October 8, 2011
Life Is Like … an Old Dirt Hill?
Some time ago, before I was leaving for our summer cottage for the weekend, I read the blog post Life is like a pack of baseball cards. It made me remember how awesome it was to go to the summer cottage when I was little. Where did I lose that spirit, why aren’t little everyday things like that so marvelous anymore? Inspired by that post, I managed to get some of the spirit back. I brought some old CD’s to listen and sing along in the car, which was the perfect thing to get into the mood. When I arrived, I played songs on the guitar I hadn’t played in years. I had to look some of the lyrics and chords up on my smartphone and didn’t quite remember how the songs go, but it didn’t matter. It was enough to bring the child-like excitement back for one night.
Tonight I was viewing the DVD, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds – Live at Radio City Music Hall. I don’t remember when was the last time I watched it. It’s so good! I saw the two of them live at Columbiahalle in Berlin in 2007. That was the first show I traveled out of the country to see. After that there’s been many. Good times.
There’s one song on the DVD that reminded me of all this, Old Dirt Hill. Reminded me of how good and simple life used to be. Here’s a version from that 2007 Europe tour from Paradiso in Amsterdam.
Bring that beat back to me again…
