Tumeyland

(Record Review)"Simon's Graceland: A Masterful Musical Meld by Paul Christley Tumey First Published: Capital City Magazine #24 (Nov, 1986) Where were you when you first heard Paul Simon's Graceland? It's one of those events where things are different ever after... especially if you were listening in the fall of 1986, when the record first entered the world. It was like nothing else we'd heard. I was 24 and living with a 44-year old lovely lady. She procured a copy on a cassette tape and lent me her Walkman (remember those?). The music heralded both a new optimism and realism in my life as I matured into a freshly minted adult American. (Click on the image at left to enlarge and read. ) It's my belief we become different people when we listen to some songs. Graceland's new sounds subtly made me into someone new. Part of that newness for me was becoming a published writer. This article was one of my first published articles. My b...