Apologies for the tardiness of this entry. BTW, at some point in the next month I'll put together a "best of 2010". There may even be some voting involved! I don't even know!
As some of you may know, I recently went to Peru for a 10-day exploration with mi amigo PT. That's what people say in Peru: "mi amigo" and things such as this. You know what annoys me? When people go on a trip abroad and say: "Oh it really changed my whole perspective on the world" or "It really broadened my horizons" or "I got robbed by Los Lobos Locos after purchasing some black market baby alpaca kitten mittens." We get it. You went on a trip, and it was totally rad. SMD.
On my horizon-broadening trip, I learned a lot about the Incan Empire. I bet most of you don't even know the difference between an Incan and an Aztec. Truthfully, I don't either. Horizons = unchanged. One of my fondest memories of the trip was when PT and I were couped up in a children's tent talking about how our world perspectives were totally changed. We were supposed to go to sleep because we were set to wake up at 1:30am to climb the rest of the volcano (El Misti) to reach summit near sunrise. It was 5pm and we weren't going to sleep, so we went through my Ipod to jam some tunes of our past (and future). We came across a hidden gem that hadn't surfaced on any playlist for years: Pantera: "Hollow".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQKNVGq8Sw
Tribute to Dimebag Darrell (He was gunned down by a crazy fan at a 2004 show...RIP)
One cannot deny the extreme badass-itude of Pantera. Hailing from the album: Vulgar Display of Power, seriously? Tell me an album title that can step to this? When you hear that opening Dimebag Darrell signature harmonized drone opening, you know it's time to adjust your feet into your power stance. Then when the break comes...prepare to take a 3+ minute bizness trip.
So there we were in the tent, just rocking out to some Pantera on the side of a volcano. Horizons = unchanged. Perspectives = unchanged. Awesomeness = achieved.
In conclusion, you don't have to travel to Peru to grasp the SOTW. You just have to be willing to embrace your inner power-stance.
Shout out to S. Smith on this her 28th bday. For you I have provided a less frightening song for you to celebrate your bday: the best Beatles song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glGhmqOYqNA
Hope you Dig,
JZ
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