As I quickly look back on The 90’s, I’m reminded that it too was a decade of big changes. Not musically so much but more lifestyle in nature. As 1989 turned to 1990, I didn’t have a Windows based computer or associated Windows Media Player. I didn’t have any children. I also didn’t have an internet connection. We also didn’t have cable TV at the beginning of that decade.
Musically, I was still enthralled with New Age music however I did experiment with some Rap stuff. I spent considerable effort accumulating Compact Disc versions of albums and music from the previous era’s of my life. My musical influences were mostly the video jukebox channel and eventually my children. Along the way there were also those surprise influences like the tech support call that yielded Loreena McKennitt and a Guinness Screen Saver that used a song that it would take me 16 years to get around to finding out what it was. My classical phase died down and my interest in The Doors was reignited by Oliver Stone’s movie. I probably should have done another post about the Doors. I guess that just underscores the problem that I’ve been having and discussing. These last 25 years have seen the focus of music in my life take a back seat to many other competing interests. It also makes me feel rushed. I spent 10 months covering the first 23 years of my life and left only two months to cover the remaining 24. While it might make sense in My Musical Evolution, it worries me that my attempt to meet the deadline might lead to some unintentional omissions. I mean how could I have forgotten that second Doors Phase in the early 1990’s?
What is today? December 9th. That gives me 23 days including today to cover the last 13 years.
Guinness Screen Saver