I like where I'm from, but I like where I am more. Where I'm going is yet to be seen, but something tells me it will be likable. I see certain things through unbiased eyes. I see more through the influence of my past, regardless of how much the subject of my memories may have changed. Someday I hope to be better at seeing the things the way Thomas Merton did, from a quiet awareness of all life around me.
For the most part, I have a sharp memory. I notice things. I remember things. You might think I'm not listening or paying attention, but I can hear you. I realize I may be giving away a secret that often works in my favor, but I'm ready to let it go. Be careful what you say in my presence. I'm typing, I'm reading, I seem to be engaged in something else. I'm listening. I've been told that men can't multitask. I'm sorry, that's just not true.
I don't purchase beer based on cold indicators, bottle vortexes, wide mouth cans or cooler cases. Those are convenient, but I prefer to taste things as opposed to draining the bottle as quickly as possible. Bud Light, Coors Light is there a way you can direct your advertising elsewhere saving you money and me the irritation? When will I get to select my own commercials? I want to hear more about alternative energy sources and the next Outkast record.
My Morning Jacket has recorded five studio albums. For a long time I just pretended the first two didn't exist. That was a mistake. Learn from it. At Dawn was released in 2001. I was 20 years old. Ken Griffey Jr. was in his second season with the Cincinnati Reds. He hit .286 with 22 home runs and 65 RBI in 111 games.
When I was a kid and listening to underground hip hop shows in the D.C. metro area I always wondered where all the local talent was. There seemed to be little potential. The Questionmark Asylum. DJ Kool. Tracey Lee. None of them were known very far outside the red line (or the orange, or the blue or the green). Wale (pronounced "Wall A" and probably should get an accent mark but it's actually a shortened version of his first name "Olubowale," which does not contain an accent mark) is a rapper from D.C. He has one full length studio album in his discography. It's called Attention Deficit and it was released in 2009. I was 28. Junior Griffey was in his second tour with the Seattle Mariners. He hit .214 with 19 home runs and 57 RBI in 117 games (you could tell the end was near).
The Radio Dept. are an indie band from Lund, Sweden. I've been to Lund. It's a lovely town. They've released three full length albums since 2003. Not exactly efficient. Clinging to a Scheme was released on April 21 of this year. I was 29. Still am. Little did we know, The Kid was almost a month into what would be his final season. His numbers were pedestrian and it feels a little disrespectful to even mention them here.
Griffey is a future hall-of-famer. He retired last week. He was the last great player from my childhood. Somehow, as pure coincidence and as a result of unrelated events, I finally feel like an adult.
These are three albums I'm listening to.
It's a quiet album, a long way from Z so, be prepared. I like the banjo strummed "If It Smashes Down".
Wale likes to pay tribute to the local legends of Go-Go (If you're from D.C. then you know. If not, look it up). You're going to get a healthy helping of the conga drums. One of my favorites so far is "Mirrors" featuring UGK's Bun B, who sounds particular dapper. That's unusual.
It's brand spanking new to me. I'm liking "This Time Around" and "A Token of Gratitude".
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