happy new year

"i just wanted to let you know, i am fine."

it's another happy new year. i have work at one in the afternoon today, hooray.

so for the longest time, i have really wanted to find a copy of this one song, and for some reason i decided that today was that day. the song is called "The Moldau" it's from a piece called Smetana Ma Vlast. it means my father land. I heard it once on the radio, because i only listen to NPR/ WQXR (new york times radio// classical) when i am in my home area and driving about. i heard the song when i was at an odd point emotionally. it was July 16th or 20th of 2007, it was raining, pouring really. i was in my car in the driveway of my parents house, i had just come home from Philadelphia after having gone with an ex-girlfriend who i am still close with. i don't know what it was about the music, it was like sonic exuberance hyphenated by modesty. i can still remember the day and the feelings i felt because it was this song that punctuated it all for me. i have found it on amazon.com and i think its the exact recording i heard. here it is from youtube, not that exact recording, but i think that it does it some justice. although i guess out of context and reading this instead won't really suffice, but it is beautiful none-the-less.


here is the link to the the actual CD set on amazon.

i guess i am on the right track for the new year. i am leaving to drive to florida on sunday, i am going to visit my grandparents. i am making the trip by myself, which is nice, albeit kind of creepy to drive over one thousand miles on my lonesome. i am going because my grandfather had a partial heart failure type of deal, i don't recall the details in full but long story short he is okay now. but said event brought a sense of urgency to the fact that i haven't yet talked to my grandfather about his experiences in WW2 and i know that he fought with high distinction in the navy, so i have another mission, and so early in the year! i am hoping to record him talking about everything, then hopefully at somepoint, i can but together something for my family and posterity, if luck should bring me such a thing. plus, it will be nice to see and spend time with my grandparents. the last time i saw them, i was on 'tour' with my (former) band and we stayed at their house for a day. then i will wing on down to ft. myers to hang out with uncle for a day. i then plan either to drive to texas or key west, to finish off my travel time. i am not sure which yet, a little input would help!

happy new year, again.