tunnel of love

A digression from the sports norm: I have a habit of playing certain music again and again, then not listening to it for years. Always, when I come back to it, it sounds as good as the day I first heard it. A few months ago, I wore out Get Yer Ya-Ya's out, the Stones live from '69, which has an incredible take on Sympathy for the Devil. Before that, it was David Gray's White Ladder and before that, Van Morrison's Into the Music. All are in mothballs now.

What's in the player now is Springsteen's best album, in my opinion, Tunnel of Love. It's The Boss' anguished meditation on love and loss, recorded I believe after his first marriage busted. One Step Up (and Two Steps Back) is required listening for anyone having relationship issues. Walk Like A Man inspired me after the birth of my daughter, now 17, who has Down Syndrome. It's a tune about Bruce's shaky relationship with his dad, but one line spoke to me, and still does:

I was young and I didnt know what to do
When I saw your best steps stolen away from you
But I'll do what I can
I'll walk like a man

Live big, Bossman.