This afternoon, riding the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner from San Diego, I was befriended by a younger man with a bottle of wine and a CD player. His CD player had one of those outlets allowing two people to listen to the same CD. After some charitable conversation, we both took off our individual earphones so he could play me a CD a friend of his burned earlier.
A song came on he claimed was the "coolest" Buffalo Springfield song he had heard. I told him it was actually a song by the Monkees. I can't recall the name of this "gem," but it did take me back to 4th grade fandom and Bobby Wright's bedroom in 1967ish. The chorus had a line like, "shades of gray," sung very interestingly. I listened again, and realized the song, standing by itself, untarnished by the knowledge the original boy band morphed it, wasn't that bad. BS? Naw, but sure made me listen to the junk music I've since written off a little bit differently. By the way, on this same voyage, I reaffirmed my love for the Pure Prairie League. Lordy, it's been a while since I listened to them! What's you gonna do? Happy weekend to all --- No regrets, Coyote Rick Casa Alegre Hollywood, California "Only fools are afraid to be burned by fire..."
