It is the third of November and 70 degrees in Chicago. What gives? In light of the great weather today, I started thinking about summers past and now long gone. Below are two songs that remind me of hot summer days spent on a pontoon boat on the Illinois river. I might have been eight or nine years old and for some reason every time I hear these songs I am instantly transported to back in time and onto that boat. I can remember the situations with so much more clarity than just about anything else from my childhood and I don’t really know why.
The smell of sunscreen mixed with river water. The warmth of the low afternoon sun. The rough of sand in my towel. The Astroturf flooring and aluminum rails on the boat. The smell of the outboard motor burning gasoline. The burning hot of the vinyl seats against my back. The thrill of water skiing and being pulled on a tube. The warmth of a fresh sunburn on cold bedsheets at the end of the day.
It seems like forever ago, but here’s to the good old days. I’ll drink to that.
MP3 | The Commodores – Nightshift Nightshift
MP3 | Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World Songs From The Big Chair
Wow d00d. Thanks for posting Tears For Fears. A+
i love that commodores tune. it’s a classic