I love this essay Martin! At 65 I haven't quite left the analog appeal of my upbringing or the fact dad carried his Beatles albums onto the plane (after selling the little we had) to immigrate to America. He was a young aviation mechanic and spent 15 yrs in the welding shop for Disney until aviation called him back (the industry flailed a lot - as he predicted it would presently). I married an electrician/builder. We built a home as a family 25 yrs ago -- and presently live in a '53 block home we "brought back" that has novel-worthy history. I traded a few photo shoots for a late '60s Grundig which sits & plays in the entryway - exactly like it did in our first home in SoCal. Wish every kid today could live an analog life.
He was so cool. Like your uncle. Like you. So creative. I was always in the garage watching him doing something and dragged home my first car - a VW bug for him to fix up. He taught himself the art of making turquoise & silver jewelry too. Treasures still on my fingers everyday. This is a great piece Martin!
Thanks for this, MB! The wisdom is ageless. I read your writings, but my favorite is listening to you tell the story. I love this venue for you to share, but I’m patiently awaiting the Routed book. I think you just need to decide on the “why” and it will all fall into place.
That New Yorker cartoon is amazing
The best, it gets me every time.
I hadn't seen that cartoon before but it hit a little too close to home, haha. Great piece Martin!
I love this essay Martin! At 65 I haven't quite left the analog appeal of my upbringing or the fact dad carried his Beatles albums onto the plane (after selling the little we had) to immigrate to America. He was a young aviation mechanic and spent 15 yrs in the welding shop for Disney until aviation called him back (the industry flailed a lot - as he predicted it would presently). I married an electrician/builder. We built a home as a family 25 yrs ago -- and presently live in a '53 block home we "brought back" that has novel-worthy history. I traded a few photo shoots for a late '60s Grundig which sits & plays in the entryway - exactly like it did in our first home in SoCal. Wish every kid today could live an analog life.
Great stories here, Deb! Love that about your dad bringing the records on his way to America.
He was so cool. Like your uncle. Like you. So creative. I was always in the garage watching him doing something and dragged home my first car - a VW bug for him to fix up. He taught himself the art of making turquoise & silver jewelry too. Treasures still on my fingers everyday. This is a great piece Martin!
Ahhh...SIMPLICITY! The complexity of life never changes - but as you grow older, your tolerance for it sure does!
I'm learning that lol
Beautifully said! And thanks for the shout out.
I really dig you work man!
Thank you. You’ve made my day!
I knew there was a word for this so I looked it up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade#:~:text=The%20famous%20saudade%20of%20the,but%20an%20indolent%20dreaming%20wistfulness.
This is great. Makes me want to go to Portugal even more than I already have.
Thanks for this, MB! The wisdom is ageless. I read your writings, but my favorite is listening to you tell the story. I love this venue for you to share, but I’m patiently awaiting the Routed book. I think you just need to decide on the “why” and it will all fall into place.
Thanks, Andy! Your note comes at the perfect time. Working on getting it together!