I was in St Maarten the week before last.
We went to Orient Beach, one of the most beautiful Caribbean beaches I've ever been to. White sand, warm and clear blue water, hot breeze, palm trees (a postcard setting for someone like me from Massachusetts), many beach bars. I had ordered my rum punch from the bar we rented the chairs/umbrellas from, and was then setting up my chair for a relaxing day. I got out the iPod which I play generally on shuffle (13,000+ songs). I was still in beach set-up mode hovering around the beach chair, putiing away my stuff in a beach bag, etc. when I hit play on the iPod and the first song that came on was Crush My Soul (extended version ultramix) by Godflesh, a cool repetetive song. That song is playing still when I finally sit down on the beach chair after being "set up". A minute or so later after sitting, the guy from the beach bar delivers my rum punch to me at my chair. In my simple mind, getting handed a rum punch on a beach in the Caribbean is awesome.
I take a few sips and then sit back to first soak in my surroundings. Being that Orient beach is a clothing-optional beach, I note a few topless/naked people stroll by (honestly not that great though - should have kept their clothes on). I look out onto the blue water, and see people parasailing, riding jet skis, boating, etc. As I said above, it was like a moving picture post card. Just as I shut my eyes the 2nd song comes on which just happens to be my current favorite song, Heir Apparent. For the next nine minutes, I'm listening to Heir Apparent just after closing my eyes and taking in the scenery, with a warm Caribbean breeze and hot sun on me, and occassionally sipping on my rum punch.
Maybe it's my most current special listening experience, but right now it's my favorite.
We went to Orient Beach, one of the most beautiful Caribbean beaches I've ever been to. White sand, warm and clear blue water, hot breeze, palm trees (a postcard setting for someone like me from Massachusetts), many beach bars. I had ordered my rum punch from the bar we rented the chairs/umbrellas from, and was then setting up my chair for a relaxing day. I got out the iPod which I play generally on shuffle (13,000+ songs). I was still in beach set-up mode hovering around the beach chair, putiing away my stuff in a beach bag, etc. when I hit play on the iPod and the first song that came on was Crush My Soul (extended version ultramix) by Godflesh, a cool repetetive song. That song is playing still when I finally sit down on the beach chair after being "set up". A minute or so later after sitting, the guy from the beach bar delivers my rum punch to me at my chair. In my simple mind, getting handed a rum punch on a beach in the Caribbean is awesome.
I take a few sips and then sit back to first soak in my surroundings. Being that Orient beach is a clothing-optional beach, I note a few topless/naked people stroll by (honestly not that great though - should have kept their clothes on). I look out onto the blue water, and see people parasailing, riding jet skis, boating, etc. As I said above, it was like a moving picture post card. Just as I shut my eyes the 2nd song comes on which just happens to be my current favorite song, Heir Apparent. For the next nine minutes, I'm listening to Heir Apparent just after closing my eyes and taking in the scenery, with a warm Caribbean breeze and hot sun on me, and occassionally sipping on my rum punch.
Maybe it's my most current special listening experience, but right now it's my favorite.