There’s been an ongoing list of albums that I have been posting about for the past few weeks. Feel free to browse thru the archives of my blog.
Getting closer to 40
I’ve made the bold and brave decision to not only disclose my age but also establish a list of my favorite albums for every year of my life…so far.
So far I have covered 1976 Thru 1991
More to come.
I post little reviews every Tuesday and Thursday
Stay tuned
I was born in May. As you know, I have loved music my entire life. For this quick playlist, I thought it would be interesting to come up with a list of songs by various artists who were also born during this delightful month. Let me get right to it!
1) Bob Seger…..Her Strut
2) Sid Viscious (of the Sex Pistols)…..Pretty Vacant
3) Steve Winwood…..Higher Love
4) Frankie Valli (Four Seasons)…..(Dawn) Go Away
5) Stevie Wonder…..My Cherie Amour
6) Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees…..Cities in Dust
(On a Side note….Siouxsie and I have the same birthday = May 27)
Anyway…..
7) Billy Squier…..The Stroke
8) Bob Dylan…..Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
9) Ritchie Valens…..Donna
10) Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine…..she found now
Well thats it for now…..stay tuned for next week’s playlist. It’ll blow your mind!!!
PART 1
The day I bought a used 1992 Blue Plymouth Acclaim brought me such sheer joy for the next three and a half years. My dad and I did a good job picking it out. This was by far my favorite car I ever owned. I experienced the best memories in it. Driving to school felt much better than ever before. I took a lot of road trips and enjoyed many adventures in the Acclaim. Was it flashy? No. Did it have sub woofers in it? Not at all. My car was comfortable, drove really good and had cruise control in it. My best friend, Tony, and I took many scenic drives listening to a lot of music and smoked cigarettes all the time.
After the first few months going to work and to school in it, my dad stopped by the movie theatre one day (where I sold tickets in the box office) and needed to borrow my keys because he said that I needed the alignment fixed. Gullible me, said okay. He came back an hour or so later and handed the keys back to me and said, “we’ll see you later.” After I got off work in the afternoon I was supposed to meet up with the family for my birthday at an Outback restaurant. When I started the engine on and pulled out of the parking lot, I was enjoying “The Division Bell,” by the band Pink Floyd. Yet, I wondered, why was this particular song on the radio. Since I did not have a tape deck or a CD player, I was confused.
I went to adjust the volume and noticed a glowing red digital screen. A detachable face for a CD player was right in front of me. I was like, “huh?” Then I realized as I was almost to the restaurant that my dad had a new stereo installed. New speakers and CD player was now a part of my car. COOL! It was my birthday and I am not sure why I was so foolish not to get it right away. I told him thank you and couldn’t wait to get one of those visors that hold up to 12 CDs so that I can finally play what I want when I want to.
……more to come
The Music Bard 