“So where to now, St. Peter? If it’s true, I’m in your hands
I may not be a Christian, but I’ve done all one man can
I understand I’m on the road where all that was is gone
So where to now, St. Peter? Show me which road I’m on.”
~ Where to Now St. Peter? by Bernie Taupin/ Elton John
“Somehow, something always happens just before things get to the very worst. It is as if Magic did it. If I could only just remember that always. The worst thing never quite comes.”
~ A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett (one of my top 5 favorite books of all time)
So I escape into movies a lot, and last night decided to watch Dog Day Afternoon. I hadn’t seen it in years, and forgot about the opening song – Elton John’s Amoreena. Damn, it sounded good. So good I listened to it over and over, then spent the rest of the evening delving into Tumbleweed Connection.
And I remembered something really, really important – that music can and will save me, every time, if I let it. From Elton John I moved on to Guster, as I nearly always do ever since I discovered them early in 2003, and then a whole bunch of other stuff. I don’t have or watch television at all, so I fill in the spaces with movies and music. But sometimes I forget to listen to the music. Then I hear something, and it hits me, and I’m reminded of its power.
And I let something else get completely by me — the fact that when we are on the car rides with Jonah, he immediately says music on? Music is the first thing he asks for, every time.
While bemoaning Boo’s loss of interests, I somehow forgot about music. He still requests certain CDs and recites preferred tracks. He asks for radio and then, when he wants a new station, for other radio. How many videos have I posted with him rocking and jamming to his music?
Maybe when I see him tomorrow, I should sing.
There’s one new go-to song/video I want to share – George Ezra’s Listen to the Man. I heard the song before I saw the singer and couldn’t believe what a youngster he is – and the video, starring Ian McKellen, is really very cute.
Some new snapshots of Boo. If I’ve got to be broken, I can at least be broken with my music and my pictures and my peeps (thank you, commenters all from yesterday – my fellow disbelieving & discombobulated). You guys rock.
The Never Normal 