seemed so appropriate for Lindsey’s next chapter. I found a great version of this song that is part of the Playing For Change movement, which takes musicians from all over the world and puts them together playing popular songs,

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