From a time long ago

Everyday brings a different set of music to the forefront of my playlist...and today happened to be the day I was in the mood for some Red Hot Chili Peppers. While By the Way isn't their best album (most would say Californication), it certainly is the one that is the most mellow and laid back. For some reason, whenever I listen to the songs from it - particularly 'Venice Queen' (above) - it takes me back to high school, to one of those nights when I'd be driving home from somewhere else, alone on the long, abandoned stretch of North Street that went past the high school. I'd have the window down, the music playing.

And then the end kicks in, the music speeds up, and you're no longer back in those lazy days before serious things mattered, before you had to catch up with life. It's a faint memory, blowing through your hair like a soft autumn wind that rustles the leaves, carrying you up and away...

Someday, I'll be in Venice with my queen.