"Let's look forward to the lights that are new,
The world is a ribbon of road for you"
Happy New Year everyone! This year was...well...pretty fucking crazy. Looking forward to better days to come while at the same time being grateful for adapting and learning new skills this past year.
The last big trip my wife and I took before the big C was to New York. Listening to Tom Waits makes me think of that magical city. On my first trip to NYC I flew up to Connecticut to visit a friend and then took the train by myself from Windsor, CT to the belly of the beast, Grand Central Station . On the last leg of the train ride I was listening to the Rain Dogs album while the view transitioned from empty fields to the shadows of skyscrapers and graffitied buildings. I had a smile on my face while Downtown Train came on my headphones and a bit of nervous excitement as I was about to experience New York City for the first time. Years later I would get to see the great guitarist Marc Ribot featured on this album live score a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s, The Kid at the local revival movie theater down the road (same place I witnessed the magic of Goblin) Very excited to attend events like this again down the line.
This is a newer tune that I remember watching on the original air date during David Letterman's last week of shows. I figured it was a nice way to put on a bow on 2020. Prost, Slainte, Cheers! Thanks for reading.
