Nostalgia Warning

Tonight John and I cooked the evening meal. John is twenty. I can't believe I have a twenty year old son but I do - and a twenty-one year old daughter who we are going to see tomorrow and a seventeen year old lad - but tonight, it was John and his Mum. He has an iPod with speakers and I have a huge stack of vinyl that I haven't played for years. We started to play a track each and had the best time.

Here we are with old and new technology and here is how the evening unfolded

Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
Karma Police - Radiohead
Suite Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby Stills and Nash
Boy From School - Hot Chip
Let It Grow - Eric Clapton
St.Simon - Shins
Pretty Little Martha - Loudon Wainwright
Porcelain - Moby
Little Green - Joni Mitchell
Apples and Oranges - Dogs Die in Hot Cars
I Know What I Like (in your wardrobe)  - Genesis
Feel Good Inc - Gorillas
Martha My Dear - Beatles

and then the meal was ready .
What a wonderful evening!

Comments

[dottycookie]

Sounds like a lovely evening. And it's easy to see the family resemblance!

[caroline]

what a fantastic way to spend the evening. I'm encouraged to dust down my vinyl and give it a spin.

[Alison]

How lovely.
I have three children too...boy 16 yrs, girl 13 yrs and boy 9 yrs.
Some good times ahead then!:-)
Take care,
Alison x

[john]

i bet u's are all proper green (with envy). was a class night and i was suprised the elton john hasnt always been a fool, some of it was quite good. u should all listen to hot chip tho. its very very fine, i would sugest boy from school, the warning and look after me. all good.
also what do you call a man who has been buried for 2 million years???????

peat!

haha

[Sue]

Sounds like a perfect, fun evening. Food added to the mix ... and is that a glass of red I see in your hand? Spot on!!

[Dad]

Now there's a son to be proud of. He's certainly a grandson to be proud of.

[Lucy Locket-Pocket]

What a perfect evening Katie! Did you enjoy John's music too? Lucy x

[Milly]

Sounds like a lovely evening and you have a very handsome son!

[Zoe]

A great way to spend an evening. Say hello to John from me and Sophie!

[Lindsay]

What a lovely idea! I'm going to suggest it to my grown up baby girl as we make pizza this evening.

[rosie]

Sounds huge fun (and could explain why I've has "See Emily Play" on my brain for the last couple of hours!

[carolyn]

Reminds me of the times that my husband and I used to get out our old LP's playing fav tracks. Haven't done that for an age now. A bottle of wine and some vinyl seems like a great way to spend an evening!

[Maddy]

LOL well I new more of your choices than his, does that make me an oldie?????????

He's a very handsome lad by the way.

[Wild Rose]

What a lovely way to spend the evening. Happy Birthday John!

Marie x

[islaygirl]

Happy Birthday John!

[Tash]

I've got the exact same iPod speakers and I hand them to my mother (with iPod) when she comes to stay and we have nostalgia evenings too - everything from Air to Zwan and all in between! Bliss. Happy Birthday to John, it looks like you had a wonderful time!

[tania]

oh that sounds like a great time! i rememebr doing that with my dad years and years ago... it was loads of fun too-
:)

[john]

its not my birthday by the way. thats in june. but thank you all anyway, it kinda feels a bit like it now, especialy as i am now the proud owner of a boler hat.
huzzar!

[monica]

what a lovely evening. I've got three (small) boys and it's good to be reminded they will spend some good times with their mum when they're older. Thank you.

[maddy]

sounds like great fun. didnt know you were a genesis fan! ellie loves the leaves.