Saturday, November 23, 2019

A BREAK FROM INSANITY



Dave Mallett is Maine's own ballad singer and song writer.   

My wife and I have a karmic experience with Dave Mallet.   We first heard him in 1982 when he played a concert at the University of Maine,where we were students.   

 In 1985 we were due to graduate, and to celebrate we went to an exclusive dinner at One Stanley Avenue, the home of the man who invented the Stanley Steamer.   After the dinner we went into the small living room and Dave Mallett and his base player played for our small group - a very personal experience.

A few weeks later we loaded our small Toyota truck and headed for Alaska.  As we pulled out of the driveway I plugged in a tape we had purchased at One Stanley Avenue and Dave Mallet sang us off with North to Alaska.   

Eight years later we left Alaska.   We were listening to Alaska Public Radio and at the exact moment we crossed the border from Alaska to North West Territory Dave Mallett came on the radio - my wife and I looked at each other in amazement.

Our first summer back in Maine we attended the Common Ground Fair, and that night, to our surprise, Dave Mallett was playing at the Fair Grounds.

Since that time we have attended concerts when ever Mallett played in our area.








We have all aged.






The music of Dave Mallett has marks some important moments in our life.
the Ol'Buzzard

3 comments:

  1. His music is the soundtrack to your life, I guess! I like his voice and style. Looked him up on Wikipedia -- seems he wrote "The Garden Song" -- a classic!

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  2. OMG! It's the soundtrack of your adult life. Amazing. Really, not many couples are that lucky.

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  3. "We have all aged." Indeed. Its nice to know we can bring our music on the trip.

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