Comments on POSTUS FREQUENTUS: Twenty

They may not scoff at this, Scott. There are some...

2011-08-06T15:19:16.658-04:00

They may not scoff at this, Scott. There are some musical trends that transcend, like Woodstock and The Last Waltz, early Michael Jackson and Beatlemania. I teach high school music theory and spend school Friday mornings listening to examples from 16-year-olds' music collections. The students really into rock music listen to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. A group of students even performed a Nirvana song in my class. I've seen students tie flannel shirts around their waists and some still wear Doc Martens. There's a reason why we scoffed at our parents' affection for ABBA and the shirtless screeching in band footage saved by Betamax. But there's also a reason why we stole their Velvet Underground records and had Pink Floyd posters on the wall.

Yes- things have changed. Grunge was not my "...

2011-08-05T13:49:10.480-04:00

Yes- things have changed. Grunge was not my "thing" but I did enjoy some Pearl Jam through the years. And though I have caught my kids bopping along to Wham! played through some store's music system, I know that in a few years (if not sooner than that) Katy Perry and whatever other pop icon is around will be gracing my ears. Right now I am thankful for Raffi and groups like the Verve Pipe and TMBG who are teaching my kids that music doesn't have to be bad.

And I know I'm getting old. M is already comparing me to teens and they are winning the coolness factor.

I just sat here for a few minutes thinking about a...

2011-08-05T12:31:27.181-04:00

I just sat here for a few minutes thinking about all of the different times in my life that I have sat listening to a Pearl Jam song.

From High School bonfires, to hanging out with friends on the lake, hiking, camping, runnning, before my wedding, while both Ella and Brenna were born, singing in my car with just me-myself-and I, when I had bad days, and lately my power song when I run.

I guess its just kind of an amazing thing, because whether Eddie knows it or not, he has been a rather important part of my life for a very long time, and it makes me happy to even think about.