OK, this song comes on and I am transported to the dorm room of J.E. aka Chicken Head. Not sure why, but when the drums start in this song the first thing to my mind is sitting in his dorm room in what I believe was the fall of 1983. I can see Chicken telling me I have to hear this awesome new album he got, getting it out and putting it on a turntable and playing it. I remember we sat and listened to the entire album. I am not sure I had quite the enthusiasm that Chicken possessed about how great this was, but I do know I enjoyed it and still do to this day when I hear it.

What seems strange to me is that I could not tell you where on the campus of WVU his room was, hell I probably could not tell you where mine was, but I do remember the people who lived on my floor and helped me to party my way right out of school. Anyway I have no memories that I can recall of anything else in the room of Chicken Head or what it even looked like beyond sitting in a chair and listening to the entire War album by U2. I am sure there may have been more going on that day to enhance the situation but never the less it is a good memory.

Thanks Chicken Head.

OK so here goes, I have not posted here in forever and would like to start posting a little more often. I need to practice writing and think that I have a really dumb idea for doing so and hope it works. I have always enjoyed music, never been able to play it, but love hearing it. I have this affliction of hearing old songs and if for even the most brief moment being transported back in time (in my brain of course) to a specific event in life. These events are not always like the first time I heard the song or anything, but for some reason seem to be the first thing in my head when I hear certain songs. I am sure I am not the only this happens to, but it sometimes seems strange to me.

This does not happen with all songs, but some just seem to really be tied to events in my life for some reason. It is like my brain has this catalog going on in it that is activated by certain songs. OK, so here is my plan for actually getting more things posted here. When I here one of these songs I am going to try to write of these memories and what they mean to me. I am not really trying to dig to deep into my brain as that thought scares the hell out of me, but just a way for me to transcribe some of my memories for others to enjoy or laugh at. I am sure the second option is the more realistic, but I think I have finally gotten past caring about stuff like that.

I do know that most of these songs that trigger memories seem to be older and from my teen years up through my early twenties, not sure why, just the way it is. I guess now all I have to do is remember that I am trying to do this and find the computer when I hear one of my memory trigger songs. Oh well it is what it is and I will see where it goes.