Like most people, I'm sure I tend to remember things a little better than they actually were. My most recent foray down memory lane occurred while mowing the lawn when I chose to forgo listening to my usual podcasts in favor of a 90's Pop station on Pandora. Like the smell of buttery popcorn reminds me of a movie theater, these cheesy tunes transported me back to the halls of my junior high and high school.
Specific songs triggered specific memories of people and places. It was quite interesting, really. But then the songs quickly spiraled downward. Matchbox 20 followed Vertical Horizon, and when Savage Garden came on next, I knew it was time to be done.
And that's the thing with nostalgia, you need to keep it brief and sporadic enough so that the memories remain untarnished by the realization that the things you loved my not be as great as you thought.
Specific songs triggered specific memories of people and places. It was quite interesting, really. But then the songs quickly spiraled downward. Matchbox 20 followed Vertical Horizon, and when Savage Garden came on next, I knew it was time to be done.
And that's the thing with nostalgia, you need to keep it brief and sporadic enough so that the memories remain untarnished by the realization that the things you loved my not be as great as you thought.