Greetings from Carlsbad, California!
In an attempt to have a bit of Summer family fun, we loaded up the car and headed down the Southern California coast—destination Legoland!
Why the fuck not? As lil’ Jonah has just turned five, we’ve found ourselves knee deep in the stuff. Recently, Jonah’s obsession is Chima Legos, a tolerable mix of Mad Max and The Lion King.
All said, this week’s Idelic Hour has nothing to do with animal tribes battling over magical “chi.” Instead, this week’s inspiration is a photograph my mother emailed me.
At first the roof top photo made no sense. Even when mom reminded me it was the view from our old New York apartment, I was still disorientated. Finally, I was struck. This was the view from my room growing up—from a boy to a man, basically.
Maybe it sounds like I’m getting a little deep here with one kid flying the coup for college. Truth is, the first thing that came to mind was a Paul Weller song, “Life From a Window.” As a teenager I was an avid Jam fan and I religiously bought every 7-inch. I certainly was looking out of my bedroom window listening to that Jam album on my first stereo.
I’d love to go on a spacey tangent, but it’s time to get back to Day #2 at Legoland.
Truly an hour of songs about windows is a very cool muse. Pretty into it myself. Keep the view sunny…
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion – Hurricane Window
