Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Last weekend I came back from a warm and humid Nashville to a sweltering “pirate park.” It was lil Jonah’s first game of “Fall ball” in the valley. Yep, the kids are still playing baseball. After a sun drenched and annoying day of travel from “the nash,” I was truly baked.
As I finally got around to unpacking my bags and getting organized for Monday’s “music bizz shuffle,” I noticed 2 CDs parked on the desk. In truth, these discs have been on my desk for a few weeks. I had brought them back from Nashville on my last trip there 3 weeks ago.
It’s strange to think there is such a limited use for a CD in 2015. It seems like just yesterday when in the summer of ’85, we scratched and shook our heads at the prospect of CD replacing vinyl and cassettes. Wow, what a concept! Personally, I like CDs because I drive a Prius—when it’s time to chat on the phone, a CD stops on a dime thus saving the spot.
Getting back to those two CDs, someone mentioned that one of the artists was playing Friday night at the AMA showcase in the Cannary. I missed the set but popped in Adam Faucett’s album and have been driving around LA glued to it ever since. For one thing, Adam bears a striking resemblance to cousin Michael, who was sadly murdered 10 years ago. Seeing Adam’s photo made me eerily listen for a connection.
There were both Adam and Michael—we loved to get high in morning. I think smoking pot on the way to school was a teenage thing growing up in New York City in the ’70s. God, it seems so lame now, but thinking about it…oh what a great life we had.
So, with all this in mind, I guess I do still get high in the morning. For this Idelic host, it’s just music and coffee.
Here’s a playlist of “primo” Idelic morning music.
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up
Sometimes my job is to listen to great music with cool people.
