Gravedigger....So I Can Feel The Rain!

Hiya! ;)

Did anyone else know that the Harry Potter books/movies were geared towards death and dying? I just read that on the web somewhere. And, it totally makes sense. I haven't read any of the books, DJM(don't judge me), but I've seen every movie like 100+ times. Now that I think about it, they are kinda morbid. I dunno if I'd let my kids watch. Well, if I had kids I mean. 'The Deathly Hallows pt 1' is currently in heavy rotation right now. I'm amped for the last one. I have no idea how it ends...remember I don't read the books....but I'm super pumped!

Speaking of death and dying, I know it all too well. With the work I do every single day. It's a hard struggle. One that I've excepted and one that I feel I need to give back to. *shrug*

One song that hits the right spot about this topic is Dave Matthews version of 'Gravedigger'. I'd post a video of the song but I dunno how to do it! #notbeingblogsavvy. So here are the lyrics:

Cyrus Jones 1810 to 1913
Made his great grandchildren believe
You could live to a 103
A hundred and three is forever when you’re just a little kid
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger

Muriel Stonewall 1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now, you should never have to watch your only children lowered in the ground
I mean you should never have to bury your own babies

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger

Ring around the rosey
Pocket full o'posey
Ashes to ashes
{Musical intro}
We all fall down

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Oh Gravedigger

Little Mikey Carson '67 to '75
He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992--

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Grave digger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Gravedigger

If you ever get to see Dave live, pray that you can hear this live. It's one of those 'close your eyes and zone out songs'. Dave is one of my favorites to see live. I think I've seen him 15 or so times. The best venue to see him live is Jones Beach. Which also happens to be my fav venue in general. Nothing like the ocean behind the artist. Especially when nightfall hits. I also happen to feel Dave has the best fans. Everyone sways and dances the same way. It's as if we are apart of some cult.

Music hits my soul with great force. And Dave delivers everytime. Two of my favorite shows were with him and the Roots band...sidebar later in another post...and of him at Randalls Island. As I love a good festival, Randalls Island is dirty! And I literally mean DIRT! You go there all clean and you leave filthy. SMH if only there was another way.

My fav Dave songs are: Dancing Nancies, Typical Situation, Gravedigger, his cover of 'All Along The Watchtower', Rhyme and Reason and Two Step. Two Step would always play at the end of a loooong night at my fav, closed down now, bar called 'Characters' in New Ro. If that didn't play before you left, things weren't OK! If you are a fan of that song you should download his Central Park version. That first 1:50min is EPIC!

RIP Leroy. He was a HUGE part off the DMB experience! I'm glad us fans tend to shout out his name at each and every concert!

I bought a bunch of tickets for concerts this Spring/Summer with hopes of leaving satisfied! I mean come on 311 w/ Sublime (ixnay Brad), I'm super pumped!

If it wasn't for music I don't think I'd survive. I mean just listen to the song 'Two Step', the time signatures alone can make a sane person MAD. But it's worth the listen, especially live, anyways!

---My lil mama Hailey cleaning herself. As if she too was rocking out at a Randalls Island festival ;)

A Beautiful Creature!

Happy Birthday MOM!

Today would have been my moms 64th birthday! She sadly passed away in 1996. It was a rough time for me, being a senior in high school. Wish things were different!
Anywho, a shoutout to her!
Hope all is well with you guys ;)

Oh, the poses I put her through! #HaileyJayde!

'Closed Mouths Don't Get Fed On This Boulevard'

Where the heck did the weekend go? I swear it starts out long but ends up so short!
Saw the movie 'Fast Five'. Did you stay til the end?? If not, shame on you! Everyone was rushing out the doors but something told me to stay. And boy was a glad I did. The next one will be well worth it!
My friends and I signed up for some food and music festivals! They are all local which is good, I'm a huge supporter of local events.

I'm extremely excited about the NYC Food and Wine Festival. Never been but I hear its so fun. Gotta get my tickets soon.

Music...sigh...Is the best creation ever. I grew up in the music biz. My mom was the ishhh back in the day. I'm sorry I didn't take advantage of it then but I do appreciate it now. Music seems to make everything better. Whenever someone asks me what my fav music is or band or rapper I never know where to take it. I love any music with a band. The musicians and artists behind are always so bout it bout it. But if I had to say my fav is the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z, Dave Matthews band and old skool No Doubt. That 'Tragic Kingdom' helped me through a very hard time in my life. I grew up with Run DMC living just blocks away, jazz playing on cassette in my house, and Bon Jovi rocking at school/camp. So, I guess I'm just versatile. Versatile....such a broad term but best used here.

Anywho, so yea, when I hear a song I love, I go IN on that song. It instantly goes into heavy rotation in the whip, on the laptop, on the iPod, in the CD player at work...you get the point....for a good straight week. Until I can't listen to it for a very long while. I don't know why I do this but it's like my thing. We all have them.

The worst part of obsessing about a particular song, there is always a part in the song that I need to rewind over and over and over. Right now for some reason I'm listening to "Welcome To My Hood" remix by DJ Khaled. There are like a million rappers on the track but Ace Hood's part is my fav. I don't know ANYTHING about Ace Hood. What I do know is that his song "Hustle Hard" remix has the illest beat right now, Lex Luger Holla!. Anywho, in WTMH right before he goes to spit they play the beat of HH on top of the WTMH track. I can't explain it. I guess I'm a music creeper...One who listens to the time signature changes, the up and down beats, the word plays against the bass I dunno, like I said I go IN. So when I listen to this song I have to fast forward it to 4:10 just to get right at the part I like. Then I head nod for the like 30 seconds of his rhyme, rewind and repeat this process over and over for a week. Don't get me wrong I do like the entire song, I just love that part. Don't judge me!

I don't think I can ever say I only like 1 particular genre of music. I've been listening to a lot of hip-hop lately because my job car doesn't have a CD player or an AUX jack. Can you imagine? The horror! And I'd claw my eyes out if I had to listen to Z100 or KTU so Hot 97 and 105.1 are the answers. They too get boring but it's better than the fluff that's making all that money!

When I'm in my car I listen to Octane. Believe it or not one of my top favs is hard metal. I've been into rock music for like 20 years. I prefer rock shows over hip-hop shows because I'm into the musicians and the amazing talent they have. A7X (Avenged Sevenfold) is an amazing band. I recently saw them at their 'Uproar Festival'. They shut it down! I'm also digging 'Apocalyptica'. I love new artists and it's even better to find out where they came from and what they are about.

My favorite band of all time has to be Red Hot Chili Peppers. Followed very closely by Dave Matthews Band, TOOL, System of a Down, 311 and as mentioned above, No Doubt. Um, old school No Doubt, Sevendust, P.O.D. round out the rest of the list. SB to a bunch of 'classic' music I grew up on.

Gonna go listen to many of these artists while I make my jerk pork and rice and peas. My dad would be very disturbed at my buying rice and peas from Gold Krust. But...he doesn't understand the internet so I'm good. LOL. Here is what's going on in my kitchen:

Yummy! But now I'm not hungry! This always happens. :( have a great week!

My lil babe, so cute as always! -Skandies!