2022-09-11.txt (1176B) [raw]
1 Week of 2022-09-11: Truckin by the Grateful Dead 2 ------------------------------------------------ 3 4 I went on a dead kick this week and change. I had 5 never really sat down and given one of their albums 6 an honest listen, so I put on Europe 72' (50th 7 anniversary) while plugging away at some code and 8 it was ... just what I needed this week. 9 10 There's something calming about the dead. I grew up 11 listening to my dad play them on guitar. My mom 12 isn't a fan, so it was never played around the house, 13 but songs like Althea or Cumberland Blues just bring 14 back memories of hearing the opening chords at 1/2 15 speed on loop while he learned to solo over them. 16 17 Beyond the sentimental value, the lyrics hit home 18 at times. I'm going through some tough times at 19 work and Truckin's chorus (?) got me through the 20 week: 21 22 > Sometimes the lights all shining on me 23 > Other times I can barely see 24 > Lately it occurs to me 25 > What a long strange trip it's been 26 27 What a long strange trip into startup world, indeed! 28 29 Other favorites from the dead this week: 30 31 * Sugar Magnolia (Europe 72) 32 * Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain 33 * China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider (Europe 72) 34 * Althea 35 * Ripple