that was when a coworker of mine named margaret, 4 years my senior and so obviously cooler than me (she and i both knew it), gave me the mixtape that introduced me to this ode to autumn. it was the first song on the cassette, and my first exposure to jawbreaker. I remember distinctly the track list written in faded pencil, and the first time listening to the songs against the din of her rickety old car as she gave me a ride home - past the light brown and perfect blue of easton's beach.
the whereabouts of that old tape are sadly unknown. though i imagine that it does exist somewhere still, it has assumed a different life as an enigmatic relic in someone else's collection of bric-a-brac from salad days gone by. it is no longer in my possession.
the song, however, has always been with me, and has always reminded me of the best things about my favorite season. it was playing at the local cafe this morning as i had a coffee with my friend tim.
Margaret. the last time that I remember hanging with her was going to see weston play at the middle east in maybe october '95 (i think). we drove up in her car, which in my mind's eye was barely hanging on during the whole drive up. after that, i don't remember what happened. i seem to remember a trip to foster-glocester to take some photos, but the rest fades into the soft pixelated wisps of forgotten history
the title of this post puns on another song that i saw performed more than once that year, by a boston band that has stuck with me as one of my favorites ever since.
ideas, anyone??
Well, I am jealous that you saw Weston that early in the game. I had the great experience of discovering a cassette tape of "Got Beat Up" at a flea market in West Valley, UT. It changed my life. I am guessing the pun in the title of your post refer's to the album 'Demo 95' by Ten Yard Fight (which I had to look up). Yes?
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