This World My Life: My Thoughts on Derek K. Miller

When I first recorded this music podcast, "Cool Geeks/Cool Cats" it had a great meaning to me because it brought me back to the main reason why I began my podcast...sharing music that I enjoy with the masses on my own terms. I don't think it may have been a favorite for the masses but to me it's has been one of my favorites whenever I go back and listen to it and I listen to this podcast every so often because I think this one show was for the geeks of the world because many times we are in our own little world but is what makes us unique. This is

Now this podcast has a deeper meaning for me because of the passing of Derek K. Miller this week. His "last post" made me realize how blessed I am and how one should love who there are, appreciate and love the people that mean the world to you. This podcasts jumps out to me because it makes me angry with myself because I wished I would have reached out to Mr. Miller and let him know how much I loved his track, "More Red Than Red". I would have let him know how that tune fits perfect with the flow of the "Windows Weekly" podcast, I would have told him thanks for allowing this for being a free download to share with the world and that I have used his tune at least three times in my podcast shows and that I never grow tired of hearing his creation. I would have wrote him letting him know that he was a very gifted musician.

Although I can't share that with him now I can now share these thoughts with the masses in words because from what I gathered from Derek's wonderful post don't harp on the past but make the world a better by living life to your fullest and to live life through your love ones and share every moment with them.

With Derek's post it pushes me more to write more, photographs more because every moment is precious. 41 years old is too young for anyone to die but when you live your life without unneccassary drama it makes it a little more precious. Derek it seemed he lived his life with no regrets and that's a blessing. In a world where more and more people are having the attitude, "What's in it for me?" Derek was the opposite. It seemed he loved writing, he loved music, and most important he loved his wife and two daughters and the people around him. He loved sharing his knowledge, he had a wonderful sense of humor. It seems Derek loved being a lover of nature and his love for being a geek.

I think Derek would have loved this music line up because it goes from one genre to another and it seems that's the way Derek lived his life, "outside the box" Now when I listen to this podcast it seems every tune a deeper meaning to me in regards to Derek. Funny how you can put together a collection of tunes and it just feels right now and forever. Thank you Derek for sharing your love of music and more important your love for life.

You will be missed.

The times I used Derek's track are in the podcast listed below...

"MyLoveForMusic Podcast: 03Apri2010 - Cool Geeks/Cool Cats"
"MLFM episode 012 - Different Location, Same Great Music Comin' At Ya"
"MLFM episode 24: The Future We Were Promised"

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Playlist for 03 April 2010{from the "Cool Geeks/Cool Music" podcast}
o1. Shoegazer Disco (Linus Loves Remix) - Morel{from the LP "Shoegazer Disco"}
o2. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - The Modern Jazz Quartet{from the LP "The Modern Jazz Quartet"}
o3. Doin' The TWiT - Ashley Witt
o4. In a Song (feat. Middle Child) - DJ Center{from the LP "Everything In Time"} [free download]
o5. Elijah - Hugh Masekela{from the LP "The Best of Hugh Masekela on Novus"}
o6. Drive It Like You Stole It - The Glitch Mob{Drive it Like You Stole It - Single}
o7. Stars (Studio) - Paul Meyers{from the LP "World on a String"}
o8. More Red Than Red - Derek K. Miller{Penmachine Podcast Blog} [free download]
o9. On a Day of Many Angels - Michael Manring{from the LP "Thonk"}
1o. Hog Knuckles - Mux Mool{"from the LP Skulltaste"}
11. Almost Gothic - Steely Dan{from the LP "Two Against Nature"} ***Dedicated to the Dutchess of Gadgets
12. Sunday on the Violet Sea - David Torn{from the LP "Windham Hill Records Guitar Sampler, Vol. 2"}
13. All I Do - Kirk Whalum feat. Wendy Moten{from the LP "For You"}

photo by Luis Lauranzon
intro underscore music by Todd Kelley
outro underscore music by Nicolay

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