I was 14 when Sweet Baby James came out, and 15 when I bought it. 1970-72 was always the very best period for music, in my opinion, and I can’t help but feel a bit sorry for friends I’ve met who weren’t around at that time – I just wished happy birthday to a friend who was only just born when the first Throwing Muses album came out!<\/p>\n
I can pretty much plot out my life in terms of the music that was around at the time – some of which I liked and bought, some of which I disliked, most of which I ignored, and some of which I discovered and bought retrospectively. And there are almost always classic albums that last forever – like Sweet Baby James. And some songs that just have to go in my Desert Island Discs list (which runs to several hundred).<\/p>\n
Anyway, that lyric came to mind just now in a rather poignant way. A few months ago a ‘gobby, giggly alto’ bounced into Tottenham Community Choir and brightened up rehearsals (not that they weren’t already bright) – and also my Twitter feed. And now she’s leaving us to go to Australia. And I just found out I won’t see her again. And that’s sad. Just thought I’d let you know.<\/p>\n
So this post is for Sarah.<\/p>\n
“Happy trails to you, till we meet again
\nHappy trails to you, keep smiling till then”
\n(Roy Rogers via Quicksilver Messenger Service)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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