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The Goodlife Sessions

by Chris Baker Jr.

I reckon I oughta introduce myself the right way…My name’s Ron Mills. I’m 82 years old… and I ain’t done yet.Now I know somebody out there hearin’ that number and thinkin’, “Man… 82? Time to slow down.”But let me tell you somethin’ real slow so it sinks deep into your spirit…God don’t retire purpose.And He sure don’t put a expiration date on the fire He placed inside your soul.See, I come up outta Haines City, Florida… back when rock & roll wasn’t polished, it was raw.Back when you didn’t need a million followers—you just needed a dream big enough to keep you up at night.1959… I was just a young man with a sound in my chest I couldn’t quiet down.So I started a band called The Blazers.And Lord… we played anywhere they’d let us plug in.Teen rec halls… youth centers… truck stops… dusty little stages where the lights flickered and the crowd didn’t care if you were famous—they just wanted t