old man me - frank hutton / hutson

i was inspired to look this up after remembering an old mix. what a great tune.

i love reading youtube comment sections like this... all the family members paying their respects to good old uncle frank from oakland, california and his wonderful limited press record...! (very limited - if you can still find it today, it'll run you about $400)

ibrahim ferrer - bruca manigua

when i was a teenager, music wasn't as infinitely available as it is to teenagers in 2014. the music that i did have in my possession was hard to track down and paid for dutifully. those songs were special and well-worn; little hidden treasures.

this song was one of them. i just heard it again on a local radio station, and the strings and shuffling beat put me in a trance...back to my old bedroom, lying on the thin nubby carpet, imagining myself in other countries, other worlds, other lives.