Obviously stating the bleeding obvious but tomorrow is 1 January 2026, which means blues season for me (I know I'm such a cliche). It is a thing though isn't it? (Runaway - Travelling Wilburys) I should be ok this year. I've got enough things going on in my life to keep me occupied and I do have a tried and tested process. Keep busy, see other people, don't turn down any social offers. (She' s A Star by James just sounds so sad).
I'm feeling unusually melancholic tonight, definitely feeling blue. It's late afternoon/early evening and I'm listening to a short "party" mix I compiled on Spotify. That's what the songs in brackets is all about.
Where the fuck have those last 25 years gone? Is that what it is for everybody? We put it of minds tonight because we're all partying hard but there will be nowhere to hide tomorrow (Out of My Head - First Aid Kit). I just can't stop thinking about my mam and dad (died 2010 and 2008). I'm really missing them today. I can't remember feeling like this for many years. Jeez, they loved New Year. The last great one was probably there Millennium and I still remember it like it was last year. I went round their house abut 8pm and me, our Dad and Kenny (next door) went to the Eagle (pub, literally round the corner) for half a skin full and then went into Kenny and Jeanette's (Kenny's wife) for a partyette. Have I just invented a word there?
Partyette - A group of friends get together for a few drinks and nibbles to celebrate an occasion. Not quite a party as not quite raucous enough but a bit more special than friends just getting together for a drink.
Yep, just googled it and it's not there so I'm claiming it. (New York Groove - Russ Ballard)
It was pre-smartphones so we don't have any photos of the night although Kenny and Jeanette had a video recorder and videod lots of it. I remember it vividly. We had a Karaoke of sorts, everybody got up. It was fantastic. Our Dad got drunk which was rare. He said he was glad he didn't have to go through that for another thousand years.
We had more good New Years after that but this was probably the last of the great partyettes.
I never saw the video and even though Kenny converted it to DVD and posted it through my door about 10 years ago it still feels too painful to watch. One day maybe.
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad - Jonathan Richman and Ride A White Swan. Now they're party tunes. Locomotion has just coming on.
Yeah so New Year and I'll probably post more to get me over the next few days . Nobody will read this but it still feels nice to write it out. Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe - getting a bit sad again).
Don't fret too much for me. My process should see me through. Lots of exercise, keep busy, see friends as much as possible. And I'm going away to Bowness with my pal at the end of January. Sounds daft but even though it's upset me a bit I've enjoyed thinking about my mam and dad a bit more than I normally do
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