Currently listening to Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs. I first heard excerpts from this cd on NPR. I was intrigued–and it turns out Andrew Bird is pretty hot. The music isn’t 100% my style, but it’s pretty mellow and nice to listen to while clacking away at the new keyboard, (that’s right the days of bruising the underside of my wrists is over. Josh bought a supportive, comfy, keyboard). I honestly have sporadic musical tastes. I was hanging out with Kelly a couple of weeks ago. I was driving the Honda–which I barely drive these days. It feels like Josh’s Car now, unlike in CO when it was My Car and Josh had Stinky. Anyway, Josh had left some punk rock cd in the player and I was listening to it aimlessly–subconsciously knowing all the words. Kelly commented, “That’s what I’ve missed about you, Mara, your punk rock.” I forgot that I was once associated as somewhat of a punk rocker. And than I got older and crankier and lost a lot of the drive. I slowed down, started listening to NPR and opera while cooking dinner, and I generally only turn to punk rock when I’m exercising or pissed.
To redeem my former punk rock taste, I recently bought “Life Won’t Wait” by Rancid; This was their “experimental release” back in 1997 where they dabbled in reggae, rap, and classic rock stylin instead of their usual hard edge. They abandoned many fans, but I really appreciate it. Like, even these old guys have evolved and it’s not all about pissing off cops and screaming into the microphone anymore. I remember being an angsty 18 year old and listening to “Out Come The Wolves” on the bus on my way to work at Portland Saturday Market. Man, they really SPOKE to me back then.
What’s with all this music talk? Well, I admit: I recently spent fifty dollars at Amazon. You see, Boeing sent Josh and I little health quizzes from the Mayo Clinic promising gift certificates if we filled them out. So I did, and filled out Josh’s too. Viola! A magical fifty was granted to me…and now I have new music to hum to while riding the bus. Other purchases? Garden State Soundtrack and Cash’s remake of Hurt. Excellent.