People I know keep on dying, reminds me how I don't like getting older. Granted, most of the ones dying lately, has nothing to do with age; suicide is ageless, of course, as is the sudden niggling cramp or ache that turns out to make you unexpectedly dead in a matter of few weeks. Don't know whether all of the bucket-kickings lately should make me thankful to have made it 47 years when others have not, or instead freak me out wondering if sooner than later it will be my turn, living on borrowed time. Either way, I wish it to be any other time but the present, back to when I didn't think so much. Back when I used to go out dancing to fluff like this, when I could not possibly have known how things would turn out, to an earlier time when more of the people I knew were still alive, and we only just wanted to dance. So give me a break about the song, I know it is so 1989, but it brings memories back for me, and makes me happy, which for today is a good thing, I've been kind of bummed.
I Like It - Dino
I Like It - Dino
You said quite a lot in few words. I believe the biggest difficulty with death is the loved ones left behind to cope. Personally, I kind of dread dying. I love and enjoy life. And I hate the thought of missing out on what's going on. Oh well, guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like living, too, just that there was another family funeral over the weekend (I didn't go, I don't do funerals ever!) and one just a few weeks ago, that one was this guy's daughter, and running across a picture of the friend who killed herself this past year, and my ex-wife's boyfriend just not feeling well and going to the doctor to find out he had leukemia and was gone within less than a month... all of it got me thinking of just how many others from longer ago I also know, some murdered and just wow. I got maybe 30 minutes of sleep last night before giving up, I think I was afraid to go to sleep and dream dead people!
ReplyDelete"Personally, I kind of dread dying. I love and enjoy life. And I hate the thought of missing out on what's going on"
ReplyDeleteThat sums up my feelings perfectly.
I totally remember this song, Doug R. Brings up memories of my young club days. Ahhh,time sure does past quickly
Oh man, I'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteI can see why you would have those feelings about death with seeing so much of it lately. :-(
Good times, good times. I like to think of Dino still as cute today, I liked him. So did my wife at the time. :-)
ReplyDeleteI avoided this post becuase of the high morbidity factor. ( e-mail on the way) in any case, you have a lot of life, yet to live. So think about living and get off your butt and go dancing again! You know I'm a fan ( stolen from Randy) but I want to see you out there kicking up your heels not thinking about pushing up daises!
ReplyDeleteLOL hardly high morbidity factor, it's got that peppy bubblegum song to go along. Which cheered me up when I wrote this. Which now annoys the hell out of me from playing it too much. And I would go dancing again, if I still had dance partners...... Probably even request Dino for old times' sake. :)
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