In 1999 we had Y2K. that computers would fall apart and would never work again. Back then I had a old junky thing that was brought at Computer Renaissance and would shut itself down with illegal opeartions time and time again. Two days after my mom's birthday I went out and purchased this POS computer and was introduced to the world of AOL. Before then the internet could be accessed at work but only through somebody that could get on the net. In 1998, I begin to get access and started looking through the websites and music sites that were out there. Porn sites were a no no but I spent many a friday night chatting with some classic rock fans from About.com They would become buddies and friends over the years with everybody staying up till the crack of dawn.
My best friend told me of some cool social networking sites that you can connect with others for potential dates or interests at hand. I really wasn't interested in dating anybody although the net has enabled me to do that a couple times in the past 10 plus years of internet life. I met Olivia through one of these, she was into music, loved Information Society and lot of other dance club hits but she shared a liking of bargain hunting as well. Meeting her through my best friend she managed to convince me to come up to the West Coast since they had more music stores to speak of than down here. More Wherehouse Music stores? Okay I'm game.
It wasn't Arizona for sure, the first week I was out there it was sunny when I got off the plane but the rest of the vacation and bargain hunts was high winds and plenty of rains coming off the ocean. One night the wooden fence blew down from her neighbor's yard. But I was introduced to Everyday Music, the main music stores up there as well as a couple forgotten record stores and also Taco Time. I managed to convince her to come on down here, since we had some cool pawnshops and Mister Money was taking CDs at the time so she arrived here in late December of 99. Nevertheless the cold winters made it clear that moving out here wasn't an option but she didn't managed to outbuy me a couple times at the pawnshop.
To spend New Year's Eve, My best friend and his GF joined us at East Dubuque and we strolled down the old red light district of titty bars and honky tonks and had dinner at some cafe and then we celebrated the New Years with champagne and pizza I think. And then headed out to Galena the next morning for pancakes. We did survive the Y2K scare.
I think it was the best of times before the elections and Bush Jr came upon the horizon. Life was fun, gas was still at around a dollar a gallon and we weren't in any wars. And the WTC was still around. When we got back to home we watched the old black and white horror movie 13 Ghosts (The William Castle movie, not the horrid remake) and it was kinda fun watching Olivia getting spooked out to the point she jumped out of her chair at the end of the movie. Nevertheless, she didn't like the cold and winter snow and after one more get together in March of buying out the pawnshops and Wherehouse Music we would move on to other things, but we still chat from time to time.
The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)
Chris Rea-God's Great Banana Skin (East West)
The Easybeats-Gonna Have A Good Time (Sin-core)
The Backsliders-Throwing Rocks At The Moon/Southern Lines (Mammoth)
Blue Rodeo-Lost Together (Atlantic)
Smash Mouth-Astro Lounge (Interscope)
Big Back Forty-Bested (Polydor)
Steve Earle-The Best Of Steve Earle (MCA)
Information Society-Hack (Tommy Boy/Reprise)
Mach Five (Island)
The Backsliders-Abe Lincoln
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqTy30TEzU
Bobby Fuller Four-Never To Be Forgotten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZKwU297fvk&feature=fvwrel
2 comments:
Hey Crabb, thanks for the nod on the Tin Tin single. Hope you had a great summer. I tried to comment earlier, but had to prove I 'm not a robot, and somehow my message was lost. Saw Ringo and the All Stars on July 13, and it was an excellent show. Take care and keep up the great work!
Great to hear from ya again Starbro. Had to upgrade on the comment section, too many trolls out there. I guess your message didn't come though never saw it in the approval area. Come back again real soon? ;)
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