Wednesday, July 30, 2014

CONFESSIONS OF A FANGIRL - Music Geek Edition





I recently hopped into my hot tub time machine and went back to the 80s. Rock The Park music fest was a blast from my past with all the 80s hair, outfits and “totally bitchin” rock music. Not that revisiting my teenage years was a bad thing; I always enjoy being around and meeting passionate music fans, no matter what era. When the lead act, Sammy Hager and Friends, was about to go on stage, I had the fortune of meeting a fellow music geek. Our mutual love for music and music trivia lead a passionate debate about Hagar. I love a good trivia challenge! The conversation started to get heated when I suggested that Sammy was influential not relevant. With the stellar lineup Sammy had on stage with him, my new friend seemed shocked bordering on offended that I could even suggest he wasn’t relevant. Sammy Hagar, relevant or influential, we both had a legitimate point but which one of us was right? My fellow music geek had me thinking about the difference between influential vs. relevance when it comes to music.