I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
on Jan 1, 20091987U2The Joshua TreeThe front door to my mother's new house was unlocked, so I opened the door and let myself in. Everything was white: all the surrounding walls splattered in white paint, white furniture situated everywhere, the carpet was white,

Roadhouse Blues
on Dec 30, 20081970The DoorsMorrison Hotel"Roadhouse Blues"I dropped out of college. Emery dropped out of college. Shriner dropped out of college. Rob was hospitalized on medication to control his psychotic behavior. Bobby was somewhere crashing through th

Welcome to the Boomtown
on Dec 16, 20081986David & DavidBoomtown"Welcome to the Boomtown"I don't recall how I discovered this album when it first came out, but I'll never forget the day Emery (Bad) and I drove around town listening to the entire album- mesmerized by

Centerfield
on Dec 10, 20081985John FogertyCenterfieldThe summer of 1985, I was making new friends while doing quite a bit of bar-hopping. I was no longer engaged to Amy (It's My Life), and Becky (Dreamweaver) had moved off to Virginia, so I decided I was going to hang with t

Dreamweaver
on Dec 6, 20081975Gary WrightThe Dream WeaverGary Wright's song, "Dreamweaver" reminds me of a couple of things: First, it usually sparked delightful memories of Skateland South when I was a young boy skating around with my friends; and second, it remin

The Magnificent Seven
on Dec 6, 20081980The ClashSandinista!"The Magnificent Seven"I met Shrine-Dawg at his own birthday party. It was late 1984 and the trees were glistening with Christmas lights, the malls were packed with anxiously giving creatures, and the homes were filled w

Bad
on Nov 29, 20081984U2The Unforgettable Fire"Bad"There were many days I didn't feel like getting out of bed, and there were many nights where I just felt like lying down and sleeping there forever like a junkie who had lost everything. By the end of 1984,