23 Oct 2014

And Then, I Venture Back In Time….

There was a program on the radio this morning that involved, for whatever reason, the young  DJ playing numbers from 1969. His selection was pretty average but, considering the young buck DJ hadn’t been built back in the day, just what you’d expect.

Then, out of the blue, a forgotten track of class.

A couple of sad things accompanied this track. It was the one and only track in the show that the young buck DJ played and decided to talk over in its entirety. Despite that fact, it got my right foot just a tap-tap-tapping away uncontrollably and with great vigour as the years rolled away. This was a shame as my right foot was on the car accelerator peddle at the time and my little nest of vipers wasn’t best suited with being thrown backwards and forwards for three minutes.

When I checked the rear view mirror I also noted that, going on the erratic movements of the fellows cars following me, they were either all of a similar age and on the same radio channel, or, more likely, my cars erratic movements had them totally confused and alarmed.

Who cares.  For a few precious minutes I time travelled. 
Is that a good ‘take you backer’ or wot?
 

Quote;  Bob Marley.

“The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”

7 comments:

Caratacus said...

Dear old Trojan records ... the same year as 'Monkey Man' by the Maytals ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhekzcPgoyk

Mac said...

Caratacus,
Thanks for the link. It all seems so long ago and yet, at the same time, like it was only yesterday.

Caratacus said...

1969,1970,1971 were great years for music ... and they were only yesterday!

Thora Hird once observed, "When Ah were 45 I went into t'kitchen to make a cuppa, and when I came out Ah were 79"

Mac said...

Caratacus,
They were good years.
A great and sad line from Thora Hird, bless her.
I enjoy looking back as I can skip the bad bits and enjoy the good bits. At my age, looking forward doesn't take long and tends to be a tad depressing.

Mac said...

Caratacus,
I forgot - Movement to Music, linked before but now in Stuff You May Like, will get you waaaay back and laughing.

Caratacus said...

Mac, I take the liberty of attaching another link which may provide a chuckle or three ... it certainly did for me; I slid off the chair crying at one point. I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to 'Temptation' again without thinking of the little fellow with the violin. They could only be British :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4YY0SDuBfI

Mac said...

Caratacus,
Ah yes, the good ol' Nitwits. I have vague memories of those guys but ran into them when searching for another, almost identical band you may remember, Dr. Crock and his Crackpots - a band I was taken to see as a pup, way before we had a TV!