OT-Question ponder ...

[Styxx]

If you had the chance to go back and relive a time you favored above all else, when would it be and why? (in music or other)
For me, it would be when I first laid eyes on my first, no wait ... that was another time. Let's see ... oh yeah, when I was in college ... ah, nope ... not then either. I'll think of it sooner or later.
How about you youts?

[Tony Monaghan]

If you had the chance to go back and relive a time you favored above all else, when would it be and why? (in music or other)
For me, it would be when I first laid eyes on my first, no wait ... that was another time. Let's see ... oh yeah, when I was in college ... ah, nope ... not then either. I'll think of it sooner or later.
How about you youts?

For me it would have to be the years between 1982 - 1987 when I was making a living solely from playing music. I miss the gigging, the tours, being mobbed by fans...

[Aziraphal]

Are we talking
1) relive the good times, then all the times from then till today
2) relive the good times and go back to today instantly
3) relive the good times ad infinitum, Groundhog Day style?

(either way, I'm not sayin' :)

[Raymond62]

If you had the chance to go back and relive a time you favored above all else, when would it be and why? (in music or other)


None. I am quite happy now, having done what I've done, having learned what I've learned, loved who I still love........ and if so, would you do it different?

Raymond

[SeanHannifin]

After I came into existence but before I was born... good times.

[rbowser-]

"...Probably when I first took a tinkle in the toilet. Haven't had such positive reinforcement for anything I've accomplished since...."

hahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA! OH MAN, Ern, you almost made me relive My first tinkle right here in my office chair! :p

And I was all ready to get heavy and philosophical about what favorite time besides right now I'd re-live--Aaaah forget it, I just wanna laugh some more. :D

Randy B.
(rbowser)

[C J Pro]

If you had the chance to go back and relive a time you favored above all else, when would it be and why?
I'm drawing a blank. :(

EDIT: Actually, it would have to be the time when I won the Oerlein Award. Completely shocked me and my sponsor when I won it.

[robh]

If you had the chance to go back and relive a time you favored above all else, when would it be and why?

I don't know about wanting to relive it, but it certainly was a milestone moment:

The birth of our first child; made me realize for the first time in my life how much my own Dad loved me, and how much God loved me, just because.

Also made me glad I wasn't a woman!:D
Rob

[rwayland]

Well, if we are considering specific experiences, I couldn't say; that is, I couldn't say it here.

If we are considering an era of our lives, I could say it, but won't, out of fear of being understood.

Richard

[robh]

Oh, please don't do that! The boss might get pissed. :D

Seriously, I remember my girlfriend when I was a junior in college --- We used to --- What? O.K., I'll log off, dear. (Wife is looking over my shoulder. Goodbye.)

Ern :n:Ern just about had a moment he wouldn't want to relive.:D

[Paul Blankenau]

While driving home for Christmas from Minneapolis to Omaha after a very good party, hair dyed like coyote fur, Lovesexy in the tape deck, dark, snowing, a ways into Iowa, happiness came in a wave; within a minute I was soaked in it, and stayed that way for a month. It took two or three months to return to normal. And no, I don't know how to recreate it. :heart:

And all but the last month of my 3rd year.

[suspenlute]

never.

Although I would like to go back to some of the times I least favor and make some better decisions.

-Chris

[nikolas]

The moment I held my first son into my hands.

alternatively the moment I first had ! I'm amazed that nobody mentioned it yet!

[efiebke]

Warning! I'm a die-hard "sentimentalist" (if there's such a word). I hold many, many, many dear memories. Heck! I'm still making them! :D But thinking about certain memories warms my heart and helps put me in my "happy place".

Living in Boston is one of them. That was 25+ years ago. It's a great college town. Met some wonderful people, played some great music. Had a lot of fun!

Meeting my wife is another memory I hold dear. She hired me as her accompanist for her cabaret act. The singers were her and another lovely woman. Together, we were known as "The Act". LOL! :D We made a lot of great music back then! Still do! Yea. The pun is there. But we do make great music together. Literally (and figuratively). We have our "Too Live Nurse" troupe which is our current creative outlet. And we have eachother. Going on 21 years! *() Still making lots of wonderful memories. Just wish time could stand still, sometimes.

Time spent with my mother and father (they've been divorced for over 30 years). They're both getting on in years so time spent with either one of them is precious to me. I take my mother to museums and we look at our favorite paintings. My father and I spend our "Dad and Lad" times together. We take our digital video cameras and shot the lovely out-doors. Our recent time spent together was in Gloucester, MA. If you're interested, I'll post the video for you to see. We both like producing and and watching our videos (we call ourselves "Dad and Lad Productions"). And if you like, I WILL post the video. But I am also aware that watching such videos is like looking at some family's photo album. LOL! ~|

There are many memories that I wish I could relive. Memories made 30 years ago seem like yesterday to me. In two years, I'll be 50. I still think of myself as someone in his 20's. But I must admit that I'm a bit scared. I do NOT mind turning 50. But I DO MIND seeing my parents grow older. It deeply saddens me that they might not be around in 10 or 15 years. Thinking in terms of decades also saddens me.

I've seen a lot of death. Of course that's to be expected working as a nurse. I've seen a LOT of young and older people die. I think that this is a big reason that I am a "Die-Hard" sentimentalist (pun intended). More recently, I witnessed a person die. Held her hand as she took her last breath. Hugged the family who were left behind. And it saddened me to see the family mourn the loss of their loved one. Like other families who've lost their loved-ones, They Mourned Passionately. They said that they were "prepared" (as they spent time with their loved-one in the hospital). While in the hospital, she, the patient, "faught the good fight" but knew that her time was coming, and accepted it. The family realized this. But it was obvious that they were not fully "prepared". I do not believe that anyone is fully "prepared".

And it saddened me to realize that this grandmother/mother/friend who lived a long and productive life will no longer -- Be.

Later that night, at work, I remember thinking about the time I was with my friends in Boston listening to "Everything She Does is Magic" (I think that's the title) by the Police. We were silly that night! LIVING in Boston (25+ years ago). We danced; we laughed; we enjoyed the music; we enjoyed the moment; we enjoyed eachother as friends. That memory helped me find my "happy place" again. Always does!

Life is good. . . . :)

[klassical]

September 17th, 2006 7:04pm-7:06pm

Those were the days.

- k

[wst3ae]

do I go for the attempt at a cheap laugh? Nah...

there are so many events and periods that I would probably enjoy reliving... most of them having to do with playing guitar or designing for theatre, but some are more personal.

Meeting my wife, well, not meeting her, but hanging out with her at a blues festival shortly after we met, and realizing that my days as a confirmed bachelor might be over, if I was lucky... and I was!

Even before that, some of the failed courtships were still thoroughly enjoyable, they just didn't end well... and no, I wouldn't want to relive any of those moments!!!

Witnessing the birth of my son and two daughters... what Rob said is so true, you learn a lifetime's worth about your parents in a few short minutes, and then you just keep on learning. And you learn about love, and you get a glimpse of the higher power you believe in, if you believe.

But I wouldn't go back... not even to fix some of the really dumb or inconsiderate things I've done. It's a tempting thought of course, but I am happy where I am, and grateful for all that I've learned and experienced, good and bad, because that's why I'm where I am, and probably why I'm able to appreciate it.

I once dated a woman who had a really truly terrible childhood that led to a less than wonderful young adult period, and then through sheer power of self she turned it all around. This was long before I met her, and when I met her she was still carrying around a lot of baggage... wishing that certain things had never happened to her. I said (quite out of hand, I'm no therapist) that had she not gone through all that she had gone through we probably would not have met - at the time our meeting was considered a good thing, even if it didn't last - and she wouldn't have had the great kids that she had, and she would not have had the opportunity to create the life she had created. It changed the way she looked at things - another moment I enjoyed.

I have to keep that in mind myself, as I made a few rather bone-headed decisions along the way myself... but had I not made those choices things would have turned out differently, and since I'm pretty pleased with the way things turned out I see no reason to change them!

Whew... far to philosophical for this hour...