TOMMY, Dave, and Brian have an epiphany
1993
Music: "So you think '21 is gonna be a good year....."
Driving in Mustang Dave -- my '84 Mustang from high school -- it never had the fluidity or sexiness to warrant the moniker "Sally."
Dave is tooling me on the roadway.
Destination:Pathmark - garbage bags and Mop&Glo for Mom's Sunday labor.
While driving impecibly - impecibly in the mind of my 17yr old self - The Who's TOMMY winds in the tape deck
Music: "..but somehow in your smile I can break bad weather.
What about the boy he saw it all?!"
ME: I like that sound. What was that about 'seeing it all'?
*****Ohhhhhhhh. It's a STORY!********
~~~~~~~~~~~~~CLOCKWIPE: ONE HOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The tape in the deck has turned
The roadway has become highway
Destination: The highway, I suppose
Music: "Do you hear or fear or do I smash the mirror?"
Me: Tommy's totally engulfed by that mirror. Breaking it would have to break the trance. If he can no longer see himself and his own guilt for what he saw - if he cannot hide from the pain - then the outside world would have to rush in!
EPIPHANY! EPIPHANY! ILLUMINATION!
That is what Mr. Jones meant by "epiphany."
Fresh!!
Music: "Listening to you. I get the music............."
posted by Brian Kelly @ 2:33 PM
2 Comments:
Hey Brian, I have to say I never thought of you as a Mustang kind of guy ;-) My first car in high school was a '68 Camaro.
I know what you mean about music, and in fact, The Who's "Tommy" was the first album (no CDs back then) I ever bought. It was the first time I'd ever experienced an entire album's worth of songs telling one interwoven story, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
I think my music and my books saved me from dissolving into a completely angst-ridden teenager.
I hope remembering what it's like to be a teenager helps with teaching them....
When you mentioned in class that the Who's Tommy was an inspiration to you, it brought me back to how the Who has inspired me. They are one of my favorite rock bands, and when I was in high school, I remember connecting so vividly to their music. Their music captured the mindset of "my generation", and to this day, The Who always inspires and motivates me. "I dont care about pollution, Im an air-conditioned gypsy, thats my solution, watch the police and the taxman miss me Im mobile"
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