“Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign”…So Where’s the Real Thing?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008The movie Stand By Me opens with a man (Richard Dreyfus) sitting in his car wondering if anyone has friends like they did when they were 12? At 12 and through my teen years I had a friend named Eric. Eric was a rebel, but a polite one. His favorite movie was Easy Rider, but when he came of age, he didn’t ride around the country in a chopped Harley. No, he had a Suzuki 500. I rode on the back of that with him throughout the state of Kentucky. Eric’s favorite song was “Signs.” He would sing with great gusto the part about “do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign.” Because of the “magic” of XM radio, I heard that song again. It reminded me of Eric. I could see him jumping up on the fence, as in the song, and shouting, “If God were here he tell it to you face/ Man you’re some kind of sinner.” And then my thoughts went a completely different direction. (more…)
