{"id":25049,"date":"2020-05-24T22:39:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T02:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25049"},"modified":"2020-05-25T06:45:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T10:45:16","slug":"5-friday-faves-growing-up-with-pixar-pursuing-unity-bringing-hope-agility-in-todays-realities-and-making-music-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25049","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves – Growing Up with Pixar, Pursuing Unity, Bringing Hope, Agility in Today’s Realities, and Making Music Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Weekend! With so many of us either working remotely or with otherwise altered work situations, some rhythms are shifted. One for me is writing. I miss it. Please bear with me…and stay with me…as I carve out time and temperament to write something worth the read. You give me courage.<\/p>\n

1) Growing Up with Pixar<\/strong> – Classical guitarist Nathan Mills<\/a> (of Beyond the Guitar<\/a>) knows exactly how to take any film song he chooses and draw out every bit of emotion possible. Related to Pixar<\/a>, he did that previously with medleys of both the happy theme songs<\/a> and the sad ones<\/a>. This week, Nathan arranged and performed<\/a> the heart-wrenching Randy Newman<\/a> song “When She Loved Me”<\/em><\/a>. You will recognize this song from the film Toy Story 2<\/em><\/a>. It’s the poignant story of Emily and her cowgirl toy Jessie. At first, little girl Emily adores her toy and Jessie feels so loved, through their tireless play. Then…Emily grows up. Jessie ends up in a cardboard box donated to a charity. Many of our children have grown up with Pixar and have had lessons on life reinforced – love, loyalty, friendship, and determination – through these films. Nathan’s sweet rendition of this song will take you back.<\/p>\n