Think how crappy a movie would be without a soundtrack.
I’m not talking about the hit song from a movie, but the music that helps develop the scene or set the mood.
Think how great life would be if you had it orchestrated at every moment of the day.
Take a mix of “Chariots of Fire” and throw in some “Jaws” maybe a little “Saint Elmo’s Fire” and for sure “The Godfather.”
When you hear a sudden note you’ll know what is going to happen.
Wake up tired, drag through the shower and getting dressed…. Suddenly you hear “Chariots of Fire” and you find the energy to attack the day.
Anytime you walk into work or a bar full of bikers the Darth Vader theme from “Star Wars” starts blasting.
That makes for a great day at work and free shots from the Hells Angels.
Unfortunately life doesn’t come with a soundtrack. Life comes with ringing ears, cracking bones and grunts and moans.
The daily moments in our lives aren’t very cinematic.
We don’t know when a horrible moment or a special moment is going to happen until it’s done.
Our lives are changing everyday and it doesn’t give us a heads up or a timeout.
Speaking of timeouts….
“HEADLIGHTS!!!!!!”
I played on a lot of streets in my life.
Football, baseball, kickball, stickball.
From Chicago’s Northside to Chicago’s Southside, but the best memories of screaming “headlights “ was on Indianola in Indianapolis.
The 6100 block in Broad Ripple to be exact.
That was my Gramma’s block and today she would be 116. She lived to 106!
Happy birthday LoLo!
Can’t wait to cross paths in 2051 and see her again!
