It is supposed to be very cold this weekend ... and if there is a predictable time for me to go out and run, it occurs twice each year ... whenever the weather reports say it is the hottest and when they say it is the coldest ...
I shouldn't drive ... and I don't ... so I get out in the elements if I have to get somewhere ... been that way always ... so I am pretty well acclimated to different weather conditions ... I am safe ... I don't spend untold hours out there just because ... a short run, then to QD to get my paper ... not too bad ... whenever someone remarks on me being out, comparatively lightly dressed, I am a little taken aback ... there is no Alstair Cooke narrating how I am trying to hold Stalingrad against the German advance ... nor am I in Belgium with the Allied forces doing the same ... needless to say, I am not impressed with myself ...
THE KINGS OF LEON ...
It seems like forever that I have watched the PBS show 'Austin City Limits'. I love the artists that they have perform, and it makes me yearn for the music scene in Detroit ... I mean you can have your LA and New York scenes ... but I don't think anywhere there is a better diversity than in Detroit ... from the strong local content, to the acts that are known only to special chat rooms and blogs ... they all seem to come thru Detroit ...
... but I know they must go thru Austin too ... otherwise, they wouldn't be on the telly ..! Being a black cat, finding the music that I like is difficult at best ... rare is the radio artist that catches my notice ... when Amazon started with their customer reviews, it helped a lot ... I like words (even if I can't always spell 'em correctly ..!) and for me, they are the window to the soul ... so I would read reviews and when someone's words would hook into me, I would pick the band that was being described ... that is a thumbnail description of course ... there is just a bit more to it, but not by much ...
... the Kings of Leon is a band that is like that for me ... I didn't know if I would like them or not ... just new in all the
The KOL did 'Austin City Limits' last night ... I could tell that they sounded familiar, but because I hadn't really 'listened' to them, I didn't recognize them, which made it like the old days in Motown or going out to Chapel Hill to listen to whoever was at the $8 dollar dive bar show ...
... and they lit me up ... I was sitting there transfixed ... I had to have been, because Mookie KNEW that the channel was not to be flipped through under any circumstance ... I was in one of those 'at your risk' zones where I wasn't going to be doing anything but remaining engaged in what ever it was I was focused on ... and for that half hour or so, it was the Kings of Leon ...
... I will leave the interpretation of the song 'On Call' to a better analyst of such things ... but I don't think you have to be all that to find a connection these lyrics ... and the singers vocals carry the beer and cigarettes that people who are 'on call' generally consume ... no matter what ... you know that they are going to be there ...
... like William Munny ... the cat Clint Eastwood played in 'The Unforgiven' ... and that was the movie I watched before the KOL ... which made Austin City Limits the proper aperitif for the film ..!
5 comments:
Mark, if you do go out this weekend for a drive, be careful ok and stay warm, Hugs Lisa
Hey,
I was born and raised in Detroit.
Donna
I miss that...the discover of a new band or sound I haven't heard before. I used to listen to it all from one extreme to another-A wild Punk out to a Celtic ballad depending on the mood. I did go look up the Lyrics so I could get an idea of what you had heard. Sometimes it's a better way to listen, to read the words, with your description of the sound I think I was able to put it together as it would of been. I count my blessing that I was able to hear at one time so it's makes that possible.
As for going out, I don't drive (a story in itself) so I understand the feeling of facing the elements. I actually prefer it, keeps me real makes me appreciate what I do have a warm home, food, a loving animal kingdom waiting on me. Thanks for you kind comment on my journal, I'm glad you liked what you've read so far. I'm not one of those daily journalers, I usually post every few days.(Hugs) Indigo
"I was in one of those 'at your risk' zones"...yeah I got those all over the damn place.
R
I have come across your blog thru Russ, he pimped ya! You are now on my alerts.
Being a Brit, that music scene sounds 'Well Rump'
A Happy belated New year to you.
Gaz
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