foothills

i walked down harris park today and passed a dead raccoon.
it was covered in flies and they parted as i passed then reamassed.
i thought to myself “that should smell so foul i almost throw up.”
about ten yards away the foulest rankest most fantastically oppressive
smell this side of hipster apartments hit me so hard i almost cried.

it was about that time that i thought about the song hand in glove.

i mean i know the smiths.
how cant you. even if you hate them tons of asshole people like me say
“what are you talking about the smiths kill?”

but actually the smiths dont appeal to me from a ‘my lifetime’ slice.
ok this is a stupid point to make. obviously millions of people have experienced
the great classical works on so many levels it makes orgasm look like a happy meal.
but i have never adored classical music. i have listened to it and been consumed by
a select few pieces that im sure are viewed as greatest hits stigmata but never to
the extent that i have been driven to madness.
point being i think the smiths can be rightfully claimed by others slightly before me.
the same goes for madness ac/dc stevie wonder public enemy and so many mas.
i feel like they are owned and adored by many before me and i will never know
what its like to love the smiths when you could go see the smiths and swoon in
unison with thousands alike. and dont pull the morrissey card. yes. morrissey.
amazing.
smiths? come on. johnny marr. queen is dead. thats it. period.
it doesnt happen twice. you die when you see the smiths. if you dont you slept.

and so i can explode in adulation when listening to the smiths privately
but who are the bands of my time?
bands who i know and kill me and i have seen and it was
singular and temporally distinct?
the lucksmiths. the gossip. marisa monte. super furry animals.
mc chris. ron sexsmith. sasha. chemical brothers. buena vista social club.

there are a lot more. i want to see metal hearts live.
im obsessed with them. i want to see the fiery furnaces live.
not at sxsw or any other festival.
festivals are food processors for new music.

the wishlist?
if i could be in THAT moment with certain bands these would be some of them:
xtc. joy division. chopin. jeff buckley. los lobos. jellyfish.
television. wire. residents. jorge bem.

its not comprehensive. nor is it instructive. its my distillation.