I must say that there are a lot of perks to living in the digital age. For music lovers, the sheer multitude of ways to access music and information is high among them. A few years ago a friend told me about "NugsNet", a site where you could download all sorts of live shows. It's since grown into LiveDownloads.com and features quite a library.
I never got into the downloading thing until now. As I type, I'm listening to the Radiators' show I attended in New York City June 3 of this year - their last ever New York show. I'm being transported back to earlier in the month and reminded of an amazing night of music. I think I've always enjoyed listening to shows I've attended. I don't know if it's some kind of nostalgia thing, or just that I like to hear something a second time and remember having heard it live - the scorching lead, the drummer hanging in the pocket all night - the groove, the sweat of the people dancing around to me. I often forget how important music is to me, and how much it's given me over the years.
As i sit here on early parole from work, long weekend beginning, I can't help but smile as the beat goes on. Now it's time to celebrate the birth of our nation with charcoal, meat and drugging the dog so the fireworks don't make him go apeshit. And this year, I'm going to be sure not to forget the music!
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