music

i think i may have posted about this before but tough cookies...if you don't like it, don't read it.

there are a couple of things that can instantly put me somewhere else. a certain smell can remind me of days gone by or a temperature/wind combination can put me at race day for my first marathon. more than anything else however, certain songs can send a memory crashing through my brain and instantly destroying reality for a split second.

For example:

the first few measures of 'big yellow taxi' by counting crows puts me in the boat getting ready to waterski.

'gin and juice' by phish and i'm living with zack during my first summer at motorola.

i hear 'song that jane likes' by dave matthews band and i'm in my college dorm room hanging out with tsandhol.

on the rare occasion that 'worlds collide' by powerman5000 comes on the radio, i reach for my mouse and sidewinder to go "blow shit up" (code for Unreal Tournament).

"finest worksong" by R.E.M. plays and I've got a huge crush on a girl back in high school again.

"Jump!" by Bon Jovi and i'm 6 years old and, with the help of my brother, pretending to be a rock star.

on my recent trip to texas (a post about this will come soon), a new one got added. 'let your love flow' by the bellamy brother will forever transport me to a texas bar where i have a pool cue in hand just hanging out with my brother and having a beer.

there are many more songs that do this to me but the funny thing about them is that i have a very hard time remembering which ones they are. it just kind of works out that way.