Having been to and through the very magnetic fields where the man that is the inspiration for this song met his power-down and switch-through, it floors me how now the words of this song poke through it all and link to a flood of synchronicity in my research and thoughts and all I can do is catch my breath as I hear the cascade of lovely chords that mark the start of Nick Drake's trippy Hazy Jane...
wow dude, thanks for helpin me slow down this morning... very kind of cool
coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: May 24, 2012 - 09:55
Having been to and through the very magnetic fields where the man that is the inspiration for this song met his power-down and switch-through, it floors me how now the words of this song poke through it all and link to a flood of synchronicity in my research and thoughts and all I can do is catch my breath as I hear the cascade of lovely chords that mark the start of Nick Drake's trippy Hazy Jane...
Having read the book and seen the movie I must say that I admire what Chris did. He had the brass cojones to do what many people dream to do. Mainstream society just wasn't for him, much like many of us turn to RP for a break from mainstream radio. Were his actions more selfish than buying up oil futures to make an easy million, warbling on American Idol in hopes of being famous, or working out at the gym daily to have the perfect body? He felt that he HAD to get out, there wasn't any other choice. Yes, he did do his homework and still got in over his head, but he fully understood the risks. The movie was good, but yes, Penn took poetic license. The Grand Canyon rafting scene was interesting if not accurate (thrown in I'm sure for those who won't read the book and want more excitement). The soundtrack and this song are excellent.
The kid was a romantic idealist, and had some unrealistic notions of what he was getting into, but he actually did a lot of research on how to feed himself. He got trapped by a late spring thaw, and it was an obscure chemical property of the plants he had to eat that ended up getting him. Back in the day, there were a lot of us who had similar notions of escape to nature. I wish there were more kids like him; have to say I fear that young folk today have very little real experience and understanding of the natural world.
Well said; however naive he may have been, I admired his idealism.
I liked how the song was used to promote the show this year.
While Krakauer's book was very good, that kid was an idiot an the movie did a poor job showing that and glorified him too much.
The kid was a romantic idealist, and had some unrealistic notions of what he was getting into, but he actually did a lot of research on how to feed himself. He got trapped by a late spring thaw, and it was an obscure chemical property of the plants he had to eat that ended up getting him. Back in the day, there were a lot of us who had similar notions of escape to nature. I wish there were more kids like him; have to say I fear that young folk today have very little real experience and understanding of the natural world.
Isn't this the theme song for Deadliest Catch or something? I watched a marathon of that show. It was the first TV I've watched in several years. I guess "Morons Work Hard for Insane Captains at Crazy Shitty Job" was way too long.
Very nice song. Stupid, yet strangely addictive show.
P.S. I'm glad that Vedder finally got around to swallowing that damned pickle.
one of the best comments i've ever read on RP...well done.
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