Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

written by Sanger D. Shafer & Darlene Shafer
recorded by George Strait
cover by Brenda Humberstone

https://youtu.be/YD_HyaiaVL4


You know... a lot of folks criticize amateur videos, posted online, for not being professional enough for their tastes. Sometimes they can be quite vicious in their public statements. I wounder if their like that when you meet them in public or if their just secretly mean in spirit but just hide it well, until they feel that they have a shield of anonymity beneath which they can hide their ruthlessness?

I can see why some amateur musicians are afraid to be heard in public for fear of what folks will think of their efforts. Still, I think that that is a real shame. I know many musical friends who are convinced that they are not good enough to be heard. Music is about how it makes you feel. If it makes you feel good, you should feel free to enjoy it in public as you please. I say; “To Hell with all of those critics who have nothing constructive to say! Enjoy your music and let folks know that you enjoy it.”

This audio clip was captured at a local house jam in 2012, where I had set up some basic recording equipment. The conversations in the back ground can be overheard and the music is not perfect but that only gives it more of a feel of reality. This is what house jams are like and I wouldn't miss one for the world. The artist featured in this recording is a friend of mine, Brenda Humberstone, performing an old George Striat number called 'Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind', written by Sanger D. Shafer & Darlene Shafer.