You Can Thank Me Now

It's time to revive this blog. We could call it the Revival. We can could it a Comeback. But I owe anyone reading this blog -after I Officially Pronounced its ass Dead- an honest assessment of the situation. So Imma insist on calling it by its true name:

Drake's Birthday.

Drake, how could I not blog on your birthday? Despite the fact that the consecutive birthdays of my parents did not quite get the Indiana Rock rolling this week, I'm perched up on my elbows right now, blogging under a blanket so Josephine doesn't wake up. (Shout out to Elaine for making me a blanket.) Drizzy, at the risk of offending the better part of my readership with the juxtaposition bracketing this sentence, as a kid I loved the Beatles. Still do. But coinciding roughly with the onset of puberty I loved the Beatles in a way that generated actual concern. I brought in a grainy, black-and-white Harry Benson print to my hairdresser and asked for something in between Paul and George. I actively collected memorabilia until I didn't have to any more, because my guitar teacher, girl scout leader and neighbors started dropping off Fab 4-realted garage sale finds that "reminded them of Roz". I had a couple Liverpool dreams that one shouldn't post in a public forum.

But I'll post this: you've facilitated my bridge to adulthood just as much. (Shout out to Josephine for falling asleep so I can take this blanket off my head.) I talk to you, and even though I stopped being an Album person somewhere after the thrill of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea died off in tenth grade, I listened to yours all the way through that first summer back from college. And your mixtape. And everything else you've got.

I kinda wanted to post a detailed Top 5 Drake Songs Playlist, but it's getting late, and besides, I'm not tryna be Metaswag. (Who speaking of which is now making cash money reviewing albums in a style clearly inspired by the annotated cd songlists I made him in high school. Live the dream, Tips! And remember who taught you how to write.) So I'll just go back a hyperlink a couple tracks that will make this blog worth reading. Treat yourself. This one is my favorite.