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Listen, and please comment! iWeb 1.1.2 http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music_files/PasoBlogCover.png http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music.html 60 Tommy Deering Tommy Deering tommy@tommydeering.com Tommy Deering’s musical wine-tasting adventure launches February 2008. We invite you to explore our five-year creative journey. For now, the music downloads here are our tracks without vocals. We’ll share the lyrics and the stories b Tommy Deering’s musical wine-tasting adventure launches February 2008. We invite you to explore our five-year creative journey. For now, the music downloads here are our tracks without vocals. We’ll share the lyrics and the stories behind each song and invite you into our studio as we finish the tracks. Listen, and please comment! Tommy Deering en http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/1040A676-6711-40BE-BB6E-760197D1E69A.html http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/1040A676-6711-40BE-BB6E-760197D1E69A.html Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:21:34 -0700 <a href="http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/1040A676-6711-40BE-BB6E-760197D1E69A_files/Episode3%20Pasolivo-1.mp3"><img src="http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Images/FogRollingOutsm.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>The road to Pasolivo is called simply Vineyard Drive. It curves and rolls along rhythmic patterns of vineyards, punctuated by ancient oak trees whose branches arch generously overhead. We loved 00:02:30 The road to Pasolivo is called simply Vineyard Drive. It curves and rolls along rhythmic patterns of vineyards, punctuated by ancient oak trees whose branches arch generously overhead. We loved The road to Pasolivo is called simply Vineyard Drive. It curves and rolls along rhythmic patterns of vineyards, punctuated by ancient oak trees whose branches arch generously overhead. We loved the name, and it inspired a beautiful tune that sounds like a wedding dance. Tommy wrote it right after our first trip to Paso Robles, although we had a lot to learn about Pasolivo. Actually, it is a very special ranch that produces, not wine, but the some of best olive oil in the world. We were really happy with this little tune and thought that it was just right, until Dan Bradley, Tommy’s songwriting partner, emailed us these lyrics: Rendezvous with me in California Where the vines run free to chase the sun And love and summer wine become a slow dance Lost in the romance embracing everyone. Meet me on the road where I first saw you  Dance with me across the fields again  And there beneath the sun near Pasolivo  We will feel the things that Lovers have always dreamed of… Waltzing forever in love.  Now, tell me you didn’t get a tear in your eye. http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/57B62E4D-6344-4836-A3E8-160B90B5CE2A.html http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/57B62E4D-6344-4836-A3E8-160B90B5CE2A.html Sun, 13 May 2007 12:30:07 -0700 OK. It is true that we’ve been working on this album for 4 years. It seemed like it would be born rather quickly, because half of the music arrived all at once. But some of the other tunes were not Tommy Deering 00:03:09 OK. It is true that we’ve been working on this album for 4 years. It seemed like it would be born rather quickly, because half of the music arrived all at once. But some of the other tunes were not OK. It is true that we’ve been working on this album for 4 years. It seemed like it would be born rather quickly, because half of the music arrived all at once. But some of the other tunes were not quite ready. Tommy insists that time is non-linear, and that these later songs are hooking up with a different place in the Cosmos. He was calm about it. I have been the impatient one. But Tommy was right. A year ago, Tommy was reunited with an old friend, Dan Bradley. Dan managed many of Lee Greenwood’s enterprises for years, but the best thing about Dan is that he is an amazing lyricist. As a team, Tommy and Dan are downright magical. The title song from the album was written on the drive home from our first trip to Paso Robles. It was a little getaway for Tommy’s birthday. We drove to California with no exact destination in mind and found ourselves in Paso Robles. We didn’t want to leave. In truth, we never have. http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/CDEACF8E-AC7F-4F26-9476-E8101C405AAC.html http://web.me.com/ginnydeer/iWeb/Paso%20Robles%3A%20wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/Paso%20Robles%3A%20%20Wine%20tasting%20in%20the%20language%20of%20music/CDEACF8E-AC7F-4F26-9476-E8101C405AAC.html Sun, 20 May 2007 11:53:12 -0700 Tommy and I were talking about Paso Robles one winter Sunday. I had recently been rooting around in the past, looking for interesting historical information related to the people and places we’d seen 00:03:15 Tommy and I were talking about Paso Robles one winter Sunday. I had recently been rooting around in the past, looking for interesting historical information related to the people and places we’d seen Tommy and I were talking about Paso Robles one winter Sunday. I had recently been rooting around in the past, looking for interesting historical information related to the people and places we’d seen on our recent visit. I found an entry about Sylvester and Catarina Dusi, one of the pioneer families of Paso Robles, who planted their Zinfandel vines in the 1920’s. Today, these vineyards contribute to some of the greatest wines you can taste from this region. I had just finished reading a little story about how Catarina chose a specific hill to start the first planting. I was tending to some loaves of bread just out of the oven, when Tommy began to play. When he finished, I asked, “Was that Greig?” But as I looked up, I saw he was crying. This perfect piece was Catarina speaking to him. We had long since turned our family room into a studio, with every keyboard midi’d to Pro Tools. Often, I just kept it running while I got up to cook. So we captured this beautiful moment. Here it is: