i was so excited.

i’d saved up my change,

69 cents,

to buy my first record.

i got a ride to the store,

found ‘lady madonna’,

ran to the counter, counted out my change,

and skipped out of the store.

the moment i got home,

i put the record on, 

ready to hear my favorites sing,

i was a young beatles fan.

and i quickly discovered,

that in my rush and excitement,

i had actually purchased

 the fats domino version 

of the same song.

not the same,

but fun and different.

and new to me.

–

do you ever get that excited that you lose sight of the mission?

do you ever discover something wonderful and new quite by accident?

—
The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.
Dave Barry

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image credits: captiol records, reprise records