From my previous posts it would appear my dating life has been made up of "one hit wonders." Although, I have had more than my fair share of those I have also had several long term relationships. Today's blog will probably be the first of many that will share portions of my longest relationship to date. (To save myself from a future lawsuit when this blog hits the big time we'll call him Mike.)
Let me start by saying that from the moment I met Mike I thought he was "the one." I really did! It wasn't love at first sight, but still, I thought he was "the one" for me. Three years later, I realized Mike had not caught the same relationship "wave." I learned many, many lessons during my three years with Mike. One of these lessons had to do with music.
After my relationship with Mike I developed a philosophy that I think is pretty much correct.
Do you hear music as background noise?
Or do you hear music as the soundtrack to your life?
Music is the soundtrack of my life.
As a kid my Saturday's revolved around music: American Bandstand, Soul Train, Laurence Welk, HeeHaw, and Solid Gold. (Yes, a very eclectic mix of music.)
I've always sung along with the radio. I'm one of those nuts you'll always see dancing and singing in their car. (I've been told I'm rather amusing at red lights.)
Getting ready for school as a kid Mom was always blasting Elton John, The Eagles, Billy Joel, etc.
In the afternoons Dad had Hank, George, and Johnny going. (If I need to add a last name to any of those you obviously hear music as background noise or you are just way young!)
I'm really not that great of a singer, but I put myself through two years of college with a music scholarship.
I've sung in church choirs.
If I hear a song twice I know it by heart.
When I hear a song I can tell you what I was doing when I first heard it.
Being a child of the '80s I can say that my life would be incomplete without Bon Jovi and I will always love George Michael!
I am a music dork!
I could seriously go on an updated version of "Name that Tune."
I literally rode bicycles around Jekyll Island with two other musically dorked (yes, I just made that word up) friends and we sang the entire soundtrack to "The Sound of Music." No, I am not kidding. We knew the entire score. Thank heavens it wasn't very crowded! I love musicals!
I think life would be better if it came with a musical score.
How can things not be better if we choose to "Sing in the Rain?"
How does all of this relate to a dating philosophy? Simple. Where music was the soundtrack to my life it was background noise to Mike. He enjoyed music, but he really didn't pay that much attention to it. He even told me one time that it was just basically background noise. And although he took me to see The Lion King on our third date and enjoyed it he told me he didn't like other musicals. He thought it was silly to try to tell a story using songs. I should have realized then we were incompatible. Even worse, Mike used to complain about Jimmy Buffett. He always said that J.B. had no real talent, he wasn't even a good singer. Sure there are better singers then Jimmy Buffett, but true music lovers realize that Jimmy is insanely popular because of what he sings, not how he sings!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0---Q97pG4
So yes, that's my dating philosophy. Both people have to have the same musical philosophy or it just won't work. If you live your life to a musical score in your head you are not compatible with a person who considers music background noise! And if you don't understand Buffett you cannot be with a Buffett fan!
Let me start by saying that from the moment I met Mike I thought he was "the one." I really did! It wasn't love at first sight, but still, I thought he was "the one" for me. Three years later, I realized Mike had not caught the same relationship "wave." I learned many, many lessons during my three years with Mike. One of these lessons had to do with music.
After my relationship with Mike I developed a philosophy that I think is pretty much correct.
Do you hear music as background noise?
Or do you hear music as the soundtrack to your life?
Music is the soundtrack of my life.
As a kid my Saturday's revolved around music: American Bandstand, Soul Train, Laurence Welk, HeeHaw, and Solid Gold. (Yes, a very eclectic mix of music.)
I've always sung along with the radio. I'm one of those nuts you'll always see dancing and singing in their car. (I've been told I'm rather amusing at red lights.)
Getting ready for school as a kid Mom was always blasting Elton John, The Eagles, Billy Joel, etc.
In the afternoons Dad had Hank, George, and Johnny going. (If I need to add a last name to any of those you obviously hear music as background noise or you are just way young!)
I'm really not that great of a singer, but I put myself through two years of college with a music scholarship.
I've sung in church choirs.
If I hear a song twice I know it by heart.
When I hear a song I can tell you what I was doing when I first heard it.
Being a child of the '80s I can say that my life would be incomplete without Bon Jovi and I will always love George Michael!
I am a music dork!
I could seriously go on an updated version of "Name that Tune."
I literally rode bicycles around Jekyll Island with two other musically dorked (yes, I just made that word up) friends and we sang the entire soundtrack to "The Sound of Music." No, I am not kidding. We knew the entire score. Thank heavens it wasn't very crowded! I love musicals!
I think life would be better if it came with a musical score.
How can things not be better if we choose to "Sing in the Rain?"
How does all of this relate to a dating philosophy? Simple. Where music was the soundtrack to my life it was background noise to Mike. He enjoyed music, but he really didn't pay that much attention to it. He even told me one time that it was just basically background noise. And although he took me to see The Lion King on our third date and enjoyed it he told me he didn't like other musicals. He thought it was silly to try to tell a story using songs. I should have realized then we were incompatible. Even worse, Mike used to complain about Jimmy Buffett. He always said that J.B. had no real talent, he wasn't even a good singer. Sure there are better singers then Jimmy Buffett, but true music lovers realize that Jimmy is insanely popular because of what he sings, not how he sings!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0---Q97pG4
So yes, that's my dating philosophy. Both people have to have the same musical philosophy or it just won't work. If you live your life to a musical score in your head you are not compatible with a person who considers music background noise! And if you don't understand Buffett you cannot be with a Buffett fan!
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