Ever hear a song that totally triggers a memory that is totally unrelated to the lyrics, and it sends you into a weird trance for as long as you are not disturbed? Today I was driving and NIN- Closer came on XM, and I instantly pictured Richie and his old Prelude parked in Keith's front yard doing "what he does best" while we were all waiting for him to grab a bat and go hit. Then I started to think about how I missed playing and how pitiful I was during our last couple of games, and how sore I was afterwards, but that didn't compare to how sore I used to get playing football. Then it went into playing tackle football back in the day and how great that was with the "chump of the week", Maroon Brad, the double snap to me for our lone completion which was a touchdown to Keith against those Hereford guys who were a couple of years older than us, and how good those guys were, but that didn't compare to playing in college against Dave Fields and the Wu brothers, and how Jay used to play in docksiders and black socks but had the greatest TD dances, and how Blondie and Rico would sell me out on every other play by providing the "Hey..watch out" blocking scheme against that monster black guy that I could actually hear breathing behind me as I tried to get away. Anyway, this went on for about 20 minutes, and I didn't snap out of it until my cell phone rang. This has happened to me on a couple of my drives recently which is very strange. Other songs that triggered these lapses over the past week:
Black Crowes- She talks to Angels- This song made me burst out laughing whenever I hear it since it reminds me of Clucky and the word "juniper". This went into several great memories like the "Philly Sucks" Song, Century Club, Prodigy Internet Service, Basketball Fantasy League, 5 team parlays, and Parks Rum.
Enigma-Sadeness- Ahhhh Laura Lebowitz aka Whora..... This went into a catelog of college romances that sometimes I wish I could forget. I actually hit my steering wheel in anger a couple of times remembering some of the "mistakes" from college.
Pixies-Broken Face- I actually heard this song on Jackass and it triggered all of the stupid shit we all used to do back in day and how much money we all would of made if someone had a video camera. Chris Smith and I in a shopping cart, Richie Keith and I with those fireworks, and Jon and I beating the living shit out of each other which would of put Bam Magera and his Dad to shame.
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With Parks Rum entering my mind, I had to go take a Pepcid AC. Ouch!!
One of those songs for me is the James Brown's "I Feel Alright" from Live at the Apollo. Anytime I hear that song, it makes me think of any number of goodtimes that I can't really remember.
Other items for me:
Black Crowes Gone - I still remember hearing that one for the first time at the old 9:30 and Chris' screaming felt like a railroad spike in my eardrum - but in a good way.
Artist Unkown "Roof is on fire" - Always think about hearing that enormous black woman wailing this song at 3:30 AM then, saying how she was just getting warmed up down in Mardi Gras. I was just starting to get my 152nd wind but Derek was looking pretty rough (I'm sure I was too). In the middle of the song he went to the bathroom, yacked his brains out and said "I think I'm heading back to the room"
Cream - Sitting on Top of the World I will always remember Leland's rear view mirror looking like it was about to combust from all the rattling of the bass coming out of his insane car stereo.
Snoop Dogg any song - I mean that album(s?) was always on in someone's room. But the funniest was easily in Ari's room at the tail end of a party the CD was stuck or maybe on repeat track. It was playing one track (not a song) where Snoop and someone else is just talking about "Deez Nutz, or something??" (its maybe a minute long or so?) and everyone save (for a few) was passed out, and it was playing over and over and over and over.....
Kenny Rogers The Gambler - Two things, Clucky jumping around on his bed playing air guitar and screaming, AND our Millenium New Years Party that being cranked (along with Lady later in the night). That was a fun night. That afternoon I find out I have no job , we've got a ton of people coming over, and we have to run a Casino. Look up Good Times in the dictionary and that is it.
All I have to say is James Brown= Thursday night dance club on Easton 1. Jay hosted a dance club?????? What the hell were we doing back then.
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