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insomniacmonty

guy who got a headache and accidentally saves the world

Jan 31, 2004 21:32

I know I've written before about music's ability to soundtrack a specific time in your life, but I was reminded of it again today. I was listening to Weezer's first album, and without even realizing it was happening, the WayBack Machine zapped me back to the summer of '95. My brother was helping me move out here, and the two of us and all my ( Read more... )

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Music hurrywhenhome February 1 2004, 11:19:55 UTC

I'm pretty sure everybody has those moments, Monty, where they hear a certain song and associate it to a certain moment in time... For me ( ... )

insomniacmonty February 1 2004, 12:40:40 UTC

You're welcome, Liz. For anyone interested, here's some more I forgot:

Cruising around Death Valley with Frazier and Sunshine to the sound of Love's Forever Changes album.

Writing my first screenplay in the winter of 2000 with The Man Who by Travis playing on a continuous loop.

My sophomore year in college, melancholy and borderline suicidal, locking myself in my room and listening to Automatic for the People by R.E.M. until I knew it by heart.

Summer of 1992, troubles with Jessica, and driving around for hours listening to Hatful of Hollow by the Smiths and Your Arsenal by Morrissey.

Obviously I could do this for days ...