Music Monday Is Back! (feel free to add your own tracks)
Music Monday
Every Monday I intend to post a music video (and a few words explaining my choice) I invite you to join me by doing the same in the comments section below. As the forum (hopefully) grows my aim is that we begin to inspire our fellow Hiveians to broaden their musical horizons by listening to the music that inspires us. The only thing I ask is that (where possible) every song we listen to is played nice and loudly on headphones or speakers in order that we capture its true essence.
As more Hiveians join this venture there is also going to be the possibility of being rewarded for our musical tastes via the number of upvotes each song receives. That said please never feel awkward about posting a track, a guilty pleasure, or even your own musical ventures. I have an extremely wide range of musical interests but also understand that music like beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder. As such I may play my chosen song, but who am I to define what constitutes good music.
Song: Shut em up
Artist: Prodigy vs PublicEnemy
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I literally was also vibing to this idea earlier today! This is an awesome way to kick off the week. Kratom for the backpain?
Cheers man .. glad you appreciated. I was visiting someone for the back before all this kicked off, doesn't really work on a social distancing level though lol .. but yeah that could work, thanks for the tip! :)
It's been rough the last few weeks, tense more like it. So I am going to do something a bit different and do a Monday Music story as music did relate in a round about way. Not to get into a lot of long detail but my son's been struggling with some issues this summer, he's had a lot happen to try and adjust to. One is his girlfriend of seven years moving out. When she left she didn't take a plant I bought her for mothers day that I had put in a nice planter and added some vines. It sat there withering away until I finally said okay then I'll take it and take care of it. So in essence it became mine. One day on their way out I requested if they'd bring back some paperwork that might help secure some rental assistance for him until he could stabilize out a bit. He's been there four years and has always been good about paying rent but he lost his job because he was unable to wear a mask because of his asthma. (another contributing thing) But what I got in return was them coming home and for whatever reason picking up the planter and smashing it in the yard....I guess this was suppose to serve as some sort of stay out of our business (rent is my business)...though she had moved out so what business it was of hers still logically isn't making much sense....but I digress. For as long as I can remember I've always taught my kids you can run wild all over the yard, go anywhere you want but my gardens and plants are off limits. These were stern rules, I work very hard in my yard. So upon seeing the smashed planter I was a bit....
Hells Bells
about it. I am sure you know, or that many people have been there, but there's just those certain things in life that get you bent, you know, bent in a way that you say to yourself....so they want to rock and roll, well it's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll sometimes and this was one of those times.
It's A Long Way To The Top
Back when she was still living there she had conjured him into bringing home a piano, it wouldn't fit through the door way as upon entering the entry way you have to make another turn...so this piano ended up sitting on the porch for months as there also was no way to get it back down the steps not to mention help to get it down with. When things started going south with him it started becoming a shrine for Indian relics....(I know, 2020 couldn't get any weirder but it just keeps dishing it)....some nights complete with burning candles and pow wow music, to which I put the candles in a pan to keep from burning the house down should he forget about it burning....and I won't touch base with the smoking fire pit out back that could be a whole another story in itself. (at this point along with many others, it's been a heartbreaking ride during some of this) You know I didn't know how I was going to get that piano off my porch but like they say where there's a will there's a way, usually that isn't to hard when you consider that....
Money Talks
and that....
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
it wouldn't take to long to drive around and find myself someone big enough to help my other son get it down, it'd have to be a rather big strong person and as I turned the corner there he was, almost like he was suppose to be there...lol, one great big huge guy sitting on a porch who was more than happy to make twenty bucks getting a three hundred pound piano off my porch. Not that I wasn't worried considering all I could find was a three quarter inch thick board about three feet wide for them to maneuver this piano down my steps without it flying down the board to fast or tipping over. I went and grabbed my son and the man met us at my house, the man acted like it was no big deal and all I could say was..
For Those About To Rock (I salute you)
Needless to say when my son arrived back home he was a bit....
Thunderstruck
that his shrine was now....
yup, sitting on the curb. To be honest I was a bit thunderstruck they got it down from there without a problem...when they did I was exactly like you see the guys in this video, when the singer goes down the walk and the guy with the shorts on when he goes skipping across the stage, I was so yes, yes, YES! When she showed up later she was a bit awe struck herself that I dismantled a bit of this madness but she's lived here long enough to know I don't fool around when it comes to messing with my flowers, I have four grand kids and two from her previous relationship and they all respect the rule of "I don't mess with your toys you don't mess with my flowers", if they can get so can they. For a few days after that it almost seemed like things may be on the way towards settling down a bit. Back to a bit more normal, but I guess it was just that the shock had to wear off a bit that I tore apart a bit of the madness but I can hardly go on about it further other than to say things seem to be at a stand still now that evictions aren't frozen anymore and the extreme madness is being held at bay by a ten day petition order after a visit by the cops one night...he acts like that again and he won't like where he's going. I don't know where this is all going, I've lost a lot of money but he's my son and I know he's going through a lot but on the other hand there's a lot of avenue he could go down to help us both out and refuses...at some point I've told him you have to stop and think because if I let you take us both down it's not going to help either of us so there is a point of no return and I just can't let you do that to us.
You know though music helps us get through many things in our lives, our ups, downs, victories, defeats and it's that last one that for weeks had this song playing repeatedly, (really repeatedly) in my head...wondering if I'll ever see my real son again, my eyes crying in the rain.
Chalk it up to 2020...you'll probably never see another Monday music post like this.
Wow @sunlit .. that is most certainly the most comprehensive comment in the history of #musicmonday .. and a great selection of tracks!! Kudos for the inclusion of It's a long way to the top, bit of a forgotten classic .. Bon Scott was the man! All of the tracks are great and you've chosen a very creative way to put them all together. Very sorry to hear of the issues you've been experiencing recently, I think the pressure of this lockdown has fractured what were previously hairline cracks .. glossed over with our daily routines. From the sound of it and from speaking to you, I believe you have given your son a strong foundation for his life .. thus even when he falls and fails (as we all do) he will eventually find his feet. Our darkest and hardest moments often contain our greatest lessons .. also we only often learn them in retrospect. Your son will be going through a hard time and will have to find himself again, and take responsibility for that search .. but I'm confident that with the love of his family he won't remain lost forever. He will be back, he just needs to work this out for himself. Thank you for the music my friend .. an excellent selection.
Therein lies the key in my opinion. He's never been out on his own "own" he's always lived with somebody, mainly me but for a year and a half with others. He knows whats there is his when I am gone from this earth someday but somehow he has to find the footing to make it his until I am and I think stepping stones in the process is the key, at least I am hoping. I'll take less now and we can work out a deal for you to make it up at tax times when you have plenty more and maybe I can arrange a small bonus of a little less even than as a reward for setting and obtaining a goal. I think it took him some time to ponder it and to work out if he himself felt this was something he could do on his own. I also think he had to stop wanting to hate me because she was wanting to. She kicked him to the curb whereas with me he had to really push it to the limit for me to get there and then even at that I was saying I really don't want to but if I am left with no choice but to let you take me down then I have to. After three months almost of herself out on her own she's realizing also it's not a piece of cake and I am thinking another month or so she's going to realize he was the bigger part of their financial stability...though she loved to run around and tell people she paid everything on her ten dollar an hour part time job plus pay her child support. It's a long story, living with someone so perfect can beat a person down fast. My younger son's girlfriend and I never got along for the first couple years, I didn't hear from him for nine months at one point, then slowly integrated back into their lives and seeing my interactions with my grand kids she saw someone with a huge amount of love and caring. She barely knew her own mom and now she tells me I am like the mother she never had. I believe that love wins and I am not out of the scope to keep working toward that with the other one despite it looking impossible, seven years with her and we still aren't there but there's still that chance that love can conquer all. I don't mean to burden you with all this but your wonderful words above proves I knew exactly who to reach out to help me through this difficult time and I really appreciate your words of comfort and encouragement, thank you for listening. ps...he has gone back to work so that's a good sign.
Hey no problem my friend and sorry for the late reply, I've had a really back this last couple of months and it's been difficult to sit down write/concentrate. I think its the hardest thing to sit back and watch your child make their mistakes, stumble and fall as they attempt to stand on their own feet, but like I say , he has strong foundations to build from and the love of his family to warm his heart .. I'm sure he will find that awareness, indeed our hardest moments often mask lessons that can only be fully appreciated in retrospect. I think with his girlfriend, certainly for yourself .. it is best to keep the dialogue open whilst offering a firm but fair hand of friendship .. if that is not respected yoru answer lays therein and nobody can say you didn't do your very best.
You didn't elaborate on your back problem but I have a couple of helpful hints that may work depending upon what it is that ails you. If you have sore muscles or nerves moist heat is often a good trick to help sooth it. The trick is to loosen and tighten, loosen and tighten to get whatever is constricted to un-constrict. You can do it a couple different ways with the least messy way being to use a microwave and the other as hot as boiled water as you can stand (but not burning hot), take a hand towel and get it wet then warm it up in the microwave, once again getting it as hot as you can stand it. Take the towel and place it over the sore spot, let it cool completely and repeat the process several times. The heat loosens and the cold constricts, it helps work the muscles/nerves loose again. If you use the water then you have to ring out the towel every time, that's why I prefer the microwave. The other trick is using a electric blanket. I don't know why but in the winter in particular if I sleep more than five, six hours my back gets really stiff and sore. My kids ask me about three years ago what I wanted for Christmas and I told them an electric blanket....I wanted it to warm up my bed and stay warm but it was a bonus it took away the stiffness and sore back problem. A heating pad also works good using the constrict and unconstrict method, put it on the sore spot and let it heat up to as much as you can stand it then turn it off and let it cool down, repeat several times but there's no moisture involved and sometimes the moisture therapy added is more beneficial.
My son seems to be doing better the last week or so. Like I said he's back working but he still seems a bit stressed. His birthday is coming up so I went and bought him some groceries for his birthday. He asked me a couple times what's for dinner so I was thinking things might be sparse over there....people tend to operate a whole lot better on a full stomach and from that look on his face he seemed to really appreciate the gesture. I've stayed a distance from his girlfriend when she comes over, I'll be there for the kids but I think she has a ways to go to figure out I am far from what are her problem(s) in life...maybe she'll get it or maybe she won't but I know I am done with the won't part and like you said if the maybe comes around to reality a firm but fair hand can be held out to her.