DUDE! Stay on track. Jeeeeez!

I was watching the show "The Voice" the other night, and the music really got me thinking about my change in music habits and what songs or concerts that stand out to me.  The music you hear from this blog, if you haven't paused the player, is some of the music I like.  Of course, it's a small taste of what I like, but it's a glimpse into the changes I've gone through, if you would listen to all of them, which I don't suggest you do.  I was looking for new music to put on my player, actually I was looking for the Celo song Forget You, but couldn't find it, only the not made for radio version of the song, Fuck You.  I've mentioned before that I'm not offended by language, but it's hard to listen to that version all the way through.  As I tooled around looking at music and artists, I came across some oldies, at least for me.  Tears for Fears and "Don't You, Forget About Me" and I flashed back to Breakfast Club, one of my all time favorite movies.  I happened upon the Ani Defranco section.  If you haven't heard her, I'll say she is what you might think would be sung in a smokey bar in New York City.  Soulful, hip and fantastic.  That made me remember when I went to Ames to hear her sing.  I took my girlfriend at the time, who just happened to be a fan of Ani's, to what might have been described as the largest gathering of lesbians in the history of Iowa.  Ani is gay, but I'm not sure why that causes so many gay people go to see her.  Gay or not, she sings beautifully, but at her concert, I felt a bit out of place.  I loved the show, and thought it was funny that she asked the crowd to not clap to the beat, because it throws her off.  I had never heard anyone say that at a concert and I've never heard anyone else say it.  One of my favorite groups is Red Hot Chili Peppers and I've had the pleasure of seeing them in concert as well.  The sad thing is, the music isn't what I remember the most.  No, my most vivid memory is of the college students that sat in the row in front of us, showing up reeking of alcohol and then puking on the floor in front of them.  The worst part was, people walking down the isle to get out of the row, kept slipping in the vomit, several almost falling completely on the ground.  As if the the technicolored yawn (that is my favorite way to say barf) wasn't bad enough, one of the guys thought he lost his glasses in the dark auditorium and spent half the concert searching for them.  He later figured out that in his inebriated state, he had forgotten that he didn't even bring them.  He figured that out during the encore.  Of course now, most of my music is in the Christian category, and yes, it can rock as well.  I've been surprised over the years at just how hard the music can be.  You can hear some on my blog, that maybe you never thought could be Christian.  Some of it you may have heard on regular radio and never knew that the words were God or Biblically based.  Some songs aren't as clear cut, but the bands are.  I look forward to someday getting back to Sonshine Festival and seeing a lot of bands live in the three day event.  Next to my mission trips, it's the most relaxed I get all year, and re-charged.  Since I'm not currently attending a church, my batteries get a little low.  I hope my distaste for church buildings and the politics will subside, but just when I think it is getting better, I learn some thing new that makes me sick to my stomach.  That happened again this week, it just won't end.  Tangent.  I seem to get off track a lot, but I'm guessing you have picked up on that if you have read two or more of my posts.  I guess with all of this, I just realize that I reminisced a lot lately.  I hope that doesn't mean my end is near, I still have so much to see and do.  That reminds me that I want to start my own bucket list, I gotta get on that.  I've been dreaming about friends from long ago, day dreaming of trips past and hearing music that sends me into flashbacks.  It's all good, I've had a good life and know that I'm blessed, even when my heart and stomach have been handed to me on a platter.  Lets end this wild ride here, I don't think there is another direction I can take you today.