Comments on: this morning i remembered…

By: India

India — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:25:56 +0000

I love how many things can remind you of just one moment in your life. Music can really make a moment something else and change your mood… It takes you back to a special time and (usually) a special person. You are lucky you had that moment in your car and that the song will always bring a smile to your face. thanks for sharing.

By: Mandy T.

Mandy T. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:14:18 +0000

Matt –

Been following for a while and have eagerly been watching Maddy grow like a weed; it has been a lot of fun watching her milestones as my own daughter goes through the same stages (they’re just a month apart in age).

More than anything, it’s been mind-blowing that you’ve been so open and honest in sharing your grief, your healing, your insecurities, your personal growth as a father and as a human being with us all.

It reminds me to tuck all these little moments with my own family away the best I can..and to take more pictures and to listen to more music and to get out there and live life, and to not be afraid to drop a few f-bombs every now and then.

Thank you!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:49:48 +0000

How sweet ! It’s a sign that she is smiling down on you and Maddy !! I love when I hear a song that reminds me of a loved one..it let’s me know they are still there tucked away in my heart !

By: nicole

nicole — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:06 +0000

just have to comment on your last tweet (sorry to do it here, but i am not a tweeter!)……i laughed out loud at that one! i always ask my husband when we go to menards or home depot, “can i please go up to that guy and say, excuse me, can you please show me your caulk?” ahahahaha!!! crack myself up. of course i have never done it, but it does make me laugh every time we go to those stores!

By: Mama Kat

Mama Kat — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:26:45 +0000

Do you realize what you’ve just done? Every time a country song plays I’m going to turn to my husband, “DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE!!?! no? WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE!?!!” Searching for that one country song that I will be able to hang on to when I know he can’t stand country. This was really sweet.

By: kim

kim — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:17:10 +0000

I am happy for you that your memories are starting to make you smile.
Thanks for the song – I haven’t listened yet because I’m about to go watch the Super Bowl (sorry about my Saints beating your Vikings ) but I downloaded.
Commenters – it’s called “Lugano,” by the Steve Reid Ensemble. (I’m not a music genius – it says that in the file properties. )

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:34:59 +0000

the beginning sounds like Morphine…

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:45:15 +0000

Hi Matt, I never commented on here before, but have followed your story since your little one was just an newborn infant practically. There is so many things I like about your site. I love that you travel, because I’m afraid to fly. And for that I’ll never see much. But you bring me the most awesome pictures that I can view.

First let me say, that Maddie looks so much like her mom. Wow, its scary. But the real reason I finally decided to comment was…I’m a music lover, and I love jazz. I totally get into the instruments and with jazz its like the story in the song is hidden. Thats what I love about jazz. I never heard that song though and listened to it. And the song actually told your story.

The song starts out with a certain bit of music with all types of different peices, (like you and her life together) and then it changes dramatically in the middle, like the music changes drastically almost…like there is a tragedy. (like her death) but then, the song goes back to the same as it was in the beginning, as if to say, (living with Maddie you will relive me (Liz) all over again, not the same but similiarly) I really picked up on that. The song, actually tells your story. And what is the title of that song?

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:04:39 +0000

That’s a great memory. Music is such a powerful reminder of people because of the strong emotional pull it has on us. Jazz gets a bad rap because you really have to immerse yourself into it and to really appreciate it, and know people who have some early stuff before fusion, because all of that is gold!

Is this Coltraine? Coleman? Too structured for Sun Ra, but definitely in that realm.

By: leigh

leigh — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:33:30 +0000

thank you for sharing matt. music is definitely a slideshow to our lives. no matter where you are or what you are doing, just hearing a song can take you back to that moment in time and replay the reel in your head and in your heart… what it meant to you, and every single emotion that comes flooding with it. what power it holds.