Thanks for being my buds and always reading my blog.
This weekend was neat for me, let me tell you why!
Saturday night I headed up to southern Idaho with my family- not my wife and kids, but my family- mom, dad, sister and two brothers. I can honestly say, I don't think the six of us have been on the road together like this in 20 years, no in-laws, just our nifty old nuclear family:
I'll bet you're wondering why we did this! I'll tell you!
Well, my great grand-father, Guy Wesley Cash, Sr. was inducted to the Idaho rodeo hall of fame. Did you know that he was a world champion wild bronco rider in 1928? I'll bet you didn't!
My grandpa died in 1985 so he wasn't there to
Since we were in Twin Falls for this ceremony, we decided to skip over to Pocatello and visit the place we all called home for the formative years of our life. My parents met in High School in Pocatello and I lived there until I was 6 years old. We took a trip or two down memory lane and visited our old houses, ate at our favorite places and drove around town, reminiscing about the memories we have living there. I will always love Pocatello because it feels like home to me, and it takes me back to a time when life was more simple- am I the only one who aches for my youth?
Above is a picture we've reenacted as adults. We even went to the same duplex on Creighton in Pocatello to replicate a picture from Easter in 1984. I love my sister and brothers. I have the happiest memories of them as a kid and having a day for just the four of us with Mom and Dad was special.
Lastly, I'm going to share another picture from yesterday, that is kind of special and ties into the song stuck in my head this morning.
There is a great little band called Built To Spill that originated in Twin Falls, Idaho. To date they've released 8 studio albums, Their 1994 album has a song called "Twin Falls" and in the song they make reference to Harrison Elementary.
"Cafeteria, Harrison Elementary- beneath a parachute, I saw her without shoes"
It's a lovely and somber song and I've always loved it. Me and my brothers had a little time to kill and we thought we'd take the occasion to visit this elementary school and snap a photo:
We did an auto photo in the grass, some blades made it into the picture and turning it black and white made me feel arty. This was probably a strange and random thing for us to do, but I'm glad my brothers wanted to once I suggested we do it, since all 3 of us are fans of the song.
(Side note, if I ever form a band with my brothers this will be the cover of our first album and it will be called "Harrison Elementary")
We're not the only ones who love the song "Twin Falls," Ben Folds Five covered the song as well. As fate would have it, a great song by Ben Folds Five was in my head this morning. It's called "Do It Anyway" here's the great song and video which features The Fraggles from Fraggle Rock. Enjoy a fun song and a trip down memory lane to my "80's kids" friends:
I hope you liked that. If you're bored you can stop reading now.
If you want to here something interesting, here's a great interview with my man Ben Folds. I don't expect you to listen to the whole thing- but if you're curious you can hear a little about how this song came about.
You see... Ben Folds has a tradition where he improvises a song at each show. It started when a fan yelled "Rock This B**ch" at a show and Mr Folds created a song on the spot with that title. If you've seen him live, it's a lot of fun when he makes up a song on the spot, especially if he's playing with a band or orchestra. The song always sounds amazing!
Well, "Do It Anyway" originated as a "Rock this B****" improvised song at a show. In this interview, right at about 14:45 you can hear this actual made up song on the spot. This whole interview is great, but if you'd indulge me by listening to this small section in the middle (again, starting at 14:45) I think that you'll be slightly amused, and come on, since you're reading my blog you have nothing else to do anyway right? (no "Do It Anyway" jokes, please)
**SOME SWEARING IN THIS VIDEO**
I lubb you.
A hug, and kiss.
-Brady
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