Nelson, Otis, Lefty, Charlie and Lucky

Back in the day in which music was listened to via cassette tapes I had just a few tapes that I held dear to my heart. Metallica, "Metallica" [the "black" album], Nirvana, "Nevermind", and The Traveling Wilburys "Greatest Hits". The first time I heard this "Greatest Hits" compilation, I'm fairly certain that I didn't realize that it was a supergroup. To be honest, since I was seven, I probably didn't know who George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison of Jeff Lynne were. I'm still not entirely certain on who Jeff Lynne is [although he was also in ELO]. By the time I realized who [most of] the members were, I didn't get the concept of a supergroup. The critic within me wants to not really support the concept of supergroups, but with the Traveling Wilburys, I don't really care.

When my tapes were slowly replaced with compact discs I still held on to that Wilburys' tape. Somewhere in between high school and college I lost it, then found it, and by the time I was out of college I had lost it for good. I waited in anticipation for the day that it would be rereleased on cd. A couple of months ago this thought crossed my mind, so I looked in a place that I knew would satisfy my query, Wikipedia. Sure enough, Petty had announced that they were indeed releasing the Wilburys' box set on June twelfth. I may be on a tightened budget so that I can have money for my lists and the coming autumn, but I had to go get the Traveling Wilburys' Collection today. Stuff like this makes me happy; these songs and singers that remind me of why I love music. It's good, and probably not safe.

On a few personal notes. I have indeed purchased a ticket to visit that pretentious place that is the west coast during the hottest month ever [August]. My running has been going really well, I've been doing more speedwork and longer distances, but also more cross training, so I don't injure myself by running too much, too hard. I'm kicking off the beginning of Travis' [not-so] Official Summer of Oh-Seven tomorrow evening by heading to Davenport to see the kickoff of Wilco's North American tour in support of "Sky Blue Sky". Yeah, eat it pretension! Otherwise life is good, full of upcoming decisions that could drastically change my existence and whatnot. Cup or bowl? Bag, feedbag: just, justice, David Justice. It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be okay. you have my love.