A loooong time ago, in my former life as a frustrated high-school teenager, I loved rock. Pantera. Alice In Chains. Soundgarden. Rage Against The Machine. The Pumpkins. Then along came women, and along came New Jack Swing, and somehow I forgot what rock was.
But, thanks again to the Chuck Klosterman and the good people at Esquire magazine (who have done the YouTube trawling for me), this clip takes me back and once again reminds me of the enjoyment and sheer, face-melting skill that is required to make a guitar sing. Or even play Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D".
So from one who is not worthy, thank you, Lim Jeong-Hyun, thank you. You are the man.
posted by Ben @ Monday, December 04, 2006
2 Comments:
Christmas winddown, you know what thats like...so in keeping with the unproductive and distracting joys of the open plan workplace, one of the girls started systematically googling our names. Amidst several websites about hamsters and narcissistic Malaysian girlies who I apparently enjoy the pleasure of sharing a name with, I found you writing about some quality time we shared way back when. And 'found you' being the only appropriate way to describe it because a)I realise how distant friends can become and b)I realise how much I never knew about you.
I'm a luddite and won't pretend I feel entirely comfortable with this blog stuff. But how lovely it is to meet you after 23 years!
Just wanted to say a random hi!
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