Author: Jeff Hampton

Twists and Turns

On a sunny spring morning a few years ago I had a cup of coffee with Cleo Holden, a wonderful friend of ours and the executive director of Friends of Olde Downtown Garland. We shared our mutual interest in historic preservation, but also the life events that brought her to Garland from Oak Cliff, and me from Dallas. She especially wanted to know how LeAnn and I met, and as I shared our story, I found myself marveling again at the twists and turns that brought us together. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”

Breathless

Staggered breathing. That’s what musicians in a section who are playing or singing the same part do when they need to take a breath but don’t want to create a gap in the music by everyone inhaling at the same time. By alternating their breaths, they create a seamless note or phrase. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”

Singing by Heart

As the bright, familiar guitar intro to Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” came across the speakers at Einstein Bros Bagels, I looked up from my sandwich to see two men bobbing their heads. One was sitting at a table with his teenage daughter, and the other was waiting for a to-go order. As Morrison began to sing, so did they: “Hey where did we go, days when the rains came . . .” Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”