MLT Club Member Johnnypee Parker
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I love the way you guys write. Your posts are both enlightening and inspirational. Jurgen , I love that Schubert quote. No truer words.
Jung, you reminded me of the first time I “heard” Count On Me. I was driving home from work and as the song ended I was taken back to a time when Marlo and I were driving to her next doctor appointment. I think I posted about this before. About eleven years ago Marlo was stricken with breast cancer. Then it was a few years of surgeries, chemotherapy, hospital stays and doctor after doctor. We were on our way to her third appointment one day when she broke down and told me how glad she was to have me and my support. Sickness and health, right? I used to say,”Everything’s gonna be okay. We do what we gotta do.”
Ten years later I’m driving home from work andas Lisa and Mona sang Count On Me, it occurred to me that this song could be about us. I remember running in the house when I got home and turning on the stereo. Marlo and I held each other and swayed to the music. No tears, just big goofy smiles. She knew what I was feeling. She remembered that day in the car.
“It was the best of times; It was the worst of times”
Music sure helped us get through it. I used to load up her iPod with her favorite songs and leave it by her bed when I went to work. It was kind of like a digital mixed tape. Arriving home I would drop hints to see if she liked the surprise song I put in the middle of the mix. Her smiles always gave it away.
I have a lot of favorite songs that I have attached to memories. It’s funny how memories can sneak up on me when I hear something from a long time ago. All of a sudden I am trying to figure out why I am happy or sad. Then along comes a memory of why? I find this is the best time to turn up the volume and enjoy.
I am reminded of that song by Triumph
Then you hear the music
And it all comes crystal clear
The music does the talking
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That was pretty kool, John. That reminds me of my younger days. We used to go to a lot of concerts at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. It was a quick twenty minute ride down the highway, and lawn seats were cheap. Driving on the highway we would see other cars loaded with concert goers. There was an instant bond as we rolled down the windows to greet each other.
Ok, not quite the same. Meeting another MLT fan out in the wild would be very kool. I thinkJungis right. This may become a more frequent occurrence.
JP
Looking back over this, I think this might be the rated G version. It was the 80’s.
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Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
This is the last time the four of them played together.
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Haven’t you always wanted a monkey?
My dream concert. It took me four days to hitchhike from Lovely Leeds, and I’ve come to look for the MonaLisa Twins…damn too many syllables. Wait, I’ve come to look for the Wagner Clan.
Count us in!
Marlo & JP
Seriously though, there is a sign at our town’s border that says Welcome To Lovely Leeds.
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Thirteen is questionable.
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EMO is alive and well! Have you ever let EMO listen to disco? Be careful, that might be to groovy and blow a circuit. I like how it seems to warm up a bit before showing off. The bouncing eyes are kool,too. Have you played Dreams? I am curious if it will induce AI sleep.
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Judging by these replies I might not be MLT’S biggest fan. I stand 5’10”, but I’m so skinny I look 5’11”. Well at least I’m taller than Jacki and the twins.
JP
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That’s pretty kool. I liked No. 9 when the violins chase each other. To think of the classic composers transposing each layer and each instrument of a symphony and then assembling an orchestra to perform it must have been exhilarating. It seems like I can hear the repeating patterns better with the accompanying visuals. I was thinking the beta version may have used characters in place of the colored cubes. Perhaps an image of the instruments 🎻🎻
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1977 Six episodes
I think I remember it. I was twelve.
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Wow, that Bach piece is kool. DuPonte is amazing. Those pipe organs must sound kool in person. I have never seen one. Reminds me of Pink Floy’s Atom Heart Mother.
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David, when you mentioned the music clips on tv commercials I was reminded why I have always loved this song and others. There’s also some fantastic covers of this out there.
So back then our internet was the closest radio station, the record stores and commercials for K-Tel records and Time/Life music collections.
Go grab a big bowl of Lucky Charms and plop down on the floor in front of a big RCA TV and click on this:
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Wow, I don’t remember this version. Probably never saw it. Those haircuts are to die for. I remember how kool and popular that look was. GT is pretty kool. I really like that song. ☕️☕️
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I love this song. Here’s another great bass line by Sir Paul
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Hi Jacki, I am glad you knew I was kidding. Up until high school I was one of the small kids. I do remember the first few days of my junior year other kids commented on my growth spirt. That felt pretty kool. I also remember my father taking us to the movies when I was 13 and he paid for one adult and one child. At the time I felt belittled. I was always trying to feel older and I thought being old enough to require an adult ticket to the movies was a right of passage. Dad was like,”Hush, hush. Nobody knows.” Now Marlo is five feet tall. I don’t really notice our difference in height until I see a picture of us. It’s weird, because as soon as I see a picture of us I can’t help but comment on it. I almost feel like a giant next to her. Like I said, it’s weird. As we go about our day, I don’t notice. As soon as I see a picture of us,”Wow honey, you ARE short.” or “Look how tall I am.”
All in fun. Happy Friday!
JP
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You got it. The cats seem to like anything I play and they never point out mistakes. Although, sometimes they give off a very judgemental vibe with their disinterested poses. I think if they could speak they would say,”What? Wish You Were Here again? Play that wind song instead.”