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February 2009, This Day In Rock
Like Sands Through The Hourglass
A look at memories that have slipped through times hourglass
Well, we're just at the half way mark for this month. And it's hard to believe that time is slipping away so fast. It's easy to look at some of the facts that are presented on this day and rock and say, "you know, I remember when that happened." I can look at the years and have a recollection of where I was in my life. And it's almost scary to think how much time has slipped away since then. In reading over today's facts, take a moment of personal reflection and think about where you were in your life at the time these events took place, and where you are now.
Let's start out in 1960. If you're like me, you were not born yet, but that doesn't mean I didn't know who Elvis Presley, or Enos Parsley as my cousin used to call him, was by the time I was about 3. This marks the day, that the King won his first Gold record for his self titled album Elvis.
1972, again I was not around, but later that year, my husband would be born. On this day of that year, Pink Floyd, coming off a 14 date tour in the UK started a three night run of shows at London's Rainbow Theater. Tickets prices were around $1.70.
In 1979, I was in the first grade and I thought I had the most evil teacher ever. No, this wasn't a childlike perception, because I wasn't the only one to think this. That was also the year, that on this day Blondie hit #1 in the UK with their album Parallel Lines. The album featured the songs, Heart of Glass, Hanging On The Telephone and Sunday Girl.
In 1988, I was a freshman in high school, my brother was a senior and he and his friends ruined band for the rest of us after all the stunts they pulled during that class. My last three years, we couldn't even breathe wrong without the director coming down on us. This was also the day and year that while trying to imitate the fire stunt in Motley Crue's Live Wire video, a 12 year old fan set his legs on fire, suffering burns over ten percent of his body.
1990, I was a Jr in high school and had my drivers license...yep, I was all that. This was the night that Aerosmith made their appearance on SNL. They played themselves in the Wayne's World skit and performed the theme.
In 1996, I had been married for 4 years. Had lived in Washington state and had moved back to Oklahoma the prior year. The military will move you around like that. This was also the year that I gave birth to my twins. But in rock news, after giving an expired credit card to a waiter by mistake, Bruce Springsteen let the waiter keep it as a souvenir. On this day in 96' the Platinum American Express was sold at a New York memorabilia sale for $4,500.
Jumping forward in time to 2004, found me celebrating 12 years of marriage and the pleasure of being a mother to my 4 boys. Britain had their own new pleasure as well in the band The Darkness and at the Brit Awards took home three major trophies including, Best British group, British rock act and British album for Permission to Land. The band however did not win the British Breakthrough Award, which went to the band Busted.
Our last fact takes place in 2005, which is the year that all of my kids were in school for the full day. I promise you the first day the silence was deafening, but I got used to it. Especially since I got a job as the Children/Teen Librarian at our local library. As I love to read, it is a job that I miss to this day. But in the world of music, Scottish band Franz Ferdinad took their place in music history when the won two top honors at the NME Awards. Winning best album and best single made them the only band to ever to win the Mercury Music Prize, Brit Awards and NME awards in the same year.
It is always good to look back and reflect where your life has been and where you want it to go. When I was in high school, never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined myself writing for an rock magazine, let alone an online rock mag. Of course, I never thought I would be wearing reading glasses either. I hope your trip down your own personal memory lane was a good one. Make the most of your moments, don't let time slip through your fingers.
