Destiny

Perhaps I'm destined to become (maybe already) one of those people who sit around in old clothes in old places listening to old music trying to look cool. You've seen them around, you feel like saying..."Um, excuse me but the seventies called and want their clothes back."

I love '80's music, really! This is nothing new but the question is do I love it because I'm going through some kind of midlife crisis and am trying to hearken back to some youthful time when all was wonderful? Perhaps no, for a couple of reasons.

1. Life wasn't that blissful when I was young. This is one of the reasons I love music so much. It was an escape from what was then a challenged life for sure.

2. I 've always liked '80's tunes. Even when I was young. So to suggest that I like them now is because of some midlife crisis, doesn't explain why I've always felt this way...(hold on...must play Platinum Blonde...just finished Rufus and Chaka Khan, Ain't Nobody...

Now, just in case you get the wrong idea, I don't only love '80's music. Some of my favourite songs are from right now. The '70's were good and the '90's excellent.

It's just that when I was younger and 1050 Chum went from "rock" to "oldies" (some of you will remember this). I thought to my self, wow, how bad is that, a radio station for old people.

Now, the station I listen to the most is Jack FM which play mostly '80's music. Yeah, the "new" oldies. I'm old, listening to old music...though now I can afford old wine :) ... ok now I have to play some Loverboy, Lovin' every minute of it...sweet!

I wonder if "jerry curls" will ever come back. All my suit jackets used to have really huge shoulder pads. Don't laugh, MC Hammer is touring again. People have short memories of the past, that is why we are doomed to repeat it.

Ultimately it doesn't matter what one person thinks versus the other. Time marches on with brutal predictability. We are all getting older and all that we have to hold on to are fading translucent memories of our past and hope for the future. I've mentioned before but sometimes we forget about today. (Love and Rockets, Yin Yang and the Flowerpot Man...great tune.)

For me, I refuse to go quietly. Life is for the living, why live with regret...bring it on! mmm... Michael Jackson....Don't stop 'till you get enough...