EOY 2009
The deepest of the night days is a fine time to sit back, relax and think about all that has happened during a year that seemed to have 100 instead of 365 days. Running for office tends to fill every minute of every hour of my life with plans and thoughts leaving little time to let plain old laziness its fun. During the time when most birds and squirrels only peek out to see if the sun really is up is when I like to peek out and see if the old year has finished and the new year is getting up.
My vinyl record collection grew more than I realized, so many old and new albums to search for and to listen to. While I worked on my campaign I liked to have music in the background – all types of music. A couple albums a month sure adds up.
Looking over the acetate and vinyl albums, tapes, CD’s, MP3’s, and other forms the music is recorded on surprised me at what a tremendous range of music I like. But the significance of the wide range is more than a listening treat, it is necessary to appreciate the wide range of human experience formed in to sounds that I enjoy. Our music is the wonderful culmination of putting thought and feeling from brain to someone else’s brain.
From 1910’s and 20’s American Jazz, through the decades all the way to this October, 2009 Post-Modern Rock, I have music I enjoy sitting back and listening to while reading. The modern computer age and internet has changed music in many ways but most significantly for me is allowing rare recordings to be saved from oblivion and shared with the world. Great songs on wax, foil and 78’s (and other speeds) from the early days of recording most of which many of us would never hear are now available.
I want to thank so many people for helping and supporting me during my 2009 campaign. Tom and Tracey. Stacey and Peggy. Andrew and Mike. Morgan and Mike. Mike and John and John. Rachael and Lisa. Decker and Mike. DALF and IBEW. APA. And, so many more who would overfill the rest of this diary.
And, for those wondering Nah I didn’t get scared out – I’m still in politics.