I had a dream

A few weeks ago - I had a dream, and this one I remember! Only because it was bizarre. The hunky young man above was looking deep into my eyes and saying "You're the One". There was no romantic connotations, just burningly intense blue eyes!

It was the Ron Hovey room!

This is the picture of the Thanksgiving Service held at St Mary's Basilica after the Cats won the flag last year, celebrated by my friend, Father Dillon. Ron Hovey & Frank Costa in the photo.

This post is dedicated to my readership of one, with many thanks for his loyalty and supremely good taste in football teams.

Marcus, I messed up - it was not the Bob Davis room (I don't think there is such a thing), it was the Ron Hovey Room. And there is no romantic story about how I got to be there - no long lost footballers in the family etc. I just purchased tickets on Members Purchase Day for that game, and they were sent to me. Before I turned up at the ground that day - I didn't even know where the room was! I had seen the glassed in area at the back, but always thought it was corporate boxes or something.

My daughter and I decided we didn't really like the experience - far too sterile and quiet. And we're of the embarrassing kind - we like to yell and scream and get into it - Carn the Cats! But it was all a little too polite. Tiny bits of polite clapping, almost like being in a library!

I'm upset today about my Chappy. He's my fave, and he's gammy hammy is acting up - here's hoping he'll be right for the final (God willing we make it that far!). At my daughter's school, they always say prayers for the Geelong Cats players that are injured - that cracks me up!

This is How A Heart Breaks

Don't you wanna go for a ride
Just keep your hands inside
And make the most out of life
Now don't you take it for granted

Life is like a mean machine
It made a mess outta me
It left me caught between
Like an angry dream I was stranded

And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
And I don't know how much more I can take

This is it now
Everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
You take a hit now, you feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks

Don't you wanna go for a ride
Down to the other side
Feels so good you could cry
Now won't you do what I told you
I remember when you used to be so shy
Yeah, once we were so fine
You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me

And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
And I'm running but you're getting away

You're not the best thing that I knew
Never was never cared too much
For all this hanging around
It's just the same thing all the time
Never get what I want
Never get too close to the end of the line
You're just the same thing that I knew
Back before the time...
When I was only for you.

Sung by Rob Thomas

Not sure about the above lyrics, and actually not sure that I have the right song, but definitely have the right artist!

I find it incredible how quickly I forget dreams, and in this case the first song I have heard for the day - the memory has been wiped out by hearing many other songs.

Opinion on Rob? Interesting voice - not my cup of tea - but certainly doesn't make me cringe like James Blunt.

Now We're Getting Somewhere

Now We're Getting Somewhere (Neil Finn)

LYRICS

It never used to be that bad
But neither was it great
Somewhere in the middle than
Content and much too safe
Ooh tell me please
Why it takes so long
To realize when there's something wrong

Lay me out with your heart
Now we're gettin' somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we're gettin' somewhere
Take me out let me breathe
Now we're gettin' somewhere
When I'm with you I don't care
Where it is I'm falling

There's money in the Bible Belt
Hugs for daddy too
Three wishes for eternity
We've got some work to do
Oh tell me please, tell me what went wrong
Cos I believe there is something wrong

When you took me to your room
I swear I said surrender
When you opened up your mouth
I saw the words fall out
Though nothing much has changed
I swear I will surrender
There is pain in my heart
We can choose what we choose to believe


In order to alleviate my writer's block, I shall endeavour to post something about the song that wakes me up on my alarm clock each morning - if I can remember it!

I have always loved Crowded House, and originally loved Split Enz & Neil Finn as a soloist. As a matter of fact my current Facebook status is Showing "Ednabeancounter is singing Four Seasons in One Day" due the wildly bizarre weather we have been having here over the last few days.

I never saw Crowded House live, sadly. I did however see Split Enz live at the amphitheatre in Darwin in either 1982 or 1983. They were insanely good! I remember nearly having an embolism during "I see Red". I don't think I have ever enjoyed myself so much at a concert! They were supported by a local band of hunkies, and they did a version of Batman! that was super cool - well to a 14 year old any way!

I was extremely saddened to hear of Paul Hester's suicide, but I have posted about that on a previous blog entry.

It is so incredibly funny that my first attempt to write regular blog posts is based on a song choice. I had a similar writer's block back in the early 80s when I was a prolific (and reasonably talented) fiction writer. I decided to write a story about the lyrics on each of number of SPLIT ENZ songs that I had on a cassette! The co-incidence is quite bizarre!

As for these lyrics - some of them could absolutely sum up my current relationship! It has most recently made a huge turn for the better - due to the opening of a number of channels of communication - like words falling out of my mouth!

The second verse doesn't really make sense to me, but Crowded House do have an obsession with American culture, so therein would probably lie the answer.