DMB Means Summer

I’m listening to Gaucho, from DMB’s latest, Away from the World…

I can feel the wind on my face, blowing off the Columbia as the sun sets over the Gorge Amphitheater. I can see the lighting rigs flash and glint as they sway above the stage. I can smell the smoke wafting. I can feel the flip flops between my toes, and the anticipation of friends huddled as we press against the fence at the bottom of the lawn. This joy will stay with me all year; the thought will lighten the darkest times. It’s the perennial, precious, spiritual thrill of summer, when the world is at its best.

“We’ve gotta do much more than believe, if we wanna see the world change. We’ve gotta do much more than believe…”