Does that look nice to you? I like it. It's the beach in Boca Raton, where yours truly spent a lot of time during COVID. Here's a weird thing: I love the beach and have traveled often to enjoy it as a vacation. But since I'm in Florida a lot now, I go all the time, and it's just part of the rhythm and routine of daily life in the Sunshine State. Not so much vacation anymore, but just a high-level pleasure that I get to enjoy on a daily basis. And this ain't the mid-Atlantic, with boardwalks, tattoos and brown water. This is palm trees, snorkeling crystal clear water, and big-city amenities. So when you live in paradise and a place that counts as vacation for most of the nation, where do you go on vacation? How about Colorado? Yup, I'm going to the Rockies. I'm really looking forward to it, too. We're going to be in Denver for a while, and then off to western Colorado to see some red rocks at Colorado National Monument. Who knows what else we'll do, but I do like those big wide-open spaces and huge skies. I don't know if you read about COVID much, but I occasionally dabble. I'm in Team Reality, if that makes any sense to you. In other words, I'm not all that freaked out about it and have been living my life. Now, I can't do it the way I would like to do it because a bunch of venues are shut down, etc., but I'm doing my part to bring normalcy back. You just don't know what is going to happen, and hey, you only have one day, maybe even just one moment, that you are guaranteed. It's a once in a lifetime thing - go for it! How goofy is that video? I read Chris Frantz's take on the Talking Heads early in the lockdowns, and he seemed happy about how his life developed, but he is not necessarily a big David Byrne fan. Isn't that interesting? The book has a lot of stories that are worth recounting, but it's not particularly well written and it's like a written Twitter account - full of name dropping and that kind of thing. But it's the rock 'n' roll life and you know that's a life on the wild side. NYC. Anyone really missing it? It's a special place, but when I think "man, here's what I want to do post-lockdown," going to NYC isn't one of the things that pops into my mind. Until it fully recovers, you get all the bad without all of the good, and there's just too much bad for me to overlook. Crowds, crime, litter, yuk. But getting back to the last video, I'm not sure why, but I always link this next song with Walk on the Wild Side. I was with some friends last night, and they reminded me that the first concert we saw together was the English Beat and the Beat. How cool is that? I recently linked to an EB song, so I'm going to focus on the Beat. Paul Collins! How good is this song? What? You want to hear some other new wave song? How about the second one? Love it! Yeah, I'm ready for some vacation. Get away from my routine, get away from work, and enjoy my life for a week. I'll think of some things to bother you with and make sure I post some photos so that you can think "crap, why am I sitting on this stupid Zoom call when I could be out there enjoying life?" We all need that, brother. I'm going to leave you with a cheesy band, but a very good song by them. Made for TV? You bet. Good song? That, too. Enjoy.
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AuthorMy name is Bill, and I live in the greater Philadelphia area. I love music, and I have a lot of opinions. This site is primarily focused on music, but sometimes I get off track. I hope you enjoy. Archives
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