So after getting the boys on the bus, I went back to sleep. (One of the perks of not working), and when I woke up, I had been dreaming about Husker Du. The strange thing about this is that I haven't listened to or though about Husker Du for months...maybe even years. I tend to think that dreams are made up of junk floating around in the subconscious, but I don't know where this dream came from because as I said, I hadn't been listening to or thinking about Husker Du. For example, the day before I had been listening to Charley Patton and John Prine, with a little David Bromberg at the end of the day. The day before that, my wife was whistling Donna Summer's song On the Radio. (Which was actually the song going through my head as I was getting the boys ready for school.) So no Husker Du.
But anyway, the dream was soft of like this, I was sitting at a cafe or maybe a school lunch table, and saw a flyer talking about all this cool stuff you could get for 7 bucks; forgotten videos, secret interviews, lessons and more...all about Husker Du...weird...
So maybe it was a sign for me to post something about Husker Du. As I may have said before, in the 1980s, the Huskers were one of my favorite bands. I only got to see them once, for the Warehouse tour, but I sure listened to them a lot, I mean, I had even silkscreened t-shirts and my jean jacket with their logo...so here are some favorite songs.
Makes No Sense At All
Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
Eight Miles High
Green Eyes
In college, I remember hearing that they were going to be on the Late Show, and staying up late to watch it on a crappy little TV. (This was before colleges had cable in the rooms, not to mention internet) Back then it was kind of strange for them to be on national TV, so this was something of an event.
How about a little reunion, probably the only one we'll ever see.
Maybe my brain was trying to tell me to dust off the old vinyl, tapes and cds and give them a listen. So thanks subconscious for the chance to revisit some favorite music, and thanks Bob, Grant and Greg for the music in the first place.
