Finding balance in a line of work such as ours requires constant fine tuning of ones self. Boarding a plane every weekend or living on a bus with 12 other people for months at a time requires some getting used to. Having only been with Starfield for a few months, I am considered the rookie when it comes to life on the road. Learning the ropes has been a challenge that I have welcomed with open arms. The cons? 4:00 am lobby calls and 3 planes in one day. The Pros? Traveling the world and playing music with 3 of my closest friends.
I had the amazing opportunity to visit Memphis TN, a few weeks ago. This was something that I had been looking forward to for a some time. The city of Memphis has within it two things very close to my heart:
The first - The Lorraine Motel
This was the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was shot outside room 603 on the second floor around 6:00 PM (Yes, Bono made a mistake) on April 4th 1968. To stand and observe where this great man fell shook me to my core. His death was only the beginning of his victory.
The second - Sun Studios, the very birthplace of Rock n Roll.
My excitement became more and more evident by the smile on my face as I entered the very room where some of my biggest musical influences created some of their greatest masterpieces. Johnny Cash - Walk The Line, U2 - Rattle & Hum or Elvis Presley - That’s All Right, take your pic.
If your travels ever lead you to the city of Memphis, make sure to check out these two very remarkable pieces of American history.
David
The Microphone Elvis Presley used at Sun Studios…
June 1st, 2008 at 9:04 pm
hey that sounds really interesting those places you visited. You are such a great addition to starfield I remeber seeing you in central heights at break time half way through and you were out in the lobby and I thought it was cool how you were so down to earth. we were moshing right in front of you there and I thought your playing was awesome along with the rest of the band
God bless
see you on june 7th at the re concert
jessikaa
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:40 am
That sounds really cool and I’m glad that you’re enjoying life on the road =]. I live in tennessee but i’ve never been to memphis…i’ll have to go sometime.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:41 pm
That’s awesome that you enjoy yourself on the road. I would love to travel all the time but I think that I would miss home too much. But I guess I am going to be away from home all summer at an internship in the New England area. So I get to see how well I servive.
I was going to go to memphis this summer on a mission trip but the internship was a better opportunity. So I’ll have to make it out there sometime.
Stay safe! God Bless!
June 4th, 2008 at 10:38 am
That’s great that your enjoying it!! I know I sure would! Traveling all the time… that’s so amped!
May the Lord bless you all and go before you with his traveling mercies!
Keep rockin’ out!
Anna
June 4th, 2008 at 10:40 am
even though I am sure it’s fun, as Tim said, “Nothing beats coming home.” I can imagine how tiring it would be, even though it would be alot of fun.
June 5th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Wow. I was born in memphis and didn’t know this. Obviously, I don’t live there anymore
June 5th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Wow, it must be cool to see all these different places. I would love to go to different places which means the most to me.I hope you enjoy:D I’d personally would love to go to Australia I thin thats an amazing place anyways ,I hope Starfield goes on a another tour.
Peace
God Bless
June 10th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
hey daivd i think u are a great add to the already beautiful starfield the performance at willingdoin was so DOPE now if i could only play the bass as well as you can im somewhat of a newbie in the music section
tim, john,david,gordie guys keep making ur concerts inspiring ; )
June 22nd, 2008 at 3:27 am
I love to travel too, David! I must say that there’s nothing more fun in this world (Oh well, aside from a worship blast by Starfield. Ha!)than traveling with your friends to the corners of the earth! ^_^ Stay safe in all your journey!
~Joahnna
PS. I love U2!
September 16th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
TN rocks!!!!!!