Currently listening to… Taylor Swift’s “Eyes Open.”
Headphones on.
Music has always played a big part in my life. And it all
began about 27 3/4 years ago, thanks to a very musical family. Oldies were always
on the radio in our minivan, and songs like “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “Ain’t
Too Proud to Beg” still move me (literally, gotsta dance) to this day. Other family
favorites included Dwight Yoakam, Ricky Nelson (there’s an old home movie of my
brother and me performing “It’s Late” in the basement… singing into microphones and my brother
playing the guitar), Rodney Crowell and the
Eagles (I’ve always loved “New Kid in Town” the most), and I don’t think there
has been a beach trip yet that hasn’t been filled with their songs... with my dad singing and my mom humming along, and my brother's foot tapping right alongside mine. We’ve never
been a big “sports family” or “outdoorsy family,” but we have always been a
family of music and concerts. And over the years, the oldies have been joined
by… John Mayer, Counting Crows, Hanson, Ryan Adams, Rob Thomas, even NSYNC for
a brief time about 14 years ago (and, yes, I can still do the Bye Bye Bye
dance). We’ve shared concerts together, cds (listening to them loudly in the
kitchen or the car, complete with feet-tapping), concert specials on tv, and
that very special sound of guitars in the basement rising up.
Currently listening to… the Eagles, “New Kid in Town.” Headphones
still on.
Not entirely sure where the month of May went, but here
we are in June, and I’m excited to start a new theme… especially one that
involves music (and lots of it). Old music, current music, and music I hope to
find soon. Music in itself is a very special, very specific, kind of happiness
to me, and I’m looking forward to writing about it.
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