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About the Future: What Will You Do?

Tracy Ready — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:20 +0000

Predictions are novelties but “actions speak louder than words”. The only question about the future that any of us can actually answer is “What will I do?”

Long Live George Jetson
When I was a kid, I loved The Jetsons cartoons and tried to never miss it on Saturday mornings. Watching George flying to work, dropping off daughter Judy, Boy Elroy and Jane his wife, then arriving to have his personal air-car “transform” to his briefcase fascinated me. The whole show was a prediction of the future but the characters were just like people in my everyday life.

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Live to See it Happen
I have seen much of the technology portrayed come to pass and watching this show fueled my own dreams of the future. That was a good thing for me and it bolsters my feeling that watching that cartoon was NOT a waste of time! Most of all, it was FUN.

Focus On What You CAN Do, Not What You CAN’T

Tracy Ready — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:25:25 +0000

I had a horrible dream last night.
Riding in the very back seat of a passenger van on a two lane blacktop highway at night, I looked up to see that I was the only one in the van. No driver, no other passengers and the van was starting to veer off of the road. I struggled to unstrap myself from the seat so that I could somehow climb over all the seats, get behind the wheel and save myself from certain disaster. I woke up sweating. When I told my wife about the dream she pointed out how symbolic it was for my life at this time. Strange, I couldn’t even see the symbolism until she pointed it out to me.
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Have You Had This Dream?
My guess is you have, in one form or another. I believe we have all had the same dream. It’s the thought of things being out of our control that is the center of all fear. So what can we do about it?

Indie Music, Texas Groove: Trace Relations Releases “Prosperity Street”

Tracy Ready — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:47:02 +0000

TRACE RELATIONS RELEASES DEBUT CD WITH SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING AUGIE MEYERS AND SHAWN SAHM OF TEXAS TORNADOS AND DALLAS’ BLUES MASTER HASH BROWN

TRACE RELATIONS is just that, all of vocalist Tracy Ready’s musical relations. ‘PROSPERITY STREET’ is a unique listening experience encompassing Rock, Blues, Jazz and Americana styles. It’s twelve tracks of Texas groove guaranteed to improve your mood, produced by Sal Salvador and Tracy Ready.

Seven BEST Roots, Blues & Boogie On the Net!

Tracy Ready — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:45:20 +0000

I have been doing a lot of blues, boogie and roots music surfing online lately. Below are links to seven excellent sites I have discovered for insight on the MUSIC.

The list is not “scientific”, “all encompassing”, “definitive” or any of those fanciful terms, just spots I like for the music I love. If you are a fan of blues music and its history, I’ll bet you’ll enjoy them as well.

What’s your favorite? Any others you would like me to know about? Hope so! Comment below if you please… Thanks!

Willie Dixon courtesy The Willie Dixon Fan Club

Saturday! Texas Music and Film: Trace Relations “On The Grid” at BlogTalkRadio

Tracy Ready — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:53:41 +0000

So honored to be asked to appear! Debbie Barth has invited me to talk about and spin some tracks from Trace Relations’ Debut CD “Prosperity Street” on her On The Grid Internet Talk Radio show this Saturday January 14th. We’ll talk about the music, the documentary “South Texas Soul: The San Antonio Sound”, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, my strange life and more Texas goodness. The show is on BlogTalkRadio at 10AM Eastern Time (9AM Central) and call ins are welcome. So give us a listen or ring up and let’s chat! It’s going to be loads of fun…

Music Just Got Louder in Social Media! Pandora and Spotify Step Up

Tracy Ready — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:59:32 +0000

Being a lover of music in the modern age has taken me (sometimes kicking and screaming) to searching out great tunes online. My vinyl record collection still sits on the shelf, don’t even have a turntable that works (but still have over 800 LPs).

“Groover’s Paradise” A Tribute to Doug Sahm

Tracy Ready — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:53:58 +0000

Dallas, TX (Aug. 16, 2011) A rocked up remake of Doug Sahm’s 1974 landmark track “Groover’s Paradise” has been released. The track is available at Trace Relations Band Official Site. “Groover’s Paradise” is one of four tracks released from the band in advance of their full length CD “Prosperity Street” coming in December, 2011.

Top 7 Socially Smart Indie Musicians!

Tracy Ready — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:15:51 +0000

Today’s post is a showcase of indie musicians who really “get it” about Social Media. One month ago, I posted this article > Let’s Stick Together: Share to Become 1 of “My Top 5 Socially Smart Indie Musicians”.

Indie Music: “Open Mind, Open Eye” a Trace Relations Original

Tracy Ready — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:55:56 +0000

I am very thankful for the kind response we’ve had on the release of this song “Open Mind, Open Eye” a Trace Relations ™ original. The lyric was inspired by a single line from my friend, guitarist Kevin Lewis. I posted the story about the lyric HERE> A Crash A Day.

A Crash A Day – It’s Not “Right” but it’s True

Tracy Ready — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:52:03 +0000

A Crash
You were seeing the beauty of the Swiss Alps up close and personal in a private helicopter. A rogue crosswind slammed the chopper into the side of the mountain with no warning. Miraculously you find yourself outside of the wreckage, the only survivor and basically unscathed, save a few bumps and bruises. This is the way we wake up each morning.