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 tuesday, january 16Be a beacon* On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolour in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat - Al Stewart, Year of the Cat I think that everyone has a musical beacon, whether they realize it or not. It's that song that gives us pause and somehow reassures us that everything is going to be all right. There's nothing particularly remarkable about Al Stewart's Year of the Cat, but at some point way back when, it became my beacon. I've never owned a copy but I'd hear it on the radio or sound system while out shopping or driving, and it always came at a point in my life when I needed just a little comfort that brighter days were ahead. Year of the Cat? Yes, I too wish that it could have been something just a little more cool, hip and/or classic, but then, I'm not known for my musical taste. I've heard it in Ottawa, Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Princeton, and New York. It has pretty much slipped from the airwaves now and I've not heard it in San Francisco. Then again, perhaps I've finally reached that better place. *The last remnant of my "inner geek". Promise.
saranwarp is tempting us with fabulous new garb. I want. Neale entertains us anew with Fantastical tales. A diary found on 5th street between Mission and Folsom. [via memepool] Yesterday? Entertaining my inner geek II. |
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