... is, in part, the supremely overplayed signature tune from Boston...
I was listening to Pandora's Roxy Music station today, which makes me wonder how Boston figures into that equation. I say that coz I see very little, if any, relation between the stuff that Bryan Ferry did with Roxy Music and the stuff Boston put out. But who knows what evil or goodness lurks in the heart of Pandora? Not I...
"More Than a Feeling" is one of those tunes I love to hate, simply because it's been well and truly overplayed. I normally dive for the "change station," skip, or mute buttons when this song comes on, mainly coz I've heard MORE than enough of it since the tune hit the airwaves in 1976. But I didn't skip it today... I listened. And it sounded GOOD, recalling as it did memories of 1976, a period of time during which I was young and in love and I was hearing this tune every day, at every party, all the time, during that time. Sometimes it's GOOD to go back... within reason.
And... while we're on about our soundtrack... I also heard this today, which is the MAIN reason we listen to that Roxy Music station. But I've posted THAT video waaay too many times in the past to do it yet again.
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In other news... We went and met with our new primary care physician today... Dr. Erika Garcia... which came about because our former doctor flew the coop that is P-Ville and took a new job at a medical institution in Lubbock. I found this out quite by accident when I made a routine stop into Roosevelt General Hospital last Tuesday for a routine prescription renewal, at which time I was told by the receptionist "Ummm... this could be a problem." Not being a total and complete idiot I responded with "Why?" and got the unwelcome news. Unwelcome in the sense I really liked Dr. Rosales, and further unwelcome in the sense I had to wait almost a week before I could get my meds renewed.
But... not to worry. The meds weren't in a critical condition (I had enough to last me until the end of this week), and stuff happens... people move on. On first blush I have to say I like Dr. Garcia... she's personable, laughs easily, and has a good bedside manner. I think this will be a long and rewarding relationship. Or until she moves on... or until **I** move on.
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About my last, above... I've begun having second and third thoughts about this relocation thang. I suppose this is a normal state of affairs, seein' as how one normally doesn't make life-changing decisions on a whim. Today I began itemizing all the hassle involved with moving... address changes, contracting for services at the new location, finding suitable accommodations at the new location, packing, MOVING (as in the physical activity), shutting down the old apartment, yadda, yadda... and wondering if it's REALLY worth it. There's the positive side of the ledger to consider as well, part of which is the fact I've already found apartment listings in Rio Rancho that are cheaper than what we're payin' now... who'd a thunk it? And then there's social opportunities, and all that.
1976. A very good year for music -- and life changing events, such as graduation from college, entering law school, meeting one's future husband. "Afternoon Delight" wasn't bad either, as a music nugget.
ReplyDeleteDon't rush your decision about relocation. It's quite a balance sheet.
You and I are prolly the ONLY two people in the world who will admit to liking "Afternoon Delight," Moogie. The song was in heavy rotation on AFN when TSMP and I were falling in love, and it has a special significance coz it played right after we "were intimate" in my hospital room's bathroom, as related in this story. We laughed our a$$es off...
DeleteI hear ya about the relocation decision, too. LOTS to think about.
(Although I'm leaning toward moving closer to family. Shhhh! Don't tell anyone!)
ReplyDeleteThe "closer to family" thang would only be for a year as SN1 will be stationed at Langley when he gets back from the desert.
DeleteBoston ... they only released three albums with Brad Delp on lead vocals. And yet their sound is timeless and still gets heavy rotation in my house. My personal fave has always been Don't Look Back.
ReplyDeleteI think about moving every so often; just a change in scenery after nearly 23 years in the same house. Then I look around the house and realize that for every one thing I see - there are 2-3 that I don't see (attic or basement storage). That becomes reason-enough to stop thinking about the change of scenery.
I have the first two Boston albums, Kris, and kinda fell off the bus after that.
Delete23 years in the same house? YOW! That's twice as long... plus... as I've ever lived anywhere, let alone a house.
Buck - what is really amazing is that in my 49 years on this earth I have lived in 4 places. Which makes me an oddity that's for sure. With the exception of my dearest friends - for they live in the house in which the husband grew up. With the exception of a brief period in another house, he has lived in the exact same place for all of his 55 years.
ReplyDeleteAll of that is amazing to me, Kris. I don't think I could count all the houses I've lived in during my life. Srsly.
DeleteMoving has been a way of life for me, and I'm not and never have been military. Up until this house, the longest I had ever lived in any one house was five years. The most I have moved in a single year was three times. Changing address and all the forms is the least of my dislikes, but packing is the pits.
ReplyDeleteI know it is a tough decision for you.
Tough isn't quite the word, Lou. My last move was a serious hassle and that was only a few blocks and with relatively little stuff to move. It'll be a lot different this time, IF it happens.
DeleteAs Buck will attest, the military spoils one in the moving dept. The first civilian move I made as a bachelor was bad enough, but it was only from Lafayette, La to New Orleans and done in one borrowed van. My second as a married guy w. a house-full of furniture from N.O. to Louisville was a nightmare. Not only did the van arrive on the very last day allowed by the contract, necessitating extra expensive stays in a hotel, but when the van driver opened the van doors he exclaimed: "This is the worst packed load I've ever seen!" Talk about an omen! We had $6, 000 worth of damage (in 1976 dollars!) And of course I'm not even counting the psychic dread of contemplating the move itself when after many moves one knows ahead of time the living hell that is before one every step of the way..
ReplyDeleteThe military DOES spoil you. I only had two cases of damage in my 22 years of military moves, and both were minor... and both were settled quickly and to my satisfaction. Yeah: spoiled.
DeletePS: For the uninitiated, the packing van that is used to load ones household goods direct from the home is usually (as was the case w. us) NOT the one to make the x-country trip. What we did not know at the time is that the movers often re-pack locally it in another van for the long-haul to schedule the trip at their convenience, meaning that one cannot eye-ball the quality-control and all the personal supervision in the world at the initial packing on site is largely wasted effort..
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