I can't very well write about Ramble On without following up with Immigrant Song. Remember that friend I told you about who clued me in to the awesome LOTR reference in the third verse? Kevin agreed with me that Ramble On is a great song. He then shared with me that Immigrant Song is even better. And you know? He was right. This wasn't the first time he had done that...taken something I liked and professed to know something even better....and was right, dammit! He had this maddening way of usually being right! And then once I got hooked on whatever he recommended, such as Dawson's Creek, Sex and the City (getting him back a little, clearly), Dave Matthews Band, etc....he would no longer be into that particular thing and on to the next coolest greatest thing like the Sopranos or Ben Folds Five. I wonder what he is into now?
Kevin and I met in the dorms freshman year and we had a lot in common. He had been in the band in high school, but was over it (of course) by college. We hung out a lot in the dorms and stayed friends throughout and into the first few years after college. We attended a lot of concerts together, talked late into the night, drank a lot of beers, shared a lot of laughs, frustrations, and stories. I always appreciated Kevin because he is genuine and known for keeping things real. He always gave me the straight story on how guys think and act. I will never forget the weekend I found out that all guys are totally content to spend an entire Sunday in their sweats on the couch. I couldn't believe that someone would be content to do so very little, but he assured me that this is what guys do. And sure enough, I have yet to find an exception to this. Right again, Kevin, right again.
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