This Week’s Podcast
I’m sittin’ in my room, I’m starin’ out the window
And I wonder where you’ve gone
Normally I go hiking Monday night. But yesterday we had this rainstorm that not only inundated the mountains, making the trails too slippery to navigate, it came down so hard that my house was surrounded with water, for a while there, it was impossible to leave unless you had waders.
Oh, eventually that water ran off. It came down intermittently. And stopped. But I ended up staying home. I’d say I got cabin fever, but the electricity still worked. I sat in front of this computer all day. It was my window to the world. Still, it’s just a facsimile of real life. I felt like I lacked human interaction.
And now I find myself in the exact same situation. Looking out the window into an alternately clear and dripping landscape. It felt no good until I heard this song by the Doobie Brothers, "Another Park, Another Sunday".
I just listened to this week’s podcast. As good as I may or may not be, the MUSIC is FANTASTIC! It took me a while to become a Doobie Brothers fan. But now I listen to them as much as anybody. Even Led Zeppelin. It’s kind of my thing. When I’m driving in my car and one of their songs comes over XM I feel like I’m bonded with long lost brothers. I don’t think many of you share the same feeling, are affectionate towards the band. But maybe, after hearing some of the snippets of songs I play on the podcast you’ll become intrigued, you’ll acquire some of their music, you’ll get hooked.
It’s funny when music sneaks up on you. Jimmy Kay had transferred "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" and "The Captain And Me" to 8-track. I had not driven from Salt Lake to California with him, but I was in his car plenty in Mammoth. I remember being in that faded red bug hearing these songs with a shiteating grin on my face. As they say today, it doesn’t get any better than that.
And, at a reunion for Al’s birthday ten years ago, we all agreed. That month of May ’75 was the highlight of our lives. Great skiing, good buddies, good times. That’s when I got hooked on "Ten Years Gone". And learned I couldn’t live without this band from Santa Cruz.
It may not be your thing. You might desire something harder-edged. But if you’re open-minded, if you like the combination of sweet and sour, of earnestness and guitars, you just might find the Doobie Brothers fit your pocket.
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