massive attack
"though you may not drive a great big cadillac
with white walls
tv antenna in the back
(but) just remember
brothers, sisters,
you can still stand tall..."
i only learned of and heard 'massive attack' this year. and i love them.
back in february, on a rainy st. valentines monday afternoon, when i was in nyc acquiring my work visa from the oh-so-efficacious british consulate (which 2 days later had a bomb explode in a trash can out in front of it), my mate alan k was kind enough to spend the afternoon with me tooling about the east village, doing an impromptu mini irish pub crawl. as we navigated the downpour and puddle-ridden sidewalks, looking for that oh-so authentic bangers and mash experience, we were simultaneously sucked into a (dry!) hole-in-the-wall cd shop. indeed, we're both suckers for a bargain, a slim disc to fill that wee gap in the musical collection. nothing like a good used cd shop. so i asked the clerk for some sort of mellowish hip-hoppy dance or electronica... you know, something i could put on at a dinner party that wouldn't be too much (of course ella and loius being my favorite dinner music), or that i could spin late night when i need something a bit hipper and deeper....
well, the dude was a dude and turned me on to massive attack. he suggested 'protection' - their signature opus apparently - but informed me, rather apologetically, that he didn't actually have a copy in stock, but that the one disc he did have of theirs, 'blue lines,' was still pretty good. i checked out just a few bars of it on his little listening station (w/kick ass headphones) and bought it.
i basically took his word that is was a good album -- even though he was a total stranger. there is something about certain people that you just trust them. combine that with your gut instinct, and 4 out of 5 times you'll win. i won that time, as i love that album 'blue lines.' and sure enough, just a few weeks later, when i was wandering the streets of brussels on yet another rainy monday afternoon at the end of march, i came upon a cd shop and found 'protection' and bought it immediately.... and i love it.
so intriguing where inspiration in life comes from! where your gut leads you.......
i find as i get older, my mind focuses more and more on asking the question...
who/what do you love?
which naturally leads to: what do you love to do?
daily i am reminded of how lucky i am....
to live under my own roof...
to have my own means of transportation (even tho my bike has a flat right now)...
to live in a magical garden (click photo to enlarge)....
and it seems i meet someone new EVERY GODDAMN DAY!
imagine!
tis better than any epidsode of melrose place, where a new character had to appear every episode, to make it interesting.
so my question for you......
what do you love/to do?
do tell me.........................
i just got back from a halloween party. wore a hot, smelly, rubber mask of a ghastly ugly ghoul. made it hard to drink my vodka & lemon soda. and hard to put on any sort of suave airs.
lastly, a shout out and congrats to the 'other' Sox, and their first World Series since 1917 -- sweet!
with white walls
tv antenna in the back
(but) just remember
brothers, sisters,
you can still stand tall..."
i only learned of and heard 'massive attack' this year. and i love them.
back in february, on a rainy st. valentines monday afternoon, when i was in nyc acquiring my work visa from the oh-so-efficacious british consulate (which 2 days later had a bomb explode in a trash can out in front of it), my mate alan k was kind enough to spend the afternoon with me tooling about the east village, doing an impromptu mini irish pub crawl. as we navigated the downpour and puddle-ridden sidewalks, looking for that oh-so authentic bangers and mash experience, we were simultaneously sucked into a (dry!) hole-in-the-wall cd shop. indeed, we're both suckers for a bargain, a slim disc to fill that wee gap in the musical collection. nothing like a good used cd shop. so i asked the clerk for some sort of mellowish hip-hoppy dance or electronica... you know, something i could put on at a dinner party that wouldn't be too much (of course ella and loius being my favorite dinner music), or that i could spin late night when i need something a bit hipper and deeper....
well, the dude was a dude and turned me on to massive attack. he suggested 'protection' - their signature opus apparently - but informed me, rather apologetically, that he didn't actually have a copy in stock, but that the one disc he did have of theirs, 'blue lines,' was still pretty good. i checked out just a few bars of it on his little listening station (w/kick ass headphones) and bought it.
i basically took his word that is was a good album -- even though he was a total stranger. there is something about certain people that you just trust them. combine that with your gut instinct, and 4 out of 5 times you'll win. i won that time, as i love that album 'blue lines.' and sure enough, just a few weeks later, when i was wandering the streets of brussels on yet another rainy monday afternoon at the end of march, i came upon a cd shop and found 'protection' and bought it immediately.... and i love it.
so intriguing where inspiration in life comes from! where your gut leads you.......
i find as i get older, my mind focuses more and more on asking the question...
who/what do you love?
which naturally leads to: what do you love to do?
daily i am reminded of how lucky i am....
to live under my own roof...
to have my own means of transportation (even tho my bike has a flat right now)...
to live in a magical garden (click photo to enlarge)....
and it seems i meet someone new EVERY GODDAMN DAY!
imagine!
tis better than any epidsode of melrose place, where a new character had to appear every episode, to make it interesting.
so my question for you......
what do you love/to do?
do tell me.........................
i just got back from a halloween party. wore a hot, smelly, rubber mask of a ghastly ugly ghoul. made it hard to drink my vodka & lemon soda. and hard to put on any sort of suave airs.
lastly, a shout out and congrats to the 'other' Sox, and their first World Series since 1917 -- sweet!
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