No Insult

I was told today that I am just "an old man clinging to the 90s."

I did not take this as an insult.

I was complaining about some crappy Indie Rock song as I flipped around the channels on Sirius/XM. It sounded like a cross between country music and 1940s polka, not some hip new sound. I immediately flipped it from the 'XMU' station to 'Lithium.' Even the worst of the grunge/alt-rock/post-punk of the 90s is better than this new stuff I'm hearing.

And I do have an open mind most of the time when it comes to music.

And I understand that everyone believes that their generation is better than those after them and less old-fashioned than the generations prior to theirs. But in this case, I truly believe all inspiration and originality has vanished.
If you don't agree, prove me wrong.

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Music Equals Blah

Today was cold. Very cold. I know some people here in Buffalo thrive on the cold & snow and sometimes use the "it was WAY colder when I was in undergrad" argument to explain that it's not as cold as the thermometer tells us, but if it's under sixty degrees, then that's cold in my book.

If the below freezing temperatures and snow covered sidewalks weren't enough, a set of songs from my iPod came on, which made my mood exponentially worse.
As everyone who has ever lived a semi-interesting life knows, music gives us certain memories when we hear them and these three songs in particular reminded me quite a bit of summer, the beach, and a much warmer time.

I just wanted to drive and drive until I hit the southern coast or the sun or a beach. My heart was breaking for white sand instead of dirty white snow. But I can't just leave. I have roots here now. Or obligations to say the least. The days of driving & driving until I run out of gas are over. I'm a grown-up now. How ironic that I figured this out while listening to songs from my youth.

I am so over winter. The four seasons are over rated.





For those interested, the three songs that prompted this post are:

"All Summer" by Kid Cudi
"The First Day of Spring" by The Gandharvas
"Ocean Breathes Salty" by Sun Kil Moon

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