Long Time To Be Gone, Short Time To Be There
Every once in a while you experience a moment where peace of mind seems to crystallize out of nowhere. Unfortunately such moments are fleeting, tending to disappear almost as quickly they appeared. Further, like a dream, once the moment is gone and life returns to a somewhat controlled state of chaos, you are left with the vague recollection of a pleasant experience but no idea of how, where, or why you had it. Most importantly you are at a total loss as to how to repeat the phenomenon.
For me these moments now occur on a surfboard. Prior to my surf habit these moments occurred for me during the second set of Grateful Dead shows. The remnants of The Dead performed in Boston this past weekend under the name "Furthur". Finally the "Deadheads" have come to the realization that Jerry is gone and he ain't coming back. But that doesn't mean a band can't generate the same magic. "Wheel is turning and you can't slow down, You can't go back and you can't old on, Little bit harder, little bit more, a little bit further than you've gone before."
Furthur was at arguably Boston's best music venue, the intimate Orpheum Theater. I went solo on both Friday and Sunday. (The LOL doesn't care for the smell of burnt weed, stale whiskey, body odor and patchouli. She can't believe fans even smoke weed. People smoke weed at Dead shows? Shocker!) During the second set both nights I had such moments and this time it wasn't even drug induced! (Unless concert strength poppy tea, coca leaves and three cigars count.)
People (the LOL in particular) often ask why do you have to go every night? Or why do you have to surf everyday? Why? These moments have to be sought out. You're counting on being in the right place at the right time when the cosmos aligns. (I'm not a scientist but the cosmos has a lot of moving parts.) Likewise, if you're not in the water you're never going to catch the perfect wave or get the perfect ride. Trust me all those who wander are definitely not lost.
The problem as YZERTIME who checked in from parts unknown states so succinctly, "We just need to kill some time for a few weeks before we are catching waves." That is when you live for the moments and not for the days, you may have a lot of down time. Especially surfing in New England.
"You can't go back and you can't stand still, If the thunder don't get you the lightning will." Let's hope so.
KOKO
