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Memory Lane

Road Trip DJ

On sibling road trips, my brother usually takes over as  the car DJ. This is okay with me because, 1) I get veto power and 2) I usually find at least one new song or remix I love and play over and over after the trip is done.

This is the one from this past weekend:

I have loved Sting and The Police from a young age. I’ve always thought Sting’s singing voice is what a messenger angel’s would sound like. Maybe that’s because the first song of his I heard was Gabriel’s Message from A Very Special Christmas album.

Between that and being raised on Star Trek: The Next Generation, I’ve developed a special place in my heart balding old dudes.

This is the song I fell for on the last sibling DJ takeover:

I kind of see an atmospheric pattern emerging. Good thing I just changed my car’s wiper blades.

Love and Text, Memory Lane

Crushed

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d open up about two of my first loves.

The year was 1993 and I just started kindergarten. Our family was having a party and most of the adults were outside around the grill. The teenagers were inside watching the young ones – and by watching the young ones I mean watching my parents’ VHS copy of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Excited to sit and watch a movie with the cool older kids, I settled down in front of the TV and saw this:

‘3 billion human lives ended on August 29, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgement Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare: the war against the machines.’ – Sarah Conner

Luckily we went over subtraction that week in class. 1997 Skittles – 1993 Skittles = 4 Skittles. The robot war is only 4 Skittles away? I started sobbing.
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