Random Acts of Journalism

I was in Florida this weekend for my Cousin’s wedding and contrary to what i previously had thought it was going to be like, it was totally amazing. The wedding was a 4-day party held on an island on the Gulf of Mexico, called Captiva.

There were a ton of cool people there, my grandfather was dressed and treated like Don Corleone the entire weekend, my mom’s side of the family pulled out all of the stops and catered to every single whim and took care of every single detail…and my brother and i being the only single men under 50 probably didn’t hurt either…

 Anyway, Wednesday night, a small group of us wanted one more drink before bed so we hit up a place called the Key Lime Bistro (we were thrown out of this place the next 2 nights, but we behaved on this night). As we sat and enjoyed our drinks, the conversation turned to music. I was sitting next to a guy named John, who was visibly intoxicated. He asked me who i thought the best band ever was and after just a little thought (lets be real, there’s no correct answer to this question), i said, “Led Zeppelin.” He, without hesitation, said that Led Zeppelin was not that good and then went on to say that — i shit you not — the Rolling Stones were better than Led Zeppelin and the Beatles  combined. I didn’t punch his lights out, but i didn’t talk to him the rest of the weekend either.

Another thought that i had was, “What are my Top 5 Ocean songs?” and this is that list:

 5. Shipping up to Boston- Dropkick Murphy’s
This song is just fun and makes you want to dance, which i did a lot of this weekend.

4. The Lee Shore – Crosby, Stills and Nash
Probably should be higher up than this…a terrific song about the ocean and wandering and it being ok to be lost.

3. Show Me The Way to Go Home
Made famous in the scene from Jaws, and really fun to sing wandering around on the beach after 19 drinks.

2. The Downeaster Alexa – Billy Joel
Great song all around, but not real easy to get a bunch of people to sing along to.

1. The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
The first 22 seconds of this song are some of the best seconds in all of music. Hey John, GFY.