A moment in time - what is yours?

[The Straight Story]

As I sit here listening to 80's music, part of me is transported back in time to that time.

1984 was the year I was to graduate. I dropped out and got my GED. Met my first real GF, and in 1985 I was married. In 1986 I was a daddy. It was a time of great personal change. We spent 10 years together. In 2005 she died.

Some part of me maps back to the music of the day. Those Raygun years. Those years of new love and dreams.

One of many songs I remember was 'The End of Innocence' - video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ5tTt8qIO0

If there was ever a political song of the time - that was it. Seems more in tune with now than then.

As I look back tonight to that time of my life, last century, I face a lot of things. Funny how music plays a part in it all. The woman I married is dead now, the songs we shared now seem weird to listen to. But still they have meaning to me - a young man growing up. A different time - but still one where myself and others had hope for the future. And yet things don't always seem that different.

Today we got bush, rove, cheney, we have the whole iraq war, plame, obl, etc and so on. Today I have a new wife, a new child, and a new life - and I don't have a clue as to what the music of the day is.

Today I have the same worries I did then, though a tad different. Not worried as much about the Soviets as I was back in the day, etc.

Education was a mess then. Still is. Health Care? Not any better. War? We had it back then via a cold war, not to mention our involvement in iran contra, et al. Bush 1 was but a VP, and the Iraq wars ahead were not even in mind.

There weren't any wars we were in during Reagan years. It took bush 1 and bush 2 to put us into wars.

As the song I listed says 'we have come so far so fast'. And not in a good way.

There was a moment in time I remember. When I was innocent, young, and filled with hope for the world.

It seems so fleeting now as I look back. Maybe it is just me.

[northamericancitizen]

1. I hear you. While reading your post, I felt it. period.

[The Straight Story]

4. I am reminded it more as i think back on mom

http://www.toddhowell.com/mom.html

There were moments in time which made me who I am now. Can't even go into em all, especially the night mom died and what followed.

We all feel it. I just wonder why at times, and what it all means. Maybe it is just best to go with it and take it all in.

[wake.up.america]

2. Seems as if there was a time when there was hope for something...

better. Now it just seems we are all fighting for the same thing: money, power, and fame.

[TomInTib]

3. It was the Summer of '64

I had moved off of the ranch to the mighty metropolis of Bay City, Texas.

We were at a party at a local Distributor guy named Tommy Gordon.

I had never been around many people before and I was feeling real uncomfortable.

So I left the pool scene and went and sat in the den.

On the teevee they were talking about the "incident" in the Gulf of Tonkin.

I knew right then and there that this thing was going to suck me in.

Little did I know....

[The Straight Story]

5. Wow

My earliest memories are my Aunt in FL when I was 2, almost 3 - and man walking on the moon.

it all seems so long ago. And I guess it was.

[TomInTib]

7. It's all relative. I suppose....

Moonshot...

Combat...

It is all a suspension of belief (even tho I am pretty sure that they both happened).

I just would have given up one for the other.


Actually, my 'earliest' memories still scare the crap out of me.

[Cobalt-60]

8. The moon missions were absolutely real

Indeed it would have been easier in 1969 to do a moon landing than it would be to fake it.
2001 a Space Odysseywas the absolute state of the special effects art. The skills would not have been sufficient to scam it.
Indeed I can't imagine the KGB not finding out about such a necessarily wide spread conspiracy and leaking it to the world. It would have made a nice distraction from the failure of their own space agency to get boots on the moon.
I watched as a kid then, and hold a degree in Aeronautical Engineering now. I assure you the landings occurred.

[TomInTib]

9. I know that...

I just wish that neither one had happened...

My life would have been much smoother.

[Breeze54]

6. You're still a youngin'!

I'm older than you and I'm still young and full of hope,
although we have a lot of things to repair now!
Things were crap during the raygun and nixon years as well...

NEW MUSIC FOR YOU! ;)

Here's a link to FREE - old & new anti-war music
http://www.benfrank.net/nuke/Free_Peace_mp3s.html

'Nation of Assholes'
http://www.disenfranchisedmusic.com/mp3/noa.mp3

More songs from: "Disenfranchised Music"
Fallujah, US of Deception, How many Lies

David Rovics
* Song for Cindy Sheehan

Yikes Mcgee- Liars in Chief,
The Liar, Snake Eyes,
The Bad President, Propagandy

Shiitake Mushrooms- War is Bullshit

Peacesong.com- Baghdad Road,
Sudden Sound, Enemy Me

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Roll With It

Steve Winwood

When life is too much, roll with it, baby
Dont stop and lose your touch, oh no, baby
Hard times knocking on your door, Ill tell them you aint there no more
Get on through it, roll with it, baby
Luckll come and then slip away, youve gotta move, bring it back to stay

You just roll with it, baby, come on and just roll with it, baby
You and me, roll with it, baby, hang on and just roll with it, baby

The way that you love is good as money
I swear by stars above, sweet as honey
People think youre down and out, you show them what its all about
You can make it, roll with it, baby
When this world turns its back on you, hang in and do that sweet thing you do

You just roll with it, baby, you just roll with it, baby
Come on and just roll with it, baby, you and me, just roll with it, baby

Now therell be a day youll get there, baby, youll hear the music play, youll dance, baby
Youll leave bad times way behind, nothing but good times on your mind
You can do it, roll with it, baby
Then youll see life will be so nice, its just a step up to paradise
You just roll with it, baby, you just roll with it, baby
You and me, just roll with it, baby, come on and just roll with it, baby

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/steve+winwood/roll+with+it_20131271.html

[jarnocan]

10. JFK was killed on my 10th birthday. but during the Reagan years

is when I became more aware and more concerned about our country.

[sam sarrha]

11. Hey Hey what's that sound..