weird connections/memories

[marc26]

do you have something that just makes you remember someone or some moment in the past

mine is quite strange(i think) but what a connection

my Dad died when i was 4, but i spent tons of time with him while he was around
he was from the toughest neighborhood in Boston and just a no-nonsense type of guy
he loved the Boston Bruins(NHL Hockey) and Bobby Orr(their biggest star ever and one fo the 2 best players ever.

anyways, there is this old clip that use to run showing old Bobby Orr highlights to "Memories/The Way We Were" by Babara Streisand

now, when i hear that song, all i do is think about my dad. it is just kind of funny to me that i will go through my whole life thinking of this tough, no nonsense guy whenever i hear this song from Babara Streisand and it always gives me a moment of pause, whatever im doing, wherever I am
just think its kinda funny, but kinda cool

love to hear soem of your's, if you'd like to share

[nelsonone]

not same same but similar.....I have these sort of memories....which I call screen savers....from my past....my childhood in particular...which seem to just pop up when I am not thinking or just getting off to sleep

some of these include my old shool room....the church my parents made me go to as a kid...a garden in London near where I lived.....the view out over Central park from an appt on CPW where I lived for a while in NYC....and quite a few others

I call them screensavers because they don't necessarily have any emotions attached to them in particular....but they do also recurr in dreams etc

One strong image I do have of my dad from my childhood though is with him wearing a pair of white overalls and me sitting on his lap on the stoop of our old house......once again this pops into my head as a vivid image sometimes too

[marc26]

Originally Posted by nelsonone

not same same but similar.....I have these sort of memories....which I call screen savers....from my past....my childhood in particular...which seem to just pop up when I am not thinking or just getting off to sleep

some of these include my old shool room....the church my parents made me go to as a kid...a garden in London near where I lived.....the view out over Central park from an appt on CPW where I lived for a while in NYC....and quite a few others

I call them screensavers because they don't necessarily have any emotions attached to them in particular....but they do also recurr in dreams etc

One strong image I do have of my dad from my childhood though is with him wearing a pair of white overalls and me sitting on his lap on the stoop of our old house......once again this pops into my head as a vivid image sometimes too

i knew you would jump in on here, and i appreciate it
i have alot of these "screensavers" too

but this " Memories" thing, if im being truthful, is just so powerful for me
it just stops me in my tracks
but its a good thing, although i do well up at times

[LivinLOS]

In a similar but not quite.. Bits of music that have odd connections or emotions attached..

A Whiter shade of Pale makes me think of (mostly a particular) death.. Any version, Procul Harlem, Annie Lennox but most of all the King Curtis version sax instrumental (Withnail and I start).. Just absolutely floors me.. The thing is I have no real idea why, I mean theres the obvious whiter shade of pale, but in the lyrics that more the drunk / high thing not death.. This song has totally derailed my entire day a few times.. Chocking up now.. ****ing weird !!

On the flip side.. That Wonderful world / Over the rainbow song by Israel (Iz) Kamakawiwo'ole's is the opposite in being so sweetly beautiful.. One of my favourite pieces of music..

[marc26]

you both mentioned similar, but not the same before sharing your memory/connection

to me, no need to, that is what is so great and unique about these things
not 2 will be the same and dont have to be any thing similar

[nelsonone]

I do still have both of my parents so this one of my dad may change when he goes....well if he doesn't outlast me that is....I know what you mean about the strength of something like that song/memory for you though Paul

and LiL...I have sad memories of "Whiter shade of Pale" too (Procal Harem version in particular) but it was to do with a break up with a girl....and I played that song over and over for a year...and would never give it up...still can picture her now....but at about 13/14 years of age....not as she would be today....55555

[seafox]

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head brings back bad memories.

I think I was aroud 8 when this happened. My mom went away for the weekend so my Dad and I went to see Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Could not get the song out of my head after we left the movie theatre. My mom should have been home by the time we got home but the weather was really nasty so we figured she had been delayed.

She had gotten hurt in a car accident on the way home and the hospital would not let her make a phone call for some reason and she finally made it home about 1AM, 8 hours late, and my Dad and I had stayed up until she got home. Was not a great night and that song always reminds me of that night as my Dad and I were really worried.