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Blow the Man Down
- How I Navigated the Sailboats and Station Wagons of the Music Business
- De: Mark E. Johnson
- Narrado por: Mark E. Johnson
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5
In the 1970s, Mark Johnson was a gangly North Carolina farm boy with a big imagination. An avid reader of Doc Savage pulp novels and Hardy Boys mysteries, Johnson knew he wanted adventure in his life. He just had no idea where to get it or how to escape the Christmas tree fields of the Appalachians. As a teenager, Johnson discovered music. Then, girls. These epiphanies would lead to an adventure even Johnson’s wild imagination couldn’t have predicted.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed it!
- De Rachel Jones en 07-05-20
- Blow the Man Down
- How I Navigated the Sailboats and Station Wagons of the Music Business
- De: Mark E. Johnson
- Narrado por: Mark E. Johnson
Awesome story of self discovery, music & St. Croix
Revisado: 06-15-20
This book resonated with me on many levels. First, I know Mark and his family well, having grown up in the same NC mountain community. My family has always valued music, and I have always been inspired by the music and lyrics of James Taylor, Jim Croce and the like. I should have learned to play the guitar, as my brother did. Acoustical guitar and folk music of the 70s and 80s brings back so many memories in many of us. Mark became very accomplished in playing these songs. Amazing what he pulled off without the ability to read music and before the internet made deciphering the lyrics easier!
Although Mark was a couple of years younger than me, our paths crossed again when he was in college at East Carolina University where I was studying medicine. Many of my classmates would join me in listening to his performances at several of Greenville’s nightlife spots. I even got employed by his family at a Greenville tree lot during the Christmas season selling Fraser Firs and witnessing the excited shoppers as they left with their start to the holiday festivities.
But I lost track of Mark after that. This fills in much of that lost time. This book gives insight into the struggles a young musician faced in trying to break into the Nashville scene in the 1990s. It is very well written with lots of humor and relatable metaphors.
I spent a brief vacation in St Croix in the late 1980’s, and through Mark’s writing I enjoyed seeing the island again through another set of eyes. This time from the entertainer’s perspective. Mark faced lots of choices, one could say temptations, as the universal love language of a well-crafted acoustical guitar song played on the heartstrings of the female tourists as well as the locals.
Those 2 months in St. Croix during Mark’s formative years helped shape him in his next career that did not include music. “Blow the Man Down” is essentially about the journey of self discovery told from the vantage point of a talented musician as he hones his craft in search of that big break.
Both this book, as well as his first book “Duffus Dad does Everest Base Camp”, are enjoyable reads that not only are true stories, but ones that will give you fits of laughter, and some unexpected surprises. Well done Mark!
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Killing Lions
- A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face
- De: John Eldredge, Sam Eldredge
- Narrado por: John Eldredge, Sam Eldredge
- Duración: 5 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 437
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 388
Join the conversation as a father and son talk about pursuing beauty, dealing with money, getting married, chasing dreams, knowing something real with God, and how to find a life you can call your own. Killing Lions is more than fatherly advice. It is an invitation into a journey: either to be the son who receives fathering or the father who learns what must be spoken. Most important, these conversations speak to a searching generation: "You are not alone. Its not all up to you. You are going to find your way."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect for Dads of Young Men
- De S. Wilson en 12-19-16
- Killing Lions
- A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face
- De: John Eldredge, Sam Eldredge
- Narrado por: John Eldredge, Sam Eldredge
Great gift from a father to his son
Revisado: 08-07-18
Nice book on facing challenges and making good decisions for young men. I found the father-son dialogue format interesting as well.
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