David Enloe 1956-2007
David Enloe died this week. Holy crap. I've been able to keep up with all that was going on through Terry Anderson's blog (http://whassupta.blogspot.com/) and from e-mails from friends that are still in NC. It's not really a shock in terms of this being a surprise, he's been going downhill for a while now, but it is a shock since David is connected to so many fun music memories. How can such a force be gone?
As a teenage girl in the triangle of NC in the 80s it was almost a requirement to have a crush on David Enloe. If you went to a show and got to see/hear the Fabulous Knobs or Woods during that time, daydreaming about David was sure to follow. He was the guitar player that all the girls talked about. He was talented, dynamic and powerful. If you were into a guy with great eyes, he had 'em. If you liked hair, he had really good hair. If you wanted a guy with style, he was style. If you knew anything about music you would be mesmerized by his playing. If you were lucky enough to get him to look at you, it was an automatic heart-melting, knee-weakening kind of moment. He would make your heart flutter. And other parts would flutter too.
I was lucky enough to see the Woods shows a lot. I was able to see the Woods backing Don Dixon and Marti Jones and those shows were fantastic. There was something magical that happened on stage with them. I wish I could explain it. I wish I could bottle it. I'd be a millionaire.
I've been thinking a lot about those shows and the impact they had on my life. I know it may sound a bit silly to say that a crush on a guitar player led to many significant events and relationships in my life, but it did. I had been a fan of the Knobs and the Woods. I had chances to see them in the early to mid 80s. And then there was the New Year's Eve show at the Brewery on Dec 31, 1987. The Hanks opened for the Woods. My friend Catharine had a connection that could help me get in...I was 17 at the time. I was thrilled to know that I would get a chance to see the Woods again and this new band that people were talking about. It was a great night of music. That night has been the show I compare other New Year's shows to, year after year. The bar was set pretty damn high.
That night I made new friends, and started making connections with people that are still a part of my life now, 20 years later. That is huge. That night also opened some doors to me thinking about working in music. I dabbled in music promotions and marketing for years, but it took me almost 10 years to make the leap to working in the music business as a profession, but I did it. I've been in and out of the music business for the last 10 years. And now I am getting ready to dive back in. I have a big meeting tomorrow about starting a music foundation that I've been working on for a long long time. The foundation will assist musicians, singers and songwriters when they get sick or injured and need financial assistance.
Since I can't make it back to NC for David's funeral I am finding some peace in that I will be making strides to get the foundation going. Little did I know that 20 years ago being a fan girl would lead me to where I am now. I saw great bands. Made great friends. Did a lot of daydreaming.
Now it's time for my to pull out my LPs and hope that the needle on my old turntable won't destroy my Knobs and Woods albums. I am going to close my eyes and picture David on stage above me. Cigarette dangling, right arm pulling, head bent, full on playing. I will smile through the tears.
We'll all miss you, David. I hope you know that.
As a teenage girl in the triangle of NC in the 80s it was almost a requirement to have a crush on David Enloe. If you went to a show and got to see/hear the Fabulous Knobs or Woods during that time, daydreaming about David was sure to follow. He was the guitar player that all the girls talked about. He was talented, dynamic and powerful. If you were into a guy with great eyes, he had 'em. If you liked hair, he had really good hair. If you wanted a guy with style, he was style. If you knew anything about music you would be mesmerized by his playing. If you were lucky enough to get him to look at you, it was an automatic heart-melting, knee-weakening kind of moment. He would make your heart flutter. And other parts would flutter too.
I was lucky enough to see the Woods shows a lot. I was able to see the Woods backing Don Dixon and Marti Jones and those shows were fantastic. There was something magical that happened on stage with them. I wish I could explain it. I wish I could bottle it. I'd be a millionaire.
I've been thinking a lot about those shows and the impact they had on my life. I know it may sound a bit silly to say that a crush on a guitar player led to many significant events and relationships in my life, but it did. I had been a fan of the Knobs and the Woods. I had chances to see them in the early to mid 80s. And then there was the New Year's Eve show at the Brewery on Dec 31, 1987. The Hanks opened for the Woods. My friend Catharine had a connection that could help me get in...I was 17 at the time. I was thrilled to know that I would get a chance to see the Woods again and this new band that people were talking about. It was a great night of music. That night has been the show I compare other New Year's shows to, year after year. The bar was set pretty damn high.
That night I made new friends, and started making connections with people that are still a part of my life now, 20 years later. That is huge. That night also opened some doors to me thinking about working in music. I dabbled in music promotions and marketing for years, but it took me almost 10 years to make the leap to working in the music business as a profession, but I did it. I've been in and out of the music business for the last 10 years. And now I am getting ready to dive back in. I have a big meeting tomorrow about starting a music foundation that I've been working on for a long long time. The foundation will assist musicians, singers and songwriters when they get sick or injured and need financial assistance.
Since I can't make it back to NC for David's funeral I am finding some peace in that I will be making strides to get the foundation going. Little did I know that 20 years ago being a fan girl would lead me to where I am now. I saw great bands. Made great friends. Did a lot of daydreaming.
Now it's time for my to pull out my LPs and hope that the needle on my old turntable won't destroy my Knobs and Woods albums. I am going to close my eyes and picture David on stage above me. Cigarette dangling, right arm pulling, head bent, full on playing. I will smile through the tears.
We'll all miss you, David. I hope you know that.
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