me...

Life can not possibly be Hell, because it's too damned unpredictable. Here i am, locked away in these windowless weeks of illness and anxiety, and what do i find but my old Lemonheads album, 'Car Button Cloth'! Ready for a bit of the ultra-nostalgia?

This album isn't particularly spectacular in any way; it was no more than the apex of Evan Dando's mediocre pop music career. But i thought i'd lost it years ago. His light folk-grunge, in concert with so many memories of high school, has me smiling in spite of myself. The Lemonheads also hold a special place in my heart because, aside from being a groovy candy, they have performed at the Fairfax Fair.

i have attended this spectacular open-air venue every year since 1996, and there has always been a perfect band. This year, which may well be my last, Gin Blossoms are performing! i have asked along the same girl i took back in '96, so i suppose it's fitting that this seventh time should be my last, but i can't help feeling a little sad. If ever i do fall in love again, the Fair will just be one more important part of my life that i won't be able to share with her.

posted by Arthur @ 5/24/2002 05:53:00 AM

Friday, May 24, 2002