Living on The Edge

                                           ...U2's Dave Evans

Dave Evans, better known as The Edge, or "Edge" to U2 fans celebrated a birthday August 8th.

It was a great reminder for me to once again pick up my guitar.

Oh, I am NOT a great player.   Far from it.  
I fumble, stumble and move awkwardly at times up and down the frets.
But I love the feel in my hands, even though "I have blisters on my fingers"

OK,  no blisters, but they hurt ...in a good way.

Yup, David Evans makes me want to play.

He has a beautiful simplicity that belies the genius of what he does.

He takes a simple chord, deconstructs it and then "Wa la!"

Just like magic it becomes this mesmerizing sound that drills into my brain and makes me say "I think I can do that!"

The simplicity is the tapestry that draws me...holds me there, and never lets me go.  "With or Without You" proves that.

Listen to "Pride" distinctive and powerful. 

 That's the word "Powerful"   

Understated Power.

Strumming a chord instead of doing a searing intricate solo.

Each note has value.

There is such beauty in that simplicity.

He makes me believe that someday I may achieve the ability to carve my way through an entire song without error with the depth of my soul exposed simply by strumming a simple chord. 

He inspires me to head outside on a moonlit night, guitar in hand accompanied only by cicadas, tree frogs, and the occasional owl.  To hear those sounds resonate in the dark of night, where each note counts and each chord has beauty.  

Simple Power.  a place where two forms meet  

a/k/a  :  The Edge