OK OK, so I've been gone for a while. I left you with that Big Man on Bleecker Street piece and then I disappeared. First thing's first. Sorry about that.
I've since moved from the big city and my new role as Bob Vila has taken up much of my time. But I'd be dead without constant music bellowing through the rafters of my 100 year old house. The house Gods have tried to tear out my spirit and keep me occupied thinking that if I don't tend to and think about the house 24/7 then it's going to fall down.
But, lately I've deviated from that attitude and wandered back into my comfort zone. It's been hard to find time but thanks to The Who and 9/11, I'm back in the game. On 9/11, Q104.3 played excerpts from the The Concert for New York City. I remember the Who, after all those years, completely sending 25,000 firemen, cops, and fans into a complete frenzy when Baba O'Reily, perhaps the best "turn up the volume when it begins" song began with it's famous keyboard intro. To put the icing on the cake, those same 25,000 kept up with Pete Townsend word for word when he cut into the "Don't Cryyyy, don't raise your eyeeee, it's on-leeeeee teen-age waste-laaaaand" interlude. Chills, tears, thoughts of what it was like to be in a completely changed New York and country in the weeks and months following 9/11, you name it, I had the feelings.
Thank you Roger, Pete, John, and Keith for getting me back to what I love.
Monday, September 17, 2007
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