Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan

As a bartender once asked a bear in a very bad joke, "Why the big pause(paws)?" I apologize to everybody for the long delay, there are many reasons for this. First off, I just got over two consecutive waves of a nasty laryngitis that kept me from doing a lot of things (one being singing and recording). Secondly, the driving force behind this blog, or at least the wound that this project was meant to salve has become a very insignificant part of my life by now, so I'm currently searching for something else to motivate me. One source could be the music itself, and even if that for some reason doesn't work, it's a hell of a starting point. One thing that did inspire me to get back into this music was a great event in association with the Red Cross that I was asked to play at recently. It was a concert/poetry slam that was aimed at raising money and awareness for aid relief for the people of Haiti (photos from the event can be found here ). When putting a set-list together I immediately thought of this song, not just for the blatant literal meaning of the title but also for the way it conveys the beauty of being able to find solace through the grace of others. Whether it be a devestating natural disaster or a terrible personal dilemma, the greatest relief comes when you look up from the floor you're laying on and see hands reaching out to help you back up.