So Spoon Me

Last summer. WAS it last summer? Dan and I took in a run at Winton Woods. (It was last summer. Not this PAST summer (it is september), but LAST summer) After our run we decided that we were both in desperate need of a smoothie (you know, like Smoothie King smoothies). So, I hopped in his truck and we drove off in search of a smoothie place. Tri-County. You would think that there would be a Smoothie King or a Smoothie World in all of Tri-County. You would be wrong. Like me. Like Dan. You would be wrong. So, we ended up at the Border's in Tri-County drinking sugary smoothies from the food bar there. Tasty, but not Exactly what we were going for.

I'm digressing.

So, during that drive to and from and around Tri-County, in Dan's truck was playing this music that I had never heard before. Music that got my feet tapping and my ears wagging (i don't know what that means either). Anyway, I listened and I listened and I listened, wondering "who is this band?" BUT I didn't want to speak too soon. I didn't want to ask and then find out that it was a band I had heard many times and should recognize. Oh no. I bided my time. Finally! Finally. I accepted that I didn't know. I didn't recognize the sound. So I asked. Casually. "Who is this?" Dan turned to me and smiled. "I was wondering when you would ask."

Spoon. That was the answer. Spoon.

I'm not going to describe their sound to you. If you want to know, e-mail Dan. Ask him. He has an uncanny ability to describe music in words and imitate sounds in syllables. Me? Not so good.

All I can say is listen to them. Go see them in concert. They're coming to Louisville soon. It's a good excuse to drive to Kentucky and take the next day off work. Maybe I'll see you there.