Im sitting here with a cup of hot tea (indian chai) & Listening to Npr, "All sides with Ann Fisher". last hour she had an interview with Judy Collins. I gotta admit that i wasnt too familliar with her or her music. Ive heard her name mentioned on certain christmas cd's. But...it was an awesome interview. she discussed her bouts with alcoholism and depression, and toted on how political shes been through the years, standing up for the wronged of the world. I enjoyed some of her songs they played. She is quite the namedropped i gotta say....If i head Dylan, Coen or Joni Mitchell one more time id probably throw my radio out the window. I did enjoy the whole hour though...I listened as i made dinner. Baked chicken and Mashed Potatos. Yum!
This whole escape from all things technology has been reallly refreshing..No Interwebs, No cell. Limited tv and phone. Basically ive been a radio nut for the past two weeks, and Ive loved every minute of it. If I could use only one word to describe this sabatical of sorts...Freeing, If thats even a word..Hmm. I am totally a radio person, I think ive always been. my three dream careers would be to open a bookstore. Buy a food truck..or to work at a radio station along the coast, like the seaport towns, ie New England. or someplace outta the way. and to broadcast from a little building along the ocean & a lighthouse in the distance...It would be an open genre of music. Id have talk radio from 2-5pm, with call ins and special guests like Phychics and Theologins.
Radio is such an underappreciated medium. As i was going about my daily routine...I would think to myself this is what it must of been like before the invention of the television. Such a simpler time im sure. I started memorizing the jingles and commercials between the programs for the odd car dealer or the newest specials at the new superstore. I think i was born in the wrong generation for sure.
I have however been watching the occasional dvd...One in paticual ...a few times. "Youve got mail" starring tom hanks and meg ryan. I'm not ever sure how long its been out or why i havent watched it before.. its a precious little movie with a big heart and good message about love and the pursuit of it. Of course it would inevitably be about rivaling book stores ( The shop around the corner vs Big bad evil superstore..Fox Books.) and the anonymous nature of online relationships coming to fruition. :) Story of my life. I can really indentify with both characters involved. There is a line in the movie that Meg Ryans character Kathleen says...I believe shes quoting Joni Mitchell ( funny how shes tying into all my topics tonite) and im not sure how the quote goes for sure..Ill post the edited version of it in a later post...But its someting along the lines of. "I wish i had a lake to skate away on" and its just a very poignant part in the movie, she's decorating her store window knowing its impending fate..and just wishing she could somehow just hide away from the reality of it all. I love that scene.
This past weekend i was crushed when Michigan beat my beloved Buckeyes. ( yes, i listening to the game on the radio) and to add insult to the whole ordeal a new Head Coach has been name to the Ohio state Team. Urban Meyer, I dont know much about him really. I need to do a little research once this Anti-technology stint is over. But Im pissed. Luke Fickell is a great coach. Yes, this season wasa little rough. Hell, he had a crop of freshman players to work with. He should of been given a chance to grow as a head coach and to show what he had to give as a leader. So dissapointed. Tressel does not approve im sure, and either do i, But we shall see. I will reserve more harsh words till i hear more about whats to happen. Either way I will always support the Buckeyes.
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