The Albums that Bring You Back

This year is a huge nostalgia year when it comes to concerts. Almost every band I listened to in high-school are on tour and playing classic albums front to back: Sum 41, Green Day, Taking Back Sunday, The Get Up Kids. 

Wednesday, Sal and I (and about 8 friends and most of the people I went to high-school with) went to see the Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Service touring on the 20 year anniversary of the albums I listened to in college. (God, time is marching too quickly forward)

Ben Gibbard is the commonality between the bands, because he is the lead singer for both. He's been in Death Cab since like 1997 and The Postal Service since like 2001.

My Neighbors Marty and Vicki

I've been having a lot of thoughts and dreams about my childhood neighbors Marty and Vicki lately. 

Maybe it's spring knocking on the window. Marty had an incredible garden. Spring time was busy time. Getting things planted. He'd empty his huge compost bin out and mixed it with mulch and dirt. 

Vicki would walk the garden, hands clasped daintily behind her back. 

My memories of looking into Marty's yard are almost always of the spring. It's a nice temperature, probably mid-April. Warm enough for shorts, the sun shining bright, but still cool enough to not overheat.