Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Per my usual routine, I emerged from my garage office to fetch a late night cup of tea. My lovely wife Susan met me at the kettle. She was excited to note that today is the 20th anniversary of the Northridge earthquake.
Coincidently, a couple of months ago I came across two photographs of me on that “Northridge” day. In the photos I’m happily standing in front of a collapsed Santa Monica Freeway. The pair of snaps have been residing on our fridge.
Getting older is a trip. Fuck man, twenty years ago? It feels like a lifetime ago. (I guess it’s part of a lifetime?) So much has happened. So many memories, people, places, and things. Yes, that day—and I should say a very dark night—is a day I surely will never forget.
Crazy enough, we woke up at 5:30am to the rattle of a small earthquake. Fitting I guess?
Right now I’m listening to Neil Young Live at the Cellar Door. It’s a recent release, previously a bootleg, that I’ve been digging on during early mornings these last few weeks. I missed ol’ Neil perform the album at Carnegie Hall in NYC last week. I often think, what goes through Neil’s mind when he sings his old songs? Ok, here goes “old man?”
This week’s Idelic Hour is not about Neil, earthquakes, or getting old. It’s an hour of music dedicated to 2014, The Year Of The Horse.
“…the Horse is self-centered by nature and wants things done his way. Performance and success oriented, he always has his sights set on some target… With his remarkable powers of persuasion, he will set out to sway people to his way of thinking.”
Food for thought on this warm, dry, and smoky January day. Dig in and check some cool songs about dark horses and rock on!
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
Goat – Run To Your Mama
