What's Ordinary?

While listening to 'old' music (Is it really that old, really?) the other day, I had one of those epiphanies when one realizes that the lyrics to a good song can mean something different depending upon where the listener is in their life. The song is 'Ordinary World' by Duran Duran. I was definitely a Duranie when I was young; I still am. This is one of three songs that Simon Le Bon, the lead singer of Duran Duran, wrote about the loss of his best friend. I never realized that, until I suddenly heard it with a different frame of mind. I was sobbing as the song played and I heard the words so clearly in my mind, and my heart.

Ordinary World by Duran Duran

Then Dolly Parton died. And Tim Curry. And, it feels like the world around me, not just in me, is going away. I remembered driving to the movie theatre when I had just turned 18, with a bunch of friends, every month on a Saturday night. And the late (post 11 pm) movie would always be Rocky Horror Picture Show and we'd dance in the theatre, sing, parade, and have the best time with everyone else watching the movie.

Go Tim!!

And everything goes on, right? So, here's the open thread! What's up, whatcha doing? Reading? Thinking? Listening to? Remember, everything is interesting if you dive deep enough, so tell us about where you're diving!