Hello my old SandJ partner !!!!!!!
Steve Jenkins? Can it be ?! My quest has ended at last..

Steve, I got a tip from our old friend Diana Troyer that you were doing work in or near Holland as a music director at a Catholic church. Armed only with this info I found you in about 15 minutes. I am totally thrilled and not at all amazed that you are still busy with your creative music projects. I am at a loss for words right now as I just read your JupiterJ page and read what you said about me and you back in our Continental Combo days. I wasn’t sure if this was you until I read that and I practically had a heart attack and fell off my chair!! Like HOLY CRAP, NO WAY !!!

I am also still writing music and have written somewhere over 250 songs since I saw you the last time back in 1971. I have been making many of these songs into music videos and you can see them on YouTube by typing my full name in the search window.. that’s David Lyle Strong
I have also been looking for you on Facebook but there are a zillion Steve Jenkins – but only one ‘real’ genuine article.

Okay, Steve, I have so many things to talk with you about but can’t scratch the surface here. Please write to me at my email strongtunes@aol.com Pam and I are still married (41 years) and we have three sons and four grandchildren. We still live near Clio and I am retired from GM and working full time on my music – but no longer in a band .. I play my horns at Clio First Baptist every Sunday morning and sometimes join the guitarists (on piano). Steve I will never forget you and the great times we had together back when we were prodigious teen want-to-be songsmiths.
Take care, forever your friend,
Dave

As usual from you, Steve, this is very insightful food for thought.

jupiterjenkins@gmail.com

By Jupiter I am going to send you and email, my good Mr. Jenkins.

Wow! Dave, it’s ironic that you and I connect just as I was thinking about that time in our lives. Best wishes! I will email you more.

pretty awesome violin playing, Norbert Wentzel – Two Sketches for viola and piano

There is no difference. People who are dedicated to their passion or craft or employment do not let little things like that interfere with their passion. Eventually, you want to get paid more and you will be recognized by others which leads to more money, but money is not an end in itself. Your passion is. Always do something that you are passionate about. It is very difficult to not recognize your passion.

Mr. Murphy, what exactly attracts you
to the leisure industry?

In a word, pleasure.

x

Fancy you remembering that, luv…

It is always a treat to read your journal with coffee and toast with honey. I liked your lyrics for song that you wrote back in the sixties. Very nice imagery. Is there a melody? I thought that I posted that the other day, but I was interrupted by other items. Apparently I didn’t hit submit. I like the Post Game Analysis.

thanks for reading, dude

Grandma sounded very down on the phone the other day. Hope she had some progress with her doctors appointments.
The high blood pressure thing can also be linked to stress. I speak from experience blood relative.
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One never understands the impact they have on others. They do not know the lives that they touch nor the reasons/perceptions that people have of them. Really, I’m am not sure that it matters, but you must know that the only true legacy that you leave is your children. My daughter has taught Yoga for many years and tells me that the key to inner peace is a discipline of relaxation. I know that is simplistic idea, and it is a very difficult thing to turn off the mental process and focus on the body. Stretching the body and focusing on it mentally, does create the sense of relaxation. This technique comes by disciplined contemplation. You might look into it for yourself.

Hey dude. Check your email for an update. Love from the Dad.

So you do Yoga? I have used a kind of meditation and Yoga on and off since around 1975. Also specific relaxation exercises my piano teacher taught me around then. Very difficult to do music without some conscious relaxation. I also prayed daily for many years. Have ceased the latter, but still think quite a bit about relaxation and the necessity of solitude for my life.

I’m not sure I think a lot about legacy.

I do know that the impact we have on others is pretty unknowable. Recently I had a high school friend (David Lyle Strong) contact me again for the first time since the sixties. His memories and enthusiastic feelings toward me and the time we spent together surprised me.

This is an aspect of working with people. It happens over and over (church, teaching, whatever)….. it’s kind of cool.

Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting!

Good Luck Steve. What time are you meeting Kevin?

[…] free original sheet music […]

The revision is better.

why thank you…. it’s still probably far from final

The advance methodologies of teaching does include the internet. At that school you mentioned, it is essential that you as an instructor are computer literate. I am afraid that this attitude will eventually, lead to that department not being perceived as moving forward. When I started there, this was just starting. Less than 3% of faculty was using Blackboard online and even less were teaching online courses. One must become certified to teach online. (This is a certification requirement to maintain accreditation) I teach two on-line courses currently. It is the only way that some people will ever attend school and ultimately, it is the only way the school can increase classroom space without building walls. It is cheap and easy. However, the student must be more disciplined and mature to be able to do online courses. It is not for everyone. The arts area, I think is in trouble because of this inability to readjust to this new educational model in an institutional setting.

yeah, I’ve seen this in other colleges. In the long run, as long as the internet keeps functioning, I don’t think it’s going to be all that optional to connect and resource via the internet. Right now, I know that I’m very dependent on its vast reach and resources. For example today a musician and I were discussing a Bach double concerto in my living room. Within seconds I was able to pull up a recording and a score on line to further our discussion. I pointed out to this (younger) friend how wonderful i found this. Years ago it would have taken many steps to research and make sure I had the right piece, then get access to the music (possible through a good college library) then get access to a recording….

I am sold on the internet.

And I’m sold on developing new literacies to fit the new tools.

Heh….