Red Mosquito

It's an easy place for me to live. I know it well enough to integrate myself immediately, but don't have the sort of connection to it that would make it difficult to leave at the drop of a hat. The cost of living is very low, and the population is very transient so there are always new people showing up. I don't think I could ever live here for a very long period, but it's perfect for a year or two. The touristy areas give me a weird sense of perspective and keep my oddly balanced and in check. Life is a pretty absurd thing, and driving past Cinderella's castle and Space Mountain every time I leave the apartment complex helps me remember that. I don't know if that makes sense, but it does to me.

I came back this time because I got offered work and it had been long enough since I'd left that most of the people and things that annoyed me the last time I lived here are gone. I'm at the point where the only thing I care about are opportunities to play music, and I felt like I had a decent chance to find people to play with down here, so I went for it. The happiest I've probably ever been as an adult was the first six-seven months I lived here in 2006, so while I don't believe in lightning striking twice, I figured this was a good place to try to get things back on track.

Also, you never have the dilemma of whether or not you should go see Pearl Jam.

Lament wrote:It's an easy place for me to live. I know it well enough to integrate myself immediately, but don't have the sort of connection to it that would make it difficult to leave at the drop of a hat. The cost of living is very low, and the population is very transient so there are always new people showing up. I don't think I could ever live here for a very long period, but it's perfect for a year or two. The touristy areas give me a weird sense of perspective and keep my oddly balanced and in check. Life is a pretty absurd thing, and driving past Cinderella's castle and Space Mountain every time I leave the apartment complex helps me remember that. I don't know if that makes sense, but it does to me.

I came back this time because I got offered work and it had been long enough since I'd left that most of the people and things that annoyed me the last time I lived here are gone. I'm at the point where the only thing I care about are opportunities to play music, and I felt like I had a decent chance to find people to play with down here, so I went for it. The happiest I've probably ever been as an adult was the first six-seven months I lived here in 2006, so while I don't believe in lightning striking twice, I figured this was a good place to try to get things back on track.

Thanks. It all makes perfect sense to me. (And the bolded statement makes 1000% sense.) A year ago, I was living in the Middle East. If you want a daily reminder that life is absurd, that's a pretty good place to begin. Were you in Chicago in betwixt these transitions?

Lament wrote:Also, you never have the dilemma of whether or not you should go see Pearl Jam.

I was going to add that you clearly did not move there for all the PJ shows.

PryTo wrote:Were you in Chicago in betwixt these transitions?

Yeah, I moved to Chicago when I left Orlando. From Chicago I moved to Tampa for about two years, and then back up to Chicago again before returning to Orlando.

Tampa is the worst city in the world.

Thought so. I was in Chicago from 2003-2010. Love that town!

Chicago is great, but I've just spent too much of my life in that general area to be there right now. I always keep the idea of returning there open as a possibility, but I try to fight against it. It always seems like the easy way out for me, like it would be surrender. Both times I went back it was because I was trying to start very specific bands, and both of them fell through. It'd be hard for me to go back for any other reason right now.

I had a love-hate relationship with Chicago. I loved it; it hated me.

Ha!

Chicago can be a cruel, cruel place.

True dat. Like many major cities, it would have been so much more liveable if I had millions in the bank.

If only we were all doug rr.

Lament wrote:If only we were all doug rr.

...then he would need some bigger clothes...

Lament wrote:

koopee27 wrote:they do sometimes perfect versions of Nirvanas Pennyroyal Tea or Rihannas Umbrella. Love'em.

Their cover of Been a Son is easily my favorite Nirvana cover by anyone.

Deer Tick does some awesome Nirvana covers.

Lament wrote:It is absurd how massive pop-country is in America.

This! Thank you!!

Being in the Midwest it's everywhere here and most of it is garbage IMHO. Some good stuff here but stuff like Florida-Georgia Line is just awful.

Lament wrote:"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" by Alabama is better than any Garth Brooks song there is.

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Cheap Seats by Alabama all damn day. But that is probably because I'm a massive baseball mark.

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I would like to thank this thread for Paw, Refused, Shihad, and Tripping Daisy. That is all.

Paw - Dragline is essential listening for anyone here.

I picked a song from Pauls boutique in the 80s tourn n songs from illmatic n check your head in the 90s.. 3 best rap albums of all time

Lament wrote:The touristy areas give me a weird sense of perspective and keep my oddly balanced and in check. Life is a pretty absurd thing, and driving past Cinderella's castle and Space Mountain every time I leave the apartment complex helps me remember that. I don't know if that makes sense, but it does to me.

From 2003 - 2007 I lived a stone's throw from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Every time I got in my car I'd see planes coming and going in all different directions. I loved the near constant presence of one or two planes in the sky, it was a reminder to me that people move around. They don't have to stay in one place their whole lives, they can and should go to new places and explore new things.

koopee27 wrote: really?? too metal for this crowd, i say. I love Amorphis though, not my favorite finnish metal act though..

kp

I stopped listening to them around Tuonela. Any albums since then that are pretty good? I loved Lakes and Elegy.