On February 27, 2008 I started my music blog, simply because I wanted to write about music and share it with others. I named the blog The Nightfly after one of my favorite albums and favorite albums covers of all time - more about that here:
http://latenightdj.blogspot.dk/2008/02/nightfly_27.html
And here:
http://latenightdj.blogspot.dk/2008/02/what-beautiful-world-this-will-be.html
The first year I didn't post as much as I would have liked to. However, in the fall of 2009, I began posting on a regular basis, kicking off with an interview with Mozez on October 13. For some reason I wasn't yet posting music videos; that didn't happen until November of that year.
Unfortunately, due to some music videos having been removed from YouTube (by YouTube or record labels or users) over the years, there are a few "blanks" here and there, i.e. videos that cannot be played. It's basically every music blogger's nightmare, but I long ago chose not to bother with these "dead videos" aka "blanks".
Anyway, today, on the 10th Anniversary, I've decided now is the right time for me to stop blogging. A total of 674 posts, a boatload of music videos, numerous interviews, and more fun that I could have possibly have imagined when I started out. But the day only has 24 hrs., and other writing projects are now taking up much of my spare time.
The great thing is, The Nightfly music blog will still be on the World Wide Web - as long as Google (yep, they own Blogspot too) decide not to pull the plug.
Before I start bawling my eyes out, quite possibly ruining my PC keyboard with a river of tears and snot, I want to thank all of my lovely readers - whether you just "tuned in" this year or ten years ago. If the music that I've blogged about has inspired, comforted, or awed even one person, my work was not in vain.
Important note: I can see from the blog stats that The Nightfly readers "tune in" from all over the world which has been so incredibly gratifying to me. More about that here:
http://latenightdj.blogspot.dk/2011/01/to-readers-of-nightfly-incl.html
I also want to send happy thoughts to the many artists and bands that I have posted about. Obviously, without anyone writing, recording and performing music, there would be zero to blog about.
I'm going to sign off with something so feel-good, it's borderline criminal: the late, great gentle giant Israel Ka'ano'i Kamakawiwo'ole aka Braddah Iz (Brother Iz) , in his native Hawaii, giving Judy Garland a serious run for the money with his stunning version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Doesn't really get much better than that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kamakawiwo%CA%BBole
Note: I first posted this video for Xmas of 2014.
