Ah Spring. Lovin' it. Spring in Central Ohio is usually, day-to-day, either gloriously sunny and summerlike - or gray and cold like November. Knowing that the latter is heading out the door like a stumbling, oafish drunk that has yorked on someone's shoes and generally overstayed his welcome, I choose to focus on the sunshine and the upcoming long, lazy days of Summer - the realm of cookouts, camping, roadtrips, fresh veggies from the garden, and blessed vacations. And as I sit here listening to cheesy (but potently nostalgic) hair-metal of yore on Pandora, I am reminded of the music of the season, songs that became part of the soundtrack of Summer. Even though the days of completely carefree gallivanting are over, I still love songs that remind me of Summer whether they are literally from Summers past - or new songs that just sound like songs that should be played while driving with the windows down on the way to a beach. Summer anthems, baby. Here's just a tiny smattering of songs that, for whatever reason, stir my zeal for the sunshine months:
Peggy Lee - "It's a Good Day"
The last one by OneRepublic I just heard on the radio earlier today and is what inspired this post. And laugh all you want at Poison - but how can you sit in a car on a beautiful day and NOT sing along to that?
Share with me your own Warm Weather Anthems and crack a cold one, friendo - those days are comin' up fast.
Btw, the drawing above is another oldie - plucked out of my White Wolf vault - I believe it's from a Mage: The Ascension book. I had to go THAT far back to find an appropriate pencil drawing to accompany this post!
And one last thing for those of you that don't know yet - I has me a little book called
AGGREGATE and it has all sorts o' fun pencil drawins in it. Have interest? E-mail me! - steve2@rottface.com
When the weather turns warm, I always break out "Castaways and Cutouts" by the Decemberists - "California One" and "Odalisque" are my roll-the-windows-down crusin' tunes.
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ReplyDeletePowerful images, love the hatching :)
ReplyDeleteI do like what I have heard by the Decemberists. Thanks for the sharin'!
ReplyDeleteWow I love these pictures. The women are sexy and charming. Your work is very fun and entertaining.
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