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Don Morgan

Sit Down Next to Me and Let’s Talk About the Playlist

Sit Down Next to Me and Let’s Talk About the Playlist

A guest post by Don Morgan

So, several people have expressed interest in the playlist I created for Kara’s book release party, as mentioned in my previous guest blog. At Blythe’s request, I have posted said playlist below—but first a few disclaimers:

Kara asked me to put the playlist together at the last minute. All of the songs are from my own iTunes library—hence the embarrassing preponderance of 1980s artists. Given more time to think and prepare, I probably would have made some different and more varied selections.

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

I like to say that I knew Kara Tippetts before she was famous. In other words, before her cancer diagnosis. Many people recognize her as the brave and courageous woman who lived and died with such grace and transparency. She was a hero and an example to many people, and rightly so. But she was also just a regular person like you and me.

Our first real conversation happened at The Little Gym. My daughters took a gymnastics class there, and my lovely wife, Heather, had invited the new-to-town Tippetts family to come check it out. So while our kids tumbled and rolled and summersaulted, Kara and I talked about music.