three minutes of contradictions & meaningless juxtapositions

ironically enough & as part of my weaning off myspace therapy, I convince myself daily that I am in no REAL need of that useless counter-productive nonsense by perusing profiles and posts, the occasional email from long-lost tangible friends, the shallowness of prioritizing “top friends” (while trying hard not to confuse self-worth and status with this e-blacksheep flock list) and all the latest and greatest news shared directly to my space or not.

::sigh::

at any rate, my big eyes scanned across a site worth mentioning: www.muxtape.com

the hook being: a simple way to create and share mp3 mixtapes

be still my heart! everyone knows a well-thought and arranged musical selection could be the make & break of friendships! not quite break because certainly the effort is worth just the same. “and not more?” you ask. I’m convinced not.

take Hello Goodbye for example (the song, not the indie power-pop group for god’s sake). While Lennon had grandeur endeavors for “I Am the Walrus” and no doubt felt the bruise of his ego punched on the B-side, it was the more commercial of the songs that prevailed. Especially within the mass of the American people (which as demonstrated time & time again is easily swayed by one calculated marketing plan to manipulate social-poli-pop-culture. Oddly enough and to prove that point, it is the current theme song for Target commercials). Regardless, the Beatles are timeless, so no slight on them..

it is just the fact of the matter that although equal efforts were made of Lennon & McCarthy & Martin, it was the will of that beasty called control. you see, at that point, it wasn’t about the music per se. It was about the fact that he felt some of his most innovative pieces were wrongfully placed on the B-side. Eventually this feeling of lack of consideration and appreciation led to the disband. And let’s face it, maturity to compromise was lacking. Thank god for the invention of the CD huh! there is no “B-side.” the only hitch in that matter is that the circle is round, it has no end..

Did any of that discredit his abilities? certainly not & to quote: “The answer to everything is simple.. If you have black you have to have white. That’s the amazing thing about life.”

its really all apart of the journey. a disconnected one at times – it’s mostly similar to the wooden planks on rail tracks down the street. here & there a rusty piece of steel needs to be replaced and the backup/confusion of switching tracks is a bitch but all in all, it gets you where you need to go, peacefully.

so make the most of your magical mystery tour.