YOU CAN’T MISS THIS!
While we were going through Dylan’s schedule to see what classes he might want to take, I did a little extra research.
I always like to do a little extra research.
His introductory class for his major was being taught by two different professors, and none of those classes seemed to be filling up. So I thought, I’ll just see what their bio’s look like. Maybe one will sound better than the other.
Poor Professor Schreiber never stood a chance.
The other professor’s name popped up all over the internet.
I clicked on a link that said, “Psychedelic pop singer Mark Volman …” and discovered that Mark Volman is one of the founding members of The Turtles. They sang his song, “Happy Together.” Coincidentally, Shane recently started singing this song on a regular basis.
But if that weren’t enough, Mark Volman also played in Frank Zappa’s band, Mothers of Invention, for ten years.
I started texting Dylan the way folks used to call people until the phone rang “off the hook.”
YOU CAN’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! I scream-texted. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS GUY!!!!!
Eventually, Dylan – barely knowing the word “Zappa” but totally understanding the allure – signed up to take Mark Volman’s class.
After that, I read his entire bio on the Belmont website. He’s a Grammy-award-winning artist – but not for the Turtles or Zappa. He wrote children’s music! He sang with Linda Ronstadt and Bruce Springsteen! He is still touring, doing 50 shows a year! This man has done so much with his life, I wonder how he finds time to teach.
But he’s not just teaching; he’s the coordinator of the program in which Dylan is majoring.
Certainly, college is expensive. But gee whiz. There is nowhere else in the world where this guy could teach. He is music, and that’s what he’s going to teach to my music-loving son.
I love this college. I love this man. I love Dylan for landing in the right place. I love God for getting him there.
Amen.