Country music legend Willie Nelson said, “Great songs stand out wherever they’re from.” I inherited a vast musical appreciation from my mother. She had an ear for effortless voices and did not discriminate with regard to musical genre. Among her favorites were the country music legend Willie Nelson and Latin legend Julio Iglesias. I will never forget when they teamed up for that seemingly incongruous duet — my mother was in absolute heaven. I think they were pioneers in that respect; at least I cannot recall any disparate duos that were so huge prior to them. My mother also adored Luciano Pavarotti’s voice, and I know she would have loved his duo “Holy Mother” with Eric Clapton. It has been around for years but I am just now discovering it. CDs have become something like old record album covers … obsolete, nostalgic pieces of memorabilia. I love a cool “repurpose” and there is a restaurant we like which does not take your name in order to be seated. Rather, they give you an empty CD case to hold. It find it hilarious and it just never gets old! You’ll see some huge guy answering to Beyonce or hear an elderly woman saying, “I’ve got Guns N’ Roses!” It’s so much more fun and interesting to see who’ll you’ll be or what you’ll get until your table is ready. It brings back memories and sparks conversation, even among strangers. On this day they gave my little one Mama’s beloved Willie Nelson. I know she would have been thrilled. I took this picture while we were waiting on our table and told her after we’d finished eating I’d play my favorite song of his, Texas, from my phone through the car. We knew we were up when we heard “Willie Nelson? Calling Willie Nelson.”
