Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Removable Parts
I attended a funeral yesterday. I had never been to a funeral before and I didn't even know the person who had died. Heck, I didn't even know anyone in the family of the man who died. I was there to support Maggie, who works with the mother of the man who died.
Anyway, it was not a good time. It all seemed pretty sad. Not just sad because this man died; sad because it seemed like people were having a hard time coming up with nice things to say about him. Sad because this man was 40 and didn't really do anything with his life. There was no mention of a significant other, no close friends and no co-workers. I guess it was especially sad to me because I could see my funeral being a lot like this one was. I can see how my life could look like I haven't done anything either. All I can really hope for is that when asked to use a single word to describe me at my funeral, no one comes up with "Miles per hour", like I witnessed yesterday.
While thinking about all of this yesterday, I started thinking about this song by Track Star called "The View From Space". The line that kept running through my mind was "Sometimes I think about my funeral and who's gonna be there". Excellent single by a great San Francisco band. I first heard them when they opened up for Sunny Day Real Estate and 764-Hero and have been a fan ever since. On a side note, the Track Star album "Lion Destroyed The Whole World" is, in my opinion, one of the best break up albums of all time.
Track Star - Removable Parts / The View From Space 7"
(Suicide Squeeze Records)
Removable Parts (mp3)
The View From Space (mp3)
Anyway, it was not a good time. It all seemed pretty sad. Not just sad because this man died; sad because it seemed like people were having a hard time coming up with nice things to say about him. Sad because this man was 40 and didn't really do anything with his life. There was no mention of a significant other, no close friends and no co-workers. I guess it was especially sad to me because I could see my funeral being a lot like this one was. I can see how my life could look like I haven't done anything either. All I can really hope for is that when asked to use a single word to describe me at my funeral, no one comes up with "Miles per hour", like I witnessed yesterday.
While thinking about all of this yesterday, I started thinking about this song by Track Star called "The View From Space". The line that kept running through my mind was "Sometimes I think about my funeral and who's gonna be there". Excellent single by a great San Francisco band. I first heard them when they opened up for Sunny Day Real Estate and 764-Hero and have been a fan ever since. On a side note, the Track Star album "Lion Destroyed The Whole World" is, in my opinion, one of the best break up albums of all time.
(Suicide Squeeze Records)
Removable Parts (mp3)
The View From Space (mp3)
