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Memories & Music A few weeks ago, I talked about how easily music transported me from one location/time to another. A few notes, and I'd have a full-fledged flashback. In attempt to prove I wasn't the only one who could tell you where I was the first time I heard a particular song, I asked people to share songs which bring forth a specific memory every single time. Here are a bunch of kind individuals who did. If you wanna share, it's never too late. Simply mail me, and I'll add it on. Ray says: I was stuck in a snow storm in Toronto a couple of winters ago. I was
supposed to return home on Friday. I had flown in Thursday very early in
the morning. Little did I know that the meeting had been called off due
to the weather. They couldn't reach me. Blissfully unaware I got on the
plane. I was stranded.
Paul says: The heart is quite an amazing thing. Listening to all those old 80's songs and bringing back all those memories fills the heart with a flood of emotions. I love every one of them - the pangs of being in love and the heartbreaks of seeing your girlfriend kissing another guy. I still remember the song that was in the tape player when I saw her walk up to her porch and make out with this strange guy - Bang Bang by Danger Danger. I remember making out in my old girlfriends bedroom while listening to the song Valerie by Steve Winwood. Those memories are so burned into my heart - soul - and brain - and every time I hear those songs they come back as if they just happened. The mind is truly an amazing thing. Cheryl says: Ricky Benyak, his restored green DeSoto, his love letters and his studying in Toronto. He would put on my make-up better than I could. Maybe he even taught me some tricks. The year? Summer of 1966. The song? All I can remember was that it was by Roy Orbison, but not that year. Crying. I still cry when I hear that song and I still think of Ricky and sock hops and I need tissues. John says: Remember Total Eclipse of the Heart? That one reminds me of playing Lode Runner on the Apple II, because it was all over the radio during a period when I happened to be playing the game a lot.
June 17, 2001
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