Jul 14 2007
No Other Way
It's been quite a while since … well, actually since I've posted anything, really.
But I know it's been even more since I've posted anything of a musical nature. Sorry 'bout that, kids.
That being said, I want to give y'all a taste of the music that I and others were listening to down in Indo. Yes, I know listening to acclaimed Hawaiian surfer/musician Jack Johnson is kinda cliche on an Indo surf trip, but frankly … the music simply works in that type of setting.
I mean, all you're doing is surfing in the morning, then you eat, read a book while listening to your Ipod, take a nap, go out for an afternoon surf — then rinse and repeat … for a month. There's a good reason that Johnson plays this type of music, and there's an even better reason why it's popular with the surf-travel crowd.
Look at this picture I took from Banco Banco, Lombok - facing west towards the volcanic mountain Gunung Agung on Bali. Then close your eyes, listen to this song, see yourself there on the beach, and try to imagine why you should — or could — consider working behind a desk ever again.
Got it yet? No? Try looking at the picture and listen to the song again.
I get it. You’re trying to make me jealous. And it’s working.
Bastard.
I’m just gonna start calling you Yoda-Kish.