Music
“It’s like magic: with
music we connect with
each other. Feeling the
beat keeps us dancing
and tames tensions.
We remember what
matters.”
Excerpt from "Music is Magic,”
sensualthinking.com
“Hey Bud. I didn’t notice you there.”
“Hey, Adam.” Miko’s face lights up
and he laughs. “Hi brother. Hey, nice
tie man.”
Now you’re leaving the area, I say.
“Yeah. My wife Liz and I made a deci-
sion awhile back. It’s time for us to try
something different. We visited a friend
in Dunes City, Oregon, on the coast.
“It’s ten minutes to Siltcoos Lake, 10
minutes to the ocean. We want to buy
a house, live at a slower pace, do some
paddle boarding, fishing, crabbing. If
there’s no music studio up there, I’ll
build one. But leaving Gilroy is bitter-
sweet. I’ll miss being an hour from
my kids and grandkids, playing at the
Garlic Festival. The ‘Garlic Capital’ has
changed, there’s a lot more people, but
it will always be a small town to me,
with childhood friends and new friends
that will fill my heart with wonderful
memories wherever I hang my hat.”
“I’ve known Miko for ten years,”
Mike Oneto, a Gilroy friend, said. “We
became friends playing music on the
Worship Team at the Foothills Church
in Gilroy. He’s super loyal, dedicated to
his craft of music and using his music
to help people. He’s always there to
help a friend. He’s a brother; he’s a
gentleman. When he leaves, it’s going
to be a real loss. He’s an icon in the
community.”
In the article “Music is Magic,” it
states that “enjoying music is a cosmic
connection with our self and our
natural enthusiasm. That’s why we
love, laugh or weep to songs. It’s like
magic: with music we connect with
each other. Feeling the beat keeps
us dancing and tames tensions. We
remember what matters.”
During his entire musical career,
Miko has kept us dancing and helped
us remember what matters. Through
his music, he stirs our spirit, soothes,
and excites, moves, and delights. In
his hands, music is magic. Sadly, when
Michael “Miko” Malinao leaves our
community, some of that magic will
be lost.
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