i have had elliott smith’s song, twilight, in my head for the past few days. i wonder if his music is miles above most due, in part, to the profound sadness surrounding it. next to one of my favorite restaurants, malo, is the ‘elliott smith tribute wall’ which never fails to fill me with a sense of unrest before i dive into my beloved burnt habanero & creme salsa.
i stopped reading cnn weeks ago and miraculously have not been sad since. until i read elliott’s wikipedia page, that is. what a tragic life and death. seems like it could only have gone that way.
so this am is elliott smith morning, where i find myself wondering if he reads cnn from wherever he is, and sees how people in the world he left still hate on each other in the name of money, power and personal beliefs . or can see how new lives are being created by couples who can’t help but produce amazing children who will make the world a better place. i wonder if he misses his girlfriend or his mom. i wonder if he feels he made the right decision, or wishes he were back here in silverlake.
we had six friends over for dinner last night. turns out there is nothing better than exceptional music, wine, ice cream, an amazing summer breeze and great friends. two of those friends are pregnant with offspring that will no doubt rule the world with unlimited beauty, brains, charm, charisma, sincerity, and perhaps a bewildering fascination with gossip and horror flicks.
the world just may be improving, and i am glad i can be here to see it.
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