I think this is all more about where you spend that first freedom of adulthood ... say between 18-28 give or take ... out of the house and on your own, making just enough money to keep the pad month-to-month and the beer cold.
Lots of friends, no serious attachments, income tax refunds you could set your watch by, dancing or clubbing, or otherwise late nights filled with flocks of friends, and to one degree or another, indulging in the "harmless recreational substances" (first bourbon & cigarettes, then grass & LSD, then coke, then ecstacy ...)of the day. And the music that's playing during those years becomes the soundtrack of your memory ... be it Glen Miller/Tommy Dorsey, Elvis/Chuck/Chubby/Buddy, The Beatles/Dylan/Doors, Pink Floyd/Eagles/Fleetwood Mac, Prince/Madonna/Michael Jackson ... and since the '60s -- of course Joni. At least, I think that's why I dig the Joni I do ... along with most of the other stuff in my collection. Of course, I've also just recently returned from my 20th High School Reunion ... where I discovered to my delight that I can still hang out with the best of 'em. So forgive me if the nostalgia here has crossed over into the maudlin! ;-) Don Rowe ===== Visit me anytime at http://www.mp3.com/donrowe NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
