A Grand Love Story
First, let me say that I can’t believe I didn’t start my blog with an entry like this. In fact, I’m a little shocked and embarrassed that it has taken me so long (five months almost) to write about this kind of music. Honestly, if you took music and me and placed us in a particle accelerator and smashed us together at high speeds, what else would be left over? What other type of music could be created?
But first, as is my custom, a bit of background. After years of suffering through life as a fat kid and additional years of having no idea how even to talk to members of the opposite sex, let alone charm them, I slowly settled into a groove in my mid 20s. By that point, I had a few relationships under my belt, none of them particularly successful or fulfilling, and I was ready to venture out into the dating world as a single guy. Make no mistake, this was no easy feat to accomplish, but when I arrived, I did so with aplomb.
I rapidly discovered that the ingredients to a successful date/evening included not only self-confidence and a good sense of humor, but also music. Without a backing track, lulls in conversation seemed awkward, begging to be filled with whatever trivia came to mind. Not exactly the trappings of a Lothario in the making. And so with the help of a few knowledgeable friends, I began to compile a soundtrack suitable for, well, you know.
And so we come to the first in a series - and I do love those series - of music centered around one thing and one thing only. It goes by many names: hanky panky, funny business, making one flesh, the beast with two backs, and so on. We all do it, and most of us enjoy it. So tonight (and at what other time could I be writing this entry?) I offer my first and favorite CD of booty music.