Whut..? I have a lot to say today. Gimme a break!
Monday we made a trip up to Milwaukee to meet up with my folks to sign some legal papers, estate, wills etc. Bunch of morbid complicated stuff that I don’t fully understand.
We’re at the attorney’s office going through the giant binders of papers and chit chatting. One of the women lived in Austin for 6 years and loved it. The other had made it out of Wisco for a bit and came back. She had the best quote from her mother, “People from Wisconsin have bungee cords attached to their umbilical cords, they can only go so far before they are snapped back home”.
It’s true. Wisconsin is a very unique place. It has it’s own language, distinct culture and don’t even get me started on the food. It’s a very hard place to leave. I’ve been out of the state for 10 years (not very far though) but I have to go back every couple months. I miss the accent, I miss cheese and cheap beer and bratwurst, and most of all I miss the people.
A couple months ago we went to Sunday dinner at my uncle’s house and we started talking about music. My aunt and uncle gushed about how much they love jazz, smooth jazz in particular. When I was growing up, on Sunday mornings my dad always played the radio. There was a channel that played a 3 or 4 hour long smooth jazz program.
When we were in the cab from the train station to the attorney’s office there was a commercial on the radio for the station we were listening to. “I just love your station and am so happy you decided to switch to playing smooth jazz.”
We almost died. What is it with Wisconsin people and smooth jazz.. It’s in my blood, and I am a little afraid of what the future my hold for me.