It is time to share another side...
I'm a rocker! Anndd... well... I think that Bono is hot! He is only two years younger than me, so, no, I'm not ... oh well... I can say it again, "Bono is hot!" My husband knows this. He doesn't like it much. But I let him drool over what's her name without getting too grumpy.
After reading Bono's bio on U2's web, I have to admit that I admire the man all the more. There is definitely a lot more to him then his looks and his music. His activitism is inspiring.
And, yes, every once and a while, I just HAVE to rock out!
A little bit of background info... I was a teenager and young adult in the late 70's/early 80's. When I started college, FM became the rage. It was great! FM would play the entire record (full-size 33's) without commercials. It was fantastic! Perfect for groups like Heart, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Super Tramp...
Usually, I'm an easy-going easy-listening lady. Back then, that included: Fleetwood Mac, Al Stewart, and Linda Ronstadt ...
Just in case you're curious, some celebs who are the same age as me include: Michael Jackson (may he rest in peace), Madonna, Ellen DeGeneres, Sheena Easton, Tanya Tucker, Kevin Spacey, Sade and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The topic at hand:
Angst tends to make me want-to-rock. Good ole' angst -- such a good word.... ANGST.
Transitions, change, adjusting to something new.... ANGST.
Some other words that might work include: unsettled, flustered, uneasy, irritated.
Do you know the feeling?
Hmmm.... angst...
So, I've been kinda- sorta hooked on the ole' classic U2 album, Joshua Tree.
Last summer, as my youngest and I tried to figure-out what this fall-time transition would bring, she would go to YouTube and I would go to U2. I did listen to a variety of groups. At work for instance, I loved Boomer Radio and I loved The Steve Miller Band and Eagles. These two bands took me back to college, my youngest's destination. Boomer Radio took me to concerts... that deja vu thing.
Back to U2's Joshua Tree and it's third song "With or Without You"...
As this mother's sentimental side starts to set her soul spinning, I have to let you know that throughout the summer, whenever I would hear that line, "With or without yooouuuu... I can't live with or without you..." I couldn't help but ask myself, "Does my soon-to-be-college-student feel the same way? Can't live with you (cuz' you're driven' me crazy!), but can I really live without you?"
I'm so excited for her. She's taking the next leap in growing-up. But, boy, there are a few details that a spacey high school grad tends to overlook... like: pickup-up after one's self, turning off the lights, saying "thank you".... the house just seemed to get smaller and smaller. Are there any other mothers who can relate to this? Are there any young adults that can relate to this?
We were angsty, antsy, short-tempered housemates...
What helped me? Remembering back... I was so ready to spread my wings and go! I remember how small the house felt, how small the town felt, how boring it all was...
Antsy, itchy, ANGSTY...
Anyone else feel that way after high school graduation? During any transition? At any time that a challenge is set before you?
As U2 digs deeper in "With or Without You", they build-up to "Yeah.... We'll shine like stars in the summer night... We'll shine like stars in the winter light... one heart, one hope, one love... with or without you..."
Those lines remind me, with or without the angst, we're tied somehow -- we're connected. Sometimes, we wonder if we want to have that connection. But... it-is-what-it-is.
Takes me back, moves me forward.
With love xoxo
To all those kids that I'm connected with...