Notes on my Playlist
I walked down the aisle to These are the Days by Van Morrison. I wanted to walk down the aisle to That’s How Strong My Love is by Otis Redding and have the bridesmaids walk to the Van Morrison, but I was talked out of that by an important member of my groom’s family who told me that some people in the family might not be able to handle hearing a black man sing me down the aisle. This is where we come from and we’re ashamed that we gave in. Here’s the irony: It was so important to us that we walk down to the Otis Redding song, that Bryan actually remembers the wedding happening that way. He told me tonight that he has it embedded so deep in his brain that I walked down the aisle to that particular song, that he has actually told people that that was our wedding song. And yet we caved to the racism. Wow. We were very, very weak when we were 20. That’s just another reason people shouldn’t get married at that age. The primary reason being that you don’t really know what to register for and so you don’t really get a lot of good gifts that are useful for your lifetime and whatnot. Because you’re 20 and you can still eat at The Malt Shop without dire side effects like your pancreas bleeding, and you don’t understand the value of a really good set of knives that you didn’t register for, but a wise old family member bought you anyway, but you took them back and got the cash in order to have more money to spend at the Malt Shop. Because you’re 20. And you know best. *sigh* This post will probably be edited tomorrow.
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:51 am
HAHA… I loved that you linked the Malt Shop…
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
So, also, remind to tell you a story about your wedding day! (I may have told you already; I have a terrible habit of repeating my stories as if I have never told them before. Not my fault. I am much to smart for my brain; it can’t handle all the info I can absorb. Consequently, it defrags every now and again; useless info is purged (like who I told what stories to) to make room for much more important information (like the complete ‘Lay of the Ring’ poem from Lord of the Rings (three rings for elven kings, under the sky; seven for the dwarft lords in their halls of… huh, gawd, I AM a geek).
Anyway, one person, who unfortunately is no longer with us (rest his soul) who may have had the problem with Otis Redding made a comment to Emily who you remember was at the wedding. It SO ties in; perhaps I will tell you all about it when we finally bring Maya’s gift over.
Oh, I also tend to blather on and on and on and on….
and on
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
Wow. That is a very serious message in many ways. I hope the 20-somethings (or even those teen folks) that read your blog REALLY read this one.
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:53 am
Oh please don’t edit it, just add your newly updated registry list to it!
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:53 am
I remember dancing my little ass off at yer guy’s wedding!!!! It was a wonderfull time! I think it’s absolutely fucking pathetic that someone should have to be ashamed about the music they play at their wedding because of the musician’s skin color! Otis Redding is great and you should have walked down the aisle to that because that’s obviously what both you and Bryan wanted! What song I do totally remember at yer wedding and it will always be one of my all time fav’s is “Forever Young” by Rod Stewart I believe… It was playing during a video that you guys put together full of pictures of yerselves correct? Maybe this is just some childhood memory that I imagined in my mind but I’m pretty sure it was real haha! I guess I just never realized how young you guys really were…. I pictured you getting married at a good age when you did because I was so much younger…. Now looking back I’ve realized I could never get married at the age I am now. Well… I’m gonna jump in the shower and get ready for the day… Write back if you have the time!!! BYE!!!! Miss N Love you, John
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:54 am
You are right about that “Forever Young” video! I even forgot about that.
Yes, it’s amazing how old 20 seems when you’re 10. I have a good picture of you and me dancing at the wedding. I’ll have to send it to you. Love you too!
July 11th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
[...] auto-play. I wanted it to play These Are the Days automatically in honor of our anniversary because that’s what I walked down the aisle to, but it’s back to same ol’ same ol’ now. Because it’s not our anniversary [...]