I know exactly where I was

It's been a strange summer/autumn.

I spent the usual week in Belmont, but then stayed an extra day for cleanup. That was...different.

Cleaning up after yourself is something that I was used to...but this is union. Apparently not for this. No big deal, I did it with a compatriot that I had no idea until we really talked.

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I also have the headphones/earbuds in and was previously listening to Smashing Pumpkins, but now Soundgarden. The 90's will never die, and fuck all you.

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Not so fun fact: I listened to a pre-release of In Utrero when driving back from an orchestra retreat in January 1993. It's my minor claim to "I was there when Kurt lost his shit".Fuck. I still remember how the windshield wipers were icing up.

And I just kept driving. A pre-release was that good.

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I wish things were better.

Things should be better.

But as my life has proven, they never will be.

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I want to write. I like the keyboard.

I miss the Royal.

I miss the tactile feel of the keys beneath my fingers. Knowing the keys are there.

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I have an odd mix on this channel...and now it's Temple of the Dog.

"Hunger Strike"...so dated, but oddly, still good, harmony is good, vocals are...eh. let's just roll with it.

I'm disappointed how bad that song aged.

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Nirvana/Come as you are

of course, the next song is gonna be a classic. Fun fact: I had the adventure of traveling both the most of upstate NY and also PA and the number of Nirvana songs i ever heard?

The answer is zero. This really didn't hit me until I compiled this quasi-list.

Number of Beck songs: upwards of 10-15. No. Joke. Granted I skipped over a lot of radio, but the other guys that are up there...

Red Hot Chili Peppers.

If it weren't for Boston, Kansas, and Styx, dear lord give me a lot of christian radio.

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Oh fuck, christian radio.

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So much for that.

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But now i'm the one listening to Radiohead's High and dry...

...its the best thing...

...it's the best thing you ever had..

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I miss the gold double disc i had of Pearl Jam doing their tour and ranting about everying in 1995. I miss it so bad. it hurts.

I sold it back to the same folks: bought for 45$, bought back...5$.

No appreciation for history.

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Save me.

I'm just gonna sit back and listen to Yellow Ledbetter.