Time, time, time. In the immortal words of Pink Floyd, ticking away, the moments that make up a dull day/fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Plans can go awry. In those moments, what is the best course of action? Of course it’s to actually take action. If you’ve been keeping tabs on Single of the Day, you’re likely to know, or at least some sort of idea that it’s been an up and down year. Today or perhaps tomorrow should be a reckoning for me. That’s my impression anyway.
Based on my actions, or actual lack thereof, I have been resorting to the things I’ve known best. It’s been my coping agent. In recent weeks though, that coping agent has had to take a back seat as I clean up the mess I’ve made of things. In addition it’s been cathartic to reconnect with friends I haven’t seen in a few years. Perspective is what I’m gaining. It’s a good thing. To lay more on line, like I usually tend to do. To not beat about the bush, but rather dive head first into action. As “they” say, actions speak louder than words.
Yesterday was a good recharging day. Helped my sister run a few errands. Knocked out an e-mail in an effort to get an answer from another friend. Spent some time locked on a couch watching an entire season of Weeds. Season two to be exact. Great show. Highly funny and a brilliant cliff hanger of an ending to the second season. It’s enough to make me want to find a way to watch season three. See I gave my sister season two on DVD early this year as a gift. Why can’t they release season three already?!? Rhetorical thank you very much.
Capped yesterday off with going to dinner at Rosso Pizzeria in Santa Rosa. My sister had been telling me about it for a good long while now. She was the architect hired to do the remodel of the space. Initially she was telling about the restaurant and how it was going to be a pizza place doing all organic menu and even making their own mozzarella. Of course being the pizza aficionado (read: snob) that I am, I had to eat there to see what the fuss is/was about. Incredible! That’s my one word review. If you find yourself in Santa Rosa California and you are a fan of pizza you would be doing yourself a huge (I mean HUGE) disservice if you do not eat at Rosso. Be aware that you could face waiting times of up to an hour and a half. It’s that good.
Wasted Year. That’s a bit of misnomer. I didn’t achieve what I had set out to achieve for the year. To that end, I feel I wasted it. On the flip side, I’ve met some wonderful people. I’ve written some highly catchy new songs. I’m in the home stretch on a large batch of additional songs. I’m still looking like I’m going to achieve my goal, it was only off by a year. In 130 years from now, I’ll look back on it and laugh that I felt it was such a long time to feel like I waiting and/or wasted. Though I really didn’t.
As for Iron Maiden. That’s an entirely different thing. Normally I would say that they’d be prime candidates for Fallen Friday. However… Any band that can remain on the proverbial map. Come from extinction. Replace members and trudge onward and yet retain their core fanbase is an out and out winner in my book. I didn’t know of Iron Maiden for obvious reasons, but I can certainly appreciate their longevity, even if it’s not mainstream. They’ve got a massive catalog and I’m sure any true Maiden fan would debate me on the best song to represent them. This is my choice. I like the guitar riff. I like the flow. I like everything about this song as it sums up Maiden to me.
Besides you can’t fuck with a band that has a mascot like Eddie. If you don’t have this song, or anything by Iron Maiden and you like what you’re hearing, don’t pass go. Get thee to Amazon or iTunes, cause if Eddie finds out you’re stealing, I’m positive he’ll make you pay in your dreams.
(** Disclaimer: If Maiden’s label decides I’m wasting their material, I’ll have to haze out the audio from the server. The post will remain to remind me I’m still getting things back on track. **)